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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT FOR JANUARY

Zenescope Entertainment has released its solicitations for January.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.



IDW PUBLISHING COLLECTS POLLY AND HER PALS

IDW Publishing has announced an August launch through its Library of American Comics imprint for a new new oversized hardcover series featuring Cliff Sterrett's Polly and Her Pals.

Polly and Her Pals: Complete Sunday Comics, 1925-1927, a 176-page hardcover Champagne Edition reproduces every one of Sterrett's full-color Sunday pages from 1925 to 1927, in an extra large 12" x 16" format.

Debuting 1912, Polly and Her Pals was one of the first "pretty girl" strips, but it was in 1925 that Sterrett's Sunday pages entered their peak period, as he developed a style with distinctive surreal perspectives, abstract backgrounds and bold, vibrant use of color.

"Some strips, such as Polly, need to be seen large," says Dean Mullaney, creative director of the Library of American Comics. "We've created the oversized Champagne Edition format specifically for these Sunday pages."

Here's how IDW describes the book:

"In Polly and Her Pals, things are never dull at the Perkins household. Pretty blonde Polly flits from the city to the beach with her many friends, but her life is a sea of tranquility compared to the many mishaps of her 'Paw,' Sam Perkins. Despite 'Maw's' best efforts, trouble has a way of finding Paw, and towed along in his wake are Polly's cousin Ashur; Neewah, the family retainer who often fractures the English language; and Paw's cat, Kitty, whose pantomime antics, angular posture, and priceless expressions carry the strip to the apex of hilarity."

The first collection will contain detailed background and biographic material and also include Sterrett's topper strips, Damon and Pythias, Dot and Dash, Sweethearts and Wives, and Belles and Wedding Bells. A companion series reprinting the daily strips, will follow. The cover design is by Lorraine Turner, who teams up with Mullaney on the overall book design.

The series will continue with three full years of Sundays per volume, and a companion series, reprinting the daily strips, is also in production.



JANUARY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

For previously posted January solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:

* Antarctic Press.

* Ape Entertainment.

* Arcana Studio.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Avatar Press.

* Bluewater Productions.

* Bongo Comics.

* BOOM! Studios.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Devil's Due Publishing.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Radical Publishing.

* Red 5 Comics.

* Top Cow Productions.



BRIEFLY

* Above is a first look at the covers -- with trade dress -- for DC Comics titles arriving in stores on Nov. 4.

Click on the thumbnails for larger images.



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, October 27: Bluewater's Michael Jackson book gets second printing, DC Comics roundup, Avatar Press for January, Ape Entertainment for January, Family Guy, IDW Publishing's Archie collections, DC Comics First Looks and Archaia Comics First Looks.

* Monday, October 26: IDW Publishing for January, Dynamite Entertainment for January, Spike TV SCREAM 2009, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Simpsons, Dynamite Entertainment, First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Image Comics' Proof.

* Sunday, October 25: Devil's Due Publishing for January, Spike TV SCREAM 2009 red carpet interviews, Heroes and Smallville. Shop HBO for True Blood Special Offers

* Saturday, October 24: Spike TV SCREAM 2009 red carpet interviews and Bongo Comics for January.

* Friday, October 23: Battlestar Galactica's Kate Vernon, Brian Pulido, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dollhouse, Bluewater Productions First Looks, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Heroes and 30 Days of Night: Dark Days.

* Thursday, October 22: Image Comics for January, Red 5 Comics for January, Image Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Blue Mountain State cast, Brian Pulido on Lady Death's return and Astro Boy.

* Wednesday, October 21: Family Guy for November, Radical Publishing for January, Spike TV SCREAM 2009, Nickelodeon acquires Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks, Ape Entertainment First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks and Image Comics roundup.

* Tuesday, October 20: Marvel Comics for January, DC Comics First Looks, IDW Publishing First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Smallville.

* Monday, October 19: DC Comics for January, Archie Comics for January, Marvel Comics First Looks and The Super Hero Squad Show.

* Sunday, October 18: Spike TV SCREAM 2009 and Oni Press First Looks.

* Saturday, October 17: The Spectacular Spider-Man and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.

* Friday, October 16: Moonstone Books for February, Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and The Super Hero Squad Show.

* Thursday, October 15: David Wohl talks Executive Assistant: Iris, Brian Michael Bendis talks Powers, Dollhouse episodes, Heroes, Smallville, Archie Comics' Victor Gorelick and Red 5 Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, October 14: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, X-Men: A Girl Named Hope, Top Cow's Pilot Season: Murderer, Dollhouse, Smallville, Matt Fraction, Jason Howard, Khoi Pham, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Archie Comics First Looks and AC Comics for February.

* Tuesday, October 13: Jamal Igle talks Supergirl and World's Finest, Michael Alan Nelson talks 28 Days Later, Jonah Hex OGN, DC Comics roundup, Bluewater Productions First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.

* Monday, October 12: Kill Audio creators, Steve Niles talks 30 Days of Night sequel, Frank Mastromauro talks Aspen movies, IDW Publishing First Looks and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.

* Sunday, October 11: Frank Mastromauro talks Fathom movie, Georges Jeanty talks Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Family Guy, The Simpsons and Smallville.

* Saturday, October 10: The Spectacular Spider-Man and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.

* Friday, October 9: Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, The Super Hero Squad Show, The Simpsons, Sean McKeever, Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, October 8: Heroes, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dollhouse, Moonstone Books First Looks and Sean McKeever talks Ravager.

* Wednesday, October 7: Bluewater Productions for January, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Sean McKeever's Web of Spider-Man story, The Spectacular Spider-Man, DC Comics roundup, Marvel Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and Heroes.

* Tuesday, October 6: Dark Horse Comics for December, Sean McKeever talks Nomad, DC Comics First Looks, IDW Publishing First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Heroes, BOOM! Studios roundup and Electronic Arts teams with IDW.

* Monday, October 5: Ron Frenz at Mid-Ohio-Con, Long Beach Comic Con: Mondo Marvel, Long Beach Comic Con: DC Nation, DC Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Sunday, October 4: Joe Jusko at Mid-Ohio-Con, Image Comics First Looks and Dollhouse.

* Saturday, October 3: Family Guy and Image Comics First Looks.

* Friday, October 2: Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Archaia Comics First Looks and The Super Hero Squad Show.



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