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I know the frustration isn’t just on the fans’ side. From Martin’s blog it’s clear that the author’s desire to finish the book at least matches my own desire to read it… and ...
As another few months pass it is only clockwork to see another DDR game. There have been plenty of DDR games that have spanned consoles like the PS1 to the PS2, but more so recently the Xbox to Xbox 360 and the Gamecube. I am quite interested on how w...
The DanceDance Revolution series has been around for quite some time. It has become a massive hit of the years, spawning a new genre of dancing games. Even today this vessel keeps marching forward with new games. The concept is a simple one, where you m...
There are two sides to me when it comes to games like DANCEDANCE REVOLUTION in the arcades. Part of me craves the older days where arcades were dark smoky places and getting the high-score on the TEMPEST machine was the challenge of the week. How things ...
Over the past few years the DANCEDANCE REVOLUTION craze has really caught on with plenty of imported PlayStation mixes, along witha few sparse releases over here. Konami finally caught on that gamers want DDR, and has released both of the PlayStation 2 ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako AshiharaTranslated by:Takae BrewerAdapted by:What They SayAfter a serious and discouraging injury, Aya - an accomplished ballet dancer - is inspired to danceagain by the all-male COOL troupe. In fact, she's never wante...
Over the past decade and a half, I've developed great thumb-eye coordination. Now, I'm still not the best gamer by any means, but I do have fairly quick reflexes. But no matter what I did with my thumbs, it wasn't going to help me with my newest assignmen...
"Dragons of Autumn Twilight" is the first book in the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy. The Chronicles are the first trilogy in the series of Dragonlance novels and anthologies that now number close to 150 books. This is the first attempt to ...
A couple of years ago, when word came down the pipeline that a Dungeons & Dragons movie was in the works, there were those of us who wondered why. Many years had passed since the early 1980s, when millions of oddball kids and fans of Lord of the Rings wer...
Man, this movie was so bad that I didn’t even bother to review it when it came out. After all, we already had plenty of other coverage on the movie, and anybody could tell from the trailer that it was going to suck big time. So I figured why waste my brai...
Dungeons & Dragons is a game of medieval mystery and magic, and its public reputation over the past few decades has been marked by fear and misunderstanding, mostly because a few mixed-up kid devotees took their own lives or, even worse, other people`s li...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATION
Patrick Doyle has composed a graceful and beautifully-postured symphonic score for Eragon, which was released on CD by RCA last week. Doyle, who has crafted such meticulous and evocative scores as Secondha...
In the heady days of the 1980s, hair was big, heavy metal was alive, and DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS modules were at your local gaming store every week. For those who know nothing about role-playing games, modules are adventures for Dungeon Masters to run a gagg...
The twist was the dance that took our country from “squareness to awareness” according to director Ron Mann, but I think that’s the pot talking. Irregardless of the actual social significance of this hip freeing shake – hey, some of those ’40s dance steps...
During the 1980s, parents began to notice their preteen male children scurrying about in packs with other boys, spending hours in basements and rec rooms huddled around notebooks and dice. They heard talk of "role playing,” "Dungeon Masters" and "spell ca...
Todd McFarlane is known by toy collectors everywhere as the designer that revolutionized toys by setting a standard of detail and quality for smaller figures. When Todd first came onto the scene most figures smaller that 12” were not very deta...
The legendary Anne McCaffrey, creator of the DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN books, has compiled three rare PERN short stories and one original PERN tale into an illustrated small hardcover volume called A GIFT OF DRAGONS.To put this review into context, it was only...
The renaissance of gaming continues! After many foibles made by the late lamented TSR corporation in their handling of DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, the 3rd edition D&D seems to be ripe with excellent products. Ever since Wizards of the Coast released their landm...
ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2 hit store shelves and the hot little hands of fan boys yesterday. The film stands as the second in Marvel's campaign of straight-to-DVD animated movies produced by Lion's Gate. And, fortunately for both Marvel and comic fans, this en...
DRAGONLANCE, a name in fantasy that represents over 100 novels, supplements and adventure modules, began way back in 1985 withDRAGONS OF AUTUMN TWILIGHT. Authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have sold millions of copies of their DRAGONLANCE series, ...
One of the video game industry’s most animated characters is suddenly turning quite plastic. But don’t worry, that’s a good thing. New startup toy company AnJon, Inc., will be producing action figures based on the popular DRAGON’S LAIR video game from nea...
Kicking off her first review with us today, Sakura Eries has used a tweaked version of the review she submitted to us in order to be considered for a spot here with the August 2003 release of Forbidden Dance Vol. #1 (of 4) from TOKYOPOP.
While the first installment in this column’s new weekly format may have been a little lackluster in terms of exciting releases, things pick up a bit on this second Tuesday in August. The big news is on the Direct-to-video (DTV) front. It appears DTV is ...
Stephen Chow has been a top star in Hong Kong for many years now, starring in one crowd-pleasing comedy after another, but this blockbuster smashed all previous records for HK productions. Twenty years ago, Golden Leg Fung was an arrogant soccer star who ...
Encore
software recently released Dragon's Lair 3D for
Nintendo GameCube. The game is a 21st century update of the
groundbreaking video game which featu...
Back when coin-op arcade games were all the rage, a pixelated piece of machinery shone above the rest. It was 1983, and video game fans needed that "next big thing" in terms of arcade machines. Their prayers were quickly answered bywho else?a knight in sh...
Sakura\'s checking in this morning witha look at one of the series that TOKYOPOP finished up awhile ago with the October 2003 release of Forbidden Dance Vol. #2 (of 4).
Although American publishers have no problem churning out movie novelizations on time and en masse, some great genre literature is falling through the cracks, getting too little publicity or attention to garner the widespread praise it rightfully dese...
The great dragon Singe has captured the fair and plucky adventurer Princess Daphne, and it's up to Dirk the Daring, slayer of dragons, to rescue her from harm. But time is running out, as Singe has placed Daphne in the Bubble of Helotry, which will enslav...
What They SayAt the millennial edge, the concluding battle for humanity’s future is staged. Kamui Shirou’s destiny has been decided as he returns to Tokyo to face his ultimate challenge. The Dragons of Heaven, defenders of the Earth, stand rea...
While readers across the country quickly devoured Scott Lynch’s fantasy debut The Lies of Locke Lamora last year, they’ve got a lot more to chew on from the 29-year-old Wisconsin writer in the months ahead.
Hello all you Maniac reader...
Amidst the flurry of studio inquiries which have flooded the Tolkien estate since The Children of Húrin hit the shelves last month, Houghton Mifflin is rolling out the stops to release a deluxe hardcover edition of the novel complete with brand new...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako AshiharaTranslated by:Takae BrewerAdapted by:What They SayAya sneaks out of the all-important National Ballet Competition to see her best friend Nachan. It's a race against the clock as Aya searches for her distraught f...
Word has it that the coming MATRIX sequel will feature an elaborate dance number. While talking to San Francisco Magazine, choreographer Charles Moulton suggested that the coming film have a scene featuring a huge dance sequence. Though he won't give spec...
Naked loli vampire. If said phrase perks the ears, Nozomu Tamaki’s deliciously drawn tale of a modern-day vampire princess and her loyal werewolf bodyguard could well slake your thirst for some wanton horror escapades.Creative TalentWriter/Art...
I’ve been hooking up with this guy lately with whom I have absolutely nothing in common with except for one (very odd) thing: our mutual love of old school, live-action Disney movies. Pollyanna, The (original) Parent Trap, Swiss Family Robinson, The...
What They SayWith Round 1 raging on, Recca takes on Saicho and his formidable Paper Dance, an attack that can extinguish fire and puts rocks and scissors to shame. From there, Recca\'s pride proves to be his greatest weakness as he gives Team Ku another s...
In the midst of preproduction announcements on Paramount’s and Peter Berg’s upcoming Dune remake, Frank Herbert’s God Emperor of Dune is getting the audiobook treatment from Macmillan Audio. Read by Simon Vance, Scott Brick and Katherine...
Welcome to another Countdown where the servings are always a full order. Yikes it seems that things are still in a bit of a slouch, but perhaps it is just down hill till summer. For those curious about spots on the Spiderman 3 VIP site I do still have...
The world's oldest and best selling RPG, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, has announced today that a 4th edition is on the way Spring 2008. Here's the details for D&D: Wizards of the Coast series...
Whether you storm a mad wizard’s tower everyweek or ha...
According to Sci Fi Wire, David Goyer and David Heyman are co-producing a feature film based on the fantasy novel, Here, There Be Dragons.The novel brings together three strangers (John, Jack and Charles) in London during World War I, where they become en...
It was a weekend where half the movies didn’t budge. Five of the 10 movies landed in the same exact spot as they did last weekend while Awake’s debut pushed Hitman down one slot. It was also a weekend, judging from the numbers, where audiences...
IGN has reported that a complete collection of episodes from the 1983 animated series DUNGEONS & DRAGONS will be released on November 7, 2006.The release will be a four-disc set containing all 27 episodes of the cartoon along with various bonus materials....
What They SayShiina\'s dad is missing in action after his plane is attacked by an alien creature! Meanwhile, her best friend Akira has gotten mixed up witha vicious group of psychics.
Contains episodes 5-7.The Review!Shiina\'s life gets tossed upside d...
Even though the first sequel isn't ready for release, plans are afoot for a third DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie. Zinc Entertainment, a branch of Joel Silver's Silver Pictures banner, is working on a third D&D movie while post-production work continues on DUNGE...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Pictures has pre-emptively bought the rights to an upcoming children's novel HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS.The novel, written by James A. Owen, brings together three strangers -- John, Jack and Charles -- in Lond...
Dunegons & Dragons players today just don’t know how good they have it. Back in the ancient days of the late 70’s and early 80’s, we AD&D players had the DM’s guide and that was about it. Sure, the Dragon Magazine...
Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th...
Atari Games and Turbine Entertainment announced today that they are taking Wizard of the Coast's popular DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS role-playing game online. Turbine is the software company that developed the hit RPG games ASHERON'S CALL and the sequel.The com...
DVD games have been around for quite some time, but then again so have CD games. No I am not talking about PC games that you can plug into your drives and install onto your computer, nor am I talking about DVDs that you plug into a gaming console and ...
I didn't think this would ever happen, but a sequel is being planned for the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie that came out three years ago. MATRIX producer Joel Silver will be overseeing the project via his Zinc Entertainment company along with Sweetpea Enterta...
Perhaps I'm not the best person to review a comic based on DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Playing D&D brings back bad memories of sitting around a table witha bunch of geeks who felt they were better than other geeks because they didn't wear their geekiness on thei...
For anyone that has ever run a DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS game, one of the major problems is the inevitable time that your players get off the beaten track into areas that you do not have prepared. For those dungeon masters who are caught unprepared and stuck r...
The weekend’s big fantasy debut, New Line’s Dungeons & Dragons, was helped out by legions of longtime fans who bought tickets, but that wasn’t enough to make an impressive dent at the box office. The film landed in 5th place with $7-million. With the film...
We can't
remember the last time two comic book movies opened back-to-back but this
weekend will be the second in a row that an adaptation made its debut. Road
To Perdition opens today, to a chorus of critical approve, but don't
expect it to op...
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another exciting Wednesday morning. I trust you’ll all walk into your neighborhood comic shops later today – if you already haven’t – and walk out a few dollars poorer, but, I...
Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro...
Victims of the YearLots of people feel sorry for themselves around the holidays, but hey, does anyone out there truly care about Robert Downey, Jr`s problems? Well, if not, there are plenty of other folks to feel sorry for. U.S. News and World Report repo...
Drew Bowling kicks of his Tides of Fate trilogy with the hardback release of The Tower of Shadows, Don Bassingthwaite concludes The Dragon Below series with The Killing Song, and Sergei Lukyanenko’s wildly popular The Night Watch returns from it...
What They SayIts\' dark legacy began a thousand years ago. An evil creature was unleashed in the midst of a demonic war. The mighty warrior Culvert sealed the beast within the land, never suspecting it would return for revenge.
When Lina Inverse and her...
Composer Edward Shearmur hadn't tackled dragons before scoring this year's fire-breathing hit REIGN OF FIRE (released last week on DVD), but he had tackled just about everything else. One of the first assignments the British-born composer was handed as he...
Best known for his work on both the X-FILES movie and television series, director Rob Bowman returns to the big screen this week with REIGN OF FIRE, a tale of fire-breathing medieval dragons inadvertently awakened from their slumber in present-day London....
Harry Turtledove smacks the shelves again withanother alternate history thriller, S.M. Stirling propels his Dies the Fire sequence, and Douglas Clegg returns from last week's paperback debut of Priest of Blood witha continuation of the Vampyricon series...
For those who remember last week’s column, the Sony Family Entertainment Group is an animation studio without a direct tie-in to a network. As told by executive producers Jeff Kline and Richard Raynis, the studio’s success relies on two key principles. Th...
The Snow Queen is familiar to readers of fairy tales and folklore; Hans Christian Andersen did a version of the tale, and as a myth it endures in Scandinavia, the Baltic Republics, and Russia. In her version of THE SNOW QUEEN, Eileen Kernaghan takes us to...
Erik Larsen's SAVAGE DRAGON becomes the second Image Comics title to hit triple-digits next week following Todd McFarlane's SPAWN withan 80-page 100th issue. To commemorate the event, Larsen has lined up many guest contributors, including Arthur Adams...
...een until ADancewithDragons debuts in the hopefully near future. Too riled up by the tantalizing Daenerys preview chapter at the end of Crows to wait that long? Check out a brand new chapter through the eyes of that loveable, scheming dwarf Tyrion h...
Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...
Before I begin this week's column, I want to point out two news items that are of importance to Canadian anime fans:
1) The Death Note anime is airing on YTV on Fridays at 10 p.m. I believe it repeats at 1:30 a.m. for those of us who like their ...
Available on Nov. 27, 2007
GRIMES, IA, September 10, 2007 " Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc./Nozomi Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USAare pleased to unveil the artwork for the collectible box and extras that will be released with th...
London Expo
One week on and I'm still tired. London Expo can be a hectic two days at the best of times but the most recent event, held at the ExCeL Docklands on 28-29 October, seemed more energised than any previous instalment. This was possib...
Featuring A Reader's Choice Vote And Exciting Contest In Partnership With MYX!
San Francisco, CA, January 24, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensi...
Bantam Spectra has provided Cinescape withan excerpt from George R. R. Martin's upcoming A Feast for Crows. The novel will be released on November 8, 2005. THE PROPHET The prophet was drowning men on Great Wyk when they came to tell him that the king was...
What They SayThe truth about Hideki being a spy have become a surprise to everyone. Now they must find the shrine before it’s too late and once they reach their destination, they must battle some fierce looking dragons guarding the shrine. Prepare t...
What They SayStill unable to master the power of Sinsaber, Reiji continues to struggle against the power of Kouhei. Meanwhile, Meguru also struggles to retrieve her memory which is still blocked by her own fear. Everyone is working hard to win this battle...
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ...
An intimate portrait about the composer and lead singer of Dead Can Dance featuring masterful performances and interviews by Brendan Perry, Russell Crowe, Michael Mann, Hans Zimmer and more.
Over a career that spans almost two decades with Dead C...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuriko NishiyamaTranslated by:Mike KeiflAdapted by:What They SayThe Beatmen are sent back to school by their boss as part of their idol training. But even at a school for performers and superstars, you have to get good grades ...
Hey Gamers! Feeling buried under the veritable landslide of recent DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS releases? CINESCAPE is here to save the day witha brake-down of three recent D&D publications that every gamer should know about.D&D Publication #1: CITY OF THE SPIDE...
What They SayReiji and friends are in big trouble when they abandon the Dragonic Heaven Championship to help their friend Mukai. Muka is headed for the palace of an evil monster that killed his mother. It seems as though Reiji\'s life seems to grow more c...
What They SayLina Inverse and her sidekick Naga the Serpent are happily enjoying lunch when the entire town ducks under cover before an invasion of Marlene Culvert and her legion of bloodthirsty dragons. The cause of the invasion? Marlene is in a feud wit...
What They SayThe battle between the Dragons of Heaven and Earth rages with deadly consequences, as Seiichiro, a Dragon of Heaven, secretly challenges Yuto. Karen discovers his plan, and puts Seiichiro to sleep then heads to the battlefield, determined to ...
What They SayTwo choices, two sides, one future... Two groups of supernaturally powered warriors begin a prophetic battle to shape the future- a clash that will rock the foundations of the planet! The Dragons of Earth swear to purge humanity from the worl...
What They SayExhausted from his training to become the next King, Yuri is looking for any distraction he can find. Celi, meanwhile, unexpectedly announces that she is getting married. Later, Yuri devises a plan to stop Wolfram from trespassing into the Ki...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Koike Kazuo/Ikegami RyoichiTranslated by:Carl Gustav HornAdapted by:What They SayCrying Freeman, the deadliest assassin of the 108 Dragons clan of the Chinese mafia, has taken a bride, and she has passed the harsh tests of the...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Koike Kazuo / Ikegami RyoichiTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayHe is Yo Himomura, deadly assassin for the 108 Dragons, the Chinese Mafia. But to the criminal underworld who fear him, he is known as Cry...
What They SayThe future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shiro, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven - two opposing armies. He alone must