WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: "SNOW DAY"
Marvel has released a preview clip from "Snow Day," the episode of Ultimate Spider-Man premiering Sunday on Disney XD.
To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
Here's how the episode is described:
"Spider-Man and the gang go on vacation on an island and encouter the sinster Sandman, who doesn't want them to leave."
VINCE HERNANDEZ TALKS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: ASSASSINS
As part of an interview for the Comics Continuum television series, Aspen Comics editor-in-chief Vince Hernandez talked about upcoming issues of the Executive Assistant: Assassins.
To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
For a preview of Executive Assistant Assassins #2, CLICK HERE.
LIQUID COMICS' COMING OF RAGE
Liquid Comics has announced a new graphic novel, Coming of Rage, created by filmmaker Wes Craven and written by Steve Niles.
"I'm thrilled to be working with Steve Niles, since I've admired his work for so long," Craven said. "And the concept behind Coming of Rage is one I've been dying to explore. Steve has raised it to a whole new level with his script, and the folks at Liquid Comic are now bringing it to life with their incredible artwork."
"Wes Craven is not only a great writer, producer and director, he is one of the most knowledgeable people I've had the honor to work with," Niles said. "I not only had fun working on Coming of Rage, I also learned a great deal."
Details on Craven's story have not yet been released. Liquid plans to launch the project as a five-issue comic-book series and subsequent collected graphic novel, starting early next year. In addition to print, Liquid will launch a number of digital initiatives across a variety of platforms.
Producer Arnold Rifkin of Cheyenne Enterprises and Liquid Comics Co-Founder & CEO, Sharad Devarajan are working with Craven on developing a feature film adaptation of the graphic novel.
"Wes Craven and Steve Niles are masters of the horror genre. The opportunity to bring them together for Wes's first graphic novel project is my fanboy dream come true," Devarajan said. "Each of them alone has terrified audiences for decades, so we can only imagine what horrors await as they finally team-up on Coming of Rage."
TOTAL RECALL: COLIN FARRELL
The Continuum continues to preview of the Total Recall movie with interview soundbites from Colin Farrell, who plays Douglas Quaid.
To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
For five clips from the movie, CLICK HERE.
For an interview with John Cho, CLICK HERE.
For an interview with Bryan Cranston, CLICK HERE.
For an interview with Jessica Biel, CLICK HERE.
For an interview from Comic-Con International with Kate Beckinsale, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL COMICS NEWS ROUNDUP
Mark Waid and Leinil Yu are the creative team for the relaunched Hulk series as part of Marvel's NOW! initiative.
Marvel released a teaser image on Wednesday.
In other Marvel news:
* Millarworld Ltd.has announced the rescheduing Nemesis Returns, by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, for a January release to ensure a regular schedule
McNiven has teamed up with two new talents and opened a new studio endeavor, Carbon Sun Studios. "Nemesis means a lot to me and I want it to be the best of my stuff out there," said McNiven. "I want it done right, and we’ll make sure Nemesis gets his due."
Said Millar, "Did I mention that the series opens with a car driving out of an airplane and landing in a swimming pool?"
BRIEFLY
* According to Deadline, Christopher Eccleston will play Malekith The Accursed in Thor: The Dark World.
The Thor sequel, directed by Alan Taylor, is slated for a Nov. 8, 2013 release.
* Image Comics has announced a November release for Star Bright and the Looking Glass, Jonathan Luna's first solo creator-owned work after wrapping up The Sword with brother Joshua Luna.
"After the conclusion of The Sword, I took a two-year sabbatical, but I was always creating," Luna said. "I played with photography and film, and I learned how to paint with oil, acrylic, and watercolor. I finally decided I wanted to do a fairy-tale picture book."
Here's how Image describes the 72-page hardcover:
"Star Bright and the Looking Glass tells the story of a wild young woman who discovers her own beauty when she finds a mirror in her forest home. The awakening of Star Bright's consciousness of her own loveliness also opens her heart to vanity. But when a wicked sorceress steals Star Bright's beauty Star Bright will learn from her woodland animal friends what the true virtues in life are."
"Everything I'm doing with Star Bright and the Looking Glass is so different from what I'm used to. It's my first time writing alone, and prose for that matter," Luna said. "I can't really pinpoint what led me to do a fairy-tale picture book. There's definitely been a certain kind of imagery in my head that I've been dying to put on paper. I've been into pop surrealism for many years, so I wanted to incorporate that kind of art into my new work. I wanted it to be ethereal and a little dark."
* BOOM! Studios has announced a second printing for Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens #1. The publisher did not reveal the issue's initial print run.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger version of the second printing's cover by Kory Bing.
OCTOBER SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted October solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* 12-Gauge Comics.
* Antarctic Press.
* Ape Entertainment.
* Antarctic Press.
* Archie Comics.
* Ardden Entertainment.
* Aspen Comics.
* Big Dog Ink.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* BOOM! Studios.
* DC Comics.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Oni Press.
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