SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009
MOTOR CITY COMIC CON: YANCY BUTLER TALKS KICK-ASS MOVIE
Yancy Butler, who starred for two seasons in TNT's Witchblade television series, told The Continuum that she has a small role in the upcoming Kick-Ass movie, based on the comic book created by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
"I filmed for about a week-and-a-half in London in November," Butler told The Continuum on Friday at the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Mich.
Butler said she plays Angie D'Amico, an Italian mother along the line of Edie Falco's character in The Sopranos. Angie is the wife of druglord Frank D'Amico (played by Mark Strong) and mother of Chris (played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who becomes the Red Mist.
Butler said she was impressed with the scale and effects of the film.
"It's amazing, I've never seen anything like that," she said.
Director Matthew Vaughn gave Butler the first four issues of the Kick-Ass comic that had been completed by the time she was filming, and she said she enjoyed Kick-Ass' premise.
"The trials and tribulations of a high-school kid trying to become the perfect super-hero are quite interesting -- and comical," she said.
Butler said she has fond memories from Witchblade series and has been following the development of the Witchblade feature film. She can next be seen in Wolvesbayne, an upcoming horror film for SciFi Channel.
For The Continuum's 2002 interview with Butler about Witchblade, CLICK HERE.
MOTOR CITY COMIC CON: MITCH BREITWEISER
Mitch Breitweiser told The Continuum he's excited to be part of next month's Captain America #600 from Marvel Comics.
"It's a great book. It's got a lot of great artists," Breitweiser said Friday at the Motor City Comic Con.
Breitweiser said his pages involve a World War II flashback with Captain America and the Red Skull.
A Marvel exclusive artist, Breitweiser most recently has been doing covers, including variants for Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead #3 and Skaar: Son of Hulk #14 and a cover featuring several Golden Age heroes.
Breitweiser said he is happy with his exclusive with Marvel and is lining up his next project, but couldn't reveal any details. "It might be something that starts with an 'X'," he said.
ARCHIE ANDREWS GETTING MARRIED?
Archie Comics has released a teaser image from August's Archie #600, which features a story titled "Archie Gets Married Part 1: The Proposal."
The story is written by film producer Michael Uslan, who produced The Spirit and has been an executive producer on the Batman movie. The art is by Stan Goldberg.
Here's how Archie sets up the story:
"Could it be true? Has Archie finally decided to take the plunge and propose to one of comics¹ favorite girls? It sure looks that way! Earlier this year readers got a chance to relive 'Freshman Year' with the famous teens of Riverdale High. Now make way for this special story that takes a look at Archie and his friends after they graduate college! What careers will they seek? Will the friends stay in Riverdale or disperse? What would lead Archie to have marriage on his mind? And who would he choose Veronica or Betty? How will Betty react? How will Veronica react? Can Archie shake off his klutzy past and hold down a steady job... for more than a month? One thing is certain: this will be the biggest Archie Comics story ever!"
Look for Archie's complete August solicitations soon here in The Continuum.
BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and six-page previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Caped #2, Cars: The Rookie #2 and The Incredibles #2.
For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
For previews of IDW Publishing titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
For previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FOR AUGUST
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Top Cow Productions has released its solicitations for August.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
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
* Marvel Comics has announced second printings for the sold-out Wolverine #73 and Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1.
The second printing for Wolverine #73 will feature the interior art of Adam Kubert on the cover and will be in stores on June 17.
The second printing for Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 will feature the interior art of Ig Guara on the cover and will be in stores on June 17.
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.
* Monday, May 11: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Terminator Salvation, Eminem teams with Family Guy, King City, Marvel Comics roundup and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.
* Sunday, May 10: X-Men Origins: Wolverine box office and First Looks.
* Saturday, May 9: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, DC Comics First Looks and Friday box office.
* Friday, May 8: Dark Horse Comics for August, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks and BOOM! Studios First Looks.
* Thursday, May 7: Archie Comics First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Dear Dracula.
* Wednesday, May 6: IDW Publishing First Looks, Green Lantern: First Flight, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Deadpool movie, Wolverine and the X-Men, Bluewater Productions for August, DC Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Stewie Griffin in Bones.
* Tuesday, May 5: Aspen Comics First Looks, Moonstone Books for August, Marvel Super Hero Squad's Jennifer Morrison, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Marvel Comics roundup.
* Monday, May 4: Kevin Sorbo voices Ka-Zar in Marvel Super Hero Squad, MTV Movie Award nominations, The Simpsons, DC Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.
* Sunday, May 3: X-Men Origins: Wolverine box office.
* 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.
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