Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Friday, May 13, 2016

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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and two- to six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, May 18, click on the thumbnails above or the links below for the individual titles.

* ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #8.

* THE ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #8.

* CIVIL WAR II #0.

* DEADPOOL: LAST DAYS OF MAGIC #1.

* DEADPOOL AND THE MERCS FOR MONEY #4.

* THE HAUNTED MANSION #3.

* INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #3.

* KARNAK #4.

* OLD MAN LOGAN #6.

* POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #4.

* SCARLET #9.

* SILVER SURFER #4.

* SPIDER-MAN #4.

* SPIDER-WOMAN #7.

* SPIDEY #6.

* SQUADRON SUPREME #7.

* STAR-LORD #7.

* UNCANNY AVENGERS #9.

DARK HORSE COMICS FOR AUGUST

Dark Horse Comics has released its solicitations for August.

For the listings, with images, CLICK HERE.

NBC'S POWERLESS

Vanessa Hudgens will star in Powerless, the first comedy series set in the DC Comics universe, airing on NBC next fall.

Here's how NBC describes the series:

"Vanessa Hudgens plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. It's when she stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult 'hero' in her own right ... even if it's just to her group of lovably quirky co-workers. Now, while she navigates her normal, everyday life against an explosive backdrop, Emily might just discover that being a hero doesn’t always require superpowers."

The cast also includes Alan Tudyk, Danny Pudi and Christina Kirk.

Ben Queen serves as writer and executive producer. Director Michael Patrick Jann also executive produces. Powerless is produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on the characters from DC Comics.

MARVEL, BLACK PANTHER TOP MARCH SALES

Marvel Comics again reigned as the top publisher for April, according to sales numbers released by Diamond on Friday. In addition, Black Panther #1 was the month's top individual title.

Marvel had 42.98 percent of the dollar share to 25.82 percent for second-place DC and had 47.86 percent of the unit share to 25.13 percent for DC.

For the sale charts, CLICK HERE.

The top 10 books for the month were:

1.) Black Panther #1, Marvel Comics.

2.) Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1, Marvel Comics.

3.) Dark Knight III: The Master Race #4, DC Comics.

4.) Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1, Marvel Comics.

5.) Batman #51, DC Comics.

6.) Gwenpool #1, Marvel Comics.

7.) Star Wars #18, Marvel Comics.

8.) Darth Vader #19, Marvel Comics.

9.) Harley Quinn and Suicide Squad April Fool's Special #1, DC Comics.

10.) Amazing Spider-Man #12, Marvel Comics.

BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and five- to six-page previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, May 18, click on the cover thumbnails above or the links below for the individual titles.

* ADVENTURE TIME: ICE KING #5.

* GOLDIE VANCE #2.

* LUMBERJANES #26.

* LUMBERJANES: MAKIN' THE GHOST OF IT 2006 SPECIAL #1.

* TURNCOAT #3.

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BRIEFLY

TSUM TSUM: Marvel Comics has announced Marvel Tsum Tsum, a new limited series beginning in August from writer Jacob Chabot and artist David Baldeon.

Here's how Marvel describes the series:

"When a crate of these pint-sized piles of fur accidentally falls to Earth en route to The Collector, one small group of Brooklyn teenagers will find out! Oh -- and did we mention the Marvel Tsum Tsums believe they're the real Marvel Heroes?"

"Thanks to all the fans, Marvel Tsum Tsum has been the #1 downloaded free game in Japan for nearly two months," said Bill Rosemann, Marvel Games Creative Director. "We're happy to bring that excitement to the limited series along with a set of variant covers based on the unique art style of the game!"

TSUM TSUM: Alan Robert has inked a deal with IDW Publishing to create a unique, horror-themed adult coloring book, titled The Beauty of Horror, scheduled for a Halloween release. The Beauty of Horror is filled with 80 pages hand-drawn, pen and ink illustrations by Robert that take the color enthusiast on a twisted journey through bizarre carnivals, the zombie apocalypse, serial killer lairs and haunted burial grounds.

"The coloring book craze took hold of my wife and daughter a few months ago and I wanted to get in on the fun, but as I flipped through the endless pages of nature patterns, it dawned on me that someone left out all of the damn corpses," Robert said. "As a proud member of the horror community, I took it upon myself to stand up for the rights of monster-lovers everywhere. Why should we be excluded from the coloring phenomenon?! Needless to say, my take on the whole thing is completely warped, but I know I'm not alone... there's a lot of us horror-fiends out there looking to color in some morbid stuff."