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SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
ANDY SCHMIDT TALKS THE TRANSFORMERS
During The Continuum's recent visit to IDW Publishing in San Diego, Kate Jewell sat down with senior editor Andy Schmidt to discuss the Transformers and G.I. Joe lines.
In these portions of the interview, Schmidt talks about the outlook for Transformers.
For Schmidt talking about the Transformers general line, CLICK HERE.
For Schmidt talking about the Transformers movie line, CLICK HERE.
SMALLVILLE: "ABSOLUTE JUSTICE"
The CW has released a gallery of images from "Absolute Justice," the two-hour episode of Smallville set to air on Friday, Feb. 5.
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"A man named Sylvester Pemberton (guest star) tracks down Chloe (Allison Mack) and tells her he knows about her team of superheroes and needs their help. However, before he can explain who he is, he is attacked and killed by Icicle (Wesley Macinnes). Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe's investigation leads Clark to the former headquarters of the Justice Society of America, where he meets up with Nelson aka Dr. Fate (Brent Stait), Carter Hall aka Hawkman (Michael Shanks) and Courtney aka Star Girl (Britt Irvin).
"Courtney pleads with Hawkman and Dr. Fate to help her catch the killer that is targeting their group but they are reluctant to resume their duties as superheroes. Clark, John Jones (guest star Phil Morris), Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) and Chloe team up to help the JSA stop Icicle before he murders another member of the group. Meanwhile, Lois (Erica Durance) receives a package from a mysterious agency called Checkmate, run by Amanda Waller (Pam Grier).
The episode was written by Geoff Johns and directed by Glen Winter and Welling.
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HUMAN TARGET: "LOCKDOWN"
Fox has released 10 images and a description from "Lockdown," the Wednesday, Feb. 10 episode of Human Target.
Here's how Fox describes the episode:
Chance (Mark Valley), Winston (Chi McBride) and Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley) devise an elaborate plan to break into a maximum-security high-rise to rescue a computer genius (guest star Kevin Weisman) being held against his will."
Also guest-starring are Autumn Reeser, Mitch Pileggi and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon.
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THE WOLFMAN GALLERY
Universal Pictures has released a gallery of images and a series of videos from The Wolfman, which will be in theaters on Feb. 12.
"Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died.
"After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother's fiancee, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor.
"But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself...one he never imagined existed."
Click on the thumbnails for larger images and look for more videos from The Wolfman this week here in The Continuum.
ARCANA'S KILLING MACHINE
Arcana Studios has announced Killing Machine, a graphic novel from screenwriter Scott Milam.
Here's how Arcana describes the book:
"Killing Machine tells the tale of Franklyn J Hurt, an undercover agent for the Global Crime Task Force sent to infiltrate the criminal organization only known as The Syndicate Six. When his cover is blown, his wife taken and daughter murdered before his eyes, Frank wakes up barely a man, a torso with an unrecognizable face, hanging in a warehouse and used as an example for those who betray The Synidicate Six.
"However, Frank is rescued by Special Forces and taken to a secret installation where in its depths a massive facility of alien technology awaits. There Frank is given the bionic treatment. After rejecting his new duties, Frank seizes an opportunity to escape and go rogue to find his missing wife and seek revenge for the murder of his daughter using a new body that gives him the means to track down and destroy the killers."
Milam is the writer of the upcoming Mother's Day, starring Jaime King and Rebecca De Mornay. He is also adapting Dark Horse's The Secret for Universal and The Wolfman producer Scott Stuber.
The book will feature art by Kenneth Loh.
DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and five- to six-page previews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 3, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #32, Conan the Cimmerian #18, Devil #1 and Mass Effect: Redemption #2.
For a preview of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 3, CLICK HERE.
For a preview of BOOM! Studios titles arriving in stores on Feb. 3, CLICK HERE.
For a preview of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 3, CLICK HERE.
For a preview of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 3, CLICK HERE.
For a preview of Oni Press titles arriving in stores on Feb. 3, CLICK HERE.
THE GRAVES: BILL MOSELEY
At the recent Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, The Continuum's Kate Jewell caught up with Bill Moseley, one of the stars of Brian Pulido's film, The Graves.
In the interview, Moseley talks about working with first-time director Pulido and why his character wears a pig's nose.
