SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and a five-page preview of Witchblade #127 from Top Cow Productions, CLICK HERE.
For previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
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 Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For cover and a five-page preview of The Outsiders #18 from DC Comics, CLICK HERE.
For previously psoted previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on May 20, CLICK HERE.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
X-Men Origins: Wolverine placed third at the box office in its third weekend of release.
Wolverine pulled in an estimated $14.8 million to push its total to $151.0 million. It became the seventh Marvel film to surpass $150 million and should pass the totals of 2005's Fantastic Four ($154.7 million) and 2000's X-Men ($157.3 million) this week.
Angels and Demons topped the box office with $48 million in its first weekend of release.
Star Trek showed legs in its second weekend of release with $43 million, pushings its total to $147.6 million.
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
* The Incredible Hulk movie, currently airing on Cinemax channels, moves to HBO in July.
Air dates and times include: Saturday, July 25 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 26 at 12:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; and Tuesday, July 28 at 12:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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.
* Tuesday, May 12: DC Comics roundup, Image Comics' G-Man, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Marvel Super Hero Squad.
* 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.
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