Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Sunday, October 17, 2010

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010

COMICS CONTINUUM TELEVISION SERIES: EPISODE 13

Episode 13 of the Comcis Continuum television series aired on Saturday night on TV20 in Detroit and is now available online.

For part one -- which features Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Walking Dead, Spider-Man's Emma Stone, All-Star Superman, Avatar and the Video Game Spotlight -- CLICK HERE.

For part two -- which features voice director Andrea Romano, Tron: Legacy, Stan Lee, Scooby-Doo, Secrets in the Walls, Avengers, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Red, and Skyline -- CLICK HERE.

THE SUPER HERO SQUAD SHOW

Season 2 of The Super Hero Squad will premiere with back-to-back episodes, The Continuum has learned.

Both parts of "Another Order of Evil!" will air on Saturday, Oct. 23 beginning at 6:30 a.m. in a one-hour premiere.

Both episodes were written by series story editor Matt Wayne. Part one is directed by Patty Shingawa, and the second part is directed by Michael R. Gerard.

The episodes introduce Thanos (voiced by Jim Cummings) as the season's big villain. Ty Burrell will guest-star as Captain Marvel.

The Saturday, Oct. 30 episode will be "World War Witch!," written by Nicole Dubuc and directed by Gerard. Mark Hamill returns as Red Skull, with Rod Keller as Bucky and Fred Stoller as Molecule Man.

In other SHS news:

* Above is a first look at Nova, She-Hulk and Nighthawk. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.

* Dee Bradley Baker will be providing the voice of Annihilus in an episode titled "Double Negation at the World's End!"

Baker will also be featured as the voice of Devil Dinosaur.

* JImmy Palmiotti has written an episode titled "Planet Hulk!"

* Dave Boat, the voice of Thor, is also providing the voice of Warlock.

* For the Season 2 opening sequence, CLICK HERE.

* Look for more on The Super Hero Squad Show soon here in The Continuum.

MOONSTONE BOOKS FOR FEBRUARY

Moonstone Books has released its solicitations for February.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

RED BOX OFFICE

Red, the live-action movie based on the WildStorm comic book by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, placed second at the box office in its opening weekend.

The film -- with an all-star cast include Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich -- took in an estimated $22.5 million.

Red opened in 3,255 theaters.

Another new film, Jackass 3D, topped the weekend box office wit an estimated $50.0 million.

IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four- to five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Oct. 20, CLICK HERE.

Titles include The Saga of Rex TP and Pilot Season: 7 Days from Hell #1.

MAD: "CLIFFORD-FIELD/BIG TIME RUSHMORE"

Warner Bros. Animation has released five images and a clip from the "Clifford-Field/Big Time Rushmore" episode of MAD, scheduled to air on Cartoon Network on Monday at 8:30 p.m.

To view the clip, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"The Mayans predicted the end of the world in the year 2012, but they never predicted a big red dog that would eat New York City. Then, America gets ready for the hottest new band -- of former presidents! Plus Spy vs. Spy, Alfred E. Neuman and more!"

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