Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011

IMAGE COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER

Image Comics has released its solicitations for September.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

TRUE BLOOD: SEASON 4

HBO has released a gallery of 23 images and descriptions of episodes through July for Season 4 of True Blood.

For all the images and episode details, CLICK HERE.

MARVEL COMICS ROUNDUP

Marvel Comics has announced Carnage U.S.A., a five-issue mini-series set to launch in December.

The series re-teams writer Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"With Carnage leaving a wake of bloodshed and lunacy throughout the nation, Spider-Man and the Avengers must go on a brutal hunt to capture Cletus Kasaday before the American heartland falls under his mass-murdering spell."

IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and seven- to 10-page previews of upcoming Image Comics titles, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Witch Doctor #1 and The Vault #1.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES VOICE CAST

Nickeloeon has announced the voice cast of its new CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, led by Sean Astin as Raphael.

Astin will be joined by Jason Biggs as Leonardo, Greg Cipes as Michelangelo and Rob Paulsen as Donatello. Paulsen also voiced the original Raphael from 1987-1996 in the first series.

Currently in production at the Nick Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif., the show is set to premiere in fall 2012.

"This franchise and these characters are beloved around the world, and I'm proud to be the next Raphael," Astin said. "I plan to bring the kind of passion and dedication to the role that TMNT fans have the right to expect."

Here's how the series is described:

"Raphael is the biggest and toughest of the brothers, and has little patience for stealth operations, hiding in the shadows or keeping his voice down. Leonardo, considered to be the leader of the turtles, aspires to be the perfect hero around his three smart-aleck brothers. Donatello is the reclusive, yet utterly brilliant team inventor who is able to cobble together fantastic weapons from things scrounged from a trash heap. And Michelangelo is enthusiastic, easily distracted, loves pop culture and is always trying to get in on the latest fad.

"Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begins as the turtles emerge from their hidden lair in the sewers for the very first time, ready to confront the wondrous and hostile world of New York City and face enemies more dangerous and pizza more delicious than anything they could have imagined. Funnier and with more Ninjitsu than ever before, the show will explore the camaraderie of four teenage brothers learning to rely on themselves and one another as they unravel the mystery of their existence and grow to become the heroes in a half-shell that they are destined to be."

For a trailer from the series, CLICK HERE.

GREEN LANTERN MOVIE ROUNDUP

The Continuum continues its video previews of the Green Lantern movie.

For an interview with Angela Bassett, who plays Amanda Waller, CLICK HERE.

For "3 Days" TV spot, CLICK HERE.

BRIEFLY

* Paramount Pictures has released eight more images from Transformers: Dark of the Moon, in theaters on June 30.

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* Dark Horse Comics has unveiled the Comic-Con International variant for Dollhouse: Epitaphs #1. The variant features a limited-edition cover by Phil Noto, will be limited to 2,500 copies and will retail for $3.50.

The regular-edition of the comic goes on sale on July 13.

* Image Comics has announced a Sept. 21 launch for Near Death, an ongoing series from writer Jay Faerber and artist Simone Guglielmini.

Here's how Image describes the book:

"Near Death is a crime series fueled by regret: After getting a glimpse of his own disturbing life after death while clinically dead for two minutes, professional killer Markham vows to do whatever it takes to prevent his return to the hell he saw before he was revived. He vows to save as many lives as possible, in the hopes that he can somehow balance the scales of judgement."

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