THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020
DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: "MORTAL KHANBAT"
The CW has released images and details from "Mortal Khanbat," the episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow airing on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Here's how the episode is described:
"With Sara (Caity Lotz) still away from the Waverider, the Legends find a new Encore with Ava's (Jes Macallan) new invention, the Prognosticator, and must now try to defeat Genghis Khan in 1990s Hong Kong. Constantine's (Matt Ryan) life is hanging in the balance, and Ray (Brandon Routh), Nora (Courtney Ford) and Gary (guest-star Gary Tsekhman) all try to help him, but Constantine tries to make a deal with Astra (Olivia Swann) instead. Meanwhile, Behrad (guest-star Shayan Sobhian) has been confused about Charlie's (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) recent behavior, but they all learn why Charlie is trying to out run her past and from what.
Caity Lotz directed the episode, written by Grainne Godfree and Mark Bruner.
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WATCHMEN ON BLU-RAY, DVD
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced a June 2 release for Watchmen: An HBO Limited Series on Blu-ray and DVD.
Featuring all nine riveting one-hour episodes, plus more than 90 minutes of bonus content, including two never-before-seen special features exclusive to the Blu-ray and DVD. Created for television and executive produced by Damon Lindelof, Watchmen drew 1.5 million viewers in its series premiere, becoming the second-highest rated HBO original series debut of the past three years, behind Big Little Lies.
"The critical accolades for Watchmen have not slowed down since the series premiere," said Rosemary Markson, senior vice president marketing, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. "We are thrilled to release Watchmen: An HBO Limited Series on DVD and Blu-ray with even more exclusive new content for fans to enjoy."
Exclusive Blu-ray features include Hooded Justice and The Colossal King -- Adrian Veidt. Additional features include Watchmen: Unmasked; 2019 New York Comic Con; Watchmen: Masked and Dangerous; Watchmen S1: Trailer; Character Trailers: Sister Night, Blond Man and Looking Glass; Becoming Sister Night; Notes from the Watchmen graphic novel artist Dave Gibbons; Rorschach Featurette;
Watchmen: Alternate History; It's Raining Squids; Squid Shelter with Tim Blake Nelson; Andrij Parekh on Directing; Sadiqua Bynum runs, jumps and falls for Sister Night; Anatomy of a Fight Scene; and Glimpses -- The Visual Effects of Watchmen.
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT FIRST LOOKS
For covers and two- to six-page previews of Zenescope Entertainment titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, Feb. 19, click on the cover thumbnails or the links below for the individual titles.
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE
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DC Comics has announced Batman: The Adventures Continuum, a digital-first six-issue mini-series launching on May 6, co-written by Paul Dini and Alan Burnett, both producers of the original animated series, and illustrated by Ty Templeton, who has brought the world of B:TAS to comic books since 1992's Batman Adventures #1.
Inspired by Batman: The Animated Series, the new comics reflect a new era of the long-running DC Collectibles action figure line by featuring newly designed characters never before seen in the animated shows. DC's Batman: The Adventures Continue characters are all based on art by Ty Templeton in the iconic Bruce Timm animated style. New figures from DC Collectibles launch this spring, and now, together with these new comics, the legendary Batman: The Animated Series continues to reach new audiences.
"Fans familiar with the Batman of The New Batman/Superman Adventures will be right up to speed," Dini said. "Alan and I approached the writing with the idea that we were doing the season you might have seen if we had not put the series aside to do Batman Beyond."
"Tim Drake is still a very young Robin," Templeton said of the timing of the series. "Batman isn't middle-aged or anything, and wefre not even close to the events of Batman Beyond."
"What is different, however, is that wefre going back to cover certain gaps in the original series, events that didn't have a bearing on the series at the time, but now do," Burnett said. "In other words, there will be secret histories that will turn Batman's world upside down. Things that no one knew were out there, until now.
"Perhaps the most intriguing character in the run will be young man whose story threads through most of the issues. He's a smart, super-elusive loner who knows way too much about the Dark Knight. How this mystery man fits into the world of Batman Adventures and what he means to accomplish should, I hope, be a real jolt for old fans."
In the first issue of Batman: The Adventures Continue, collecting two digital-first chapters, Wayne Enterprises in Gotham City is attacked by a giant robot that steals an entire room from the laboratory. Who's controlling the robot? How will Batman stop the mechanized menace? And what does it all have to do with Lex Luthorfs sudden appearance in Gotham?
Batman: The Adventures Continue #1, written by Paul Dini and Alan Burnett with art by Ty Templeton and color by Monica Kubina, featuring a cover by Dave Johnson and a variant cover by Dan Mora, hits shelves on May 6, 2020. Digital-First chapters will be released beginning in April 2020
BRIEFLY
KRAVITZ ON FALLON: Zoe Kravitz, who plays Catwoman in the upcoming The Batman, was a guest on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, flying in from the set in London.
"It's pretty cool," Kravitz said. "I'm legally not allowed to say anything, but it's good. The cast is amazing.
"It's funny because sometimes with big movies, it can alsmot feel like it's just bigger than you. But everyone is so exicted about this story, everyone is so invested. It's a really good energy on set."
EMPEROR HULKLING: Marvel Comics has released the cover art and details for Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling, written by Chip Zdarsky and Anthony Oliveira, with art by Manuel Garcia and cover by Patrick Gleason.
Here's how Marvel describes the book, in stores on April 22:
"For as long as the universe can remember, the Kree and Skrull empires been locked in what seemed like a never-ending war, but now, a former Young Avenger has done the impossible. Abandoning Earth, his fellow heroes, and the love of his life, Hulkling has united both intergalactic empires under his rule and now heads to Earth with one of the largest armadas the cosmos has ever seen. What happens next will be chronicled in Marvel's biggest event of 2020, Empyre, as well as the essential one-shot, Lords Of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling.
"Written by Chip Zdarsky and Anthony Oliveira with art by Manuel Garcia, Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling will show readers what led Hulkling on his bold new path and shed light on his mysterious plans..."
gHulkling is one of the coolest characters in modern comics - he's the great scion of two galaxies-spanning empires, yet somehow one of its most sweetest, kindest, and down-to-earth heroes,h said Oliveira. gThis story is about really delving into that sense of restlessness, and his epic, classic hero's journey - Star-crossed romance! Colossal space battles! A long lost prince! - grounded in its heart with a question about what it might mean, and what it might cost, to be king.h
BOOM! FIRST LOOKS: For covers and five-page preview of The Red Mother #4, arriving in stores on March 18 from BOOM! Studios, CLICK HERE.
APRIL 2020 SOLICITATIONS
Below are solicitations posted for April. Click on the publisher's name for the full listings and check back soon for additional solicitations.
* ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT.
* ARCHIE COMICS.
* BOOM! STUDIOS.
* DARK HORSE COMICS.
* DC COMICS.
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