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Ben Johnson vs. World War Hulk
by Ben Johnson (Sat 11-24-2007)
Happy Wednesday to all, and welcome to another weekly installment of all things wondrous, wacky, and wall-crawling in the wily world of comics. Ah, and what a treat it will be, as I, Ben Johnson, in my stunning debut, razzle and dazzle and deconstruc... GHOST RIDER's Johnson Goes to Hell
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Fri 11-11-2005)
CINESCAPE can't wait for GHOST RIDER from DAREDEVIL writer-director Mark Steven Johnson. There's so much excitement about what Johnson is conjuring up with Nicolas Cage playing the cursed motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze that we're offering up an early sneak... Comicscape: Ben Johnson Counts Out Countdown
by Ben Johnson (Wed 04-30-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
BPRD TP Vol 08 Killing Ground $17.95
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus TP Vol 04 $24.95
Kurt: Well, my wife will be thrilled.
Dayan Collection HC Vol 01 Dayans Birthday (Pp#803) $9.95
Day... 
Affleck, Quesada, and Johnson on DAREDEVIL
by Mike Whybark (Tue 10-15-2002)
Comics Continuum proffers a DAREDEVIL update with some quotes from star Ben Affleck, director Mark Steven Johnson, and Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada. Johnson relates how he came to work toward a redesigned costume for Bullseye, under Quesada's tutela... Another Trip to the Buffet
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-13-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: The FBI finally caught up to me, but they granted me immunity in exchange for testimony in the ongoing investigation into Kurt’s nighttime activities. And for the guy that keeps asking why... Words and Pictures: Comics vs. Literature
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-26-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: Welcome to the best thing to happen to comics since the 90’s!!
Kurt: All right, I got all of that hard-to-read book learnin’ stuff out of my system! Bring on the idiocy!
DARK HORSE COMICS... Comicscape: Delving into Dead Souls
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-16-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben:I’m back from the wilds of Alaska. Still alive and all that. While stuck in a yurt that couldn’t decide if it wanted to be blown away by 80 knot winds or crushed under the weight... 2007: The Year in Review, Part Two
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 01-04-2008)
...ulk. Ben Johnson reviewed the entire crossover for Comicscape when it wrapped, and he wasn’t terribly impressed. I haven’t even read it, so I can’t chime in. But, I’m utterly confused as to why Marvel would bother... Opening the Black Dossier: The Alan Moore Interview, Part Two
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-14-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Appleseed Vol 1 Promethean Challenge TP New Ptg $14.95
BPRD Killing Ground #4 (Of 5) $2.99
Ben: This is what I named my espresso cart. No one buys anything f... My Thoughts on 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-24-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Bride Of The Water God TP $9.95
Ben: I bet she doesn’t have any problem getting wet! (I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist)
Kurt: Clearly, Al Brown has killed Ben Jo... My Thoughts on FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-20-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Aliens Omnibus Vol 1 TP $24.95
Kurt: I really like this move towards phonebook-sized omnibus collections. It saves a hell of a lot of time for everyone.
Banya Exp... Cycle of Gimmicks
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-12-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal #129 (MR) $2.99
BPRD Killing Ground #2 (Of 5) $2.99
Ben: Once, when I was at McDonalds I thought I was eating ground #2.
Kurt: All right, I here... Going Digital with Marvel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-28-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Berserk Vol 20 TP (MR) $13.95
Criminal Macabre My Demon Baby #3 (Of 4) $2.99
Ben: How much worse could it possibly be than the real thing?
Kurt: I was going to say th... Photos from the 55th Annual Emmy Awards!
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Tue 10-07-2003)
It was a hot and sunny day at The Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles as I took my place in one of the photographer pens on the red carpet. Fans were in bleachers and screamed for their favorite television stars as they walked down the red carpet to... What Free Comic Book Day?
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-02-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Last week on “As the Spinner Rack Turns”:
Kurt: So, Ben Johnson has really been Al Brown all this time? I knew it.
Audiences at Home: He’s right! They’... Good-Bye, American Virgin
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Kurt: I’d like to point out that Ben, among other people, helped kill American Virgin. Then again, Ben also killed my childlike sense of wonder, my dreams, my hopes, and my will to live. Thanks, ... The Next Big Bust
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-09-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
BPRD 1946 #1 $2.99
Ben: Stoked on this!
BPRD TP Vol 07 Garden Of Souls $17.95
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus TP Vol 03 $24.95
Kurt: My wife’s stoked on this.
Conan Blood Stained C... Comicscape: Warner Bros. Takes DC to the Movies
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-27-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Achewood The Great Outdoor Fight HC $14.95
Ben:What a load of crap! All the best fights happen in bars.
Appleseed TP Vol 03 Scales Of Prometheus 3rd Ed $14.95
&n... Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade of The Immortal #125 (MR) $2.99
Courageous Princess TP $14.95
Kurt: Um, Leia?
Samurai Heaven & Earth Vol 2 #4 (of 5) $2.99
Ben: This title is my ze... The Dreaded Comic-Con Recap
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-01-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Conan & The Midnight God #5 (Of 5) $2.99
Ben: In a moment of honesty I will surely regret, I admit this is the first Conan comic I’ve read, and it kicked so much ass ... Running up the Hill with Brandon Thomas
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-23-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Berserk TP Vol 21 (MR) $13.95
Little Lulu TP Vol 18 The Expert $10.95
Ben: I’m waiting for the Greg Horn variant.
Kurt: This will easily be the hottest thing ever.
Scream #3 (O... Continuity Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-19-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: This week on How the Spinner Rack Turns:
DARK HORSE COMICS
Apocalypse Nerd #5 (Of 6) $2.99
Banya Explosive Delivery Man Vol 5 TP $12.95
Ben: What…
Crimina... Comicscape: The Dreaded Comic-Con Recap
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-30-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Journal Tokidoki Kaiten Sushi $9.99
Ben:Manga?
Kurt:Ya think?
Pigeons From Hell #4 (Of 4) $2.99
Robots & Donuts TP $24.95
Ben:The future of the police f... Comicscape: I Am Iron Man
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-07-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Abe Sapien The Drowning #4 (Of 5) $2.99
Batman Grendel Ltd Ed HC $99.95
Ben: And the award for $100 best saved this month goes to…
Black Magic 2nd Ed T... Does Whatever a Mailbag Can
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-16-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
BPRD Garden of Souls #3 (of 5) $2.99
Conan #40 (MR) $2.99
Fear Agent Re-Igntion Vol 1 TP $13.95
Ben: He would totally kick Skywalker ass.
Hanami Internationa... Comicscape: Dan Didio’s Countdown to Internet Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-25-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben:This week… someone dies (hint: it’s my wife).
DARK HORSE COMICS
BPRD Ectoplasmic Man One Shot $2.99
Ben:Where’s my proton pack? Yep, busting makes me feel go... Rise Up and Hear the Bells: The Return of Captain America
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-30-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Conan #48 (MR) $2.99
Ben: In this issue… SOMEONE DIES!!!
Kurt: Dude, so many people die in this book that my hands get bloody when I read it.
Oh My Goddess Vol 28 Rtl TP $10.95
Pred... King Kong versus Godzilla on CD
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-02-2006)
... Ireland, Ben Johnson and Richard Crenna, and was directed by Tom Gries, for whom Goldsmith also scored the Emmy-winning QB VII. BREAKHEART PASS was one of a handful of Goldsmith's train-themed scores (VON RYAN'S EXPRESS, THE CASSANDRA CROSSING, THE GR... Wagging Tongues: Ten Questions with Gene Simmons
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-10-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: It just keeps getting better, every single time…
DARK HORSE COMICS
Appleseed Hypernotes TP $14.95
Blade Of The Immortal #130 (MR) $2.99
BPRD Killing Ground ... RED BEARD (AKAHIGE)
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sat 08-03-2002)
...hat’s the Ben Johnson roll. Yasumoto would be the Jeffrey Hunter character and the young girl would be Natalie Wood,” etc.We’ve all seen this same type of story before – unless you’re an infant and RED BEARD is the first narrative you’ve ever experienc... Playing the Cemetery Blues
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-12-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Appleseed Id TP $14.95
BPRD Killing Ground #5 (Of 5) $2.99
Kurt: The first issue of this was really good. I’m really looking forward to a read-through in a ... Comicscape: Five Successes in Mainstream Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-04-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Abe Sapien The Drowning #5 (Of 5) $2.99
Ben: Five issues is all it took.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #15 $2.99
Conan Born On The Battlefield HC $24.9... Civil Words
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-07-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and not Kurt Amacker
Ben: Kurt won’t be with us this week. His days of waiting outside Chuck E. Cheese in a black, windowless van with a bag of candy have finally caught up to him. Luckily, I was able to smug... Hollywood Writers and Mainstream Acceptance
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-11-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal #124 (MR) $2.99
BPRD Garden Of Souls #2 (of 5) $2.99
Conan & The Midnight God #3 (of 5) $2.99
Ben: I don’t much care for... Splitting Superman: The Siegel Victory
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-02-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Kurt: Guys, just remember that I’m not a lawyer. If I got something wrong in this week’s Comicscape—and if you know what you’re talking about—e-mail me at kurtamacker@yahoo.com... Watching the Watchmen
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-12-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Kurt: Ben’s back! Now I don’t have to format this sh-t myself!
DARK HORSE COMICS
Abe Sapien The Drowning #2 (Of 5) $2.99
Kurt: This seems impossible, by definition.
BPRD 1946 #3 (Of 5) $2.99... Comics After Katrina II: Tedd Walley and Mathilda
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-13-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal TP Vol 18 Sparrow Net (MR) $19.95
BPRD 1946 #2 (Of 5) $2.99
Kurt: The title that reads like a serial number!
City Of Others TP $14.95
Kurt: Steve Niles, Bernie Wright... Continuing Continuity: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-26-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: Sex, Drugs and Comic Books.
Kurt: Can I leave out the drugs? I work for the government.
DARK HORSE COMICS
Berserk Vol 19 Tp (MR) $13.95
Speak O/T Devil #2 (Of 6) $3.5... Merchandising: The Search for More Money!
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-16-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Classic Comic Book Characters #9 Cutter $49.95
Ben: Right after Mark Trail on the list.
Kurt: Since when do we list statues that don’t have the word “bust” in their name?
... LOST: "The Man Behind the Curtain"
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 05-11-2007)
One of the things that saved this series from its first six episode run this season is that the writers understood that there should be a balance between the Others, or individual stories, and the beach. This episode definitely lost, no pun intended,... Alas, Poor Yorick
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-06-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Kurt: I’d like to point out that yesterday was Mardi Gras, so I assume no responsibility for whatever inanities lurk below.
DARK HORSE COMICS
Abe Sapien The Drowning #1 (Of 5) $2.99
Kurt: How the hell c... DC Goes to the Movies (or Doesn’t)
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-31-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Apocalypse Nerd #6 (Of 6) $2.99
Leroy Neiman Femlin HC (MR) $49.95
Ben: Gizmo is back and this time he’s a chick.
Kurt: Bright light!
Nexus Archives Vo... Means and Ends
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-28-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: This week Black Panther and Storm join the Fantastic Four and I take that title off my pull list.
Kurt: I admit that they are an unlikely choice, but I’d probably worry more about who’... 300 and Captain America: Your Mail
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-21-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: This week we are treated to the end of ION (thank God), and X-Men #197, the countdown towards #200, and another summer event begins here.
Kurt: I like to burn things.
DARK HORSE COMICS
Ba... Exploding Heads: My Thoughts on 52
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-23-2007)
...r Rack By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker DARK HORSE COMICS Berserk Vol 17 TP (MR) $13.95 Outer Orbit #4 (of 4) $2.99 Star Wars Legacy #12 $2.99 Ben: To release as much half-hearted crap as possible, soiling the memory of our love of the original trilogy.... Getting Raw with Thomas Jane
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-08-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Bettie Page Statue $124.99
Ben: Now you can be a classy pervert.
Kurt: You’re not even supposed to list anything that’s not a comic, and yet, you include this.&nbs... Counting Blood with Glenn Danzig
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-22-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: This just in – In an effort to avoid the possibility of every landfill in the nation reaching capacity in the next year DC has agreed to buy back all the unsold copies of Countdown and recycle ... Comicscape Double Feature: Captain America and 300
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-14-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: This week Luke Cage takes over the renegade New Avengers, Buffy returns in all her glory, and Kurt busts out of the joint. Good times for all.
Kurt: Seriously, do you want to know what the ... Mean and Green: Comicscape Reviews The Incredible Hulk
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-18-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE
Aliens Omnibus TP Vol 04 $24.95
Conan Born On The Battlefield SC $17.95
Ben:Dark Horse’s Conan is one of the most badass books ever.
Grendel Behold The Devil #8 (Of 8) $3.50... Bill & Ted: mutants
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-12-2005)
... Johnson, Ben Johnson, P.J. Soles, Jack Elam, Cloris Leachman, Dub Taylor and Anthony Zerbe. (O) STONE RAFT (Image) In this strange fantasy, the Spanish peninsula breaks away from Europe and floats out to sea, taking 5 people on a surreal adventure.
... Mainstream Readers and Future Formats
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-19-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: It is important to note that I wrote these jokes under the influence of a brain-crushing St. Patrick’s Day hangover. This is as opposed to my standard brain-crushing Monday binge night hangover.
... One Comicscape About Many Things
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-25-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacke
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DARK HORSE COMICS
Little Lulu Vol 15 The Explorers TP $9.95
Ben: Finally, the wait is over.
Kurt: Does Lulu finally learn the truth about the dark forces that have manipulated her for years? ... News and Notes Before the Storm
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-25-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: For any of you guys who happen to be in Petersburg, Alaska “Alaska’s Little Norway” this weekend me and my friends the Lutefisk posse are going to be spinning some death-polka and h... 2007: The Year in Review, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 12-28-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: Hope you all had a great time celebrating Christmas. My wife bought me everything I need to make a stop-motion studio in my house. She got a little hotter.
Kurt: I got a bunch of coal.&nbs... Opening the Black Dossier: The Alan Moore Interview, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-07-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1 Final Ver $2.99
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #2 Final Ver &... Slicing Cold Cuts with Lance Stahlberg
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-27-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Deadrider #2 (Of 4) $2.99
Kurt: Most of us just call it necrophilia, but whatever.
Savage Sword Of Conan TP Vol 02 $17.95
Kurt: I should really be getting these. I’m getting... Fun with Retconning
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-19-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Aliens Omnibus Vol 2 TP $24.95
Kurt: I wish these stories were as good as I remember them being. Still, I might have to pick these up.
Grendel Behold The Devil #2... Throwing Gas on the Flames: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-04-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: This week the JLA finally announces its new line-up. I applaud DC’s bold move of buying the rights to Letterface.
Kurt: How many months has it been? I’m kind of glad I drop... Turning on the New Radio with Alex Cahill and Jad Ziade
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-30-2007)
...r Rack By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker Kurt: Guys, remember that the new comics come out tomorrow, Thursday, and not today. Memorial Day was on Monday and UPS ships a day late. If you have to drink to hold back the rage, I understand. DARK HORSE COMICS... Reading Comics on the Phone or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Clickwheel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-18-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: Hello all. If you are likely to become ill during mushy parenting fluff, skip the rest of this paragraph. I would like to officially announce the arrival of Elisha Kooper (after Agent Dale ... Digging Up Deady with Voltaire
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-05-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Kurt: Hey guys, remember that comics ship on Thursday this week. We have to pay for all that partying we did on Labor Day somehow.
DARK HORSE COMICS
13th Son Worse Thing Waiting TP ... Digital Destruction
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-05-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: Check it out! I actually say something nice about Countdown.
DARK HORSE COMICS
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #9 $2.99
Elfquest Bust Cutter $49.99
Ben: How would the women of D... Secret Invasion: Implications and Musings
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-09-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Aliens Vs Predator Vol 2 Civilized Beasts GN (Res) $6.95
Alien: Excuse me?
Predator: Yes?
Alien: Would you have any Grey Poupon?
Kurt: My God Ben, you are lame.
BPRD 1946 #4 (Of 5) $2.99
... A Fantastic Feud: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-27-2007)
... Rack
By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol 1 TP $24.95
Ben: Look Kurt, you, er… your “wife” can catch up on all the back issues now.
Kurt: All right! I neede... Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal TP Vol 19 Badger Hole (MR) $17.95
BPRD War On Frogs #1 $2.99
Ben: Finally, the French will pay for their fries, kisses and ticklers.
Kurt: Aren’t... Comicscape: What is Owed? Continuity for New and Old Readers
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-21-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
End League #3 $2.99
Ben: I hope all you are reading this cross between Kingdom Come and Lord of the Rings.
Grendel Behold The Devil #7 (Of 8) $3.50
Grendel De... Comicscape: The Ever-Expanding Comic-Con
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-06-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #17 $2.99
Creepy Archives HC $49.95
Ben:Otherwise known and Kurt’s Secret Thoughts.
Kurt: They’re hardly secret, mate.
G... Civil War and the Road Ahead
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-28-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: Hi, I’m Ben and I’m not very funny. Case in point: Civil War came to an end last week so there are only 47 aftermath issues shipping this Wednesday. That’s as good as it gets. &nb... Monstrous Movie Music is back
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-02-2006)
... Ireland, Ben Johnson and Richard Crenna, and was directed by Tom Gries, for whom Goldsmith scored Breakout and the Emmy-winning QB VII. BREAKHEART PASS was one of a handful of Goldsmith's train-themed scores (VON RYAN'S EXPRESS, THE CASSANDRA CROSSING... One Comicscape, Many Subjects
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-16-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Dark Horse Heroes Omnibus TP $24.95
Kurt: This is a collection of Dark Horse’s superhero stuff from the 1990s. That includes Barb Wire. Everybody cheer.
Doctor Grordborts Con... Comicscape: Character Contrast in the Dark Knight
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-23-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Berserk TP Vol 24 (MR) $13.99
Ben:My wife after I refuse to sign the divorce papers (I haven’t made her suffer enough).
Kurt: I love how we’ve watched the slow dec... Comicscape: Robert Kirkman Calls You Out
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-20-2008)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
DARK HORSE COMICS
Conan The Cimmerian #2 $2.99
Ben:A barbarian steamer.
Kurt: I am so far behind on reading this that it’s not even funny. Still, I keep buying because it rules. ... Blustering Over Barcodes
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-03-2007)
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By Ben Johnson and Kurt Amacker
Ben: Every Wednesday should be an international holiday.
DARK HORSE COMICS
Aliens Vs Predator Omnibus Vol 2 TP $24.95
Ben: I feel like a little bit of the kid in me dies every time I re... Colliding Reactions
by Randall D. Larson (Interview transcription by Kelsey J. Larson) (Thu 01-05-2006)
Juno Reactor is described as a "goa trance music" group (a style of electronic music defined by a recurring and repetitive beat), often known for their tribal influences. The
"Labyrinth" by Juno Reactor (2004)
© Metropolis Records
group was i... Trade Paperback Review of Lobster Johnson: Iron Prometheus
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 08-29-2008)
The year is 1937. Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich are conquering Europe for what he called “breathing room”. Halfway around the world the Untied States of America sits and waits. Was America really safe? Did the Nazis have agents in America?... MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 12-02-2005)
... Johnson (Ben Johnson, a real cowboy making his acting debut) and his cowpoke pals to Africa to round up some lions. He gets more than he bargained for when he finds the full grown Jill (Terry Moore) and the even more full grown Joe. He immediately sig... Comicscape - August 20, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-20-2003)
...Cloppert, Ben Johnson, Peter Roman, Heath McKnight, John Caro, and all those others whose comments I would have included had I been able to do a three- or four-part article on this issue - but they also leave many questions unanswered. Is it even possi... Fantastic Four
by Development Heck (Sat 07-02-2005)
Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto... Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ... Discs for a strange planet and a man without fear
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-29-2003)
While it failed to attract box office when it was released last year, Steven Soderbergh's SOLARIS may find its audience on home video. SOLARIS tells the story of Chris Kelvin (George Clooney), a psychiatrist in the future who is summoned to the space stat... Kevin Smith talks his own cameo in DAREDEVIL
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 04-04-2002)
In an interview published by of Twentieth Century Fox about it's new comic book adventure DAREDEVIL, staring Ben Affleck and ALIAS' Jennifer Garner, genre favorite Kevin Smith (DOGMA) talked about his role in the new film, and his hopes for the project. S... Ben Affleck is Captain Kirk?
by Karl Schneider (Tue 05-02-2006)
"Southie" contacted us today from pre-production of Gone Baby Gone. He had some news about Ben Affleck, who is making his directorial debut with the movie. Take the news with a grain of salt as it is all unconfirmed. He wrote:I'm doing some work at the... Seven Days In January Part One
by Paul Zimmerman (Thu 01-31-2002)
Held annually in the ski resort city of Park City, Utah, the 2002 Sundance Film Festival was a strangely louder (the construction for the upcoming winter game Olympics), but quieter (more serious films, less blowout parties and a distinct 9/11 hangover) e... Weekly Book Buzz: Romita Finds Himself Stranded
by Tim Janson (Mon 09-01-2008)
Welcome to Book Buzz! I’m your new host, Tim Janson. I’d like to first thank Pat Ferrara, your previous MC, for all his help in making this a smooth transition and for all of his sage advice. Many of you may know me already as I... FANTASTIC FOUR #48 (477)
by Tony Whitt (Tue 10-23-2001)
As Valeria Von Doom, Franklin Richards, Saturnyne, and Roma watch, the Fantastic Four work in four different universes to find the location of the Ultimate Nullifier, locked in the mind of each world's Johnny Storm. The weapon which once stopped Galactus ... New DOOM Trailer Online
by News Editor (Sat 08-27-2005)
Yahoo! is offering the new trailer for the upcoming feature DOOM.The film stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Ben Daniels, and Dexter Fletcher. It hits theaters October 21, 2005.Click here to watch the Windows Media or QuickTime tr... Ben Bova Chats with CINESCAPE
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 05-17-2002)
As an editor, Ben Bova has won six Hugos, run two successful SF magazines and launched the careers of people like Orson Scott Card and Spider Robinson. As a collaborator he's worked on film and television projects with the likes of Woody Allen, Gene Rodde... Kimberly Johnson Penning Thriller for Capacity
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 08-12-2008)
Kimberly Johnson, writer of Benderspink's upcoming woman-in-peril screenplay Curve, is set to pen a untitled female-led thriller for Capacity Pictures. The project will be the next out of the gate with Capacity heads Wayne Rice and Richard Heller set to ... Johnson Talks GORDON
by News Editor (Wed 05-23-2007)
Entertainment Weekly caught up with actor Eric Johnson to talk with him about the upcoming series FLASH GORDON for the Sci Fi Channel.
Johnson tells EW in the interview, "What I really like about Flash is he's such a unique comic hero in that he has... Johnson, Thomas won't be in MIAMI VICE
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 07-19-2002)
MIAMI VICE creator-turned-feature director Michael Mann is talking about the big screen version of the film, and what fans of the iconic 1980s show won't be seeing. According to some quick quotes to TV GUIDE, Mann confirmed Don Johnson and Philip Michael ... Eric Johnson is Sci Fi Channel's "Flash Gordon"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 04-12-2007)
According to Sci Fi Wire, Eric Johnson has signed on to play the title role in the upcoming TV series, Flash Gordon.Johnson will play the space-traveling adventurer Gordon, who is joined by companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. Ordinary people ... Ben Barnes joins "Prince Caspian"
by Karl Schneider (Sun 02-04-2007)
According to the Times Online, Ben Barnes has signed a three picture deal with Disney to play Prince Caspian for the Narnia franchise. To take the role the actor had to leave National Theatre's The History Boys hanging, essentially ditching his role wh... Dave Johnson Covers MICRONAUTS
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 03-01-2002)
Dave Johnson, the cover artist of 100 BULLETS, will be illustrating the covers to MICRONAUTS #1-3 from Image Comics and Devil's Due.Johnson steps in for Michael Golden, the previously announced cover artist who had to back out because of a heavy workload,... Big Ben
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 10-30-2002)
For three and a half seasons, fans of the hit space opera FARSCAPE have stuck by human astronaut John Crichton as he's been put through the most difficult tribulations imaginable. He's been shot through a wormhole, split into identical twin halves, develo... FARSCAPE'S Ben Browder to Appear on CNN Headline News
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 09-17-2002)
This morning CNN confirmed that they will be conducting a live interview with FARSCAPE star Ben Browder about the "Save Farscape" Internet and snail mail campaign. Since the Sci-Fi Channel's sudden decision to use a contractual escape clause to terminate ... JEN SAVES BEN video game
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-03-2002)
NEWS.COM.AU reports that Kevin Smith has commissioned a video game called JEN SAVES BEN from Powerhouse Animation Studios as a wedding present and thank-you gift for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, which features all three celebrities. The game is said to... Ben Kingsley sucks in his next job
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 08-11-2004)
Actor Ben Kingsley, currently on screen as The Hood in THUNDERBIRDS, will play the villain in the $50 million dollar feature film BLOODRAYNE that's based on the video game property. Kingsley will play Kagan, a half-human, half-vampire leader of an army of... Ben Stiller Leads KING DOUG Comic
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-02-2008)
Ben Stiller is ready to produce and likely star in The Return of King Doug, an adaptation of an upcoming Oni Press graphic novel whose film rights were picked up by DreamWorks. The comic was was penned by Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, who are also attached... Mania Exclusive Interview: Video Game Producer Ben Cousins
by Edward Goodsmith (Fri 08-29-2008)
Battlefield Heroes is the newest game to join the famed Battlefield franchise. This particular iteration added a bit of a twist, first it’s totally free, and second it’s cartoon-like, and bloodless, which means it’s fun for the whole fam... FARSCAPE'S John Crichton: Ben Browder
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 07-03-2000)
Ben Browder, on his way to his last, official second-season shooting day for the series Farscape is feeling, well, sad. Fans in the United States have only seen eight episodes of the second season so far, and the show has been picked up for a third. Still... Johnson Saves The TOOTH FAIRY?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 02-27-2008)
Action star Dwayne Johnson is getting ready to lead The Tooth Fairy for 20th Century Fox, reports Variety. Michael Lembeck( Santa Clause 2 & 3) will direct, based on a screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia. ... NATIONAL TREASURE II, is Ben Gates after Rebel Gold too?
by Bob Brewer (Thu 12-20-2007)
The new Walt Disney movie National Treasure II (NT2) hits the big screen in just a few days. I predict that like its predecessor National Treasure, it will be a box office winner the first week. Why? Because the new National Treasure II uses a true myster... Ben gets LUCKY
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-04-2004)
Ben Kingsley has joined the cast of LUCKY NUMBER SLEVEN, the gangster film being directed by WICKER PARK's Paul McGuigan. Kingsley joins Josh Hartnett and Lucy Liu in the film, with production scheduled to commence in December.Kingsley's character is the ... Ben Cross as Sarek in STAR TREK
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 11-19-2007)
Ben Cross has been cast in the upcoming STAR TREK, reports the official website for the franchise. Cross will be portraying Sarek, the Vulcan father of Spock, while Winona Ryder will be playing Amanda Grayson, the human mother of the famed Enterprise ... Ben seen hanging around SHADOW MEN
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-27-2004)
Ben Affleck has attached himself to a friend's movie project, giving it a big boost and helping it sell to a major Hollywood movie studio. SHADOW MEN is the title of the project set up at Walt Disney Pictures, a sort of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE crossed with ME... Mummy Joe, Babylon Butchered & Bloom Madness!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-11-2008)
Welcome to our next edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week, the place to cover all those wild and wacky rumors that sometimes were a bit too unsubstantiated to cover elsewhere. This week was filled with some big ones, enough so that vocal Maniacs ... Fans Pick BLACK ADAM for Johnson
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-02-2007)
Dwayne Johnson asked the fans to decide if they would like to see him play Captain Marvel or Black Adam in the upcoming SHAZAM movie. While talking to MTV on Thursday, the actor gave the results of the poll indicating that thousands of fans chose the... Ben Foster Recruited for MESSENGER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-08-2008)
Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma) has been cast to topline The Messenger, a new military-drama from Oren Moverman, who is making his directorial debut. Mark Gordon (10,000 B.C.) and Lawrence Inglee will produce for the Mark Gordon Co. along with Zach Mi... Johnson Updates on Leading KICK-ASS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 09-02-2008)
Another Mark Millar-related item to pass along today. Thespian Aaron Johnson, the actor currently set to play the title role in Matthew Vaughn's upcoming adaptation of Kick-Ass, has talked to the Daily Mail on what's happening and when production is offic... Uncle Ben Back in SPIDER-MAN 3
by News Editor (Sun 03-12-2006)
A few days ago, actor Cliff Robertson told the Palm Beach Post that he received a call to tell him his character, Uncle Ben, would return in SPIDER-MAN 3.Robertson will be back as the "ghostly personae of the murdered Ben Parker," when his part is shot th... Ben might go for laughs
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-18-2003)
DAREDEVIL actor Ben Affleck is circling around two new comedy projects which might go into production soon. In Disney's GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, he would play a guy who starts receiving ghostly visits from his exes while at his younger brother's weddin... Schedule for New York Comic Con
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-02-2008)
The upcoming schedule for the New York Comic Con 2008, which will be held April 18-20, has been released:The full schedule of movie trailers and special sneak peek previews which will be featured in the IGN Theater at New York Comic Con has been announced... Elektra Candidates
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 01-11-2002)
Four candidates have risen above the rest for the role of Elektra in the coming DAREDEVIL movie.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Garner (ALIAS), Jolene Blalock (ENTERPRISE), Mia Maestro and Rhona Mitra are the top four prospects for the role.... Meet Ben Stiller
by Pamela Harland (Fri 09-28-2001)
Not the most attractive leading man in Hollywood, Ben Stiller tends to play more of the Everyday Joe leading roles. So it was surprising, to say the least, to hear about Stiller's upcoming film ZOOLANDER, about a male model on the way down from his stella... LOST: The Other Woman
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 03-09-2008)
Juliet is one of the few newer character added to LOST that fans actually cared about. Other than her being attractive, she has more depth than most of the other newer characters and her personality is unpredictable and intriguing. There’s... DAREDEVIL's Mark Steven Johnson
by Mike Whybark (Fri 02-07-2003)
VARIETY catches up with DAREDEVIL screenwriter and director Mark Steven Johnson about his work on the film. Johnson claims to have been focused on the character since childhood. As an adult, he contributed analysis to an earlier version of the screenplay ... SAW IV Cuts Out the Competition
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 10-28-2007)
It’s been a strange month at the box office for October 2007. Films with high box office expectations either flopped or had average results. Films with moderate-low box office expectations surprised analysts with higher results. Ben Stiller’s ... Genre Oscar Winners of the Past: The List (Sat 03-25-2000)
Here is a list of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Oscar Winners. Included are both obvious genre films and borderline efforts perhaps more commonly thought of as dramas (e.g., HAMLET, SONG OF BERNADETTE). Inevitably, this kind of judgment call leaves...DAREDEVIL
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 02-14-2003)
Daredevil may be a man without fear, but the same can't be said of your average comic book fan. Indeed, many followers of ol' hornhead's four-color adventures seemed filled with trepidation as the latest Marvel superhero movie adaptation neared release in... Third NARNIA Gets Apted
by News Editor (Tue 06-19-2007)
Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media have set Michael Apted to direct THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER.
TREADER sees Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin Eustace magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. The ship is ... Grimm Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-01-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Composer Dario Marianelli (BLOOD STRANGERS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) has stepped up to the plate and smashed a home run out of the park with his wondrously compelling score for Terry Gilliam's delightful fantasy, THE BROTHERS GRIMM... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT Takes Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 10-21-2007)
With Halloween ready to strike so soon, we were expecting 30 Days of Night to pull this victory but the question was “How much?” For four consecutive weeks, the box office report has turned in dismal results and this weekend, 30 Days had a lot... Gordon Lee and the CBLDF Win
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-23-2008)
After nearly four years of courtroom drama and a $100,000 spent by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, embattled comic retailer Gordon Lee has been cleared of all charges. On Friday at the New York Comic Con, at “The CBLDF Presents An Evening wi... Six Senses, Six Nominations
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 02-16-2000)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was uncharacteristically generous to genre films this morning, when announcing the Year 2000 Academy Award Nominees. Among those eligible to win an Oscar on March 26, there are at least thirty-one nomination... Fish Heads, Fish Heads
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-12-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Sweden’s new film label, Fin de Siècle Media, has released a real treasure of late 70’s Eurohorror film music – Luciano Michelini’s provocative score for L’Isola Degli Uomini... Bee Hive Stung by AMERICAN GANGSTERS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 11-04-2007)
Never underestimate the power of great performances from Oscar-caliber stars, not even against the family-movie. That’s what I should say to myself when I begin having doubts on the studio’s decision making. All week long, I had some s... Hope in the HD format war?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-16-2007)
While news coverage was drawn to the flash of a 108-inch LCD TV at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, a more significant story for home video enthusiasts was unfolding elsewhere. Last year’s dual launch of competing High Definition DVD ... Comicscape - May 28, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 05-28-2003)
OPINIONNo death threats this time, thank goodness, and a few extra votes for new heroes, as well as some repeat votes for Matter Eater Lad and Dazzler. One anonymous fan even put in a vote for Phoenix, stating that "she upset the balance of the Marvel Uni... LOST: Through the Looking Glass
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 05-24-2007)
So, it finally came, the season finale of LOST. So, would we be disappointed? What would be this season’s cliffhanger? These questions plagued me as I sat down in high anticipation in front of my television for the two hour finale.&nb... The DAREDEVIL Inside
by Eric Moro (Sat 02-01-2003)
To describe the downtown Los Angeles segment of the DAREDEVIL production schedule in only word, "surreal" is the term that immediately jumps to mind. Put aside the fact that the production is recording one of its most intense fight sequences inside a larg... Kong of Kongs, Lord of Rings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-15-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS This is definitely a week of must-haves in soundtrack new releases. Despite having had only five weeks to conceptualize, compose, orchestrate, record and mix the score after stepping in to replace Howard Shore as composer, Jame... LOST: The Shape of Things to Come
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 04-26-2008)
Lost returned this week an hour later with an exciting and extremely complex episode. At first glance, it doesn’t seem so, but the seeds planted in this episode add layers to an already complicated episode making it even deeper but also a bit t... Profiles in Anime: Jeremy Johnson
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 06-15-1998)
Name:
Jeremy Johnson
Position in Pioneer:
Post-Production Consultant
What does that position entail?:
I was hired to design and work on Pioneer Animation's DVDs. My specific responsibilities include creating the menus, working with the producers to dec... Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope #2
by Carl Cortez (Thu 07-12-2001)
Marvel Comics used to wreak havoc with its superhero continuity by coming up with some of the most interesting alternate universe theories in their WHAT IF? series. It was always great to see what would happen if significant events in a super hero's life ... Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)
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... LOST: The Brig
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 05-04-2007)
Now we’re back to what LOST has really been doing right this season, answering old questions and asking new ones. Back in season one, we were introduced to the letter that Sawyer wrote to his namesake, the man who conned his mother and indirect... Starsky & Hutch
by Coming Attractions (Wed 01-14-2004)
Genre:Action/Crime/Television Adaptation.Studio:Warner Bros./Dimension FilmsProduction Company:Weed Road Productions/Eagle Cove Entertainment.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Ben Stiller (Starsky); Owen Wilson (Hutch); Snoop Dogg (Huggy Bear); Vi... Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Terence Stamp join "Get Smart"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-17-2007)
According to Variety, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Terence Stamp have signed on to join the upcoming film, Get Smart. They will join Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in the cast.Hathaway will play the role originated on the small screen by ... Farrell Playing Bullseye
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 12-06-2001)
When Ben Affleck puts on the red devil long johns for the DAREDEVIL movie, he'll be bumping heads with actor Colin Farrell as one of his costumed adversaries.Farrell, who had been in the running for the film's title role, has been tapped to tak eon teh ro... First Trailer for PRINCE CASPIAN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-05-2007)
The first trailer for THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN has appeared online. This sequel, based on the C.S Lewis fantasy series, stars Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Vinc... Photos from the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys!
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Wed 09-17-2003)
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented the 2002-2003 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards, for programs and individual achievements, at the 55th Annual Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Saturday, September 13. Highlights of the pr... Weekend Box Office Report: February 23-25
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-25-2007)
This is the highly anticipated weekend of the Oscars. It’s the weekend where the industry rewards quality “films” over “movies”. It’s the weekend where actors, directors & distribution studios are hoping to bring ho... Ghost Rider: Don’t Forget to Burn
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-21-2007)
...r. Ben Johnson of Petersburg Alaska will write the jokes with me every week for the foreseeable future and take the column if I have to flee another hurricane. Everyone welcome Ben, and then weep for him. Thanks to everyone that s... Smith is high on DAREDEVIL
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-08-2002)
On his View Askew website, comic book and film creative powerhouse Kevin Smith praised Ben Affleck's performance in the upcoming adaptation of DAREDEVIL.Smith, who has a small cameo in the Mark Steven Johnson adaptation, said in the posting on his site th... Star Trek and Fantasy Anthologies, Douglass, Erikson, and More
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 08-23-2006)
Hot damn! Last week's lame outputting of new fantasy and sci fi literature is officially eclipsed by the cornucopia of new hardback releases coming out today. From armor-plated unicorns to world-destroying aliens, we've got a flavor to fit everyone's ta... Roger Corman and the Art of Efficient Effects
by Frank Garcia (Thu 10-19-2000)
Warm applause from an audience of about 150 people greeted legendary filmmaker Roger Corman as he sat on the front stage of a discussion panel titled `Efficient Effects.` Corman was in Vancouver, Canada attending the 15th Annual Film and Television Trade ... Affleck on COLUMBIA
by Mike Whybark (Tue 02-04-2003)
YAHOO! Entertainment news picks up an AP story in which actor Ben Affleck notes Saturday that he been aboard the lost space shuttle COLUMBIA while filming ARMAGEDDON, and that he was grateful for press junkets promoting DAREDEVIL to keep his mind off the ... PEARL HARBOR
by Jeff Bond (Thu 06-14-2001)
By the time you read this, Michael Bay's PEARL HARBOR will have already made $100 million. Worse yet, due to what can only be considered collusion by the American news and entertainment media, PEARL HARBOR will have been enshrined as a memorial to the 60t... SOUTHALND TALES goes to Sony
by Karl Schneider (Thu 06-29-2006)
Richard Kelly's SOUTHLAND TALES has been snapped up by Sony for domestic release. The film stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seann William Scott.SOUTHLAND TALES is set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, a... Comicscape March 23, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-23-2005)
...ned about.Ben Johnson writes, "I too am a product of 90's collecting. When I look back over my collection I find multiple copies of things like the Stephan Platt drawn PROPHET, glow in the dark covers and those really bad Venom mini-series. Arggh. A... Logan's Run: Short Run Good Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-25-2004)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSA perhaps forgotten short-lived TV series from 1977 has been mined as this month’s Silver Age Classic from FSM. A thoroughly satisfying compilation of all the original music written for the 14-episode TV series, LOGAN’S RUN (FSM... Comicscape - February 18, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-18-2004)
OPINION: I hope everyone has survived that drear and miserable holiday known as Valentine's Day - and that, if you're in my city celebrating Mardi Gras, you're surviving as best you can. You should pop me an e-mail if you'd like to meet for a drink, too, ... LOST: Premiere & Confirmed Dead
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Sat 02-09-2008)
Due to a combination of a hard drive crash followed closely by tornadoes, I was unable to get a review for the season premiere of LOST posted last week. I thought the episode deserved discussion though so this week this extensive article will look at... REAPER: Cash Out
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 12-06-2007)
This week it felt like a big weight was lifted off the shoulders of this series when Sam started dating the Devil’s daughter. I think there’s more to this new relationship than has been revealed yet, but for now we aren’t dealing wi... LOST: The Economist
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Sat 02-16-2008)
One of the comments last week complained about not being about to get invested in much of the drama of LOST because you can’t take very much of what happens in the series at face value. I’ve been thinking about that a good bit this week a... Meet the Fockers
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 05-27-2004)
Genre:Comedy/Sequel.Studio:Universal Pictures (North America); DreamWorks (International).Production Company:Universal Pictures/DreamWorks SKG/Tribeca Productions.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ben Stiller (Greg Focker); Robert De Niro (Jack Byrnes);... "Lost: The Man From Tallahassee"
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 03-23-2007)
From the beginning of LOST Locke was easily one of the most interesting characters. He started out as a super hero almost, ready to run and hunt and build, whatever had to be done to save the castaways. As the series progressed we learned ... The Return of Sinbad
by SCOTT COLLURA (Tue 07-01-2003)
For many of us, the character of Sinbad"the most daring and notorious rogue ever to sail the Seven Seas"resides mainly in our recollections of the semi-classic trilogy of Ray Harryhausen films based on the figure. But for all their stop-motion animation g... DVD Review of SHUTTER
by Tim Janson (Sun 07-20-2008)
Shutter is yet another American adaptation of a superior Thai horror film, also named “Shutter” which came out in 2004. The remake has a strange dynamic. The film uses American actors in the lead roles but it is set in Japan and dire... Comicscape - June 23, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-23-2004)
OPINION: I'm not entirely sure why, but I got neither death threats nor a lot of positive feedback on last week's musings about Captain America. I hope that doesn't mean no one cares about the old man anymore... My thanks, though, to the two(!) readers wh... PETER PARKER: SPIDER #33 (131)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 07-19-2001)
Surprisingly, after almost forty years of web-swinging, there's been very little of Spider-Man's early life documented in the plethora of comic book series devoted to his exploits. We've seen the odd flashback from time to time, but most of the stories to... LOST: “Every Man for Himself”
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Fri 10-27-2006)
This season finds the main characters broken, now apparently across two islands (more on that later). Thus far, especially after last week’s dismal episode, all the good storytelling is happening on one side of the island while the filler material ... DVD Review: NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 05-15-2008)
When last we left Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage), Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger), Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) and Patrick Gates (Jon Voight), they had found the Knights Templar treasure. With a great box office gross to boot, for the cast of Disney’s Nation... Comicscape - July 13, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-13-2005)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful. This is my last column before San Diego Comic Con. After the con, I'll have a lot to write about, depending on what I catch while there. Most of the time, I'll talk to publishers about my own proposed miniseries (IMMORTALS)... THE SKELETON KEY
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 11-25-2005)
THE SKELETON KEY comes to DVD with a few more ghosts than intended. Within weeks of its theatrical debut, hurricanes slammed into the Gulf Coast, destroying many of its New Orleans locations. It may be a while until we can watch any film set in those envi... Drawing Blood with Steve Niles
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-17-2007)
IDW published Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s vampire miniseries, 30 Days of Night, in 2002. Launched with little fanfare, the book turned into a sleeper hit with sequels, spin-offs, and word of a film adaptation following shortly thereafter.... OUTLAW NATION
by Rich Handley (Wed 09-20-2000)
Story-telling, for thousands of years, has preserved the tales of generations past. Story Johnson, though only a hundred years old, is also concerned with past generations--namely, those out to kill, not preserve, him. Johnson is the protagonist of Britis... LUST FOR A VAMPIRE
by JASON HENDERSON (Sat 12-22-2001)
The best image in LUST FOR A VAMPIRE comes right up front, as a red-and-black-cloaked vampire cuts a peasant girl's throat and pours the blood out on a skeleton while he chants in Latin in order to bring a hot naked female vampire to life. Lurid and absur... 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... Father of the Beast II: More with Mike Mignola
by Josh Gordon (Wed 07-16-2008)
In part II of our conversation with Mike Mignola we learn a bit about the possible Baltimore or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire movie, working with his publisher Dark Horse Comics, the pros and cons on the popularity of Comic-Con and the next fi... PEARL HARBOR
by Tony Whitt (Sat 03-09-2002)
It's not easy to be flippant about a movie that re-enacts such a major tragedy in our nation's history—but I'll do it anyway. Boy A and Boy B (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett, respectively) grow up together and go into the military together, where Boy A mee...