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LEGACY OF WOLVES
by Pat Ferrara (Thu 08-16-2007)

One of three titles (soon to be four) set in the new Eberron: The Inquisitives series, Marsheila Rockwell’s Legacy of Wolves makes a splash in Forgotten Realm’s freshest universe. A juicy tale of conspiracy, werewolves, and good ole-fashioned ...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-12-2004)

What They SayThere is an old legend that speaks of a hidden paradise on Earth - A paradise in which only wolves can find. And while thought to have been extinct for hundreds of years, wolves indeed still walk the Earth... hidden among mankind. Now, a grou...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #1 Limited Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 07-05-2004)

What They SayThere is an old legend that speaks of a hidden paradise on Earth - A paradise in which only wolves can find. And while thought to have been extinct for hundreds of years, wolves indeed still walk the Earth... hidden among mankind. Now, a grou...


Webs. Robots. Wolves. Marionettes. And the Bad Color.
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-05-2004)

SIGNIFICANT NEW RELEASESDanny Elfman’s score for SPIDER-MAN 2 finally came out from Sony (92842), a couple weeks after the obligatory let’s-try-for-some-more-hit-singles song [IMG2R]oriented soundtrack. Sequel scores are always difficult, unless they comp...

DVD Review of Rear Window (Universal Legacy Series)
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 10-24-2008)

  Alfred Hitchcock’s voyeuristic masterpiece, Rear Window, has joined Universal’s Legacy Series with a new two disc special edition. Jimmy Stewart plays Jeff, a photographer who has recently been in a car accident. Jeff has a broken leg ...

King of Wolves (aka Ohrou) Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Tue 11-22-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Buronson / Artist: Kentaro MiuraTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayA bright-spirited young historical scholar, Iba, disappears while on a lone expedition to study the ancient Silk Road. A year l...

THE MUMMY (Universal Legacy Series-1932)
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 07-09-2008)

For those of you that are too young to remember or haven’t discovered this classic, The Mummy is a tale about an Egyptian Priest that comes back to life to seek out his true love. Boris Karloff plays Im-ho-tep, a man whose secret desires were discov...


Book Buzz: The Legacy of Star Wars Fiction
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-12-2008)

Ever since the theatrical release of A NEW HOPE George Lucas’ Star Wars series has come to dominate pop culture, evolving its form to fit new mediums as the uncontested poster boy of mainstream sci-fi. Novels, toys, television series and comic books...

Robotech Legacy Set 1
by David Owens (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!I guess this is where I finally show my true colors as a reviewer here, given that I've been an anime fan since about 1996 or so...but a Robotech fan since 1985. The chance to buy and own all the Robotech episodes again was one I've been waitin...

Dragon Ball GT Movie: A Hero's Legacy
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 11-14-2004)

What They SayOne hundred years have passed since Goku finally freed the planet from the terrible grip of the Shadow Dragons. The people of Earth have enjoyed a time of peace and prosperity not known for generations. Only Pan remains from those darker days...

Robotech Legacy Set 6
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-20-2002)

What They SayNew Generation 1: The Next Wave The powerful third act of Robotech begins as the Robotech Defense Force - exhausted by years of intergalactic warfare - is finally defeated by mysterious aliens known as Invid. The fate of mankind rests in the ...


STAR WARS "Legacy" on History Channel
by News Editor (Mon 05-28-2007)

This is a reminder to any and all that tonight at 9pm (ET/PT),  The History Channel premieres STAR WARS: THE LEGACY REVEALED, a 2-hour special exploring why the emotional impact of the Star Wars Saga remains as relevant as ever. Through interviews wi...

Smallville: The WB's Official Description for 'Legacy' (Sat 03-27-2004)

The WB has released the official description for the April 14th episode titled "Legacy." Click here to read it.

Doug Jones and his Superhero Legacy - Part 3 (Tue 10-02-2007)

The man behind Abe Sapien and the Silver Surfer discusses his legacy. In the final part of our interview with Doug Jones, the actor discusses his work with Guillermo Del Toro, what's next and what he'd like to be remembered for.

Early Adult Review: Legend of the Blue Wolves (Mon 10-24-2005)

This is a great year for yaoi fans as Kitty Media has another release due out on 11/15/2005 and we\'ve got an early look at their title Legend of the Blue Wolves.


Smallville 'Legacy' Gallery (Tue 03-23-2004)

Kryptonsite.com has posted images of the 'Smallville' episode 'Legacy' which features the return of Silver Screen Man of Steel Christopher Reeve as Dr. Swann.

Smallville: New Trailer with 'Legacy' & 'Memoria' Scenes (Thu 04-01-2004)

A slightly different promotional trailer aired on The WB after the Viewers' Choice presentation of "Red" which featured scenes from "Legacy" and "Memoria." Click to view the clip and some screen caps.

Smallville: Another 'Legacy' Trailer (Fri 04-09-2004)

The WB has released a 4th "Legacy" trailer which includes some new scenes. Click!

New 'Legacy' Trailer (Wed 04-07-2004)

A new 'Legacy' trailer aired on The WB after the encore presentation of 'Asylum,' featuring some new scenes. Click to view the video clip.


Smallville: 'Legacy' Screen Captures (Mon 04-19-2004)

Almost 500 widescreen screen captures for last week's episode "Legacy" can be found at the Devoted to Smallville website. Check it out!

Smallville: TV Guide's Description for 'Legacy' (Fri 04-02-2004)

TV Guide has released their description for "Legacy," which airs on April 14th. Click to read.

Tom Welling talks about Smallville's 'Legacy' (Tue 04-13-2004)

A video interview with 'Smallville' star Tom Welling in which he talks about the April 14th episode, 'Legacy,' featuring the return guest appearance of Christopher Reeve. Warning: The interview IS spoilery!

Jeph Loeb Talks About 'Legacy' (Mon 03-29-2004)

Jeph Loeb, writer of recent DC Comics bestsellers Batman and Superman/Batman, as well as a consulting producer and writer for Smallville, took a moment to talk with KryptonSite about his next Smallville episode, which happens to be the next episode of the...


Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 02-13-2001)

What They SayCaptain\'s Log: We may fight, but families are important, and Feb\'s departure has fractured the family of our crew. Fortunately, Jun has a lead on Feb and on Mayo\'s family, so if we\'re lucky, we should be able to celebrate two family reuni...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #2
by Paul Jacques (Thu 02-09-2006)

What They SayWith the wolves continuing their search for Rakuen they quickly encounter great hardships as well as joys at the start of their journey. Kiba, Tsume, Hige and Toboe first find a way through a city where wolves work like dogs- but not before t...

Eberron Author Marsheila Rockwell
by Pat Ferrara (Thu 08-09-2007)

...s what is Legacy of Wolves about?   On the surface, it’s a murder mystery. People are dying in the Thranish city of Aruldusk, and my inquisitive – a dwarf named Greddark d’Kundarak – is hired to figure out who is doi...

GREEN LANTERN's Legacy
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 08-16-2001)

GREEN LANTERN fans longing to see Hal Jordan wearing the ring again will get 112 pages worth in November.That's when DC Comics is releasing GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY - THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HAL JORDAN, a hardcover graphic novel. The story is written ...


Wolf's Rain Vol. #1
by Paul Jacques (Tue 02-07-2006)

What They SayIn the distant future, wolves are meant to have been extinct for almost 200 years. At least that is what human’s would like to believe. Although rumour has it that some wolves survived and have taken the form of humans to avoid being hu...

Robotech Legacy Set 7
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-17-2003)

What They SayThe Robotech Legacy Box 7 is a special 3-disc collector\'s edition which includes Genesis, Hollow Victory, and the final installment in the indispensable Elements of Robotechnology extras series (available only in this collection). This is th...

Smallville 'Legacy' trailer on WB (Wed 03-24-2004)

The WB tonight aired a trailer for "Legacy," the April 14 episode guest starring Christopher Reeve, following tonight's repeat of the "Perry" episode. Screen captures of the trailer will be up at KryptonSite tonight!

DRAGONBALL Z: LEGACY OF GOKU II
by Troy Roberts (Tue 08-26-2003)

When Atari released DRAGONBALL Z: LEGACY OF GOKU on the Game Boy Advanced last year, the sales really showed how big the DBZ license is. The game was probably the best selling non-Nintendo GBA title of the year, and while the game was only a little over m...


DVD Review: Ys Legacy Collection (Tue 10-18-2005)

J.J. Matthews has spent some time on another collection series for us and has sent in a review of the 05/11/2004 release of Ys Legacy Collection from Media Blasters.

DVD Review of Vertigo (Universal Legacy Series)
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 10-20-2008)

  Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo was beautifully restored and re-released in 1996. The problem was that it played only in major metropolitan areas. For those of you that didn’t know about it or didn’t have the chance to see it, Hitchco...

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #3
by Aaron J. Heiner (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Once again, Suncoast slipped and I was able to get this disc days before its scheduled release date. Sol Bianca: The Legacy is not a continuation of the original Sol Bianca made in the early 90s. The best way for me to describe Sol Bianca is t...

Robotech Legacy Set 3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-25-2001)

What They SayIt has often been said that the original broadcast of the ground-breaking series Robotech was a key factor leading to the current interest in Japanese animation. In the 15 years since its initial airing, Robotech has remained one of the most ...


Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #1
by Roman Martel (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Overall Rating: 4.4 (on a scale of 1-5) -Disc Ratings- Sound: 5 Picture: 5 Menu: 5 Presentation: 5 Goodies: 5 Overall: 5 -Artistic Ratings- Animation: 4 Sound: 5 Plot: 3 English Acting: 3 Music: 4 Overall: 3.8 Intro I wasn't re...

Smallville: Spoilers for 'Legacy' (Tue 02-03-2004)

The Devoted to Smallville Web Site has spoilers for the April 14th episode of "Legacy." Christorpher Reeve returns as Dr. Swann and somthing is brewing between him and Lionel Luthor (John Glover).

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-25-2000)

What They SayThe all-girl crew of the pirate ship Sol Bianca is not afraid of anyone, so when they cross paths with the most powerfully armed power in the known universe, it is sure to be a wild ride! The Review!The second full new series that Pioneer is ...

Ys Legacy Series Collection
by J.J. Matthews (Tue 10-18-2005)

What They SayContains the entire Ys series (Book 1 and 2 + Ys II)! In ancient times, the books of Y\'s were guarded by six priests and two goddesses. The books contained the secret to all good in this world, and all evil in a man\'s heart. Adol Christen...


Director Pegged for WOLVES Sequel
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 11-01-2007)

The sequel to DANCES WITH WOLVES is moving forward with Simon Wincer hopping on board as a director, says Variety. This film will based off author Michael Blake's 2002 sequel, THE HOLY ROAD, published by Random House. Blake is once again handling the scre...

Robotech Legacy Set 5
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-11-2001)

What They SayRobotech 9: Robotech Masters: Counter Attack The Robotech Defense Forces plan an all-out counter attack against the Robotech Masters. The hope is to catch the invaders off guard and achieve victory before the Earth is destroyed. The RDF find...

Robotech Legacy Set 1
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 02-10-2002)

What They SayStrap into your Veritech and get ready for the ride of your life! When a mysterious space battleship crashes onto Macross Island in the South Pacific, the future of mankind is changed forever! Realizing that there are hostile forces in the u...

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #1
by Justin Emerson (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!I'm submitting this review rather late by my standards (3 days since the release) but I've been extraordinarily busy with the launch of a new website... I won't plug it here, since it's not Anime related, and it's probably not appropriate to do...


Sol Bianca: The Legacy Box Set (Tue 12-09-2003)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese Language,English Language,English SubtitlesReview Equipment

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #1
by Tong Lin (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!After 7 years of rumor, guessing and unwilling to continue the series from the producer, the new Sol Bianca series has finally made to my house. ^_^ As a huge fan of the original Sol Bianca Movies from ADV, I have very high hope and expectatio...

Robotech Legacy Set 5
by Mark McPherson (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Some might find the very idea of something like Robotech meaningless. Little do other otaku realize that Robotech actually paved the way for anime in America. If not for Robotech, we would still be watching edited anime (well, more than we have...

SARA KARLOFF PRESENTS: FRANKENSTEIN, THE LEGACY
by Francesca Sorenson (Tue 10-09-2001)

Author Christopher Schildt's FRANKENSTEIN, THE LEGACY is a delightful little book that recreates/updates the Frankenstein story in an American context. It might be easy for the serious reader to be a little put off by the idea of a mass market paperback t...


Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #2
by Roman Martel (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Overall Rating: 4.4 (on a scale of 1-5) -Disc Ratings- Sound: 5 Picture: 5 Menu: 5 Presentation: 5 Goodies: 5 Overall: 5 -Artistic Ratings- Animation: 5 Sound: 5 Plot: 2 English Acting: 3 Music: 4 Overall: 3.8 Intro This disc is the continua...

The Manic Maniac: Crichton's Legacy
by Joe Crosby (Fri 11-07-2008)

  Michael Crichton died on Tuesday. It's a tragic loss, as any human loss is. But for some reason--and despite all of the obituaries to the contrary--it seems strange to refer to Crichton as a great ... as in "a great one," "an icon.&...

Robotech Legacy Set 4
by Mark McPherson (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Macross is over. The SDF-1 is no more, thousands of people are dead and the world is now enveloped in most parts with radiation. Harmony Gold dared to look at the end of this series to "and then what?" So they added Southern Cross to dig futher...

Offical TV Guide description of 'Legacy' (Mon 04-12-2004)

TV Guide's description of Wednesday night's new Smallville reveals a different synopsis and take on the episode's happenings.


Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #3
by Roman Martel (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Overall Rating: 4.2 (on a scale of 1-5) -Technical Ratings- Sound: 5 Picture: 5 Menu: 5 Presentation: 5 Goodies: 5 Overall: 5 -Content Ratings- Animation: 4 Sound: 5 Plot: 3 English Acting: 2.5 Music: 3 Entertainment: 3 Overal...

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #1
by Sean Broestl (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!This was probably my most anticipated disc of the second quarter of the year. As you can see from the scores I gave it up above, it delivered. I saw the original OAV's of Sol Bianca a while back, and they quickly became among my favorite titles...

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #2
by Joe McCulloch (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Back in the day there were dozens of generic anime videos floating around the video outlets of America (those that would carry them). In the early nineties, anime was not nearly as well known as it is now, and companies would latch onto any sho...

Robotech Legacy Set 3
by Mark McPherson (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!It's finally here. The finale to the Macross Saga. Get ready for intense battles galore. Audio: It's all mono. Hows that for originality? Video: There were some episodes where there is a lot of grain and some run on lines from the negatives w...


GODZILLA Legacy
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 01-25-2006)

The folks at Sony may have temporarily run out of new Godzilla films from Japan to deliver on US DVD, but they've still got a few new ideas for the world's greatest monster. Disappointment over the 1998 American version of GODZILLA has had time to dissipa...

Gorasul: Legacy of the Dragon
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Mon 01-28-2002)

The practically anonymous developer Sylver Style brought us a game which looks as though it had been developed using BioWare's Infinity engine. This is however, a completely new piece of code which but seemingly resembles Baldur's Gate.Where was I...

More Universal Legacy
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 06-11-2005)

Universal monsters fans have been waiting for the remaining horror classics (and near classics) in their library to make their DVD debut. Here's the good news: THE BELA LUGOSI COLLECTION has been announced for a September 6 release. Priced at $26.98 SRP, ...

Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)

Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran...


Means and Ends
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-28-2007)

Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting installment of Comicscape, where I’ll drag you through the soul-wrenching depths of moral inquiry and sequential art psychoanalysis.  This week, I want to revisit an issue I touched ...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-13-2005)

What They SayJaguara’s attempt to open a false Paradise has been crushed, but her actions may still destroy the world! As the remaining wolves and humans flee the collapsing castle, they see death and destruction all around. The wolves have made it ...

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.   ...

Robotech Legacy Set 2
by David Owens (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Yay! The 2nd box set of Robotech is here (and er, has been for months before I got around to reviewing it) to bring us more cheesy goodness of what, to many, was their first exposure to Japanese animation (atleast insofar as the animation itsel...


Wolf's Rain Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 02-17-2005)

What They SayKiba seems to have found paradise. It\'s just him and the enigmatic girl known as Mew. He\'s happy, but he\'s sure he was supposed to be doing something. If only he could remember. The rest of the pack is still looking for him. Along the way,...

Legend of the Blue Wolves
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-24-2005)

What They SayJonathon Tiberius is a young robot pilot who is falling for his bunkmate, the tall blonde Leonard Schteinberg. However, their grotesque unit commander has his eye on Jonathon himself. Leonard manages to save Jonathon from their commander\'s...

Robotech Legacy Set 2
by Mark McPherson (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!If your serious about Robotech, you'll pay the extra $15 for the extra disc on the boxed set. And you won't be dissapointed with this set. Audio: It's mono. What more can you say? Nothing has changed. Kind of a let down if you've been watching...

Remembering YAMATO's Musical Legacy
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-18-2006)

On March 21st, 2006, Japanese composer Hiroshi Miyagawa died of heart failure at the age of 75. Best known outside of Japan for his sumptuous and award-winning scores for the lavish anime series, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (Uchû Senkan Yamato, 1974), Miyagaw...


Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-22-2000)

What They SayCaptains Log: Reminder, when the tarot cards tell of trouble, next time believe them! A terrorist violated the Sol Bianca today, but fortunately, he played the situation to Jani’s strength and she was able to answer the situation in her...

Robotech Legacy Set 4
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 02-10-2002)

What They SayFifteen years of peace are shattered when a new invasion force, the Robotech Masters, wage war against the Earth\'s struggling survivors. The victor\'s prize is control of the mysterious Protoculture Matrix - the secret powerhouse of Robotech...

Manga Review: King of Wolves (Tue 11-22-2005)

One of the more interesting pairings in the manga world resulted in the May 2005 release of King of Wolves from Dark Horse that Jarred has sent in some thoughts on.

Robotech Legacy Set 2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-07-2001)

What They SayA special 3-disc collector\'s edition which includes Volume 3: Homecoming, Volume 4: Battlefront and a the second installment in the Elements of Robotechnology extras series available only in this collection. After battling their way back t...


WOLF LAKE
by Sonia Mansfield (Wed 09-19-2001)

In a television season that boasts shows about a crime-fighting man dressed as a tick and the teenage Superman, a show would have to be pretty strange to earn the title of "most far-fetched."But WOLF LAKE has done just that. You see, WOLF LAKE is about wo...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 03-14-2005)

What They SayLady Jaguara has everything she needs to achieve her goal to open paradise. As groups of humans and wolves arrive at Jaguara’s city, they discover that they must find a way to get in. Kiba is now obsessed with saving Cheza from her fa...

Princess Mononoke
by Dani Moure (Tue 04-11-2006)

What They SayA warrior travels to the Far East to seek help from the Great Forest Spirit for a cure to a deadly curse he is under. Upon arriving, he gets caught up in a battle, fighting for the cause of the animal spirits defending their home from an expl...

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...


Abernethy & Graves Score Big With Original Music For New Star Trek Games
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-05-2006)

Award-Winning Composers Write Epic Sci-Fi Orchestral Music For Upcoming Blockbuster Video Games To Coincide With 40th Anniversary Of Star Trek Bethesda Softworks® and Rednote Audio have announced that veteran video game and film/TV composers Rod Abernethy...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #3
by Paul Jacques (Fri 02-10-2006)

What They SayAlthough Kiba and the group may have evaded the retrieval team for now, upon reaching the other side of the “Forest of Death” - the wolves are attacked by Darcia – who will stop at nothing to take Cheza back from them. Whils...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 08-26-2004)

What They SayThe perilous journey continues as Kiba remains unwavering in his belief in paradise, but the others are not so convinced. Once outside the city, the wolves find themselves in a dense forest with Darcia\'s airship looming above them. Little do...

Starsky & Hutch
by Coming Attractions (Wed 01-14-2004)

Genre:Action/Crime/Television Adaptation.Studio:Warner Bros./Dimension FilmsProduction Company:Weed Road Productions/Eagle Cove Entertainment.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Ben Stiller (Starsky); Owen Wilson (Hutch); Snoop Dogg (Huggy Bear); Vi...


And The Nominees Are...
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 02-25-2008)

Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve...

Producer Talks WOLF LAKE
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-26-2001)

While appearing at the TCA gathering in Los Angeles to promote the show, which stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Graham Greene and Tim Matheson, Gansa revealed that there have been "substantial stylistic changes" made to clean up the seeming chaos depicted in t...

Big Daddy Danger Enters the Ring
by Dave Richards (Tue 05-14-2002)

Last year Adam Pollina a signed a deal to write nine issue limited series for DC Comics called Big Daddy Danger. Pollina also sold the movie rights to the creator-owned series before the first comic was ever released. Newsarama now reports that th...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-13-2004)

What They SayFor the wolves, the journey to rescue Cheza continues. As they move forward, they each reflect upon what has brought them to where they are at this point - both on this particular journey and in their lives in general. Tsume remembers his pa...


ADV Films sets street date for Robotech: Flight 5 (-)

ADV Films has set a street date of December 11, 2001 for the DVD release of the 5th flight of the best-selling Robotech series containing the dramatic conclusion of the Robotech Masters saga. ADV Films plans a concurrent release for Robotech v9: Robotech...

Princess Mononoke
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 02-09-2002)

What They SayClaire Danes (The Mod Squad), Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) and Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Sling Blade) head a cast of hot Hollywood stars who lend their talents to this exquisitely animated, overwhelmingly acclaimed adventure epic! ...

Stardate 0108.01: Beginnings and Endings
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 01-08-2001)

Finally, someone who understands! Trek X screenwriter John Logan told startrek.com this week that he`s a lifelong fan who went trick-or-treating in his youth dressed as Captain Kirk. `I`m a rabid fan...I`m not just doing this for the money, believe me,` e...

Bandai Entertainment Set to Turn Up the Summer Heat with New Product Launches and Announcements at This Year?s Anime Expo 2004 (Tue 06-29-2004)

Held July 2-5 in Anaheim, CA Cypress, CA (June 29, 2004) ?Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation in North America and major sponsor for this year's Anime Expo, is set to turn up the summer heat with new product launches and...


COMICSCAPE: Watching out for a WATCHMEN sequel
by Chad Derdowski (Wed 11-26-2008)

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...

Princess Mononoke (Fri 06-21-2002)

What They SaySet during the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) of Japan, Mononoke Hime is a story about a mystic fight between the Animal Gods of the forest and humans. On the side of the Animal Gods is San (Mononoke Hime), a human girl raised by the wolf god M...

Comicscape: Saving Superman's House
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-24-2008)

Usually, we read about Superman saving ordinary people—or an entire planet full of them, as it were. But, thanks to novelist and comic writer Brad Meltzer and a legion of creators and fans, ordinary people are saving Superman, in a manner of sp...

DVD Shopping Bag: Looking Ahead to The DVD Horizon
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 08-19-2008)

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 ...


Comicscape: Warner Bros. Takes DC to the Movies
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-27-2008)

Warner Brothers wants to take its DC adaptation to a darker place. After the phenomenal success of The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov wants to get more DC movies in theaters. Over at the Wall Street Journal, Robi...

DVD Shopping Bag: Facing the Faces of Death
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-07-2008)

The very first video store I ever worked at was a mom and pop store that only competed with the big chains because it had a great location, we carried adult videos and we weren’t under a lot of scrutiny about what we carried like the big chain store...

Little Norse Prince
by Paul Jacques (Tue 10-25-2005)

What They SayTakahata's Little Norse Prince tells the story of Horus, a young man who pulls a blade out of a Rock Giant only to discover that it is the Sword of the Sun and, if reforged, the sword's destiny will transform the boy into the Prince of the Su...

Comicscape: Sucking Life with Gabe Soria
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-14-2008)

You think your life sucks. You think your job sucks. It feels like it will never end. But for Dave Miller, it’s all true. Dave is a vampire, but he owes his allegiance to Lord Radu Arisztidescu, the vampire owner of the Last Stop convenience store i...


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...

Pirate Jones!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 12-05-2006)

This week in our Prize Closet we’ve got a copy of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Complete First Season, courtesy of Universal. I remember that there wasn’t much buzz about the show – it was considered an alternative to local affiliate broadcast...

DVD Shopping Bag: One Disc, Two Disc, Blue Disc?
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 07-08-2008)

This week Warner Home Entertainment will release their DVD movie tie-in Batman - Gotham Knight. We have three different versions to choose from, unlike Justice League: A New Frontier which had four (R.I.P. HD-DVD), so which will it be? Times are tough all...

Wolf's Rain
by Jasconius (Fri 10-24-2003)

Wolf's Rain, from Studio BONES and with music from Yoko Kanno, was one of the more anticipated shows starting this anime season. The OP/ED songs for the series are both in English and composed by Yoko Kanno, with the ED song sung by Maaya Sakamoto. I thou...


Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it. Another thing, if ...

Monsters Unleashed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-27-2004)

According to some label reps I've talked to lately, some voice actors on the English dubbing crews for anime titles have their own fan following. This might seem a little odd at first, but in light of the fact that little supplemental material is included...

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...

Wolf's Rain Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-11-2004)

What They SayThe war between the Nobles has begun to escalate, a war that will ultimately affect the lives of wolf and human alike. The soldiers who have been on the trail of Cheza and the wolves turn their attention to battling the invading forces. Meanw...


Bandai Entertainment CD Announcements (Fri 01-30-2004)

Cypress, CA (January 30, 2004) - Bandai Entertainment announced today the unveiling of two new CD soundtrack releases for the highly anticipated anime series, '.hack//Legend of the Twilight' and 'Wolf's Rain'. Each of the soundtracks showcases an impressi...

Werewolf Angst
by Michael Tunison (Wed 09-19-2001)

Mix THE HOWLING, a generous portion of TWIN PEAKS, and the occasional pinch of DAWSON'S CREEK and what do you get? If you're CBS, you hope you get a hit.Debuting this week, the genre-bending dramatic series WOLF LAKE concerns a rural American community mu...

The ER doctors are in (the game)
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-05-2004)

Announced last year, Legacy Interactive is knee-deep in development on a PC video game that will immerse gamers in the medical drama world of ER. Today the game company announced that it has signed three of the show's stars to provide the voices for their...

Best Soundtracks of 2004 Part 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-13-2005)

Just as more and more original film scores are captured on disc despite the ongoing proliferation of song collections masquerading as "film music" the increasing market for classic and forgotten film scores being fully restored either through archival r...


Comicscape - October 20, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-20-2004)

Hello, all... I'd originally intended this week to simply print the remaining responses to the Hal Jordan question and to move on to something else equally irrelevant to real life. (If you'd rather skip what follows and go directly to those responses, cli...

Robotech: The Protoculture Collection
by John Sinnott (Thu 10-05-2006)

The Show: ROBOTECH is an important series that has been credited as the series that started the interest in Japanese animation here in the US. There had been several other anime shows broadcast on American TV prior to ROBOTECH, but none of them generated...

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...

DOG SOLDIERS
by Jason Henderson (Fri 05-10-2002)

DOG SOLDIERS is a British horror-action film in which a small cadre of soldiers go in the woods and wind up staving off a hungry wave of giant wolves while the men bleed and fight from inside an isolated and vulnerable house. They count their ammunition e...


Lucasfilm/Del Rey Confirm 35 New Books
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 09-17-2008)

Over the past few days, there's been some new interesting announcements for readers and fans of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. With the 9-book Legacy of the Force series over, we've had slow leaks that there would be another 9-book Fate of the Jedi seri...

FUNimation New Title Solicitation (Thu 08-12-2004)

Right Stuf\'s been adding tons of manga to their site yesterday and today but they squeezed in a new DVD listing:Dragon Ball GT Movie: A Hero\'s Legacy - N/A minutes - $24.98 - 11/16/2004

Right Stuf Bundle Sale (Thu 06-03-2004)

A deal far too good to pass up this week really needs to be mentioned here and that\'s the \"X\" series bundle below...It\'s Black Thursday!! New Right Stuf Specials are posted. You\'ve asked for a new bundle, so here you go! X TV Hits the Spot DVD Bun...

Media Blasters New Title Solicitations (Wed 02-04-2004)

Via the folks at Right Stuf, we\'ve got a glimpse of May\'s schedule for Media Blasters:Detatok-o Princess Vol. #1 - $19.95 - 05/25/2004 Figure 17 Vol. #5 - 90 minutes - $29.95 - 05/25/2004 Samurai Deeper Kyo Vol. #6 - 100 minutes - $29.95 - 05/11/2004 Y\...


New Manga License (Sat 01-08-2005)

According to a find at Amazon by the folks at ListerX, Dark Horse has picked up the one-shot release of King of Wolves. This is an early/first work by Kentaro Miura of Berserk fame and Buronson of Fist of the North Star fame.

Battle Athletes Victory Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-11-1999)

What They SayAkari can\'t handle the pressure! Her mother\'s record-setting legacy is a crushing burden, so when Akari is humiliated by Jessie in a race, she folds and resigns from school. However, Itchan refuses to let her friend give up! Can Akari handl...

Big O Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-21-2001)

What They SayAs Paradigm City\'s top negotiator, Roger Smith lives a very exciting, but dangerous life. When a series of mysterious accidents begin plaguing the city\'s police force, all clues point towards a \"ghost\". Fed up with Dorothy\'s piano play...

Planet Anime goes for your wallet (Tue 07-15-2003)

Since we keep hearing that some people don't have any anime backlogs, it looks like the folks at Planet Anime have devised a sale to help remedy that situation. All In Stock DVDs Now 30% Off! We know what you want. And Planet Anime aims to please! All in...


Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 03-05-2002)

What They SaySakura wins a trip to Hong Kong! Or does she? A mysterious force calls out to Sakura in her dreams, and she discovers a dangerous legacy lingering in the alleys of Hong Kong. Thank goodness Sakura can depend upon Li and his family to help her...

Angel Sanctuary
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-10-2001)

What They SayA beautiful angel wages war against God ? and loses. Reborn as a human boy, Setsuna struggles with visions and supernatural powers. Angels and demons flock to his awakening, spoiling for battle. Will Setsuna lead them to the apocalypse, or to...

Jin-Roh: Special Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 01-30-2002)

What They SayFrom the creators of Ghost in the Shell and Akira... Set in an alternate history of Japan, Constable Fuse is part of an elite Special Forces unit known as the Capital Police whose mission is to maintain peace during a time of civil unrest. ...

Dark Horse New Title Solicitations (Wed 01-12-2005)

Courtesy of an update at Right Stuf, the May solicitations for manga from Dark Horse is now out:King of Wolves (aka Ohrou) Vol. #01 - $12.95 - 05/11/2005Trigun Maximum Vol. #05 - $9.95 - 05/04/2005Vampire Hunter D Vol. #01 - $8.95 - 05/04/2005


Comicscape: Five Reasons Why Comics Are Better Than Movies
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-09-2008)

Maniacs love movies and comics. But, here at Comicscape, we’re here to lay down the law and crown funny books the king of cool. Everyone gets excited when Hollywood turns a comic into a movie—if those stogie-chomping bigwigs and thei...

Cardcaptors The Movie (Thu 12-04-2003)

What They SaySakura wins a trip to Hong Kong! Or does she? A mysterious force calls out to Sakura in her dreams, and she discovers a dangerous legacy lingering in the alleys of Hong Kong. Thank goodness Sakura can depend upon Li and his family to help her...

STARGATE ATLANTIS Season 4 DVD Arrives in July
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-02-2008)

Explore the limits of an uncharted  galaxy when “Stargate:  Atlantis” Season Four plunges onto DVD July 8, 2008 from MGM Home Entertainment.  Created from the legacy of “Stargate SG-1”, the longest-running, sc...

Comicscape: Dan Didio’s Countdown to Internet Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-25-2008)

Leadership stands as a thankless role, in which those in charge must accept the blame for everyone or redistribute accolades equally. Fanboys across the Internet have been buzzing for the past week or so about Dan Didio—the Senior Vice Presiden...


Top Manical Rumors: Tranformers Reborn, Super Girlfriends & Justice Delays
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-06-2008)

It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers. If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro...

Newly reviewed (Wed 02-20-2002)

Getting in one last review this evening since we've got a nice cold and sitting in a warm room keeps me happy, we've taken a look at the 02/12/2002 release from ADV Films for Robotech Legacy Set 6. This box kicks off the New Generation arc of the series a...

New today (Tue 03-19-2002)

We forgot to get this posted last night, but better late then never. Here's what's due to officially street today at your favorite retailer: Title Name Studio Run Time Volume MSRP Date   GTO Vo...

Advance Review (Sat 03-01-2003)

Due out on 03/11/2003 is a title that ADV has managed to acquire from the Streamline legacy in the form of Crying Freeman Vol. #1.


Moment of Silence (Sat 02-01-2003)

To the crew, families and extended families of the Columbia crew, may you rest in peace and your legacy never be forgotten.

Pioneer responds to missing Lupin episodes (Wed 11-27-2002)

Pioneer posted the following to the forums this evening after readers discovered that the first volume of Lupin TV will be skipping an episode:Dear fans of Lupin The 3rd TV series and Anime on DVD readers:Thank you for your enthusiasm for the long-awaited...

Pioneer packages it up (Tue 04-22-2003)

According to an update at Right Stuf this morning, Pioneer Animation is all set to do some repackaging and repricing on some of their titles from a year or two ago:El Hazard: The Wanderers Box Set - 650 minutes - $79.98 - 07/01/2003 El Hazard: The Alterna...

Kimba, the White Lion Box Set 1
by Paul Grisham (Tue 05-06-2003)

What They SayFrom the creator of Astroboy comes Kimba, one of the \"first-generation anime classics\" from Japan, and the first to be broadcast in color, in 1965. Featuring spectacular designs and trailblazing animation techniques, gentle stories, and a ...


Planetes Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 03-14-2006)

What They SayAs the final preparations are made for the Von Braun\'s maiden voyage to Jupiter, the Space Defense Front makes a bold attempt at interrupting the INTO summit by taking control of the Jovian explorer. Again, the Debris Section is caught in th...

Macross Vol. #2
by J.J. Matthews (Fri 03-10-2006)

What They SayLocked in mortal combat with the attacking Zentradi fleets, the Macross has finally fought its way across the solar system to Mars, where an abandoned base may offer temporary safe haven. But this planet is named after the god of war and the ...

Kimba the White Lion Ultra DVD Box Set Limited Edition
by Brett Barkley (Wed 06-21-2006)

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...

Get Backers Vol. #08
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 08-11-2005)

What They SayYou can’t outrun the past. Whether it’s a bad memory that dogs you, a good one you’re trying to hang onto, or an old nemesis you can’t quite shake loose, the past is always right over your shoulder. Good thing the Ge...


Street Fighter Alpha Generations
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-17-2005)

What They SayIn this thrilling prequel to Street Fighter Alpha, Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, but is tormented by disturbing memories of his master\'s killer. In a quest to become a true martial arts master, Ryu sets out to hone his st...

Desert Punk Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 08-10-2006)

What They SayIs Desert Punk dead? Fearing the worst, Kosuna adopts his name and carries on with the help of a pint-sized apprentice equipped with a full-sized attitude! Double-crosses and unexpected events lead to an explosive final battle... but has Dese...

Serial Experiments Lain Vol. #4
by Dani Moure (Fri 11-03-2006)

What They Say\"Who am I?\" The question is asked over and over again throughout the noise. Lain destroys her own creator and loses her best friend, now she must decide what to do - should she delete herself from everyone\'s memory? If she does, will she h...

Shadow Skill Vol. #1
by Dani Moure (Thu 10-25-2007)

What They SayThe kingdom of Kuruda has known many warriors, but none greater than the Sevalle, an elite breed whose mastery of martial arts has made them legendary. But for the 59th Sevalle, Elle Ragu, a.k.a. Shadow Skill, being a legend is shaping up to ...


Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society
by Dani Moure (Thu 08-30-2007)

What They SayThe year is 2034; two years after Major Motoko Kusanagi left Public Security Section 9, the elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber warfare. In that time, Section 9 has increased its appointed personnel to 20 operati...

Kyo Kara Maoh! Season 2 Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-09-2008)

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 \"...

Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-20-2007)

What They SayAs the legacy of the Creators is uncovered, the assault on Chronos begins at last! Separated from friends and hounded by enemies, Sho and Mizuki seek refuge in a small town to escape their relentless assailants. However, they soon find that t...

Slayers Gorgeous
by Dani Moure (Thu 11-04-2004)

What They SayIts\' dark legacy began a thousand years ago. An evil creature was unleashed in the midst of a demonic war. The mighty warrior Culvert sealed the beast within the land, never suspecting it would return for revenge. When Lina Inverse and her...


Inu Yasha Vol. #18
by Luis Cruz (Tue 06-22-2004)

What They SayInuyasha finds out from Totosai that the only way for the Tetsusaiga to get lighter is for him to surpass his father in power. To do so, Inuyasha heads out to find Ryukotsusei, a dragon-like demon that his father was able to seal away, but on...

Mobile Suit Gundam Movie 3 (-)

What They SayIn the year Universal Century 0079, humans have colonized the area of space lying in between the Earth and the moon. However the ambitious Zabi family, rulers of the Duchy of Zeon (the colonies furthest from the earth) has sparked a war. The ...

Toshiba 5109 Progressive Scan (Thu 04-04-2002)

What They SayThe Review!Toshiba 5109 Progressive Scan DVD Player Review About three months back, I decided to upgrade my TV set to one that would be ready for DTV when it caught on. I chose the Panasonic CT-32XF55 progressive scan DTV due to its price/p...

Armored Trooper Votoms Vol. #13 (Mon 02-18-2002)

What They SayStage 4: God Planet Quent V.1 - At the center of the Astragius Galaxy lies the mysterious planet Quent. Once, it was the cradle of the greatest civilization in the history of the known universe. But, 3,000 years ago, the Quentians accidentall...


Trigun Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-25-2000)

What They SayWolfwood, the man of the cloth with the cross, is also a gunman with a past. Like Vash, Wolfwood travels to redemption in the desert but continually finds that confrontations with one’s past can be far more deadly than a duel with pist...

Princess Mononoke (Thu 01-10-2002)

What They SayClaire Daines (The Mod Squad), Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) and Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Sling Blade) head a cast of hot Hollywood stars who lend their talents to this exquisitely animated, highly acclaimed epic adventure. Inflic...

Powerstone Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 05-12-2002)

What They SayWhen two of the mysterious and magical Power Stones are stolen, young adventurer Edward Falcon sets out to warn his friends Wang Tang and Gunrock. His warning arrives too late, however, as dark hands of magic are already circling around our i...

Genma Wars Collection Box Set
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 12-14-2007)

What They SayIn a world beyond time, a demoniac race called \"Genmas\" control the degenerated humans. Now the fates of Rufu and Jin, twins separated at birth, ultimately intertwine as each learns of the legacy of their birthright and the supernatural pow...


Dragonball Z Movie #06: Return of Cooler (Sat 11-30-2002)

What They SayNew Namek is besieged by an enormous evil entity - the Big Gete Star - a \'living planet\' of metal that sustains itself by devouring entire worlds. Fearing for the existence of his people, Dende, the new guardian of Earth, turns to Goku an...

Ridley Scott Traveling Back to Sci-Fi?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-04-2008)

It seems almost fitting that Maniac columnist Damon Brown is spotlighting the wonders of Blade Runner and now there's a new report which has director Ridley Scott saying he's going back to the world of sci-fi very soon. After a very long break, Scott has ...

Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin) OVA CD Soundtrack
by Tiffani Nadeau (Sun 07-31-2005)

What They SayFrom composer Taku Iwasaki comes the beautifully haunting melodies of the Samurai X OVAs that fans simply can’t forget. Fitting perfectly with the dark overtones of the series, this gorgeous score makes listeners relive Rurouni Kenshi...

Tekken
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 01-26-1999)

What They SayBased on the Namco fighting game Tekken series! Get ready for the ultimate animated adventure! Tekken, the spectacular series that revolutionized how fighting games are played, is now an incredible motion picture! The awesome rendering power ...


Panettiere, Long Lead ALPHA Animation
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-03-2008)

Hayden Panettiere and Justin Long are set to lead Alpha and Omega, a new animation which marks the first team-up of Lionsgate and Crest Animation Productions. The trade reports that the duo will be joining Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper and ...

I Talked with a Zombie: Mark Kidwell on ‘68
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-10-2007)

Everyone loves zombies.  They scare the hell out of you.  They serve as a perfect metaphor for, well, “us.”  And, best of all, they eat people.  With those sterling qualities, I see very little not to like about our lumb...

UK’s TORCHWOOD blazes into bookshelves
by Karl Schneider (Tue 01-16-2007)

Devil’s Due Publishing releases a boxed set of R.A. Salvatore’s most beloved fantasy tales, individual SF and fantasy ‘best of’ anthologies get the 2006 treatment under Wildside Press, and BBC Books releases their first literary...

Women of Sci Fi
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-09-2007)

R.A. Salvatore’s The Hunter’s Blades trilogy gets a collector’s edition facelift, the Time Spiral Cycle wrenches out another installment with Planar Chaos, and two notable female SF authors get some well-deserved credit for their con...


Gadgets Galore
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sun 01-07-2007)

The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off January 8th and runs through the 11th in Las Vegas.  If you aren’t familiar with this event it’s a chance for all the major, and most of the minor electronics companies to debut all their new wa...

Getting Hellshocked with Jae Lee
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-20-2006)

Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and Merry Christmas, happy Chanukah, and have a spectacular holiday-of-some-other-obscure-nation-or-alternative-religion.  If I don’t say that part, someone will remind me about Yule or something.  Anyway, i...

Best Soundtrax of 06: Part 2 – Restorations & Compilations
by Randall Larson (Thu 01-18-2007)

LAST YEAR’S BIG RECOMMENDATIONS   As with previous years, I have separated my assessment of the year’s best soundtrack releases into new scores (soundtrack CDs of scores for films released in 2006) and newly-released archival re...

Overlord
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 02-14-2007)

Plot: Taking control of a mysterious figure that has inherited the legacy of the long-dead evil Overlord, the player emerges near death from the ruins of the old Overlord's Dark Tower. Only the player's actions will determine if they will rise to beco...


"Prison Break: Sona"
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 04-04-2007)

Many fans have said that this series lost steam after the prison break finally happened.  There have been a few times this season I was inclined to agree, but the last several episodes have been just as entertaining as some of the best from season...

Long Live The New Flesh!
by Jessica Chobot (Mon 03-26-2007)

**Potential spoilers**  I’ve been really into “techie” movies of late. As stated in my previous article (WWJCD: Nanobots, Cybernetics and Androids, Oh MY!), movies such as Tron and books like Neuromancer have been my past time ...

"Wild Hogs"
by Brian Thomas (Fri 03-09-2007)

Let me start by repeating that cast list from the info box: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray Liotta, Marisa Tomei. If this list of names has you excited to see this picture in 2007, then this review isn’t going to d...

Civil Words
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-07-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another mail-filled Comicscape maelstrom.  Last week’s column on Marvel’s Civil War garnered some thoughtful letters – more than the paltry couple I seem to receive lately.  For whatever r...


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 ...

The Tower of Shadows Looms onto Shelves
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-12-2006)

Drew Bowling kicks of his Tides of Fate trilogy with the hardback release of The Tower of Shadows, Don Bassingthwaite concludes The Dragon Below series with The Killing Song, and Sergei Lukyanenko’s wildly popular The Night Watch returns from it...

Rainbow: "Live In Düsseldorf 1976" to Arrive In November
by Randall D. Larson (Fri 09-22-2006)

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, the second of three shows from Rainbow's September 1976 tour of Germany, newly mixed from the multi-tracks, is nearing release, and follows the pattern set by the previously