SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FOR DECEMBER
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Top Cow Productions has released its solicitations for December.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
SMALLVILLE: "ECHO"
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The CW has released a description and six images from "Echo," the Friday, Oct. 16 episode of Smallville.
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"Tess (Cassidy Freeman) forces Oliver (Justin Hartley) to come to a Queen Industries gala to put the Board at ease, but things go awry when the Toyman (guest star Chris Gautheir) shows up with a bomb and a plan to take revenge on Oliver. The Toyman tells Oliver he must confess to murdering Lex or he will blow the place up. Meanwhile, as part of his training, Jor-El gives Clark (Tom Welling) the ability to hear other people's thoughts."
The episode was written by Bryan Q. Miller and was directed by Wayne Rose.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
FAMILY GUY: "ROAD TO THE MULTIVERSE"
Fox has released four video clips from "Road to the Multiverse," the season premiere of Family Guy on Sunday.
For the first clip, CLICK HERE.
For the second clip, CLICK HERE.
For the third clip, CLICK HERE.
For the fourth clip, CLICK HERE.
Here's how Fox describes the episode:
"With the help of an out-of-this-world remote control, Stewie and Brian travel through alternate universes, including a post-apocalyptic world, a parallel world run by dogs where humans are pets and a 'Robot Chicken'-like existence."
SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES
Warner Bros. has released a video clip from the Superman/Batman: Public Enemies animated movie, available on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
The clip features Silver Banshee. To view the clip, CLICK HERE.
The studio also released three more stills from the film.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
Look for more Superman/Batman news soon here in The Continuum.
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KICKSTART TO PUBLISH SPLATTERMAN
Kickstart Productions -- a company behind many comics-to-film projects, including last summer's Wanted -- has teamed up with Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray to publish their newest comic idea, Splatterman.
This will be Kickstart's second publishing endeavor with Palmiotti, having produced Back to Brooklyn with Palmiotti and Garth Ennis earlier this year via Image.
Here's how Kicstart describes the book:
"Splatterman tells the story of two 20-something comic creators who self-publish their own horror comic book Splatterman, which quickly becomes a cult sensation that becomes ...well, more then they ever bargained for. It's a classic mix of action, horror and drama that feeds into the obsessive behavior of fan worship and takes it to new and bloody heights."
Splatterman
is the first of "many" upcoming comic books that Kickstart will publish under the Kickstart Comics banner over the next 18 months. Jason Netter established Kickstart Productions in 1999 as a live action and animation production company.
ģI am extremely excited to be working with the crew at Kickstart crew on Splatterman, the only place I felt comfortable bringing this property to because they understand the creative process we go through and understand and involve us in the development outside the actual book...where others won't," Palmiotti said.
Said Netter: "Jimmy Palmiotti is one of the premiere talents in comics. We have been lucky enough to work with him and Justin Gray on numerous projects and we look forward to our continued success together."
Kickstart's television projects have included Painkiller Jane, Amazing Screw-On Head and Wolverine and the X-Men, with the Image Comics property Proof in development for animation at Sony.
On the feature film side, Kickstart is currently in development on Hench with Danny McBride to write and star at Warner Bros.; The Red Star to be directed by Timur Bekmambetov at Universal; The Boys at Sony; Monster Attack Network at Disney with Andy Fickman and Dwayne Johnson; The Couriers with Intrepid Pictures; and Cross with Mike De Luca and Trigger Street and a screenplay being written by Garth Ennis. Jason Netter is also producing Robotech at Warner Bros., which will star Tobey Maguire.
DECEMBER SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted December solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
BRIEFLY
* Surrogates placed second at the box office in its opening day on Friday with an estimated $5.0 million.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
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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, September 21: DC Comics for September, Heroes' Hayden Panettiere, Archie Comics for December, Marvel Comics First Looks and Surrogates' Robert Venditti.
* Sunday, September 20: Radical Publishing for December, Heroes, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Mercury Comics' First Looks and Bluewater Productions' Jailbait.
* Saturday, September 19: BOOM! Studios First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Surrogates' Bruce Willis, Dollhouse's Olivia Williams, Smallville and Heroes.
* Friday, September 18: Wolverine and the X-Men, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Surrogates, Astro Boy and Heroes.
* Thursday, September 17: Norm Breyfogle talks Archie, Batman: The Brave and the Bold's Henry Rollins, Aaron Eckhart talks Two-Face, Dollhouse's Dichen Lochman, Heroes' Jack Coleman, Moonstone Books for January, Bluewater Productions First Looks and Top Cow Productions First Looks.
* Wednesday, September 16: Family Guy, Heroes, Dollhouse, Image Comics' Forgetless, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Oni Press First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, September 15: Heroes, Jill Thompson, Spider-Man 4, The Simpsons, Dollhouse, BOOM! Studios First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Red 5 Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics roundup.
* Monday, September 14: Dollhouse's Eliza Dushku, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and The Super Hero Squad Show.
* Sunday, September 13: Heroes' Masi Oka and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Saturday, September 12: Smallville and IDW Publishing First Looks.
* Friday, September 11: Marvel Comics First Looks and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
* Thursday, September 10: Bluewater Productions for December, Whiteout, Heroes, Smallville, Archie Comics First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, September 9: Warner Bros. creates DC Entertainment, Dark Horse Comics for December, DC Comic First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics roundup.
* Tuesday, September 8: Whiteout's Kate Beckinsale, Bluewater Productions' J.K. Rowling bio-comic, Marvel Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.
* Monday, September 7: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Marvel animation, Marvel Comics First Looks and Whiteout.
* Sunday, September 6: IDW Publishing First Looks and Whiteout.
* Saturday, September 5: Surrogates, Aspen Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Dollhouse and Family Guy.
* Friday, September 4: Marvel Comics First Looks, Harris Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Smallville, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Wolverine and the X-Men.
* Thursday, September 3: Top Cow Productions First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, The Super Hero Squad Show, Whiteout and The Green Hornet.
* Wednesday, September 2: Whiteout's Greg Rucka, Guy Ritchie to direct Lobo movie, Kick-Ass movie, DC Comics' Aion, DC Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and DC Comics roundup.
* Tuesday, September 1: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Astro Boy, IDW Publishing First Looks, Radical Publishing First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Heroes and Fantastic Four.
* Monday, August 31: Disney to acquire Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Marvel Comics at Toronto Fan Expo.
* Sunday, August 30: Antarctic Press for November and Whiteout's Tom Skerritt.
* Saturday, August 29: Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Whiteout.
* Friday, August 28: Whiteout, Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Wolverine and the X-Men.
* Thursday, August 27: Bluewater Productions First Looks, Veronica writer/artist Dan Parent, Oni Press for November, Image Comics First Looks and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
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