Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Friday, January 20, 2017

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and three- to seven-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Jan. 25, click on the thumbnails above or the links below for the individual titles.

* AVENGERS #1.MU.

* BLACK PANTHER #10.

* CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #10.

* CARNAGE #16.

* CIVIL WAR II: THE OATH #1.

* DAREDEVIL #16.

* DEADPOOL #25.

* DOCTOR STRANGE #16.

* ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM #4.

* EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #18.

* GHOST RIDER #3.

* GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE -- MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR.

* HULK #2.

* INFAMOUS IRON MAN #4.

* INHUMANS VS. X-MEN #3.

* MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VS. THE SINISTER SIX #7.

* MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #15.

* PROWLER #4.

* THE PUNISHER #8.

* SOLO #4.

* SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #1.MU.

* SPIDER-WOMAN #15.

* STAR WARS #27.

* THANOS #3.

* THUNDERBOLTS #9.

* THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #15.

MARVEL'S MONSTERS UNLEASHED ONGOING

Marvel Comics has announced an April debut for an ongoing Monsters Unleashed series, written by Cullen Bunn with art by David Balderon.

Here's how the story is described:

"If you’ve got a big problem, they’re the big solution! To fight the monsters of this world -- you need to unleash even bigger monsters! With that in mind, Kei Kawade a.k.a. Kid Kaiju and monster hunter extraordinaire Elsa Bloodstone assemble five of the deadliest, most destructive monsters imaginable. Aegis, Slizzik, Scragg, Mekara and Hi-Vo – gargantuan beasts with the power to level city blocks. What is their mission? Are they here to help...or destroy? Their appearance hasn’t gone unnoticed -- as everyone from the Avengers to S.H.I.E.L.D. to Damage Control wants to shut them down!"

"Kei and his monsters are under a lot of scrutiny from the heroes of the Marvel Universe, government agencies such as S.H.I.E.L.D. and corporate entities like Damage Control," Bunn said. "And it's not just the forces of good who are paying attention to Kei and his monsters. There is a sinister cadre of villains who are very interested in Kei and his unusual abilities."

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POWERLESS: "WAYNE OR LOSE"

NBC has released images and details from "Wayne or Lose," the episode of Powerless premiering on Thursday, Feb. 2.

Here's how the network describes the episode:

"In a world where humanity must cope with the collateral damage of Super Heroes and Super-Villains, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) begins her first day as Director of Research & Development for Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises that specializes in products that make defenseless bystanders feel a little safer. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her expectations far exceed those of her new boss Van Wayne (Alan Tudyk) and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don't need superpowers to be a hero."

Danny Pudi, Christina Kirk and Ron Funches also star.

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And for interview sound bites from series star Vanessa Hudgens, CLICK HERE.

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT FIRST LOOKS

For covers and five-page previews of Dynamite Entertainment titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Jan. 25, click on the cover thumbnails or the links below for the individual titles.

* BETTY BOOP #4.

* GRIMM VOL. 2 #5.

* KISS: THE DEMON #1.

* PATHFINDER: WORLDSCAPE #4.

* RED TEAM: DOUBLE TAP CENTER MASS #7.

* WONDER WOMAN '77/THE BIONIC WOMAN #2.

BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six-page previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Jan. 25, click on the cover thumbnails above or the links below for the individual titles.

* THE BACKSTAGERS #6.

* JOYRIDE #9.

* LADY CASTLE #1.

* LUMBERJANES #34.

* MUNCHKIN #25.

* OVER THE WALL #10.

* MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS: PINK #6.

* SKYBOURNE #3.

* WARLORDS OF APPALACHIA #4.

BOOM! STUDIOS' GODSHAPER

BOOM! Studios has announced an April launch for Godshaper, a monthly comic book series from writer Simon Spurrier and artist Jonas Goonface.

Here's how BOOM! describes the series:

"Discover a world where super-powered gods have replaced technology, and every human has a private, guardian-deity of their very own...though unfortunately for Ennay, some exceptions apply. Men and women like him are Shapers: born godless, but with the ability to mold and recalibrate the gods of others. Paired with Bud, a friendly deity without a human, they go on the road looking for food, shelter, and a paying gig. Despite their efforts to keep a low profile, Ennay and Bud stumble upon a mystery that will have lasting ramifications for god and man alike."

"This is one of those sky-high concepts that hits like a bolt from the blue and won't let go: an alternate reality where worship has replaced technology and money," Spurrier said.

"Drench it in an exhausted late-'50s aesthetic -- all greaser quiffs and hotrod bullies -- fill it with monsters and mobsters, get it drawn by literally the most exciting young newcomer in comics today...and away you go. Like all good genre fiction, Godshaper has the means to say a loooooot about our own world, and -- sure -- it's packed to the brim with tasty thematic platefuls of religion, greed, prejudice, consumerism, vanity, crime, war... It's all there. But at its big, throbbing heart this is a story about two super-likable outcasts on a surreal, scary, sexy, and utterly singular journey through a world which hates them.“

Goonface added, "Look on in suspense and wonder as this odd couple of down-and-out hobo rascals hustle their way by hook or by crook across an unforgiving rockabilly America where capitalism is literally deified."

Godshaper #1 will feature a main cover by Goonface, along with a variant cover by Sonny Liew.