TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
MARVEL COMICS FOR DECEMBER
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Marvel Comics has released its solicitations for December.
For a roundup, with images, CLICK HERE.
For a roundup of trade paperbacks, with images, CLICK HERE.
DC ENTERTAINMENT ENDS WILDSTORM, RESTRUCTURES
DC Entertainment has announced it is ending the WildStorm Productions imprint in December.
In a joint statement, DC Comics co-publishers Jim Lee (who founded WildStorm) and Dan DiDio said that while the imprint will discontinue, the characters will continue to be published.
"In this soft marketplace, these characters need a break to regroup and redefine what made them once unique and cutting edge. While these will be the final issues published under the WildStorm imprint, it will not be the last we will see of many of these heroes. We, along with Geoff Johns, have a lot of exciting plans for these amazing characters, so stay tuned."
WildStorm's editorial team will undergo a restructuring and be folded into the overall DC Comics Digital team, based in Burbank, Calif., which will be led by Lee and John Rood.
DC Entertainment earlier announed it will relocate its business functions related to and supporting multi-media and digital content production to Burbank. DCE's publishing operations will remain in New York. The announcements were made by Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment.
"These organizational changes reinforce the strengths of DC's greatest legacies -- most importantly its people and its creative talent -- and offer greater opportunity for maximum growth, success and efficiency in the future," said Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment. "Our two offices will stretch and build their respective areas of focus, while prioritizing and aggressively striving to connect and cooperate more strongly than ever before between them and with their colleagues at Warner Bros."
"This strategic business realignment allows us to fully integrate and expand the DC brand in feature films as well as across multiple distribution platforms of Warner Bros. and Time Warner," said Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, to whom Nelson reports. "We are creating a seamless, cohesive unit that will bring even more great characters and content to consumers everywhere."
The relocation process is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011, with DCE's businesses related to the development and production of feature films, television, digital media, video games and consumer products as well as the company's administrative functions relocating to a Warner Bros.-managed property in Burbank.
DC's Zuda imprint has also been ended.
IDW PUBLISHING FIRST LOOKS
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For five-page previews of IDW Publishing titles arriving in stores on Sept. 22, CLICK HERE.
Titles include 5 Days to Die #4, G.I. Joe: Origins #19, MGM Drive-In Theater: It! The Terror From Beyond Space #3, Spike: The Devil You Know #4, Star Trek: Burden of Knowledge #4 and Transformers: Drift #2.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS -- UPDATED!
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For two- to five-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores in October, CLICK HERE.
Titles include New Avengers #5, X-Men #4, Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #4 and Daken: Dark Wolverine #2.
For previously posted previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Sept. 22, CLICK HERE.
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR DECEMBER -- UPDATED!
The Continuum has updated its listings for Dark Horse Comics' solicitations for December.
For the updated soliciations, with new images, CLICK HERE.
THE AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES!
Disney XD has released its rollout plans for The Avengers: Earth's Mightest Heroes!, the new animated series from Marvel Animation.
The series will premire on Disney XD on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Beginning Wednesday, Disney XD, DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com, MarvelKids.com and Disney XD Mobile will roll out 20 micro-episodes introducing the team's core members. Each five-and-half-minute episode focuses on the back story, allies and nemeses of the heroes before the Avengers were formed.
At Comic-Con, Marvel Animation's Josh Fine talked about the micro-series. To view his comments, CLICK HERE.
Here's how Disney XD's describes "Breakout," the two-part series premiere:
"Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and Wasp have defeated some of the most dangerous Super Villains on the planet. But when the Super Villain prison system mysteriously shuts down, chaos is unleashed on the world. Earth's Mightiest Heroes must now band together as the Avengers to protect the planet from the threats that no single Super Hero could face alone. Their first task is to try and stop Graviton, a being whose power dwarfs anything ever seen. He's after Nick Fury, but will destroy the world to get to him. Individually the heroes have no chance, but together they can make a difference."
The complete multiplatform rollout inclues:
Wednesday, September 22: Disney XD will air a sneak peek of the first micro-series episode, "Iron Man is Born!," at 8:30 p.m., ET/PT directly following premiere of the network's newest series, Pair of Kings.
DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com, MarvelKids.com and Disney XD Mobile will unveil a new micro-episode every day, for 20 days, leading up to the micro-episodes' premiere on Disney XD. DisneyXD.com/Avengers will also feature a gallery of each of the Avengers and offer inside information about Kang, Loki and the rest of the "most wanted" Marvel super villains.
Tuesday, Oct. 5: Select micro-episodes will be made available as a free preview on iTunes.
Monday, Oct. 11: Disney XD will roll out all 20 micro-episodes during "Avengers Week" from Monday, October 11 to Friday, October 15, with four micro-episodes stacked each night at 8:30 p.m., ET/PT. The complete micro-series becomes available on Disney XD on Demand on AT&T, Verizon, Charter and Cox.
Wednesday, Oct. 20: The series premiere airs with two back-to-back episodes from 8:3009:30 p.m., ET/PT. The series also launches on DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com and Marvelkids.com.
Thursday, Oct. 21: Full episodes launch on iTunes, Xbox Live, Sony Playstation and Disney XD Mobile VOD.
Monday, Oct. 25: The series becomes available on Disney XD on Demand on AT&T, Verizon, Charter and Cox.
SYFY DEVELOPING METADOCS
Syfy has announced it is developing Metadocs, with co-producing partners Universal Cable Productions and FremantleMedia.
The project will be produced by Landscape Films (Bob Cooper) and Platinum Studios (Scott Mitchell Rosenberg), and written by Michael Chernuchin.
Here's how Syfy describes the project:
"Based on the Antarctic Press comic book series created by Joe Dunn and Rod Espinoza and controlled by Platinum Studios, Metadocs follows a team of specialists tasked with treating a small percentage of the world's population who have become 'afflicted' with extraordinary abilities -- how do you perform surgery on a man with unbreakable skin? The hypothetical becomes the actual as great powers now also come with great medical complications. Metadocs treats these patients when and where no other hospital can, using real world science and medicine."
Metadocs follows the recent partnership announcement between Syfy, Universal Cable Productions and FremantleMedia to co-produce the new series Ball & Chain, currently in development. Also produced by Landscape Films, both projects are a result of the first look deal FremantleMedia share with Cooper.
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FIRST LOOKS
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For coves and four- to six-page previews of Top Cow Productions/Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Sept. 22, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Witchblade #138, Tracker #5, Velocity #2 and Pilot Season: 39 Minutes #1.
For previously posted previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Sept. 22, CLICK HERE.
BRIEFLY
* Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced a Nov. 9 release for Scott Pilgirm vs. the World on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD.
* AMC has released a one-sheet poster image for The Walking Dead, the series that premieres on Sunday, Oct, 31 at 10 p.m.
* Image Comics has announced a fourth printing for Morning Glories #1. The new printing will feature interior art by Joe Eisma on the cover and will be in stores on Oct. 20.
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DECEMBER SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted December solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* IDW Publishing.
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