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by Tim Janson (Sat 03-29-2008)
Hell Girl is a horror/drama Anime that was first televised on Japan’s Animax network in 2006. 52 episodes were produced over the first two seasons with a third season recently announced. There’s also been a live-action adaptation as ... Hell Girl, Volume One
by Nadia Oxford, Columnist (Wed 01-16-2008)
Hell Girl reads like a cross between Death Note and maybe The Ring, though it won't really intrigue or scare you. In fact, Eto's horror manga is pretty silly, but in an endearing way, like a favourite cousin who dresses up in a sheet on Halloween.
The fi... Raising HELL
by Eric Moro (Fri 10-19-2001)
Making a name for themselves as the up-and-coming urban directors embracing inner-city life with such hits as MENACE II SOCIETY and DEAD PRESIDENTS, Allen and Albert Hughes have smashed all expectations by helming the comic book adaptation FROM HELL. Chro... 
Hell Hath No Fury
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-06-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of cutthroat Comicscape action! Late as usual, I realize the furious spell of controversy over the statue of Mary Jane Watson-Parker leaning over a laundry hamper wound down last month, but the storm ov... FROM HELL
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 10-19-2001)
The natural adaptability of comic books to the screen unlike fiction and plays, they're driven primarily by visuals has until recently been offset by their historical focus on the fantastical adventures of costumed superheroes, a notoriously difficult g... What the hell is this?!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 03-03-2007)
Hello, you Maniacs. Welcome to the first edition of Superficial Slobber! I know what you’re thinking…
What the hell is this?!
I’ll come right out and tell you. Here at Mania.com, we can be a pretty serious bunch of gen... Zombie Girl
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-20-2007)
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Or as they say in China, “Happy New Year!’ I’m celebrating the Year of the Pig by ordering a lot of pork dishes from our favorite delivery place (China Ling!) and settling in to watch some of the thou... THE INSIDE: New Girl in Town
by Jason Davis (Sun 06-12-2005)
Tim Minear may not be a household name like Chris Carter or Joss Whedon, but he has a number of qualities in common with both his former employers. Minear, like the wave of multi-talented writer-producer-directors spawned by Fox Television over the last ... Comicscape - February 15, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-15-2006)
No man leads a truly normal life. However we might group and classify others by peculiarity, subculture, or social strata, no group of lives can unite in consensus to define normality in the fullest sense of the word. They can only attain degrees and func... Kubrick!
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-23-2007)
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Hell Girl Starter Set
Hell Girl - Vol. 1
Inuyasha Complete Delux Movies Box Set (Limited Edition)
Karas: The Revelation
Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl, Vol. 3
Le Chevalier d'Eon, Vol. 5: Volte-Face
&n... 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... GHOSTBUSTERS IN HELL Where Hell = NY?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 05-17-2006)
Well, if you like math then that title was fun for you. I hate math, and hate myself for writing such garbage. I could go on writing dribble, but I figure it is best to just give you the news before you cry for my head.To be fair, this was all a sorry a... TORN
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 01-15-2008)
...sons 1-2
Hell Girl: Cherry v.3
Hikaru No Go, Vol. 12: The World of the Pros
Mushi-shi, Vol. 5
Prince of Tennis Box Set 4
Venus Versus Virus Vol. 2-Epidemic
Volume 2 + Box
Xenosaga 3: Free Will
CARTOONS
The Amazing 300 Classic Cartoon Coll.
Be... 'GRAPHIC' NOVEL: A Critical Appraisal of FROM HELL
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 10-19-2001)
While audiences across the country will soon get a Halloween dose of horror courtesy of Jack the Ripper in the new motion picture, FROM HELL, starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, they might be unaware that the film is actually based largely on a comic... Shopping Bag: The Muppet Show
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 05-20-2008)
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Hell Girl, Vol. 6 - Pinwheel
Love Me Deadly
Moonlight Mile, Vol. 3: Conspiracy of Honor
My-Zhime: My-Otome, Vol. 6
Oban Star-Racers, Vol. 2: The Oban Cycle
SD Gundam Force Anime Legends: All New Ad... BEOWULF
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 02-26-2008)
...reakout!
Hell Girl, Vol. 4 - Marble
Hellsing 4
Mushi-shi, Vol. 6
Pumpkin Scissors Vol. 3: Wounds of War
Shuffle, Vol. 1
Simoun, Vol. 2: Orchestra of Betrayal
Wallflower Vol. 2: Lesson 2: Shrewring of the Timid
CARTOONS
Justice League - The New... Bat Out of Hell III due out on Halloween
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-19-2006)
On October 31st Meat Loaf is releasing BAT OUT OF HELL III: The Monster is Loose the final piece of the BAT OUT OF HELL trilogy, on Virgin Records in North America, and Universal Records outside of North America. "Meat Loaf holds such a unique place in ... DARK METRO Vol. 1
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 03-02-2008)
...Del Rey's Hell Girl, though the title character of that series is far more aggressive than the mysterious and seemingly apathetic dark man, Seiya. Seiya strolls through the Tokyo underworld, guiding evildoers to their punishments within the labyrinth-... After the Credits
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 12-04-2007)
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Hell Girl: Puddle v.2
Lost Universe - Thinpak Collection (2007)
Magikano, Vol. 1: A New Witch in Town
Mar - Vol. 4
Midori Collection: 1-3 (Stickers) (3pc) (Dub)
Mushi-shi, Vol. 4
Naruto Un... Slicing Cold Cuts with Lance Stahlberg
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-27-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another crime-bustin’, crypt-rockin’ edition of Comicscape! This week, I’m going to give some love to a love I haven’t loved nearly enough in a long time. I’m talking about the sma... Firm Films Reaches Out for HELL HOUSE
by News Editor (Wed 11-30-2005)
Firm Films has picked up the rights to make a film based on the Hell House Outreach. The staged haunted house-like attraction, created by pastor Keenan Roberts, runs through Halloween and its exhibits preach the fire and brimstone conservative values of ... Fox Possessed in JENNIFER'S BODY
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-23-2007)
Megan Fox has been attached to a new comedic supernatural thriller called JENNIFER'S BODY, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The trade is reporting that this spec from director Diablo Cody is a twisted take on Heathers and Beetlejuice with Megan ready to st... 2007: The Year in Review, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 12-28-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another swan dive into the shallow end of the pool with Comicscape! Because of the Christmas holiday, UPS won’t deliver the comics to the shops until today. I imagine a few of you have already succumbed ... Comicscape - November 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-17-2004)
It seems that the very mention of the word "reboot" was enough to rile many of you and for good reason though it seems that's not all you were worked up about this week. And speaking of being worked up about something in comics...isn't page four of IDEN... Comicscape - November 24, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-24-2004)
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I wish I could say I'm thankful for all the responses I got regarding last week's question, but because of the snafu that afflicted last week's column the one from the previous week went out first, along with a blank templ... Comicscape - November 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-09-2005)
I stared at the sporadic Uptown traffic on Oak Street through the open, boarded-up door of More Fun Comics that overcast Sunday afternoon. Two months ago Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf Coast, leaving hundreds dead and even more homeless, displaced, ... COMIC-CON: Keanu Reeves shows us CONSTANTINE (Part One)
by Patrick Sauriol and Den Shewman (Fri 07-23-2004)
Today Warner Bros. held a special panel at the San Diego Comic Convention to promote their upcoming horror film CONSTANTINE. The film's leading man, Keanu Reeves (John Constantine), as well as co-star Djimon Hounson (Papa Midnite) were in attendance to p... Chan, Chan and Li
by Brian Thomas (Tue 12-19-2006)
FREE DVDs, kids! In celebration of Hanukah, we have 3 copies of Jet Li’s martial arts epic Fearless in our Prize Closet to give away, courtesy of Universal. To enter, send an email to DVD Shopping List which includes your name and address, ligh... Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ... 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... Rachel True, Big Witch on Campus
by Paul Zimmerman (Fri 05-03-2002)
In THE CRAFT, Rachel True played one of four teenage witches that made high school quite literally hell on earth. In the new thriller NEW BEST FRIEND, True plays one of four bitches that makes college hell on campus. At least she's getting an education.As... 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... Comicscape - January 5, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-05-2005)
Welcome to a brand new year and what better way to start off that brand new year with a shiny spanking new controversy brewing in the world of comics? A little while ago, Marvel announced that Orson Scott Card, Hugo Award-winning writer of such works as ... FROM HELL to Eternity
by Pamela Harland (Mon 10-15-2001)
Doing all he can to "not" look attractive, Johnny Depp walks into the interview sporting a zoot suit and long stringy hair part of it highlighted blond. He looks nothing like his PEOPLE magazine 50 Most Beautiful People photograph, however, image has nev... Magic Girl Mayhem
by Janet Houck (Thu 12-28-2006)
I’m closing off 2006 with a tribute to the anime genre that has been for many their first experience: magical girls (maho shoujo) who transform, use magical powers, and fight evil to save the world. And sometimes, they have an animal sidekick as... Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)
With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
Hello Man... 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 12, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-12-2003)
OPINION: Fair warning: to get in all the great responses I got this week and to close this topic, I've had to go the SOUTH PARK route and make it bigger, longer, and uncut. (Probably not the wisest phrase to use in a column primarily about women, but ther... I Talked with a Zombie: Mark Kidwell on ‘68
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-10-2007)
Everyone loves zombies. They scare the hell out of you. They serve as a perfect metaphor for, well, “us.” And, best of all, they eat people. With those sterling qualities, I see very little not to like about our lumb... Comicscape - October 15, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 10-15-2003)
OPINIONWhatever else you might say about the experience, reading CAPTAIN MARVEL for the past thirteen months has never been boring. Ever since the relaunch of the book last September as part of Marvel's lameduck "U Decide!" promotion, Peter David has take... The 10 Most Awesome Movies Hollywood Ever Killed
by David Wong (Fri 01-04-2008)
Hollywood is a slaughterhouse where cool movie ideas go to die. Here are ten films that were tragically cut down before their time, simply because they were just too friggin' awesome. #10. Peter Jackson's Halo Fans of the popular video game wept tears of ... Comicscape - May 25, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-25-2005)
On a marginally-unrelated-to-comics note, REVENGE OF THE SITH will kick your ass and those of your children. It's the best of the STAR WARS prequel trilogy and better than RETURN OF THE JEDI. I've already seen it twice and I'll probably see it again befor... Comicscape - November 3, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-03-2004)
By the time this column appears on the web site, America will either have a new President or will have re-elected a previous one. In either case, the proverbial fecal matter is probably already hitting the fan, as I don't expect either one, even the one I... Comicscape - August 25, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-25-2004)
OPINION: Last week we spoke to Richard and Wendy Pini, whose latest chapter in the ELFQUEST saga, THE SEARCHER AND THE SWORD, has just been released by DC as a 96-page hardcover graphic novel. (And before I forget, let me publicly say thank you to Alexand... 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... Comicscape - September 7, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 09-07-2005)
Hey! It's Al Brown, filling in for Kurt Amacker this week. I'm filling in because Kurt lived in New Orleans. He'll live there again, but right now he doesn't because New Orleans got the Aquaman treatment.Hey, listen, I ain't rich. You ain't either. If you... DANGER GIRL returns
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 08-12-2002)
DANGER GIRL creators J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell team up with artist Phil Noto for an all-new 48-page one-shot DANGER GIRL: HAWAIIAN PUNCH. "Scott (Dunbier, WildStorm editor) e-mailed me one day about doing some work for WildStorm and that Jeff ... E3: Heaven and Hell
by James Stevenson (Sun 04-21-2002)
The Electronic Entertainment Expo... Heaven, and at the same time, Hell. Heaven because of all the unreleased games, giant displays and the fact that everyone who is anyone is there. Hell because it's three long days of work, hot, and you have 10,000... THUNDERBOLTS #61
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 02-21-2002)
My God, how did this thing make it to 61 issues? That's pretty impressive considering the entire series was based on a one-joke premise. In the absence of the universe's greatest heroes, a bunch of third-rate villains that few people remember band togethe... SCOOP: A hot new look at DANGER GIRL and BATMAN!
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-09-2004)
We've got our sources, and what they tell us makes the job interesting...but when they've got something to show us, well, you remember that old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words...Thanks to "Deep Cover", we've been handed an exclusive, ne... SPIDER-GIRL #54
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 12-17-2002)
Yes, I do think J. Michael Straczynski is doing a splendid job on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, and believe me, you don't want to hear what vile thoughts I think whenever I encounter any Spider-Man project written by Ron Zimmerman. These two writers - well, one wri... 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... Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran... Playing the Cemetery Blues
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-12-2007)
Once in a while, dear Maniacs, I find a small press project I really like – one I enjoy so much that I have to use the column to tell the world about it. In this case, a self-published project called Cemetery Blues by writer Ryan Rubio and arti... Comicscape March 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-09-2005)
Reader response to last week's column was strong and I got a good mix of responses. Some vehemently agreed and others felt that my love of HELLBLAZER colored my opinion of the film CONSTANTINE. I also got some compliments on my headline ("Into My Pants ... Something Wonderful From Something Weird!
by Andrew Hershberger (Sun 10-14-2001)
Fans of obscure cinema have had much to rejoice about since Mike Vraney started his beloved Something Weird Video label. Since the company's inception in the early '90s, Mr. Vraney has been responsible for bringing, and in many cases saving, delightful ge... New Bat Out Of Hell Album from Meat Loaf
by Randall Larson (Mon 05-29-2006)
Due out on this Halloween, Bat Out of Hell III is Meat Loaf's long-awaited 3rd installment of the most successful rock music series of all time, with the two previous albums selling a total of 45 million copies around the world. Bat Out of Hell, released ... 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... Ghost Rider!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-12-2007)
In anticipation of the upcoming comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carell, DotComedy has provided our Prize Closet with Carell DVDs to give away! One lucky Maniac will receive The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Office Season 1 and The Office Season 2. To... GHOST RIDER's Johnson Goes to Hell
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Fri 11-11-2005)
CINESCAPE can't wait for GHOST RIDER from DAREDEVIL writer-director Mark Steven Johnson. There's so much excitement about what Johnson is conjuring up with Nicolas Cage playing the cursed motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze that we're offering up an early sneak... CRAZY AS HELL
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 09-27-2002)
CRAZY AS HELL wastes no time in letting us know that things aren't quite right in the world of Dr. Ty Adams (Michael Beach). The renowned psychiatrist watches with alarm as blood pools out from under his bed and then wakes in his chair with a start. Howe... Black Label Society Prepare To Release SHOT TO HELL
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-20-2006)
Zakk Wylde And His Band Black Label Society Prepare To Release Shot To Hell On September 12th Legendary Grammy winning guitarist Zakk Wylde and his band Black Label Society (BLS) are preparing to release their new studio album Shot To Hell on September ... SPIDER-GIRL #43
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 01-29-2002)
The problem with May Parker - AKA Spider-Girl - is that unlike her father, who began his crime-fighting career with a heavy burden of guilt and the knowledge that life, basically, sucks, May has no such burden to serve as a foundation. While it's true tha... SPIDER-GIRL #50
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 08-09-2002)
This is quite a weighty week for Spider-fans. Over in the "Ultimate" line, Brian Michael Bendis has dropped a bombshell - see our review of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #25 for more on that - and here in SPIDER-GIRL #50, the series we have fought so steadily to sa... Comicscape - April 27, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-27-2005)
Before we dive in, there's a new, official-type e-mail address you can reach me at. You can still get me at kurtamacker@yahoo.com, but now comicscape@cinescape.com is up and it comes directly to me. It mostly just makes me look slightly official when I'... Video and the Anime Star
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 10-11-2007)
I know I said I'd use this week to keep talking about how plagiarism applies to manga and anime, but then something very important happened: AMV Hell 4 went live on the Internet. I'd be shocked to learn if God Himself didn't get off His cloud for a couple... Imperioli Snoops on LOVELY BONES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 08-02-2007)
Actor Michael Imperioli (Christopher on The Sopranos) has joined the cast of Peter Jackson's THE LOVELY BONES. He'll be portraying the detective who has to solve the case of the murdered girl (lead character of the story who looks after her family). He'll... Stone’s Alex again
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-27-2007)
I was tempted to pretend I was writing this column last week instead of on Monday, giving you a list of my Oscar picks that would of course be 100% accurate, but I’m so ashamed at how off my picks in my Anime Avalanche were for the animated award... Comicscape - February 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-08-2006)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of editorial content to keep you sane at work. Talking about men in long underwear beating the hell out of each other always trumps filling out TPS reports. For those of you checking in again, th... Comicscape - June 14, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-14-2006)
After a successful run with indie publisher Shooting Star Press, Tom Waltz and Casey Malone's CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE has found a new home in trade paperback form at IDW. The black and white miniseries tells the chilling story of a black ops squad of only ... ELMINSTER IN HELL
by James T. Voelpel (Wed 09-19-2001)
Of all the billions of fantasy novels that permeate our society, the FORGOTTEN REALMS novels have the greatest edge in population. Although I have lost track, it is well over 150 books since they were first published in the 1980s. The creator of the FORG... Comicscape - November 23, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-23-2005)
Greetings, hail and well met, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you, my loyal readership! Ordinarily, holidays stab comic readers as a thorn in the side, because the darlings at UPS push their deliveries back a day and we don't get our fix until Thursday (... Comicscape - November 5, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-05-2003)
OPINION: Yes, you heard me right: "Part One." The response to my question about why there aren't enough female superheroes in their own books and what should be done about that problem was tremendous - and I finally got a goodly number of responses from f... Comicscape - May 3, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-03-2006)
Greetings, and welcome to another week of COMICSCAPE, where I make sequential art matter. Last week, I expounded upon the relative merits (and lack thereof) of Marvel and DC's new plan to accept advertiser money for ostensibly discreet product placement i... Jan. 21 Jan. 27: THE X-FILES Is Now An Ex-Show
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 01-21-2002)
After nine seasons, THE X-FILES will wrap it up this May; about two seasons too late by my watch.You know, it hurts me to say bad things about THE X-FILES. I'm a total nerd. I used to love the show. But now THE X-FILES is all about Doggett (Robert Patrick... Digital Destruction
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-05-2007)
As with most media, comic books experience a fair amount of piracy on the Internet. Most of the time, sites only host BitTorrent trackers over actual scanned comics. The trackers allow the downloader to assemble the file in small pieces from oth... March 4 March 10: Genre Movies Galore!
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 03-04-2002)
So, I'm sitting here eating away at my pile of Girl Scout cookies and I'm thinking, "You know what would really make a good show? I wanna see a sitcom about a group of twenty-something friends livin' and lovin' in the big city? How come networks don't mak... Lady of the Night
by Paul Zimmerman (Additional reporting by Eric Moro) (Sun 03-10-2002)
In THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, every character is a demon, an undead or a vampire... except for one. And Marguerite Moreau plays that lone mortal. As Jessi, the woman who tempts the Vampire Lestat into dropping his romance with an evil Egyptian queen hell be... BUDDY BITES THE BULLET!: VOLUME VI OF THE COMPLETE BUDDY BRADLEY STORIES FROM HATE!
by Andy Hershberger (Thu 09-20-2001)
You're angry, alienated, musically and cinematically literate and oddly enough driven to succeed on a small scale. Who ya want to read about? Well hell, you! Now it's not gonna be anytime soon that "your name here" comics will be appearing on the rack, un... One Comicscape, Many Subjects
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-16-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another dive into the shallow end of Comicscape! Last week’s none-too-scientific analysis of the many 1990s throwbacks plaguing the industry generated a lot of comments, but little mail. I intended to run... MIGHTY GORGA / ONE MILLION AC/DC
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 10-23-2002)
It's dime store monsters galore in this Something Weird go-around as the faithful and the curious are treated to the poorest man's KING KONG and SON OF KONG rip-off, THE MIGHTY GORGA, backed with the simulated sex hilarity that is ONE MILLION AC/DC. Which... The Next Big Bust
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-09-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another long look into the dark heart of Comicscape! I thought about devoting another week to complaining about that recent Spider-Man catastrophe One More Day, especially given that the first issue of the new post-... Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Pilot
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Tue 01-15-2008)
I didn’t watch the early broadcast of this pilot so I saw it Sunday night for the first time. I’ve been excited for it because I believe there is potential for a great series within this mythology. My reaction to this series is mixed... Star Trek and the Singularity
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)
After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.”
It’... Xmas Shopping List
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 12-12-2006)
Another Xmas Peeve! Every year about this time, folks get the urge to see all those classic Christmas movies like A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. You’d think that with warehouses full of these titles that you could just grab the last editi... 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 ... Politics in Comics: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-06-2006)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills. Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics. After two failed attempts at a... I Am Legend
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-03-2007)
As the Fall season rapidly approaches, one of fiction’s most popular manifestations of the Other is lurking from the shadows and sizing up your jugular in a slew of new horror, fantasy, and even science fiction literature.
Hello Maniac read... Look Ahead: Part 2
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-09-2007)
In last week’s thrilling DVD Shopping List column, we looked ahead to the major and intriguing genre theatrical and direct-to-DVD movie releases scheduled for the next 12 months. We ran out of room halfway through the list, so we pick it up here ... Comicsacpe - January 11, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-11-2006)
Greetings and welcome to yet another edition of COMICSCAPE, where I give you something to read in your cubicle when the boss isn't looking. This week, rather than delving into the metaphysical implications of the influence of Thelema upon the inner-workin... Memoirs of the Invisible Woman
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Sat 12-03-2005)
Three years ago, Jessica Alba was getting typecast as the tough chick after appearing for two seasons on the James Cameron-created sci-fi TV series Dark Angel. Three years later, blonde and one of the hottest young actresses in town, she snagged the highl... Comicscape - August 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-11-2004)
OPINION: Last week I turned the floor over to those who mostly agreed with my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2, so this week it only makes sense to let those on the other side of the carpet have their say...and some of them are quite voluble about it!For e... The Perils of Success
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 05-30-2005)
They're finally done.It's been a journey of decades, but the twin genre behemoths of STAR WARS and STAR TREK have finally traveled beyond the Rim, become one with the Force, sailed off toward the second star to the right and straight on till morning. Our... Comicscape - June 8, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-08-2005)
Happy Wednesday to all of you for comic readers, every Wednesday is a holiday. That is, of course, unless you're married then every Wednesday is an exercise in shame and deceit and brings you one step closer to an episode of DIVORCE COURT or whatever it... Anniversary Plans for the Crystal Lake Eight?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-26-2003)
The suits at Paramount have always looked down their noses at their moneymaking slasher series. There must've been cigars all around when they sold the rotting franchise off to New Line. Well, now that Ronny Yu has hit a home run with FREDDY VS. JASON (an... Comiscape - March 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-08-2006)
Greetings, fellow fiends, and welcome to another week of brilliant banter, witty rhetoric, and cataclysmic commentary about the state of the comics industry. Before we dive headlong into this pit of barbed wire and broken glass: I'll run your letters next... October 28 November 3: A Love Affair With Lost TV
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 10-28-2002)
We all have a TV show that we loved but the network cancelled. In fact, I have lots of shows like that.THE TICK. SPORTS NIGHT. MY SO-CALLED LIFE. UNDECLARED. Oh, I could go on and on.Well now, the cable channel Trio has picked up a bunch of great, but axe... December 9 December 15: The Return of KNIGHT RIDER
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 12-09-2002)
I've got some good news for you guys. KNIGHT RIDER reruns start on the Sci Fi Channel next month.Oh wait. That wasn't the good news. That's just some news.The good news is ROSWELL reruns start on the Sci Fi Channel next month January 13 to be exact.I was... Give the Readers What They Want
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 09-29-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! This week I am proud to announce the new "anything goes" policy at TV Wasteland. In the past I was leaving out shows that many of you fine readers recommended because they, alas, lacked a certain over... Comicscape - October 22, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-22-2003)
OPINION: Ever notice that there are far fewer female superheroes with their own ongoing title than male superheroes? A quick glance at the monthly offerings of both DC and Marvel, for instance, reveal just how huge a disparity it is. In the October listin... CARICATURE
by Tony Whitt (Sun 04-14-2002)
There's something deeply unsettling about the work of Daniel Clowes-not necessarily because of what happens in his stories, but because the characters they happen to remind us so much of ourselves or of people we know. It's no wonder that his best-known g... Stardate 07.02.01: ENTERPRISE Upside Down
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 07-02-2001)
While still months away from the series premiere, nearly two-thirds of all online genre reporting has been focusing on ENTERPRISEthe STAR TREK series that apparently will not have the words "Star Trek" in the title. According to reports at Ain't It Cool N... 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... January 20 January 26: Sonia Goes Random Again
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 01-20-2003)
Random thoughts alert!I've got an idea for a reality show. Wanna hear it? Too bad. I'm going to tell you anyway.It's called WHO'S YOUR DADDY?Twenty-five orphans compete BACHELOR-style for the love of one potential daddy.Hey, at least when these kids don't... Places To Be, People To Kill
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-05-2007)
Of all the genre collections that hit bookshelves daily, this week’s release schedule’s got one with the coolest unifying element I’ve ever encountered: one that pays homage to the stand-up citizens who provide death for hire.
... Grilled to Perfection
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 02-28-2005)
Last week's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ep, "Flesh and Bone", not only continued the show's steady trend toward becoming one of the best-written shows on television, but it upheld the long-standing dramatic tradition of "the interrogation episode." Sometimes it'... Toons and BONES
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 08-22-2005)
It's the last week before the new season begins (some would claim that PRISON BREAK marks that boundary, but ROME seems like a better dividing line to me) and we're in week two of our tour of the new season. Below I'll mouth off about FOX's returning "Ani... "Smallville: Crimson"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Mon 02-05-2007)
I’m sort of an odd fan of Smallville, I watch every week even though I’m disappointed with the series more often than not. The problem is that I remember that first season and the second, the good episodes of the show, and I hold out ... 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... 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 ... Ascending into the Iconic: Separating Fiction From Legend
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-04-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs. Welcome to another week of comic shopping on Thursday. I hope you didn’t break down sobbing at the counter yesterday afternoon when you tried to pick up your books. I remember one Internet journalist describi... Peter Boyle and Joseph Barbera R.I.P.
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sun 12-24-2006)
As we all get ready for our holiday festivities I had to stop and remember two major loses to TV and film that occurred recently; Peter Boyle and Joseph Barbera.
Boyle was a fantastic character actor who may have been great in a film or t... To Be Continued... or Not
by Jason Davis (Mon 05-01-2006)
Last week, we talked about end-of-season cliffhangers that kept the audience glued to the their seats all summer in anticipation of the following season's reprise. This week, we turn our attention to those shows that went out on a cliffhanger never to re... The Advantages of Digital Comics and Why I Will Never Like Them
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-13-2006)
No one tires of arguing about the future, even comic readers. Though we often find ourselves embroiled in the latest round of delays, controversy, and creator antics, in the back of every fan's mind looms a storm that won't veer to the east and leave us ... COMICS, SEXUALITY, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-11-2006)
Tonight, at 7:00 p.m. Central time, the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees will convene to vote on whether or not to remove two graphic novels from their shelves BLANKETS by Craig Thompson and FUN HOME by Alison Bechdel. Louise Mills, a resident ... Lukyanenko’s WATCH Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-09-2007)
With Timur Bekmambetov’s latest Night Watch film adaptation smashing box office records in Russia (yet again) and the film still fresh in the states from its US debut this past June, author Sergei Lukyanenko has officially put Russia on the map for ... Alison Lohman Rides to Raimi's HELL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-04-2008)
Alison Lohman (Big Fish, Matchstick Men) has replaced Ellen Page in Sam Raimi's upcoming supernatural thriller Drag Me To Hell, reports Variety. This comes a few days after Page had to drop out of the project due to a scheduling conflict with two other pr... A HELL RIDE Trilogy on the Horizon?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 01-23-2008)
Perhaps, if actor Michael Madsen and director Larry Bishop get their way and Dimension agrees for more. While premiering the film at a sold-out Sundance crowd last night, which was presented by Quentin Tarantino, Ryan Rotten posed the question to the... Ellen Page Out of Raimi's HELL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-03-2008)
Ellen Page won't be headlining Sam Raimi's return to the horror genre in Drag Me to Hell, says the Hollywood Reporter. The actress has a conflict of scheduling interest with Whip it!, a roller derby comedy being directed by Drew Barrymore and Peacock, a t... Jessica Lucas Dragged to Raimi's HELL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-24-2008)
Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) is joining the cast of Sam Raimi's upcoming Drag Me to Hell, reports STYD. The site says the actress will be co-starring alongside the previously announced Justin Long and Alison Lohman. Sam and his brother Ivan developed the s... RUN LIKE HELL goes gold on Xbox
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-13-2003)
RUN LIKE HELL, Vivendi Universal's FPS sci-fi game for the PlayStation 2, has now gone gold for Microsoft's Xbox. The game will be available for sale in retail stores next month.The game puts you in the boots of Nick Connor, an exiled military herosent t... Arterton Confirmed as BOND 22 Girl
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 12-17-2007)
Actress Gemma Arterton has been confirmed as a JAMES BOND 22 girl, reports Empire Online. There's no word yet on how big a role she will play in the next 007 adventure or even if she's the main "Bond girl" in the film. Also, if you don't mind kn... What the hell were they thinking?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 03-17-2007)
This week, we have rappers being barred from filming more horrible movies in New York. Snoop Doggy makes the news for being himself. Lohan is still crazy, Sinbad is indeed alive and Jolie is still looking to adopt a soccer team of babies from each 3rd... SK8TR BOI movie comes from girl singer
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-28-2003)
Pop singer Avril Lavigne has a hit with the song SK8TR BOI, about a girl who has a crush on a skateboarding guy but who decides not to go out with him because her friends don't think he's cool. It turns out that the skater guy grows up to become a rock s... Bully bound for SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL trouble
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 11-04-2004)
Child actor Jacob Davich has landed a plum part in THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL IN 3-D, Robert Rodriguez's new fantasy flick. Davich will make his movie debut playing a young Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese's THE AVIATOR next month.In SHARK ... Parents playing in SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-06-2004)
David Arquette and Kristin Davis will play the parents in THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL IN 3-D, director Robert Rodriguez's new kids movie. The pair will play Mom and Dad to a 10-year-old boy who's two best friends are a pair of imaginary supe... PITCH BLACK girl all grown up in CHRONICLES
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-13-2003)
Two more have been added to the cast of THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, the sequel to PITCH BLACK about to start filming in Vancouver. Alexa Davalos will play Kyra, the adult version of the young girl character played by Rhiana Griffith in the first film. Th... Girl Gamer
by James Stevenson (Fri 06-27-2003)
It was just a normal night, my girlfriend Sarah, and our mutual friend, Abby, were sitting around with me hanging out. It was one of those lazy nights, where the conversation was progressing along, but mainly we were just lying around. Then Sarah noticed ... Justin Long Dragged to Raimi's HELL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-10-2008)
Justin Long has signed on to star opposite Alison Lohman in Sam Raimi's supernatural thriller Drag Me to Hell, says the Hollywood Reporter. The Ghost House Pictures spec was penned by Sam and his brother Ivan with Rob Tapert, Grant Curtis and Josh Donen ... Two More Traveling to Raimi's HELL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 03-27-2008)
Two more have joined the cast for Sam Raimi's return to the world of horror, alongside the earlier announced Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield). The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Lucas, Lorna Raver and David Paymer will join Drag Me to Hell for Ghost House Pi... Stacy Keibler Joins Six Hour SAMURAI GIRL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-10-2008)
HR is reporting that Stacy Keibler will be joining leading stars Jamie Chung and Brendan Fehr in ABC Family's upcoming six hour special event "Samurai Girl". The series, which airs in September, is being produced by ABC and Alloy Entertainment. ... Monsterfest is upon us
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 10-20-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! I have to say with Halloween just around the corner I'm madder then an athlete with a hornet in his jock strap. Why you may ask? Well because October television has let me down again. Sure we have a t... Ellen Page Dragged into Raimi's HELL
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 02-10-2008)
Juno star Ellen Page has been picked to topline Sam Raimi's return to the horror genre, his upcoming Drag Me to Hell for Universal Pictures. Sam and his brother Ivan penned the script while long-time Ghost House Prods. partner Rob Tapert is set to produce... BUFFY's kid sister is the ODD GIRL OUT
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-09-2003)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER little sister, Michelle Trachtenberg, is in discussions to star in ODD GIRL OUT, a independent drama set to start filming next month. Bijou Phillips (ALMOST FAMOUS) has already been cast in the project as the antagonist of Trachte... SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL Trailer Online
by News Editor (Fri 05-06-2005)
Moivefone.com is offering up the trailer for Robert Rodriguez's upcoming feature "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl 3D," which hits theaters June 10th. The film stars Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, George Lopez, and Taylor Lautner.Click here to see t... RAMBO Doesn't Go to Hell
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-16-2007)
Well, one question has been answered yet again. Movie News websites' feedback sections do apparently work. This has been proven before now but recently a clear example has been made. A few days ago, Lionsgate announced a new title for the fourth Rambo fil... ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL # 1
by TONY WHITT (Tue 05-27-2003)
The good news for Warren White, the "Great White Shark" whose stock frauds have landed him in court, is that he's gotten a change of venue and that his insanity plea was successful. The bad news is that his new venue is Gotham, and an insanity plea is eno... E3: AMERICAN PIE's Shannon Elizabeth becomes Bond girl
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-15-2003)
Over the decades that the James Bond film series has been around, dozens of actresses have been cast as "Bond girls". Now, for the first time, there's going to be an interactive Bond girl, and it's AMERICAN PIE cutie Shannon Elizabeth. Elizabeth will le... Altered Carbon
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-03-2008)
When Brit author Richard K. Morgan first released Altered Carbon, his debut novel of hardboiled SF genius, the body-swapping detective tale met with little criticism. Winning the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel in 2003, the impressive sci-fi work goes... 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... Merchandising: The Search for More Money!
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-16-2008)
The summer draws near, and comic publishers saturate fans with news and previews of upcoming films, conventions, and merchandise of all stripes. Compared to the Bronze Age and earlier, comic fandom has much more to offer. Back then, fans could b... Mean and Green: Comicscape Reviews The Incredible Hulk
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-18-2008)
Marvel Studios and Universal’s The Incredible Hulk premiered last Friday to generally positive reviews, along with box office success to the tune of $55.4 million in weekend grosses. The film represents the second attempt at launching a franchi... Box Sets
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-16-2007)
As the clock ticks down to the busiest shopping day of the year, I noticed that more and more box sets are starting to appear on the list of new releases. Many times these movies are not new and have been released before. Often, many of the film... SUPERNATURAL: The Magnificent Seven
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 10-06-2007)
Supernatural: Season One was my summer box set and it turned out to be a really good choice. Then, Season Two hit DVD so I blazed through it in order to be ready for the Season Three premiere. Season Two was even better than the first so I had h... 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,... 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 ... JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
by Tim Janson (Sun 09-30-2007)
I’ve always been a big Justice Society fan. There’s just something mythical about the team. They are the first, and arguably, truest team of superheroes. They are dedicated to the ideals of heroism and have been relatively uncor... How Green Was My Goblin
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-31-2001)
"Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts, Covens of witches with all of their hosts, You may think they scare me, you're probably right, Black cats and goblins on Halloween night. Trick-or-treat!"poem as quoted in John Carpenter's HALLOWEENYes, ... Casting About: Robbie Coltrane in HELL; Jean Reno in ROLLERBALL (Wed 05-10-2000)
Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane (last seen in The World Is Not Enough, coming out on video and DVD next week) will appear with Johnny Depp, Heather Graham and Nigel Hawthorne in Fox 2000`s big screen adaptation of Alan Moore`s From Hell comic book series. ...SPIDER-GIRL preview
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 07-01-2002)
Marvel Comics has released cover art and three pages to SPIDER-GIRL #49, which goes on sale on Wednesday. The issue is written by Tom DeFalco, with art by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson. Here's how Marvel describes the story: "The (possible) daughter o... A Girl Named Kara?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 09-28-2002)
Peter David's SUPERGIRL has been for some time one of the great undiscovered pleasures of the superhero genre. With solid scripting, superb character development, excellent art and a healthy helping of humor, the series has been one of the most consistent... DANGER GIRL heads to small screen
by Mike Whybark (Fri 11-22-2002)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER covers a UPN decision to bring DANGER GIRL to the small screen in a live-action series. The comic book recounts the adventures of a secret cadre of female spies with roots in successful recruitment during the Second World War.Chuck ... FROM HELL coming home from Fox
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 04-17-2002)
The speculative thriller FROM HELL, based on Alan Moore's legendary comic book centering on Jack the Ripper, is coming to home video May 14 in a special director's cut.According to Fox Home Video, the Director's Edition (not to be confused with various Co... Circle of Hell, Boy - Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 01-09-2002)
We continue our look behind the scenes of the latest HELLBOY miniseries, MIKE MIGNOLA'S B.P.R.D.: HOLLOW EARTH..."Hellboy is a presence that's felt throughout out the book," says Sniegoski. "It's almost as if you're hearing the echo of [his departure] wit... FROM HELL Trailer
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-06-2001)
The trailer for the upcoming big screen version of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's epic FROM HELL is now available online. Anyone who has read the book will almost instantly notice that it has been altered for film, though it still looks great. Check it o... CHARMED "Hell" Episode
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 09-26-2001)
The WB TV network has released info about the coming October 11th episode of CHARMED.The episode is titled "Hell Hath No Fury." New to the witchy world of The Charmed Ones, Paige (Rose McGowan) is learning to control her new telekinetic powers and steals ... CHARMED "Hell" Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-05-2001)
The WB TV network has released a number of images from the coming October 11th episode of CHARMED. Titled "Hell Hath No Fury," the episode will find the grieving Piper (Holly Marie Combs) vulnerable to joining female demon vigilantes, called "The Furies."... What Free Comic Book Day?
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-02-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another riveting episode of Comicscape, where I alternately bring you hard-hitting editorials and utter fluff. Some weeks, we talk about a threat to graphic novels in public libraries. Other weeks, we just me... Comicscape: Wanted vs. Wanted
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-02-2008)
Before this week’s Comicscape expounds upon Timur Bekmambetov cinematic comic book adaptation, Wanted, let us take a moment to acknowledge the passing of artist Michael Turner, who lost his battle with bone cancer on Friday, June 27th at the age of ... RANT: Have You Ever Had a Friend...
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Mon 01-21-2008)
I had an experience this weekend that I’m sure isn’t that uncommon but it annoyed me so much I have to get it off my chest and see if you guys have had the same experience. Have you ever had a friend that just acted so obsessed over a tel... 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... 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 ... Manga Review: Toto! The Wonderful Adventure
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 04-30-2008)
Depending on how old you are, the name “Toto” will either conjure up images of a yappy Carin terrier or a band that sings soft lamentations for Africa. Yuko Osada's shonen manga about an adventurous boy and his dog is more like the former than... Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)
Since his conception in the Icewind Dale Trilogy back in 1988, R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt has grown from an initial side character to the most well-renowned persona of the Forgotten Realms universe.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to this, th... How to Land Yourself a Great Broad
by Jessica Chobot (Tue 02-20-2007)
In honor of Hallmark’s throughout the land decreeing that February is the month of love, I have dedicated this installment of WWJCD to Eros. May all of you reading this find true love and happiness.
(LMFAO! Good luck with that!)
__________________... The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)
Each December, I feel obligated to write one of these wretched “year in review” columns that gives you, the reader, my perfunctory thoughts on comic books through the last 12 months. These things hardly satisfy anyone, least of all me... Hope in the HD format war?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-16-2007)
While news coverage was drawn to the flash of a 108-inch LCD TV at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, a more significant story for home video enthusiasts was unfolding elsewhere. Last year’s dual launch of competing High Definition DVD ... Drawing the Darkness with Marc Moorash and Heather Stanley
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-07-2007)
Greeting Maniacs, and welcome to another spine-tingling Comicscape spectacular! For this week, I’ve interviewed Marc Moorash and Heather Stanley – the creators and publishers behind a cool new series called Polyglot & Spleen. ... Comicscape April 6, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-06-2005)
You all get an "F-" for the week. Well, not all of you just everyone other than the five of you that actually wrote in about your comic shop. I guess everyone's shopping online now or going to Barnes and Noble or something. That, or everyone was glued... ZERO GIRL returns
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 05-07-2002)
Writer/artist Sam Kieth brings back iconoclastic hero Amy Smootster in ZERO GIRL: FULL CIRCLE, a new five-issue mini-series from DC Comics and WildStorm Productions.FULL CIRCLE takes place three years after the original ZERO GIRL mini-series.This story ex... Raimi Rides TO HELL And Back Again..
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-20-2007)
Two bits of genre news circulating around Sam Raimi this morning and they're from the same press release at Variety. First, Raimi is heading back to his genre roots with a new supernatural thriller called DRAG ME TO HELL, a new story he wrote himself alon... WAR IS HELL #1
by Kurt Amacker (Mon 04-07-2008)
Lieutenant Karl Kaufmann flies a Spad and dresses strangely, with a flamboyant scarf that trails behind him in the air. He appears to be an American, but he reports into the Royal Flying Corps’s Eighty-Eight American Squadron with a set of ques... Hell Bound
by Scott Collura (Fri 10-05-2001)
Hard as it is to imagine a time before television, forgetting all of the sensationalism that comes standard with a TV set, there nonetheless have been plenty of frothing-at-the-mouth media frenzies that pre-date the boob tube. One of the most notorious of... Tom DeFalco Talks SPIDER-GIRL
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 01-08-2002)
Once canceled, but given a last-minute reprieve by Marvel Comics, SPIDER-GIRL is now chugging toward a milestone issue."Can you really believe that this title is going to reach issue #50? HOO-HA!" says Tom DeFalco, who has written the book since its... Scarlett Johansson is THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
by Karl Schneider (Tue 07-18-2006)
Scarlett Johansson has signed on to join THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL according to Variety. She will join Natalie Portman, Eric Bana and Rue McClanahan (Lady Jane Rochford) in the Columbia Pictures Film.THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL will take a look at the ferociously ... Portman and Bana meet THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-21-2006)
Natalie Portman and Eric Bana are in negotiations to star in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL for Columbia Pictures. They join Rue McClanahan (Lady Jane Rochford) in the cast.THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL will take a look at the ferociously ambitious Boleyn sisters, Mary a... SPIDER-GIRL cancelled
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-14-2003)
After suffering its share of ups-and-downs and avoiding cancellation more than a few times, Marvel Comics is ending the publication of its SPIDER-GIRL comic book series. The news was first announced today on the Pulse comic book website and confirmed by ... Tarantino eyes a HELL RIDE next
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 05-17-2004)
Fresh after the final chapter in his quest for revenge picture has hit screens, KILL BILL director Quentin Tarantino has a new project in development that he will produce. HELL RIDE is another revenge-filled flick except that it comes from the mind of act... SPIDER-GIRL #75
by Tony Whitt (Mon 06-07-2004)
May has forged an uneasy alliance with the Black Tarantula to capture Lady Octopus and Canis. The terms of the agreement involve training with the legendary assassin Elektra and having a strike force at her beck and call. Problem is, her costume is in tat... Time Out for Torture
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-13-2006)
I love The Walking Dead. Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic rarely fails to impress, and I conclude each issue cursing his name for ending it. Though I’ve found the book a bit slow in the past few months, I still continue to enjoy th... Comicscape - August 9, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-09-2006)
ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2 hit store shelves and the hot little hands of fan boys yesterday. The film stands as the second in Marvel's campaign of straight-to-DVD animated movies produced by Lion's Gate. And, fortunately for both Marvel and comic fans, this en... Death Watch '05
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 04-11-2005)
I was originally going to sing the praises of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA this week, but that was before this Creeping Lovecraftian Death Cold set up shop in my head and turned my respiratory system into an industrial-grade snot factory. And so, as I lay here fe... Comicscape - December 21, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-21-2005)
Last week, I proposed an interesting solution to the crossover and continuity issue that plagues the comic reading experience. In short, I suggested that Marvel and DC drastically reduce titles per character and any in excess of, say, two, should occur ou...