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FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010

CHRIS EVANS OFFICIAL AS CAPTAIN AMERCIA

Marvel Studios has officially confirmed that Chris Evans will star as Captain America in The First Avenger: Captain America, directed by Joe Johnston from a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.

In addition, Marvel has confirmed Sebastian Stan has been cast as Bucky Barnes.

Here's how Marvel describes the film:

"The First Avenger: Captain America will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America."

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige will produce The First Avenger: Captain America, which will be distributed by Paramount Pictures and is scheduled for a July 22, 2011 release. Production will begin this summer.

Captain America will be Evans' fifth comic-book movie. Following two turns as Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four movies, Evans will be featured in the Losers and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

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MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and five- to 15-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on April 7, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Avengers: The Origin #1, Deadpool & Cable #25, Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers #1, Deadpool Corps #1, Philip K. Dick's Electric Ant #1, Iron Man: Legacy #1, New Avengers: Luke Cage #1, Marvel Zombies 5 #1, Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #3, S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, Spider-Man: Fever #1, Thor Warriors #1, Ultimate Comics X #2, Uncanny X-Men #523, Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1, Wolverine: Weapon X #12 and World War Hulks #1.



BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: "CHILL OF THE NIGHT!"

"Chill of the Night!," one of the most anticipated episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, is scheduled to air on Cartoon Network on Friday, April 9.

The episode features several guest voice actors who have ties to previous incarnations of Batman.

During a recent trip to Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, Calif., The Continuum talked with voice director Andrea Romano about the episode.

To view the interview, CLICK HERE.

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MARVEL COMICS' APP FOR IPAD

Marvel Entertainment has announced the launch of the Marvel Comics App for iPad on the App Store.

The launch includes more than 500 of Marvel's comic books, from classic stories to modern tales, featuring Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor and others. Features include as high resolution as possible on iPad's full color screen, a user-friendly search engine, innovative viewing options and more.

"We're excited to introduce an unparalleled digital comic experience to our fans with the Marvel Comics App for iPad," said Dan Buckley, publisher & CEO, Marvel Publishing. "The iPad is the first device that offers us a chance to present digital comics that are even close to replicating the experience of reading a print comic. This new world of digital comics distribution provides us great opportunities to reach new readers, allow consumers to sample our diverse stories and characters, and we believe it will drive these new fans into the App Store and local comic shops each week to find even more."

Launch titles will range from the first appearances of characters such as Spider-Man and the X-Men to modern stories like the debut of Red Hulk, Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four run and Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men.

Marvel worked with ComiXology to create the app, offering the option to preview three pages from each available comic before purchasing and a e recommendation engine. The app features multiple viewing modes, taking readers panel-by-panel through the comic book in a smooth progression using just the swipe of a finger.

The Marvel Comics App for iPad is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. Individual comics are priced at $1.99 each with new content arriving every week.

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NEAL ADAMS' BATMAN: ODYSSEY

DC Comics has announced that Neal Adams will be returning to Batman in Batman: Odyssey, a 12-part mini-series that launches in July.

Here's how DC describes the series:

"Odyssey finds Batman facing a series of seemingly unrelated challenges, villains and allies, old and new, that push him to his limits as never before. The battles get more intense and, in turn, more deadly, The Dark Knight Detective discovers that there might be an over-arching force behind his troubles. And if this is so, if there is a dark and mysterious matrix being super-imposed over Batman's life.... what sort of life-changing voyage must he go on to free himself from this powerful and insidious direction?

"Worse... where can he go that he has never gone before for his desperately needed Odyssey?"

"I have been collecting bits and pieces of Batman's life and time over the years since I was doing Batman regularly," Adams said. "With even this massive series, I haven't been able to shove them all in. but the juiciest and richest morsels are there. Have comic books always been this much fun?"

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DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four- to five-page previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on April 7, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Superman: Secret Origins #5 and Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #2.



JUNE SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

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

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Bluewater Productions.

* Bongo Comics.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Radical Publishing.

* Top Cow Productions.



BRIEFLY

* Syfy's Stargate Universe has cast Robert Knepper and Julie McNiven as guest stars for the second season of series.

Knepper joins the cast for a six-episode arc and will portray Simeon, a member of the Lucian Alliance. McNiven will join the cast for a five-episode arc, portraying Ginn, a member of the Lucian Alliance. Season two of Stargate Universe premieres on Syfy this fall.

The second half of Stargate Universe's first season premieres on Friday.



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