MARVEL COMICS' X-MEN RED

Marvel Comics has announced a Feb. 7 launch for X-Men Red, continuing the story of Jean Grey in a series written by Tom Taylor, with art by Mahmud Asrar and covers by Travis Charest.

"As an X-Men fan, as a Jean Grey fan, as a Mahmud Asrar fan, and as a Travis Charest fan, to be asked to write X-Men Red is a dream," Taylor said. "The time is right for an X-Men book like this, and I'm very excited about the story we're telling in these pages. I'm excited for Jean Grey's vision for the world, and I can't wait for Marvel readers to meet our team of established fan-favorites and brand new mutants, and to see them in action. To write a core X-Men book is to walk in the footsteps of giants, so I'm hoping my secret mutant ability is sudden foot-growth."

"Jean Grey has been one of my favorite characters ever since the Dark Phoenix Saga, so I'm pretty excited to be a part of her return," Asrar said. "The stories we plan to tell really captures the essence of the X-Men I read lovingly growing up. It's just a delight to be working with this team. I have been working on many components of this book, including the designs of the characters old and new, and I haven't been this eager to see the response to this book in a long while.”

"Tom has captured the spirit of a quintessential X-Men book," said series editor Mark Paniccia. "It's got dynamic hero moments, great character interactions, and a surprise villain at the end. Mahmud is doing some of the best work of his career, going into this fully charged and designing cool new costumes for our eclectic team. I'm thrilled to have Travis on covers for this series. I've always thought of him as one of the industry's best artists. It's a real honor to have him as part of the X-Men Red crew."

For a trailer for the book, CLICK HERE

THE CW'S CRISIS ON EARTH-X

The CW has released a description for the start of "Crisis on Earth-X" crossover, airing Monday, Nov. 27 and Tuesday, Nov. 28.

"Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris' (Candice Patton) wedding brings the gang together, but things go awry when villains from Earth-X attack the ceremony. All of the superheroes band together with help from their super friends like Citizen Cold (guest star Wentworth Miller), The Ray (Russell Tovey), Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), Iris West and Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) to take on their most formidable villains yet. Earth's mightiest heroes -- Green Arrow (Stephen Amell), Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), The Flash (Grant Gustin) and White Canary (Caity Lotz) – lead their teams into battle to save the world."

Larry Teng directed the Supergirl episode, with story by Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim and teleplay by Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller/

FOX SHOWS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27

Following are episodes of Fox's comics-based shows airing the week of Nov. 27.

LUCIFER

Repeat of "They're Back, Aren't They?," Monday, Nov. 27

After a confused Lucifer wakes up in the middle of the desert with his wings back, he recruits the help of Chloe to help figure out what happened to him and why. Upon doing their own research, they come across a crime scene that could be tied to Lucifer’s kidnapping. When the Lancaster Police Department get involved, newcomer Lieutenant Marcus Pierce fails to make a great impression on everyone with his stern demeanor. The investigation goes awry when Lucifer finds himself in another compromising situation and something much darker is revealed.

THE GIFTED

Repeat of "eXposed," Monday, Nov. 27

Set in the X-Men universe, family adventure series The Gifted tells the emotional story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their teenage children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family seeks help from an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

GOTHAM

"Things That Go Boom" Thursday, Nov. 30

Gordon tries to broker a deal with Penguin that involves Sofia. Meanwhile, Alfred tries to pull Bruce out of his teenage-angst and downward spiral, as Lee Thompkins gains more control over the Narrows.

MARVEL COMICS TOPS OCTOBER SALES

Marvel Comics again topped sales for October, according to figures released by Diamond Distributors on Friday.

Marvel had 36.38 percent of the dollar share to 30.56 percent for second-place DC Comics, and had 38.63 percent of the unit share to 35.48 percent for DC.

For the publisher sales chart, CLICK HERE

The top 10 books for the month were:

1.) Dark Nights Metal #3, DC Comics.

2.) The Mighty Thor #700, Marvel Comics.

3.) Amazing Spider-Man #789, Marvel Comics.

4.) Batman #32, DC Comics.

5.) Batman #33, DC Comics.

6.) The Despicable Deadpool #287, Marvel Comics.

7.) Batman: The Drowned #1, DC Comics.

8.) Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1, DC Comics.

9.) Batman: The Merciless #1, DC Comics.

10.) Batman: White Knight #1, DC Comics.

BOOM! STUDIOS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six-page previews of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Nov. 15, click on the cover thumbnails above or the links below for the individual titles.

* ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #17.

* FENCE #1.

* MECH CADET YU #4.

* MISFIT CITY #7.

* OVER THE GARDEN WALL #20.

* WWE SURVIVOR SERIES 2017 SPECIAL #1.

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT FIRST LOOKS

For covers and seven- to 13-page previews of Valiant Entertainment titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Nov. 15, click on the cover thumbnails or the links below for the individual titles.

* BLOODSHOT SALVATION #3.

* NINJA-K #1.

BRIEFLY

PAGE IN UMBRELLA ACADEMY: Ellen Page has been tapped for one of the leads in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, a live-action Netflix series based on the Dark Horse comic books by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba.

Page -- whose credits include a pair of X-Men movies and Super -- will play Vanya in the series, set for a 2018 debut.

JANUARY 2018 SOLICITATIONS

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

* AFTERSHOCK COMICS.

* ARCHIE COMICS.

* ASPEN COMICS.

* BONGO COMICS.

* BOOM! STUDIOS.

* DARK HORSE COMICS.

* DC COMICS.

* IDW PUBLISHING.

* IMAGE COMICS.

* ONI PRESS.

* MARVEL COMICS.

* VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT.

* ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT.

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