SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
SETH ROGEN ON THE SIMPSONS
Seth Rogen -- who co-wrote and guest-stars in Sunday's season premiere of The Simpsons on Fox -- said his upcoming movie role helped with the episode.
"In real life, I'm doing a movie where I'm playing the Green Hornet, and so I've had to get in shape for the movie," Rogen said. "So we kind of thought it was funny if Homer gets cast as a super-hero and I play his personal trainer, who is getting him into shape."
(For an extended clip from Sunday's episode, CLICK HERE.)
In the episode, "Homer the Whopper," Comic Book Guy casts Homer as the lead in Everyman, a feature film based on the new comic book superhero he created. To whip him into shape for the part, the movie studio hires celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy (played by Rogen) but Homer has trouble sticking to his new, healthy regimen.
Rogen and Evan Goldberg pitched several ideas, then wrote an outline and a draft of the episode before The Simpsons creators added their touches. "I was shocked at how much was there (from the original)," Rogen said.
Rogen said working with The Simpsons staff and cast was "a dream come true."
"I've been a fan of The Simpsons since it came on," he said. "I watched it on the Tracey Ullman show when it was just little interstitial shorts, and I vividly remember being excited that they were getting their own show and I've watched it ever since reliousgly."
Look for more Simpsons news on Monday here in The Continuum.
BONGO COMICS FOR DECEMBER
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Bongo Comics has released its solicitations for December.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
ONI PRESS FOR DECEMBER
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Oni Press has released its solicitations for December.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
MIRAGE STUDIOS FOR DECEMBER
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Mirage Studios has released its solicitations for December.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
APE ENTERTAINMENT FOR DECEMBER
Ape Entertainment has released its solicitations for December.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
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.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* Image 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.
* Tuesday, September 22: Marvel Comics for September, Dynamite Entertainment for September, Oni Press First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, IDW Publishing First Looks, Marvel Comics roundup and Image Comics' God Complex.
* 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.
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