Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

JOHN CARTER CLIPS

Walt Disney Pictures has released four clips from John Carter, coming to theaters on March 9.

For the "Virginia" clip, CLICK HERE.

For the "I'm On Mars" clip, CLICK HERE.

For the "Mars' Best Friend" clip, CLICK HERE.

For the "Canyon Escape" clip, CLICK HERE.

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE -- NICOLAS CAGE

The Continuum continues its preview of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance with junket interview snippets with Nicolas Cage, who returns as Johnny Blaze.

Cage talks about the difference between Spirit of Vengeance and the first Ghost Rider movie, working with directorys Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine, Johnny's relationship with Danny Ketch and more.

To watch the interview, CLICK HERE.

For five clips from Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, CLICK HERE.

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THE INCREDIBLE HULK: "STAY ANGRY"

Marvel Comics has announced that artist Steve Dillon will join writer Jason Aaron for the first part of "Stay Hungry," the next arc of The Incredible Hulk.

(The cover art shown here is by Michael Komarck.)

"Hulk is a character like Wolverine where I can mix it up in terms of tone," Aaron said. "It swings from being pretty dark to more crazy and outrageous. I really like going from one extreme to the other, often within the same story. It's easy to do that with Hulk and that will continue.

"'Stay Angry' flows out of the end of Hulk vs. Banner, which has a big, shock ending that changes Hulk's status quo and dynamic again. All I can really say is this is a five-issue story with each issue relatively self-contained for the most part, done by a different artist and in a different location.

"All along the way, he has to stay angry in order to survive."

Aaron and Dillon previously teamed on PunisherMAX. Dillon's story will be set in Mexico and guest-stars The Punisher.

Guest stars in the arc will include Wolverine and Kraven the Hunter, and there will be new characters. "With Wolverine you can expect claws popping and a big fight," Aaron said. "It will be a different kind of role for him and a different kind of Hulk story."

Pasqual Ferry will follow Dillon as artist.

THE WALKING DEAD ROUNDUP

Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the creator/writer of The Walking Dead, have announced that the first episode of Playing Dead, a new online talk show discussing the upcoming game, The Walking Dead, is now live and available to view on the game's official site.

The Walking Dead is an episodic adventure horror game series set during the same apocalyptic period witnessed by Sheriff Rick Grimes. Telling the story of a new group of survivors as they struggle to flee the horror of Atlanta and the surrounding communities consumed by the undead, The Walking Dead offers players the chance to experience the very first days of the apocalypse, meeting people and participating in events that intersect with the story seen in the comic books.

Playing Dead is an online talk show that takes fans behind the scenes to reveal what has gone into making the game. Hosted by AJ LoCascio (the voice of Marty McFly in Telltale's Back to the Future: The Game series), the nine-part show will feature guests, including Kirkman and Gary Whitta, screenwriter for The Book of Eli and story consultant for the game.

After a 24-hour period of exclusivity on the official website, Playing Dead will also be available to watch on YouTube, iTunes and soon after, other online outlets including Xbox LIVE and PlayStationNetwork.

"Telltale has always believed in sharing and interacting with our fans as much as possible as we head towards the launch of a game and Playing Dead is an exciting evolution of that process," said Dan Connors, Telltale co-founder and CEO. "I don't think any other developer or publisher has created anything quite like this before and we really hope that people will enjoy it."

"Collaborating with Telltale on The Walking Dead continues to be a fantastic process," Kirkman said. "They understand the world and the characters that I created and what it takes to make a game out of them. What's really exciting is that they're telling a new story with new characters, so you'll get to see the same world Rick Grimes did, but now from a different point of view.

"Playing Dead is going to be an awesome way for fans to learn about the game and how it was made. It makes sense that Telltale are talking to people in this unique way because The Walking Dead is going to be a unique zombie game."

Telltale also released three new screenshots from the game, highlighting the game's visuals, inspired by the work of The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.

In other The Walking Dead news, AMC has released four images from "Triggerfinger," Sunday's new episode of the television series.

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TRANSFORMERS PRIME: "ORION PAX - PART 1"

The Hub has released a new promo from "Orion Pax - Part 1," the second-season premiere episode of Transformer Prime premiering Saturday at 8:30 p.m. (ET)/5:30 p.m. (PT).

To watch the clip, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"In part one of the three-part Season 2 opener, Optimus' skills are weakened, and Megatron cons him into joining the Decepticons."

BLADE ANIME: "BAD BLOOD"

Marvel has released a clip from "Bad Blood," the episode of the Blade Anime series premiering on G4 on Friday night.

To watch the clip, CLICK HERE.

In related news, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced April 24 release dates for Marvel Anime: Iron Man - The Complete Series and Marvel Anime: X-Men - The Complete Series on DVD.