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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008
COMING SATURDAY
November solicitations -- and more!
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on August 27, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Angel: Revelations #4, Avengers: The Initiative #16, Black Panther #40, Daredevil #110, Fantastic Four: True Story #2, Ghost Rider Annual #2, Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft #3, Immortal Iron Fist #18, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #39, Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #2, Marvel Adventures The Avengers #27, Marvel Comics Presents #12, Mighty Avengers #17, New Avengers #44, New Exiles #10, New Warriors #15, Nova #16, Runaways #1, Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #1, She-Hulk #32, Skaar: Son of Hulk #3, Thunderbolts #123, Ultimate Iron Man II #5, Ultimate Spider-Man #125, Ultimate X-Men #97, Wolverine #68, Wolverine: First Class #6, X-Force #6 and X-Men: Legacy #215.
KICK-ASS CASTING
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson and Lyndsy Fonseca have joined the cast of Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn's feature-film adaptation of the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
Johnson, a British actor, will play the lead character, Dave Lizewski, a teenager who decides to become a superhero despite having no powers.
Cage, a longtime comics fan who starred in Ghost Rider and has worked with Virgin Comics, plays a former cop who wants to bring down a drugloard.
Fonseca plays the object of Dave's affection, who believes he is gay.
Chloe Moretz had been previously cast.
The film is being financed independently and will be shot in London and Toronto this fall.
ASPEN COMICS FOR NOVEMBER
Aspen Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for November.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
NOVEMBER SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted November solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* Boom Studios.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
BRIEFLY
* The new lineup for The CW 4Kids is now expected to be announced early next week.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.
* Sunday, August 17: The Dark Knight passes Star Wars.
* Saturday, August 16: Watchmen and The Dark Knight box office.
* Friday, August 15: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Thursday, August 14: Marvel animation, Harris Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Darwyn Cooke on Madman and Bruce: The Little Blue Spruce.
* Wednesday, August 13: Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, Heroes, Archie Comics First Looks and Oni Press' Billy Smoke.
* Tuesday, August 12: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Marvel Comics First Looks, Fringe, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Gemini Division.
* Monday, August 11: Dark Horse Comics for November, George Lucas talks Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dini Cartoons at Top Cow Productions, Red 5 Comics First Looks, Virgin Comics First Looks and Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow.
* Sunday, August 10: The Dark Knight.
* Saturday, August 9: Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, The Dark Knight box office and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Friday, August 8: Iron Man, Marvel Comics First Looks, Boom! Studios First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Thursday, August 7: Watchmen, Elfquest, The Middleman, First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Wednesday, August 6: The Dark Knight, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, First Looks, Greg Horn, Marvel Comics roundup, DNAgents and Viz titles.
* Tuesday, August 5: Batman: The Brave and the Bold's Tom Kenny, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' Shirly Manson, Marvel Studios, The Dark Knight, Heroes and Bluewater Productions' manga.
* Monday, August 4: The Middleman, Morgan Freeman in accident, Bluewater Productions for November, Moonstone Books for November, Marvel Comics roundup, Dark Horse First Looks, Image First Looks, Boom! Studios First Looks and Top Cow's Berserker.
* Sunday, August 3: The Dark Knight and Avatar Press for October.
* Saturday, August 2: The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Dark Knight and First Looks.
* Friday, August 1: Watchmen movie, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Hasbro's 3.75-inch Marvel figures, Heroes and Boom!'s 2 Guns at Universal.
* Thursday, July 31: Heroes, Knight Rider, Dark Horse's Comic-Con announcements, Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow and War Heroes.
* Wednesday, July 30: Magdalena movie, Top Cow Productions for October, Dynamite Entertainment for October, IDW Publishing for October, Viper Comics for October, Dabel Brothers Productions for October and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, July 29: Virgin Comics for October, Punisher: War Zone, IDW Publishing's plan, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Monday, July 28: From Comic-Con International: Smallville, Wolverine and the X-Men and Terminator Salvation.
* Sunday, July 27: From Comic-Con International: Marvel animation, Heroes, DC Universe, Aspen Comics, Final Crisis, Vertigo, Batman, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee.
* Saturday, July 26: From Comic-Con International: Wonder Woman animated, Ultimate Universe, Secret Invasion, Black Panther animated, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Bryan Singer to produce Freedom Formula movie, The Spirit, Family Guy, DC Nation, Superman, J.G. Jones and Bill Willingham.
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