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SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012

DALE EARNHARDT JR. UNVEILS THE DARK KNIGHT RISES PAINT SCHEME

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveiled The Dark Knight Rises paint scheme for his No. 88 Chevrolet on Saturday at the Hendrick Motorsports Fan Fest in Concord, N.C.

Earnhardt's car will have the scheme for the Quicken Loans 400 race in Brooklyn, Michigan on June 17, with the car hitting the track for the first time two days earlier.

For a video of the unveiling ceremony, CLICK HERE.

The scheme was voted on by fans from four options through a Mountain Dew site; Mountain Dew is also a tie-in sponsor of The Dark Knight Rises. In addition to the Bat Shield on the hood, the redesign features Batman and Bane on either side of the car.

"Dew and Dark Knight fans have spoken, and it's pretty cool that the paint scheme they picked is the one I helped create," Earnhardt said. "Now that the winning design has been selected, I can't wait to see how fans will react to the car on the track in Michigan."

Mountain Dew will launch a new limited-time-only flavor, Mtn Dew Dark Berry, inspired by the film, with special 16-oz cans that feature a bat symbol that transforms to the distinctive green color of Dew when chilled. The offerings will hit shelves in mid-June.

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ANTARCTIC PRESS FOR AUGUST

Antarctic Press has released its solicitations for August.

For a complete rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.



DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and three- to six-page previews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, May 30, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Angel & Faith #10, B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Transformation of J. H. O'Donnell, Mass Effect: Homeworlds #2 and Star Wars: Blood Ties -- Boba Fett is Dead #2.

For previews of Marvel Comics titles scheduled to be in stores on May 30, CLICK HERE.

For previews of Image Comics titles scheduled to be in stores on May 30, CLICK HERE.

For previews of BOOM! Studios titles scheduled to be in stores on May 30, CLICK HERE.



BRIEFLY

* Men in Black 3 is projected to take the weekend box office with $55.0 in its opening weekend.

The Avengers fell to second, but is projected for for a weekend haul of $36.9 million, pushing its total to $513.6 million.

The Avengers is expected to pass The Dark Knight ($533.3 millon) this week for the No. 3 spot all-time, trailing only Avatar ($760.5 million) and Titanic ($658.5 million).

* Four comic-book movies return to HBO in July. Following are air dates and times:

Men in Black: Sunday, July 1 at 11:15 a.m.; Thursday, July 5 at 8 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.; Tuesday, July 10 at 11 a.m.; Saturday, July 14 at 6:15 p.m.; Friday, July 20 at 6 p.m.; and Wednesday, July 25 at 1:45 p.m.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Monday, July 2 at noon; Friday, July 6 at 4 p.m.; Wednesday, July 11 at 8 a.m.; Thursday, July 19 at noon; Tuesday, July 24 at 5 p.m.; and Sunday, July 29 at 6 p.m.

X2: Tuesday, July 3 at 4:45 p.m.; Thursday, July 12 at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, July 16 at 10 a.m.; Friday, July 20 at 1:45 p.m.; and Sunday, July 29 at 10 a.m..

X-Men: First Class: Sunday, July 1 at 6:45 p.m.; Friday, July 20 at 9 p.m.; and Sunday, July 29 at 12:50 a.m.

* At the recent C2E2 in Chicago, DC Comics co-publisher Dan DiDio talked about reaction to the upcoming Before Watchmen initiative.

To watch the video, CLICK HERE.



AUGUST SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

For previously posted August solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:

* 12-Gauge Comics.

* Ape Entertainment.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Bluewater Productions.

* Bongo Comics.

* BOOM! Studios.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Oni Press.

* Red 5 Comics.

* Valiant Entertainment.

* Zenescope Entertainment.

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