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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009

COMING SATURDAY

TV news -- and more!

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE POSTER

20th Century Fox has provided The Continuum a first look at the new poster for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, featuring Hugh Jackman.

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The studio has also released an official description for the film:

"Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar - as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells the story of Wolverine's epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber), and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long been anticipated."

Also starring are Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan and Ryan Reynolds.

Look for more on X-Men Origins: Wolverine very soon.

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BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: MATT WAYNE

It's a big week in the world of Batman for Matt Wayne.

The first isue of DC Comics' Batman: The Brave and the Bold comic, which Wayne writes, hit stands on Wednesday. The first episode of the animated series written by Wayne, "Journey to the Center of the Bat!," debuts on Cartoon Network on Friday night.

The Continuum caught up with Wayne to talk about the episode and the comic. To read the interview, CLICK HERE.

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HEROES: SUPER BOWL PROMOTION

NBC has released five images from its promotion for Heroes that will air during the network's coverage of Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday.

The network is taking advantage of the expected huge viewership of the game to push the fourth volume of Heroes, "Fugitives," which launches on Monday.

The images feature cast members Cristine Rose, Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettieri, James Kyson Lee, Milo Ventimiglia, Adrian Pasdar, Masi Oka, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Greg Grunberg.

Super Bowl XLIII, pitting the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals in Tampa, Fla., will kick off at approximately 6:16 p.m. (ET) on Sunday.

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BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six-page previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on Feb. 4, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Cthulhu Tales #11, Eureka #1, Fall of Cthulhu: Apocalypse #3, Farscape #2, The Remnant #2 and Warhammer: Crown of Destruction #4.

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MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six- to nine-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 4, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Agents of Atlas #1, The Age of the Sentry #5, Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse - Book One #5, Astonishing Tales #1, Black Panther #1, Cable #11, Dead of Night Featuring Werewolf by Night #2, Deadpool #7, Ender's Game: Battle School #3, Franklin Richards: It's Dark Reigning Cats & Dogs, Immortal Iron Fist #22, Invincible Iron Man #10, Marvel Illustrated: Kidnapped! #4, Punisher #2, Secret Warriors #1, War of Kings: Darkhawk #1, Wolverine and Power Pack #4, X-Men Noir #3, X-Men: First Class Finals #1, X-Men vs. Hulk #1, X-Men: Magneto Testament #5 and X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1.

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WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: "HINDSIGHT, PART 3"

Emma Frost and Magneto make their series debuts in "Hindsight, Part 3," Friday's new episode of Wolverine and the X-Men are Nicktoons.

Emma Frost is voiced by Kari Wahlgren and Magneto by Tom Kane.

Here's how Nicktoons describes the episode:

"Just as construction of the new Xavier Institute is completed, the beautiful Emma Frost shows up at the gate and bargains her way onto the team by locating the missing Professor X for them. She is able to detect him on the mutant island of Genosha by using Cerebro, the mutant tracking device. Wolverine immediatel launches a full resuce mission to recover their lost mention, but infiltrating Genosha will mean going up against one of the X-Men's most dangerous enemies: Magneto."

The episode was written by Greg Johnson and Craig Kyle and was directed by Nick Filippi.

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APRIL SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

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

* Antarctic Press.

* Ape Entertainment.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Avatar Press.

* Bluewater Productions.

* BOOM! Studios.

* Dabel Brothers Publishing.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Radical Publishing.

* Studio 407.

* Top Cow Productions.

* Zenescope Entertainment.



BRIEFLY

* Upcoming comics-based movies airing on FX include:

Blade: Sunday, Feb. 1 at 9 a.m.

Daredevil: Sunday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m.

Fantastic Four: Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m.

Spider-Man 2: Saturday, Feb. 7 at 5 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m.

Superman Returns Saturday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 8 at 4 p.m.

V for Vendetta Friday at 5 p.m.; Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

X-Men: The Last Stand: Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

* Marvel Comics has announced a second printing for the "sold-out" Ultimatum #2. The second printing will feature David Finch's interior art on the cover and will be in stores on March 3.

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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, January 25: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, BOOM! Studios First Looks, The Simpsons, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dabel Brothers Publishing for April.

* Saturday, January 24: BOOM! Studios for April, Wonder Woman, Battlestar Galactica, Watchmen, Disney XD schedule and Image Comics First Looks.

* Friday, January 23: Marvel Comics First Looks, Heroes, Zenescope Entertainment for April, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and IDW Publishing First Looks.

* Thursday, January 22: Image Comics for April, Bluewater Productions' Warlock, Heroes, Ape Entertainment for April, Smallville, The Dark Knight's Academy Award nominations, Archie Comics First Looks and Top Cow Productions First Looks.

* Wednesday, January 21: Smallville, Dynamite Entertainment for April, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and The Simpsons.

* Tuesday, January 20: Marvel Comics for April, DC Comics for April, Smallville, DC Comics First Looks and DC Comics' Origins and Omens.

* Monday, January 19: Watchmen, IDW Publishing for April, Archie Comics for April, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Mirage Studios First Looks.

* Sunday, January 18: Hulk vs. and Boom! Studios First Looks.

* Saturday, January 17: Top Cow Productions for April, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse.

* Friday, January 16: Marvel Comics First Looks, Watchmen, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Smallville and Hulk vs. Thor.

* Thursday, January 15: Wonder Woman, IDW Publishing First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Final Crisis, December sales, Emily Blunt in Iron Man 2? and Image Comics roundup.

* Wednesday, January 14: Aspen Comics for April, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Devil's Due Publishing First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and Hulk vs. Thor.

* Tuesday, January 13: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, DC Comics First Looks, Hulk vs. Wolverine and Top Cow Productions First Looks.

* Monday, January 12: Wolverine and the X-Men, Heath Ledger wins Golden Globe, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, 2008's top sellers, Bluewater's Caroline Kennedy comic and Archie's Freshman Year collection.

* Sunday, January 11: Eva Longoria Parker talks Avengers movie and Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

* Saturday, January 10: Smallville, The Simpsons and Top Cow Productions First Looks.

* Friday, January 9: IDW Publishing First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Boom! Studios First Looks, The Dark Knight wins at Critics' Choice Awards and Marvel Comics roundup.

* Thursday, January 8: The Dark Knight dominates People's Choice Awards, Watchmen movie and Spider-Man/Barack Obama.

* Wednesday, January 7: Dark Horse Comics for April, Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell in Iron Man 2 talks, Wonder Woman's Virginia Madsen, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Disney XD launch, Watchmen, Archie Comics First Looks and Shrugged.

* Tuesday, January 6: DC Comics First Looks, Final Crisis, Marvel Comics First Looks, Super Hero Squad and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

* Monday, January 5: Wolverine and the X-Men, Radical Publishing for April, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Farscape, Devil's Due Publishing's schedule and Archie Comics for Free Comic Book Day.

* Sunday, January 4: Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

* Saturday, January 3: Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Boom! Studios First Looks.

* Friday, January 2: Hulk vs.' Fred Tatasciore, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Bluewater Productions for April, Night Projectionist movie and Knight Rider.

* Thursday, January 1: DC Comics roundup and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, December 31: Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Archie Comics First Looks.



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