Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Friday, December 29, 2017

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT FIRST LOOKS

For covers and seven-page preview of Secret Weapons #0, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Jan. 3 from Valiant Entertainment, CLICK HERE.

THE CW'S DC SHOWS: WEEK OF JANUARY 15

SUPERGIRL

"Legion of Super-Heroes," Monday, January 15

Struggling to heal from her injuries inflicted by Reign, Supergirl remains in a dreamlike state, unable to be reached. Mon-El recruits one of the Legion members, Brainiac-5 (Jesse Rath), to try to bring her back. Meanwhile, Reign continues her rampage on the city, so the DEO teams up with the Legion of Superheroes to try to stop her.

Jesse Warn directed the episode, written by Derek Simon and Eric Carrasco.

THE FLASH

"Trial of The Flash," Tuesday, Jan. 16

As Barry's (Grant Gustin) trial for the murder of Clifford DeVoe begins, Iris (Candice Patton) and Joe (Jesse L. Martin) must decide how far they are willing to go to keep Barry out of prison.

Philip Chipera directed the episode, written by Lauren Certo and Kristen Kim.

BLACK LIGHTNING

"Resurrection," Tuesday, Jan. 16

Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Ann McClain), and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe-haven for young people in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero in his community. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning, but he left the super-hero days behind. Almost a decade later, Pierce's crime-fighting days are long behind him -- or so he thought.

The episode was written and directed by Salim Akil.

ARROW

"Divided," Thursday, January 18

Despite losing half his team, Oliver (Stephen Amell) remains confident that he, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and Diggle (David Ramsey) can stop Cayden James (guest-star Michael Emerson) and Black Siren (Katie Cassidy). However, when he discovers one of Cayden's secrets, he decides to team up with an unlikely ally. Meanwhile, Dinah (Juliana Harkavy) spends time with Vince (guest-star Johann Urb).

James Bamford directed the episode, written by Ben Sokolowski and Emilio Ortega Aldrich.

TRANSFORMERS' BUMBLEBEE

Paramount Pictures has released the first images from its upcoming Bumblebee movie.

Here's how the studio describes the movie:

"On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug."

In addition to Steinfeld, the movie stars Pamela Adlon, John Cena, Stephen Schneider, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jason Drucker, Kenneth Choi, Ricardo Hoyos, Abby Quinn , Rachel Crow and Grace Dzienny.

Bumblebee is directed by Travis Knight, whose ciedits include Kubo and the Two Strings and Coraline. The film is produced by Transformers franchise veterans Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Michael Bay, and executive producers Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, Mark Vahradian and Chris Brigham. The screenplay is written by Christina Hodson.

Bumblebee will be in theaters on Dec. 21, 2018.

ANTARCTIC PRESS FOR MARCH

Antarctic Press has released its solicitations for March.

For the listings, with images CLICK HERE.

BRIEFLY

BAT-DOO: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released a new image from Scooby-Doo! and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the movie arriving on DVD and Digital HD on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

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DC FIRST LOOKS: For covers and five-page preview of Batman: White Knight #4, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Jan. 3 from DC Comics, CLICK HERE.

Look for more DC previews soon here in The Continuum.