DC Takes Aim @ "Human Target" - November 2010

Written by Len Wein and illustrated by Bruno Redondo with a cover by Lee Bermejo, DC Comics 6-issue mini-series "Human Target" is based on the Vancouver-lensed series from Warner Bros. TV.

The new comic book series was first released February 10, written by Len Wein and Peter Johnson, with art by Bruno Redondo, Sergio Sandoval, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and a cover by Lee Bermejo.

"...After 'Christopher Chance' is hired to protect a highly placed informant and collect evidence around Europe, every assassin and goon from Paris to Prague starts aiming for the Human Target..."

The Fox TV series, returning September 3 for a second season, is executive produced by Jonathan Steinberg and Matt Miller ("Chuck").

"'Christopher Chance' is a unique private contractor/security expert/bodyguard hired when an unusual or imminent threat cannot be solved through normal means of protection. Chance works with his business partner and trusted friend, 'Winston' and hired gun 'Guerrero', to integrate himself completely into his clients lives..."

"Human Target" stars Mark "Boston Legal" Valley as the DC Comics character, created in 1972, by Wein and illustrator Carmine Infantino, following detective/bodyguard 'Christopher Chance' who impersonates clients to eliminate threats, becoming the 'human target'.

Writer Peter Milligan and illustrator Edvin Biukovic revived the character in 1999 for a four-issue limited series followed by the graphic novel "Human Target: Final Cut", an ongoing series that lasted 21 issues.

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Birds Of A Feather, Flock Together In "Hawkworld"

Written by Geoff Johns/Peter J. Tomasi with illustrations by Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark and Joe Prado, with a cover by David Finch, DC Comics "Brightest Day" continues:

"...There can be only one who wields the 'White Lantern;, but is it 'Deadman'? And what will happen when he attempts to charge the white ring? Meanwhile, 'Ronnie Raymond' risks everything for 'Firestorm', 'Martian Manhunter' uncovers more clues about the bizarre string of crimes stretching across the country, 'Aquaman' searches for the key to the ocean's survival and the 'Hawks' come face-to-face with the evil that lurks within the strange land known only as 'Hawkworld'..."

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McShane And Winstone Pump Up "44 Inch Chest"

Sneak Peek the $10 million-budgeted crime feature "44 Inch Chest", starring Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt and Tom Wilkinson:

Maggie Gyllenhaal Buzzes With Excitement Over "Hysteria"

According to reports, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal ("The Dark Knight") is now attached to the indie production "Hysteria", described as a romantic comedy, set in Victorian London, revolving around the invention of the sexual 'vibrator'.

Gyllenhaal will play the daughter of a doctor, who, with his colleague (Hugh Dancy) treats cases of 'female hysteria', with a new electrical device...

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Showcase Mounts "Lost Girl"

Sneak Peek the latest key art supporting the Toronto-lensed 'fantasy-noir' TV series "Lost Girl", debuting September 12 on Canada's Showcase network.

Produced by Prodigy Pictures, in association with Canwest Broadcasting, "Lost Girl" filmed 13 one-hour episodes in Toronto and Hamilton.

"'Lost Girl' follows supernatural seductress 'Bo' (Anna Silk), a 'Succubus' who feeds on the sexual energy of mortals. Growing up with human parents, Bo had no reason to believe she was anything other than the girl next door – until she drained her boyfriend to death in their first sexual encounter. Now she has hit the road alone and afraid. She discovers she is one of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore, who pass as humans while feeding off them in secret, as they have for millennia. Relieved yet horrified to find out that she is not alone, Bo decides to take the middle path between the humans and the Fae while embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin.

"Bo's succubus nature tangles her in a sexy, romantic love-triangle with 'Dyson' (Kris Holden-Reid), a shape-shifting homicide detective, and 'Lauren' (Zoie Palmer), a human doctor who has found a way through science to help give Bo the sexual self-control she's been aching for. Navigating this complicated life with Bo is her human confidante and street-smart survivor, 'Kenzi' (Ksenia Solo)."

A companion website for the series is being produced and will launch with the show to give viewers "an unprecedented, interactive experience".

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