For covers and six- to 10-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on May 28, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Avengers: The Initiative #24, Avengers/Invaders #11, Dark Reign: Elektra #3, Dark Reign: The Hood #1, Ender's Shadow: Battle School #5, Ghost Rider #35, Guardians of the Galaxy #14, Incredible Hercules #129, Immortal Iron Fist #26, Lords of Avalon: Knight of Darkness #6, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #48, Marvel Apes: Grunt Line Special, Moon Knight #30, New Avengers #53, Nova #25, Runaways #10, Squadron Supreme #11, The Stand: American Nightmares #3, Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #6, War Machine #6, Wolverine #72, Wolverine: First Class #15, Wolverine: Origins #36 and X-Force #15.
BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: "HAIL THE TORNADO TYRANT!"
Warner Bros. Animation has released a description, 30 images and three clips from "Hail the Tornado Tyrant!," an upcoming episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold on Cartoon Network.
Here's how Warner describes the episode:
"Red Tornado attempts to create a being that will possess the one thing he lacks: human emotion. His experiment goes awry after an attack from Major Disaster and his Tornado Champion quickly turns to the dark side as Tornado Tyrant, whose only goal is to destroy all humans!"
The episode was written by J.M. DeMatteis and directed by Brandon Vietti.
The voice cast includes Diedrich Bader as Batman, James Arnold Taylor at Green Arrow and Major Disaster, Corey Burton as Red Tornado and Carl Lumbly as Tornado Champion and Tornado Tyrant.
For the first clip, featuring Batman, Green Arrow, Joker and Catwoman,CLICK HERE.
For the second clip, featuring the Red Tornado deciding the fate of his son, CLICK HERE.
For the third clip, a showdown between Red Tornado and Tornado Tyrant, CLICK HERE.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
The Continuum has added a seven-page preview of Superman #688 to its DC Comics First Looks for titles arriving in stores on May 28.
Other titles include Fringe #5, Wildcats #11, Justice Society of America #27, Justice League of America #33 and Wonder Woman #32.
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FIRST LOOKS
For a cover and seven-page preview of The Darkness #77 from Top Cow Productions, CLICK HERE.
For previously posted previews of Top Cow titles arriving in stores on May 28, CLICK HERE.
IRON MAN: ARMORED ADVENTURES ROUNDUP
Nicktoons will air back-to-back new episodes of Iron Man: Armored Adventures on Friday, beginning at 7 p.m.
"Iron Man vs. the Crimson Dynamo" will air at 7 p.m.
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"Ivan Vanko has crashed down into the middle of New York City after being lost in space for two years and is alive thanks to the massive environmental -- the Crimson Dynamo, which is designed to survive the harshest conditions imaginable. Dynamo plans to seek revenge on the people who left him behind in space, but the only thing standing in his way in Iron Man."
Mark Oliver provides the voice of the Crimson Dynamo.
"Meltdown" will air at 7:30 p.m.
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"When a new super villain called the Living Laser appears, Tony realizes that he can no longer juggle school and Iron Man. Already brilliant and rich, he decides to give up school.
He soon discovers that the entire future of Stark International rests on him graduating from high school, so he has to find a way to be both Iron Man and Tony Stark."
Louis Chirillo provides the voice of Living Laser.
For a video preview of Friday's episodes, CLICK HERE.
In other Iron Man news, Nicktoons will air a marathon of episodes on Monday beginning at 6 p.m. Look for two rotations of the seven episodes aired thus far.
WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: "FUTURE X"
New episodes of Wolverine and the X-Men return to Nicktoons on Friday at 8 p.m. with the episode "Future X."
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"In the future, Sentinels capture Xavier and place him in a detention camp. Even worse, they also take possession of the mutant tracking device, Cerebro. To get it back, Xavier must gather the help of other mutant prisoners, and with this new band of X-Men, fight he way into the heart of the Sentinel stronghold. But once they're inside, they still need a way out."
The episode was written by Christopher Yost and was directed by Nick Filippi. Kevin Michael Richardson provides the voice of Bishop and Tara Strong provides the voice of Marrow.
A repeat of "Time Bomb" will air at 8:30 p.m.
AUGUST SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted August solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* BOOM! Studios has announced second printing for the sold-out The Unknown #1. The second printing will have a black-and-white version of Paul Pope's cover and will be in stores in late June.
* AMC will air Constantine on Friday at 5:30 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.
* Sunday, May 17: Top Cow Productions First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and weekend box office.
* Saturday, May 16: Kick-Ass' Yancy Butler, Mitch Breitweiser, Archie Andrews gets married, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Top Cow Productions for August.
* Friday, May 15: Moonstone Books for September, Radical Publishing for August, Marvel Comics First Looks and Tyrese Gibson's Mayhem.
* Thursday, May 14: Green Lantern: First Flight director Lauren Montgomery, IDW Publishing First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 13: Transformers, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Archie Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
