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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
by Vince "Moesha" Massa (Thu 06-03-2004)
Super heroes have (finally) been getting a fair shake by the entertainment world in the past few years (ignore the Daredevil movie and this theory holds water). The argument could be made that this is due to the advances in technology that finally allow m... 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: Cautionary Tales
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 11-25-2007)
First things first, this is the best episode of the season. There’s some good action, finally some expected payoffs, and HRG is a badass again. I’ve been fairly critical of Heroes this season and I know some of you have complained, e... HEROES: Fight or Flight
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 10-24-2007)
I know this grade is going to bring the Heroes defenders out in force, but I have to give the grade that matches how I felt after the episode was over. There were some good moments in the episode this week, but overall, a whole lot of nothing happene... HEROES Toys: Series 2 & 3
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 02-19-2008)
Series 1 of NBC’s “Heroes” 7 inch action figures are expected to be in specialty retail stores in June of this year. Having seen what I believe are the final versions of the figures, I have to say that I am more than impressed with ... "Heroes: Unexpected"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Thu 02-22-2007)
Well I can’t believe it! The promises made by the promotion of this series are finally fulfilled! Someone did fly, and someone also died! Also in this episode we get a new super group formed of Matt, Ted, and the new heroine Wir... HEROES Book Series Debuts Dec 26
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 09-26-2007)
The first in a line of HEROES novels will hit stores soon, says NBC. You can pre-order the first book in the series, HEROES:SAVING CHARLIE, a book that highlights the time spent between Hiro and Charlie in the Season 1 episode "Six Months Later"... Creating Heroes from Scratch - Part 1 by Jakkar
by Adam Thur (Sat 11-30-2002)
A Tutorial By
Jakkar
So you want to draw a real nice super-hero, but you don't have any good base models to use?
you know what you want it to look like, but you don't know where you can get a picture of someone
in the right pose without tons of Fr... Mego 8" Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys
by Tim Janson (Tue 12-18-2007)
With only a week until Christmas I was literally like a kid in a toy store as I perused this book. TwoMorrows Publishing has long been one of my favorite publishers. Their books and magazines on comics are the best in the business. Yet here... HEROES: Truth and Consequences
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 11-28-2007)
Last week’s episode was probably the best of the season, so when this week lacked the momentum and energy of that episode, I was a little surprised, considering it was the second to last episode of the season. It wasn’t a bad episode, not... Big Screen Heroes Already Helping Hasbro's Bottom Line (Fri 02-03-2006)
Hasbro's $250 million, 5 year deal with Marvel is already paying off. The deal, anchored on the rights to "Spider-Man 3," has sweetened Hasbro up in the eyes of Wall Street, based on profit projections of $300 million in 2007 alone.Keanu's Constantine Latest In Long Line Of Miscast Comic-Book Heroes (Tue 02-22-2005)
When it comes to adapting literature that already includes pictures, i.e., comic books, the fans of the source material become even more vocal. There's no tougher casting job in Hollywood than matching an actor with a visually established, sometimes iconi...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 have game... Creating Heroes from Scratch - Part II by Jakkar
by Adam Thur (Sat 11-30-2002)
Now we throw on the rest of his union suit. the symbol and boots. For the symbol, I made another layer, and then selected a shape like
the symbol using the lasso tool. Filled it with yellow, and then used the line tool to make the basic "S". I filled i... Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice
by Carlos Mejia (Mon 01-15-2007)
In 1984 Kenner got a license to produce action figures based on the villains and heroes from DC Comics in the Super Powers toy line. With Toy Biz acquiring the Marvel license, it was a smart move on DC’s part to compete with the other comic compa... The Old C2F Heroes Are Dead!
by Jason Lethert (Thu 06-09-2005)
A New Generation of C2F Filmmakers Leave the Old Guard Behind - James Cameron leads a list of Hollywood creators whose fanboy cred has fallen
By Jason Lethert
(With apologies to Simon & Garfunkle): "Where have you gone, Jimmy Cameron? ...Joltin' Ji... 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... Image Comics' Super-Heroes
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 08-09-2002)
Image Comics will launch a super-hero line in January with four new titles joining ongoing series SAVAGE DRAGON and NOBLE CAUSES. The new books will be VENTURE by Jay Faerber and Jamal Igle, Dominion by Keith Giffen, The CLOCKMAKER by Jim Krueger and Mat... Get an Early Heroes Fix!
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 04-08-2007)
One of the best series on television, Heroes, is still a few weeks away from its return but if you’re jonzing for a fix NBC has posted two sneak peaks up at their website. The first one features Thompson and Bennett as Thompson tries differ... JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES To Get A Video Game
by Karl Schneider (Thu 05-04-2006)
Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have signed an agreement to distribute Justice League Heroes. The game will be based on the comic by DC Comics, and designed for PS2, PSP, and Xbox."With the addition of Justice League Heroes t... Masi Oka talks "Heroes"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 01-08-2007)
Masi Oka recently talked to ComingSoon about the smash hit Heroes. Below are a few of his quotes, you can read the full article from ComingSoon here."Yes, I heard from Tim (Kring) somewhere down the line, I'm not going to tell you when, but the... Character Consensus and the Evolution of Heroes
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-04-2006)
Readers often lambaste comic writers for screwing up their favorite characters. From EMERALD TWILIGHT to IDENTITY CRISIS to CIVIL WAR, nothing burns comic fans more than a wildly out-of-character depiction of a treasured childhood icon. Writer Ron Marz ... DVD Review of DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures
by Tim Janson (Wed 09-10-2008)
During one of the episodes on this two DVD set, some aliens are using a machine to bore into the surface of the Earth. The Atom, in an incredibly timed line exclaims, “Stop this boring action!” I’m tempted to say I could not ag... Mindfire launches comic line with ARMAGEDDON GANG
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 07-17-2002)
In a move to flex more than just independent movie muscle in the world of genre entertainment, Mindfire Entertainment, the company which produced the STAR TREK-laden singles comedy FREE ENTERPRISE, and super-hero send-up THE SPECIALS, has announced it wil... 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... Kring Apologizes to HEROES Fans
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 11-08-2007)
Tim Kring, creator of HEROES, has given some candid interviews to Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide where he discusses problems with Season 2 so far and what we can expect from the future of the show. He also apologizes to the fans who may not have liked ... OWI, Mezco & NBC Combine for HEROES Contest
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 02-27-2008)
Fans of the popular NBC series Heroes are eagerly awaiting the release of the Mezco Toyz action figures of their favorite characters from theaward winning series. Collectors are pre-ordering the figures online in record numbers and the prototypes, on dis... We All Deserve Justice
by Carlos Mejia (Mon 01-01-2007)
Alex Ross Justice from DC Direct is undoubtedly one of the strongest toy lines this year and in retrospect it may be considered one of—if not the greatest comic book toy line to ever hit toy shelves. This line is a must have for those who grew u... Toy Showdown: Joe vs. Joe, Part 1
by John Denning (Sat 08-26-2006)
If Saturday morning advertisements and esteemed spokesman Sgt. Slaughter are to be believed, "nobody beats G.I. Joe." With no other challengers in sight, Out of the Box pits Joe versus Joe to see which era of the original action figure franchise comes out... Witchblade Actor Explores Pulp Heroes On Stage
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 12-31-2002)
Witchblade actor
Anthony Cistaro announced that his comedy mini-festival, "Smash Comedy Hits from the Canadian Fringe", produced by Story Syndicate,
Inc., will run in Los Angeles in January. The show brings Canadian Fringe
comedy acts to Hollywood th... Kids WB announces Fall 2006-2007 line-up (Tue 04-25-2006)
Kids WB! on The CW has unveiled its Saturday morning line-up for 2006-07. Themed "Too Big for Your TV," the five-hour block of kids 6-11 targeted programming will feature three new series (Legion of Super Heroes, based on the DC Comics characters, Shaggy ...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 ... EX Marks the Spot for New Line
by News Editor (Thu 07-14-2005)
New Line Cinema has picked up the rights to Brian Vaughan and Tony Harris' comic book EX MACHINA. The comic is published by DC Comics' Wildstorm division. It's written by Vaughan and illustrated by Harris.The political thriller centers on what happens whe... Marvel Alternate Takes
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 01-19-2002)
They look vaguely like the Marvel heroes we know, but they're not. For one thing, Bruce Banner looks a lot younger then when we saw him last. For another, Iron Man isn't Tony Stark at all, but an attractive young blonde with really big...eyes. And yes, al... 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... Shining Knight
by Russell Lissau (Mon 07-30-2001)
In the ten months that editor Stuart Moore has been with Marvel Comics, the publisher has become the most talked-about company in comicdom. A lot of that has to do with the personality and business acumen of Moore's boss, Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, but ... Brandon Vietti spills the beans on season 2 of 'Legion of Super Heroes'
by Kevin Leung (Mon 08-06-2007)
New characters, bigger baddies, and bolder stories await fans in the second season of the 'Legion of Super Heroes' on the WB. The second season was previewed last week at San Diego Comic-Con. Comics2Film caught the panel and also spoke with director Bra... Comicscape - December 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-08-2004)
Hello again! I hope you enjoyed Kurt Amacker's guest column as much as I did especially since it gave me a much needed break from the ordeal of coming up with tacky jokes about even tackier comics! For the last three columns of 2004, I'm going to be aski... Comicscape April 30, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 04-30-2003)
OPINION: There's long been fan speculation over whether DC could benefit from having a comics imprint similar to that of Marvel's "Ultimate" line, in which our much-beloved heroes are made over in a "modern," more realistic way, to see how they'd function... 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 ... Energy Entertainment Launches Comic Management Division
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 08-29-2002)
It's no secret
that, with several hit movies in theaters in the past few years, Hollywood is
now riding the comic-to-film wave. Comics2Film has learned that Hollywood
management-production house Energy Entertainment has started a property division
d... Tide-Line Blue Anime Legends Edition
by Mark Thomas (Tue 10-28-2008)
While a bit more serious than expected, Tide-Line Blue was also a bit better, though not without its flaws.
What They Say
After the catastrophe known as the 'Hammer of Eden' struck, 90% of the Earth's surface was flooded, killing over 6 billion people... One Stop Company partners with 'The Dark Knight' (Mon 01-21-2008)
From a press release Northridge, CA January 09, 2008 - One Stop Toy Co., Inc. (OST), a leading manufacturer of licensed toys across multiple distribution channels, today announced an exciting new line of inflatable toys and novelties inspired by 'T...Comicscape - December 7, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-07-2005)
I got a great batch of mail from last week's column about Marvel's Ultimate and DC's All-Star imprints. But before we get to your letters, a couple of things happened in the comic world upon which I must opine. The X3 trailer hit the web on Monday. You ca... Unraveling Marvel’s Secret Wars
by Carlos Mejia (Mon 01-22-2007)
Last week we took a look back at the legendary DC toy line Super Powers by Kenner and in an effort to be fair, this week we’ll be looking back at Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars line from Mattel. Consider this the yin to last week’s yang.&... Symbiote Spider-Man RAH 12-inch Figure
by News Editor (Mon 04-10-2006)
Sideshow Collectibles has announced they are taking pre-orders one of Medicom's most limited products, the 12-inch RAH Symbiote Spider-Man. In Japan, this figure is a mail order exclusive, but Medicom has graciously allowed Sideshow to import a small numb... Pocket Full of DC
by Andrew Kardon (Tue 03-05-2002)
The DC Universe is shrinking. No, it’s not another CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS. Braniac hasn’t pulled another “bottle city of Kandor” out. And the Atom certainly isn’t trying to bring everyone down to his size. Uh, uh. The mastermind behind this latest sche... INFINITE CRISIS: SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 03-17-2006)
Often, the SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS one-shots do little more than catch readers up on the characters in questions and offer a couple of short stories that you can usually skip, all for a hefty price tag. Come on back in the day, you could get a graphic n... Dragonball Z: Perfect Cell: Perfection (Fri 03-01-2002)
What They SayThe Last Defence: With the remote control smashed and Vegeta giving Cell the go-ahead, the stage is set for Cell’s terrifying completion. Now it’s up to Krillin and Trunks to save 18 from Cell’s power-hungry grasp. But Veget...Comicscape - June 4, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 06-04-2003)
OPINIONIt's so nice to get an in-box full of people writing enthusiastically about their ideas for a DC Ultimates line rather than getting one more irate letter saying, "Dude, you are sooooo whacked to be dissin' Zan and Jayna!" Originally I'd brought up ... 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 ... Stardate 0008:28 - Trekkies in the White House?
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 08-28-2000)
It`s common knowledge that Chelsea Clinton is a Star Trek fan, but last week U.S. citizens learned that Vice President Al Gore may be as well. At the Democratic National Convention, where he accepted the Democratic party`s nomination for president, Gore`s... "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. ... New Line/Peter Jackson Case Settled, Jackson Produces HOBBIT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 12-18-2007)
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly announced today that they have entered into the foll... Comicscape - October 12, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-12-2005)
You probably noticed that my colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, wrote last week's column. I had to return to New Orleans for a few days to help my parents with their house (hurricane, flooding), so I called Al and told him I'd turn over more evid... Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 01-03-2008)
What They SayThe epic story of Gundam is taken into a new realm where it takes the viewer deeper behind the lines of the One-Year War than ever before. Now the war is reaching an end...
Episode 4: In the Skies of Jaburo, I Saw the Sea
A marine dives fr... R.O.D. the TV Vol. #7 (w/box & action figure)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 06-15-2005)
What They SayThe End?
Despite the success of the global brainwashing, Mr. Carpenter\'s plan to restore Great Britain to its position as the dominant world power remains incomplete. To execute the final stages, he takes his prisoners back to the British L... TV Wasteland: Let the LOST and Heroes Comparisons Begin
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 11-10-2008)
Heroes has not been the disaster this season that everyone has be proclaiming it to be, but it has been much weaker than season one. The show recently saw its lowest ratings to date and in response a couple of the primary writer/producers were fir... 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 ... "Runaways: #25"
by Kurt Amacker (Mon 04-16-2007)
Brian K. Vaughan has left Runaways after four years on the title (about three, if you count the space between the first and second series). Marvel has replaced him with my arch nemesis, Joss Whedon. Any longtime readers of Mania.com know t... Stan Winston Readies First Toy Line
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 06-18-2001)
Stan Winston’s Oscar-winningt makeup effects studio has contributed creatures and characters to two of this years most highly anticipated films, JURASSIC PARK III and A.I. Toys is for me huge. But that’s not what he is most excited about at the moment. He... MOORE'S WILD KNIGHTS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 08-29-2001)
Daredevil, the Punisher, Elektra, and many more of Marvel's more down-to-earth stars have been revamped in one way or another for a new century and a new generation of readers via the Marvel Knights imprint. Taking a slightly more mature perhaps even dar... Tolkien Estate Sues New Line
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-12-2008)
Just two weeks after Guillermo del Toro was confirmed as director for the two upcoming Hobbit films, a new press release has been issued from the estate of LOTR author J.R.R Tolkien announcing their intentions to sue New Line over profit sh... Comicscape - February 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-11-2004)
OPINION: First off, my thanks to Justin Campbell, who wrote in to tell me that the silent classic THE GOLEM has indeed been released on DVD. I'll have to get Brian Thomas to review that sometime... On the subject of parallel continuities, or the idea that... 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 ... 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,... Video: 'Legion of Super Heroes' Vol. 3 DVD clips
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 08-25-2008)
Warner Home Video have provided Comics2Film with a video clip promoting the new 'Legion of Super Heroes' Volume 3 DVD release, due in stores September 9th.
You can watch the easy embedded version or download Quicktime, Real Media and Windows Media vers... 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... Comicscape: What Expands Must Contract
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-10-2008)
Marvel discussed its plans for the coming months at the Diamond Comics Distributors' retailer summit in Las Vegas on Monday. Brian Michael Bendis arrived as a surprise guest and detailed some of his upcoming projects, including a third Avengers serie... Stardate 0010.02: Voyager in Heat!
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 10-02-2000)
For people lucky enough to receive UPN`s regular broadcasts, Star Trek: Voyager returns for its seventh and final season on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The network has been airing a new preview for `Unimatrix Zero, Part Two` showing a battle-scarred Voyager, which... BLOOD WORK
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 08-09-2002)
As Clint Eastwood works on into his 72nd year without any obvious loss of energy or commitment to the business of thrilling us, his creative efforts to stay in the game as a screen hero despite his advancing age have become one of the most fascinating ele... BATMAN, WOLVERINE, toons and toys
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 11-05-2008)
Making Batman Braver And Bolder
James Tucker, producer of 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold' chats with Comic Book Resources about the new series.
“I’m all for Adam West’s Batman. I have a lot of fondness for that show, but this show isn... E.T. 'terrorist' controversy: Spielberg changed line years ago
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 03-22-2002)
Following months of 'controversy' surrounding Steven Spielberg's supposed removal of a line about terrorists from E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (which opens today), comes this: The line has been gone for years.In the wake of Septemb... The Fourth of July Column
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-04-2007)
Happy Fourth of July, Maniacs, and welcome to another flag-waving edition of Comicscape! Unfortunately, comics ship on Thursday this week, so you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to buy your fix. But, like a boulder tumbling down a mountain,... RISING STARS #23
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-16-2004)
RISING STARS began in 2000 and was being published on a normal monthly schedule, until J. Michael Straczynski got the dream gig writing AMAZING SPIDER-MAN for Marvel. Then, nothing came out for about two years. Readers were left hanging at issue 21 out o... Iron Man, Hulk, Spidey and Transformers topline new Hasbro offerings (Thu 02-14-2008)
From a press release: Hasbro, Inc. reveals its exciting new product offerings at New York's annual American International Toy Fair with innovation in a wide range of entertainment categories. Among the traditional toy and game categories, highlights inc...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... Viz Media to Launch Shonen Jump Home Video Line (Thu 10-13-2005)
NARUTO and HIKARU NO GO Coming to Home Video! San Francisco, CA, October 12, 2005– VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing and publishing companies, announced ...Toxic Viper on DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-30-2005)
This week the Prize Closet holds copies of two DVDs about heroes assigned to quests by their respective deities. Enter to win by sending an email containing your valid mailing address to psycho@psychotronic.info. To win one of five copies of the thri... Fun with Retconning
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-19-2007)
Greeting, Maniacs, and welcome to another fun-filled ride into the gaping maw of Comicscape. I’ve listened in at various corners of the World Wide Web, where the cool kids hang out. While smoking their Camels cigarettes and wearing their b... Comicscape - September 29, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-29-2004)
OPINION: The phrase "If you build it, they will come" never resonated for me more than this week: after printing what I had of the somewhat tepid response to my first call for titles you wish had never been cancelled last week, the amount of mail this wee... Heroic Legend of Arslan
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 03-20-2002)
What They SayIt is an age of swords and sorcery. Betrayed from within and overwhelmed by dark sorcery, the valiant armies of Pars are overrun by the warrior-fanatics of Rucitania.
Escaping the destruction of his homeland, the heroic Prince Arslan begins... Means and Ends
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-28-2007)
Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting installment of Comicscape, where I’ll drag you through the soul-wrenching depths of moral inquiry and sequential art psychoanalysis. This week, I want to revisit an issue I touched ... 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... Civil War and the Road Ahead
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-28-2007)
Greetings Maniacs, and welcome to another calamitous Comicscape adventure, where we crack wise about comics and I insult movies everyone else likes. Last week’s admittedly merciless review of Ghost Rider garnered very little mail – n... Nothing in Particular
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-18-2007)
Greeting, Maniacs, and welcome to another heart-stopping, villain-crushing edition of Comicscape. This week, I feel woefully short of ideas. I also failed to schedule an interview or garner enough mail to create a column. In lieu of ... LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER 6-Inch & 12-Inch Action Figures (Playmates)
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 06-24-2001)
Gone are the familiar curves and exaggerated features of video game-vixen Lara Croft, the pixilated adventurer-babe created by Eidos. Playmates' "Tomb Raider: The Adventures of Lara Croft" line of 6-inch and 9-inch action figures made an initial splash on... Secret Invasion: Implications and Musings
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-09-2008)
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of Mania.com’s Comicscape. Before reading this week’s column about Marvel’s Secret Invasion, know that the issue is spoiled down to the last detail. If you haven’t read it yet, th... 'Star Blazers' (aka Yamato) to sail on silver screens (Tue 04-25-2006)
Benderspink and producer Josh C. Kline are teaming to adapt the classic Japanese anime Star Blazers into a live-action feature. Known for its epic imagery and themes of brave sacrifice and respect for heroes lost in the line of duty, Star Blazers is the ...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... BIG DADDY DANGER gets nine issues
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 05-23-2002)
Adam Pollina is writing and drawing BIG DADDY DANGER, a humorous, nine-issue mini-series from DC Comics that starts in August. Big Daddy Danger is the greatest masked wrestler and the latest in an ancestral line of masked heroes protecting the oppressed ... NEW LINE Employees Get Pink Slips
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-03-2008)
While Time Warner hasn't announced the details for specific job cuts since dropping former CEO Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, they have revealed that there will likely be a skeleton crew to help fold the slate of New Line operations into Warner Bros. ... Winner: 'DC Super Heroes - Filmation Adventures'
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 08-26-2008)
Updated August 26th
Congratulations to SuperDuke
You are picked, sir! You win the DVD! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS
If you're entering the contests make sure that:
The email address you registered the site with is a valid working address ... FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH Hitting Comics Soon
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 08-13-2007)
The sequel to FREDDY VS. JASON was so close to happening back in 2005. How close? At one point, the FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH script had approvals from New Line executives and actor Bruce Campbell brought on board to co-star in the film. Then everything fe... Comicscape - September 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-17-2003)
OPINIONAmazing, the amount of responses that including a single controversial quote in a column can garner! I got a record amount of letters responding to last week's column about the ULTIMATES's Nick Fury, an African-American character. The responses wer... Legends Live On or Die Trying
by John Denning (Thu 07-27-2006)
Welcome back to Out of the Box, where chase figures play hard to get and we're too macho to play their games. While everyone else was foolishly wasting their time enjoying the splendor of Comic Con and reporting on timely toy exclusives this past weekend,... Comicscape - August 3, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-03-2005)
I thought my crossover critique in last week's COMICSCAPE would garner mail a plenty, but to no avail. My rant about the FANTASTIC FOUR movie must've driven away my readership or something. Fortunately, I received a few thoughtful, lengthy letters that co... Comicscape - November 10, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-10-2004)
I'm not sure whether the subject of comics and politics was simply not of much interest to everyone, or whether people were simply too stunned by the election results to write in about it. Perhaps it was a combination of both. However, a few of you did wr... BIONICLE, Part 2
by ANDREW KARDON (Tue 08-06-2002)
Last time, we learned about the origins of Lego's runaway hit BIONICLE from Lego Public Relations Manager Michael McNally. This second part concludes our look at the mysterious mask-wearing line.Where do all the cool Hawaiian-sounding names come from? And... Continuing Continuity: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-26-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another installment of the classiest comic book column on the web! I, your humble host, will guide you on another foray into comic shop talk, as we read your letters regarding the continuity problems facing Marvel a... 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... Comicscape - August 20, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-20-2003)
OPINIONHonestly, I'm starting to think I should just head this column with "Mea Culpa" in big bold letters every week, the amount of apologizing I end up doing. It seems that not only did I completely get the JLA's current minority line-up wrong (John Ste... Comicscape - May 21, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 05-21-2003)
OPINIONFirst off, let me say thank you to all those readers who "got" last week's column presenting the controversial view that Superman might be the stupidest superhero and who wrote in to put in their two cents or to politely disagree. (And by the way, ... Comicscape - September 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-08-2004)
OPINION: REMINDER: DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, COMICS ARRIVE IN STORES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9A woman is raped, after which her husband's co-workers brainwash him. Another woman, after being raped, is cut into hundreds of cubed 3D jigsaw puzzle pieces... 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... Some Brief Histories of Time: The Legion Reboots, Part 1
by Tony Whitt (Mon 11-05-2001)
This month's launch of THE LEGION, a brand new monthly series for the Legion of Super-Heroes written by Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett, isn't the first time the teens of tomorrow have gotten a new book. Ever since the team's first appearance in ADVENTURE COM... 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... 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... DC Direct
by Andrew Kardon (Sun 05-05-2002)
How many companies do you know that have grown by... shrinking? Well, it's happened with DC Comics' merchandise-arm known as DC Direct. In just a few short years, DC Direct's gone from just putting out a few simple action figures, to producing action figu... Schedule for New York Comic Con
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-02-2008)
The upcoming schedule for the New York Comic Con 2008, which will be held April 18-20, has been released:The full schedule of movie trailers and special sneak peek previews which will be featured in the IGN Theater at New York Comic Con has been announced... NO HERO #0
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 07-01-2008)
To truly excel at anything, one must put other concerns aside in the relentless pursuit of a goal. Those that have truly mastered a craft harbor a near-obsessive love of their work. That love extends to sacrificing both personally and profession... ALIAS #6
by Tony Whitt (Sun 02-10-2002)
After having lunch with her estranged friend Carol Danvers, Jessica continues work on her latest case: catching a cheating husband whose wife thinks he's hooking up in gay chatrooms. But a new client has shown up at her door, a woman who claims that she's... MEGO Far Far Away...
by Andrew Kardon (Tue 05-21-2002)
Last week we talked about the very first STAR WARS figures. Or to be more precise, the lack of figures right after the first movie hit. Well, this week’s look back at a bigger toy line actually ties into Lucas’ grand ol’ space opera. That’s because it was... MVM September Releases (Tue 08-10-2004)
"URUSEI YATSURA" "Complete OVA Collection Box Set" DEALER CAT. NO. CERT. PRICE RRP R/DATE FORMAT MVD2037 12 20.42 29.99 06/09/04 DVD9 R2 x 3 discs Barcode : 5060067000349 Running time : 5 hours & 43 mins. After almost 200 episodes of...Up-Coming LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES Character Designs
by Karl Schneider (Tue 05-02-2006)
Superman Homepage grabbed an exclusive sneak peak of the character designs for the up-coming animated series Legion of Super-Heroes. The animated series will appear on the new CW network. CW will be replacing WB and UPN this fall. CW is a joint venture... "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... 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... Devil's Due to launch superhero comics line
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-14-2004)
After setting comic store shelves on fire with their G.I. JOE comic book series, Devil's Due Publishing is being primed to enter the big leagues and launch their own superhero line of books. The company announced that it will unveil the lineup of its Afte... 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 ... THE LEGEND OF THE SWORDSMAN
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 10-28-2002)
Fennie Yuen returns as Blue Phoenix for this sequel to SWORDSMAN, but almost everything else has changed. Cost overruns which drove the original into the red prompted producer Tsui Hark to scale back production on the sequel as much as possible and replac... Comicscape - August 18, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-18-2004)
OPINION: First of all, thanks for the continued responses to the extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2. As I figured, the strongly held opinions of our first pack of readers led to the expression of other strongly held opinions, and were I to print them all, w... Rune Soldier Complete Collection
by Mike Dungan (Sat 11-12-2005)
What They SayThis set will come on 6 discs in a chipboard box and contain all 24 episodes with English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. These discs are the same as the original singles.The Review!The fantasy/comedy based on Ryu Mizuno\'s popul... WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPER HERO?: Rollercoaster
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 08-11-2007)
So, I’ve actually watched every episode leading up to this week. I’ve been planning to review the series for some time but for some reason things have been getting in the way (Uhh Comic Con?). It’s a shame that I ended up revie... LOST/Heroes: A Commentary
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Mon 02-12-2007)
Every week it’s inevitable that someone will tell me, well I liked LOST, but it’s no Heroes. I like both shows, and I’ve been as vocal as anyone about how the first 3rd of season 3 was such a failure. What I’m tired... Sky High
by John Sinnott (Sun 12-31-2006)
It has been another slow week for HD news this week. The week between Christmas and New Years is traditionally dead as far as DVD releases and announcements go, and the same seems to apply to HD video too. The most exciting thing is that so... 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... Daredevil Interview: Ben Affleck Dares To Be A Hero
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 02-12-2003)
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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... RALPH MACCHIO: THE ULTIMATE EDITOR
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sun 03-11-2007)
When you hear the name "Ralph Macchio," chances are you think of The Karate Kid, but comic fans think of The House of Ideas. That's because this Ralph Macchio has been working for Marvel Comics longer than most of us have been reading comic ... 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... COMICSCAPE: Reports of my Death have been Greatly Exaggerated
by Chad Derdowski (Wed 11-12-2008)
Ever since that famous rocket carrying its oh-so-precious cargo was launched from the doomed planet of Krypton back in 1939, it seems that death and superheroes have been constant companions. Most didn’t have to endure the demise of an entire plane... Comic-Con News: July 23 and July 24 Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)
The full schedule for this year's Comic Con has been released here but as always, we're going to sift through the press releases and give you the panels covering Movies, DVD and TV events. You can check out the first two days below.Wednesday, July 23, PRE... "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.... Winner: 'Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 1' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 09-28-2007)
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Congratulations to Comix700
It may not be the whole season, but it's a start...and it's freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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The email address you regist... Tide-Line Blue Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-07-2007)
What They SayUnder the command of Captain Gould, the Ulysses sets course for the neighboring nations: Wei and Tengel, countries which have been locked in a generation\'s long war with one another. It is here that Keel will witness the strength of the Ulys... 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... 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... Winner: Legion of Super Heroes on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 10-12-2007)
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Congratulations to Rheul!
Take your head out of the oven, buddy! You won the DVD!
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The email address you registered the site with is a valid work... Bravo Celebrates Super Heroes (Thu 04-21-2005)
Bravo will air a three-part special, Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains, Ultimate Super Vixens, on three consecutive nights starting May 26 at 10 p.m. ET. Narrated by Adam West, who played Batman in the hit TV series, Ultimate Super Heroes cel...Comicscape - January 18, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-18-2006)
Sex has long been a controversial subject in popular comics. I've thought about how comic creators and publishers approach sex and women, in particular. Never a dull subject to be sure, I'll try to keep this week's COMICSCAPE as tasteful as possible and s... Winston Creates A Mutant Earth
by Michael Mason (Wed 07-10-2002)
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by Rob M. Worley (Fri 10-05-2007)
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You are officially counted in as the winner of this DVD!
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The email address you registered the site with is a valid w... "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: 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... Tide-Line Blue Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-04-2007)
What They SayIn order to reunite with Gould and his Ulysses crew, who are taking refuge in the seas of France; Keel, Josie and Teen manage to stow away on a floating dock that departs from Tibet. As he is about to face
execution, Keel must gamble for his ... Action Figure Line Review: Spawn Age of Pharaohs
by Tim Janson (Wed 05-28-2008)
When it comes to action figures, there’s little doubt that Batman leads the way in terms of the most lines…most figures produced for a single character. But probably not lagging to far behind is McFarlane Toys’ Spawn. Debuting... HEROES: Powerless
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 12-05-2007)
So, we’re finally here, the finale of volume 2 of Heroes and wow, was it jam packed with story. The thing about last season that was exciting was that by the finale the heroes had all come together for this big final even and battle. Now, ... HEROES: The Kindness of Strangers
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 10-17-2007)
Let me start by saying that I was extremely happy this week to see an episode of the show with more focus. Up to this point, the show runners have been trying to cram as much about nearly every character in the series as they can into a single hour e... Element Line Vol.#01
by Erin Jones (Thu 06-19-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mamiya TakizakiTranslated by:Ashton TrujilloAdapted by:Christine BoylanWhat They SayFourteen years after the disappearance of the great hero, Laolyth, the only barrier between the monstrous Rizoms and the destruction of humani... STAR TREK: VOYAGER - 'Life Line'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 05-08-2000)
If one Robert Picardo gets viewers to turn on STAR TREK: VOYAGER, how about two? That`s just what they will see in the upcoming `Life Line,` scheduled to air May 10th. The episode also brings back Marina Sirtis as Counselor Troi, and Dwight Schultz as R... New Line sinks its teeth into VAMPIRE: THE EMBRACED
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-15-2004)
White Wolf Publishing's role-playing game VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE is being developed as a feature film. The project is now set up at New Line Cinema, with producer Adam Fields behind it. New Line hopes it will create a new movie franchise with the propert... Marvel announces new Epic imprint line
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-26-2003)
Dusting off one of the company's old brand names, Marvel Comics announced today that they will be launching a new imprint of creator and company-owned comic books to be published under the Epic Comics banner. Furthermore, in an effort to lower production... 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... "Legend Of Heroes 3: Song of the Ocean"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 02-22-2007)
The Legend of Heroes trilogy has been the longest running RPG series on the PSP, for better and for worse. While each of the games standalone, where you would not need to play the previous games, they exist in the same world, unlike the Final Fantasy ...