Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Friday, March 29, 2013

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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013

ADVENTURE TIME: "A GLITCH IS A GLITCH"

Cartoon Network has released an image and video from from "A Glitch Is A Glitch," the episode of Adventure Time premiering Monday at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

To watch a clip from the episode, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Ice King creates a computer virus to delete everybody except him and Princess Bubblegum."

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2 GUNS POSTER, TRAILER

Universal Pictures has released a poster and trailer for 2 Guns, the adaptation of the comic book due in theaters on August 2.

To watch the trailer, CLICK HERE.

Here's is how the movie is described:

"Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg lead an all-star cast in 2 Guns, an explosive action film that tracks two operatives from competing bureaus who are forced on the run together. But there is a big problem with their unique alliance: Neither knows that the other is an undercover federal agent.

"For the past 12 months, DEA agent Bobby Trench (Washington) and U.S. naval intelligence officer Marcus Stigman (Wahlberg) have been reluctantly attached at the hip. Working undercover as members of a narcotics syndicate, each man distrusts his partner as much as the criminals they have both been tasked to take down.

"When their attempt to infiltrate a Mexican drug cartel and recover millions goes haywire, Trench and Stigman are suddenly disavowed by their superiors. Now that everyone wants them in jail or in the ground, the only person they can count on is the other. Unfortunately for their pursuers, when good guys spend years pretending to be bad, they pick up a few tricks along the way."

DARK HORSE COMICS' BLOOD BROTHERS

Dark Horse Comics has announced a July 17 launch for Blood Brothers, a vampire buddy action mini-series by writers Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller that is already in development as a movie at MGMe.

Blood Brothers will feature interior art by Evan Shaner and covers by Juan Doe.

"Our goal with Blood Brothers was to create a comic with the feel of a classic buddy action comedy, like Lethal Weapon or Rush Hour, but with two vampires as the heroes," said Andrew Waller. "It's really a story about two regular guys, who just happen to be vampires. They've treated the last millennium like a thousand-year bender, but now find themselves having to save humanity just to keep the party going."

Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:

"Nick and Tree have seen everything together. They've smoked opium with Genghis Khan, had orgies in Michelangelo's studio, even fronted a death metal band in the seventies. But after a millennium of friendship, these inseparable, immortal buddies are on the verge of going their separate ways. Terrible timing, as an apocalypse-obsessed vampire villain is plotting an end to humanity, and Nick and Tree are the only ones standing in his way. Can they put their baggage aside long enough to save the world?"

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and three- to six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on April 3, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Age of Apocalypse #14, Age of Ultron #4, All-New X-Men #10, Deadpool #7, Indestructible Hulk #6, Red She-Hulk #64, Superior Spider-Man #7, Thanos Rising #1, Ultimate Comics X-Men #25 and Winter Soldier #17.

For previews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on April 3, CLICK HERE.

MARVEL COMICS' AVENGERS A.I.

Marvel Comics has announced a July launch for Avengers A.I. from writer Sam Humphries and artist Andre Araujo.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"Spinning out of the event Age Of Ultron, Avengers A.I. sends fans deeper into the synthetic core of the Marvel Universe, great for new and lapsed readers alike! A brave new world is unleashed and only one team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes can save us from the future. Gathered together by Hank Pym, The Vision leads Victor Mancha, Doombot and the mysterious Alexis in a race to contain an unfathomable Pandora's Box of destruction! And which side will Monica Chang, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., find herself on?"

"Springing out of the increasingly razor-thin crawlspace between the organic and synthetic worlds comes 'Avengers A.I.'," said Axel Alonso, Marvel's editor-in-chief. "When one of the Marvel Universe's preeminent brainiacs, Hank Pym, embarks on a long road to redemption, he must assemble a team unlike any other, a team composed of heroes that will challenge the very definition of 'Artificial Intelligence' and the way you look at super heroes."

"This book is futureshock crashing into the world outside your window," Humphries said. "Once the A.I.s are unleashed, there is no turning back. Even the phone in your pocket could be a threat against humanity. It's an exciting and dangerous new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes."

BRIEFLY

* GUARDIANS COVER: Marvel Comics has unveiled Paolo Rivera's cover to Guardians of the Galaxy #2, which goes on sale April 24.

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* SUPERIOR HYPE: Marvel Comics has released an image for "Superior Spider-Man Week" next week.

* NEW CREATORS: DC Comics has announced new creators for digital first titles -- Kyle Higgins and Thony Silas on Batman Beyond and Christos Gage and Iban Coello on Justice League Beyond.

Additionally, Batgirl Beyond will debut in July from writer Scott Peterson and artist Annie Wu.