WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009
IRON MAN 2 TRAILER
The trailer for Iron Man 2 has been released.
To view the trailer, CLICK HERE.
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR MARCH
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Dark Horse Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for March.
For the rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS -- WILLIAM BALDWIN
The Continuum continues a series of interviews from the cast and crew of Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths with a studio-provided question-and-answer with William Baldwin, who provides the voice of Batman.
Baldwin talks about his approach to the character and how close he came to playing Batman in the live-action films directed by Joel Schumacher.
For an edited transcription of the interview, CLICK HERE.
RADICAL PUBLISHING FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and six-page previews of Radical Publishing titles arriving in stores on Dec. 23, CLICK HERE.
Titles include FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency #2 and Hercules: The Knives of Kush #5.
ARCHIE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and five-page previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on Dec. 23, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Archie #604, Jughead's Double Digest #156 and Sonic Universe #11.
IMAGE COMICS ROUNDUP
Image Comics has released details about Fractured Fables, its anthology offering for Free Comic Book Day on May 1.
"Fractured Fables is a primer to a larger anthology coming this summer with some of the biggest names in comics doing all-new, hilarious takes our most beloved fairy tales," Fractured Fables editor Jim Valentino said. "We're looking to introduce younger readers to the wider world of comics and believe Free Comic Book Day is a prime opportunity to give them their first look!"
Fractured Fables features a cover by Mike and Laura Allred and new stories by Bryan Talbot, Doug TenNapel, Ted McKeever, Camilla d'Errico, Christian Ward, Alexander Grecian, Derek McCulloch and Anthony Peruzzo.
The Free Comic Book Day book will be 36 pages.
In other Image Comics news:
* The publisher has announced that Chew #6, which kicked off the series' second arc, titled "International Player," has sold out. Image did not release print numbers.
According to Image, there are no plans for a second printing.
FAMILY GUY: "BIG MAN ON HIPPOCAMPUS"
Fox has released a description of "Big Man of Hippocampus," the Sunday, Jan. 3 episode of Family Guy.
Here's how Fox describes the episode:
"After Peter hits his head and develops amnesia, he forgets everything, including his family and his friends. Lois takes extra care of Peter and tries everything to jog his memory until he starts hitting on other women. Fed up with his antics, Lois takes the kids and leaves, giving Quagmire his opportunity to swoop in and score."
Look for more Family Guy news soon here in The Continuum.
FEBRUARY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted February solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Ape Entertainment.
* 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.
BRIEFLY
* Lionsgate has announced a Feb. 2 release for Wolverine and the X-Men: Fate of the Future, which collects five episodes from the animated series.
The episodes include "Stolen Live," "Hunting Grounds," "Badlands," "Code of Conduct" and "Backlash."
* Lionsgate has released a high-resolution poster image of Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy from the Kick-Ass movie.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
* DC Comics has unveiled the cover to Teen Titans #81, due in stores in March.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
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.
* Thursday, December 10: Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
* Thursday, December 10: Iron Man 2 poster, Free Comic Book Day titles, Moonstone Books for April, Radical Publishing for March, Dollhouse, Marvel Comics First Looks and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.
* Wednesday, December 9: Iron Man 2 toys, Jonah Hex's Josh Brolin, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, Ape Entertainment's Scratch9, Bluewater Productions First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, December 8: DC Comics roundup, Marvel Comics roundup, Radical Publishing First Looks, Archaia Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.
* Monday, December 7: Watchmen on HBO, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and DC Comics roundup.
* Sunday, December 6: Cartoon Network episodes and Dollhouse.
* Saturday, December 5: BOOM! Studios First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Harris Comics First Looks and Oni Press First Looks.
* Friday, December 4: Jonah Hex, The Losers, Marvel Comics First Looks, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Dynamite acquires Dabel Bros. titles.
* Thursday, December 3: Marvel Comics First Looks, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks and J.T. Krul talks Minefield.
* Wednesday, December 2: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earth's Chris Noth, DC Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks, The Super Hero Squad Show, Family Guy, The Simpsons and Dollhouse.
* Tuesday, December 1: Iron Man 2, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, The Super Hero Squad Show, Bluewater Productions for March, The Impaler and Archaia Comics First Looks.
* Monday, November 30: Iron Man 2, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.
* Sunday, November 29: Heroes and Antarctic Press for February.
* Saturday, November 28: Oni Press First Looks and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.
* Friday, November 27: Wolverine and the X-Men, Devil's Due Publishing for February, Ape Entertainment for February and Mirage Studios for February.
* Thursday, November 26: BOOM! Studios First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Dollhouse, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Aspen Comics for February.
* Wednesday, November 25: BOOM! Studios for February, Fox's mid-season schedule, Heroes, Thor movie and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, November 24: IDW Publishing for February, The Super Hero Squad Show, DC Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Archaia Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics roundup and Dark Horse Comics' Terminator.
* Monday, November 23 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, IDW Publishing First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, IDW Publishing's Mercy Thompson, Heroes and Avatar Press for February.
* Sunday, November 22: Oni Press for February, Marvel Comics First Looks and Boomerang episodes for December.
* Saturday, November 21: Image Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, IDW to publish Desperado titles and The Simpsons.
* Friday, November 20: Top Cow Productions for February, Marvel Comics First Looks, Last Days of American Crime movie, Heroes, BOOM! Studios First Looks and The Super Hero Squad Show.
* Thursday, November 19: Bongo Comics for February, Image Comics for February, Unthinkable movie, Star Wars: Legacy, Heroes, Dollhouse, DC Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, November 18: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Heroes, Nicktoons episodes, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Top Cow Productions First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, November 17: Marvel Comics for February, Dynamite Entertainment for February, DC Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Marvel Comics roundup.
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