TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE -- WORLD PREMIERE
Twentieth Century Fox turned Tempe, Ariz., into Hollywood for a night with the world premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine on Monday.
Tempe was the winner of a hometown premiere contest instituted by Wolverine star/producer Hugh Jackman.
Jackman brought along castmates Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Lynn Collins, Will.i.am and Taylor Kitsch, as well as director Gavin Hood and producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter.
Among the guests were Todd McFarlane, Alice Cooper, Matt Leinert and Shaquille O'Neal.
Fans camped out for three days for tickets for the event.
For video clips from the premiere, CLICK HERE.
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X-MEN ANIMATED: LENORE ZANN, THE VOICE OF ROGUE
One of the most distinctive voices in Marvel animation history almost didn't happen.
When voices were being cast for Fox Kids' X-Men animated series in the early 1991, Lenore Zann was feeling ill and considered not auditioning.
But she did audition for -- and eventually got -- the role of Rogue, one of the eight main characters in the series, which aired 76 episodes on Fox Kids from October 1992 to September 1997.
Two volumes of the series were released on DVD on Tuesday by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
For the full story, CLICK HERE.
DEVIL'S DUE PUBLISHING FOR JULY
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Devil's Due Publishing has released its solicitations for July.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
BOOM! STUDIOS FOR JULY
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BOOM! Studios has released its solicitations for July.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five-page previews of upcoming Marvel Comics titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Captain America #50 and Wolverine: Weapon X #2.
For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on April 29, CLICK HERE.
For previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on April 29, CLICK HERE.
For previews of IDW Publishing titles arriving in stores on April 29, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on April 29, CLICK HERE.
RED 5 COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and six-page previews of Red 5 Comics titles arriving in stores on April 29, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Atomic Robo Vol. 3 #1 and Neozoic TPB Volume 1.
JULY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted July solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Aspen Comics.
* Archie Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Mercury Comics.
BRIEFLY
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* DC Comics has released several pieces of art, including the variant covers to Power Girl #3 and #4 by Guillem March and a Captain Atom page by Cafu from the back-up story in Action Comics #879.
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* Nicktoons Network¹s debut of Iron Man: Armored Adventures last Friday was the network¹s highest-rated original series premiere ever with boys 6-11.
The hour-long block of back-to-back Iron Man premieres elevated Nicktoons' ratings during the 7-8 p.m. (ET) time period by 43 percent with kids 6-11 and 55 percent with boys.
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.
* Thursday, April 22: Heroes, Angel, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Iron Man 2, Bongo Comics for July, Image Comics for July and Mercury Comics for July.
* Wednesday, April 22: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Smallville, Heroes, The Simpsons, Archie Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Shadowline's Descendant.
* Tuesday, April 21: Marvel Comics for July, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Radical Pubishing for July, Family Guy and DC Comics First Looks.
* Monday, April 20: DC Comics for July, Archie Comics for July, G.I. Joe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and DC Comics First Looks.
* Sunday, April 19: Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
* Saturday, April 18: The Simpsons, Smallville and DC Comics First Looks.
* Friday, April 17: Top Cow Productions, Marvel Comics First Looks, IDW Publishing First Looks and BOOM! Studios First Looks.
* Thursday, April 16: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, DC Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, April 15: Image Comics First Looks, Smallville, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Marvel Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, April 14: Top Cow Productions roundup, Lauren Shuler Donner talks X-Men: First Class, Hellboy II: The Golden Army on Cinemax, Marvel Comics roundup, DC Comics roundup and DC Comics First Looks.
* Monday, April 13: The Dark Knight on HBO, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Carpica, DC Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Sunday, April 12: Family Guy and Dragonball: Evolution box office.
* Saturday, April 11: DC Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Smallville.
* Friday, April 10: Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Zenescope Entertainment First Looks.
* Thursday, April 9: IDW Publishing First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, March sales leaders, Family Guy and Dollhouse.
* Wednesday, April 8: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Simpsons, Heroes, Warner Bros. Animation, Archie Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, April 7: Dark Horse Comics for July, Family Guy, The Phantom, Dollhouse, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and DC Comics First Looks.
* Monday, April 6: Green Lantern: First Flight, Heroes, Bluewater Productions for July, Smallville, Family Guy, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, DC Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics roundup and Frank Springer dies.
* Sunday, April 5: 28 Days from BOOM! and Fox Atomic and Watchmen box office.
* Saturday, April 4: Image Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.
* Friday, April 3: Marvel Comics First Looks and BOOM! Studios First Looks.
* Thursday, April 2: IDW Publishing First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks, Moonstone Books for July and Heroes.
* Wednesday, April 1: Heroes, Aspen Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and Red 5 Comics for June.
* Tuesday, March 31: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Vertigo trades in the fall, Dragonball: Evolution, Heroes, Antarctic Press for June, Mercury Comics for June, Dynamite Entertainment's Green Hornet and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Monday, March 30: Avatar Press for June, Dabel Brothers Publishing for June, Arcana Studio for June, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and Bluewater Productions' Female Force.
* Sunday, March 29: Oni Press for June, Devil's Due Publishing for June and First Looks.
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