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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009

DOLLHOUSE: "NEEDS"

Fox has released seven images from "Needs," the Friday, April 3 episode of Dollhouse.

Here's how the network describes the episode:

"When Echo, Sierra and Victor awaken in the Dollhouse with most of their original personalities and memories intact, Echo leads the charge to free the Actives from their apparent captivity and escape the Dollhouse forever. Meanwhile, Ballard discovers the Dollhouse is closer than he thinks."

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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 25, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Sonic Universe #2, Archie's Double Digest #197 and Archie #595.



MARVEL COMICS ROUNDUP

Marvel Comics has announced a second printing for the sold-out Invincible Iron Man #11.

The new printing will be in stores on April 15 and will feature Salvador Larroca's interior art of Pepper Potts on the cover.

In other Marvel news:

* The publisher has announced an April 15 release for the third printing of Wolverine #70.

The new printing will feature a black-and-white inked version of Steve McNiven cover.

* Marvel has announced that the previously solicited Spider-Girl story appearing in Amazing Spider-Man Family #5 on April 29 will first appear as an online title, The Spectacular Spider-Girl #1. The story is written by Tom DeFalco, with art by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema.



JUNE SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

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

* Bluewater Productions.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Radical Publishing.



BRIEFLY

* Arielle Kebbel has joined the cast for the pilot of ABC's comedy series No Heroics.

Kebbel, 24, had stints on TV series Gilmore Girls and Grounded For Life. Her feature-film credits include John Tucker Must Die and The Grudge 2.

She is shown to the right at the Los Angeles premiere of Watchmen.

* Watchmen placed a close second at the box office on Monday with $1.6 million (to $1.8 million for Race to Witch Mountain), pushing its total to $87.3 million.

* Hip-hop artist Kanye West and Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson will lend their voices to The Cleveland Show, the Family Guy spin-off set to debut this fall on Fox. West will appear as Kenny West, an all-around cool kid and the archenemy of Cleveland Jr. (Kevin Michael Richardson), and the two will engage in a "rap battle" for the affection of high school hottie Chanel (Henson).

* Seth Rogan, slated to star in the Green Hornet movie, will be a guest on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, March 30.



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, March 13: Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Smallville, Heroes and Watchmen.

* Thursday, March 12: IDW Publishing First Looks, Marvel movies, Family Guy, The Simpsons and Marvel Super Hero Squad.

* Wednesday, March 11: Smallville, Heroes, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Watchmen, Dark Horse Comics First Looks nnd Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, March 10: Dark Horse Comics for June, Bluewater Productions for June, DC Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dollhouse and Devil's Due to publish Jericho comic book. Limited Edition Watchmen gift cards

* Monday, March 9: DC Comics movies, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Battlestar Galactica, The Darkness and First Looks.

* Sunday, March 8: Watchmen box office and DC Comics First Looks.

* Saturday, March 7: Watchmen box office, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Family Guy and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Friday, March 6: IDW Publishing First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Smallville, The Simpsons and Wolverine and the X-Men.

* Thursday, March 5: Smallville, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Family Guy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and The Celebrity Apprentice.

* Wednesday, March 4: Megan Fox lines up Jonah Hex and Fathom movies, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Watchmen, Battlestar Galactica, Family Guy, Top Cow Productions First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, March 3: Smallville, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Watchmen, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Top Shelf Productions for 2009, The Simpsons and Wonder Woman's Keri Russell.

* Monday, March 2: From Wonder Con: IDW Publishing's movie titles, Green Lantern movie, Watchmen and X-Men; plus DC Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Sunday, March 1: From Wonder Con: X-Men, IDW Publishing, DC Universe, Dark Horse Comics and The Spectacular Spider-Man.

* Saturday, February 28: From Wonder Con: Green Lantern: First Flight, Image Comics, Black Panther, DC Nation and BOOM! Studios; plus The Spectacular Spider-Man.

* Friday, February 27: Marvel Comics First Looks, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wonder Woman's Rosario Dawson, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Smallville, The Simpsons and Marvel change submissions policty.

* Thursday, February 26: Moonstone Books for June, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Simpsons.

* 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.

* 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.



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