JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER COMMEMORATIVE EDITION

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced an Oct. 3 release for Justice League: The New Frontier - Commemorative Edition on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Steelbook and DVD.

For the new edition of the popular 2008 PG-13 animated film, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has produced an all-new featurette spotlighting the late Darwyn Cooke, creator of the New Frontier comic book. The box art also features Cooke's work.

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Justice League: The New Frontier – Commemorative Edition includes incredible bonus features on both the Blu-ray Combo Pack and the DVD:

*Featurette – "Retro Action Cool: The Story of Darwyn Cooke" – A revealing look into the life and times of one of comics' most brilliant figures, the late Darwyn Cooke.

*Featurette – "Super Heroes United! The Complete Justice League History" – A comprehensive look at nearly a half-century of Justice League chronology from the inception in the comics to vivid animated renditions in the late 2000s. The story is told with a myriad of interviews tracing the early days of DC Super Hero team ups during the Golden Age to the Silver Age rendition where the established heroes emerged and beyond. Interviews include such notables as Dan DiDio, Michael Uslan, Paul Levitz, Mark Waid, Denny O'Neil, Stan Lee and Marv Wolfman.

* Featurette -- "The Legion of Doom: The Pathology of the DC Super Villain" -- This 10-minute piece examines the early mythological archetypes of nemesis characters from a historical perspective and reveals how the tenants of this rich history were adapted and woven into the Justice League stories.

* Featurette -- "Comic Book Commentary: Homage to the New Frontier" -- This mini-documentary is a nod to the fans of the New Frontier comics, further expanding the themes contained in the source material and how these elements were truncated or evolved for inclusion in the film. It features vivid imagery culled from the pages of DC: The New Frontier, mixed with the commentary of Darwyn Cooke. This featurette is a treat for both fans and scholars of the medium.

* Sneak Peak: Gotham by Gaslight -- A behind-the-scenes look at the next DC Universe Original Movie, inspired by the 1989 Elseworlds tale of Batman – at the turn of the 20th century – as first created as a graphic novel by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, with inks by P. Craig Russell.

* Audio Commentary I/The Filmmakers -- Featuring Justice League: The New Frontier filmmakers Bruce Timm, Michael Goguen, David Bullock, Stan Berkowitz, Andrea Romano and Gregory Noveck.

* Audio Commentary II/Darwyn Cooke -- Featuring award-winning writer/artist Cooke.

BOOM! STUDIOS' BAD MASK

BOOM! Studios has announced Bad Mask, a new multimedia graphic novel experience debuting this November. Created by cartoonist Jon Chad, Bad Mask takes readers on an immersive, unpredictable storytelling journey into an original superhero universe through a variety of unique print and digital items, including a comic, newspaper, handbook and more, packaged in a box set.

"Bad Mask is about an organization of super-powered terrorists that want to take over the world; Metal Metro, the robot that stands in their way; and one young Bad Mask agent's quest to destroy Metal Metro," Chad said. "Gabrielle, a new recruit to Bad Mask, joins to avenge the death of her friend at the hands of Metal Metro. She is dismayed to learn Bad Mask might not be the organization she thought it was, and becomes caught up in a plan to reveal Metal Metro's true nature and save the world."

The items contained in the box include:

* A letter from one of the Great Generals of Bad Mask, explaining the contents of the box and introducing us to the world of Bad Mask.

* A comic book that introduces readers to Bad Mask's archenemy, Metal Metro.

* A set of Metal Metro trading cards that introduces new characters and new mysteries.

* The Bad Mask Handbook, explaining the organization's motivation and goals.

* The Meeting Notes introducing readers to the planning and imminent action leading up to Bad Mask's attack on the Japanese city of Niigata with a mecha.

* A Newspaper that details the attack on Niigata and tells what happened when Metal Metro arrived to defend the city with its own mecha.

* A Magazine containing articles about how Metal Metro has impacted every aspect of life in the world -- and not necessarily always for good.

* The Incident Report about an attack on Arctus Evil 00 Bad Mask's headquarters -- that reveals more of what is really going on and how Metal Metro is involved.

* Plus, Digital Components that readers can access online: videos, comics, letters, Livejournal-type entries, and audio.

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.

* ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT.

* AMIGO COMICS.

* ARCHIE COMICS.

* ASPEN COMICS.

* DARK HORSE COMICS.

* DC COMICS.

* DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT.

* IDW PUBLISHING.

* IMAGE COMICS.

* MARVEL COMICS.

* VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT.

* ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT.

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