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Fantasy Fiction: Unsuitable for Adults?
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-07-2000)
`The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Here he was, buried in the belly of that smothering month, wondering if he would ever find his way out through the cold coils that lay between here and Easter...`So opens Clive Barker`s 1996 chi... Books this Month
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 09-11-2002)
A big hello out there to all you genre book enthusiasts. Before we get underway, I want to ask for some help. Next month I'd like to start off Wordscape with a few reader recommendations.What have you read lately? What have you liked? What have you hated?... The Books You'll Be Reading This July
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 07-10-2002)
OK, first thing's first... The DVD guys call their regular column "Vidiocy," which I think is a pretty cool title, and Sonia calls her regular TV column "Remote Patrol," also a cool title... but when our editor Scott asked me to do a regular book column I... 
Magic and Myth: The Young Adult Fantasy Novels of Eileen Kernaghan
by Denise Dumars (Fri 08-18-2000)
Poet and fantasist Eileen Kernaghan published four adult fantasy novels in the 1980s. Since then, she`s concentrated on taking the mythology of exotic lands and translating it into fiction for young adult readers. Her Young Adult fantasy novel, The Snow Q... Code Name: Golden - A Conversation with X-MEN Author Christopher Golden
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-05-2000)
The X-Men film may not be out until July 14, but Christopher Golden is already excited. After all, the paperback version of his X-Men novel, X-MEN: CODE NAME WOLVERINE, will be out May 1. `Of all the media tie-in stuff I`ve done, it`s one of the books I`m... Paul Bettany joins the fantasy INKHEART
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-24-2006)
According to Variety, Paul Bettany has joined the New Line family fantasy INKHEART. He will join Brendan Fraser in the cast of the film.INKHEART will follow a girl whose father has the power to bring characters from books to life by reading aloud. When ... An Ode to the Children's Picture Book
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-11-2008)
Back before Bantam’s Choose Your Own Adventure novels and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, the children’s picture book reigned supreme. Their over-sized, color-splashed pages provide kids with a magical place where genre has no meaning, every li... Holiday Shopping Guide
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-17-2007)
With the holidays fast approaching the pressure’s on to get those gifts. If you’re like me chances are you’ve procrastinated your way yet again into another last-ditch holiday shopping debacle. But before you brave the hectic traffic and... Comicscape - April 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-28-2004)
OPINION: Last week, I asked for your opinions about whether the comics companies are doing enough to interest the next generation of comics readers and what approaches they should take. On the one hand, there weren't that many responses, but on the other ... FANTASY ART NOW
by Tim Janson (Mon 11-05-2007)
I have been a huge fan of fantasy art ever since I saw my first Frank Frazetta cover on one of those old Ace paperbacks Conan books. Today, fantasy art is as diverse as its ever been. What used to be a lot of warriors, wizards, faeries and drago... Tor Books partners with Seven Seas to form new manga imprint and announces publication of Afro Samurai, the basis for the hit Spike TV anime series! (Thu 12-06-2007)
New York, NY—Thursday, December 6, 2007: Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—has formed a new manga imprint with Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC. Seven Seas, founded i...Epic Fantasy Fans Celebrate! This is Your Month!
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 08-14-2002)
There are a lot of great books to cover this month, so I want to get to it...but let's get business out of the way first. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the landslide of suggestions for the name of this new monthly book column. We put it to a vote ... ROWAN OF RIN
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 10-30-2001)
Australian national Emily Rodda's classic ROWAN OF RIN, which won the Children's Book Council of Australia's award for Book of the Year, has finally reached US shores by way of HarperCollins' genre-friendly imprint Greenwillow Books, a children's publishe... MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE CREATIVE TEAM FOR NEW WOLVERINE MANGA (Mon 04-21-2008)
NEW YORK, NY - April 19, 2008 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today the creative team for a manga based on the popular X-Men character, Wolverine. The series will be ...J.K. Rowling LitCrit
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-13-2000)
Take me to your Deconstructionist On a recent trip to the book store, I noticed a stack of litcrit books stacked in the same display with the newest Rowling veri-table extravaganz-o (as the late, great Jim Varney would have said). Just seeing a liter... Comicscape - August 24, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-24-2005)
Preface to the PrefaceThe following is a rant. As such, I expect some readers to agree wholeheartedly, and others to write unkind things about me and my family. For next week, feel free to step in the ring: e-mail me at comicscape@cinescape.com or at ku... Mirrormask books on the way
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-07-2005)
Merrilee Heifetz of Writers House, acting as agent for Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, and The Jim Henson Company, negotiated a book deal with HarperCollinsPublishers for two MIRRORMASK projects. MIRRORMASK, an oversized, beautifully designed volume, containing... Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi... David Hine: Comics, Manga, & More!
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Fri 11-10-2006)
I got into the indy comics scene late, so I never heard of David Hine until a few years ago when he began working for the stateside offices of Marvel Comics. In a short space of time there were a few Marvel miniseries: Daredevil Redemption, Son of M., 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... Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
by Dani Moure (Fri 06-02-2006)
What They SayTwo years later...
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is the much anticipated sequel to Square\'s top selling game Final Fantasy VII: a full blown CGI movie!
After Cloud saved the world from Sephiroth, the citizens of the planet begin suffe... Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo... Broccoli Books Licenses Until the Full Moon (Wed 08-25-2004)
Broccoli Books Licenses Until the Full Moon Los Angeles, CA (August 24, 2004) - Broccoli Books, the company known for localizing the popular manga series Aquarian Age - Juvenile Orion, has announced that they have acquired the publishing rights for the s...Comicscape - February 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-08-2006)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of editorial content to keep you sane at work. Talking about men in long underwear beating the hell out of each other always trumps filling out TPS reports. For those of you checking in again, th... Broccoli Books Acquires E'S (Fri 07-28-2006)
Los Angeles, CA (July 26, 2006) - Broccoli Books the publisher that brought you Juvenile Orion, KAMUI, and the Galaxy Angel series, announced the acquisition of E'S at Comic Con International. E'S (pronounced like the letter "s"), by manga artist Satol...Final Fantasy Unlimited Collection (Thinpak)
by J.J. Matthews (Mon 06-19-2006)
What They Say12 years ago, the gateway to another world suddenly appeared and two mysterious beasts of astonishing power awoke! The beasts appeared to destroy each other, leaving behind only a myriad of unanswered questions and the inexplicable Pillar of... Clive Barker Hangs LA Art Exhibit
by Sue Schneider (Tue 10-01-2002)
On Saturday September 21, the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood opened an art exhibition of paintings from Clive (HELLRAISER) Barker's new book ABARAT. The novel is the first installment of a series of four young adult fantasy/adventure books and is... ESCAFLOWNE: Visions of Wonder
by Andrew Osmond (Tue 10-03-2000)
No two people watch the same cartoon. Of course, it can be similarly said that no two people see the same movie or read the same book. But it`s particularly true of animation. Some people watch a Scooby-Doo episode and see a tatty, stilted piece of Saturd... Official Dune Companion, Douglas Clegg Fantasy, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 08-29-2006)
From a new fantasy series opener by renowned horror author Douglas Clegg to a De Haven Superman novel and a comprehensive behind-the-scenes tome on the beloved Dune series, this Tuesday brings some red-hot goodies that are sure to burn through the shelves... Tad Williams returns to fantasy writing
by Christopher Allan Smith and Chris Wyatt (Thu 05-02-2002)
"I'd written over 2,000 pages of epic fantasy, so for the time being I had said all that I had to say in that arena," best selling genre author Tad Williams told us in the May issue of CINESCAPE magazine. In the interview about his latest projects, Willi... Horror Author Douglas Clegg: A Transcript of Our Online Chat (Fri 06-23-2000)
SteveVP: Hello. We`re chatting today with author Douglas Clegg. Clegg`s recent horror novel YOU COME WHEN I CALL YOU was reviewed on Fandom, as was his anthology of short horror stories THE NIGHTMARE CHRONICLES. To start the chat, I would like to ask Cleg...HUNGER AND THIRST: Richard Matheson
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-13-2000)
HUNGER AND THIRST is Richard Matheson`s first novel...sort of. And it was just published by Gauntlet Press. `I wrote a novel when I was sixteen,` says the author. `It never saw the light of day. My former agent wasn`t right about HUNGER AND THIRST, but he... Battle of the ‘Star’ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ... Genre Fiction in the '90s: Looking Backwards
by Denise Dumars (Wed 02-09-2000)
The 1990`s were a curious time for imaginative fiction. In the 90s horror came back from the dead; fantasy produced a few diamonds amidst the general muck; and science fiction very nearly disappeared under the weight of media tie-in novels. To get a ... VIZ MEDIA OFFERS ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS FOR 2007 HOLIDAY SEASON (Fri 10-05-2007)
Fourth Quarter Titles Feature Picture Book, Newest VIZ Fiction Novel and Beautiful Art Books - Perfect For Gift-Giving Season San Francisco, CA, October 5, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative an...Handleman, Guion Penning LAMP Fantasy
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-16-2008)
Dave Guion and Michael Handelman have been hired to adapt the fantasy series Children of the Lamp for producer Nina Jacobson at DreamWorks, says The Hollywood Reporter. Jacobson, who oversaw The Princess Diaries, The Chronicles of Narnia and Pirates of t... Smoke and Mirrors: The Magic of Harry Potter
by Denise Dumars (Tue 11-30-1999)
To discuss J. K. Rowling`s Harry Potter books is to do more than just review them; it`s a job that also encompasses explicating a phenomenon. Because the Harry Potter books--three of a planned series of seven have now been published--comprise a publishing... Broccoli Books Acquires KAMUI License (-)
Los Angeles, CA (March 1, 2005) – Broccoli Books, the company known for localizing the popular manga series Aquarian Age – Juvenile Orion, has announced that they have acquired the publishing rights for the series KAMUI. The first volume of KA...THE AMBER SPYGLASS
by Andrew Osmond (Fri 11-17-2000)
The Amber Spyglass concludes the much-praised fantasy trilogy begun in 1995`s The Golden Compass (known as Northern Lights in Britain), and continued in The Subtle Knife (1997). Ostensibly marketed for children but more `adult` than many of its genre peer... Last Fantasy Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Tue 04-11-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Creative Hon / Artist: Yong-Wan KwonTranslated by:Sora HanAdapted by:What They SayTian and Drei von Richenstein, two unlikely heroes, embark on an adventure filled with excitement...intrigue...and a bit of comic reli... Genre Films 2000: A Preview of Things To Come
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-27-2000)
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are big business. If there were any doubt, the box office grosses of last year`s genre films put it to rest. So the major Hollywood studios, along with the mini-majors and the independents, will be offering up a slew o... Peter Jackson options fantasy series TEMERAIRE
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-12-2006)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Peter Jackson dipped into his discretionary fund so that he could option the historical fantasy series TEMERAIRE.The novels, from Naomi Novik, re-imagine the world of the Napoleonic Wars with the addition of an air for... Harry Pottermania in Vancouver, with J.K. Rowling
by Frank Garcia (Thu 11-16-2000)
At a J.K. Rowling press conference, its the adults who take a backseat to the children sitting in the front row. Almost half a dozen boys and girls who are playing reporter clutch their pens and pads, asking questions to their favorite childrens author ... Nightmarescapes: The Dark Fantasy Worlds of Artist Jeff Pittarelli
by Dan Cziraky (Thu 11-02-2000)
The first time I noticed Jeff Pittarelli`s work was on a cover of the magazine IMAGI-MOVIES. Then, he started doing covers for CHILLER THEATRE, including a gorgeous ALIEN: RESURRECTION painting of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Call (Winona Ryder) against ... Comicscape February 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-09-2005)
Being that this is my first regular column for Comicscape, I've decided to devote an entire column to my favorite subject: me. That's right this column is all about yours truly. Settle in while I recount my earliest memories of sitting in a hospital wi... Gerry Anderson: Master in Miniature Part One
by Jeff Bond (Fri 11-29-2002)
America has its genre visionaries: Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation), Irwin Allen (Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea), Chris Carter (The X-Files), Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery)all of these guys at m... Paolini Loves Writing Job
by News Editor (Mon 09-19-2005)
The Associated Press recently talked with author Christopher Paolini about his best-selling fantasy epics ERAGON and ELDEST. The 21 year-old writer told AP, "To be honest about it, I make my living right now writing down my daydreams, which is a wonderful... Casting news for THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-24-2006)
Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger have been cast as the three Grace children in the fantasy film The Spiderwick Chronicles, which Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies will been shooting Sept. 12 in Montreal, says The Hollywood Reporter.Written by Hol... HARRY POTTER 5 now on sale
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 06-21-2003)
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth book in author J.K. Rowling's wildly popular childrens fantasy book series, is now on sale in bookstores. The book went on sale in the United Kingdom last evening at precisely 7:01 PM; if you live insid... ANCIENT DARKNESS falls at Fox 2000
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-21-2005)
The film rights to Michelle Paver's children's fantasy book series CHRONCLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS have been optioned by Fox 2000, with Scott Free Productions in charge of developing the new movie property. Director Ridley Scott (GLADIATOR Here there be Toons!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 04-02-2005)
Once upon a time, cartoons were on TV only at certain times. Oh, there were a few prime time exceptions like THE FLINTSTONES that wandered into the earliest slot of the schedule, but even these were later rerun in the cartoon ghettos. Network and local pr... 2002 Winners of the Mythopoeics
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 08-06-2002)
The 2002 winners of the Mythopoeic Awards were announced at a banquet hosted by this year's MythCon in Boulder, Colorado. The Mythopoeics, called "Mythies", are given to honor the best in myth and fantasy fiction and scholarship.The winners were as follow... Books and Boxes
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-27-2005)
The Prize Closet continues to dominate this territory. Well, dang it, we just love to give away fee DVDs! To win any of these prizes, you just have to send me an email to psycho@psychotronic.info and include a valid mailing address in the body. Once we ha... Canyon Country
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 10-15-2001)
There isn't much anger that visibly bursts through the surface when talking with revered author and filmmaker Clive Barker. He's a soft-spoken Brit edging up onto his 49th birthday who has penned 21 very diverse books (running the gamut of fantasy, horror... New Year, New Books
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 01-08-2003)
If your New Year's resolution is to read more SF, you're in luck because January has brought a batch of interesting releases. If, instead, your resolution is to do less leisure reading so you can finally get some work done...well, you might be in trouble.... The Neverending Anime
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 03-28-2007)
One of my earliest memories is watching the 1984 film, The Neverending Story. Admittedly, it's a hazy memory; I can't remember if I loved it, or if it scared the piss out of me, or both. But like the rest of the world, I did wonder why Falkor looked l... Broccoli Books Announces Until the Full Moon GN Vol. 2 by Sanami Matoh (Sat 01-15-2005)
Broccoli Books is proud to announce Until the Full Moon Volume 2 is available for sale on May 31, 2005! Art and story by Sanami Matoh (Fake) Rating: 16+ SRP: $9.99 Page Count: 192 ISBN: 1-932480-89-7 SKU: BBFM01 Street Date: May 31, 2005 Genre: Fantasy /...Bringing Home the BONE, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 09-04-2002)
Talk about BONE to most people, and they might look at you as if you were nuts. If you mention "stupid, stupid rat creatures," they might even haul you off to the funny farm. But for a select group of comic book enthusiasts who have been fortunate enough ... To Read or Not to Read: The Rise of the Audio Book
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-23-2007)
Greg Cox gives Ghost Rider its film tie-in book treatment, Kage Baker releases a collection of never-before-published The Company stories, and a handful of Anne McCaffrey classics move to the audio book realm in this week’s Book Buzz.
Hap... Haggis Looking For RANGER'S APPRENTICE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 01-07-2008)
A day after United Artists made an interim deal with the WGA, the studio is now looking to get the ball rolling forward while other studios are left out in the cold. The smaller branch, led by Cruise and Wagner, had hopes to adapt the childrens fanta... ZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-11-2005)
ZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE is one of the better family and/or fantasy and/or science-fiction and/or just plain fun films to come along in a while. Springboarding from Chris Van Allsburg's slim picture book about a board game with a life of its own, writer... NYCC 2006: Interview with Dallas Middaugh
by Ed Chavez (Mon 03-06-2006)
Ed Chavez: Well, thanks for joining me today, Dallas. I have to say, at least for Anime on DVD and for my own podcast, Mangacast, it’s just been the general consensus that, over the past year, Del Rey has basically been the best publisher for, rea... Harry Potter, Night Watch, Baxter & more
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 07-25-2006)
Tor books and its parent company Random House Publishing wrapped up a few series this week with the releases of When Darkness Falls, The Grapple, and Transcendent. Fans of these series shouldn't be so sad though, for every door closed is another door ope... Comicscape February 23, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-23-2005)
First, a little more COMICSCAPE housecleaning: because of the overwhelming number of e-mails I've been getting that either declare the column "BOR FRICK ING" (in one astute reader's words) or threaten to stop reading altogether, I'm going to try to make t... Comicscape March 23, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-23-2005)
Somebody call the newspapers like, all of them because something happened this week that will never happen again: everyone agreed with my rant about the 1990s comic boom. Seriously, guys, I'm about to cry and send everyone those annoying Yahoo e-cards.... HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE: Film Preview
by Frank Garcia (Thu 11-23-2000)
While author J.K. Rowling was in Vancouver, Canada on October 25 for two appearances as part of the city`s annual Writers and Readers Festival, she sat down with reporters at a press conference prior to the event. Rowling spoke out about the Warner Broth... Cartoon Rings
by JASON HENDERSON (Sun 06-23-2002)
Since the debut of Peter Jackson's long-awaited filmic LORD OF THE RINGS adaptation, the bickering has begun. We tend to forget that adaptations of beloved books are not the books themselves. They're more like coffee-table books or even albums of music in... Infinite Space, Infinite God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-13-2007)
Anthologies run amok in this week’s buzz with collection themes ranging from Russian sci-fi and fantasy to genre fiction based on world mythology and a collection of 2006’s best space opera novels.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to ... Post-Christmas Book-Buying Tips
by Denise Dumars (Thu 01-11-2001)
Well, it`s after Xmas; no one has any cash, except for two quarters and a coupon for a fifty-cent double cappuccino at Borders. So whaddya do, besides see if your local library has been able to afford to buy any new fiction in, like, the last decade?You c... Comicscape February 16, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-16-2005)
Due to the overwhelming number of responses I received about last week's doctoral thesis on comic books, I'm forced to step aside and do nothing but run letters for the next month.I jest. Actually, I got four responses. If you count my occasional-comic ... DR. WHO: Which Who is Who?
by Andrew Osmond (Mon 11-13-2000)
At the beginning of September, the British Film Institute produced their list of Blighty`s hundred greatest TV shows. The voters included program makers, actors, academics, critics and executives (1,600 polled, a quarter replied). In third place, just und... Where's the Respect?
by Michael Tunison (Tue 09-25-2001)
Science fiction and fantasy have provided Hollywood with many of its biggest movie blockbusters and TV series, so somebody out there must like the stuff. However, as literary genres go...well, let's just say there's a bit of an image problem there.Sure, w... Comicscape - December 1, 2004
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-01-2004)
Tony's out this week, so I'm doing Comicscape in addition to my usual review. Obviously, I'm not going to answer Tony's letters and deal with the question he posed in the last two columns on the wisdom of making heroes into villains, respect (or lack the... Hobbit History
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-22-2007)
As if there isn’t a book-load of backstory already on The Hobbit’s road to film translation, John D. Rateliff is bringing the history back to its roots with an intimate, three-volume look at one of the most famous bedtime stories of all time.
... Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)
OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho... Weinsteins Want ROONE Fantasy
by News Editor (Fri 06-10-2005)
Producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein have acquired the pitch THE IMPOSSIBLE ADVENTURES OF PHINEAS ROONE from writers Adam and Melanie Wilson.The family fantasy story centers on a 13-year-old Brooklyn boy who sets out to find the anonymous author of a popula... CORALINE
by Chris Wyatt (Sat 06-15-2002)
Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS was the best genre book of last year. This summer Gaiman's back, not with a GODS follow-up, but rather with a delightfully creepy children's novel called CORALINE. The book's title character is a little girl who moves into a ne... Don Bassingthwaite: The New Master of Eberron
by Pat Ferrara (Thu 01-11-2007)
If you’re like me you may think you’re well-versed on fantasy literature, but it doesn’t take much to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Forgotten Realms and Eberron literature out there. It was only recently that I myself was abl... Horus Heresy, McKenna, Asher, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-10-2006)
Neal Asher releases the newest Polity novel, McKenna continues the Aldabreshin Compass series, and Black Library author Ben Counter takes over the reins of the newest Horus Heresy installment this week. Happy Tuesday everyone! A handful of fantasy sagas a... The Art of Gormenghast: The Making of a Television Fantasy
by Andrew Osmond (Tue 01-25-2000)
With a series as sumptuous as the BBC Gormenghast, one would be forgiven for expecting this tie-in to be no more than a stills collection, a showcase for the production`s considerable assets. In fact, it`s a good deal more than that. Both text and visuals... Disney buys CrossGen
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-15-2004)
It was just a rumor before but today it became a hard fact: Disney Publishing Worldwide announced that it has indeed purchased the assets of comic book publisher CrossGen Entertainment. That now means that Disney owns the rights to all of CrossGen's super... ENTERPRISE in Danger of Cancellation
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 02-16-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Well folks it looks like STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE is in danger of being cancelled and let me tell you people are already starting to dance in the streets. Of course there are some that want the show to s... INKHEART Trailer and Official Site Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-09-2007)
The first trailer for the upcoming fantasy adventure INKHEART has been launched this weekend by New Line via their new official website. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Rafi Gavron... Comicscape - August 31, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-31-2005)
Greetings, gentle readers. I write this week's COMICSCAPE from a craptacular motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Hurricane Katrina decided to pay New Orleans a visit. I know that all of you waited with baited breath to learn what happened to me, but fear not my... Hagrid Talks Harry Part Two
by CHRIS WYATT (Sun 11-25-2001)
British actor Robbie Coltrane is a veteran performer, having appeared in films like HENRY V, FLASH GORDON and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. He's now featured in one of the biggest films of his career though, playing Hagrid in HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S ST... Inkheart
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-04-2006)
Release Date: TBA 2008Studio: New Line Cinema Director: Iain Softley Screenwriter: David Lindsay-Abaire Cast: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Rafi Gavron, Sienna Guillory Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Plo... HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
by Andrew Osmond (Fri 07-14-2000)
Without warning, Harrys scar exploded with pain. It was agony such as he had never felt in his life; his wand slipped from his fingers as he put his hands over his face; his knees buckled; he was on the ground and could see nothing at all, his head was a... Comicscape - November 30, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-30-2005)
Two weeks ago, DC launched ALL-STAR SUPERMAN the second of the imprint some fans call the publisher's answer to Marvel's Ultimate line. Though not conceptually identical, the two imprints share a similar spirit born of both publishers' desire to attract ... 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 ... Comicscape - February 15, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-15-2006)
No man leads a truly normal life. However we might group and classify others by peculiarity, subculture, or social strata, no group of lives can unite in consensus to define normality in the fullest sense of the word. They can only attain degrees and func... A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 03-25-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just arent that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... Viz Media to Publish Several Vividly Illustrated Hardcover Art Books Based on Popular Manga and Anime Series (Tue 09-12-2006)
New Editions Are Must-Haves for 2006 Holiday Season and Will Delight Manga and Anime Fans San Francisco, CA, September 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation an...A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 03-27-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just arent that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... BUG GIRL #1
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-10-2005)
George M. Dondero's Moronik Comiks released the first issue of BUG GIRL in May 2005 as the second in a series of titles about bad kids (the first being DIRT BOY). He based these comics on a series of CGI animated shorts he created long before their comic... Comicscape - September 7, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 09-07-2005)
Hey! It's Al Brown, filling in for Kurt Amacker this week. I'm filling in because Kurt lived in New Orleans. He'll live there again, but right now he doesn't because New Orleans got the Aquaman treatment.Hey, listen, I ain't rich. You ain't either. If you... DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 02-18-2002)
Based on the popular British television series DOCTOR WHO, this 1965 theatrical adaptation was engineered to take advantage of a wave of Dalekmania that was sweeping the U.K. The Daleks were the most popular foe of the Time Lord from Gallifrey, so much so... New Line Goes Softley for INKHEART
by News Editor (Mon 12-05-2005)
New Line Cinema has hired Iain Softley to direct INKHEART. The family fantasy is based on Cornelia Funke's novel. David Lindsay-Abaire will adapt. The story revolves around a girl whose father has the power to bring characters from books to life by readi... Dabel-ing in Comics
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sat 02-10-2007)
In 2000, the Dabel Brothers were doing independent comic books that flew under just about everyone's radar. A short time later they were working with Image and then, when Devil's Due left that publisher, they brought the Dabel Brothers with them... The GORMENGHAST Saga
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-14-2000)
Titus Groan, the first Gormenghast novel, was published in 1946. Its sequel Gormenghast appeared in 1950. Both names are arbitrary; arguably, the first book is more about Gormenghast and the second more on Titus. Titus Alone, the third book, followed in 1... The (Super) Power 100
by THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Tue 08-05-2003)
In this month's Cinescape (on newsstands now), we offer up the (Super) Power 100. You got the full skinny on Numbers 1-50, but only a casual listing of who made the remaining 100. Now, only available through Cinescape.com, we proudly present the guts, the... Genre Television: The Best of the '90s
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 02-07-2000)
If we took our Wayback Machine to the last decade of the 1990s to check out their popular culture, we would notice that the primitives of that time had a virtual explosion of science fiction, fantasy and horror on their 2-dimensional television receivers.... The Hidden Side of Claudia Christian, Part 3
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 04-10-2000)
After departing from BABYLON 5, the epic television science fiction series, in the mid-`90s, Claudia Christian was not lacking for work. Almost, immediately she appeared in several movies and TV episodes. One of which she is most proud is an episode of th... INKHEART Pushed Back by New Line
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 01-04-2008)
New Line has pushed back their upcoming fantasy Inkheart to an unknown future date at this time. No official word yet on reasoning but it could be because their previous date (March 19) had three other wide releases scheduled. Those films being two new co... Gibson Gone Soft? DUNE Response Mixed? Too Many Girls?
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-24-2003)
Welcome to another edition of Book Notes. You sent in some really, really good questions...unfortunately, they were also really, really hard ones...so we don't have the answers quite yet... (Special thanks to Kathy R...I'm going to be hunting for a while ... Stirling, Turtledove, Clegg, & New Brits Hit the Scene
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-05-2006)
Harry Turtledove smacks the shelves again with another 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 with a continuation of the Vampyricon series... A History of Anime, Part 2
by Janet Houck (Wed 09-20-2006)
Last week, we ended with the start of the 80s, as US audiences were beginning to see anime beyond the children's programming block on TV. It is no coincidence that the majority of the popular shows in the US and Japan during the late 70s and early 80s wer... Dr. Who Out of Time--But Wasn't He Always?
by Andrew Osmond (Tue 01-11-2000)
It has been three-and-a-half decades since the first episode of Doctor Who, slightly delayed by news coverage of Kennedy`s assassination, introduced British viewers to a strange, rather nasty old man (William Hartnell) and a police-box. And just over ten ... Viz-In Vol. 12, No. 12 (Fri 12-01-2000)
viz-in vol. 12, no. 12 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING MARCH `01 FEATURING ART OF GUNDAM WING Viz Illustration Book -- art by the animators of the Gundam Wing Television Show -- color and b&w, 96 pages -- $19.95 USA/$ 30....STRANGEWOOD
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-05-2000)
Thomas `TJ` Randall is a popular children`s author who is about to have his STRANGEWOOD stories made into a film. As he discusses this with his agent, he is struck by the idea that maybe the film should be live-action instead of animated, for the characte... The Library Vault Opens!
by Denise Dumars (Fri 09-29-2000)
READ A BOOK, GO TO JAILBanned Books Week runs through September 30, and during this week the American Library Association and the ACLU encourage you to read banned books. Not surprisingly, perhaps, the most frequently challenged title of 1999 was Harry Po... Science Fiction Meets Religion…Round One
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-02-2007)
Mordred maneuvers for power in Douglas Clegg’s darkly reimagined Arthurian saga, Stephen Baxter unleashes his new time-shifting alternate history thriller with Emperor, and Pamela Sargent’s beloved Ship is back to sow the seeds of humanity&... THE 30 HIT SEASON
by J.A. Hitchcock (Thu 08-01-2002)
This is a weirdly fascinating fantasy. I'll explain: When I normally read fantasy books, they are filled with new worlds, odd-sounding names, and sometimes magical creatures. When a friend of mine handed me THE 30 HIT SEASON and told me it was a baseball ... The “Potterverse” Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
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 ... October Happens!
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-06-2000)
I begin this week`s worth of books already in horror saturation...I tried very hard to come up with some science fiction books, butalasevery one I touched turned out to be either (a) hard SF espousing some right-wing ideology; (b) cyber-bunk espousing J... Sword of Truth, Dragonlance, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 07-19-2006)
Swords clash, elemental battleships go to war, and long-dead dragons rise again in this week's buzz of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. Making big waves in the fantasy arena is Tor Book's publication of Terry Goodkind's Phantom. A long-awaite... Lukyanenko’s WATCH Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-09-2007)
With Timur Bekmambetov’s latest Night Watch film adaptation smashing box office records in Russia (yet again) and the film still fresh in the states from its US debut this past June, author Sergei Lukyanenko has officially put Russia on the map for ... Sci Fi and Futurists
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-20-2007)
After a lengthy hiccup in their publishing schedule, Tor Books finally got back on track this Tuesday with a slew of new novels from such powerhouse genre authors as Harry Turtledove, David Coe, and L.E. Modesitt, Jr. to round out a Weekly Book Buzz th... Tony Millionaire speaks!
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 08-04-2002)
With CINESCAPE present, an unexplained group called the "Society for the Preservation of Strawberries and Plums" hosted an "Evening with Tony Millionaire" this past Friday at San Diego's Comic Con. Millionaire, an author and cartoonist, is the creator of ... Weekly Book Buzz: Erotic Fantasy Art
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-05-2008)
In terms of erotic art, nothing quite goes together like medieval weaponry, taut flesh and larger-than-life curves. From the outset of fantasy literature, genre-based erotic art has provided a focal point for the imagination and an oftentimes necessary co... Final Fantasy Chronicles
by James Stevenson (Tue 07-17-2001)
With the enormous success of the Playstation, FINAL FANTASY VII, VIII and IX, and CHRONO CROSS, re-releases of the classic titles were far overdue. Couple this with the rising costs due to the high demand of the cartridges and it made a recipe for success... Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran... Comicscape - May 24, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 05-24-2006)
Greetings fellow comic fiends, and welcome to another exciting installment of COMICSCAPE. By the end, I'll be hanging off of a cliff and you'll have to tune in next week to find out if I survive or not. Actually, I'll run my in-depth and hyperbole-free ... I Hate Uwe Boll
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-03-2007)
Now I know this is a little off topic and Uwe Boll is an extremely easy target, but this weekend I saw a trailer for the upcoming IN THE NAME OF THE KING and I’ve gotta vent. It almost seems trendy now to hate the craptacular German director / produ... Top 5 Top 5 Lists of 2007
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-31-2007)
It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives.
... Comicscape - November 23, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-23-2005)
Greetings, hail and well met, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you, my loyal readership! Ordinarily, holidays stab comic readers as a thorn in the side, because the darlings at UPS push their deliveries back a day and we don't get our fix until Thursday (... A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and... Richard Laymon: A Horror Writer with BITE.
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-30-2000)
Most kids don`t know what they want to be when they grow up: not so Richard Laymon. `While I was still in elementary school, I had dreams of being a writer,` Laymon begins. `My first piece of fiction, I guess, was a report on a non-existent book I wrote f... A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and... Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog... Mania Exclusive Interview: Winterbirth Author Brian Ruckley
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-28-2008)
Featuring skillfully-crafted narrative, multilayered characters, and politics more bloody than a George R.R. Martin parley, Brian Ruckley’s Winterbirth delivers an epic tour de force in what Entertainment Weekly describes as “heroic fantasy sp... NARUTO Vol. 7 has been nominated for a QUILLS AWARD! (Tue 09-12-2006)
Yes - Your favorite spunky little ninja, Naruto, has done very well! Not only is Volume 7 of the NARUTO manga a finalist at this year's Quills Awards, but this is also the very first year that a manga has been nominated for this prestigious award! So be ...Tolkien's fans and filmmakers profiled in RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 11-18-2004)
Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson has been tapped for an exclusive interview in RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS, a new documentary examining the fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy books. Directed by first-time writer/director Carlene Cordova, the film ... Rowling invokes the magic of litigation
by Mike Whybark (Thu 11-07-2002)
Australia's THE HERALD SUN provides coverage of HARRY POTTER creator J. K. Rowling's paper rattling in a Russian direction. A Russian author, Dimitry Yemets, published TANYA GROTTER AND HER MAGICAL DOUBLE BASS in August; a second book is also out now and ... PUBO #1
by Mike Whybark (Wed 12-04-2002)
Xeric grantee Leland Purvis graces the Dark Horse Maverick stable with this three-issue series featuring a character that Purvis originated in some self-published minicomics.Pubo is a little guy with big hands and feet and a large oddly proportioned head.... Universal Grabs ANT
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 11-29-2001)
Universal has optioned the children's book THE ANT BULLY for Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone Co. production shingle.The studio is looking to make the project a CG feature, like their other childrens' books related projects, CURIOUS GEORGE and WHERE... Marshalling in the Genre's Greatest Part Two
by Eric Moro (Additional reporting by Anthony C. Ferrante) (Tue 02-12-2002)
As either producer or director, Frank Marshall has been responsible over the years for such notable genre projects as RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, BACK TO THE FUTURE, THE SIXTH SENSE, CONGO and more. Today, in part two of our exclusive chat with Marshall, he ... Images of the Past and Future
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 07-30-2001)
During the San Diego Comic-Con, Image Vice-President and Publisher Jim Valentino announced several new projects for the publisher often seen as the third most influential comic book company after the "Big Two," DC and Marvel. Coming up in the first half o... Golden Compass, The
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-24-2006)
Release Date: December 7, 2007 Studio: New Line Cinema Director: Chris Weitz Screenwriter: Chris Weitz Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Freddie Highmore, Kathy Bates, Tom Cour... On the ROAD to HIS DARK MATERIALS?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-07-2003)
Last Friday a report surfaced on the Times Online website that ROAD TO PERDITION director Sam Mendes had "expressed an interest" in directing the live-action version of HIS DARK MATERIALS, the acclaimed series of childrens books by British author Philip P... ADV announces first wave of December product (Mon 10-13-2003)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR RAHXEPHON-ORCHESTRATION 7: CRESCENDO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES COMES TO AN END WITH THE DECEMBER 2, 2003 RELEASE OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME OF THE TITLE HOUSTON, October 13, 2003-ADV Films today offi...The Best Monster Movie Music of the Millennium, Part 1
by Randall Larson (Sat 04-15-2000)
Having already evaluated the best fantasy soundtracks of 1999 and assessed the best fantasy scores of the 1990, its time to cast an ear back over the last hundred years of fantasy, horror, and science fiction film music. Which scores were the trendsetter... Witch-Hunting, Mercedes Lackey, Dietz, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-03-2006)
Mercedes Lackey hits the shelves today with continuations of both her Elemental Masters and The Dragon Jousters series, Koji Suzuki's final installment of the Ring trilogy gets its stateside paperback debut, and Dietz releases his new hard SF thriller fre... This Month's Notable Book Releases
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 10-09-2002)
TOR leads off the pack this month with a prime anthology release. THE HARD SF RENAISSANCE is a celebration of the recent decade's best fact-based science fiction. Edited by David G Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer (who do the YEAR'S BEST collections) the book ... Specialty Press, Holiday Titles
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-08-2000)
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... Killing the Imposter God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-17-2007)
Since the dawn of speculative literature, fiction has held the power to exemplify facets of our world and shed light on the complexities of human nature. Orchestrating truth through lies, SF, fantasy, and horror have become some of the strongest vessels f... Speaking with the Sandman: Neil Gaiman
by Steve Fritz (Fri 10-20-2000)
Neil Gaiman is hardly suffering from a lack of work. 'No,' he concurs. 'If anything, I've got too many things going on, and I have a bunch of people very mad at me right now.' For the record, here's an abbreviated list of Gaiman projects between now and s... HARRY POTTER 6 hits next July
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-21-2004)
After HARRY POTTER author J.K. Rowling revealed that she had delivered the manuscript to her publisher yesterday on her website, today Scholastic and Bloomsbury announced the publication date for HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE: July 16, 2005. The ... DANCES WITH THE UNDEAD: A Conversation with Kim Newman
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-21-2000)
`What if...?` A ton of good horror stories boil down to this question. `What if...a vintage car were possessed?` asked Stephen King`s CHRISTINE. `What if...a man of science created a living creature?` asked Mary Shelly`s FRANKENSTEIN. `What if...that nice... Inheritance Trilogy Still in Stride
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-13-2007)
Whether or not you enjoyed the rather hollow cinematic translation of Eragon this past December, there’s no denying that Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy has legs. Ever since the first book’s film adaptation release, the seco... Justice N Mercy Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Tue 12-27-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Min-Woo HyungTranslated by:Youngju RyuAdapted by:What They SayThis slipcased volume uses special printing techniques and high-quality paper to present the artist's work as it was meant to be viewed. It includes never-before-se... FINAL FANTASY TACTICS ADVANCE
by James Stevenson (Thu 09-11-2003)
Throughout the history of the FINAL FANTASY series there have been quite a few different offshoots of the games. Reaching back, you'll find the FINAL FANTASY ADVENTURE games, as well as FINAL FANTASY MYSTIC QUEST, and coming soon to the GameCube, FINAL FA... Top Five Reasons Old-Fashioned Books Aren’t Going Away
by Damon Brown (Thu 05-08-2008)
Reason #5: No one wants digital books anytime soon
THE SITUATION: The Sony Reader ebook device has had mediocre sales since its 2006 release, while the much hyped Amazon’s Kindle has been “sold out” since its fall debut—though Ama... Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-19-2006)
What They SayIn the wake of the climactic events played out in SquareEnix\'s Playstation video game world of Final Fantasy VII, the ruins of Midgar stand as a testament to the sacrifices made in order to bring peace. However, as a mysterious illness rapid... Tofu Records announce the release of FINAL FANTASY XII Original Soundtrack (Tue 10-03-2006)
Tofu Records announces the release of the FINAL FANTASY® XII Original Soundtrack, a collection of selected music from the newest installment of the blockbuster video game series on October 31, 2006(Simultaneous release with the video game). The U....Lima Helming Spook's APPRENTICE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-19-2008)
Kevin Lima (Enchanted) is set to direct Spook's Apprentice for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, reports Variety. Lima flew out to London last week to begin prepping for the upcoming children's fantasy, originally adapted by Matt Greenberg. Thunder Ro... Symphonic Swede
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-21-2006)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATION
MovieScore Media has released its fifteenth soundtrack of the year – like the others, exclusively online and available through iTunes or the label’s web site. Frostbite (aka Frostbitten) is the... HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 06-23-2003)
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, like every Harry Potter before it, is the best one yet... because they keep getting better.And they keep getting other things too. They keep getting darker. They keep getting more mature. They keep getting more c... AKIKO #50
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 06-10-2003)
It is indeed a tribute to Mark Crilley and his singular series, AKIKO, that at a time when all-ages comic books still occupy a marginal position at best on newsstands and comic store shelves, this superb surreal adventure has lasted fifty issues and count... Madonna off to visit ARTHUR
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-22-2004)
Pop singer Madonna will provide the voice of Princess Selenia in ARTHUR, an animated film being developed by French director Luc Besson. Besson wrote the screenplay for his next film based on his own series of children's books, and now he's turning his st... LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 12-17-2004)
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS is under the influence of conflicting impulses. Its tone is part Harry Potter-esque fantasy and part broad Jim Carrey vehicle. The results aren't as entirely incompatible as one might fear, but it's never an... CURIOUS GEORGE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-10-2006)
If you are old enough to be on the Internet reading this review, you are well out of the target audience age for CURIOUS GEORGE. On the other hand, if you are acquainted with people between approximately three and six years old who want to go to a movie, ... Lord of the Cinematic RINGS Part One
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 01-02-2002)
Director Peter Jackson's first LORD OF THE RINGS installment, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, has finally arrived after years of anticipation from both fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's popular fantasy novels and the movie-going public in general. The film has perform... HARRY POTTER producer sees HALF MAGIC
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-29-2003)
HARRY POTTER producer David Heyman has been sought by Columbia Pictures and Sunbow Entertainment to bring the 1954 childrens book HALF MAGIC to the silver screen. Written by Edward Eager, the nearly 50-year-old novel is about four kids who find a talisma... Noticing THE ANYBODIES
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-08-2004)
The film rights to the children's book THE ANYBODIES have been purchased by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. Written by N.E. Bode (which is a pen name for children's fantasy author Julianna Baggott) and illustrated by Peter Ferguson, the book is... GRR Martin, Koji Suzuki, Chris Golden & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-26-2006)
Watch out sci fi and fantasy fans we've got some work to do with a slew of new titles being released today. The 1632, Diablo, Ghosts of Albion, and A Song of Ice and Fire series all get new installments this week. Koji Suzuki, the literary source for the ... The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)
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... Final Fantasy X-2 (Playstation 2)
by Neal "Petrodon" Leyendecker (Mon 11-24-2003)
It's a foregone conclusion that sequels suck. In fact, famed movie critic Leonard Maltin has said the worst thing you can do to a great movie is to try to make a sequel of it. Truthfully, I enjoy some sequels and hate others; it's a sad fact of li... Harry Potter goes Greek…err Latin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-26-2006)
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A... Fallin’ Through the Cracks
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 04-24-2007)
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... Wizards Senior Honcho Mark Sehestedt
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 01-17-2007)
To tell you the truth I didn’t know quite what to expect when I found out I was going to be interviewing a Senior Editor of the company that made Dungeons & Dragons a household name. Would he be a condescending geek? An arrogant Magic player ... Martin the Best? Goodkind the Worst? More WHO, Please.
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 04-25-2003)
Let's jump straight in as we continue to field opinions on who deserves the title of "best living fantasy writer."Fantasy Favorites"I must say that I've read more than my share of fantasy," confesses CINESCAPE reader Greg Skaggs. "Including Tad Williams a... FINAL FANTASY ORIGINS
by James Stevenson (Tue 04-15-2003)
The FINAL FANTASY series never really took off until FINAL FANTASY VII hit the PlayStation in the United States. But at that point, six games in the main series had been released in Japan, and three had been ported to the United States (I, IV and VI). Squ... Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin... FINAL FANTASY VII: VII Years Later
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 07-23-2004)
There have been quite a few FINAL FANTASY games released over the years, but one seems to keep popping up everywhere these days (yes, I'm talking about FINAL FANTASY VII). Sure, it took fans of the series years to get any type of real "sequels" to it, but... Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
by John Eriani (Thu 05-25-2006)
What They SayContinuing the storyline based on the hit Playstation game Final Fantasy VII; two years have passed since the ruins of Midgar stand as a testament to the sacrifices made in order to bring peace. However, the world will soon face a new menace.... Forgotten Realms, H.G. Wells, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-12-2006)
It's a Wizards of the Coast week with four new paperback releases from the Forgotten Realms universe along with a continuing installment from the D&D War-Torn series. H.G. Wells' Star Begotten gets a modern day facelift after nearly seven decades of being... Broccoli Books New Boys Love Imprint Boysenberry (Wed 02-21-2007)
Los Angeles, CA (February 21, 2007) - Broccoli Books has announced their boys love imprint name, Boysenberry Books, and will launch it with three titles. Delivery Cupid, Pet on Duty, and Sex Friend will be released starting in summer 2007. The website for...Comicscape - July 7, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-07-2004)
OPINION: I had hoped to do a column this week on Free Comics Day or on SPIDER-MAN 2 - both of which I experienced yesterday (Saturday, July 3) but you had so much to say about last week's column on the Revolving Door of Death that instead I'm turning the... ENCHANTED Continues Victory Dance
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-02-2007)
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...