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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and five- to nine-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Dec. 17, CLICK HERE.

Titles include The Age of The Sentry #4, Amazing Spider-Man Family #3, Avengers: The Initiative #19, Dead of Night Featuring Devil-Slayer #4, Deadpool #5, Ghost Rider #30, Invincible Iron Man #8, Marvel Adventures The Avengers #31, Mighty Avengers #20, Moon Knight #25, New Exiles #16, Punisher #65, Punisher War Zone #2, Spider-Man Noir #1, Squadron Supreme #6, Thor God-Size Special #1, Thunderbolts #127, Ultimate Fantastic Four #59, Uncanny X-Men #505, What If? Newer Fantastic Four, X-Factor #38, X-Men: Kingbreaker #1 and X-Men: Legacy #219.

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HEROES: "DUEL"

NBC has released four video previews from "Duel," the Monday, Dec. 15 episode of Heroes.

The episode, originally titled "Duality," finishes the "Villains" story arc of the series.

Here's how NBC describes the episode:

"In the aftermath of the showdown against Arthur Petrelli, the Petrelli brothers (Adrian Pasdar and Milo Ventimiglia) find themselves battling against one another and Nathan makes a move that will have global repercussions.

"Meanwhile, Sylar (Zachary Quinto) holds Claire (Hayden Panettiere), H.R.G. (Jack Coleman), Meredith (guest star Jessalyn Gilsig) and Angela (Cristine Rose) hostage at Primatech and a face-off ensues. Elsewhere, Ando (James Kyson Lee), Matt (Greg Grunberg) and Daphne (guest star Brea Grant) continue their attempts rescue Hiro (Masi Oka) -- and Dr. Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) may be their only hope."

Following are links to the clips:

For, Nathan tells Peter that he needs to be part of the plan, CLICK HERE.

For, Suresh tells Peter about the antidote, CLICK HERE.

For, Ando wants to inject himself, CLICK HERE.

For, Sylar questions Claire's motives, CLICK HERE.

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BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six-page previews of Boom! Studios titles arriving in stores on Dec. 17, CLICK HERE.

Titles includes Zombie Tales #8 and Cthulhu Tales #9.

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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS: MATTHEW WOOD

Matthew Wood is the voice of villainy as both General Grievous and the battle droids throughout Cartoon Network's Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but evil gets a special opportunity to shine in "Lair of Grievous," a new episode premiering Friday at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

In the episode, General Grievous must prove himself worthy of the Separatists after his repeated defeats at the hands of the Jedi. As a test for his cyborg subordinate, Count Dooku lures Jedi Knights Kit Fisto and Nahdar Vebb to Grievous' forbidding enclave to provide deadly sport for the humbled Separatist general.

Though Wood provides the distinctive sounds of Grievous and the battle droids, voice acting is not his day jobē Since 1990, Wood has been among the chief innovators in digital sound technology at Lucasfilm's Skywalker Sound, working on such films and TV properties as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Mission: Impossible, Con-Air, Wall-E, Munich and Armageddon. In addition, he recently received an Oscar nomination for his work on Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood.

Wood first dipped into the voiceover world with Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, and first performed as General Grievous on the big-screen in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. As a relative insider, he knew what George Lucas was looking for in terms of the character's sound, so he anonymously slipped his own audition tape into the casting pipeline. Lucas made the selection blindly, never knowing his eventual Grievous was already on staff.

"I like playing a villain because it's just no-holds-barred," Wood said. "Villains don't have an inner critic; they just speak their mind and make demands, come hell or high water, with no ramifications. And Grievous is a classic villain -- he uses four lightsabers, he's a Jedi killer, and I haven't seen any humanity left in him. He knows about as much of the dark side of the Force as you can without having the Force, and now he's just out for blood. I haven't seen any redeemable qualities in him. That kind of puts him up on the list of all-time great villains."

Wood said he combines a low-pitched, deep voice, lots of yelling and a Bela Lugosi-influenced eastern European flair in his intonations of Grievous. When the voice is filtered through the computer, it is combined with the general's trademark cough to signify his biomechanical nature.

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FEBRUARY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

For previously posted February solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:

* Antarctic Press.

* Ape Entertainment.

* Arcana Studio.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Avatar Press.

* Bluewater Productions.

* Bongo Comics.

* Boom! Studios.

* Dabel Brothers Productions.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Oni Press.

* Tokyopop.

* Top Cow Productions.

* Zenescope Entertainment.

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BRIEFLY

* To the right is a first look at the cover to Ghost Whisperer: The Muse #3, due in stores in February from IDW Publishing.

Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

* X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Hugh Jackman will be the host for 81st Academy Awards, to be telecast on ABC on Feb 22.



COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES

If you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, following are links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.

* Sunday, December 7: Punisher: War Zone and First Looks.

* Saturday, December 6: Punisher: War Zone, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Hulk vs.

* Friday, December 5: Marvel Comics' Dark Reign solicitations, The Dark Knight returns to theaters, Marvel Comics First Looks and The Spirit.

* Thursday, December 4: Dark Horse Comics for March, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, NBC's XIII, Image Comics First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks. StarWarsShop.com - More Product. More Exclusives.

* Wednesday, December 3: Steve Blum: the voice of Wolverine, DC Comics First Looks, Wonder Woman's Andrea Romano, Punisher: War Zone and Boom! Studios First Looks.

* Tuesday, December 2: Eternals, Bluewater Productions for March, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Caprica, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Top Cow Productions First Looks.

* Monday, December 1: Punisher: War Zone's Ray Stevenson, Marvel Comics First Looks, Battlestar Galactica and Mirage Studios for February.

* Sunday, November 30: Dabel Brothers Publishing for February, Radical Publishing for February, Ape Entertainment for February and Tokyopop for February.

* Saturday, November 29: Avatar Press for February, Antarctic Press for February and Boom! Studios for February.

* Friday, November 28: Wanted, Zenescope Entertainment for February, Bongo Comics for February, Arcana Studio for February and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, November 27: Oni Press for February and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.

* Wednesday, November 26: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Marvel Comics First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, November 25: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, DC Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Heroes, The Simpsons and Studio 407 First Looks.

* Monday, November 24: Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Heroes and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

* Sunday, November 23: Image Comics for February, Heroes and First Looks.

* Saturday, November 22: Wanted, Devil's Due Publishing First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.

* Friday, November 21: Smallville, Marvel Comics First Looks, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Moonstone Books for March.

* Thursday, November 20: Heroes, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, November 19: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Dynamite Entertainment for February, IDW Publishing for February, Josh Schwartz linked to new X-Men movie, Gearhead movie and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, November 18: Marvel Comics for February, Heroes, DC Comics First Looks, The Spirit, Wonder Woman animated movie, DC Comics roundup and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

* Monday, November 17: DC Comics for February, Bluewater Productions for February, Archie Comics for February, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and The Spirit.

* Sunday, November 16: Heroes, First Looks and Fathom.

* Saturday, November 15: Punisher: War Zone, Aspen Comics for February, Top Cow Productions for February, Heroes and The Simpsons.

* Friday, November 14: Smallville, Watchmen, Marvel Comics First Looks, Thor animated series, Hero by Night television series and Image Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, November 13: Smallville, Heroes and The Roberts.

* Wednesday, November 12: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, November 11: Watchmen, DC Comics First Looks, Savage Dragon, Bluewater Productions' Michelle Obama comic book, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Simpsons, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Devil's Due Publishing First Looks.

* Monday, November 10: Watchmen, Black Panther, Captain America, People's Choice nominations, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Boom! Studios First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and The Cleveland Show.

* Sunday, November 9: Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

* Saturday, November 8: Dark Horse Comics for February and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.



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