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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009

SAMUEL L. JACKSON, MARVEL STRIKE DEAL

Samuel L. Jackson and Marvel Studios have agreed to a deal for him to star as Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and other Marvel films.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, it's a nine-picture deal that would also include Thor, First Avenger: Captain America, The Avengers and a possible Nick Fury movie.

Jackson, 60, appeared as Fury in a short scene after the closing credits in Iron Man.

He was recently seen as The Octopus in The Spirit. His dozens of credits also include Mace Windu in four Star Wars films.

Iron Man 2 is expected to begin production in six or seven weeks.

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WATCHMEN: PATRICK WILSON AND MALIN AKERMAN

The Continuum continues its series of stories on Watchmen with the press junket roundtable interview with Patrick Wilson (Dan Dreiberg / Nite-Owl) and Malin Akerman (Laurie Jupiter /Silk Spectre).

For the interview, CLICK HERE.

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HEROES: UPCOMING EPISODES

NBC has released 14 images from the next two episodes of Heroes.

"Exposed" will air on Monday, March 2. Here's how the network describes the episode:

"After receiving a tip from Rebel, Matt (Greg Grunberg) and Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) race to Building 26 to rescue Daphne and recover files that will expose the government's plans for those with abilities. Claire (Hayden Panettiere) finds help from an unlikely source in smuggling Alex (guest-star Justin Baldoni) out of the city. As Sylar (Zachary Quinto) and Luke (guest-star Dan Byrd) continue their road trip, Sylar begins to have memories of his father that lead him to the truth about his mother. Meanwhile, The Hunter (guest-star Zeljko Ivanek) puts his own agenda into action with an explosive surprise for one of our heroes."

"Shades of Gray" will air on Monday, March 9. Here's how the network describes the episode:

"When Sylar comes face-to-face with his long lost father (guest-star John Glover), the reunion proves to be what he least expected. Elsewhere, after receiving a tip from Rebel, Claire must decide if she will help her sworn enemy, Eric Doyle (guest-star David Lawrence XVII), evade capture. Meanwhile, as The Hunter plans to uncover the Petrelli family's secrets and take control of Nathan's operation, Matt finds him."

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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS: "STORM OVER RYLOTH"

Lucasfilm has released an image and description from "Storm Over Ryloth," Friday's new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network.

Here's how Lucasfilm describes the episode:

"The heroes of the Republic begin their campaign to free the planet Ryloth from the oppressive occupation of enemy forces. In an effort to break through the orbiting Separatist defenses, however, Ahsoka must learn a hard-hitting lesson after she disobeys Anakin's orders -- and loses most of her squadron as a result."

The episode was written by George Krstic and directed by Brian Kalin O'Connell.

"It's easy to make the Jedi into superheroes, but showing their vulnerability really makes them far more interesting and believable," O'Connell said. "You have this Padawan in the footsteps of the Chosen One. And she fails -- badly. Clones die, and that's horrible -- and we really get to feel that weight. But we also get to see how Anakin rebuilds Ahsoka's confidence, and how she comes back and rises to the challenge."

"Storm Over Ryloth" is the beginning of a three-part story arc, expanding the scope of the Clone Wars to illustrate both the far-reaching and intimate effects of the war. It will be followed by "Innocents of Ryloth" and "Liberty of Ryloth."

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RADICAL PUBLISHING FOR MAY

Radical Publishing has released its solicitations for May.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

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AVATAR PRESS FOR MAY

Avatar Press has released its solicitations for May.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

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ARCHIE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and two- to five-page previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on March 4, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Veronica #193, Jughead's Double Digest #148, Betty & Veronica Digest #192 and Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #10.

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TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FIRST LOOKS

For cover and a seven-page preview of Top Cow Productions' Impaler #2, arriving in stores on March 4, CLICK HERE.

Look for more Image Comics First Looks soon here in The Continuum.



MAY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

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

* Antarctic Press.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Bluewater Productions.

* Bongo Comics.

* BOOM! Studios.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Devil's Due Publishing.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Oni Press.

* Top Cow Productions.



BRIEFLY

* Image Comics has released the Wonder Con exclusive cover image for Savage Dragon #145.

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* Hugh Jackman, star of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, will be presenter at Nickelodeon's 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 28 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

* Michel Gondry is in negotiations to direct Columbia Pictures' The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow, it was announced by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The screenplay is by Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who will also executive produce. Neal H. Moritz will produce the film through his Original Film production company. The film will begin shooting this summer and is set for release June 25, 2010.

* AMC will air Batman Begins on Sunday, March 8 at 7 p.m. and Monday, March 9 at 8 p.m.



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.

* Friday, February 20: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Marvel Comics First Looks and Oni Press for May.

* Thursday, February 19: The Middleman, Wolverine and the X-Men, Watchmen, Aspen Comics for May, Image Comics for May, Bongo Comics for May, Heroes, Image Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, February 18: Watchmen's Zack Snyder, Red 5 Comics for May and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, February 17: Marvel Comics for May and DC Comics for May.

* Monday, February 16: IDW Publishing for May, Archie Comics for May, Battlestar Galactica, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Marvel Universe action figures.

* Sunday, February 15: Hasbro's Wolverine action figures, Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Heroes.

* Saturday, February 14: Heroes, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and Marvel First Looks.

* Friday, February 13: Watchmen, Marvel Comics First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, February 12: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, John Malkovich joins Jonah Hex cast, January sales and Top Cow Productions First Looks.

* Wednesday, February 11: Archie Comics First Looks, The Human Target and Knight Rider.

* Tuesday, February 10: Wolverine and the X-Men, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Heroes, XIII, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and DC Comics roundup.

* Monday, February 9: Dollhouse, Marvel animation roundup, Brett Ratner to direct Youngblood movie, Watchmen, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Battlestar Galactica, The Simpsons, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween and Marvel's Cup O' Joe panel at New York Comic Con.

* Sunday, February 8: Michael Chiklis at IDW Publishing, Vertigo titles and XIII's Jay Firestone.

* Saturday, February 7: XIII's Caterina Murino and X-Men Origins: Wolverine video game.

* Friday, February 6: From New York Comic Con -- X-Men, Dark Reign and Wars of Kings, Marvel Comics First Looks, XIII's Stephen Dorff and Wolverine and the X-Men.

* Thursday, February 5: Dark Horse Comics for May, Black Panther voice cast, XIII's Val Kilmer, Radical Publishing's The Last Days of American Crime, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, February 4: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, The Spectacular Spider-Man, XIII, Top Cow Productions First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Family Guy.

* Tuesday, February 3: Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics roundup and Vincent Price Presents.

* Monday, February 2: The Middleman, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Spider-Man 4, Knight Rider and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.

* Sunday, February 1: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.

* Saturday, January 31: Smallville, Dollhouse, Watchmen, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Bluewater Productions for May and Image Comics First Looks.

* Friday, January 30: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Heroes, Boom! Studios First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Wolverine and the X-Men.

* Thursday, January 29: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Necessary Evil, IDW Publishing First Looks, Bluewater Productions page counts and Family Guy.

* Wednesday, January 28: Moonstone Books for May, Wonder Woman's Nathan Fillion, Heroes, Wolverine and the X-Men, BOOM! Studio's Irredeemable, Marvel Comics First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, January 27: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, DC Comics First Looks, Heroes, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Marvel Comics First Looks, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Knight Rider and El Zombo Fantasma movie.

* Monday, January 26: Avatar Press for April, Antarctic Press for April, Dollhouse, The Simpsons and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.



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