Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Thursday, April 19, 2012

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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For cover and three-page preview of Avengers Vs. X-Men #4, arriving in stores on May 16 from Marvel Comics, CLICK HERE.

Look for previews of Marvel titles arriving in stores on April 25 on Thursday at midnight (ET)/9 p.m. (PT).

IDW PUBLISHING FOR JULY

IDW Publishing has released its solicitations for July.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

THE AVENGERS: COBIE SMULDERS

The Continuum continues its preview of The Avengers movie with another video.

For an interview with Cobie Smulders, who plays S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill, CLICK HERE.

NICK SPENCER TALKS IMAGE COMICS TITLES

The Continuum caught up with writer Nick Spencer at C2E2, where he talked briefly about his new book, Bedlam, the Thief of Thieves television series at AMC and what's coming up in Morning Glories.

To watch the interview, CLICK HERE.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: "ARMADA"

The Hub has released an image and promo spot from "Armada," the episode of Transformers Prime that premieres on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. (ET).

To watch the promo, CLICK HERE

Here's how the episode is described:

"Bulkhead finds himself trapped on the Decepticon warship, and caught amidst dual attempts on Megatron's life."

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BRIEFLY

* Legendary Comics has unveiled Jim Lee's cover for the first book in The Tower Chronicles trilogy.

The property was created by Legendary founder Thomas Tull, executive producer of 300 and The Dark Knight, and developed by Tull and Matt Wagner.

* Image Comics has announced a second printing for Thief of Thieves #3, to be in stores on May 5, the same day as Thief of Thieves #4. A third printing of the first issue will also be available that day.

Image did not reveal numbers for any of the print runs.

* Archaia Comics has announced creators for its Hawken graphic novel, based on Adhesive Games' upcoming video game.

Jeremy Barlow is writing the epic tale that will span three decades, capturing key moments in the ambitious rise and tragic fall of this post-apocalyptic world and the pivotal few who determined its fate.

The anthology's artists include Federico Dallocchio, Nathan Fox, Stefano Gaudiano, Michael Gaydos, Bagus Hutomo, Christopher Moeller, Moritat, Alex Sanchez, Brian Thies, Greg Tocchini and Francisco Ruiz Velasco.

The book is scheduled for March.

* The Dark Knight Rises will be adapted into an official tie-in novel written by Greg Cox and published by Titan Books, under a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

* Boomerang will show a 14-hour, commercial-free marathon of Captain Planet and the Planeteers on Sunday to commemorate Earth Day.