Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Saturday, January 13, 2018

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018

SUPERGIRL: "FORT ROZZ"

The CW has released images and details from "Fort Rozz," the episode of Supergirl premiering on Monday, Jan. 22.

Here's how the network describes the episode:

"As Reign (Odette Annable) continues to terrorize the city, Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) teams up with Saturn Girl (guest-star Amy Jackson), and the two recruit Supergirl's former enemies, Livewire (guest-star Brit Morgan) and Psi (guest-star Yael Grobglas), to form a team for a mission to Fort Rozz to recover a prisoner who has information on how to defeat Reign once and for all. Meanwhile, Alex (Chyler Leigh) babysits Ruby (guest-star Emma Tremblay)."

Sarah Douglas guest-stars as Jindah Kol Rozz

Gregory Smith directed the episode, written by Gabriel Llanas and Anna Musky-Goldwyn.

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AMC RENEWS THE WALKING DEAD, PROMOTES PAIR

AMC has renewed The Walking Dead for a ninth season, to premiere in later 2018.

In addition, current showrunner Scott M. Gimple is being elevated to chief content pfficer, overseeing the entire Dead television universe, including The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and potential brand extensions on a variety of platforms/ Angela Kang, who has been a writer on the show since 2011 and co-executive producer since 2013, is being promoted by Gimple to executive producer and showrunner of The Walking Dead, starting with Season 9.

"This is an enormously important day for the entire The Walking Dead television universe. We are proud to acknowledge Angela's significant contribution to the series and to set a clear path forward for a ninth season under her direction," said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios.

"Further, with gratitude and admiration, we also recognize Scott's broad impact on, and leadership of, the content that fuels our TWD universe. Together, we will dream bigger and more broadly than ever before. I know I speak for Angela, Scott and everyone at AMC when I say thanks most of all to the fans and the many talented people who have helped AMC play Dead."

"The Walking Dead is a special show which started in an entirely different era of TV, and continues, in this new era, to confidently take chances to tell compelling stories that excite audiences and make them deeply connect with its characters, adapting Robert Kirkman's brilliant comic book," Gimple said. "As the show closes in on its 10th year, I'm honored to keep working with the talented, dedicated people behind and in front of the camera to make it all it can be, while expanding the world of The Walking Dead with new narratives like Fear the Walking Dead and a whole host of truly cool stories ahead. Angela is a big part of the heart and soul of The Walking Dead, and I'm thrilled to help facilitate her vision of the show's next era."

"I am beyond thrilled to be stepping into this new role with The Walking Dead. Working on this series and having the opportunity to adapt Robert Kirkman's amazing comic has been a fangirl dream come true for me," said Kang. "I'm excited to continue working with Scott and the wonderfully supportive folks at AMC, and can't wait to share the next chapter of the story with our fans next fall."

BOOM! STUDIOS' WRESTLEMANIA SPECIAL

BOOM! Studios has announced an April release for WWE Wrestlemania 2018 Special #1, celebrating the WWE's annual event.

The oversized one-shot features WWE Superstars John Cena, The Miz, Jeff Hardy and more, including the untold story of the legendary WrestleMania III match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.

Writers Ryan Ferrier, Tini Howard, Lan Pitts and Julian May are joined by artists Kendall Goode and Rodrigo Lorenzo for what BOOM! calsl "the biggest WWE comic of the season."

“WrestleMania is the ultimate thrill ride for the WWE Universe, and our goal is to bring that same spirit to the comics pages." said editor Chris Rosa. "This year, WWE Wrestlemania 2018 Special #1 focuses on some of the biggest moments in sports entertainment history, ranging from classics like the matches between Macho Man and The Dragon, to shockers like The Miz's WWE Championship Match at WrestleMania 27."

WWE Wrestlemania 2018 Special #1 features a main cover by Rahzzah and an NWO variant cover by Marco D'Alfonso.

BRIEFLY

ONI FIRST LOOKS: For cover and six-page preview of Made Men #5, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Jan. 17 from Oni Press, CLICK HERE.

ARCHIE FIRST LOOKS: For covers and five-page preview of Cosmo #2, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Feb. 7 from Archie Comics, CLICK HERE.

NEW HAPPY!: Syfy has released the following description for "I Am The Future," the Wednesday, Jan. 31 episode of Happy1:

"With Christmas approaching, Sax and Happy are locked in a climatic confrontation to rescue Hailey from Very Bad Santa's lair as Merry sets out to save Amanda from a far more powerful foe."

FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle again topped the box office on Friday, The movie pulled in $6.1 million, pushing its total to $262.2 million.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi was seventh with $2.7 million, pushing its total to $583.0 million.

VERY BRIEFLY: Warner Bros. has announced an April 5, 2019 release for Shazam!