THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010
JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS: ANDREA ROMANO TALKS VILLAINS
The Continuum continues Kate Jewell's interview with Andrea Romano -- voice director of Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths -- during its recent visit to Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, Calif.
In this part of the interview, Romano talks about the performances of the film's villains -- James Woods as Owlman and Gina Torres as Superwoman.
To view the interview, CLICK HERE.
Look for more on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths soon here in The Continuum.
DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and three- to six-page previews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 10, CLICK HERE.
Titles include B.P.R.D.: King of Fear #2, Groo: The Hogs of Horder #3 and Solomon Kane: Death's Black Riders #2.
For previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 10, CLICK HERE.
HALO LEGENDS CLIP
Warner Home Video has released a 1-minute, 47-second clip from "The Babysitter' portion of Halo Legends, due in stores on Feb. 16.
For the preview from the PG-13 animated movie, CLICK HERE.
"The Babysitter" was animated by Studio 4oC under the creative supervision of director Toshiyuki Kanno and producer Eiko Tanaka.
Here's how Warner describes "The Babysitter":
"'The Babysitter' focuses on the intense rivalry between the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) and the Spartans. When given an assignment to assassinate a high-ranking Covenant Prophet, a four-man team of ODSTs must accept a Spartan Sniper to their strike force. Each discipline learns something important about the other as the mission progresses into hostile territory -- and old rivalries must be reexamined if the mission is to succeed. The episode emphasizes the differences in ability and style between the two soldier types, and features a few familiar faces -- Dutch from Halo 3: ODST and his teammates Private O'Brien, Master Sergeant Cortez and Corporal Checkman."
CINEMAX IN MARCH
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which premieres on March 27, is one of six comic-book films featured on Cinemax in March.
Following is a rundown:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine: Saturday, March 27 at 10 p.m.; Sunday, March 28 at 12:05 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Tuesday, March 29 at 1:10 p.m. and 10 p.m.; and Thursday, March 31 at 8:45 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Batman (1966): Tuesday, March 16 at 7:15 a.m.
Barb Wire: Wednesday, March 3 at 1:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 20 at 3:20 a.m.
The Dark Knight: Tuesday, March 2 at 5:40 p.m.; Sunday, March 7 at 10 p.m.; Monday, March 15 at noon; Friday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 24 at 9:15 a.m.; and Saturday, March 27 at 8 a.m.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army: Thursday, March 4 at 6 p.m.; Friday, March 5 at 1:20 a.m.; Wednesday, March 10 at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, March 16 at noon; Sunday, March 21 at 10 p.m. and Saturday, March 27 at 6:10 p.m..
Men in Black II: Friday, March 5 at 10:30 a.m. and 10 p.m.; Saturday, March 13 at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, March 17 at 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 28 at 9 a.m. and 10 p.m.
JANUARY'S SALES FIGURES
Marvel Comics posted the top sales figures for January, according to numbers released by Diamond Distributors on Thursday.
Marvel had 42.5 percent of the unit share to DC Comics' 34.8 percent and had 38.7 percent of the dollar share to DC's 29.5 percent.
For a chart of the top publishers, CLICK HERE.
For a chart of the top 100 titles, CLICK HERE.
The top 10 books for the month in order were Siege #1, Green Lantern #50, Batman and Robin #7, Captain America: Reborn #6, New Avengers #61, Amazing Spider-Man #617, Green Lantern Corps #44, Dark Avengers #13, Blackest Night: The Flash #2 and Uncanny X-Men #520.
MARVEL COMICS ROUNDUP
Marvel Comics has released a fourth teaser image from May's Avengers #1.
Following Captain America, Spider-Woman and Iron Man, the latest image features Hawkeye.
The new series will be written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art by John Romita Jr.
In other Marvel news, the publisher has announced a second printing for the sold-out Captain America: Reborn #6.
The new printing will feature Bryan Hitch's interior art on the cover and will be in stores on March 3.
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APRIL SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted April solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Bongo Comics.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* IDW Publishing.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
BRIEFLY
* DC Comics has unveiled Neal Adams' variant cover to First Wave #1.
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* Dark Horse Comics has announced a second printing for the sold-out Mass Effect: Redemption #1.
* DC Comics has released early artwork from Zatanna, the new series by Paul Dini and Stephane Roux slated for a May launch.
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