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Three Clips from DUNGEON SIEGE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 01-07-2008)

Three clips have appeared online for In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, courtesy of Youtube. The Uwe Boll-directed film, based on the best selling game, stars Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Burt ...

Uwe Boll Responds to DUNGEON SIEGE Bombing
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-15-2008)

Director Uwe Boll has been finding ways to finance bigger budget films through the German tax shelter funds but he can do that no longer now that it's been banned, says the Hollywood Reporter. After his latest In the Name of the King: A Dungeon ...

JUNO Leads in DVD Sales Race
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-24-2008)

... release, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, debuted at No. 4. In rental revenue, Juno generated an estimated $8.4 million in its first week according to Home Media Magazine market research. "Requiem" finished close behind with $...


Boll Divided by SIEGE
by News Editor (Thu 10-27-2005)

Uwe Boll has formed a new distribution company the upcoming IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE in two separate parts. The first part would hit theaters on Nov. 3, 2006, while the second part would arrive approximately a month later on Dec. 1, 2...

The Original Battle Royal
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 04-15-2008)

Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem arrives on DVD today. The meeting of two monsters squaring off toe to toe is far from an original concept. If we look back we will see a time before there was “vs.” movies, a time when monsters wo...

Disney Continues With TREASURE Hunt
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 01-06-2008)

...Releases In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2,500 theaters) First Sunday (2,000 theaters) The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (1,200 theaters)   Limited Releases SummerPalace   Expanding Releases The Bucket List (2,80...

WB Grabs a BUCKET of Cash
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 01-13-2008)

It seems that earlier press releases about Uwe Boll’s In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale were a bit misleading. Sure, the film got 3,000+ theaters but only 1,605 of those theaters were in here in the states in its opening debut. As such, ...


THE ESSENTIAL STEPHEN KING
by Pat Medford (Wed 08-08-2001)

With over 550 stories to his name, genre grandmaster Stephen King is one of the most prolific writers in modern literature. For some, his body of work might be terrifying for all the wrong reasons, and daunting in the extreme. Fortunately, Stephen J. Spig...

King of Bandit Jing: Seventh Heaven
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-21-2007)

What They SayThey call it Seventh Heaven: an asylum of a prison roasting on the lowest ring of Hell. Run by a psychotic warden and his army of hockey-masked guards, it’s a festering pit filled with thousands of hardened criminals… p...

KING ARTHUR crowned
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-06-2003)

Rising star Clive Owen (who made a name for himself in CROUPIER as well as behind the wheel as THE DRIVER for BMW's series of short films) has landed the part of KING ARTHUR. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing this new tale of the legendary English king who ...

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...


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...

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

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

Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)

Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th...

KING ARTHUR Director's Cut
by Brian Thomas (Thu 12-30-2004)

Jerry Bruckheimer's production KING ARTHUR purports to tell the "true" story of the legendary founder of the British Empire. As the opening text puts it, "Recently discovered archeological evidence sheds light on his true identity." Well, what the evidenc...


Book Buzz: From Novik to Heinlein and George R.R. Martin, Deluxe Editions
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-28-2008)

In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.   The month of July has se...

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

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

THE SCORPION KING
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-19-2002)

It's wrong for a reviewer to walk into a movie with preconceptions. However, enjoyable as the two recent Stephen Sommers MUMMY films have been, a spin-off starring the secondary villain in the second film whose onscreen history has been tweaked to make hi...

Henry Kuttner and THE LAST MIMZY
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-27-2007)

Dan Abnett releases a slew of Warhammer novels, Jeffrey Thomas continues the bizarre tales of the inter-dimensional Punktown, and alternate historical fiction runs rampant in this edition of the Weekly Book Buzz.  Greetings Maniac readers and wel...


HELLRAISER DVD Leads a Strong Week of Home Video Releases.
by John Thonen (Tue 09-19-2000)

Some days you eat the bear. Some days, the bear eats you. So goes an old Russian proverb, which explains that some days are just better than others. It’s a simple bit of wisdom that would seem to apply also to the world of home video. Last Tuesday’s re...

Berserk Vol. #1 (also w/Box)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 05-27-2002)

What They SayIn the castle town of Midland, a new king has come to power through treachery and violence. His demonic agents victimize the citizens unchecked, until the night when a battle weary soldier approaches the city. Covered in a slew of weapons a...

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

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

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.   ...


GHOST OF MARS: John Carpenter
by John Thonen (Thu 09-07-2000)

The Internet has become an amazing source of information on past, current and upcoming films, but, the net’s very nature has also made it a breeding ground for gossip and misinformation, particularly for actors and filmmakers with strong cult followings. ...

DVD This Week: August 27
by John Thonen (Tue 08-27-2002)

VIDEO NEWSProof, as if any was needed, that direct-to-video horror producers have no shame is the recent report (from CREATURE CORNER) of a sequel to the dreadful BLOODY MURDER. That film was an unexpected video hit, probably due to its cover art of a cha...

I Hate Uwe Boll
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-03-2007)

Now I know this is a little off topic and Uwe Boll is an extremely easy target, but this weekend I saw a trailer for the upcoming IN THE NAME OF THE KING and I’ve gotta vent. It almost seems trendy now to hate the craptacular German director / produ...

Hermes: Winds of Love (Sat 03-30-2002)

What They SayFull of exciting adventure and great passion, this animated Japanese favorite tells the legendary tale of the mythological hero Hermes. The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful ...


Kong is koming
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-02-2004)

Universal Pictures has announced a definitive start to filming for Peter Jackson's remake of KING KONG. The film will start shooting this month in New Zealand for a worldwide theatrical release on December 14, 2005.The movie studio issued a press release ...

Twelve Kingdoms Vol. #10
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 03-17-2005)

What They SayThe time for deliberation is over - the time of war is at hand. Youko and the rebels take Shoko\'s fortress and declare war against the corruption in the Kingdom Kei\'s government. On the eve of battle, she talks with two other girls her age,...

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...

The Next Batch of Film Adaptations
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-14-2008)

With the start of 2008 comes news of the next round of book-to-screen translations, and if you’re like me this news is usually met with equal doses of boyish hope and fearful skepticism. Because as all of us readers know the translation of a book in...


Disney's 10 Animated Films To 2012
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-09-2008)

The Walt Disney Studios unveiled a diverse and ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt ...

The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)

Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro...

Official Dune Companion, Douglas Clegg Fantasy, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 08-29-2006)

From a new fantasy series opener by renowned horror author Douglas Clegg to a De Haven Superman novel and a comprehensive behind-the-scenes tome on the beloved Dune series, this Tuesday brings some red-hot goodies that are sure to burn through the shelves...

Rave Master Vol.#09
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 06-24-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiro MashimaTranslated by:Brian DunnAdapted by:What They SayThe Continent of Song is in chaos. The sinister secret society known as Demon Card is using the power of Dark Bring to destroy everything in their path. The only thin...


GRR Martin, Koji Suzuki, Chris Golden & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-26-2006)

Watch out sci fi and fantasy fans we've got some work to do with a slew of new titles being released today. The 1632, Diablo, Ghosts of Albion, and A Song of Ice and Fire series all get new installments this week. Koji Suzuki, the literary source for the ...

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’...

Video This Week: November 20th
by John Thonen (Tue 11-20-2001)

VIDEO NEWSPOWERPUFF GIRLS: MEET THE BEAT-ALLS, a Warner Home Video compilation of the inexplicably popular Powerpuff Girls cartoon TV series, finds the girls themselves to be the biggest threat, rather than their usual goofy super-villain. It seems that t...

DVD & VHS This Week: May 7
by John Thonen (Tue 05-07-2002)

VIDEO NEWSActor Val Kilmer has never really clicked with audiences and become the star his talent and looks once seemed to guarantee him. Part of the reason for this failure is that he so often comes across as an unlikable and arrogant ass, both on and of...


Diamond May 2005 Solicitations (Wed 01-19-2005)

ANIME AIR MASTER VOLUME 3 DVD ANGELIUM DVD 1ANIMEPLAY: ISHIKA & HONORI INTERACTIVE DVD ARC THE LAD VOLUME 2 DVD ASTRO BOY: THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD BEYBLADE SEASON 3 VOLUME 6: SAME OLD DIRTY TRICKS DVD UNCUT BUBBLEGUM CRISIS VOLUME 2 DVD CASE CLOS...

Trade Review of The Savage Sword of Conan Vol. 3
by Tim Janson (Sat 07-26-2008)

The latest edition of Dark Horse’s Savage Sword of Conan collections reprints issues # 25 –36 of the Marvel Comics magazine series. Conan stories were never told more faithfully to Robert E. Howard’s original stories than in Savage ...

DVD This Week: February 12
by John Thonen (Tue 02-12-2002)

VIDEO NEWSOver the [IMG3R]past year, HBO has been broadcasting a series of moderately budgeted remakes of some trash classics from the '50s and '60s that were originally produced by American International Pictures, or AIP. The remakes were the brainchild ...

Cinescape's 25 Greatest Summer Movies of All Time
by Brian Thomas with Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 11-18-2005)

Hurray! It's winter! Time to unpack the sweaters and stow the Speed-o! Time to drag out your electric blanket, and curl up next to a fire with a big bowl of popcorn! Sure summer is long gone but we still got to thinking about it... Every summer, we're alw...


Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)

A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).  Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous...

Peter Straub On Writing MR. X
by Denise Dumars (Tue 11-09-1999)

`I`d wanted to write a doppelganger novel for some time,` Peter Straub says of his new novel, MR. X. `I tried it once before, in the book that eventually became MYSTERY. But I got more interested in the character of the old detective in the story than I ...

Weekly Book Buzz: Romita Finds Himself Stranded
by Tim Janson (Mon 09-01-2008)

Welcome to Book Buzz! I’m your new host, Tim Janson. I’d like to first thank Pat Ferrara, your previous MC, for all his help in making this a smooth transition and for all of his sage advice. Many of you may know me already as I...

Scary Books Vol.#01
by Josephine Fortune (Tue 03-21-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazuo UmezuTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayThe spine-chilling influence of Japanese horror cinema has taken hold of Western audiences, with many of these terrifying films being adapted from classic m...


Transformers…Novelized
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-29-2007)

With the 4th of July looming on the summer horizon, Transformers fans won’t have to wait the next seven weeks to find out what happens in Michael Bay’s film adaptation of the franchise giant. Random House Publishing Group and novelization guru...

Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)

Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi...

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...

Book Buzz: Star Wars: Back to Animation
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-21-2008)

It’s been five years since the first Star Wars: Clone Wars television miniseries debuted on Cartoon Network, yet the folks over at Lucasfilm Animation seemed to have held onto the idea of an anime-style Star Wars arc pretty tightly. This August will...


The Dresden Files Returns to its Roots
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-06-2007)

Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.  Happy Tue...

Killing the Imposter God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-17-2007)

Since the dawn of speculative literature, fiction has held the power to exemplify facets of our world and shed light on the complexities of human nature. Orchestrating truth through lies, SF, fantasy, and horror have become some of the strongest vessels f...

Winterbirth
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-10-2007)

Hello Maniac readers and welcome to the Buzz, where information on tomorrow’s batch of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror lit are brought to light today. In a slow week of genre releases Dr. Who hardcovers and a couple original tales of speculative fic...

robot Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Thu 05-11-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Range MurataTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayFrom Range Murata\'s picturesque portrayal of a long and hot motorcycle ride through the countryside to Yoshitoshi Abe\'s tale of dark fantasy resembling a D&D cam...


Casshan: Robot Hunter
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

What They SayEnslaved by an army of rebellious super-robots originally designed to help civilization avert a complete ecological cataclysm, mankind\'s only hope is CASSHAN, a legendary hero who wages a solitary war to defeat these NEOROIDS and restore the...

Wings of Rean Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-30-2007)

What They SayContains episodes 1-2. Terrorists have attacked the US military base in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. When it\'s discovered that the culprits are two of Aesap Suzuki\'s friends, Aesap is also mistakenly hunted by US forces and the Japa...

SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS
by Jason Henderson (Wed 01-03-2001)

There`s a phrase that used to appear a lot in reviews of books and movies, a phrase that always made me cringe. Consequently, I`ve never used it. But at the end of this review, I will use it for the first time. For the first time, it fits.But that`s the e...

The New Brasyl
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-08-2007)

Good day to all of you Maniac readers and welcome to this week’s edition of the Buzz. After a staggeringly huge release last week, the genre book schedule is settling back into its usual pace with a relatively light load this Tuesday.   I kn...


DVD & VHS This Week: April 2
by John Thonen (Tue 04-02-2002)

VIDIOCY NEWS LORD OF THE RINGS information is starting to come out regarding the DVD release of the film on August 6th. First up will be a two-disc "Theatrical Edition" with disc one offering the film as seen during its highly successful theatrical run. D...

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...

Horus Heresy, McKenna, Asher, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-10-2006)

Neal Asher releases the newest Polity novel, McKenna continues the Aldabreshin Compass series, and Black Library author Ben Counter takes over the reins of the newest Horus Heresy installment this week. Happy Tuesday everyone! A handful of fantasy sagas a...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCED ARRAY OF UPCOMING ANIME AND MANGA TITLES AT 2007 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL (Thu 08-09-2007)

Premiere Event For North American Comic and Manga Fans Set The Stage For Announcements Of More Than Twenty New Titles For 2008 San Francisco, CA, August 8, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compre...


Some Hard Truths to Face
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-12-2007)

The Sword of Truth series debuted in 1994 with Wizard’s First Rule and has been chugging on ever since. Translated into 20 foreign languages with 10 million copies in print, Terry Goodkind’s leviathan of an epic clocks in at over 7700 pages an...

NBC Unleashes Fall Premiere Dates
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 05-24-2008)

NBC unveils the Fall 2008 series premiere dates for new programs and returning favorites including a three hour launch of the hit drama "Heroes" on Monday, September 22, the Thursday night debut of the new comedy "Kath & Kim" (9:30...

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 ...

Books this Month
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 09-11-2002)

A big hello out there to all you genre book enthusiasts. Before we get underway, I want to ask for some help. Next month I'd like to start off Wordscape with a few reader recommendations.What have you read lately? What have you liked? What have you hated?...


STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS
by Troy Roberts (Thu 02-13-2003)

When LucasArts came up with the premise for THE CLONE WARS, the company must have been giddy with excitement; they were going to be able to tell the tale of The Clone Wars, from which the game gets its name. In other words, the most fascinating story in t...

Sony's animation department announces future lineup
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-09-2003)

Sony Pictures Animation has unveiled its future plans for animated feature length projects, which includes the talents of several acclaimed animation veterans from directing and writing divisions.First up is OPEN SEASON, based on the cartoons of Steve Moo...

October Happens!
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-06-2000)

I begin this week`s worth of books already in horror saturation...I tried very hard to come up with some science fiction books, but—alas—every one I touched turned out to be either (a) hard SF espousing some right-wing ideology; (b) cyber-bunk espousing J...

Gakuen Heaven Vol.#01
by Julie Rosato (Wed 12-20-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:You HiguriTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayKeita, your average male high school student, suddenly gets an invitation from the prestigious all-boys school Bell Liberty (BL). He\'s approached by two good-...


The Saga of Jason and the Golden Fleece
by Andrew Osmond (Sat 05-06-2000)

In 20th century terms, the legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece might be sold as a giant superhero crossover story. See! Fifty Heroes (at least!) on a quest to the end of the world! See! A lineup of monsters, kings, and strange new realms! See! The beaut...

UNIVERSE X
by Craig Shutt (Wed 07-26-2000)

Sometimes there’s no happily ever after. Last year’s Earth X maxi-series from Marvel Comics presented a future continuity in which battered and altered versions