CAREY TO WRITE DYNAMITE'S BARBARELLA SERIES

Dynamite Entertainment has announced that Barbarella's first comic series, this coming fall to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the character, will be written by Mike Carey, with Jean-Marc Lofficier - longtime custodian of the Barbarella brand - will as supervisor on the project.

"In the 1960s, Jean-Claude Forest's Barbarella was a character who helped to define her era - the first emancipated heroine for a decade that questioned all rules and moral codes," Carey said. "I'm hugely excited to be involved in re-inventing this classic and iconic character for the modern age, and introducing her to many readers who weren't even alive when she first travelled the spaceways."

Editor Matt Idelson said, "I can't begin to express my pride in getting to be part of the first new adventures of Barbarella in decades, and I'm excited for all the comics readers who don't know of her exploits and are going to want to find the original material after reading this book. The bonus of finally getting to work with Mike after years of cyberstalking him is the cherry on the sundae, and if the early going is any indication, this book is going to be amazing!"

Lofficier said, "Working together with Dynamite on the creative development of a new Barbarella series has been both inspiring and enriching. Julien Forest and I are very happy that Mike has chosen to join our team, and can't wait to see the new directions in which he'll take the book."

BOOM TO PUBLISH NICKELODEON TITLES

BOOM! Studios and Nickelodeon have announced a new partnership that will see the publisher produce comic books and graphic novels based on a number of the network's original 1990s animated shows. The first comic book comes to market on Oct. 18 with Rugrats #1.

"As longtime fans of Nickelodeon's innovative, outstanding programming, we couldn’t be happier to kick off our partnership with the return of Rugrats," said Filip Sablik, president, publishing/marketing, BOOM! Studios. "The entire team at Nickelodeon has been a fantastic partner, working with us to deliver the best all-new stories of your favorite animated shows in comic book form through our all-ages KaBOOM! imprint."

In Rugrats #1, from writer Box Brown and artist Lisa Dubois, Tommy, Chucky, Phil, and Lil have noticed something -- they are being watched. Somehow their parents can see every little thing that they do. They're going to have to find a way to have fun while avoiding the electronic eyes of the babycam.

Rugrats #1 features covers by Jorge Corona, Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb and Art Baltazar.

BRIEFLY

KINSGMAN POSTERS: 20th Century Fox has released new character posters for Kingsman: The Golden Circle, in theaters on Sept. 22.

Here's how the movie is described:

"Our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman. These two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy."

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ARCHIE FIRST LOOKS: For covers and three-page preview of Riverdale #5, arriving in stores on Wednesday, August 9 from Archie Comics, CLICK HERE.

OCTOBER 2017 SOLICITATIONS

Below are solicitations posted for October. Click on the publisher's name for the full listings and look for more listings soon here in The Continuum.

* ARCHIE COMICS.

* DARK HORSE COMICS.

* DC COMICS.

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