...; Reading KingdomHearts II brings to mind a similar question: How does kids know what nostalgia is?
Tokyopop's KingdomHearts II is a manga adaptation of the extremely popular console RPG collaboration between SquareEnix and Disney. Unsurpris...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shiro AmanoTranslated by:Not AvailableAdapted by:Not AvailableWhat They SayThe sequel to the bestselling KingdomHearts manga series!
The door to KingdomHearts was sealed, dealing a blow to the heartless and restoring the wor...
... world of KingdomHearts from Disney, here is one boy’s epic journey of courage, trust and unlocking the key to one’s destiny!The ReviewHaven’t already been sucked in by the blockbuster video game? Well, go get this manga! What are yo...
...The ReviewKingdomHearts II begins in Twilight Town where a boy named Roxas is spending his summer goofing off with friends. There are the usual activities - eating popsicles, griping about homework, scuffles with rival gangs - but he\'s also been havi...
... power of KingdomHearts (the heart of all worlds), the gang works together to seal the door to the abyss, leaving King Mickey and Riku trapped inside afterwards. With Ansem defeated and the door to darkness closed, the worlds are restored but once aga...
...usly, but KingdomHearts remains candy for the fans of the franchise. Cloud and Aerith appear in this volume, (yay!), and there are several very funny work-arounds for the storyline changes here. Bizarre manga-style humor compliments this volume well, ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shiro AmanoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayKingdomHearts plunges into an underwater adventure. Monstro the whale swallows Sora and crew. They lend Geppetto and Pinocchio a helping hand to fend off the Heartless. Our ...
Julie\'s starting off the week with something a bit on the light side today with a look at the October 2006 release of KingdomHearts: Chain of Memories Vol. #1 (of 2) from TOKYOPOP.
...tion-RPG, KINGDOMHEARTS.King Mickey is missing, and a kid named Sora is looking for his crush, Kairi. So Sora teams up with Donald Duck and Goofy to search out the missing persons, and in the process discover the larger plot of an evil group called "T...
Perhaps one of the oddest titles of the year, Squaresoft's KINGDOMHEARTS will surely have many gamers asking themselves, "What was Square thinking?" The masterminds at Square have created an action-RPG that draws heavily on everything Disney has to offer...
One of the more controversial titles to come out recently due to its translation, Julie Rosato\'s checking in with a look at the October 2005 release of KingdomHearts Vol. #1 (of 4) from TOKYOPOP.
Hallmark Entertainment and the Robert Halmi’s (Sr. and Jr.) have created plenty of fodder for the Odyssey Channel, which Hallmark owns in association with Jim Henson Productions: THE ODYSSEY, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takuya FujimaTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayTHOSE FEISTY FELINES!
Cyan is a teenage cat (in cat years!), and when his beloved young master falls ill, the parents abandon Cyan in the basement of a luxuri...
... a return.KINGDOMHEARTS: CHAIN OF MEMORIESThis Game Boy Advance game is the direct sequel to the PlayStation 2 hit. Many of the worlds from the PS2 game are revisited, and the action seems to be similar to something in one of the old beat 'em up games...
...Warcraft, KingdomHearts, Devil May Cry 3, .hack, and Archlord. Forming this partnership with the sizzling Video Games Live concert series was a perfect fit."
"We're proud to help support the efforts of TOKYOPOP. The company is a great source for peo...
... May Cry, KingdomHearts, Lights Out (manwha), Samurai Champloo,
The Telepathic Wanderers, Ark Angels (manwha), The World Exists for Me
(The World of S&M, Story by Be-Papas, art by Chiho saito),
Tsukuyomi Moon Phase, Dragon Head (Art and Story by M...
...site Eve, KingdomHearts). The reason I reference those two composers is that they have been influential in video game music in the past 20 years, and this disc consistently sounds like video game music. Moonlit Archives is, as a whole, strong in som...
Welcome to the
latest edition of the DCG Artist Spotlight!
Our victim today is
C2F's resident Joker fanatic, Sonic1002.
Comics2Film (C2F):
When and why did you start manipping?
Sonic1002:
I started way back in 2003 (I know, it's hard to believe, hu...
...mple even KingdomHearts tunes will be allowed.)
2. During the tryouts, songs will only be at the most 1 minute long and must be memorized and sung acapella.
3. Finalists at the show will sing the same song but their time limit will be extended to ...
...Warcraft, KingdomHearts and many, many more!
Upcoming Tokyopop catalogue highlights also include Return to Labyrinth, based on the classic Jim Henson film, and the official Manga spin-off of the world's most popular sci-fi series, Star Trek: The Man...
A new edition of the bite sized review column is now up as we cover Fruits Basket, I\'s, KingdomHearts, Vampire Hunter D and Whistle as well as the World of Narue, providing a look across numerous publishers and genres.
We\'ve got a new selection of small bodied manga reviews today in our latest review column, this time for 0/6, KingdomHearts, Our Kingdom, Pastel and Tsubasa.
...ew Year!
KingdomHearts
(Manga: Fantasy; All Ages; Release Date: 10/10/06; Price: $23.99 S.R.P.)
Based on the super-popular KingdomHearts video game franchise from Disney and Square Enix, here are the first four best-selling manga volumes of one b...
What They SayMeet four high school friends " Haruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki and Shinji. Life\'s promise shines brightly on them until an accident leaves Haruka in a coma. Her boyfriend, Takayuki, can\'t forgive himself and seems determined to follow Haruka in...
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It`s too bad the early 20th century already had a Lost Generation, for the older group of Baby Boomers could certainly use that moniker. Nowhere is that more clear than in Stephen King`s latest literary venture, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, a series of interconnec...
What They SayYuri Shibuya is an average baseball-loving high school student. One day, Yuri tries to save his former classmate from a group of hoodlums. Turning on him, they drag Yuri into the bathroom and push his face into the toilet. When they flush t...
Disgusted by the taste left over from reading the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 films of all time - a collection so disreputable and poorly conceived that one would assume that FOR THE LOVE OF BENJI and EARTHBOUND were close contenders – I...
In high-concept terms, THE TENTH KINGDOM might be described as `Lord of the Rings meets the Brothers Grimm.` A $40-million, ten-hour mini-series, the saga follows the adventures of a young woman, Virginia (Kimberly Williams, previously seen in FATHER OF T...
What They SayMeet four high school friends: Haruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki, and Shinji. Life\'s promise shines brightly on them until an accident leaves Haruka in a coma. Her boyfriend, Takayuki, can\'t forgive himself, and seems determined to follow Haruka in...
American civilians are killed in a terrorist attack on Saudi Arabian soil. F.B.I. Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) is given permission to investigate the attack and bring the killers to justice. The catch is Fleury has only 5 days to do ...
Stephen Sommers has been set to direct a film based on the book series "Magic Kingdom for Sale" by Terry Brooks. Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel will adapt the screenplay. The series of books tell the story of a widowed attorney who leaves his old life beh...
What They SayThe entire world has gone crazy! Haruka has collapsed back into a coma and Mitsuki has left Takayuki - this time for good. When Haruka wakes up for the second time, she realizes that three years have passed and things change. But Takayuki den...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayShy Akira grew up in the country knowing little about the drama and fast-pace of city life. But when family circumstances force him to move to an incredible guar...
Majesty is an ambitious project conceived by Cyberlore studio's programmers. It has all the basic features of both simulations and real time strategies. This game will give you a chance to create your own fantasy kingdom, employ heroes, take care of t...
Andrew McCarthy (PRETTY IN PINK), Bruce Davison (X-MEN 2) and Diane Ladd (WILD AT HEART) are the first people to book themselves a role in STEPHEN KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL. ABC is in the middle of casting the 15-hour spooky series before cameras start to r...
After nineteen years of waiting, Indiana Jones came back to us. Much like the highly scrutinized return of Star Wars, Indiana Jones has its haters (Matt Stone and Trey Parker especially). Was nineteen years too long to wait? Yes, and for some Indi...
Lovers of true shojo rejoice. The first two issues of Tomoko Taniguchi`s latest work, Princess Prince, are now available on the newsstands. Previous works of Taniguchi that have been translated into English include Call Me Princess and Aquarium which i...
What They SayMeet four high school friends: Haruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki, and Shinji. Life\'s promise shines brightly on them until an accident leaves Haruka in a coma. Her boyfriend, Takayuki, can\'t forgive himself, and seems determined to follow Haruka in...
From a press release
The Walt Disney Studios has signed a multi-year deal with Ahmet Zappa, Harris Katleman and Christian Beranek to oversee the newly christened Kingdom Comics, an innovative new venture of developing graphic novels to create new film pr...
VIZ, LLC ANNOUNCES A BRAND NEW LINE UP OF NEW TITLES AIMED TO CAPTURE HEARTS EVERWHERE
Part science fiction, part fantasy...
Alice doesn't think she lives here on planet Earth anymore...and she's right, Please Save My Earth, Volume 1
July 17, 2003 (San...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takuya Fujima Translated by:Adapted by:What They SayYoung catboy Cyan has found himself on one side of a huge territorial catfight against the beautiful Siam and her endless supply of gorgeous generals. Luckily, Cyan\'s not al...
Warner Bros. has released a couple of pictures from their upcoming HEARTS IN ATLANTIS. The film, which is based on Stephen King's book of the same name, stars Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin and Hope Davis.
Anthony Hopkins and Anton Yelchin in HEARTS...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayEven as the story\'s adult characters begin to iron out their own couplings, Rei and Akira\'s own relationship might prove to be a short-lived love affair. And ho...
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS is an appealing drama with spooky overtones and a slightly old-fashioned feel, due in part to the material HEARTS is primarily an extended flashback to a singular summer in the life of a now-middle-aged man and in part to the formal d...
While the US release has just finished, the UK release is just beginning. Dani\'s stepped in to take a look at the 04/02/2007 release of Rumbling Hearts Vol. #1 (of 3) from Revelation Films.
Dipping into the Del Rey pool once again with a new series, Matthew\'s checking in with us this morning by taking a look at the January 2007 title Free Collars Kingdom Vol. #1 (of 3).
Taking a look into next week again with an early arrival from FUNimation, we\'ve put some thoughts down on their 02/06/2007 title Rumbling Hearts Vol. #2 (of 3).
Closing out a series from FUNimation today, their quick release schedule has made getting to the 03/27/2007 release of Rumbling Hearts Vol. #3 (of 3) all the more enjoyable.
COLD HEARTS by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 06-25-2003)
Life is tough for the undead, especially if you’re perpetual twenty-something Viktoria (Marisa Ryan). Years ago Viktoria was so into vampire lore she and a boyfriend went out and got themselves turned into members of the blood sucking persuasion, and I ai...
What They SayThe concluding episodes of this engaging and dramatic series.
The entire world has gone crazy! Haruka has collapsed back into a coma and Mitsuki has left Takayuki, this time for good. When Haruka wakes up for the second time, she realises th...
ComingSoon has got their hands on the new poster for the upcoming thriller, The Kingdom.You can view it to the left. Edit: The studio has asked us to remove the image, saying that they are planning wholesale changes.The Kingdom, penned b...
He's betrayed The Count of Monte Cristo, waged war in the Australian outback (The Proposition) and dealt cannibals a bloody blow in Ravenous. Guy Pearce is now set to take on crime in the Animal Kingdom, says The Hollywood Reporter. The trade reports the ...
What They SayHaruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki and Shinji are four high school friends. Life\'s promise shines brightly on them until an accident leaves Haruka in a coma and her boyfriend, Takayuki, can\'t forgive himself. Mitsuki dedicates her life to helping th...
KryptonSite has posted the release date for the second season set of "Smallville" in the United Kingdom. It is scheduled to be released on July 19, 2004 in the UK for Region 2 DVD players.
One of a couple of new series we\'re taking a look at this week, we\'ve got a slightly early look at the 12/19/2006 release of Rumbling Hearts Vol. #1 (of 3) from FUNimation.
Showing up rather quickly after the series had finished its individual run, Jennifer has taken a look at the 08/07/2007 release of the Rumbling Hearts Box Set from FUNimation.
After losing ground in ratings each week, ABC has decided to shuffle STEPHEN KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL from its Wednesday night perch to Thursdays beginning April 1. KINGDOM will be seen at 9 PM.On March 3, the first night the horror series aired, KINGDOM H...
John Travolta and James Gandolfini will play a pair of homicide detectives in LONELY HEARTS, a film based on a real-life murder case from the 1940s. Six decades ago two killers, Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, placed ads in the personals secti...
According to Variety, Universal has moved the release date for their upcoming action film, The Kingdom, from April 20 to September 28. The move, which comes on the heals of highly positive reactions at test screenings, is aimed at building momentum ...
Universal Pictures and director Peter Berg have released the first four minutes of their latest release, THE KINGDOM, courtesy of Yahoo Trailers. The thriller which opens this Friday stars Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Jeremy P...
It may be brief but it's news: ABC will broadcast the two-hour premiere episode of KINGDOM HOSPITAL on March 3, 2004 at 9 PM. Based on the Danish horror mini-series THE KINGDOM, the show is about the goings-on at a haunted hospital and the unusual cast of...
In last week’s Comicscape, we administered a sound thrashing to the American comic industry—more specifically, Marvel and DC—for five significant problems in dire need of correction. This week, dear Maniacs, in the spirit of fairnes...
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...
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...
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...
Apparently riding the success of fast-paced, clue-glue plots of novels like The Da Vinci Code and films like National Treasure, Christopher Forrest steps up this week to tackle the greatest code of them all.
Outnumbering paperback releases three ...
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog...
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...
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...
One of the more enjoyable things we\'ve been able to do recently is to go a large exposure of boys-love and yaoi titles to almost all of our manga reviewers, giving them a chance to check out titles and genres they may not ordinarily do. There\'s still se...
Columbia TriStar Home Video has announced an October 12 release date for the entire run of STEPHEN KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL, the ABC television series that aired this past spring and early summer. Spread out over four discs and with a run time of 608 minut...
Jennifer Garner is in talks to star alongside Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx in The Kingdom. Garner has a slew of films in production right now, including Be With You (just announced), Charlotte's Web (post-production), Sabbatical (pre-production), and ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sae AmatsuTranslated by:Monica Seya ChinAdapted by:Erin BlackmoreWhat They SayKazuya is a normal guy who discovers the secret identity of a space alien named Hina, who comes from the Planet of Light. She is a member of the Gua...
Since emerging from its gothic fiction roots paranormal romance novels have been busy seducing our women and raising their arousal thresholds with alarming efficiency. Their flamboyant covers and over-the-top depictions of supernatural man candy make them...
The Review!Since my first visit to this site and my subsequent upgrade to DVD six moths ago, I have always intended to review some of the titles in my meager collection. Unwilling (or lazy) as I was to attempt to review a monster like Macross Plus or the ...
Tim Minear does the best flashbacks in television. FIREFLY's "Out of Gas" managed to tell a story in three time periods with a building dramatic tension that few ordinary shows can manage in a straight ahead present day narrative. ANGEL's "Are You Now or ...
Well-respected SF short story author, Cory Doctorow (winner of 2000 John W. Campbell award for best new writer) does an incredible job on this short novel about immortality and Disneyland. Jules, the main character in DOWN AND OUT IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM, is...
A first look at the teaming of Jet Li & Jackie Chan has appeared online for their collaboration FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. The fight choreography was handled by Yuen Wo Ping (Kill Bill films, Matrix trilogy) while Rob Minkoff directed the project for Lionsgat...
Like last year’s Death Dealer miniseries, Dark Kingdom takes a classic Frank Frazetta painting and crafts a story from the image. But unlike Death Dealer, this one-shot from writer Mark Kidwell (’68) and artists Tim Vigil and Jay Fotos, t...
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Five Highly Anticipated New Titles Announced Including
TIME STRANGER KYOKO, SHORT-TEMPERED MELANCHOLIC, SUGAR PRINCESS, MIXED VEGETABLES And WANTED
San Francisco, CA, August 21, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertain...
As Harrison Ford's most famous alter ego, Indiana Jones, once said, “It's not just the years, honey, it's the mileage.”
And if you lower your expectations, then you're bound to get a lot of mileage out of Indy's fourth adventure, The Kingdom ...
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...
The summer is over and with the fall in front of us it means only one thing. It is time to add those summer movies to the collection. Summer movies are not the only releases that we Maniacs look forward to though. Horror movies will start to populate the ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Debbie Macomber/Misao Hoshiai Translated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:What They SayPrince Stefano was a man most girls could only dream of meeting. And now the very handsome - and very eligible - bachelor has come to America in sea...
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 ...
"Hopelessly devoted" doesn't even begin to cover Megumi's feelings for Suzuka.
Creative Talent:
Writer/Artist: Matsuri Hino
Translation: Andria Cheng
Adaptation: Andria Cheng
What They Say
Fate plays an unusual trick on a privileged boy i...
Genre:Adventure/Historical.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Orlando Bloom (Balian); Liam Neeson; David Thewlis; Eva Green (Sibylla); Jeremy Irons (Saladin); Alexander Siddig (Imad).Who's Making It:Ridle...
Walt Disney Pictures has bought an untitled story pitch from French director/writer Alain Chabat about a romantic triangle between a man, a woman and a superhero.It begins with the woman dumping her boyfriend who happens to be a superhero. Turns out that ...
From the best-selling KINGDOM COME and based on the art of Alex Ross, DC Direct will be releasing two figures: Spectre and Norman Mckay. Each action figure features multiple points of articulation and its own display base. The figures will be packaged in ...
Actor Jeremy Irons has joined the cast of Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, now filming in Morocco. Irons will play a character called Tiberias.More is known about the character that DEEP SPACE NINE actor Alexander Siddig will play in the film thanks to a...
What They SayHaruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki and Shinji are four high school friends. Life\'s promise shines brightly on them until an accident leaves Haruka in a coma and her boyfriend, Takayuki, can\'t forgive himself. Mitsuki dedicates her life to helping th...
It was announced this week that SAW II will arrive on DVD on February 14, 2006 - Valentine's Day.Soon people everyone can curl up with their loved ones and watch as the villainous "Jigsaw" imprisons his hapless victims in a booby-trapped shelter, which th...
More casting info on Universal Pictures' thriller The Kingdom.Jason Bateman (Dodgeball) has officially joined the cast which already includes Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper and Jennifer Garner.The movie will be helmed by Peter Berg and follows a deadly bombing ...
The Weinstein Co. and Lionsgate have added Collin Chou to the cast of THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. The movie stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
The story is based on the Chinese legend of the Monkey King. Chou will play the Jade War Lord.
Ro...
What They SayAs Serena and her friends enjoy Christmas vacation, an unusual and fierce snowstorm hits town... The evil Snow Queen Kaguya has returned to claim Earth as her own. Crucial to Queen Kaguya\'s plan is a magical crystal from outer space, approac...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They Say\"I think I feel ready... to embrace Rei.\"
Rei\'s advances always melt Akira\'s heart, but with the arrival of Shigure\'s older brother Sagiri as well as Raoul ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayCountry boy Akira is finally getting used to life at the Takatou mansion, where he is one of two candidates to be heir to the vast Takatou fortune. The other cand...
The Review!Packaging: Can I say, GORGEOUS? A dazzling image of Sailormoon in her super fuku, this artwork just dazzles the eye with its beauty. Looking at it, you might think the art looks familiar. Well, it should. For those of you who own LDs of the Sai...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takuya Fujima Translated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:William FlanaganWhat They SayCyan, a young Abyssinian cat, is combating enemies so that he can go on living in the basement of his old apartment building, the one place hi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayViva high school life! Akira might not be able to ward off beautiful Rei\'s advances much longer, and on top of everything else, classmates Tamaki and Hiyori as w...
Director Rob Minkoff’s The Forbidden Kingdom is at once influenced by, and a tribute to early martial arts films, notably the Shaw Brother’s classic, Come Drink With Me. In fact, two of its main leads Yifei Liu’s Golden Sparrow and...
Here are a few shots of the sensationally impressive Spider-Man 3 display that was set up at the Sony Plaza in NYC for the film's premiere. The entire display looks pretty amazing, with the Sandman statue being especially spectacular.
On May 23, 2006 Fox Home Entertainment will release Sir Ridley Scott's KINGDON OF HEAVEN as an all-new four-disc collector's edition. An epic tale of brutal idealism and passionate warfare, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Director's Cut delves deeper into the personal ...
The Review!Ever since I first saw the S season of Sailor Moon I've been somewhat more interested the series (the other seasons seemed lacking). First it was the Sailor Moon R and then in natural succession, the S movie. While R turned out quite excellent,...
What They SayMeet four high school friends: Haruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki, and Shinji. Life\'s promise shines brightly on them until an accident leaves Haruka in a coma. Her boyfriend, Takayuki, can\'t forgive himself, and seems determined to follow Haruka in...
According tot he Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate has acquired the domestic distribution rights to the Jackie Chan and Jet Li action epic, The Forbidden Kingdom.The film is based on the Chinese legend of the Monkey King and is based on an original screenplay...
Three new trailers of THE KINGDOM have appeared online today, courtesy of Apple. This action/thriller stars Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Jeremy Piven, Danny Huston & Richard Jenkins.
Plot Summary: Centers on Special...
The Forbidden Kingdom is the martial arts movie equivalent of an All-Star game. It teams two of the genre's biggest stars, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, sharing the screen for the first time ever, with Hong Kong's premiere action choreographer, Woo-Ping Y...
What They SayLina Inverse and her sidekick Naga the Serpent are happily enjoying lunch when the entire town ducks under cover before an invasion of Marlene Culvert and her legion of bloodthirsty dragons. The cause of the invasion? Marlene is in a feud wit...
An assistant propmaster was killed on the set of the upcoming film THE KINGDOM which stars Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner. The accident occurred as 25-year-old Nick Papac of Los Angeles was driving an all-terrain vehicle on the freeway, which has been cl...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mi-Kyung YunTranslated by:Heejeong HaasAdapted by:Philip SimonWhat They SayWhen Soah\'s impoverished, desperate village decides to sacrifice her to the Water God Habaek to end a long drought, they believe that drowning one bea...
The first trailer for Ridley Scott's next film, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, has arrived courtesy of Yahoo! Movies. After being minted as a leading man thanks to his performances in THE LORD OF THE RINGS films and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, Orlando Bloom stars in Sc...
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...
OPINION: Recently, Lev Grossman of TIME Magazine wrote an article called "The Problem With Superman," in which he covers this summer's "reboot" of the Man of Steel and the reasons for said re-imagining of DC's greatest icon. He explains that one of the bi...
Mercedes Lackey hits the shelves today with continuations of both her Elemental Masters and The Dragon Jousters series, Koji Suzuki's final installment of the Ring trilogy gets its stateside paperback debut, and Dietz releases his new hard SF thriller fre...
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Lalo Schifrin's score for 1981's prehistoric comedy, CAVEMAN, is a wonderful amalgamation of jazz sensibilities, rich symphonic melodies, satirical musical quotations, and a quirky, percussive, and primitive orchestration that ...
Saving ANGEL by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 03-15-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week I asked you if you wanted ANGEL saved and by golly it looks like you do! Reader response was four to one in favor of the show, that means if 10 million of you hate ANGEL and want to see it s...
What They SayFrom Osamu Tezuka, one of the great pioneers of Japanese animation (ASTRO BOY, BLACK JACK, HI NO TORI), comes one of the \"first-generation anime classics\" to reach American TV! Fans have long remembered its catchy theme song, spectacular de...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazuki TakahashiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayYUGI VS PEGASUS
Yugi's beaten the champions of Duel Monsters...but now it's time to meet the maker! In the final battle of the tournament, Yugi faces ultra-rich...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Miura Kentaro Translated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayGriffith, charismatic leader of the elite mercenary Band of the Hawk, has seen better days. His fearless champion, Guts, has left the Band, defeating Griffith in...
No two people watch the same cartoon. Of course, it can be similarly said that no two people see the same movie or read the same book. But it`s particularly true of animation. Some people watch a Scooby-Doo episode and see a tatty, stilted piece of Saturd...
In light of the biggest gaming news of 2007 (thus far), this Tuesday’s schedule reinforces the fact that some of the best genre narratives don’t have to originate from the traditional literary form. Greetings all you Maniac readers and welcome...
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 ...
Film Threat, the grouchy voice of indie cinema fandom, features a glowing review for Superman parody short MATTRESS OF SOLITUDE. The review is currently featured on the home page of the Film Threat Web site. Sample quote: "Shea has a real knack for satir...
With its release surrounded by dubious price wars, online leak conspiracies, and even direct chastisement by a foreign Trade and Industry Minister, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows shook the foundations of the publishing industry this past weekend and...
Screenwriter Richard Outten (PET SEMATARY II) has sold a movie pitch to Hyde Park Entertainment. Outten's story follows the exploits of a modern day Indiana Jones meets Robin Hood from Hong Kong, travelling to the far reaches of the globe to return artif...
The trades are reporting today that Ridley Scott's next film will be a project titled KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, and that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN co-star Orlando Bloom is looking likely to be the movie's leading man.KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is set in the 12th century a...
David Thewlis will co-star with Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson in Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. The British-born Thewlis will play a 12th century priest named Hospitaller in the film, scheduled to start filming next month.Thewlis just appeared in TIMEL...
As if Glen Morgan and Jim Wong weren't busy enough with their coming remakes of 70s horror films WILLARD and DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, the pair are now at work on a deal to adapt John Kessel's science fiction short story HEARTS DO NOT IN EYE'S SHINE.Ac...
Release Date: May 22, 2008 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Steven Spielberg Screenwriter: David Koepp, Jeff Nathanson Cast: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent Genre: Action, Adventure...
The feature film version of Stephen King's book HEARTS IN ATLANTIS will have its North American premiere held at the 26th Toronto Film Festival, which takes place on September 6-15. The film, which stars Anthony Hopkins and Hope Davis under the direction ...
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...
The end of 2007 has come and gone. We’re now in the first day of 2008 and whether this year will be better or worse than the previous year, nobody knows. You don’t. I don’t. Even Thor doesn’t know and he’s a fictional god (...
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
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What They SayElfina lived a life of luxury as a member of the royal family. She was waited on hand and foot and had a team of servants. That was until her country was invaded! Now Elfina must comply with the sexual demands of her new masters and it doesn\...
What They SayRyuki finally begins acting like a respectable ruler but for Shurei this heralds the end of her time as a consort. However, she has little time to be sad about this when she becomes the victim of a kidnapping and a poisoning plot! After much ...
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...
Outside of film, there are few mediums more willing to milk a cash cow than the world of comic books. Do you like Iron Man? Well, here’s War Machine. Does Venom suit your fancy? Maybe you’ll like Carnage. Or Toxin. Or Anti-Venom. How abou...
In 793AD the Vikings attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, killing the monks and nuns, destroying one of Northern Europe's great centers of learning, and carrying off every precious object they could pry from the cold, dead hands of th...
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR FIRST VOLUME OF MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO:
THE MOTION PICTURE - PRINCE OF DARKNESS
FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO THE POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO TO
BE AVAILABLE 16th FEBRUARY 2004
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What They SayYouko assumes the throne of Kei, but she is far from comfortable with her many new responsibilities. In the Kingdom of Sai, a young girl named Suza learns of Youko and wishes for the new queen to come to her aid. Suzu is also from Japan, a lo...
What They SayThe animals in the Great Demon Kingdom are acting strangely. Yuri\'s beloved horse, Ao, has lost its appetite, the \"bad omen\" birds have stopped singing, and Pochi the Dragon has withdrawn into its nest and won\'t come out. Furthermore, the...
What They SayYuri, a new Demon King in the alternate world, sets to search for Morgif, a legendary sword which only Demon King can touch. After Yuri and his search team arrive Van Da Via Island, they learn from the shop\'s proprietress about a strange inc...
What They SayYouko survives an assassination plot by her court advisors, and the event leaves the young ruler shaken and questioning her ability to lead the people of Kei. Hoping to learn more about the kingdom, Youko leaves the palace to live among her s...
The final arc of the series starts to take shape as more of the past of this world is revealed and how it will affect the present.What They SayJust as the promise of peace begins to take hold, trouble ripples through the Demon Kingdom and Earth! A \"...
What They SayThe animals in the Great Demon Kingdom are acting strangely. Yuri\'s beloved horse, Ao, has lost its appetite, the \"bad omen\" birds have stopped singing, and Pochi the Dragon has withdrawn into its nest and won\'t come out. Furthermore, the...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tomoko TaniguchiTranslated by:Julia RoseAdapted by:What They SayAnd Angel's Prophecy. Mourning the loss of his beloved wife, acting on a prophecy handed to him by an angel, the King of Gemstone decides to raise one of his twin...
What They SayFollowing Ulrike\'s word, Yuri and the others of the Great Demon Kingdom decide to go to Earth in search of the fourth box, \"The Bottom of the Mirror.\" Yuri\'s parents welcome the party who safely (?) arrive in the Shibuya family\'s bathtu...
What They SayThis two-disc double feature contains both the Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE movie and the xxxHolic movie!
From the sweeping universe of CLAMP, two journeys run parallel yet intersect. As two souls seek the mystery of truth, worlds collide whe...
Includes Launch of New Series Venus Versus Virus
HOUSTON, September 14, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to present four great new titles, including the standalone feature Blade of the Phantom Mas...
What They SayThe island kingdom of Alabasta is about to erupt in civil war - a war engineered by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and his criminal organization Baroque Works. Monkey D. Luffy, his Straw Hat pirates and Princess Vivi race to...
Those investing in switching to the DVD format several years ago of course grumbled that they'd probably have to switch again before long, repurchasing their favorite movies whenever technology brought a new improvement. Well, that new format is just arou...
Hello everyone! Welcome back to “Ramblings of a Toy Department Employee.” This week’s topic is that one figure in the series of toys that reduces the series from awesome to just great. I’m sure that you have a...
Here it is, the review you’ve been waiting for; Elseworlds Series 3. The Elseworlds is an excellent series of figures that depicts the characters from some of the more popular Elseworlds stories including Red Sun, Kingdom Come, Gotham by G...
What They SayThey possess the powers of a lost era, serving as the peacekeepers and protectors of the numerous kingdoms on the planet Earl; they are the Otome. And for Arika Yumemiya, the dream of becoming a Meister Otome has brought her through the deser...
This true crime thriller, made in the era when the success of THE BOSTON STRANGLER spawned many such features, is given extra depth by its Cassevetes-like black & white atmosphere and the strength of the lead performances. The theme of the Lonely Hear...
Ah, Groo. There are few things in this world as predictable as the pleasure and professional silliness to be found within the pages of this long-running humor title. Hmm, now wait a minute, there is too something that is that reliable... wait for it, wait...
What They SayThe real devil\'s kingdom is shaken up by Yuri\'s sudden disappearance. Wolfram confronts the sorceress Ulurieke and Baker to find out Yuri\'s whereabouts. After Small Cimarron and Big Cimarron\'s dispute, Yuri must board a strange ship to e...
What They SayMany years have passed since that shining example of knightly virtue, Takeru, performed his heroic deeds. Now it falls to his son, Kakeru, to save the kingdom from encroaching evil. The forces of Lucifon, ruler of the eastern realm of Reimlin...
What They SayThe legend has survived for generation. The Words Worth tablet, which will unlock the secrets of the Universe for the one who can decipher it, has been shattered. The warring tribes of Light and Shadow blame each other, and their accusations ...
What They SayThe battle for Space Fortress Barge begins, and the Gundam pilots are right in the middle of the fight. But WuFei continues his fight alone.
Zechs, the new leader of the White Fang, oversees the completion of the might battleship Libra. And...
USA Today has debuted the new poster for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, coming to theaters on May 22. The upcoming fourth action-adventure stars Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt and Jim...
What They SayWhile Heero and Quatre wage their battles on the ground, the other Gundam pilots remain in space. Duo must take the offensive while piloting an incomplete Gundam Deathscythe into battle. Back on Earth, Zechs continues his crusade to destroy t...
What They SayThe royal family often has \"special\" jobs that require intervention and can\'t be directly linked to the government. For these impossible missions, they often call upon their most trusted agents in the private sector: Cloud7. No job is too ...
What They SayWho is this mysterious buxom beauty? She\'s an office worker, a motorcycle racer, a street musician, a police officer, and most of all, a warrior of love. Fitted with her father\'s invention, the I-System, she can transform herself into anyon...
What They SayWith the Kingdom\'s negative campaign against Amaterasu gaining galaxywide support, even AGI decides to end their sponsorship. Cut off from any supplies and badly damaged from endless battles, Amaterasu goes into the final battle against King...
What They SayDistol, the Prince of Asteria, loses everything he loves except for one, his beloved princess Qoona. However, she too is about to be lost because she was chosen as the Holy Maiden, a sacrifice for the seal that binds the demon king. Distol mu...
What They SayA magical girl Animé featuring the same character seven times, NANA SEVEN OF SEVEN is about an adolescent girl with a literal case of split personality. Nana lives with her grandfather, a clever inventor who modifies existing appliances for n...
What They SayContains the complete series on 2 DVDs!
Mimu dreams of being just like the top idol, Yuri, but she\'s not one of the six chosen successors. She\'ll fight through extra-terrestrial kidnappers and multidimensional menaces just to grasp the Go...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Matsuri Hino Translated by:Priscilla YimAdapted by:What They SayAfter Aram's elder brother Jeile fails to lift the spell on him, Aram is forced to stay with Airi. Meanwhile, an unsuspecting Airi recites Aram's full name in fro...
What They SayGod created Light and Shadow and separated them with the power of the divine Words Worth Tablet. One day, the Words Worth Tablet shall be read and all will be understood, and Light and Shadow will join and become complete. But someone has sha...
What They SayThe fates shine upon young archeologist Syaoran and his life-long love, the Princess Sakura. As the moon hovers silently above the kingdom, a beautiful and otherworldly sound fills the air, drawing the princess to the ancient ruins. Her laten...
What They SayFrom days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend. The legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe! A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. A force of space explorers, Keith, Lance, Hunk, Pidge, and Sven are...