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More from Comics Continuum . . . ONI PRESS' PENG Oni Press has announced a September release of Peng, a new one- shot comic from Corey Lewis. Lewis, who took the comic industry by surprise with Sharknife, turns his unconventional eye to the world of professional kickball, with high octane results. Here's how the book is described: "For Rocky Hallelujah and his friends, ADV Kickball is the meaning of life. It1s all they talk about, practice, and play. It1s not just a sport, it1s a way of life, and there1s no one better at it than Rocky Hallelujah. He1ll have to prove that, however, against three fierce teams at the ADV Kickball finals. "Rocky Hallelujah heads up the Foot Knux, a team made up of diversely talented players, including Sassy Elmetto and Ven Morcada. They1re joined in the climactic playoffs by two rival teams, and the villainous team known as the Aroura Skeddos, fronted by the evil Jeeyuh Yeeauh." "Kickball, for those who don1t know, is played like baseball, but instead of a bat, you kick a large, inflated rubber ball with your foot," Lewis said. "In Peng, the game is Advanced kickball, which has more of a martial arts style, combined with sports rules and points and innings.2 "Peng will be 64 black-and-white pages and will cost $5.95. BRIEFLY According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lions Gate Films has announced a deal with Steve Niles. The company has acquired worldwide rights to several books in Niles' catalog in addition to establishing a first-look deal on all film projects by or found by Niles and actor Thomas Jane. The deal includes Niles' titles The Lurkers, The Dark Country, which has been adapted into a screenplay by Tab Murphy, In the Blood and a new project to be named at next week's Comic-Con International in San Diego. Jane intends to take leading or supporting roles in each of the films, and he and Niles will serve as producers with Lions Gate. +++++ From Newsarama at http://www.Newsarama.com/ JLA VIDEOGAME SET FOR RELEASE FALL, 2006 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced the production of the "Justice League of America" videogame, based on the DC Comics super heroes, for the Sony PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Microsoft Xbox(R) video game system. Set for release in fall 2006, the "Justice League of America" game will be a super hero action role-playing game. "We are excited to announce a videogame that will bring the legendary super heroes of the 'Justice League of America' to the next level for gamers," said Jason Hall, Senior Vice President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "The innovative and highly engaging combat system in the 'Justice League of America' game will capture the strength and appeal of the characters, offering players a tremendously fun and rewarding experience." "The joy of the 'Justice League' as a game is the chance to be your favorite characters and to interact with the rest of the team in the rich fantasy world of the DC universe," said Paul Levitz, President & Publisher of DC Comics. Featured super heroes will include Superman, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Zatanna. Each super hero will possess unique super powers that are character- specific, creating a variety of fighting styles for players to utilize while battling the forces of evil. Gamers will have the power to bring classic super heroes of the "Justice League of America" to life, customize their skills and engage in one-to-two player cooperative combat throughout interactive and destructible environments. +++++ From http://www.comics2film.com/ 'Star Wars' Overshadowed by Japanese Comic Jul 6, 8:54 AM (ET) By MIN LEE HONG KONG (AP) - Darth Vader, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are feeling the heat at the box office from an unusual rival - a movie based on a Japanese comic book, directed by Hong Kongers and starring a Taiwanese pop star making his debut in the movies. "Initial D," the story of a young street car racer, has stunned "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" and the action thriller "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," starring Jolie and Pitt, at the Hong Kong box office. The movie grossed $3.6 million over 10 days as of last weekend. By comparison, the latest Star Wars installment has made just $2.4 million over 46 days. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" fared better, earning $2.8 million in 25 days. "Initial D," filmed in Japan, is a testament to the far reach of Japanese popular culture and marks a unique cultural cross- pollination. Some of the Chinese entertainment industry's top creative talent teamed up to bring the work of Japanese comic artist Shuichi Shigeno to life. At the helm are Andrew Lau and Alan Mak - the directing duo behind the acclaimed Hong Kong police thriller "Infernal Affairs," which is being remade into a Hollywood film directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Leading the cast is Asian pop sensation Jay Chou, a singer- songwriter and one of Chinese-language music industry's biggest names. Chou's fame also translates into instant regional appeal for the movie, a commercial consideration director Mak said was inevitable for a movie with a $10 million budget. "Whether it's Taiwan, mainland China or Hong Kong, he's the hottest singer of his age group," Mak told The Associated Press. Rounding out the cast is veteran Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong, local heartthrobs Edison Chen and Shawn Yue and singers Jordan Chan and Kenny Bee. Japanese actress Anne Suzuki, who appeared in the 1999 film "Snow Falling on Cedars" with Ethan Hawke, plays Fujiwara's classmate and love interest, Natsuki Mogi. --- On the Net: "Initial D" official movie Web site: http://www.initialdthemovie.com +++++ From ComiX-Fan at http://www.comixfan.com/xfan COMIXFAN NEWS BRIEFS: JULY 4, 2005 Get out your big buggy eyes, sweatdrops, and giant hammers, because it's our Anime Expo 2005 special! Plus, how to become Batman, Goyer on Flash movie, The Fog prequel, Punisher TV series, X3 casting news, and more! NEWSFLASH! Anime Expo 2005 began this past weekend in Anaheim, California, boasting a record attendance of over 27,500, with lots of goodies on anime and manga: JLA: Classified, Defenders writer Keith Giffen's upcoming TokyoPop manga is a twisted dark comedy of three volumes, each chronicling a Halloween night of different years. Click here for previews. Think you have what it takes to be a manga creator? TokyoPop has kicked off its sixth Rising Stars of Manga contest to find the next big manga-ka. Click here for more details. Bandai Entertainment will soon be releasing the second season of the philosophical sci-fi hit Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, called 2nd Gig. Geneon Entertainment had special guest Hellsing manga creator Kouta Hirano on hand to announce the new sequel OAV called Hellsing Ultimate, which uses hybrid animation with CGI a la Last Exile and Steamboy. The story involves Poland and the Nazis during World War II. Other upcoming titles from Geneon include Fate/Stay Night based on the fantasy/horror video game, and Starship Operators featuring a band of space cadets who become stars of a reality show. ADV and Cartoon Network will be showing mecha hit Neon Genesis Evangelion in its entirety. Now with fingers and longer legs! FullMetal Alchemist producer Katsumata Hideo and Sailor Moon character designer Shimogasa Miho are set to bring the Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z anime to the U.S., with the Professor and Mojo Jojo intact for the series. Unlike their original American counterparts, these Powerpuff Girls hold devastating weapons! -- a yo-yo for Blossom, a bubble wand for Bubbles, and a giant hammer for Buttercup. The anime will start airing in the U.S. later this year. For fans of Serial Experiments Lain, Digital Manga will be publishing a hardcover art book. Can't get enough Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo? Series creators Manglobe, who are well known for successfully mixing sensational soundtracks with their anime are developing their new anime, a sci-fi thriller titled Ergo Proxy. Click here for the trailer. The notorious Man Faye, a male cosplayer (costume player) who dresses up as Cowboy Bebop's resident femme fatale Faye Valentine and who has been coming to Anime Expo since 2002, was banned from this year's convention, and rallied outside the convention with his supporters. For Faye Valentine purists, you may want to look away. You have been warned. For those curious, we present to you... Man Faye. NEWSFLASH! Tom Cruise has sweet revenge for fiancee Katie Holmes, who was denied a role in the upcoming Batman Begins sequel. Cruise's War of the Worlds topped the box office this past weekend with a sweet $101.7 million, finally dethroning the two- weeks-in-a-row chart topping Batman Begins. Cruise and Holmes are expected to celebrate with more Scientology conversions and public declarations of love for each other. NEWSFLASH! Want to be a real life semi-psychotic urban vigilante superhero? All it takes is a mere $3.4 million, estimates Forbes.com. In 2002, the business magazine already placed Bruce Wayne among their most richest and powerful people in their "Forbes Fictional Fifteen." And now they have projected Batman's total expenditures including his lifestyle, his training, his costumes and gadgets, his rides, and more. Click here for the full rundown. http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/06/20/cx_de_batmanslide.html? thisSpeed=60000&boxes=custom NEWSFLASH! Fantastic Four: The Album, the soundtrack to the upcoming movie, will be released this Tuesday, July 5th. Among the artists contributing tracks to the album are Alter Bridge, Anastacia, Ryan Cabrera, Chingy, Megan McCauley, Ben Moody, Omni Soul, Simple Plan, Joss Stone, Taking Back Sunday, Velvet Revolver, and more. Go to the official Fantastic Four soundtrack site to see music videos of Ben Moody and Anastacia's "Everything Burns" and Velvet Revolver's "Come On, Come In." http://www.fantasticfoursoundtrack.com/video.html NEWSFLASH! David Goyer, script writer for comic book movies Batman Begins, the Blade trilogy, and the upcoming Ghost Rider, has revealed more about his next project, writing and directing The Flash movie in the New York Daily News. "Fans know there's been more than one Flash over the years. There's been a lot of speculation and rumor, but both Barry Allen and Wally West will be in this movie," says Goyer, "We're going to go into the 'Speed Force' and a lot of the cosmic aspects of the character from the more recent past. Trust me, we're going to do a lot more than have the Flash run on water and create vortexes. I have a guy from M.I.T. helping me with all of this. We're going to be playing with relativity, Doppler effects and all kinds of things like that. Audiences will be amazed." NEWSFLASH! Dark Horse Comics will be releasing a prequel graphic novel for the upcoming horror movie remake of John Carpenter's The Fog. The graphic novel, written by Scott Allie with art by Todd Herman and a cover by Hellboy's Mike Mignola, accounts the backstory that leads up to the film, with a group of Shanghai traders coming to America in hopes of escaping an old Chinese curse. Allie comments, "The film shows the fallout from a terrible series of events. We get to tell the story of how those people wound up in such desperate circumstances, and it gets into the worst parts of these people's personalities, mixing visceral horror elements with deeply conflicted characters." While Carpenter himself affirms, "This book's a remarkable extension of the story that Debra Hill and I created, true to the terror of the film and the EC Comics that inspired it." The movie, which stars Tom Welling (Smallville), Selma Blair (Hellboy), and Maggie Grace (Lost), will then chronicle a small community's struggle to survive by finding the secrets behind a dark force in a thick, mysterious fog that has claimed their town. The Fog prequel graphic novel will be released this October 5th, just over a week in time for the movie's release on October 14th. NEWSFLASH! Variety reports that the NBC network is developing a live-action Punisher TV series. Stay tuned for more. NEWSFLASH! Astonishing X-Men writer Joss Whedon has posted on his official Serenity Message Board that Summer Glau of Whedon's Firefly and Serenity is being considered for the role of Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat in the upcoming X3 sequel. Whedon cites the character as one of his influences for his own female heroines and feels that Glau would be natural for the role. NEWSFLASH! The New York Post reports that X3 director Brett Ratner is writing his dream character into the movie. According to sources, she is, "an unbelievably hot and sexy hooker. Her super power is that she secretes a pheromone that helps her to seduce men. She can seduce anyone." Could this truly be the fan favourite character all X-Men fans the world over have been dying to see in the movie... Stacy X? True believers, please try to contain your joy. Stay tuned for more. COMIXFAN NEWS BRIEFS - JULY 6, 2005 NEWSFLASH! The biggest annual comic book convention in the world is right around the corner, and Comic Con International has just released its full schedule of events and guests for the super weekend, so start planning your schedule now! Next week, from Thursday, July 14th, through Sunday, July 17th, fans from all corners of the globe will be flocking to San Diego to meet their favourite comic book writers, artists, and editors; attend thought-provoking lectures on contemporary comic book and genre issues; see movie previews, trailers, and premieres; and catch the hottest news announcements that comic publishers save up just for the event! Even figures from our animation, film, fantasy, sci-fi, gaming, toys, and merchandising friends will drop by to join in the shindig. For times, room locations, and full details of each event, head to the official Comic Con International site. And don't forget to tune in to Comixfan for our daily coverage on the events and latest announcements! NEWSFLASH! Speakeasy Comics has announced its lineup of creator guests at the upcoming Comic Con International (booths 1535 and 1537) to include: Sal Abbinanti, Attil Adjourdany, Dawn Brown, Sebastien Caisse, Robert Coughler, Darwyn Cooke, Frank Esposito, The Love Brothers, Ramon Perez, Charles Satterlee, and George T. Singley. They will also be offering a comic books exclusive to the convention, plus free posters with each purchase! NEWSFLASH! World Entertainment News Network reports that former N*Sync teenie bopper Justin Timberlake is being considered for the role of Batman villain Two-Face in the upcoming Batman Begins sequel. In other news, Batfans have been heard singing "Bye, Bye, Bye" to the revitalised Batman movie franchise. NEWSFLASH! The Batman vs. Dracula animated feature film is scheduled for DVD release on October 18 later this year, reports Superhero Times. The movie is based on the new The Batman animated series and will feature the Dark Prince himself taking over the minds of the Joker, the Penguin, Batman himself, and the rest of Gotham City! Where's Buffy when you need her? NEWSFLASH! USA Weekend has released a Fantastic Four poster exclusively created by comic book artist Bryan Hitch in time for the movie. The figures are based on the movie's stars, Ioan Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Invisible Woman), Chris Evans (The Human Torch), and Michael Chiklis (The Thing). Hitch has also included six "Easter Eggs" in the poster's background for fans to pick apart. NEWSFLASH! IESB's interview with Avi Arad confirms, even before Fantastic Four has had public wide release, that all four main stars have signed contracts for at least two more sequels, also citing that the Puppet Master is his favourite to play the next villain. He also hints that Professor Xavier may die in the upcoming X-Men film: "He died... One of the most famous panels in the comic was his funeral. They all die and come back. We don't kill anyone just for the hell of it... [only] if it works for the story." NEWSFLASH! X3's shooting is scheduled to begin as early as the end of this month, reports XMenFilms.net. Principal photography will start at Hatley Castle in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada -- the same building used for Xavier's Institute in X2. NEWSFLASH! IDW Publishing has announced an extended partnership with horror-meister Clive Barker. With their first comic project, The Thief of Always, up and running, IDW and Barker are looking to create more sweet horror together starting in January, 2006. Says Barker, "I am delighted to be working with IDW, adapting some of my works could be a massive undertaking which I know IDW will meet head on. One I am most looking forward to is a planned adaptation of The Great and Secret Show, a very visual novel of violence, sex, and intimations of Apocalypse." Sounds good to us! NEWSFLASH! Animania Japan reports that the Kyoto Seika University will establish a Manga Department in 2006. While there are already many vocational courses offered at various schools on the practice of manga, this will be the first ever officially certified program, listing not only emphases in writing and drawing, but also animation and production. NEWSFLASH! Yippee-ki-yay, mother****er! Die Hard hero Bruce Willis is being considered to play the Marvel Universe's favourite guest-star Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the character's planned movie adaptation, reports SFX Magazine. Others previously rumoured for the role have been "Snake Plissken" Kurt Russell, and even Willis' three-time Die Hard 3 / Pulp Fiction / Unbreakable co-star Samuel L. Jackson in a casting that would emulate Marvel's Ultimate Universe's black Nick Fury character. NEWSFLASH! Rising publisher Alias Enterprises and Blue Water Productions are proud to present their new talent Emma Davis and her comic Violet Rose. What may grab you is that Davis is quite possibly the youngest professionally published comic book creator out there at 13 years old. Hooray for another reason for us 20- and 30-somethings to feel inadequate! The character of Violet Rose is a young girl with telepathic powers that allow her to communicate with inanimate objects. For example, in her first issue, Violet must communicate with a house to find out why bad things have been happening. "It's such a great opportunity. I really enjoy writing and this was a great way for me to express myself. I am really excited to finally be in print!," says the young star, "I've written several stories about Violet Rose and in future comics, or maybe even novels, we will get to know her better..." So young; so achieving. Take that, Russian Olympic gymnastics team! +++++ From the DC Comics Online Newsletter at http://www.dccomics.com DC COMICS UNVEILS PANELS FOR COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO 2005 July 5th, 2005 - Along with the amazing list of DC Comics writers and artists set to attend Comic-Con International: San Diego 2005, DC also offers a full slate of programming. Panels at the convention cover new projects and coming events from the DCU, WildStorm, VERTIGO, CMX and more. Here are DC's San Diego panels: Thursday, July 14: 10:30-11:30: DC Comics Talent Search Orientation Session: Find out what DC Comics is looking for when it comes to artists and whether you have the right stuff to draw for the DC Universe, WildStorm or VERTIGO! This extremely informative orientation session will explain how DC's Talent Search works. In order to have your work reviewed, attendance at this orientation session is mandatory - not all attendees are guaranteed a review. " For more info, view our Submissions page. 11:30-12:30: Batman - Year Of The Bat: The Dark Knight is casting his large shadow on the silver screen in what is unquestionably one of the summer's biggest blockbusters. At this panel find out what Gotham's guardian is up to on the comic front, hosted by Group Editor Bob Schreck, with Editor Joey Cavalieri, with Bill Willingham (ROBIN), Greg Rucka (GOTHAM CENTRAL), Jim Lee (ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER), and Andersen Gabrych (BATGIRL) and more. 1:30-2:30: CMX: From Japan with Love: They come from Japan: some of the most exciting, intense comics you'll ever read! Now, DC Comics presents some of Japan's most renowned manga, including KIKAIDER CODE 02, APPLESEED, KAMIKAZE KAITO JEANNE, TESTAROTHO, MADARA, LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED, TENJHO TENGE and more. Join DC's VP - Business Development John Nee and WildStorm VP - General Manager Hank Kanalz for this trans-Pacific panel! 3:30-4:30: DC Direct: A Cut Above - Sculptor Search: Meet DC's VP - Design & DC Direct Creative, Georg Brewer, and the DC Direct Creative team as they are joined by sculptors Tim Bruckner, Barsom and Karen Palinko to discuss the unique challenges of interpreting DC characters in 3-D. After a brief presentation and discussion portfolios will be reviewed and one talented sculptor will be awarded an assignment! Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about breaking into DC Direct, have your work reviewed and for the chance to go home with a commission! 5:30-7:00: In Brightest Day...: Only one super-hero has the sheer will and might to destroy evil with the help of a ring - Green Lantern! Now that fan-favorite Hal Jordan is back, find out how writer Geoff Johns, artist Patrick Gleason, and Senior Editor Peter Tomasi plan to renew and recharge the Green Lantern legacy. Friday, July 15: 10:30-11:30: DC Comics Talent Search Orientation Session: See description above. 1:30-2:30: VERTIGO: Looking Over the Edge: From the start, VERTIGO has been at the forefront of cutting-edge comics and graphic novels for mature readers. Learn what smart and edgy projects are in store for you in this slide-show presentation. Hosted by VP - Executive Editor, VERTIGO, Karen Berger, with Group Editor, Shelly Bond, Editor Will Dennis, Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS), Jill Thompson (DEAD BOY DETECTIVES), Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra (Y: THE LAST MAN), Darren Aronofsky and Kent Williams (THE FOUNTAIN) Dean Haspiel (THE QUITTER), Brian Wood (Demo), Glenn Fabry (NEIL GAIMAN'S NEVERWHERE), Joshua Dysart (SWAMP THING), David Tischman (BITE CLUB), Gilbert Hernandez (SLOTH) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER). 2:30-3:30: Spotlight on J. Scott Campbell: The artist behind WILDSIDERZ and DANGER GIRL sits down for an uncensored chat with Scott Dunbier, Executive Editor, WildStorm. Join them as this fan-favorite creator speaks about his past, present and future work. 4:30-5:30: Spotlight on David Lloyd: David Lloyd, the artist and co-creator of V FOR VENDETTA sits down for an in depth conversation, no holds barred! Learn about his work on V, his other projects and his future plans. 5:30-7:00: CRISIS Counseling with Dan DiDio: How do you top 1985's CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS? Orchestrate another one! Join Dan DiDio, VP - Executive Editor, DCU, as he institutes a support system for those of you still reeling from the last crisis. This forum is open to all to share thoughts and concerns on the mega- event and all that leads up to it. Saturday, July 16: 10:30-11:30: DC Comics Talent Search Orientation Session: See description above. 11:30-12:30: WildStorm: Comics Unleashed: Coming from California - some of the wildest comics anywhere! Find out what's on the horizon from WildStorm Productions in this slide-show presentation. Join Scott Dunbier, Executive Editor, WildStorm, Bob Wayne, VP - Sales, with Editors Alex Sinclair and Ben Abernathy and some of comics' top talents including Jim Lee, Editorial Director, WildStorm (ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER), J. Scott Campbell (WILDSIDERS), Joe Benitez (WRAITHBORN), J.H. Williams (PROMETHEA) and more! 1:30-3:00: DC Comics: A Whole New World: With a universe-rattling crisis looming, there's never a dull moment for the heroes of the DCU! Look into the future of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman - not to mention Green Lantern, Green Arrow, the Flash and all your other DCU favorites - in this slide show presentation moderated by Dan DiDio, VP - Editorial, DCU and Bob Wayne, VP - Sales. Joining them will be Editor Steve Wacker, Jeph Loeb (SUPERMAN/BATMAN, SUPERGIRL), Jim Lee (ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER), Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN, THE OMAC PROJECT), Geoff Johns (TEEN TITANS, INFINITE CRISIS), Phil Jimenez (DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY, INFINITE CRISIS), Ian Churchill (SUPERGIRL), Darwyn Cooke (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER), Marc Andreyko (MANHUNTER), Jimmy Palmiotti (HAWKMAN), Amanda Conner (JSA CLASSIFIED), Dave Gibbons (GREEN LANTERN CORPS), and Adam and Andy Kubert. 5:00-6:00: DC All Stars with Jim Lee: Two books - ALL STAR SUPERMAN and ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER - shaped by the best talent working in comics today. They have but one mission - to blow your mind! Join Group Editor Bob Schreck and industry icon Jim Lee (ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER) as they discuss DC's new All Star books. 6:00-7:00: Superman: A New Tomorrow: Join writers Jeph Loeb (SUPERMAN/BATMAN, SUPERGIRL), Greg Rucka (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN), artists Ian Churchill (SUPERGIRL), Ivan Reis (ACTION COMICS), and Group Editors Eddie Berganza and Bob Schreck to find out what's in store for the World's Greatest Super-Hero. Sunday, July 17: 11:00-12:00: New Monthly Visions of VERTIGO: Join Karen Berger, VP - Executive Editor, VERTIGO, as she's joined by the writers and artists of VERTIGO'S next wave of provocative monthly titles. With Brian Azzarello (LOVELESS), Liam Sharpe (THE POSSESSED), Brian Wood (Demo), Bill Willingham (FABLES), amazing newcomers Matthew Sturgis and Simon Oliver, Tony Moore (The Walking Dead), John Watkiss (DEADMAN), Becky Cloonan (Demo) and Steven T. Seagle (IT'S A BIRD...). 12:00-1:00: Spotlight on Bill Willingham: Join red-hot writer Bill Willingham (FABLES, DAY OF VENGEANCE) and VERTIGO Group Editor Shelly Bond in this no-holds-barred Q&A session that simultaneously promises to shock and entertain. 1:00-2:00: Spotlight on Phil Jimenez: Join Group Editor Eddie Berganza as he sits down with the detail-oriented, fan-favorite creator Phil Jimenez (INFINITE CRISIS, DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY) in this revealing Q&A. ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN IN USA TODAY July 7th, 2005 - Today's USA TODAY Lifeline brief on ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER declares, "The summer of Batman continues next week when two superstar creators combine to retell the origin of Dick Grayson, the original Robin." Writer Frank Miller, who redefined a grim Batman in the 1980s with his DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and BATMAN YEAR ONE graphic novels, teams with best-selling artist Jim Lee on ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #1, on sale Wednesday. Don't look for a wisecracking sidekick this time around. The first issue ends with Batman telling a scared 12-year-old Grayson: "You've just been drafted into a war." +++++ From ICV2.com Manga in CosmoGIRL From Tokyopop July 07, 2005 Tokyopop and CosmoGIRL have announced that "The Adventures of CG," a manga story by Svetlana Chmakova, will appear in CosmoGIRL beginning with the August issue. Chmakova is the artist of an upcoming Tokyopop manga called Dramacon, which will appear in October. The exposure of CosmoGIRL's six million readers to comics, many for the first time, can only be a good thing for the long-term expansion of this rapidly growing market segment. Lisa Kirby Announces Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center With Randolph Hoppe and John Morrow July 07, 2005 Lisa Kirby, daughter of the late Jack (King) Kirby, announced the creation of the Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center (JKMRC), "devoted to promoting and encouraging the study, understanding, preservation and appreciation of the work of comic book creator Jack Kirby." Kirby described the motivation for the Center. "In the years since his death in 1994, there have been a number of high profile movies featuring properties and characters Dad created, but he has, for the most part, not been featured in the movies' promotion," she said. "In that respect, my family and I were excited by the creation of a non-profit educational organization devoted to Dad's work." Among the projects cited in the announcement are a complete online catalogue of Kirby's works (using TwoMorrows' Jack Kirby Checklist as a starting point); a Kirby biographical presentation; and exhibits and papers in conjunction with museums, conferences, and conventions. The Center's work will be spearheaded by cartoonist and Web designer Randolph Hoppe and TwoMorrow's publisher/editor John Morrow. The announcement also pays tribute to Kirby collaborators Joe Simon and Stan Lee, and expresses a wish for the two to collaborate with the Center in its work. The announcement seems timed to coincide with the release of Fantastic Four this weekend, based on the Lee/Kirby creation. Clive Barker Signs Deal with IDW For 'Extended Partnership' July 07, 2005 IDW has announced an "extended partnership" with horror writer Clive Barker. Under the agreement, Barker will create new properties for and license existing works to IDW. The first product under the new deal will launch in January 2006. Barker cited The Great and Secret Show, a novel that will be adapted under the agreement, as a project he is "most looking forward to." IDW has previously published a comic adaptation of Barker's children's book, The Thief of Always +++++ Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. No one else has access to the subscriber list. Replies to these messages will be received by the Editor ONLY, so you must CC: individual contributors if you want them to get your E-Mail. The E-mail to the E-mag MAY be used in future issues at the Editor's discretion UNLESS you specifically request that they not be. It is our policy to withhold names and/or Addresses, by request only, from letters of comment. All contributors are required to use their real name and have a valid Email address for their columns to be published. 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