Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Monday, December 5, 2016

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016

STAR WARS REBELS: "VISIONS AND VOICES"

Disney XD and Lucasfilm have released a images and a description from "Visions and Voices," the episode of Star Wars Rebels premiering on Saturday, Dec. 10.

For a clip from the episode, CLICK HERE.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Haunted by visions of Maul, Ezra must journey across the galaxy to engage in a strange ritual to sever his connection to Maul. "

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ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six--page previews of Action Lab Entertainment titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Dec. 7, click on the cover thumbnails or the links below for the individual titles.

* THE CIRCLE #1.

* PUPPET MASTER #19.

* VORACIOUS: FEEDING TIME #1.

BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six-page previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Dec. 7, click on the cover thumbnails above or the links below for the individual titles.

* ADVENTURE TIME #59.

* BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA/ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK #3.

* GIANT DAYS #21.

* GOLDIE VANCE #8.

* JIM HENSON'S THE STORYTELLER: GIANTS #11.

* BOOM! BOX 2016 MIX TAPE #1.

* THE WOODS #28.

ONI PRESS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and nine- to 10-page previews of Oni Press titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Dec. 7, click on the cover thumbnails or the links below for the individual titles.

* THE MIGHTY ZODIAC #6.

* SPACE BATTLE LUNCHTIME #7.

VALIANT'S X-O MANOWAR RELAUNCH

Valiant Entertainment has announced details about its new X-O Manowar series. The book will be written by Matt Kindt and will feature artists including Tomas Giorello, Doug Braithwaite Clayton Crain, Ryan Bodenheim and Mico Suayan.

The book debuts on March 22 with part one of "Soldier," a three-issue introduction. Here's how Valiant describes the story:

"Born under the oppressive thumb of the Roman Empire, Aric of Dacia learned warfare at an early age. It was amid such violence that he was abducted by an alien race. Forced into slavery, he survived where others perished. His escape would come from bonding with a weapon of immeasurable power: the X-O Manowar armor. With it, he returned to Earth...only to find himself stranded in the modern day.

"But that was a lifetime ago.

"Now, far from home on a strange and primitive new world, Aric has begun a new life. Liberated from his past, he tends to his crops. Free from war. Free from violence. Free from the armor.

"But the machinery of death marches his way once again. Conscripted into an alien army and thrown into an unforgiving conflict, the fury inside him finds voice as he is forced to embrace the armor once more. With it, he will decimate armies, topple empires and incite interplanetary warfare as he rises from soldier to general to emperor to visigoth. They wanted a weapon. He will give them war!

"This year marks X-O Manowar's 25th anniversary, but, instead of falling back into nostalgia, we're taking Aric into uncharted territory – with five of comics' greatest artistic talents at the helm, no less," said Warren Simons, Valiant's editor-in-chief. "This is a premier team that has some truly stunning turns in store -- and, when X-O Manowar emerges on the other side, he will be looking at a very different and much larger Valiant Universe."

Giorello will draw "Soldier," Braithwait will draw "General," beginning in #4; Crain will draw "Emperor" beginning in #7; Bodenheim will draw an interlude in #10 and Suayan will draw "Visgoth," beginning in #11.

X-O Manowar #1 will feature covers by Lewis LaRosa, Kenneth Rocafort, Susyan, J.G. Jones and Monica Palosz.

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DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS: UPDATING

For covers and five-page previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Dec. 7, click on the cover thumbnails above or the links below for the individual titles.

Look for more DC previews soon here in The Continuum.

* GREEN ARROW #12.

* MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO #3.

BRIEFLY

VERY BRIEFLY: BOOM! Studios has named Arune Singh as vice-president, marketing. Other recent promotions/hires include Kate Henning as operations manager; Dafna Pleban as editor/talent development; Alex Galer as associate editor; Cameron Chittock as associate editor; Stephanie Hocutt as social media director; and Michelle Ankley as production designer.