FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010
THOR MOVIE TRAILER
The first trailer for the Thor movie has been released.
To view the trailer, CLICK HERE.
And to see Thor's hammer arrive on Earth, CLICK HERE.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image of the poster that was released on Friday.
For interviews with Thor stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Kat Dennings and Clark Gregg, CLICK HERE.
For a video of Chris Hemsworth (who plays Thor) from Comic-Con, CLICK HERE.
For a video of Natalie Portman (who plays Jane Foster) from Comic-Con, CLICK HERE.
For a video of Tom Hiddleston (who plays Loki) from Comic-Con, CLICK HERE.
For a video of Clark Gregg (who plays Agent Coulson) from Comic-Con, CLICK HERE.
Look for more on Thor on Saturday here in The Continuum.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four- to nine-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Dec. 15, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Amazing Spider-Man #650, Avengers Academy #7, Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #513, Captain America: Man Out of Time #2, Chaos War #4, Chaos War: Thor #2, Deadpool Pulp #4, Iron Man Legacy #9, Iron Man Rapture #3, Loki #2, New Mutants Forever #5, Avengers vs. Pet Avengers #3, Strange Tales II #3, Thor: First Thunder #4, Thunderbolts #151, Uncanny X-Force #3, What If? Spider-Man, Wolverine #4 and X-Factor #212.
And for a preview of X-Men #7, which arrives in stores on Jan. 21, CLICK HERE.
DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN
Marvel Comics has unveiled a first look at its upcoming "Death of Spider-Man" story in the Ultimate Universe.
Shown here are the covers to Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #153 (on sale on Feb. 2) and Ultimate Avengers vs. New Avengers #1 (on sale on Feb.9).
Both issues are preludes to the story.
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #153 is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art by Sara Pichelli and David Lafuente and covers by Steve McNiven and Pichelli.
Ultimate Avengers vs. New Avengers #1 is written by Mark Miller, with art by Leinil Yu and covers by Yu, Bryan Hitch and Frank Cho.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and four- to five-page previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on Dec. 15, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Birds of Prey #7, Supergirl #59 and Superman #706.
MARVEL COMICS' ANNIHILATORS
Marvel Comics has announced a March launch for The Annihilators, a four-issue cosmic mini-series.
The series will be written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Tang Eng Huat and Timothy Green !!.
The book features Silver Surfer, Beta-Ray Bill, Gladiator, Quasar and Ronan the Accuser.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"The only team mighty enough to face the Dire Wraiths! With galactic civilization in disarray after The Thanos Imperative, the Annihilators must band together to prevent the sinister shape-shifting horde from destroying the universe itself. Innocent worlds teeter on the precipice of destruction...so it's time for the best of the best to unite and unleash righteous justice!"
Every issue of Annihilators features two full-length stories. In the second story, Rocket Raccoon and Groot go on an adventure that will change their lives forever. Mike Mignola provides a variant cover to commemorate the story.
JOHN KRASINSKI: SPIDER-MAN?
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John Krasinski came to Jimmy Kimmel's rescue -- as Spider-Man -- on Thursday night.
Kimmel needed a guest for his Jimmy Kimmel Live! show on ABC when originally scheduled Ryan Seacrest had to cancel because of his American Idol duties. Krasinski, the star of NBC's The Office and a friend of Kimmel's, substituted -- but had to be plucked off Hollywood Boulevard, where he was among the costumed characters as Spder-Man.
To see the video of Krasinski -- who reportedly was up for the role of Captain America earlier this year -- CLICK HERE.
THE AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES: "459"
Roger Craig Smith is providing the voice of Captain Marvel in "459," the new episode of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes that premieres on Disney XD on Sunday at 10 a.m.
Smith has numerous video game and animation voiceover credits, including Forge on Wolverine and the X-Men.
Here's how Marvel describes the episode:
"A mysterious Kree Sentry arrives on Earth, threatening to cause an interstellar war between Earth and the Kree. It's up to the Avengers to save the day, but they'll need help from a new hero who's out of this world."
"459" was written by Joelle Sellner from a story by Ciro Nieli and was directed by Vinton Heuck.
For a video preview of "459," CLICK HERE.
BRIEFLY
* 20th Century Fox has released an official description for X-Men First Class, which will arrive in theaters on June 3.
Here's how the film -- directed by Matthew Vaughn -- is described:
"X-Men First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men."
* Top Cow Productions has announce that the winner of its Pilot Season 2010 initiative is 39 Minutes, by William Harms and Jerry Lando. The 39 Minutes series will begin in 2011.
FEBRUARY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted February solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Antarctic Press.
* Ape Entertainment.
* Archaia Comics.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Avater Press.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* BOOM! Studios.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
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