Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Return to the Continuum home page

Clicking on images provides larger ones.
Become a fan of Comics Continuum on Facebook. CLICK HERE.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010

DARK HORSE COMICS FOR OCTOBER

Dark Horse Comics has released its solicitations for October.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: TOP COW EXCLUSIVES

Top Cow Productions has announced its exclusives from Comic-Con International in San Diego next week.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: WARNER TOTE BAGS

Warner Bros. Entertainment has unveiled artwork for the oversized canvas tote bags it will have at Comic-Con International in San Diego next week.

This year will mark the fifth that Warner has made the bags available at the convention. The studio also has signed on as sponsor of the Comic-Con International: San Diego 2010 Official Bag.

For Comic-Con, the Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Marketing (WWTVM) unit has created 11 unique designs for the bags, with one side featuring the official Comic-Con 2010 artwork designed by WWTVM and the other side representing titles from across a number of WBE divisions, including Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment

More than 125,000 collectible bags (24"X29") have been produced and will be distributed to attendees when they check in at Comic-Con throughout the five days of the convention, including Preview Night

Click on the thumbnails for larger images.

MARVEL STUDIOS ROUNDUP

Marvel Studios has released an image from the Thor movie.

The image features Anthony Hopkns as Odin, Chris Hemsworth and Thor and Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

In other Marvel Studios nws:

* According to the Los Angeles Times, the Thor and Captain America: First Avenger movies will both be in 3D.

* Iron Man 2 will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 28.

* Upcoming voices for Marvel's The Super Hero Squad Show will include Adam West as Nighthawk and Jim Parsons as Nightmare.

MARVEL COMICS ROUNDUP

Marvel Comics has unveiled the lineup for Uncanny X-Force, which debuts in X-Men: Second Coming #2.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"After the devastation from Bastion's forces, the X-Men must band together and rebuild, but one group has other plans. When a secret society resurrects the feared villain Apocalypse, Wolverine's brand-new black-ops team is the only strong enough to take him down -- by any means necessary."

The ongoing Uncanny X-Force begins in October, written by Rick Remender, with art by Jerome Opena and covers by Esad Ribic, Marko Djurdjevic, Clayton Crain and Rob Liefeld.

Click on the thumbnails for larger images.

DC COMICS ROUNDUP

DC Comics has announced that Marc Guggenheim will be the new writer of Justice Society of America beginning with October's #44.

"For me, one of the advantages of working for the 'Big Two' is getting to play with the biggest toys in the sandbox," Guggenheim said. "The Justice Society so fits that category, my inner fanboy is squealing with delight. I was a huge fan of the JSA back when they were ensconced on Earth-2 and I was introduced to their exploits in the pages of Adventure Comics and the annual JLA/JSA crossovers.

"Our goal is to craft a JSA run for the ages and I think we've come up with something that's revolutionary while still feeling uniquely 'Justice Society.' Pay close attention to that second word. Big clue there."

In other DC news:

* Scott Snyder is the new writer of Detective Comics beginning in November.

* DC has released a teaser image for "Return of the Black Lanterns?" in October.

Click on the thumbnails for larger images.

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four-page previews of Hawkeye & Mockingbird #3, arriving in stores on August 11 from Marvel Comics, CLICK HERE.

For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on July 14, CLICK HERE.

BRIEFLY

* Image Comics has announced an Oct. 20 release for Elephantmen, War Toys: Agathe. The 32-page one-shot will be written and drawn by Marian Churchland, with inks by Moritat.

"I'm thrilled to have the chance to revisit one of Elephantmen's strongest characters, Yvette," Churchland said. "She's fierce, and she's formidable. Best of all, try as you might, she never relinquishes her inherent mystery."

Here's how Image describes the book:

"French resistance fighter Yvette has survived the stunning conclusion of Elephantmen: War Toys, Vol. 1. As Yvette recovers from her injuries in a small village in Norway, the family that nurses her starts to wonder whether or not they have made the right decision..."

* Laura Vandervoort will be returning as Supergirl for a least one episode of the final season of The CW's Smallville.