THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009
ARCHIE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five-page previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on May 13, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Betty & Veronica Spectacular #89, Betty & Veronica Digest #194, Jughead's Double Digest #150, Sabrina the Teenage Witch #102, Sonic the Hedgehog #200 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume One: Heroes in a Half Shell.
And for an interview with Sonic writer Ian Flynn, CLICK HERE.
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FIRST LOOKS
For a cover and six-page preview of Fusion #1 from Top Cow Productions, CLICK HERE.
Look for more First Looks soon here in The Continuum.
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE ROUNDUP
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was expected to break the $100-million mark on Thursday after topping the box office again on Wednesday.
Wolverine brought in $4.0 million on Wednesday to push its total to $99.1 million. It will be the 14th Marvel film to top $100 million.
In other Wolverine news:
* Hugh Jackman will be a guest on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday.
* During an appearance on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman, Liev Schreiber hinted that Sabretooth might return.
"Well, it occurred to me with the success of the film, I may have to do another one," he said, "which is a terrifying concept to me, actually, considering what I had to go through physically to do this one."
MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD: TARA STRONG
Tara Strong is providing the voice of Scarlet Witch in Cartoon Network's upcoming Marvel Super Hero Squad animated series, The Continuum has learned.
It actually marks the second time Strong has played Wanda. She voiced the character in a 1996 episode of Fox Kids' X-Men.
Strong, 36, has scores of credits in animation and will be featured as Huntress in "Night of the Huntress," Friday's episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold on Cartoon Network.
One of her most distinctive roles was Raven in Teen Titans, in which she also played Jinx and Gizmo. Other comic-book roles include Marrow in Wolverine and the X-Men, Alexis in Legion of Super Heroes, Illyana Rasputin in X-Men and Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in Batman: The Animated Series.
Look for more on Super Hero Squad on Friday here in The Continuum.
IRON MAN: ARMORED ADVENTURES -- BLIZZARD
David Orth is providing the voice of Blizzard in "Cold War," Friday's new episode of Iron Man: Armored Adventures on Nicktoons.
Orth, 44, is a Canadian actor who has appeared in such shows as Smallville and Mutant X.
Here's how Nicktoons describes the episode:
"Iron Man is still trying to take down Obadiah Stane when he finds someone else with the same objective -- Blizzard. Ignoring Rhodey's warnings, Iron Man and Blizzard unite to take down Stark International from the inside out, but Iron Man soon realizes he and Blizzard are fighting for two different causes. There's a fine line between revenge and justice, and now it's armor versus ice with Stane's life as the prize."
To the right is a look at the design for Blizzard.
KICKSTART OPTIONS DEAR DRACULA
Kickstart Entertainment has announced it has optioned Dear Dracula, the comic book by Joshua Williamson and Vicente "Vinny" Navarrete.
Dear Dracula was published in October 2008 by Image/Shadowline Comics and tells the tale of a young boy who to decides to circumvent waiting on Santa Claus to bring him gifts by writing a letter to Dracula at Halloween. The boy is pleasantly surprised when the legendary vampire actually shows up and takes him on the adventure of a lifetime.
Kickstart Productions was established by Jason Netter in 1999 as a live-action and animation production company, with a focus on comic-book
based material.
Kickstart's film projects include Wanted and its sequel, Preacher, The Red Star, The Boys, Monster Attack Network and The Couriers.
TV projects include Wolverine and the X-Men, The Pro, Painkiller Jane and Amazing Screw On Head.
JULY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted July solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Antarctic Press.
* Aspen Comics.
* Archie Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* BOOM! Studios.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Mercury Comics.
BRIEFLY
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* Marvel Comics has unveiled Marc Silvestri's variant cover to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1, in stores on June 24.
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* Marvel has announced a second printing for the sold-out Deadpool #10. The new printing will feature Paco Medina's interior art on the cover and will be in stores on June 10.
* DC Comics has unveiled Frank Quitely's cover to Batman and Robin #3.
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* According to Variety, comic-book artist Troy Nixey will join Guillermo del Toro in directing Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, a thriller from Miramax Films starring Katie Holmes.
* The Incredible Hulk movie is now available through Cinemax's OnDemand service. The film premieres on the network on Saturday.
* Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced a June 30 DVD/Blu-ray release for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
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.
* Saturday, May 2: X-Men Origins: Wolverine box office.
* Friday, May 1: Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Simpsons.
* Thursday, April 30: IDW Publishing First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Smallville.
* Wednesday, April 29: Dynamite Entertainment for July, Antarctic Press for July, Green Lantern: First Flight and Top Cow Productions First Looks.
* Tuesday, April 28: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men animated, Devil's Due Publishing for July, BOOM! Studios for July, Marvel Comics First Looks and Red 5 Comics First Looks.
* Monday, April 27: IDW Publishing for July, Red 5 Comics for July, Bluewater Productions First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and X-Men DVD.
* Sunday, April 26: Oni Press for July and IDW Publishing First Looks.
* Saturday, April 25: Dollhouse, Family Guy, Smallville, Viper Comics for July and DC Comics First Looks.
* Friday, April 24: Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Bluewater Productions First Looks and Aspen Comics for July.
* Thursday, April 23: 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.
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