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City of Heroes
by Vince "Moesha" Massa (Thu 06-03-2004)

...f Aragorn.City of Heroes... a whole city of 'em!Playing this game makes you feel like you're in a comic book!While Cryptic Studios does not know much about dwarves, I'm sure they know quite a bit about super heroes and game design in genera...

SCOOP: Your feedback on CITY OF HEROES!
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 04-24-2004)

We asked and you answered the call! Yesterday we made a call for gamers participating in the CITY OF HEROES beta testing phase to send us their thoughts of this anticipated PC video game which allows you to create and play your own superhero in an online ...

HEROES: The Line
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 11-01-2007)

I’m trying to decide if this week’s events are a good or bad thing. So, it looks like New York is once again screwed, Bennett is a bad guy again (sort of’), and Claire’s a cheerleader again too. Oh, speaking of Claire, di...


CITY OF HEROES faces the wrath of Marvel
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-12-2004)

NCSoft's hit video game CITY OF HEROES, which lets gamers create their own superhero and interact with other costumed crusaders online, has been slapped with a lawsuit by Marvel Enterprises, the parent company that owns Marvel Comics. The comic book publi...

SCOOP: What's the word on CITY OF HEROES?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-23-2004)

...uperhero, CITY OF HEROES.Here's what the scooper had to say to us:"I'm amazed that you guys haven't been reporting much about the new MMORPG, CITY OF HEROES. Seems like it'd be right up your ally. "Anyway, the beta for the game officially ended last ni...

"Heroes: .07%"
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 04-25-2007)

It really seems like this series has been gone forever.  I’m starting to like the idea that LOST and BSG won’t be back until January but when they come back they’ll run to completion with no weird breaks or winter hiatus.  ...

DeSanto Visits CITY OF HEROES
by News Editor (Thu 06-07-2007)

Producer Tom DeSanto has acquired the feature film rights to the videogame CITY OF HEROES from NCsoft and Cryptic Studio. The story around a group of superheroes who live in Paragon City and must team in order to fight an invasion of aliens known as the ...


SIN CITY
by Sue Schneider (Mon 04-11-2005)

"Walk Down the Right Back Alley in SIN CITY and you can find anything," and at the premiere for SIN CITY, which was released nationwide on April 1st, the stars walked down the red carpet to the many flashes of over 50 photographers and on to do interviews...

Cyber City Vol. #1: Time Bomb
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 03-06-2004)

What They SayAn evil genius has seized the city?s tallest skyscraper, and 50,000 people are trapped inside! Their only hope: A team of convicts turned cops who are in hot pursuit of their criminal brethren. Each member is rigged with a collar set to explo...

City Hunter TV Season 3
by Andrew Tei (Mon 03-08-2004)

What They SayCity Hunter\'s back! Ryo Saeba and his long-suffering partner Kaori are out to make the streets of Shinjuku safe for the weak, the poor, the down-trodden, the... Well, actually, Ryo\'s just hoping for a little nookie from a grateful client. A...

"Heroes: Homecoming"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Fri 11-24-2006)

For the last several weeks, every promo for Heroes has featured the tag line: “Save the Cheerleader, save the world.”  This week the ads promised the conflict would happen and we’d get answers.  I actually wasn’t expec...


Heroes Chronicles
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Fri 11-03-2000)

Some computer companies seem to tend to squeeze the last nickel out of their products. "New World Computing" and "3DO" released a plethora of Might and Magic titles and add-ons. Heroes of Might and Magic III (HoMM III) got an incredible number of add-ons;...

BIG CITY BLUES
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-07-2004)

What would it be like to live in a world where superheroes actually existed? What would it be like if a supervillain could come hurtling out of the sky at any moment? And would everyone be in favor of superpowered humans taking the law into their own hand...

HEROES Askew
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 08-05-2007)

You’re either a part of the “Askew” experience or you're not, a die hard Kevin Smith fan said to me once. My answer was, well, I guess I’m not. When the original Clerks came out, I didn’t really like the film. ...

HEROES Contributors Update
by ERIC J. MOREELS (Wed 09-26-2001)

Marvel's Marketing Communications Manager Bill Rosemann recently issued a press release listing even more contributors to the publisher's upcoming New York City benefit book, HEROES.  "With the art flying in as fast as we can hang it up on our own Wa...


Heroes: Landslide
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 05-16-2007)

Why do I bother reviewing this series each week? I’m starting to run out of ways to say “this episode was awesome!” The endgame is afoot and those that have played out their parts are being whittled away. There were three ...

Heroes: How to Stop an Exploding Man
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 05-23-2007)

Some of you will remember way back when Heroes started, that I took issue with the pacing of it. I still believe the first 3 or 4 episodes moved very slowly, especially now after being able to look back at the season as a whole. With that said, ...

Cyber City Oedo 808
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 04-20-1999)

What They SayFrom the creator of \"Ninja Scroll.\" Japanese animators take us to the year 2808 for a look at criminals given a \"choice\" of sentences. Action and suspense. Volumes 1, 2 and 3 included on one disc. Volume 1: In the year 2808, three crimin...

WICKED CITY
by Jason Henderson (Tue 08-29-2000)

`There is a world of darkness out there beyond time and space -- a world filled with evil that is undeniably real. And in that world there are things that run wild.`Anime is marked by extremes. The limits to which anime can and will go form both the reaso...


Charm City Charms Comic Conventioneers
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-30-2002)

I just can't believe it took so long, but at last Baltimore has its very own comic book convention...and it looks like it's here to stay. Organized by Marc Nathan, owner of a local comic book shop in Reisterstown (that won't mean anything to those of you ...

Marvel's HEROES
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 09-18-2001)

Frank Miller has already contributed a piece to HEROES, Marvel's upcoming poster book to benefit the police and fire departments of New York City and the American Red Cross.Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada says that the poster book is targeted to for an...

DVD Review of Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 09-01-2008)

There are two ways to look at the Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. The first as a stand alone cartoon and the other would be to look at it as a die hard Marvel fan. Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow takes place in the distant future where Earth’s ...

Marvel Announces HEROES Contributors, Details
by Eric J. Moreels (Thu 09-20-2001)

Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada recently revealed some of the creative talent signed on for the publisher's HEROES benefit book, the proceeds of which will go to the New York City Fire and Police Departments and the American Red Cross in light o...


Heroes of Heaven, Earth, and Raccoon City
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-07-2004)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSZhang Yimou's film, HERO, released in Asia in 2002 but debuting in America this summer, is a spectacular visual experience. The film is richly textured in both its color pallet and its sound design. Using spectacular aerobic swo...

City Hunter: Bay City Wars & Million Dollar Conspiracy
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 05-31-2003)

What They SayBay City Wars After the US military ousts a sadistic Central-American tyrant, a spirit of merciless vengeance is born. And when the Bay City Hotel unveils its new supercomputer, the deposed ruler and his loyal daughter devise a plan. With th...

Spoilers for "Heroes"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-13-2007)

A recent article posted on CHUD bashes NBC's show Heroes and then gives away some spoilers regarding upcoming episodes.Read at your own risk:The clip they showed was actually surprisingly spoiler-filled – it picks up with Nathan “Flying Brothe...

Throwing Gas on the Flames: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-04-2007)

Last week’s column on the some of the moral quandaries in recent superhero comics generated a couple of interesting e-mails that merit printed responses.  I asked readers to consider the mind-wiping fiasco from DC’s Identity Crisis, To...


Marvel Comics November Solicitation HEROES
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics line of hero books: INCREDIBLE HULK #34Cover by Kaare AndrewsWritten by Bruce Jones; art by John Romita, Jr. and Tom PalmerBeginning a new era as legendary horror comics' writer Bruce Jones (Creepy, Eerie), pen...

Pokemon Vol. #50: Midnight Heroes
by Andrew Tei (Sun 09-14-2003)

What They SayMysterious Pokemon have been turningito thievery! Ash must find which Pokemon are behind theicrimes andiwhy they are so desperate! Then, Ash andiMisty both wantito catch theienergetic wild Totodile they just found, but Totodile just wantsito ...

Karas Vol. #2
by Brett Barkley (Fri 11-09-2007)

What They SayPicking up right where the Prophecy ends, the new Karas, Otaha, seeks vengeance against the yakuza that murdered his brother and almost killed him. Meanwhile, the old Karas, Eko, unleashes his wrath and contempt for the pitiful humans infesti...

THE GREAT COMIC BOOK HEROES
by Mike Whybark (Sat 08-31-2002)

In the midst of the Silver Age reflorescence of super-hero comics, as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's verve and energy steered Marvel to its great age of glory, media interest in the comics revival took many forms. From the introduction of the beloved campy BAT...


Mania Manifesto: Top 8 Comic Book Video Games
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-08-2008)

...bsp; #5: City of Heroes (PC) THE SITUATION: The first major massively multiplayer online role playing game geared towards superheroes, City of Heroes has players protecting Paragon City. Gamers can create their own superhero from scratch.   WH...

Comicscape - October 12, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-12-2005)

...$2.99IMAGECity Of Heroes #6 $2.99Based on a MMORPG and written by Mark Waid, who takes the game's premise - when heroes "die" they get teleported to the hospital and instantly healed, which makes sense for the game - and imagines that the system sudden...

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...

Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)

OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis...


City Hunter TV Season 1 Collection 1
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

What They SayMeet Ryo Seaba: ladies\' man, troubleshooter and expert marksman. When you need more help than the police can provide, he\'s the solution. He\'s the City Hunter, and if he can\'t solve your problem, no one can. Welcome to the world of City ...

SIN CITY: Recut-Extended-Unrated
by News Editor (Wed 11-30-2005)

Frank Miller's Sin City became one of this year's most stylish, hip and creative films. Now you will get to take another trip to the dark edge of Old Town with the much-anticipated SIN CITY: RECUT - EXTENDED - UNRATED, the complete, expanded and unrated v...

EXCLUSIVE: Sneak Peek at Microsoft's VANGUARD: SAGA OF HEROES!
by Frank Pais (Tue 03-16-2004)

...f titles; CITY OF HEROES, MIDDLE EARTH ONLINE and a certain force gathering in Carlsbad, California under the flag of Sigil Games Online (SGO).Brad McQuaid (co-creator of EQ) and Jeff Butler (EQLive Producer) have since left their adventure a...

Comicscape - October 1, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 10-01-2003)

OPINIONFirst of all, a quick announcement about a policy change of mine: many of you have noted the amount of times I've erroneously stated that a book was shipping during a particular week, and then that turned out not to be the case. I have to apologize...


"Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes"
by Kurt Amacker (Sun 11-05-2006)

I can’t say I’ve really enjoyed Supergirl since she joined the Legion of Super-Heroes.  She entered the series several months ago, convinced that her experience there constituted an extended dream essential to a Kryptonian right of pas...

Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)

Spider-Man 3 opened on Friday to mixed, yet mostly positive reviews. It also opened to record-breaking box office receipts, making it the biggest opening weekend in history. Effectively, more people saw Spider-Man 3 in a single weekend than any ...

Comicscape - December 3, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-03-2003)

OPINION: Don't let the title to this column fool you: I'm well aware that the difference between Marvel and DC is actually huge, to the point that, even now, there are still people who are avid fans of one company and who refuse to buy any books published...

Handbooks and Sourcebooks and Novels...Oh My!
by James T. Voelpel (Sun 10-13-2002)

Hey Gamers! Feeling buried under the veritable landslide of recent DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS releases? CINESCAPE is here to save the day with a brake-down of three recent D&D publications that every gamer should know about.D&D Publication #1: CITY OF THE SPIDE...


City Hunter: The Motion Picture
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-12-2002)

What They SayA mysterious soldier known only as the Professor takes his revenge on the government that betrayed him - and Tokyo is brought to its knees! Unless the government pays the Professor an impossible ransom, downtown Tokyo will be completely dest...

Project Arms Vol. #7
by Luis Cruz (Mon 01-19-2004)

What They SayEver get that feeling that the whole world is out to get you? After a less-than-ideal day at the park, the group heads back to Misa’s house, with the Ex Armis in tow. While they are considering their options, other anti-Arms factions ar...

Comicscape - May 19, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-19-2004)

PREVIEW/INTERVIEW: Next month, David Yurkovich and Top Shelf Productions will be turning the superhero genre on its ear with LESS THAN HEROES, a collection of his stories from the hard-to-find THRESHOLD series that it's impossible to describe without usin...

Mania Manifesto: Top 7 Video Games at E3
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-22-2008)

...combining City of Heroes and City of Villians to create Champions Online. WHY IS THIS ON THE LIST?: They both looked interesting, but the only thing either company had to show was a pre-packaged prerendered glossy trailer. What a tease.   #5: ...


IMHO MMORPG 4U
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 09-30-2006)

...raft, and City of Heroes, but of course there are a lot of bad ones. What makes a good/bad MMORPG though? Perhaps the first factor involves how many people there are available to play with. After all there is little sense in having an MMORPG, if there ...

Comicscape - March 1, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-01-2006)

...years ago?City Of Heroes #11 $2.99Distant Soil Vol 4 Coda TP $17.99Fear Agent #3 $2.99Fell 3rd Prtg #1 (PP #704) $1.99Fell 3rd Prtg #2 (PP #704) $1.99Freshmen Sdcc 2005 Alt CVR #1 $10.00Kurt: I'm stripping, remember? There goes my shirt!Godland #8 $2.9...

City Hunter: .357 Magnum
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 03-15-2003)

What They SayA beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert, and City Hunter is there. But music isn\'t his forte-Joe wants lessons in the language of love. Typically, though, things don\'t go his way. A foreign dignitary is assassinated in cold...

Auto Assault
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Tue 09-12-2006)

...t's wing, City of Heroes. Many other games like Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Age of Empires 3, Perfect Dark Zero, and a new game called Saints Row are also powered by it. Overall the Havok engine does quite a good job with the vehicles mechanics, with h...


Comicscape - January 4, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-04-2006)

...est. Shot!City Of Heroes #9 $2.99Down #3 (of 4) $2.99Al: Shoot!Kurt: Dude, that's so ambiguous. Like, down where? Down on what? C'mon man, details!Godland #6 $2.99Kabuki Vol 5 Metamorphosis TP (new Prtg) $24.99Al: Originally, Kabuki was a highly sugges...

Sequel to BALDUR'S GATE almost here
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 01-05-2004)

BALDUR'S GATE: DARK ALLIANCE II has gone gold. The sequel to one of 2001's best-selling role-playing games will once again return players to the dark city streets of Baldur's Gate, the sprawling coastal city found in the Forgotten Realms world of the DUNG...

GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY
by James Stevenson (Fri 11-08-2002)

It's not often that a game's sequel arrives while the first game is still selling for the full $50 price tag. The grand success of GRAND THEFT AUTO III has put Rockstar in that rare position as it releases GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY. But is this release ...

City Hunter TV Season 1 Collection 2
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

What They SayThe City Hunter\'s back and ready for more action. And a little bedroom action would be especially nice! But that\'s not going to happen if Kaori and her trans-dimensional hammer have anything to say about it. Fortunately, whether it\'s tryi...


Dokkoida!? Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-29-2004)

What They SayThe rigorous and scientific selection of the power suit that will save the Galaxy Federation Police force continues. Hardly! While none one in the Cosmos house have realized that the A-Class criminals are neighbors to Dokkoida and Neruloid ...

Chance Fortune and the Outlaws
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 10-11-2006)

Packed with action and filled with quirky characters, Shane Berryhill's Chance Fortune and the Outlaws is a fun adventure targeted for the pre-teen, superhero-loving youth. The book tracks one boy's quest to enter the most prestigious superhero school in ...

Comicscape - August 10, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-10-2005)

...MR) $19.99CITY OF HEROES #4 $2.99ERIC BASALDUA MAGDALENA #1 LITHO $19.99ERIC BASALDUA MAGDALENA #1 LITHO SGN $29.99FERRO CITY #1 $2.99Campy/cheesy noir stuff set in a city populated mostly by robots.GUN FU TP $14.95Yeah! GUN FU! Nothing called GUN FU c...

DARK CITY (1997)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 06-10-2001)

Film noir existentialism melds with science fiction rubber reality in this excellent effort from director Alex Proyas (THE CROW). The film is an absolute marvel of production design, special effects, and cinematography, which combine to create the fascin...


Comicscape - May 17, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-17-2006)

You guys didn't exactly nail me with letters about INFINITE CRISIS, so I can't run a huge mail column this week. But, after reading some of the commentary about INFINITE CRISIS last week, both on COMICSCAPE and elsewhere, I've reconsidered some of my reac...

Cyber City Oedo 808
by John Eriani (Mon 06-04-2007)

What They SayIn a future plagued by murderers and thieves, a team of convicts-turned-cops stand guard over the innocent. Three men, Sengoku, Gogul and Benten have been offered a deal; hunt down and destroy their former allies, and receive a reduced senten...

Old Schoo D&D
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-18-2007)

A Weekly Book Buzz on a Monday? No you’re not going crazy, I am. From now on the Buzz will bring you up-to-date news on all your highly anticipated literary fare a day before the new genre releases hit the shelves.   Happy belated Father&rsqu...

Demon City Shinjuku
by Jon Turner (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!Video Quality: **** out of ***** Audio Qualty: **** out of ***** English Language Track: **1/2 out of ***** Japanese Language Track: **** out of ***** Packaging: ***1/2 out of ***** Menus: ** out of ***** Extras: *1/2 out of ***** Content: ***1...


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 ...

City Life
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 10-04-2006)

It has been quite some time since we have seen a quality city building game, and the wait is over. City Life picks up were Sim City left off, and it brings its own additions to make the gameplay different, but more enjoyable. This is their first outing fo...

Dyogrammaton Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-22-2008)

What They SayA giant monster bent on destruction emerges in the city of Odaiba. The purpose of this invasion is to destroy Dakt headquarters - as well as the entire city. As the countdown to destruction begins, the sexy Hikari takes to the battlefield to ...

You Nitwit! Heroes Are Extinct!! Vol.#01
by Andrew Kent (Fri 08-31-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryoji HidoTranslated by:Melanie SchoenAdapted by:What They SayHeroes (hee-rows) noun, plural, Earth variation: species of teenage Earthlings that come in groups of five, transform into "rangers" with color-coordinated outfits,...


Comicscape - October 19, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-19-2005)

Last week's column on the industry's reliance on old characters and the need for new blood garnered a lot of mail. Some weeks COMICSCAPE really resonates with people and my inbox groans under the weight of responses, criticism, praise, and the occasional ...

Science Center Unleashes Super Heroes
by News Editor (Tue 03-21-2006)

The California Science Center will host the world premiere of "Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition" beginning March 26, 2006. The exhibit will run through September 4, 2006.Visitors will immerse themselves in the electrifying sights, sounds and sensati...

CITY OF EMBER Official Site
by Associate News Editor (Tue 05-13-2008)

Fox Walden has launched the official site for CITY OF EMBER.  The film opens on October 10th and stars Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway and Martin Landau. EMBER centers on the people of the City of Ember who have fl...

City Hunter Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sun 02-29-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hojo TsukasaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayWhen your life is in jeopardy and you have nowhere else to turn, you can count on one man: Saeba Ryo, the City Hunter! Whether working as a sniper, bodyguard or bounty hun...


Sin City
by Development Heck (Tue 08-10-2004)

Genre: Comic Book Adaptation/Animation/Action.Studio: Dimension Films.Production Company: Troublemaker Studios.Project Phase: Released.Who's In It: Mickey Rourke (Marv); Bruce Willis (Hartigan); Josh Hartnett (Dwight); Marley Shelton; Jaime King (Goldie);...

Cyber City Vol. #2: The Decoy
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 05-16-2004)

What They SayGoggles is a convict turned cop working off several terms of lifetime imprisonment. Obedience is ensured by the time bomb collared around his neck, but no one is sure of his loyalties. When an investigation of stolen body parts leads him to h...

Demon City Shinjuku
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-01-1998)

What They SayThe near future. The glittering skyline of Tokyo now lies broken and crumbling under the weight of an oppressive evil: The tyrannical Rebi Rah. Rah has transformed Shinjuku, the heart of Tokyo, into a city of demons - and that\'s just the b...

Wicked City: Special Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 11-14-2000)

What They SayThere is Earth, our familiar world, and then there is the Black World, a parallel dimension that very few people are aware of. For centuries, a pact between the two worlds has been observed to maintain peace, and terms must be negotiated and ...


City Hunter Vol.#05
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 07-01-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hojo TsukasaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThe ReviewThe wait is finally over! Hojo Tsukasa, Gutsoon! and the cast of City Hunter would like to introduce... Nogami Saeko! If Ryo, Kaori and Umibozu were not enough tro...

HAVEN: THE BROKEN CITY #1
by Tony Whitt (Tue 01-08-2002)

Here's a rarity in modern comics-a new idea that actually works. It goes something like this: what would happen if an alien city full of super-powered beings crashed on Earth and stayed there? That's the concept behind Nicolaus and Schuster's new series ...

Beast City
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 06-29-2002)

What They SayStrange incidents are happening at a local college, as demons run rampant on the student body! Contains: Awakening of the Beast A new woman has appeared at 19-year-old Beast Hunter Mina\'s college. She appears to be the daughter of a wealt...

Pokemon Vol. #03: The Sisters of Cerulean City
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

What They SayMisty challenges Ash to a duel on her home turf -- the Cerulean City swimming pool! Are Ash and Pikachu in over their heads? Can A.J., a freelance Pokemon trainer, show Ash the ropes? Then visit the Pokemon Institute, where class isn\'t over ...


City Hunter Vol.#02
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sun 11-30-2003)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hojo TsukasaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayWhen there's nowhere else to turn, you can rely on the man they call the "City Hunter". The neon-lit streets of Tokyo's Shinjuku District are home to an assortment of thei...

Votoms, Armored Trooper Stage 1: Uoodo City
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 03-20-2006)

What They SayLed into an illegal mission against a military ally, Armored Trooper Chirico Cuvie stumbles upon a secret his government would do anything to hide: the body of a beautiful woman suspended in a capsule of energy. For this discovery, Chirico...

DVD Review of Dark City (Director's Cut)
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 08-10-2008)

John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) awakens naked and confused floating in a tub of water, with no recollection of who he is. Murdoch begins to unravel his own identity and discovers he may just be a serial killer that the police are looking for. On the run from ...

WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPER HERO?: Finale
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 09-08-2007)

Mistake number one was to make this season finale a two hour special. You know what can happen when you eat to much cheese don’t you? At any rate, that’s what we got, a two hour finale featuring Hyperstrike, Hygena, and The Diffuser....


The Fourth of July Column
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-04-2007)

...   City Of Heroes #20 $2.99 This is based on a video game.   Collected Normalman TP $19.99   Creature From The Depths (one Shot) $3.99   Dynamo 5 #5 $3.50   Girls & Goddesses Pin Up Art Of Joseph Linsner S&n ...

Comicscape - February 1, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-01-2006)

...$2.99IMAGECity Of Heroes #10 $2.99Intimidators #2 (MR) $3.50Al: OMG, you got a hero named Fetish who dresses slutty and has a gimp! Kewl! ...sigh. Ironic ultraviolence, anyone?Liberty Meadows Vol 4 Cold Cold Heart HC $24.95Necromancer #4 $2.99Kurt: "So...

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...

Book Buzz: The Author-Reader Relationship
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-07-2008)

Back in the olden days an author’s book was the sole connection to his readership. Regardless of the story particulars a writer’s characters, places and themes are their own private dialogue to a very public world. But outside of actually read...


Weekly Book Buzz: An Open Letter to the Mania Readership
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-25-2008)

It’s with a heavy heart that I must inform you, the Mania readership, that this 111th edition of the Weekly Book Buzz will be my last as columnist. Due to a decrease in free time and one of those unfortunate things called a regular job I can no long...

Realworlds: DC Comic Book Stories Set in Our World
by Edward Gross (Thu 02-24-2000)

Back in the 1950s and ‘60s, DC Comics devised a means of telling a number of fanciful stories that could never be pulled off in regular continuity (i.e. what if Batman had been raised by the Kents?, what if Superman lost his powers?, what if Superman had ...

Shadow Skill TV Vol. #6
by Brett Barkley (Tue 01-02-2007)

What They SaySince ancient days it\'s been said that Kuruda is a land which is easy to defend and impossible to attack. Its palace is situated on an island, surrounded by a jagged mountain range which keeps the fiercest of enemies from piercing the strong...

Welcome Back My Old Friends: Part 2
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sat 01-06-2007)

Last week I started playing catch up with some of our favorite series that’ll be back on for the Spring before you know it.  I looked at The Unit, 24, Battlestar Galactica, and Prison Break. Today I’ll finish up with Heroes, Jericho,...


Toy Showdown: Joe vs. Joe, Finale
by John Denning (Sat 09-02-2006)

A big part of winning in a battle of toys, providing they survive being manhandled by children (the most chaotic and destructive force on Earth), is what context they give to the child's imagination. The reason the vintage series G.I. Joe's nurse figure n...

Oni Collects NOCTURNALS, BARRY WEEN
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 02-28-2002)

  Oni Press has announced collections of work from Dan Brereton and Judd Winick will be released in May. Brereton's fully painted NOCTURNALS: THE DARK FOREVER, an 88-page book, will arrive in stores on May 22. Winick's THE ADVENTURES O...

Bright Future for Locke Lamora
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-25-2007)

While readers across the country quickly devoured Scott Lynch’s fantasy debut The Lies of Locke Lamora last year, they’ve got a lot more to chew on from the 29-year-old Wisconsin writer in the months ahead.   Hello all you Maniac reader...

Genesis Climber Mospeada Volume 5 (-)

What They SayThe Review!If Nippon Columbia had not chosen to include the Love, Live, Alive OAV on the series discs, the 5th volume would have been the final volume if all the DVDs had 5 episodes. Mospeada?s plot points are wound together as the series and...


If I Ruled Anime...
by His Lordship Chaos (-)

Once again, life proves it can never a simple thing. I mean, one can understand if some naughty Boomer runs amok in downtown Tokyo and decides to blow up everything in sight. That's a normal thing. Likewise it's understandable if some sort of pesky demon...

Excel Saga Vol. #6
by Paul Jacques (Tue 03-23-2004)

What They SayJust when you thought the plot would never thicken, the whole thing congeals and Excel finds herself in a fight for her life! With the Great Will held hostage, the city in ruins, the Puchuu running amok, and Pedro joining forces with Nabeshin...

MOTOR CITY ONLINE
by Dan Weiland (Wed 01-16-2002)

Are you one of those types? You know, the “gear heads” that love nothing better than to get down and dirty with a box of tools and a shirt covered in grease and oil? Tricking out their ride with the latest shocks, tires, engines – getting chromed-out rims...

Criminal
by Kurt Amacker (Sat 10-07-2006)

Ed Brubaker uses Marvel's Icon imprint to its full advantage with CRIMINAL -- a no-punches-pulled crime drama set firmly in the corner of the bad guys. Leo Patterson ranks as one of the best thieves in the business. From bank heists to pickpocket scheme...


Sneak Peak at Grand Theft Auto IV: Welcome to Liberty City
by Nate Chang (Fri 04-25-2008)

His cousin Roman told him he was rich, that he had a palace for him to come to. There was a new life awaiting Niko Bellic in Liberty City, and he was all set to leave his past and the old country behind. Glittering skyscrapers, elegant parties and a life...

Cyber City Vol. #3: The Vampire
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-06-2004)

What They SayGenetics researchers are turning up dead, drained of blood, with fang wounds on their throats. Is this the work of an old-fashioned vampire, or has science created a new monster to terrorize the Cyber City? Ex-criminal turned cop Benten track...

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

With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo...

DEMON CITY SHINJUKU
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 09-05-2000)

Last week, we reviewed director Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s anime masterpiece Wicked City(1989), which had been re-released on video, so this week seemed like a good time to take a look at a similarly titled follow-up, Demon City Shinjuku (1993), available on tap...


Pokemon Advanced Vol. #8: Jump for Joy
by Luis Cruz (Fri 03-04-2005)

What They SayThe Spheal of Approval Ash and his friends arrive at the Oceanic Museum, only to learn that Team Magma is after a rock formed by a legendary Pokemon Groudon. Jump for Joy! While Ash and friends are on their way to Mauville City, Ash decides...

Tekkon Kinkreet
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 10-05-2007)

What They SayFrom the creators of Animatrix comes this visually-stunning new anime film based on a popular Japanese manga written by Taiyo Matsumoto. In Treasure Town, where the moon smiles and young boys can fly, life can be both gentle and brutal. This ...

Comicscape - April 20, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-20-2005)

I guess everyone took their happy pills this week. I got a surprisingly constructive batch of reader mail about SIN CITY, with little in the way of name calling, death threats, or unsavory comments about any of my female relatives. It's like you were al...

Resident Evil Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-30-2007)

Arguably a much better game series than a movie franchise, RESIDENT EVIL is back with the novelization of the third film, Resident Evil: Extinction due out in theatres this fall. G’day all you Maniac readers and welcome to the Buzz. We’ve got ...


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

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

Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)

OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...

Excel Saga Vol. #2
by Paul Jacques (Tue 07-15-2003)

What They SayWhen the plan to conquer the city isn\'t going well, Lord Ilpalazzo doesn\'t get mad, he just gets ACROSS...his crack team of Excel and Hyatt, that is. Of course, maybe this is one crack team of special agents that might be doing better if th...

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...


Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Fri 04-06-2001)

After some time behind the scenes, the new fantasy cookie from Strategy First and the Timegate studios appeared on the market without too much a do.The story speaks of one Darius Javida, Kohan by birth. Kohan are immortal heroes that rule the mortals and ...

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...

Comicscape - June 29, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-29-2005)

Greetings, and welcome to another edition of "Readers Take Aim" on this week's COMICSCAPE. Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on BATMAN BEGINS, particularly those that didn't care for the film. It seems counterintuitive to welcome disag...

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...


Get Over Those Terrible Gifts
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-24-2007)

No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li...

Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)

As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.  Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues...

Comicscape April 13, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-13-2005)

Generally speaking, I've enjoyed the recent glut of comic book adaptations that Hollywood has been bringing us. There've been a a few I didn't really care for, like BLADE: TRINITY and CONSTANTINE. But, even those were fairly entertaining in their own righ...

Comicscape - July 19, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 07-19-2006)

We first encounter superheroes as children. Before we can read, we watch them in cartoons and movies. We play with their toys long before we ever learn about "mint condition" and the importance of leaving action figures in their original packaging. Thi...


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...

Running the Property Dispute Gauntlet
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-31-2008)

In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com...

Shadow Skill TV Vol. #4
by Brett Barkley (Mon 05-22-2006)

What They SayIt was the ancient people of the Holy Nation of Ashlianna who first recognized the existence of a power which coursed through all matter. "Soma," they called it, residing in all worldly things, flowing freely through space and time like waves...

Comicscape - October 13, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-13-2004)

OPINION: As I write this, I'm on a train to visit a friend in Atlanta, my laptop perched on a pillow on my knees, a techno version of the 60s SPIDER-MAN theme blaring in my headphones, and a huge picture of a Dalek from DOCTOR WHO staring out at me from t...


Heat Guy J Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 12-20-2003)

What They SayThe hunt is on! Identity theft, murder, missing explosives; each time Daisuke and J get a new case, the clues start in one direction but lead them to those closest to them! The city of Judoh has banned immigration in or out of the city, so t...

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...

GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA
by Brian Thomas (Mon 03-29-2004)

For this 2002 entry in the long running Godzilla series, the aim of Toho Studios seems to have been to reproduce past success by incorporating elements that worked in the past. First of all, movies that pit the mutated dinosaur against favorite monsters s...

Viz-In Vol. 12 No. 7 (Sat 07-01-2000)

viz-in vol. 12, no. 7 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING OCTOBER `00 featuring... NEON GENESIS EVANGELION BOOK FIVE, #1 REGULAR and SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION 7-issue monthly series story & art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto original ...


Big O Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-19-2001)

What They SayA mysterious occurrence known only as \"The Event\" has caused the residents of Paradigm City to lose their memories. Paradigm City, the \"city of lost memories\", has recovered, but now falls under martial law, its citizens forever questioni...

Excel Saga Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-07-2003)

What They SayJust when you thought it couldn\'t get any stranger, Excel Excel and her associates encounter the most horrifying of all plot devices... a sub-plot! You won\'t believe who\'s been plotting against whom as the writers double cross the author, ...

Sin City Hell and Back
by Jason Henderson (Sun 01-21-2001)

Sin City: Hell and Back By Frank Miller `It isn`t pretty what a town without pity can do.` Frank Miller`s Hell and Back is love, Sin City style. At its heart it`s a romance, in which a hero meets a beautiful woman in one of those once-in-a-lifetime moment...

Fallen Heroes
by Andrew Osmond (Thu 09-28-2000)

Warning: This article has spoilers. After all, it’s impossible to write about great deaths in sci-fi/fantasy without giving away plot points. In recent weeks, we’ve been privy to one such (seeming) spoiler for the final season of Star Trek: Voyager, with ...


CITY CRISIS
by James Stevenson (Tue 08-14-2001)

CITY CRISIS is Take 2 Interactive's newest Playstation 2 title, a game that puts you in the role of an emergency helicopter pilot. You have to fly between skyscrapers putting out fires, rescuing survivors and sometimes even chasing criminals through the s...

Robotech Remastered: Extended Edition Vol. #02
by Luis Cruz (Fri 05-28-2004)

What They SayAfter battling their way back to Earth, Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes and the crew of the SDF-1 must learn to cope with a new set of rules imposed by a bureaucracy with little understanding of the grave threat that faces the entire world. Unfortu...

WICKED CITY
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 08-29-2000)

Wicked City may resemble a demon-invasion as filtered through spy movie clichés, but it's roots lie much more squarely in hard-boiled fiction and its cinematic stylistic equivalent, film noir. Film noir isn't really a genre (genre refers to plot elements,...

DARK CITY on Disc
by John Thonen (Tue 08-22-2000)

It’s only been three years since director Alex Proyas’ sophomore effort, Dark City, was greeted in theatres by a strange combination of audience apathy and critical enthusiasm (at least in some quarters). That’s not nearly a long enough time for the devel...


Around the World in Seventy Minutes
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-01-2007)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS  When it premiered in 1956, producer Mike Todd’s flamboyant cinematic incarnation of the Jules Verne novel, Around the World in 80 Days, was the world’s most expensive and elaborate film, directed by...

Comicscape Double Feature: Captain America and 300
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-14-2007)

Sometimes death sneaks up on you.  I had every intention of devoting this week’s Comicscape to an in-depth look at the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300, which premiered last week to both box office success and mostly positive cri...

Comicscape - June 11, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-11-2003)

OPINIONYour response to the idea of DC producing their own version of a Marvel-style Ultimates line was, shall we say, overwhelming - and almost unfailingly positive. Most proposed alternate versions of the DC Universe and its characters, so while I can't...

USPS Announces Super Hero Stamps
by News Editor (Tue 12-06-2005)

The United States Postal Service has unveiled their 2006 Commemorative Stamps. One of the sets will honor super heroes. This is the first stamp pane (20 stamps) honoring comic book super heroes to be issued by the Postal Service. Half of the stamps on the...


4Kids Set To Release Yu-Gi-Oh! Volumes 14 and 15 (Tue 10-07-2003)

Ties of Friendship And Legendary Heroes Available October 14, 2003 DVD Includes A Bonus Gift Of Collectible Dog Tags From ToySite NEW YORK, NY (September 29, 2003) - 4Kids Entertainment Home Video, Inc., the home video unit of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.,...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
by Vince "Moesha" Massa (Fri 07-02-2004)

I am just about sick to death of games set during World War II. It was nice about 4 years ago, when it was still an untapped time period, but today, you can't swing a German Sheppard in a software store without knocking over dozens of expansions for T...

Doomed Megalopolis Special Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-30-2003)

What They SayThe powerful mystic Kato\'s obsession with conquering Tokyo awakens the long-dead spirit Masakato, the legendary guardian of Tokyo. Unable to stand alone against Masakato\'s power, the calculating Kato uses an innocent woman as an unsuspecti...

Halloween Grab Bag
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 10-25-2006)

I’ve devoted this week’s COMICSCAPE to a few topics that hardly merit an entire column. Or, if they do, the inspiration has failed to strike me for more than a few paltry lines. Call it stream of consciousness, call it laziness, or call it ...


The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)

...0  CITY OF HEROES #17 $2.99  CYBERFORCE X-MEN LEE CVR #1 $3.99  CYBERFORCE X-MEN SILVESTRI CVR #1 $3.99 Featuring lots of skin cancer-like detail lines, women with huge breasts, and the largest cast of bodybuilders...

Yu Yu Hakusho Vol. #04: Gate of Betrayal
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-23-2002)

What They SayYusuke vs. Rando: 99 Attacks Kuwabara’s body lays broken. Shorin is nowhere to be found. And with Yusuke’s energy dwindling every minute, the evil Rando reveals his true and monstrous form. Now, can the injured Yusuke battle the h...

Comics After Katrina II: Tedd Walley and Mathilda
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-13-2008)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another crash-course Comicscape! Before we dive into this week’s interview, I want to acknowledge the passing of Steve Gerber, who died from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis this past Sunday. G...

A Literate Look at the Strike of ‘08
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-05-2007)

The first volume in the new Heroes print collection may be debuting this week, but Heroes: Origins, the NBC hit’s next TV incarnation, isn’t faring nearly so well. This Halloween saw the expiration of the WGA’s contract with the Alliance...


Ghost in the Shell Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-16-2007)

Ever since its explosion onto the global screen in 1995, the Ghost in the Shell series has provided viewers with a profoundly philosophical, yet innovatively stylized look into a near future world where the lines between man and machine finally blur. Thro...

King of Bandit Jing Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 07-12-2003)

What They SayHide your coin pouches! No priceless bauble or exquisite jewel is safe from the leering eyes and stealthy hands of Jing, the King of Bandits. With a heart of gold and a wisecracking, girl-crazy bird sidekick, Jing steals his way through one e...

Viz Media Announces Unprecedented In-Person Appearances For June 11 New York City Movie Event Bleach The Movie: Memories of Nobody (Wed 06-04-2008)

Character Designer Masashi Kudo And Producer Ken Hagino To Give Unique Insights On New Feature Film Based On Hit Animated Supernatural Action Series San Francisco, CA, June 4, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most in...

"Heroes: Godsend"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Thu 01-25-2007)

Heroes is back and again raising the bar for serialized television in this episode titled “Godsend”.  At the end of the last episode of Heroes Peter collapsed in Nathan’s arms with visions of all the heroes coming together as he ...


HEROES: The Hard Part
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 05-10-2007)

I love that each season of this series will tell a new story because we get episodes like the one last night. The build up has been fantastic after the first three or four episodes of the series drug past and last night just took it all up a notch.&n...

"Justice League Heroes"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Tue 11-07-2006)

Comic books are a part of our culture. They often inspire the imagination of children, and establish morality. There have been several series that have been around for many decades, with classic heroes to instil strength in those that read their works....

JANE AND THE LOST CITY
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 10-11-2002)

Based on “the most famous comic strip in British history,” according to no less a reliable source than the liner notes on the back of the DVD, JANE AND THE LOST CITY concerns the wacky adventures of a heroine whose main gimmick is to lose her clothes. Now...

Paris Gothique: A Gothic Travel Guide to the City of Love
by Denise Dumars (Thu 11-02-2000)

If you`re too Gothic for Milan, New York, and Japan, you`ll be right at home in Paris. First of all, if you wear all black, no one will assume you`re a member of the Trenchcoat Mafia; Parisians themselves wear black a lot because it`s chic, and they also ...


HEROES: Setting The Record Straight
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 12-10-2007)

Heroes has been a bit of a mess this season. It went out with a rushed bang, no doubt about it, but the first six episodes drug and the new characters those episodes introduced were less than interesting. Many fans, including many that comm...

Demon City Shinjuku
by Roman Martel (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!-Synopsis- After a cataclysmic earthquake the Shinjuku portion of Tokyo has been reduced to a hellish city of demons and pitiful humans all under the power of Rebi Rah. Now the time has come for Rebi to bring the demon realm to earth. But even...

Mospeada, Genesis Climber Box Set
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

What They SayThe Earth has been invaded by the mysterious Inbit, and it\'s up to a handful of survivors from Mars Colony to liberate the planet. After an unsuccessful first attempt to retake the Earth, the inhabitants of Mars Base are ready to try again. ...

Dead Man's Chest and Tokyo Drift
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-06-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONHans Zimmer, who produced Klaus Badelt's masterful score for the original PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (but who, as Badelt's immediate protégé, was also believed to have had more than a slight hand in its co...


TV Wasteland: Heroes Cast Getting Larger
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 08-04-2008)

Heroes, like LOST, is a series that due to its nature can do virtually whatever it wants with characters and their relationship. Previously on Heroes, it has been made extremely plain that Nathan and Peter’s father is dead. Well, this season Arthur ...

Demon City Shinjuku
by Jason Glasco (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!This is defiantly a horror film with great cinematic-animation. People always seem to forget about dark colors when they do animation, but for once, Demon City REALLY takes advantage of them. The transfer is perfect, no artifacts or pixels i...

City Hunter TV Season 4
by Luis Cruz (Thu 04-15-2004)

What They SayIt may not be over till the fat lady sings, but Ryo Saeba would rather make music with a beautiful woman. And mokkori is the sweetest music of all to City Hunter\'s ears. At least until his partner, Kaori, strikes a sour note with her trusty ...

Wicked City (-)

What They SayThere is Earth, our familiar world, and then there is the Black World, a parallel dimension that very few people are aware of. For centuries, a pact between the two worlds has been observed to maintain peace, and terms must be negotiated and ...


"Heroes: Fallout"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Thu 12-07-2006)

Wow, what an episode.  I’ve been waiting for an episode to really start carrying the storyline forward and this one was it.  “Fallout” is an appropriate name for the episode since dealing with everything that’s happene...

Justice League Heroes
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 10-19-2006)

I am glad to say that this week that we have been flooded with a lot of great games. There seems to be a game for everyone out there, and it continues to grow exponentially. This week we have many games that range from combat, to flying. We also h