Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Thursday, November 7, 2013

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: "ULTIMATE"

Marvel has released two clips from "Ultimate," the episode of Ultimate Spider-Man premiering Sunday at 11 a.m. (ET/PT) on Disney XD.

To watch the first clip, CLICK HERE.

To watch the second clip, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Spider-Man fights alone against his own team to save all of New York from being turned into Green Goblins."

HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H.: "THE SKAAR WHISPERER"

Marvel has a clip from "The Skaar Whisperer," the episode of Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. premiering Sunday at 11:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Disney XD.

To watch the clip, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Skaar gets a lesson in civility from Doc Sampson while the Hulks battle Absorbing Man, who takes on Gamma energy to turn himself into an unstoppable force."

STAR WARS: EPISODE VII DATE SET

Lucasfilm has announced a release date of December 18, 2015, for Star Wars: Episode VII.

"We're very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time needed to deliver a sensational picture," said Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J.J. Abrams and is being scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing, with Tommy Harper, Jack Ryan and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. John Williams is returning to score Star Wars: Episode VII.

Shooting is scheduled to begin next spring at Pinewood Studios.

MARVEL, NETFLIX TEAM FOR TELEVISION SERIES

The Walt Disney Co. and Netflix have announced a deal for Marvel Television to bring original series of four of Marvel's characters beginning in 2015. The agreement calls for Marvel to develop four serialized programs leading to a mini-series programming event.

Led by a series focused on Daredevil, followed by Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, the overall story will unfold over multiple years of original programming. Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, 13-episode series and a culminating The Defenders mini-series.

The series will be produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Television Studios.

"This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size, and reinforces our commitment to deliver Marvel's brand, content and characters across all platforms of storytelling. Netflix offers an incredible platform for the kind of rich storytelling that is Marvel’s specialty," said Alan Fine, President of Marvel Entertainment. "This serialized epic expands the narrative possibilities of on-demand television and gives fans the flexibility to immerse themselves how and when they want in what's sure to be a thrilling and engaging adventure."

"Marvel’s movies, such as Iron Man and Marvel’s The Avengers, are huge favorites on our service around the world. Like Disney, Marvel is a known and loved brand that travels," said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. "With House of Cards and our other original series, we have pioneered new approaches to storytelling and to global distribution and we're thrilled to be working with Disney and Marvel to take our brand of television to new levels with a creative project of this magnitude."

The new original TV deal follows last year's movie distribution deal through which, beginning with 2016 theatrically released feature films, Netflix will be the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for first-run, live-action and animated movies from the Walt Disney Studios.

DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four- to six-page previews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Nov. 13, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Abe Sapien #7, Bloodhound: Crowbar Medicine #2, Clown Fatale #1, Resident Alien: The Suicide Blonde #3, The Shaolin Cowboy #2, S.H.O.O.T. First #2, Star Wars #11 and X #7.

THE SIMPSONS: "YOLO"

Fox has released an image gallery and description from "YOLO," the episode of The Simpsons airing on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).

Here's how Fox describes the episode:

"Marge encourages Homer to embrace his 'You-Only-Live-Once' spirit by inviting an old pen pal to stay with him and cross items off of his 'to-do' list from when he was a 10-year old. Meanwhile, Lisa institutes a new honor code at Springfield Elementary."

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BRIEFLY

MARVEL TEASERS: Marvel Comics has released more teaser images: "Hammered," for a February project by Gerry Duggan and Paco Medina; and "Knowledge is Power" for Inhumanity.

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