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Jason Lee joins "Alvin and the Chipmunks"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-08-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jason Lee has signed on to join the upcoming Fox live action and CGI version of Alvin and the Chipmunks.Lee will play the Chipmunks' dad, Dave Seville, while chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore will be computer generat...

Tim Hill to direct "Alvin and the Chipmunks"?
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-25-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Tim Hill (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties) is in negotiations with 20th Century Fox regarding the director's chair for the upcoming live-action/CG film Alvin and the Chipmunks.The film would be based on the animated tr...

LEGEND Wins Again in DVD Races
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-03-2008)

...eek after Alvin and the Chipmunks (April 1 release) sold 2.6 million DVDs and Blu-Ray units, the highest of any new release this year, reports Fox Home Entertainment. Disney's Enchanted, which narrowly beat "Legend" for the top sales spot la...


A different kind of 'Smurfs' movie (Tue 06-10-2008)

Variety reports that Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation plan to bring the 'Smurfs' to the big screen as a hybrid live-action and animated movie, (a la 'Alvin and the Chipmunks'). David Stem and David Weiss, who wrote the second and third instal...

YOGI BEAR Hitting the Big Screen
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 10-03-2008)

Warner Bros. has announced their plans to develop a live-action/animated Yogi Bear for the big screen, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The move comes a year after 20th Century Fox banked at the box office with their adaptation of Alvin and the Chipmunks, ...

Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)

...de girls, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Meg's Aunt Judith, Victoria's Secret, and Handel's Messiah.     Dreamsongs: Volume II, George R.R. Martin (Spectra Books)   Dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine, #1 New York T...

"Divalicious! Volume One"
by Nadia Oxford (Sat 04-21-2007)

If you can't get enough of divas' bratty antics on the news or in grocery store publications of the "Elvis Lives!" variety, maybe it's time to graduate to Divalicious, an Original English Manga recently released by Tokyopop. Of course, if yo...


Disney Finds TREASURE At the Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-23-2007)

...egend and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Warner Bros. continues its highly successful run with Legend pulling in 34.2 mil this weekend, which means the film has grossed 137.4 mil in only 10 days of domestic release. In its second week of release, Legend aver...

Furry tree rodents find Hollywood
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-15-2004)

It looks like the success of GARFIELD has spurred on 20th Century Fox to begin work on another live-action/computer animation project. Fox 2000, Bagdasarian Productions and 20th Century Fox Animation are developing a movie based on ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS...

More CHIPMUNKS on the Way
by Associate News Editor (Tue 05-13-2008)

Twentieth Century Fox will release ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS II on March 19, 2010. With the first film pulling in $217.3 million domestically and $141.1 million overseas, it was only a matter of time before Fox set a sequel into motion. The movi...

Cartoon Samuel L. Jackson
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 05-21-2007)

Cartoon Jack Bauer premieres tonight online! After you watch the exciting 2-hour season finale of 24 on Fox tonight, you might want to check out the first segment of the 24 animated prequel online. Day Zero is an original, flash-animated online saga fr...


ALVIN Slices Sweeney in DVD Race.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-10-2008)

It seems the family audience clearly won out this past week in the DVD department. Fox Home Entertainment's Alvin and the Chipmunks topped the national DVD sales chart in its first week in stores, beating by a wide margin fellow newcomer Sweeney Todd: The...

COMICS, SEXUALITY, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-11-2006)

Tonight, at 7:00 p.m. Central time, the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees will convene to vote on whether or not to remove two graphic novels from their shelves BLANKETS by Craig Thompson and FUN HOME by Alison Bechdel. Louise Mills, a resident ...

WALT DISNEY TREASURES Volume 3: Donald Duck
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Thu 01-17-2008)

The Disney Treasures Collections have been a huge boon to fans of classic animation. This is the third set in the Chronological Donald Duck series. This series is presenting every Donald Duck short in Chronological order. The third volume p...

Don't Believe the Hype
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-05-2008)

Who do you trust? Whose side are you on? What would you do with one more day? This summer, everything will change. Do you even care anymore? Public Enemy once said “Don’t believe the hype,” Maniacs. I’...


Does Whatever a Mailbag Can
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-16-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another web-slinging, wall-crawling edition of Comicscape, where we elevate Internet discourse above typing in “leet.” Last week, I offered my mixed review of Spider-Man 3. In short, while I thoroug...

The 31st Annual Saturn Awards
by Sue Schneider (Tue 05-17-2005)

Recently The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films held THE 31ST ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS at the Universal Hilton in Universal, California.Seen walking the red carpet: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jeff Rector, Brian Henson with Mia Sara, Irwin Keyes, Si...

Raimi contemplates SPIDER-MAN 3 bad guy
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-30-2004)

When we last heard from SPIDER-MAN director Sam Raimi about the latest on the third Spidey movie last month, Raimi still hadn't decided on what villain he would be using in the second sequel. It still looks like Raimi hasn't made up his mind, but at least...

Why is this Chicken dancing?
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 11-05-2005)

Central Park Media has begun offering downloadable content for iPod, so now you can get trailers and even full episodes of selected series and watch them on your video iPod. Okay, so I have mixed feelings about the whole handheld video deal. On the one ha...


Thank You for Not Smoking
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-01-2006)

Welcome to the all-new, all-different relaunched Mania Entertainment website.  I hope everyone likes the new design.  After you read this week’s column, take a second to look around and check out a few of the new features.  I migh...

Means and Ends
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-28-2007)

Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting installment of Comicscape, where I’ll drag you through the soul-wrenching depths of moral inquiry and sequential art psychoanalysis.  This week, I want to revisit an issue I touched ...

Politics in Comics: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-06-2006)

Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills.  Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics.  After two failed attempts at a...

Former writer returns to the pages of AGENT X
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-22-2003)

The Pulse website has learned that comic book scribe Gail Simone will return to the pages of AGENT X. Earlier this year Simone left the book after experiencing creative differences with the book's editor. Shortly thereafter Marvel made the decision to c...


JOHNNY FIRECLOUD / BUMMER!
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 03-13-2002)

Revenge crazed Indians and pathetic rockers, two great tastes that taste great together? Well, no, but for David F. Friedman completists, Something Weird Video has joined together two films from the legendary producer’s ’70s period that boast something so...

'Spider-Man 2' Sweeps Saturns
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 05-04-2005)

Spider-Man 2 won a total of five trophies at the 31st Annual Saturn Awards in Los Angeles on May 3, including best fantasy film, the most for any movie this year. The Marvel Comics adaptation also garnered awards for best actor (Tobey Maguire), best direc...

Writer comes to Spidey's emotional rescue (Fri 07-09-2004)

What's the matter, Spidey? Suit riding up your crotch again?: Writer Alvin Sargent is credited with the humor and depth in the sequel.

Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 09-23-2000)

The theme is a familiar one. The mighty, stalwart chords of brass, the trilling woodwinds, the driving rhythm of the violins, the strident siren of electric guitar… Wait a minute? Electric guitar? What’s that doing in the middle of the STAR WARS theme?...


SPIDER-MAN Screenplay Credit Goes to WGA Arbitration
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-14-2001)

The screenplay credit for Columbia’s SPIDER-MAN has gone to the Writers Guild of America for arbitration, in order to determine whose name or names will appear on the final film. When Columbia-TriStar submitted its suggestion for the credit to the WGA ear...

Pickens On Kersh
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-26-2001)

James Pickens Jr. has been talking about the new status of his role of FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh as a regular gig on THE X-FILES. While talking to SCIFI.COM, Pickens spoke of the new full-time gig, saying, "The character got such a reaction on a lot...

Marvel's Mangaverse
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 10-24-2001)

Marvel Comics has released book-by-book details for its Marvel Mangaverse event in January, which puts a manga twist on its characters.Following is a rundown of the titles, with synopses from Marvel.MARVEL MANGAVERSE: NEW DAWN #1Written, art and wraparoun...

Blue Bombing the Anime Scene
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 04-04-2007)

...ators of Alvin and the Chipmunks) was chosen as the studio, and they got to work. The cartoon lasted for about three seasons, which isn't a bad run for a kid's show. The plots were pretty standard and episodic; Dr Wily did something bad, and Mega M...


VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES SIX NEW MANGA SERIES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2008 (Tue 01-08-2008)

Diverse New Titles To Kick Off The New Year San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the laun...

Comicscape: What Expands Must Contract
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-10-2008)

Marvel discussed its plans for the coming months at the Diamond Comics Distributors' retailer summit in Las Vegas on Monday. Brian Michael Bendis arrived as a surprise guest and detailed some of his upcoming projects, including a third Avengers serie...

Udon Brings the Street Fighter® Goods to the San Diego Comic-Con
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-18-2008)

Exclusive Street Fighter® Comics, Hardcover Art Book and Art Prints at SDCC     Toronto, ON – July 17, 2008 – The 2008 San Diego Comic-con is only a week away, and UDON is preparing for the studio’s biggest year ev...

'Legend' enjoys Legendary ticket sales
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-17-2007)

From Variety: Warner Bros.’ Will Smith starrer “I Am Legend” scored the best December opening of all time with $76.5 million over the weekend, while Fox’s live-action/CGI hybrid “Alvin and the Chipmunks” surpassed al...


What evil lurks within Spidey's next adventure? (Tue 11-30-2004)

After handling Doc Ock, director Sam Raimi is now wrestling with several more of the webhead's famous foes, looking for those worthy of Spider-Man 3, expected in the summer of 2007. Having finished the Spider-Man 2 DVD, Raimi is set to begin work on a scr...

Review: 'Spider-Man 3' (Sun 05-06-2007)

"Writers Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent as well as the entire cast and crew deserve all the respect and admiration they're sure to receive for 'Spider-Man 3,' as it is easily the most complex and deftly orchestrated superhero epic ever filmed."

Spider-Man 2.1: Extended Cut (R2) - Artwork updated (Fri 03-30-2007)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Spiderman 2.1: Extended Cut for 23rd April 2007 priced at £12.99. In the build up to the theatrical release of Spider-Man 3, SPHE brings you this limited two-disc release which...

Viz Media Debuts New Naruto Chapter Book Series at 2008 Book Expo America (Fri 05-30-2008)

Showcase Of The Newest VIZKIDS Format Introduces The Exciting World Of Ninja To Young Readers In Booth #1647 Los Angeles, CA, May 30, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, ani...


Wandaba Style Vol. #1
by Justin Rich (Tue 06-07-2005)

What They SayMix Juice, a hot new girl band, is managed by Michael Hanagata… a man who would do anything for success! But he’s underestimated how serious the girls are about making their dreams come true! No matter what he throws at them, they...

LEGEND Has Record Breaking Debut
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-16-2007)

...ight with Alvin and the Chipmunks. The theatrical adaptation of the famous toon opened up this weekend in 2nd place by pulling in 45.0 million. This means the top 2 films for this weekend pulled in a combined 121.5 mil while the other 8 films grossed o...

Zuda and the Future of Web Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-11-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of Comicscape calamity! All you aspiring creators raise your hopes and put the coffee on, because DC Comics will open the golden gates to comic book professionalism in October. On Monday, The New Y...

2007: The Year in Review, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 12-28-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another swan dive into the shallow end of the pool with Comicscape! Because of the Christmas holiday, UPS won’t deliver the comics to the shops until today.  I imagine a few of you have already succumbed ...


Top Performers for 2007 & A Look at 2008
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 01-02-2008)

...m Legend, Alvin and the Chipmunks and National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Paramount & Dreamworks also plans to release Sweeney Todd in wide distribution on January 11. Basically, we still have a good month to go before 2007 films officially close t...

Viz This Week (Fri 07-28-2000)

Viz This Week (7/28/00) a weekly notice about viz websites and products: ------------------------------------------------------ 1. Viz a. feature - video girl ai 2. Animerica a. preview - issue 8.6 b. fan art of the week - swimsuit 2000 3. VizKids a. fan ...

CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 01-20-2008)

...x’s Alvin and the Chipmunks follows behind in 8th place, taking in another 7.0 million in receipts over the last three days. I mentioned above how NT2 will hit the 200 mil mark tomorrow? Well, Fox is doing the very same most likely with this film...

Exploding Heads: My Thoughts on 52
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-23-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another weekly web of Comicscape wonder. For the past couple of weeks, we talked about Spider-Man 3 in lieu of discussing the end of DC’s weekly maxiseries, 52. The film came out the same week as the final issue of...


Offbeat Observations
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-15-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another catastrophic adventure into Comicscape. My scheduled interview for this week fell through, so I’ve reduced myself to one of those pithy observational columns. Fortunately, Wizard World Chicago wra...

Spider-Man 2
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)

Genre:Action/Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/"Spider-Man"); Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson); Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius/"Doc...

Making a Mangaverse
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 01-28-2002)

Brian Smith, Editor of the new Marvel Mangaverse titles and co-creator of that line's GHOST RIDERS, wasn't a huge anime/manga fan before he began working on the project devoted to translating the classic Marvel Universe into a manga reality, but things ha...

Sam Raimi, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Director Part Two
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 05-01-2002)

Part one of CINESCAPE's profile on SPIDER-MAN director Sam Raimi delved into Raimi's vision for the eagerly anticipated comic book adaptation and the director's choice of actor Tobey Maguire to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Part two chronicles the directo...


UNFAITHFUL
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-10-2002)

Director Adrian Lyne has made some fairly overwrought movies about sexual passion and its consequences these include FATAL ATTRACTION, NINE ½ WEEKS, INDECENT PROPOSAL and the remake of LOLITA so a movie entitled UNFAITHFUL suggests something along simil...

SPIDER-MAN 2
by Lisa Keeler (Wed 06-30-2004)

SPIDER-MAN 2 is one of those happy sequels (for the audience the characters are as angst-ridden as ever) that builds on rather than merely repeats the original. 2002's SPIDER-MAN was a very good and spiritually faithful adaptation of the Marvel comic boo...

Give the Readers What They Want
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 09-29-2003)

... OCTOBER 2ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS MEET THE WOLFMAN (8 pm, DISN) It's a sad day when the Disney Channel can't afford its own product. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (8 pm, WE) Features Audrey Hepburn in her prime, a top notch Henry Mancini score and that old gu...

How Does Marvel's Mangaverse Measure Up? Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 01-26-2002)

Last time, we began our feature review of the six one-shots that comprise the initial foundation of the Marvel Mangaverse with a look at SPIDER-MAN, THE PUNISHER, and THE X-MEN. This time we explore the remaining three single issue debuts: AVENGERS ASSEMB...


THE GLASS HOUSE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 09-14-2001)

THE GLASS HOUSE has a promising premise: It's sort of a Victorian-heiress-with-an-evil-guardian type of thriller, updated for the 21st century. It's also blessed with the presence of Leelee Sobieski, a completely natural and beguiling young actress, in th...

Spider-Man 3
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)

Last Updated: July 17, 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ThrillerProduction Company: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin ProductionsDistributors: Sony PicturesProject Phase: Post-ProductionBudget: 300,000,000 [IMDB]Who's In It...

FANTASTIC FOUR #50
by Tony Whitt (Sat 01-05-2002)

They deserved so much better.The Fantastic Four's fortieth anniversary has been celebrated in a variety of ways this year, ranging from the overblown and confusing (FANTASTIC FOUR 1234) to the overblown and amazingly entertaining (FANTASTIC FOUR: THE WORL...

SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 win big at this year's SATURN AWARDS (Thu 05-05-2005)

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films handed out their 31st Annual Saturn Awards on May 3 and two films dominated the accolades for the evening: SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 SPIDER-MAN 2 walked away with a total of five Saturn ...


Cartoonophobia
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 05-20-2006)

I was discussing the upcoming weekend's new theatrical releases with some friends last week, and inevitably OVER THE HEDGE was mentioned. Someone said that they definitely wouldn't be seeing it, because they "don't watch cartoons". Some tried to sway him ...

Spider-Man Does Whatever A Spider Can
by Craig Reed (Fri 01-26-2001)

Sitting in Stage 27 on the Sony lot, a webshoot away from the actors and filmmakers of the upcoming Spider-Man film, I`ve been continually humming to myself that jazzy song from the 1967-1970 animated TV series Spider-Man. `Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does w...

Ascending into the Iconic: Separating Fiction From Legend
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-04-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs.  Welcome to another week of comic shopping on Thursday.  I hope you didn’t break down sobbing at the counter yesterday afternoon when you tried to pick up your books.  I remember one Internet journalist describi...

Comicscape - July 21, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-21-2004)

OPINION: Just a warning if you have not seen SPIDER-MAN 2 yet (though that simply boggles the imagination at this point), and you don't want the plot spoiled, read only the next full paragraph, then come back up and click hereto be taken immediately to t...


Writer webbed for SPIDER-MAN 3
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 01-13-2005)

Alvin Sargeant will earn a seven-figure paycheck for writing the screenplay for SPIDER-MAN 3. Columbia Pictures has closed a contract with the writer, who had sole screenwriting credit for SPIDER-MAN 2 and also contributed (but received no on-screen credi...

WB Grabs a BUCKET of Cash
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 01-13-2008)

...ture with Alvin and the Chipmunks, something which has their own executives tongue tied lately. Alvin, with its low 60 mil budget, has now pulled in 187.7 mil domestically after grabbing another 9.1 this weekend. The family blockbuster is still showing...

Disney Continues With TREASURE Hunt
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 01-06-2008)

...rmance of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Fox executives have been quoted in the trades as being surprised about this film’s success rate and I can see why they’re a bit shocked. The film only has a budget of 60 million and yet has already pulled ...

Fivesome Become PUBLIC ENEMIES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 01-28-2008)

Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff and Jason Clarke have all become Public Enemies for director Michael Mann, reports Variety. The five actors join already cast thespians Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. The script was pe...


Rise Up and Hear the Bells: The Return of Captain America
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-30-2008)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another rip-roaring Comicscape! Two important things happened in comics this week: the new Captain America premiered and Y The Last Man concluded after a very well-regarded run. Each deserves their own Comicsca...

JUNO Leads in DVD Sales Race
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-24-2008)

... charts. Alvin and the Chipmunks, the nation's top DVD seller for the last two weeks, slipped to No. 3 on First Alert, while a third new release, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, debuted at No. 4. In rental revenue, Juno generated an es...

Two More Gangsters for Mann's ENEMIES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-22-2008)

Where's Batman when you need him? Christian Bale has two more gangsters to track down in Michael Mann's crime thriller Public Enemies, says the Hollywood Reporter. Thespians David Wenham and Stephen Graham have joined the gang that will feature the alread...

Disney's Stockings Stuffed with TREASURE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-30-2007)

...x. I knew Alvin and the Chipmunks would be a success for the studio because it has a small budget (60 mil) and it seems to be the only straight-up children-focused film out this week other than the debuting Water Horse tale. That said, not even I expec...


Another Trip to the Buffet
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-13-2007)

Another Trip to the Buffet   Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting installment of Comiscape! Your faithful correspondent finds himself sent by his day job to Alexandria, Virginia for a conference, where he has enjoyed walking aro...

Miyazaki still selling
by Brian Thomas (Sat 08-19-2006)

In Japan, CASTLE IN THE SKY recently marked its 200th week on the Top 300 sales charts, joining Hadao Miyazaki's other hit MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (at 242 weeks) in the Over 200 club. KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE and SPIRITED AWAY should both pass the 200 mark in t...

Curse continues for Halloween!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 10-29-2005)

While Japan debates extending child pornography laws to include anime, the first arrest has been made in Canada. An Edmonton man was arrested when officials in Vancouver discovered Japanese "Tijuana Bibles" underground sex comics featuring illegal use of...

More CGanime
by Brian Thomas (Sat 09-23-2006)

Don't get me started on a rant about all the Christmas DVDs coming out already or the fact that most of them are just repackaged versions of stuff that came out last year. Just don't. That doesn't mean I'm not in the Spirit of Giving. In our Prize Closet...


Solty language
by Brian Thomas (Sat 01-20-2007)

Now both animation innovators Joseph Barbera and his partner William Hanna are dead, and last week a key creative force in their studio followed them into the Great Beyond. January 15 marked the passing of Iwao Takamoto, a character designer responsib...

Hollywood Writers and Mainstream Acceptance
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-11-2007)

Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another edition of Wednesday weirdness.  My friend and confidante, D.C. Harbold of New Orleans’s More Fun Comics, inadvertently gave me the idea for this week’s column.  He remarked t...

CLOVERFIELD Dominates in DVD Races
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 05-01-2008)

... by Fox's Alvin and the Chipmunks, still a strong seller in its fourth week in release. Also bowing in the First Alert top 10 was Warner's One Missed Call at No. 7. In rental venues, Cloverfield generated an estimated $7.5 million, according to Home M...