Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Saturday, November 10, 2012

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012

DARK HORSE COMICS FOR FEBRUARY

Dark Horse Comics has released its solicitations for February.

For the listings, with images, CLICK HERE.

ARROW: "MUSE OF FIRE"

The CW has released a video a gallery of images and a description from the "Muse of Fire" episode of Arrow, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Here's how The CW describes the episode:

"Oliver (Stephen Amell) encounters a mysterious woman, Helena Bertinelli (guest-star Jessica DeGouw), daughter of mob boss Frank Bertinelli (guest star Jeffrey Nordling), who he can finally be himself with, but he soon comes to realize she's hiding dangerous secrets of her own. Helena is on her own personal mission of vengeance and Oliver is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Tommy (Colin Donnell) is blindsided by an unfortunate turn of events and turns to Laurel (Katie Cassidy) for support."

The episode was directed by David Grossman, with a story by Andrew Kriesberg and a teleplay by Geoff Johns and Marc Guggenheim.

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RISE OF THE GUARDIANS CLIPS

Paramount Pictures has released five clips from Rise of the Guardians.

For the "Jack Arrives at the North Pole" clip, CLICK HERE.

For the "Jack vs. Bunny" clip, CLICK HERE.

For the "Why Am I Here?" clip, CLICK HERE.

For the "Santa's Toy Factory" clip, CLICK HERE.

For the "Greyhound" clip, CLICK HERE.

THE SIMPSONS -- "GONE ABIE GONE"

Fox has released clips, images and a description from "Gone Abie Gone," the episode of The Simpsons premiering on Sunday.

For the first clip, CLICK HERE.

For the second clip, CLICK HERE.

Here's how Fox describes the episode:

"When Grampa (Dan Castellaneta) escapes from his retirement home, Homer (Castellaneta) and Marge (Julie Kavner) frantically try to track him down by following clues that reveal secrets in Grampa's past, including that he worked at a local restaurant with composer Marvin Hamlish (guest-voicing as himself) and met and fell in love with the restaurant's singer Rita LaFleur (guest voice Anika Noni Rose). Meanwhile Lisa (Yeardley Smith) tries her hand at online poker, getting tips from the experts, including Jennifer Tilly (guest-voicing as herself), but is soon gambling with her college fund."

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BRIEFLY

* Marvel Comics has announced a February launch for Uncanny X-Men, a Marvel NOW! series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Chris Bachalo.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"The true flagship book of the X-Men returns. In the wake of the Phoenix, the world has changed and is torn on exactly what Cyclops and his team of X-Men are -- visionary revolutionaries or dangerous terrorists? Whatever the truth, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto, and Magik are out in the world gathering up new mutants and redefining the name Uncanny X-Men."

"What Brian and Chris have planned for Cyclops' team in the post-Avengers Vs. X-Men landscape is nothing short of its adjective, 'uncanny'," said Axel Alonso, Marvel's editor-in-chief. "Mutantkind has been going through a reevolution over the past couple years. The pressing question now is, who will lead them into the future?"

"Uncanny X-Men will be the one-stop shop for these very important characters in the mutant [corner of the] Marvel Universe and the Marvel Universe proper," Bendis said. "I'm very lucky that I get to write All-New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men at the same time. I can examine this fascinating part of the Marvel Universe from vastly different angles. I can't think of a time where the mutant part of the Marvel Universe has been more exciting. Every character is so complex and there are so many characters interacting. Literally anything could happen."

* Michael Arndt, whose credits include Toy Story 3, is writing the screenplay for Star Wars: Epsiode VII.