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Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide: Part 2
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Tue 12-19-2006)

It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.   That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...

Geek Chic: CINESCAPE's Alternative Holiday Gift Guide
by THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Wed 12-18-2002)

Music soothes the savage breast, they say. And there's nothing more savage than someone who hasn't been introduced to the world of movie soundtracks. Give a friend or loved one a film score and make the world a better place. For starters, you can try:THE ...

Holiday Shopping Guide
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-17-2007)

With the holidays fast approaching the pressure’s on to get those gifts. If you’re like me chances are you’ve procrastinated your way yet again into another last-ditch holiday shopping debacle. But before you brave the hectic traffic and...


Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide: Part 1
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 12-18-2006)

It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.   That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...

Holiday Gaming Guide
by James Stevenson (Tue 11-26-2002)

I think it's almost over. It is this nasty little storm that I've been enduring, the arrival of way too many video games. I mean, I'm all for video games, but when you start tossing on an insane amount of course work, balancing time can be perilous. I've ...

TV Head Buyer’s Guide
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 11-15-2006)

Got a television fanatic in the family?  Are you a TV fanatic with family begging you for ideas of what you might like for a holiday gift?  Well I’m here to help with a list of some of the best buys for your holiday dollar this year.&nb...

TOKYOPOP Has Holiday Gift-Giving All WRapped Up! (Mon 10-02-2006)

... December Holiday Gift Guides, 'tis the season to present TOKYOPOP's array of exciting stocking stuffers, guaranteed to make your readers' spirits and smiles bright! COME ALL YE MANGA FAITHFUL TO TOKYOPOP'S HOLIDAY GIFTS: Princess Ai: An Ai-Land S...


The 2006 HD Buying Guide
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-26-2006)

With Thanksgiving past us and the holiday buying season in full swing, I thought this would be the perfect time to present the first Annual High Def Review HD Buying Guide.  Instead of our usually news and review, this time I’m going to high...

Book Buzz: The Top Gift Book Picks for the Holidays!
by Tim Janson (Tue 11-18-2008)

  Welcome back to the Book Buzz after a two week hiatus for “re-tooling”. So what’s the deal? Well, there will be a few changes in the content of the column to hopefully make it more appealing to book fans. Rather th...

Star Wars Model Guide, Gotrek & Felix, Shannara, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-14-2006)

You can tell Christmas is right around the corner when the publishers start busting out the new collector’s editions and staple genre series guides. This Tuesday, November 14th brings a Voyage of Jerle Shannara and Gotrek & Felix compendiums...

Cinescape's Last Minute Christmas Shopping Guide
by Anthony C. Ferrante with THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Wed 12-21-2005)

Hey you. Yeah, the person who clicked on this article, not because they were interested in the latest, hottest and coolest things out there for the holidays, but rather because you're like many last minute shoppers who haven't even stepped into the mall s...


TOY MANIAC- Holiday Toy Exclusives
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 12-04-2008)

  My fellow Maniacs, the gift giving season is upon us. The hardest part, for many of my friends and me is to find something that is affordable and fun. Many of us tell friends and family that we want movies. That makes it easy to get us gifts, righ...

Manga Guide to Sudoku (Mon 06-05-2006)

TOKYO: In The Manga Guide to Sudoku, MG Press offers the first book of its kind to combine two of today"s hottest pop-culture exports from Japan: manga and sudoku. Written by sudoku enthusiast Jay Morrison and illustrated by award-winning artist Atsuhisa...

Your holiday DVD guide
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-04-2004)

As we move toward the holiday shopping season, more studios are announcing tentative release dates for new DVD titles. We've compiled a list of the major releases from various studios and their announced release dates; in many of these cases the artwork a...

Great Holiday Gift Idea: 2004 Calendars
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-24-2003)

The giving season is coming! Do you have someone who is difficult to shop for? Calendars make great gifts and appeal to everyone. It's art...with chrono-organization!


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

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

SF Obstacles
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-08-2007)

No matter the series, author, or even the medium used, science fiction is a genre inherently linked to (and some may say delimited by) technology. Hard line SF creators like Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and William Gibson may make extrapolating curre...

Toy Maniac: Maniac Holiday Ornaments
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 08-28-2008)

Each and every year the big chain retailers and department stores start getting ready for the holidays the day after Labor Day. There is however, one retailer who strikes before the summer is even over on its holiday marketing and gift giving. That retail...

'Ghost Rider' gift set DVD coming this week
by Rob M. Worley (Sat 11-10-2007)

Buy it! View the box art He's back again for the third time this year! The worldwide box-office hit 'Ghost Rider' will enjoy a special DVD gift-set release just  in time for your Holiday shopping. The 'Ghost Rider Limited Edition DVD Gift Set' in...


Specialty Press, Holiday Titles
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-08-2000)

Victims of the YearLots of people feel sorry for themselves around the holidays, but hey, does anyone out there truly care about Robert Downey, Jr`s problems? Well, if not, there are plenty of other folks to feel sorry for. U.S. News and World Report repo...

Exclusive peek at new Evangelion in December Newtype USA (Mon 12-04-2006)

Plus, perfect holiday buyers' guide HOUSTON, December 4, 2006 "Newtype USA, the leading anime magazine in North America, has an exclusive first look at the brand-new Evangelion movies currently in production! Widely recognized as the greatest anime of al...

AnimeOnDVD Holiday Party (Mon 11-17-2003)

After a very successful holiday party last year, we\'ve decided to do it again this year and do it bigger and better. We\'re once again going to the beautiful Omni Parker House in Boston for the event and we\'ve got a dance floor to dance the night away, ...

DVD This Week: July 2
by John Thonen (Tue 07-02-2002)

VIDEO NEWSBlade 2 has been announced for DVD release September 3rd as a feature laden, double disc package. In addition to the film itself, disc one will feature two commentary tracks, one with director Guillermo Del Toro and writer David Goyer and the se...


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

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

VIZ Media Announces New POKéMON Products for 2006 Holiday Season (Thu 10-12-2006)

New Releases Make Fun Gift Selections For The 2006 Holiday Season San Francisco, CA, October 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has ...

3rd Annual AOD Holiday Party! (Fri 11-19-2004)

It\'s that time of year again! The AOD party will be held for the third year at the historic Omni Parker House in downtown boston. The party will be light reception style, with appetizers, a cash bar, desserts, and drinks. Clothing is in the business casu...

Spidey, Blockbuster Rescue Childrens' Holiday Spirits
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-27-2002)

Click for larger image With great power comes great responsibility. Yesterday Blockbuster Inc. announced it used Spider-Man's power to entertain to f...


3rd Annual AnimeOnDVD Holiday Party (Thu 11-25-2004)

It\'s that time of year again! The AOD party will be held for the third year at the historic Omni Parker House in downtown boston. The party will be light reception style, with appetizers, a cash bar, desserts, and drinks. Clothing is in the business casu...

Salvatore, Weis, & Star Trek Ship Guide!
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-07-2006)

It’s a good Tuesday on this the first week in November as we’ve got a handful of series sequels, a couple promising, original new novels, and a Star Trek Enterprise guide in this Penguin Group- and Wizards of the Coast-dominated Weekly Book...

Viz Media to Publish Several Vividly Illustrated Hardcover Art Books Based on Popular Manga and Anime Series (Tue 09-12-2006)

New Editions Are Must-Haves for 2006 Holiday Season and Will Delight Manga and Anime Fans San Francisco, CA, September 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation an...

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 02-16-2005)

Genre:Science Fiction/Comedy.Studio:Hollywood Pictures.Production Company:Spyglass Entertainment.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Martin Freeman (Arthur Dent); Mos Def (Ford Prefect); Sam Rockwell (Zaphod Beeblebrox); Zooey Deschanel (Trisha "Trillian" ...


Latest Archival Releases from Italy
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-20-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSGiallo and Eurofantasy film scores are alive and well thanks to the intrepid folks behind Digitmovies and GDM Records, whose releases for June and July are valuable and interesting restorations of rare, unreleased, or little kno...

TV Guide Covers Marvel's Guide to NYC (Sun 08-15-2004)

In this week's TV Guide, they apparently deemed the documentary, Marvel Super Heroes Guide to New York City, worthy enough to highlight it as their main pick on the Familiy Page's "Shows you can watch together." "Pleasant if not penetrating, Guide takes v...

Christmas With the Superheroes, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (additional material by Tony Whitt) (Wed 12-31-2003)

Editor's Note: Originally published last year, we're reprinting "Christmas With the Superheroes" to get into the holiday spirit once again -- and to give Tony a much deserved two weeks off vacation. Tony's regular weekly column, COMICSCAPE, will return ne...

Tsubasa Character Guide Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Fri 02-16-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:CLAMPTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayAll is revealed in this look behind the scenes Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE! This book includes details on the characters, worlds, and mysteries of Tsubasa spanning th...


VIZ MEDIA OFFERS ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS FOR 2007 HOLIDAY SEASON (Fri 10-05-2007)

Fourth Quarter Titles Feature Picture Book, Newest VIZ Fiction Novel and Beautiful Art Books - Perfect For Gift-Giving Season San Francisco, CA, October 5, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative an...

STARGATE SG-1: Season Three Episode Guide
by Frank Garcia (Mon 07-10-2000)

`Into the Fire` (#301) - Written by Brad Wright. Directed by Martin WoodPart 2 of Season 2`s `Out of Mind.` In this exciting season opener, the SG-1 team are being held prisoner by their old Goa’uld foe Hathor (Susanne Braun), who threatens to insert a Go...

Right Stuf's Anime Today Interviews Voice Actors Liam O'Brien & Sam Regal (Sat 12-23-2006)

Plus holiday high jinks, reviews & a very special choral performance in podcast's 30th episode. GRIMES, IA, December 22, 2006 " Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer The Right Stuf International (TRSI) welcomes Liam O'Brien and Sam Regal to the...

In God We Trust; All Others Pay Cash
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-15-2000)

Cash on the BarrelheadWhat did I tell you kids about buying books with credit cards and checks? Always pay cash for your copy of The Anarchist`s Cookbook, galdang it! In a crystal meth lab in Denver, a couple of books were found on how to make drugs (doh!...


Right Stuf lines up new holiday bundles (Thu 12-18-2003)

New Right Stuf Specials are posted! Let there be rejoicing in the streets! It\'s continuing bundle madness! All new! Dangaizer Super DVD Bargain Bundle (discs 1-2) 66% off! Lost Universe DVD Super Bundle, with Soundtrack! (discs 1-6, CD) 64% off! Sakura ...

FREEDOM Breaking News! (Wed 11-28-2007)

Breaking news! The mega OVA project FREEDOM will continue! The special extra episode of FREEDOM, which will be released after the 6th volume, is to be produced in Japan! We would like to thank FREEDOM fans who supported the project from across the world...

SPIDER-MAN and IRON MAN: from Comics to Film To Toys
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 10-31-2008)

It's Halloween, which means it's time to start thinking about you holiday gift shopping. Right? OK, maybe starting the holiday consumer frenzy early is too depressing a thought, but we've got some images of upcoming Marvel action figure offerings from Ha...

Manga: The Complete Guide Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Thu 12-06-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jason ThompsonTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayThis companion and handy reference guide to manga features extensive reviews and information on more than 900 different manga series, complete with background and stories, as...


WANTED on DVD and Blu-Ray December 2
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-06-2008)

From a press release Universal City, Calif. – James McAvoy (Atonement) and Academy Award® winners Angelina Jolie (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Morgan Freeman (Dark Knight) star in the sexy, visually stunning, action thrill-ride 'Wanted', coming to D...

Viz Media Announces One Of The Most Anticipated Anime Releases Of The Year The Bleach Series On DVD (Tue 11-28-2006)

Action Packed Supernatural Adventure Of A Teen Who Sees Ghosts San Francisco, CA, November 28, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has a...

WANTED comes home December 2nd
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 10-13-2008)

From a press release Universal City, Calif., October 13, 2008 – James McAvoy (Atonement) and Academy Award winners Angelina Jolie (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Morgan Freeman (Dark Knight) star in the sexy, visually stunning, action thrill-ride 'Wanted'...

Budget E.T. DVD to include both versions
by Mike Whybark (Thu 10-17-2002)

VARIETY reports that Universal will include both the most recently-released and original versions of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL on the value-priced "limited collectors edition," due October 22.Previously, the 1982 theatrical release was slated only in the...


Testimony of Evil
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-07-2006)

... time for holiday gift guides and the unfortunately inevitable Thanksgiving weekend shopping orgy. In any case, it’s a chance to load up on older features for less dough – and who hates that? Who wouldn’t want the Poison Ivy trilog...

Special Screenings Planned for AVP:REQUIEM
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-19-2007)

Fox has announced via a press release that they will be giving special advance screenings of ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM in New York and Los Angeles. The special screenings will be done at 12:01 am on Christmas Eve. Here's the press release for those of ...

'Spider-Man 2' swings on day 1
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 12-02-2004)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's superhero sequel "Spider-Man 2" sold more than 6 million combined DVD and VHS units during its first day on retail shelves across the country, according to industry sources. That Day 1 sales figure doesn't set any record...

TOY MANIAC: Call of Duty: World at War
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 11-20-2008)

  To start off this week’s Toy Column I wanted to thank all of you for posting your comments back in October on my “Playstation 3 or Xbox 360?” column. I addressed all of you about whether or not I should buy a Playstation 3 or an ...


Harry Potter goes Greek…err Latin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-26-2006)

The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A...

Book Review: The DC Vault: A Museum in a Book
by Tim Janson (Wed 10-15-2008)

Last year Running Press gave comic book fans the very cool Marvel Vault, a “Museum in a Book” as they refer to it. This year Running Press is back with the DC Vault. If you haven’t seen the Marvel Vault these books are part history boo...

All-New 'Justice League: The New Frontier' images
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 12-19-2007)

Our friends at Warner Animation have sent an early holiday gift for you, the Comics2Film readers: four new images from 'Justice League: The New Frontier'! The film is confirmed for release on tuesday, February 26, 2008 (in spite of what you may have re...

Book Review of The DC Vault: A Museum in a Book
by Tim Janson (Wed 10-15-2008)

  Last year Running Press gave comic book fans the very cool Marvel Vault, a “Museum in a Book” as they refer to it. This year Running Press is back with the DC Vault. If you haven’t seen the Marvel Vault these books are ...


X-Mas Toons!
by Steve Fritz (Mon 11-27-2000)

`Tis the season to be...well, you know. While we’re busy expanding our belt lines from too much turkey this past weekend, our friendly network programming executives are beginning to bombard us with all manner of holiday programming so saccharinely sweet,...

Nintendo DS to go on sale 11/21
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-21-2004)

Nintendo's next generation hand-held gaming system, the two-screen Nintendo DS, will hit store shelves before the Christmas shopping rush. The company revealed today that the DS will go on sale beginning November 21, two weeks before the company will roll...

FREAKY FRIDAY for the holidays
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-07-2003)

One of the sleeper success stories of the past summer, Walt Disney's remake of FREAKY FRIDAY will arrive on home video just in time for holiday gift giving on Tuesday, December 16. The DVD version will contain two alternate endings, bloopers, deleted scen...

11 million PIRATES plunder VHS and DVD players
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-09-2003)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment has released figures on how well PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN sold in its first week of release, and the results are very good. In just one week 11 million DVD and VHS copies of PIRATES have been sold to consumers which gives th...


SEINFELD: The DVD set about nothing
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-06-2004)

After much complaining by fans, Columbia TriStar Home Video has finally confirmed that they will release of the first three seasons of SEINFELD to DVD before the end of the year. CTHV will sell Beginning November 23 Columes 1 and 2 of SEINFELD will be sol...

"Metal: The Definitive Guide"
by Tim Janson (Sat 03-31-2007)

Its fans are among the most loyal and most rabid in the music industry, and it has survived nearly forty years by having the uncanny ability to constantly re-invent itself…it is Heavy Metal.  Metal: The Definitive Guide is no mere hyperbole...

INDIANA JONES: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE (Hardcover)
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 05-14-2008)

For several years DK Publishing has partnered with Lucasfilm to bring the details of the Star Wars universe to life. The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga and Star Wars C...

DVD Shopping Bag: Fishtar and Maleficent
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-04-2008)

  With this being the first week of the Holiday season I am going to change the DVD Shopping Bag Column up a bit. For the next four weeks I am going to feature films that would make great gifts for the film aficionado and to give to a member of the ...


BATMAN BEGINS (Limited Edition Gift Set)
by Robert T. Trate (Sat 07-19-2008)

To start, the C rating is for Warner Brothers new Batman Begins Limited Edition Gift Set. The actual film, Batman Begins, is a Mania grade A film. Christopher Nolan’s approach to Batman was a godsend compared to the butchering done by Batman and Rob...

Monsters Unleashed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-19-2004)

Speaking of monsters, though Rise Above started an ambitious program of releasing the adventures of creature-battling wrestler/superhero El Santo on a flood of decent US discs last year, lately they’ve cut back to a trickle. Meanwhile, release of the US d...

I, WHO: THE UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO THE DR. WHO NOVELS
by Dan Cziraky (Tue 01-11-2000)

When the long-running British science-fiction TV series `Doctor Who` was unceremoniously cancelled by the BBC in 1990, rabid fans (a.k.a. Whovians) were soon treated to all-new adventures in the form of original novels. Virgin Publishing debuted the first...

Genre Shows in the Running for TV Guide Awards
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 01-01-2001)

Genre TV shows have always had trouble winning the big awards, not to mention mere nominations, at the Emmys, so it`s a pleasant surprise to see some of the newest as well as some of the most recognizable names in sci-fi and fantasy television get nominat...


COMIC-CON: The HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY teaser is shown!
by Patrick Sauriol and David Wharton (Fri 07-23-2004)

We've just received word that the teaser trailer for THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY was shown moments ago at the Pixar panel held at the San Diego Comic Convention. Running between 30 to 60 seconds long, here's how our correspondent described the im...

Toy Fair Animation Report
by Steve Fritz (Tue 02-20-2001)

It`s no big secret, but if you want your first real taste of the upcoming year in animation, you attend the annual International Toy Fair. The reason is simple. No form of entertainment relies as heavily on toy licenses as animated television shows and fe...

TV Guide ranks 35 greatest TREK
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 04-12-2002)

Ending the dry spell in recent weeks in which no fan club/genre organization/magazine/museum/ rotary club re-ranked the greatest episodes/moments/aliens/ships/bloopers/flubs/continuity errors/hairstyles/laser colors in STAR TREK history, TV GUIDE has anno...

Book Review of Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide
by Tim Janson (Thu 10-16-2008)

  Glenn Kay’s book touts itself as the ultimate guide to zombie films and it’s not too far off with that claim. Kay reviews nearly 300 films in a genre that seems to keep growing every year. It’s hard to believe that the ...


Hasbro Announces Transformers The Movie Guide (Fri 05-25-2007)

With breathtaking stills and in-depth character profiles, Transformers: The Movie Guide is your definitive guide to the first-ever CGI/live-action Transformers movie, releasing July 4, 2007. Get up-close and personal with all of your favorite robots in di...

TV Guide Critic Comments on Witchblade
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 09-24-2002)

TV Guide critic Matt Roush addressed the recent cancellation of Witchblade and subsequent fan response in his "Ask Matt" section of his online "Roush Room" area of the TV Guide website. A reader asked Roush if he planned on giv...

Madlax Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 01-26-2006)

What They SayThe Gift – Only those with the gift are able to read the Holy Words of Saruon. They are the pathway to the door of truth – the only means by which the reality of the event twelve years ago can be revealed. But, without the gift t...

Birthday Princess!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 10-01-2005)

It's October, and Halloween season is upon us at last. So what do we have filling the anime DVD shelves? Christmas videos! This column is infested with Christmas videos! I could go into my annual rant about how we should take our holidays in order, and ho...


'Hancock' comes home in November
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 09-02-2008)

From a press release: CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 28, 2008) – Two-time Academy Award nominee Will Smith (Best Actor: 'Ali', 2002; 'The Pursuit of Happyness', 2007) is not your average superhero in the summer blockbuster 'Hancock', debuting on DVD, ...

Comicscape - December 22, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-22-2004)

Wow, the big day is only three days off, isn't it? And here I am with none of my presents bought yet. (Of course, my idea of a present is an on-line gift certificate from Amazon.com, so Christmas shopping is never all that arduous. Besides, it's the thoug...

Ninja Nonsense Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-13-2006)

What They SayCombine one totally cute (and naive) ninja-girl trainee, a horde of ninjas under the perverse tutelage of her headmaster: a strange, yellow, spherical, pudgy... creature... named Onsokumaru, and you get the craziest, most hilarious anime show...

Mummify This!
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-01-2000)

Trials, Tribulations, Shopping...Even small presses are trying to offer something special this holiday season—which, despite every idiot on the planet going to the Del Amo Mall in Torrance, CA, the day after Thanksgiving, still is not expected to live up ...


Pop Japan Travel-Essential Otaku Guide Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Thu 08-16-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Makoto NakajimaTranslated by:Amelia CantlayAdapted by:What They SayBased off the hit tours arranged by Pop Japan Travel, explore the streets of Tokyo and experience Japanese pop culture in this new manga. T.M. Revolution makes...

THE GIFT
by Scott Collura (Tue 07-31-2001)

While fanboys the world over eagerly await director Sam Raimi’s big-budget SPIDER-MAN (calm down kids – we’ve got another year to go on that one), the creator of the ever-popular EVIL DEAD series is seeing his most recent effort, the mature and distinctly...

DOCTOR WHO: DALEK SURVIVAL GUIDE
by Richard Salter (Thu 10-17-2002)

As with STAR TREK: THE STARFLEET SURVIVAL GUIDE, the DALEK SURVIVAL GUIDE is another book inspired by the WORST CASE SCENARIO HANDBOOK series, which features collections of hazardous situations along with tips on how to extricate yourself from them. Unlik...

STAR WARS: THE NEW ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CHARACTERS
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 05-10-2002)

Daniel Wallace has updated the STAR WARS: ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CHARACTERS to include characters from EPISODE I, EPISODE II and the Del Rey NEW JEDI ORDER novel series. Wallace, who has written and/or contributed to countless STAR WARS resource books, picked...


Holiday Movies to Replace the Reruns
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sun 11-26-2006)

I’ve been thinking about holiday movies since there are so many reruns and sports hitting the airways over the next few weeks.  Many families rely on films like The Santa Clause to get them through the season but I can’t take that.&nbs...

DVD Review of Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection
by Tim Janson (Thu 10-09-2008)

  They are like familiar guests that visit every holiday season only they are not as obnoxious as family members and they don’t overstay their welcome.  Warner Home Video has released The Peanuts Holiday Collection, a three DVD boxed set ...

MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2004
by Tony Whitt (Mon 11-29-2004)

Christmas stories in comic books generally fall into one of two categories: they're either so full of the Christmas spirit and thus so cloyingly sweet that you need an IV drip of insulin to get through them; or they're much the same as any regular superhe...

Exclusive Holiday Darth Vader
by News Editor (Wed 09-14-2005)

Star Wars Shop has announced the upcoming Darth Vader "Sith-inspired" 2005 holiday action figure available exclusively at the official store. This exclusive edition has a red metallic finish. Displayed loose on the base, Vader fits perfectly alongside the...


'The Batman' Style Guide (Wed 06-14-2006)

Legions of Gotham has the exclusive look at the style guide used for 'The Batman'm given to the animators and artists working on the show...

TV Guide Has "Crimson" Info (Wed 01-24-2007)

The latest issue of TV Guide (Jan.29-Feb.4th issue) has some information about the upcoming "Crimson" episode that features Red!K Kal. The photo features Tom Welling and Erica Durance. It is posted in a section called: "Romance Special" - Mating Seaso...

Smallville: TV Guide Description For The Season 5 Finale (Fri 04-21-2006)

TV Guide has posted their write-up about Smallville's May 11 season finale. Click for details and some spoilers.

TV Guide 3-Page Smallville Report (Fri 01-20-2006)

Thanks to TV Guide, we are able to present to you the 1st page column (warning the included photo is a major spoiler), as well as the 2-page "Smallville A to Z" article (page 2 and page 3) which contains tidbits about 26 different things from Smallville l...


Smallville in TV Guide (Wed 01-24-2007)

Three Smallville features are within the Jan. 29 TV Guide. Among the highlights: Al Gough explains why a Green Arrow spin-off is not coming; and Erica Durance talks about kissing Superman.

'Smallville' Spoilers in TV Guide (Thu 03-09-2006)

TV Guide magazine (March 13th edition) features a few interesting tidbits on the current season of "Smallville". There are two behind-the-scenes photos from the up-coming episode "Hypnotic".

Smallville: TV Guide Description For #5-20 "Fade" (Sat 04-08-2006)

TV Guide has released their write-up for the April 27 episode of Smallville. Contains spoilers.

New SIMPSONS Holiday Toys
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-22-2001)

Playmates Toys has announced additions to THE SIMPSONS interactive environment action figure sets in time to celebrate Halloween and Christmas, with the comning debuts of two new entries: The Treehouse of Horror Alien Spaceship and the Simpsons Family Chr...


HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY adds scripter
by Mike Whybark (Wed 09-18-2002)

VARIETY reports Karey Kirkpatrick has been tapped to co-adapt the oft-reworked touchstone of geek culture, THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. With novels, radio and television series already long available, the movie plans continue a feature adaptation...

Fantastic Four DVD Coming Holiday 2005 (Sun 06-12-2005)

Fox Home Entertainment are planning to release Fantastic Four on video and dvd in Holiday period 2005.

TV GUIDE has three genre shows on 50 worst shows of all time
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-16-2002)

Surprisingly, given how many clunker shows the science fiction genre has produced (oh, but when one hits it's so, so sweet) when TV GUIDE unleashed its 50 Worst Shows of All Time list in this week's issue, there were only three genre entries there. To few...

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE Still Alive?
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 01-04-2002)

Contrary to what you might think, author Douglas Adams premature demise doesn't seem to have put the kibosh on a film based on his THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, according to his ex-agent.While talking to the BBC's Drive program, Ed Victor spoke of...


A GIFT OF DRAGONS
by Aaron W Shale (Fri 12-06-2002)

The legendary Anne McCaffrey, creator of the DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN books, has compiled three rare PERN short stories and one original PERN tale into an illustrated small hardcover volume called A GIFT OF DRAGONS.To put this review into context, it was only...

CULT FICTION: A READER'S GUIDE
by Denise Dumars (Fri 08-25-2000)

So you`ve read all of James M. Cain`s hard-boiled novels. But have you heard of Paul Cain, the `hardest of the hardboiled`? Of course you`ve read William S. Burroughs, but what about Clarence Cooper Jr., `the black William Burroughs`? If you think you`ve ...

DVD Review of The Ray Harryhausen Collectible DVD Gift Set
by Tim Janson (Mon 11-10-2008)

  Earlier this year, Sony release three of Stop-Motion animation genius Ray Harryhausen’s films on special edition DVDs. Now these three classics, It Came from Beneath the Sea, Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers, and 20 Million Miles to Earth, ...

Star Wars Tech Guide, Jennifer Fallon, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-19-2006)

Happy Tuesday everybody! This week we've got new Tor releases of the Wolfblade Trilogy, the Count Saint-Germain series, and The Company novels. In addition to those hardback debuts we've got a technical guide to the science of Star Wars from the good folk...


THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY THE QUANDARY PHASE: Fit the Twentieth
by Jason Davis (Sat 05-14-2005)

Somewhat overshadowed by the theatrical release of the long awaited cinematic adaptation, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has returned once more to its original medium. Following on from 2004's Tertiary Phase (just released on CD in expanded form) i...

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY THE QUANDARY PHASE: Fit the Twenty-First
by Jason Davis (Sat 05-21-2005)

Suffering from less of the heavy-handed narration that's marred the two previous installments of this series, the third episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's Quandary Phase seems more suited to audio adaptation than its narrative-drenched forb...

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY THE QUINTESSENTIAL PHASE: Fit the Twenty-Four
by Jason Davis (Sun 06-12-2005)

When Dirk Maggs set about adapting the latter three volumes of Douglas Adams' increasingly inaccurately named HITCHHIKER'S trilogy, fans of the twelve original radio episodes were understandably confused. While the first series basically follows the same...

AICN Sneaks "Hitchhiker's Guide" (Mon 01-31-2005)

AICN's Moriarty has reported on seeing an early test screening of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.Here are a couple choice quotes:"...I thought the film was a glorious shambling tribute to the work of Adams, a beautifully realized vision filled to th...


HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE Vogons spotted!
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-28-2005)

Appearing over at the CHUD website are three scans of interest to those who have been anxiously awaiting our first look at the Vogons that will appear in THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY movie. This race of belligerent, foul-smelling and generally unl...

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE finally sees green
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-03-2003)

After almost two decades of being trapped in development hell, Walt Disney Pictures has finally given a greenlight for the feature film adaptation of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Filming is scheduled to commence next year in England, with city sc...

Malkovich thumbs a ride on GUIDE
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-16-2004)

Actor John Malkovich has joined the cast of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY movie. Unlike the earlier casting announcements, Malkovich is playing a character not seen in Douglas Adams' novel but one created for the film (at the instruction of the nov...

Exclusive STAR WARS Bounty Hunter Figure Gift Set
by News Editor (Tue 08-23-2005)

Diamond Comics will be offering in November/December an exclusive STAR WARS Bounty Hunter Figure Gift Set.The figures will be a limited edition collector's set. The window-boxed set features Lord Vader addressing the galaxy's greatest 3 ¾" mercenaries: Zu...


KONGS Stays on top of Holiday Box Office
by News Editor (Tue 12-27-2005)

KING KONG held the number one spot at the box office this past weekend. The film took in $31.4 million worth of tickets. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE took second place with $30.1 million, while FUN WITH DICK & JANE came in third with $23.5 mil...

Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: 2004 Holiday Issue (Tue 12-21-2004)

Way Jeng has opted for something a bit fun to celebrate the holiday week as his column is now up and ready for your viewing pleasure.

Book Review: Complete Guide to Manga (Thu 12-06-2007)

Ben\'s done digging through an impressive tome that came out from Del Rey in October 2007 and has his thoughts on the Complete Guide to Manga.

AnimeOnDVD Holiday Party (Sun 12-14-2003)

As we enter recovery mode this morning, having survived this years holiday party, I wanted to take a minute to express my heartfelt and sincere thanks and appreciation to everyone who was able to make it to the party last night. The last two months or so ...


Right Stuf deals for the holiday (Wed 08-27-2003)

With the holiday weekend upon us, the fruits of fans labor can be spent on some highly discounted recent releases. Shawne Kleckner of Right Stuf has crafted some very tempting bundles this week, including one that\'s 73% off!New Right Stuf Specials are po...

Holiday Season is Coming Soon
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 10-03-2003)

Last week, the Gamers' Thumb featured a new style of column where both Troy and James would comment on a topic, presenting similar or maybe different views. The comments we received on the column were in favor of the new style so we have decided to stick ...

BATMAN/ SCARECROW: FEAR GIFT SET Action Figures
by News Editor (Fri 09-22-2006)

DC Direct has announced the new Gift Set featuring two updated and revised action figures. The set will include a 24-page comic reprinting a classic Batman/Scarecrow story and bases for each figure, all packaged in a 4-color window box The set will go on ...

TV Guide Takes A Look At The Many Faces Of Lois Lane (Mon 09-20-2004)

The Sept. 26 issue of TV Guide takes a look at all of the various actresses who have played Lois Lane on television and movies, from Noel Neill all the way to TV's new Lois, Erica Durance.


Complete Episode Guide for "Teen Titans," Interview with writer
by Jim Harvey (Mon 03-28-2005)

Check out the complete episode guide for the current 52 episodes of "Teen Titans" (more to come), plus an interview with "Titans" writer J. Torres.

Smallville: TV Guide Description For #5-18 "Fragile" (Thu 03-23-2006)

TV Guide has released their write-up for "Fragile," the April 13 Smallville which will be directed by Tom Welling. Click for details and possible spoilers.

Spidey Animated In TV Guide
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 04-24-2002)

Click for larger image As predicted by sources at Mainframe Entertainment, the new Spider-Man edition of TV Guide gives fans their first look at the version of the character that will be seen in the upcoming animated ...

Affleck and Garner Dare To Cover TV Guide
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-31-2003)

Click for larger image Daredevil is due to grace the February 8th cover of TV Guide. Fox has released a photo of the cover which features Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. Enjoy!


TV Guide on Aquaman casting (Wed 12-28-2005)

The latest issue of TV Guide magazine includes playful speculation on who to cast in the upcoming WB 'Aquaman' pilot. Click for a scan.

Smallville: TV Guide Description For #5-9 "Lexmas" (Sat 11-26-2005)

KryptonSite has posted the TV Guide description for the Dec. 8 episode of "Smallville." Be warned of spoilers within.

Smallville: TV Guide Description For #5-8 "Solitude" (Fri 11-04-2005)

Clark goes to Brainiac for help to save the life of someone special to him? More spoilers for Smallville's "Solitude" episode in the TV Guide description.

'Fantastic Four' DVD Gift Set at Best Buy (Sat 11-19-2005)

Best Buy is the only place you can buy the jam-packed Fantastic Four Gift Set...


TV Guide says 'Smallville' is 'a Show You Can Watch Together' (Tue 01-06-2004)

Parents and their children can watch "Smallville" together according to the latest issue of TV Guide (with Mark Harmon on the cover). More...

Smallville: New 'Crisis' tidbit fromTV Guide (Sun 02-29-2004)

TV Guide recently updated their description of the "Crisis" episode of Smallville (airing March 3rd) with an interesting blurb concerning Lex Luthor and his father Lionel. If you must know everything, then click!

Smallville: "Subterranean" TV Guide Description (Fri 11-17-2006)

The next new Smallville episode doesn't air until Dec. 7, but KryptonSite has a hold of the TV Guide description. Click to read it.

STAR TREK: THE STARFLEET SURVIVAL GUIDE
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 10-08-2002)

STAR TREK: THE STARFLEET SURVIVAL GUIDE is the latest in a long line of parodies based on the WORST CASE SCENARIO HANDBOOK. The original, for those two or three readers who haven't seen it in stores and/or caught the television version, is an amusing coll...


Parham creates "Superman Returns" Style Guide (Wed 05-10-2006)

DC Comics and Warner Brothers awarded Parham Santana the honor of developing a comprehensive merchandising style guide for 'Superman Returns.' More...

Smallville Finale in TV Guide (Thu 05-04-2006)

The latest issue of TV Guide features a never-before-seen preview photo from Smallville's Season 5 premiere. KryptonSite has posted a scan. Click to see it - be warned of spoilers.

Smallville Content In Mar. 27 TV Guide (Tue 03-21-2006)

The March 27 issue of TV Guide magazine has a feature on the Mar. 30 episode. Contains some new spoilers, and some talk from the stars and producer about the future. Also includes a new photo. Click for more details.

Smallville: TV Guide Description For #5-19 "Mercy" (Sat 04-08-2006)

TV Guide has released their write-up for the April 20 episode of Smallville. Contains spoilers.


'Batman Begins' Official Movie Guide cover (Sun 01-30-2005)

Click for a peek at the cover for "the Official Movie Guide" to 'Batman Begins'.

Smallville: TV Guide Channel's Inside Look at Special Effects (Tue 11-30-2004)

TV Guide Channel showed a little behind-the-scenes snippet of Smallville. They talk to both Tom Welling and Smallville's visual effects supervisor Mat Beck. Watch the clip and view some screen caps...

Smallville: Tom in New Zealand's TV Guide (Tue 10-05-2004)

Tom Welling (Clark Kent) is in the current issue of New Zealand's TV Guide and he talks about Superman, Smallville, and his personal life. "There's always talk about Lana and Lex maybe having a releationship. - Tom" Click to read more...

Smallville's Kristin Kreuk In Canadian TV Guide (Sun 03-20-2005)

Kristin Kreuk's hopes for Smallville's future are a bit rosier than her Lex Luthorian co-star. "I think we'll be around for three or four more seasons, maybe even longer - who knows?" she says in the March 19, 2005 of the Canadian editions of TV Guide....


'Smallville' Executive Producer Interviewed At TV Guide Insider (Mon 09-06-2004)

TV Guide Insider has talked to Smallville Executive Producer Al Gough, where he reveals several previously-unknown tidbits about the new season - some of which involve Superman mythology. Click to read...

TV Guide Description for Smallville's 'Velocity' (Wed 01-28-2004)

TV Guide released their episode description for "Velocity" which is set to air on February 11th. More tidbits about Adamn.

SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES Action Figure Gift Set
by News Editor (Thu 12-15-2005)

An image and information for the SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES Action Figure Gift Set has been released by DC Direct. The set consists of four different 6" scale versions of Superman, including the Jim Lee Superman, John Byrne Superman, First Appearance Super...

Viz Media Announces New Anime For 2006 Holiday Season (Tue 11-14-2006)

New DVDs Include Box Sets, Feature Films and Latest Episodic Installments Of Much-Loved Anime Series San Francisco, CA, November 14, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...


TV Guide Has Five Times The "Fantastic Four" (Fri 06-24-2005)

The July 3rd issue of "TV Guide" will have five different coves featuring the members of the Fantastic Four as well as their #1 nemesis, Dr. Doom. Check out these images of the covers.

'Krypto' gets holiday special (Tue 11-22-2005)

'Krypto The Superdog' joins other Cartoon Network shows with his own holiday special.

'Teen Titans' Season Three Guide (Wed 07-28-2004)

Cartoon Network has supplied Animation Insider with an episode guide for season three of 'Teen Titans'. Find out about Starfire's trip to Tamaran, Slade's return, the arrival of Brother Blood and more...

Author of 'Batman Begins: The Visual Guide' speaks (Mon 11-29-2004)

Scott Beatty, writer of 'Batman Begins: The Visual Guide' gives his thoughts about the movie and reveals he's the writer of the comic-book adaptation of the movie...


HITCHHIKERS GUIDE Continues Without Douglas Adams
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 09-19-2008)

As fellow Maniac StarlightGuard wrote in his Mania blog, it seems we are going to be moving forward into new territory within the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" universe. Seven years after author Douglas Adams passed away, the BBC is reportin...

Complete Animated "Fantastic Four" Episode Guide
by Jim Harvey (Sat 09-30-2006)

Available nowhere else, check out the complete 26 episode guide for the new "Fantastic Four" animated series.

Smallville: TV Guide Description For #5-21 "Oracle" (Fri 04-14-2006)

KryptonSite has posted the TV Guide description for Smallville's May 4 episode. Contains spoilers.

Tom Welling on the cover of TV Guide (Tue 07-18-2006)

Tom Welling appears on one of the four variant covers of this week's TV Guide Sci-Fi issue. Click to take a look.


Special One-Day Content for GUIDE
by News Editor (Tue 09-13-2005)

Today THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY arrives on DVD. To celebrate, Buena Vista is offering a special one-day-only event on the official site. For September 13th only, the site will be providing visitors with special password which will allow them to...

Anime Today Talks Japanese Pop Culture With Patrick Macias, Editor of Otaku USA Magazine (Sat 05-12-2007)

Interview, Anime & Gamers' Guide, contests & reviews in Episode 40! GRIMES, IA, May 11, 2007 " Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer The Right Stuf International is pleased to welcome Patrick Macias -- writer, Japanese pop culture expert and ed...

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY THE QUINTESSENTIAL PHASE: Fit the Twenty-Six
by Jason Davis (Tue 06-28-2005)

As the final notes of the Eagles' "Journey of the Sorcerer" fade into silence, so ends the legacy of Douglas Adams in the medium that gave birth to it. The fourth installment of the Quintessential Phase of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY closes one ...

The Science Of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
by M. Steven Felty (Tue 11-29-2005)

Michael Hanlon has been the science editor for The Daily Mail (London) for more than four years. The fact that Hanlon is a Brit probably gives him a sharper insight into the work of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Hanlon's bo...


Weekend Box Office Report: Boring Holiday
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-05-2006)

Note: Due to the holiday, all grosses are 4 day totals instead of the typical 3 days.This was a fairly boring holiday. A lot of solid grosses, but nothing remarkable, nothing with umph and nothing to really talk about.INVINCIBLE had it's second solid we...

Fry will be your GUIDE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 01-20-2005)

The BBC website has confirmed that the voice for THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY has been found, and it's Stephen Fry. A self-professed fan of the Douglas Adams novels, Fry told the Beeb, "Being asked to do the voice of The Guide is like having your ...

GUIDE going good
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 05-17-2004)

In the latest update to the blog on the official HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY website, executive producer Robbie Stamp welcomes readers and reassures them that the movie will remain true to the roots of Douglas Adams' classic novel. "Every version of ...

Holiday News Coverage
by Mike Whybark (Wed 01-01-2003)

CINESCAPE will scale back online news coverage over the holiday period, beginning with Christmas Day and continuing through the week of New Years.On both Christmas, (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1), no additional news content will be posted, w...


STAR WARS: THE NEW ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO VEHICLES AND VESSELS
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 09-25-2003)

No, he's not Hayden Christensen... He's W. Haden Blackman. But he is linked to the STAR WARS universe, thanks to his incredibly well done book, THE NEW ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO VEHICLES AND VESSELS. As you might imagine, the book collects and describes every ST...

Holiday Special
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 12-23-2007)

A commenter here at Mania believes that I don’t like holiday episodes of TV series based on my review of the Christmas Special episode of Supernatural. Well, I didn't actually hate that episode, I just thought it was sub-par compared to the res...

ADV Films announces holiday pricing (Fri 09-15-2000)

HOUSTON - Three of the greatest game-based anime titles from ADV Films are now available at prices that anime lovers of all ages can afford. For less than $10, gamers and anime fans alike will be able to afford Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Tekken: The ...

TV Guide Close Up 'Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer' (Sat 06-09-2007)

The 'Fantastic Four' are set to grace the cover of TV Guide this week. Madison Michelle of the TV Guide channel details the careers of the cast of "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" in this video.


Spidey Webs TV Guide Covers
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 03-08-2002)

Comic Book Resources broke the news yesterday that Spider-Man will grace the covers of a late April/Early May cover of TV Guide. The event will be timed to coincide with the May 3rd release of the movie. Like the Smallville issues from last year, t...

Kurt S. Adler, Inc. Introduces 'Batman Begins' Ornaments for Holiday 2005 (Thu 12-01-2005)

Stunning 'Batman Begins' ornaments and holiday decor have been recently introduced by Kurt S. Adler, Inc., for Christmas. Kurt S. Adler is the leading designer and supplier of holiday ornaments and accessories. More...

Birds of Prey on TV Guide + DCU Guests? (Tue 11-12-2002)

Look for Birds of Prey on an upcoming TV Guide Cover! Gotham Clock Tower reports the show will be featured on the December 14th issue of TV Guide. There will be four variant covers, and a big feature on the show inside.  Meanwhile, the spoile...

Translated for the First Time Ever in English, Much-Anticipated Japanese Fashion and Culture Guide Bows on U.S. Shores February 2008 (Tue 12-04-2007)

New York Anime Fest, New York (December 4, 2007)―TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, is thrilled to debut from the streets of Harajuku, Tokyo, the Gothic & Lolita Bible, a quarterly mook (magazine/book hybrid) that is a combination ...


'Batman Begins' Limited Edition Gift Set artwork and specs
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 04-08-2008)

With 'The Dark Knight' on the horizone, Warner Home Video is a Limited Edition Gift Set of 'Batman Begins' both on standard DVD and Blu-Ray. Included in the Blu-Ray edition are: 'The Dark Knight' Prologue (the first six minutes of the film) ...

More holiday heavy metal at boxoffice from 'Transformers' (Fri 07-06-2007)

According to The Hollywood Reporter, this 'Transformers' movie is making some money. 'Transformers' triggered boxoffice fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday, 'Ratatouille' successfully competed against family barbecues and 'Live Free or Die Hard...

DK releasing Ghost Rider Visual Guide (Fri 11-03-2006)

On Dec. 18 DK Publishing will release a Ghost Rider Visual Guide book.With a foreword by one of the Ghost Rider creators, Roy Thomas, this detailed guide features over 400 spectacular full-color images spanning the 30-year history of the fearsome crusader...

Top SF Awards
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-24-2008)

After several slow weeks in genre literature the release schedule is finally picking back up, offering loads of fresh sci-fi, fantasy, and horror amidst the news of recent award noms and finalists. An unfortunate truth of life is that there are a lot of ...


Anime on DVD (-)

December 14th saw the first annual AnimeOnDVD.com Christmas Party that took place in the very beautiful Omni Parker House in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The event, running from 7 PM to 11 PM in the Brandei...

DVD SHOPPING BAG- Blu-Ray Bonanza
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 12-02-2008)

  Now that December is finally upon us and another Black Friday has passed we are going to see the really big push for people to make the leap to Blu-ray. Some of us already made the change. Some of us (me included) waited to see who would win the b...

Christmas With the Superheroes, Part 1
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-24-2003)

Editor's Note: Originally published last year, we're reprinting Tony Whitt's "Christmas With the Superheroes" to get into the holiday spirit once again -- and to give Tony a much deserved two weeks off vacation. Tony's regular weekly column, COMICSCAPE, w...

Marvel Encyclopedia, Yarbro, Elliott, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-17-2006)

Literary works from a handful of star-studded authors grace the shelves today along with a bitchin' new comprehensive Marvel guide in this week's buzz of science fiction, fantasy, and horror bookstuffs. Tor Books dominates this week's releases with a bit ...


DVD Shopping Bag: 300 Collector's Edition
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-18-2008)

  Collector’s Editions, box sets and complete series are all the rage during the holiday season. This week there is a Maniac worthy Collector’s Edition to hit the DVD shelf and unfortunately it falls completely flat. 300 (Limited Collect...