Return to the Continuum home page

CLICKING ON IMAGES PROVIDES LARGER IMAGES

Like Comics Continuum on Facebook. CLICK HERE.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: "BEGINNING OF THE END"

ABC has released a promo for "Beginning of the End," the Season 1 finale of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., airing May 13.

To watch the promo, CLICK HERE.



DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and 3- to 6-page previews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, May 7, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Abe Sapien #12, Hellboy in Hell #6, Jack Kraken, Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #3 and X #13.



MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For cover and 3-page preview of Amazing X-Men #8, arriving in stores on Wednesday, June 4 from Marvel Comics, CLICK HERE.

For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, May 7, CLICK HERE.



BATMAN: ASSAULT ON ARKHAM ON AUGUST 12

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced an August 12 release for Batman: Assault on Arkham, the next DC Universe Original Movie.

Set in the world of the Batman: Arkham video game series, the takes place between the Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Asylum games. It will be available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD.

Here's how the movie is described:

"Gotham is in great danger when the government assembles a group of villains -- code-named the Suicide Squad -- and forces them to break into Arkham Asylum to retrieve top secret information stolen by the Riddler. Things take a turn for the worse when one of the Squad members (Harley Quinn) frees the Joker, who is intent on blowing up Arkham Asylum and Gotham City. Batman must use his super hero wits and strength to thwart the wicked plans of the Joker and the Suicide Squad."

The cast includes Kevin Conroy as Batman, Neal McDonough as Deadshot, Troy Baker as Joker, Matthew Gray Gubler as Riddler, CCH Pounder as Amanda Waller, Greg Ellisas Captain Boomerang and Giancarlo Esposito as Black Spider.

Batman: Assault on Arkham is directed by Jay Oliva and Ethan Spaulding from a script written by Heath Corson. Sam Register, Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan serve as executive producers, with James Tucker as supervising producer.

The Blu-ray Combo Pack will include, with descriptions:

* Arkham Analyzed: The Secrets Behind the Asylum -- This documentary traces the strange, demonic history of the location where horror is mixed with the extremities of the criminally insane. A place where Batman must keep his watchful gaze, to insure that what goes in does not come out ... ever.

* The Joker's Queen: Harley Quinn - If The Joker were to have a girlfriend, what would she be like? This featurette covers the story of the deviancy and often provocative side to The Joker's greatest ally, Harley Quinn.

* A look into the next DC animated feature film with the creators and cast.

* Four episodes from the DC Comics vault.



BRIEFLY

PRATT STILLS: Marvel has unveiled two new Images of Chris Pratt has Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. Click on the thumbnails for larger Images.

MAGNETIC DIGITAL: Magnetic Press has announced a distribution agreement with comiXology to digitally debut its lineup of graphic novels as serialized chapters across comiXology's entire platform including the Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows 8 and the web at www.comixology.com. Magnetic Press is launching with the first chapters of upcoming print graphic novels Naja and Super-Ego.

VERY BRIEFLY: The Hub Network has announced it has ordered 26 episodes for Season 5 of its My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.













E-mail the Continuum at RobAlls@aol.com



Return to the Continuum home page


Copyright © 2014, The Comics Continuum