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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and three- to seven-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Sept. 25, CLICK HERE.

Titles include A+X #12, Avengers #20, Avengers Assemble #19, Deadpool #17, FF #12, Gambit #17, Guardians of the Galaxy #6, Infinity: The Heist #1, Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #1, Nova #8, Punisher: The Trial of the Punisher #1, Scarlet Spider #22, Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #3, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #27, Uncanny Avengers #12, Wolverine and the X-Men #36 and Young Avengers #10.

And for a preview of Indestructible Hulk Special #1, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Oct. 16, CLICK HERE.



BEWARE THE BATMAN: "CONTROL"

Warner Bros. has released images and video from the "Control" episode of Beware the Batman, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. (ET/PT).

To watch the first clip, CLICK HERE.

To watch the second clip, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Desperate to gain access to the Ion Cortex after the kidnapping failure of Jason Burr, the League of Assassins instead send one of their specialized members to steal the information from Burr's mind. Half human and half computer upgrade, the assassin Cypher breaks into Jason's lab and takes over his mind. Batman and Katana try to stop him, but Katana inadvertently allows herself to be captured when she sees Jason being harmed. Now controlling both Jason and Katana, Cypher escapes with Batman in pursuit. Now, Batman must not only face Cypher, but his well-trained protege Katana!"

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TEEN TITANS GO!: "THE LEFT LEG"

Warner Bros. Animation has released images and video from the "Colors of Raven" episode of Teen Titans Go!, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network.

To watch a clip from the episode, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Cyborg creates a huge Titan robot powered by all five Titans, each of whom controls a different body part. Even though Cyborg tells Robin that everybody's part is as good as the others, Robin gripes about his role as the left leg and makes some improvements to his section of the robot to make sure that the left leg is the most powerful part of all."

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ARROW: "CITY OF HEROES"

The CW has released a description and gallery of images for "City of Heroes," the Season 2 premiere of Arrow airing on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Diggle (David Ramsey) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) travel to Lian Yu in search of Oliver (Stephen Amell) who left Starling City after The Undertaking. Convinced to return home, Oliver finds that things are in worse shape than he thought -- Isabel Rochev (guest-star Summer Glau) is preparing a hostile takeover of Queen Consolidated, Thea (Willa Holland) refuses to visit Moira (Susanna Thompson) in jail, Roy (Colton Haynes) is trying to fill the void left by the Arrow's absence, and Laurel (Katie Cassidy) is working with the District Attorney's office to take down the vigilante. Meanwhile, flashbacks to the island show Slade (Manu Bennett), Shado (guest star Celina Jade) and Oliver in a desperate situation."

John Behring directed the episode, with story by Greg Berlanti and teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim.

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BRIEFLY

SPIDEY MEETS HOWLING COMMANDOES: Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man animated series makes its Disney Channel debut in a one-hour Halloween special on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

The special features a team-up with Blade, Werewolf by Night; The Living Mummy; Frankenstein's Monster and Man-Thing against Dracula.

The voice cast includes Disney Channel star Ross Lynch as Jack Russell; Terry Crews as Blade; and Oded Fehr as The Living Mummy.

"This is the biggest event in Ultimate Spider-Man history," said Jeph Loeb, Marvel's Head of Television. "We've brought Spidey together with our greatest supernatural heroes and some of the hottest names to voice them. We''e hoping families turn down the lights and turn up the volume for our spookiest special yet, courtesy of Ultimate Spider-Man!"

The episode will re-air the following week within the weekly Marvel Universe block on Disney XD, on Sunday, Oct. 13.

Viewers can get a sneak peek at part one of the special with free download on iTunes beginning Monday, Sept. 30.

VALIANT FIRST LOOKS: For covers and six-page preview of Shadowman #11, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Oct. 2, CLICK HERE.

GHOST RISING: According to Deadline, NBC is developing Ghost Projekt -- the Oni Press comic book by Joe Harris and Steve Rolston -- as a television series.

VERY BRIEFLY: Episodes airing on The CW's Vortexx on Saturday include "Invisible Hand" of The Spectacular Spider-Man at 9 a.m. and "I Am Legion" of Justice League Unlimited at 9:30 a.m.



DECEMBER 2013 SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

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

* Action Lab Entertainment.

* Amigo Comics.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Bongo Comics.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Oni Press.

* Valiant Entertainment.













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