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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009

WONDER CON: IDW'S MOVIE TITLES

IDW Publishing has the comics rights for three of 2009's largest movie franchises -- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and Star Trek -- and Sunday at Wonder Con held a panel to discuss plans for their movie titles.

For highlights, CLICK HERE.

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WONDER CON: GREEN LANTERN MOVIES

Will Anton Yelchin be playing Green Lantern in a feature film? That's news to him.

While promoting Terminator: Salvation and Star Trek over the weekend at Wonder Con, Yelchin quickly dismissed reports that he was in line to play Hal Jordan in Warner Bros.' adaptation of the DC Comics character.

"As far as I know, I'm not involved in it," he said. "I saw that, I heard about that. I had no idea.

"As far as I know I'm too young. From what I know about Green Lantern is that he's an older character. It's odd to hear things about you that you had no idea."

Yelchin, who is playing Kyle Reese in Terminator: Salvation and Chekov in Star Trek, turns 20 in two weeks.

The live-action Green Lantern will actually be the second movie featuring Hal Jordan. At Wonder Con, Warner Home Video has announced a July 28 release for Green Lantern: First Flight, the latest in its series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies.

Gregory Noveck the senior VP - Creative Affairs, DC Comics, told The Continuum that -- unlike how the animated Batman Gotham Knight fed into The Dark Knight -- there will be no tie-in between the Green Lantern films.

"It's totally separate," Noveck told The Continuum. "If there was a Green Lantern feature this year, then obviously we would have tied in this Green Lantern animated thing in some shape or form. This was green-lit long before anything to do with the theatrical movie was clear, so they're really two separate entities."

Look for more on Green Lantern: First Flight soon here in The Continuum.

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WONDER CON: WATCHMEN

With Watchmen arriving in theaters on Friday, the last promotional push started over the weekend at Wonder Con in San Francisco

The film was screened on Friday night and a panel was held Saturday.

The Continuum was part of roundtable interviews with members of the film.

For an interview with director Zack Snyder and Watchmen comics artist Dave Gibbons, CLICK HERE.

For an interview with stars Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman and Patrick Wilson, CLICK HERE.

For an interview with stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jackie Earle Haley, CLICK HERE.

Click on the thumbnails for larger images from the panel.

Look for more on Watchmen on Tuesday here in The Continuum.



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WONDER CON: X-MEN

Marvel Comics announced a Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men crossover at its X-Men panel at Wonder Con on Sunday.

The three-month event will be written by Matt Fraction, with art by Terry Dodson and Mike Deodato.

For details and more highlights from the panel, CLICK HERE.



DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

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

Titles include The Authority #8, Fringe #3 and Mirror's Edge #5.

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MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four- to six-page previews of upcoming Marvel Comics, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1 and X-Force/Cable: Messiah War Prologue.

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BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS

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

Titles include Farscape #3, Challenger Deep TPB, The Last One TPB and Seekers into the Mystery: Vol. #1 -- Pilgrimage of Lucas Hart.



MAY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

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

* Antarctic Press.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Avatar Press.

* 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.

* Radical Publishing.

* Top Cow Productions.



BRIEFLY

* Moonstone Books has announced plans to publish several original short-story collections featuring The Green Hornet and Kato. The debut entry is expected to hit the streets by late 2009.

"We're obviously thrilled to add The Green Hornet to our stable of licensed properties,² said Moonstone publisher and The Green Hornet editor Joe Gentile. "As a huge fan, I've dreamed of bringing back and adding to these great characters' legacy. It is an honor and a responsibility we take very seriously. I can't wait to see the new crime fiction stories come in from the many talented authors we have lined up."

Contributing writers will include Harlan Ellison, Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman, Mel Odom, Greg Cox, Will Murray and Ron Marz. Moonstone has tapped Ruben Procopio, principal of Masked Avenger Studios, to art direct and contribute cover art and interior illustrations.



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.

* Wednesday, February 25: Samuel L. Jackson's deal with Marvel Studios, Heroes, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Radical Publishing for May, Avatar Press for May, Archie Comics First Looks and Top Cow Productions First Looks.

* Tuesday, February 24: Season 9 for Smallville, Marvel Studios, Dynamite Entertainment for May, Top Cow Productions for May, Legend of Isis, Heroes, DC Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and BOOM! Studios First Looks.

* Monday, February 23: Watchmen, Battlestar Galactica, Heath Ledger wins Academy Award, BOOM! Studios for May, Antacric Press for May and Dark Horse Comics First Looks. Free Watchmen iTunes Download

* Sunday, February 22: Dollhouse, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Zenescope Entertainment for May, Dabel Brothers Publishing for May, Ape Entertainment for May and Iron Man action figures.

* Saturday, February 21: Devil's Due Publishing for May, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Watchmen's Carla Gugino and Smallville.

* 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.



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