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Terence Howard is "Locked and Loaded"
by News Editor (Wed 04-06-2005)

Actor Terrence Dashon Howard has been cast to star opposite rapper turned actor 50 Cent in the upcoming action-adventure film LOCKED AND LOADED. The story centers on a drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music. Jim Sheridan is...

Deathlok locked and loaded?
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 02-25-2005)

The latest issue of Wizard Magazine had a quote from Marvel movie exec Kevin Feige, who said, "David Self has just turned in an amazing polish of the script, and we are moving forward."

Paramount, MTV and 50 Cent are LOCKED AND LOADED
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-18-2004)

Jim Sheridan, the director of IN AMERICA, has committed to helm LOCKED AND LOADED for Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. The movie will star rapper 50 Cent as an orphaned youth that becomes a street criminal, then later has a change of heart and turns his ...


Legends of horror
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-03-2006)

Critical whipping boy Uwe Boll recently gave us yet another reason to dislike him: He's a bully. He recently made good his offer to let his critics get in the boxing ring with him. Boll selected four young men who have been extremely critical of his work ...

Crying Out Love, In The Centre Of The World
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 09-25-2005)

What They SaySekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu, a Japanese romance novel by Katayama Kyoichi, sold over 3 million copies in Japan alone, is now adapted into one of the biggest hits of the summer box office in Japan! The film Crying Out Love, In The Centre...

Dragon Ball GT Lost Episodes Vol. #2: Rejection Uncut (Thu 09-09-2004)

...e\'s army locked and loaded! Episode 5: Goku vs. Ledgic While hiding from the authorities, Goku, Pan, and Trunks become moved by the injustices that the Imeckians suffer under the oppressive Don Kee. They decide to confront The Don, and head straigh...

Download DOO 2
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-12-2003)

MTV News is hosting the exclusive download for the first trailer for SCOOBY-DOO 2. The music channel's website has the trailer locked and loaded for three different download speeds, fast, medium and slow (upgrade already, willya?)Here's the link to MTV Ne...


The Show Must Go On
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-18-2008)

...ack–locked and loaded and ready to win the fight against the marauding forces of ruthless space pirate Gammis Turek. For Ky, it’s not just about liberating the star systems subjugated by Turek and defending the rest of the galaxy’s fr...

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
by Coming Attractions (Mon 06-07-2004)

...e trailer locked and loaded for three different download speeds, fast, medium and slow (upgrade already, willya?)Here's the link to MTV News you need, and you'll find the direct links to the SCOOBY trailer down near the bottom of their article. [MTV.]F...

Fox Announces FF2 & DIE HARD 4 Blu-Ray Releases
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 08-30-2007)

...ot; comes locked and loaded with numerous bonus features including deleted scenes, featurettes, actor and director commentaries, visual effect breakdowns, alternate endings, side-by-side comparisons and much, much more.All of the BD titles announced to...

Finding hookers and lawyers in the year 3001
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-02-2004)

Maya Rudolph (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) and Dax Shepard (PUNK'D) are in talks to join the cast of 3001, the new 20th Century Fox comedy by director Mike Judge (OFFICE SPACE). Luke Wilson is already locked and loaded to play the film's main character, a fellow ...


'Fantastic Four' is locked, 'Teen Titans' back on Saturday (Tue 06-28-2005)

Ralph Winter, producer of the Fantastic Four movie, told The Continuum that the film is locked and ready for its New York premiere and release in theaters next week. "(The) film is all done and I feel terrific about the final result," Winter told The Comi...

JLA Cast Possibly Locked & Ready
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 11-14-2007)

 Robert Sanchez and Co. over at IESB report that an inside source over at WB claims the full cast of the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA have been locked. The source goes on to say that they will be announced sometime this week. This is contrary ...

PRINCESS NINE: BASES LOADED
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 09-23-2002)

Managing to better itself with every volume released, PRINCESS NINE enters its fifth DVD inning with PRINCESS NINE: BASES LOADED. A great saga of adolescents against the odds, this sports related title packs more punch per episode than most adventure anim...

Castle in the Sky
by Paul Grisham (Sat 04-05-2003)

What They SayThe magic touch of master animator Hayao Miyazaki is visible from start to finish in CASTLE IN THE SKY -- an imaginative tale full of mystery and adventure. The high-flying journey begins when Pazu, a mining apprentice, finds a young girl wea...


'Spider-Man 3' villain locked (Wed 02-02-2005)

Sam Raimi has been promoting the DVD release of his Ghost House Pictures' The Grudge this past week, so of course while talking with him Now Playing snuck in a few Spider-Man questions as soon as the webslinging director let his guard down. And while Raim...

MLB Slugfest Loaded
by James Stevenson (Tue 04-27-2004)

Plot:18 eligible bachelors fight for the love of a leather-wrapped ball. It's highstakes drama at its best here folks. Check back next week to see if Mary accepts Timmy's marriage proposal, or if she leaves him for Tom the garbage truck driver.Platform:PS...

X3 Loaded Up! (Sat 07-19-2003)

The film will likely be centered more on Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) story and Jean Grey's (Famke Janssen) transformation, while Storm (Halle Berry) may be completely absent or only appear in a cameo performance.

National Geographic Launches EXPEDITION WEEK
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 11-11-2008)

As we passed along here, we're now sending along some cool programming notes on geek minded channels such as National Geographic and the events they have on the near horizon. Just two weeks after the channel aired a special space-minded event night of ser...


Online stadium opened for MLB SLUGFEST: LOADED
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-20-2004)

The official website for Midway's upcoming baseball game MLB SLUGFEST: LOADED has gone live. Officially licensed by the MLB and MLB Players Association, MLB SLUGFEST: LOADED is the company's latest version of the ultimate baseball experience for console g...

Gellar loaded for REVOLVER
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-05-2004)

Coming off of her hit film THE GRUDGE, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER star Sarah Michelle Gellar is keeping her career rooted in the supernatural. She's now attached to star in REVOLVER, a new horror film in development at Rogue Pictures.Gellar would play a dri...

HELLBOY Fully Loaded in New Photo
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-12-2007)

A new photo of Hellboy holding his new gun, dubbed "big baby" at the official website, has appeared online for HELLBOY II:THE GOLDEN ARMY. Ryan Rotten provided us all with the first look of this gun set to premiere in the sequel next summer from...

Jon Favreau says 'Iron Man' is locked, looks forward to 'Avengers' (Mon 01-28-2008)

'Iron Man' director Jon Favreau was on hand for a press conference for 'Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show' and answered a few questions about his movie and the planned 'Avengers' movie. The director said that 'Iron Man' is "locked", although...


Evigan and Rumer Willis Locked in Hendler's SORORITY ROW
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 09-10-2008)

While the announcement of a remake of Mark Rosman's 1983 cult hit The House on Sorority Row piqued some horror fans' interests last year, any excitement quickly died down after it was revealed that Senator Entertainment was going the same route as the rec...

Cage locked for two comic-book roles (Mon 12-20-2004)

Cage confirmed he just signed to star in 'Ghost Rider' and says he plans to star in the American remake of 'Old Boy' the Korean award-winning movie based on a Japanese Manga.

Guillermo del Toro Locked In For Next Decade
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 09-04-2008)

With Guillermo del Toro now living in Middle Earth for the next four to five years and having Frankenstein and H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness on his "Things to do" list, we know the director has a very busy schedule ahead of him. H...

Exclusive: Don Murphy talks 'Transformers'
by Laura Ellison (Tue 07-03-2007)

Although his film production company is named "Angry Films", producer Don Murphy is far from angry about his latest movie, "Transformers". In fact, I would say the man is down right ecstatic about this film, which opened in limited release Monday night...


LOADED BIBLE
by KURT AMACKER (Fri 05-26-2006)

Outside of the subject matter, LOADED BIBLE bears very little resemblance to the cult film, JESUS CHRIST, VAMPIRE HUNTER. That said, this sizable one-shot gets a "C" not because it offends me (because it doesn't) or anyone else (which it will), but becau...

Cast Locked in for Fantasy DORIAN GRAY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-07-2008)

The full cast has been confirmed for Ealing Studios' Oscar Wilde big screen adaptation of Dorian Gray, reports Variety. Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Fiona Shaw, Maryam D'Abo, Pip Torrens, Douglas Henshall, Caroline Goodall, Mic...

Music à la Melle
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-11-2004)

REMEMBERING GIL MELLEComposer Gil Melle, an innovator in mixing electronic and orchestral music, died last Thursday of a heart attack at his home in Malibu, California. For nearly five decades, Melle had made a mark in the world of jazz as an outstanding ...

Fighting Spirit Vol. #15
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 12-29-2006)

What They SayTakeshi Sendo vs. Ippo Makunouchi. The final showdown begins. Ippo knocks Sendo down with his lethal \"Dempsey Roll\" in the first round, but Sendo soon recovers and throws his devastating right. Power vs. Power. Determination vs. Determinati...


STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Wed 05-15-2002)

Now, this is a little more like it! After the widespread disappointment that greeted George Lucas' fun-idea-packed but dramatically underwhelming STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE three summers ago, a reviewer would like nothing better than to shou...

Journey to Planet Weird: An Conversation with Author Francess Lantz
by Denise Dumars (Fri 08-11-2000)

Many authors of young people`s books dream of having their works adapted into movies—but if their character is not named `Harry Potter,` the chances are slim. In 1997 Francess Lantz wrote a comedic science fiction book, STEPSISTER FROM THE PLANET WEIRD, i...

Newly reviewed: Dragonball GT (Fri 01-09-2004)

Finishing out our non-hentai review pile tonight, we\'ve taken a look at the 12/30/2003 release of Dragon Ball GT Vol. #10: Revelations from FUNimation. As mentioned in our last news posting about the previous volume, this one contains a front-loaded trai...

FARSCAPE: Season One Episode Guide
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 04-25-2000)

Episode #1 - `Premiere.` Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon. Directed by Andrew Prowse. Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder), in his experimental craft on a trip around Earth during the present time, is drawn into a wormhole that deposits him on the othe...


RahXephon Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 08-18-2003)

What They SayTremors ripple through the city as new Dolems attack, but the most dangerous shock waves of all are the mental assaults that now threaten to overwhelm Ayato\'s grasp of the physical world itself. As new players enter the deadly game between t...

Jubei-Chan Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-01-2000)

What They SayYagyu Jubei was Japan\'s greatest swordsman. His skill was legendary, but the one enemy he couldn\'t conquer was death. Before he died, though, he gave his disciple hope - there would be a successor, and this deserving person would receive ...

TRANSFORMERS Rolls Out to Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-08-2007)

The July 4th week has come and gone, the estimates are now in and the winner is locked. Honestly, there was never any doubt on who that winner would be. Transformers rolled out to victory this weekend pulled in 67.6 million in box office sales. For the ...

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

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


THE ST. FRANCISVILLE EXPERIMENT: Ryan Larson
by Craig Reid (Thu 08-31-2000)

Four people (a psychic, a ghost hunter, a filmmaker and a historian), all trained in the art of paranormal phenomena and loaded with three cameras, are flown to Louisiana to investigate the ghoulish goings-on in a notorious haunted house, plagued by the s...

FINAL DESTINATION 2
by BRIAN THOMAS (Thu 09-04-2003)

My first reaction to titles like FINAL DESTINATION 2 is to scoff. I mean, isn't that a contradiction? How can there be so many FINAL FANTASYs isn't any of them the FINAL one? And shouldn't there always be another sequel to NEVERENDING STORY? But given th...

Paris Gothique: A Gothic Travel Guide to the City of Love
by Denise Dumars (Thu 11-02-2000)

If you`re too Gothic for Milan, New York, and Japan, you`ll be right at home in Paris. First of all, if you wear all black, no one will assume you`re a member of the Trenchcoat Mafia; Parisians themselves wear black a lot because it`s chic, and they also ...

Dragonball Z Movie #09: Bojack Unbound
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 08-14-2004)

What They SayThe infamous millionaire X.S. Cash is funding the most amazing martial arts tournament the Universe has ever seen! The four tournament finalists must do battle with warriors representing the four corners of the galaxy in a decisive battle to ...


THE STAR WARS VAULT
by Tim Janson (Mon 12-10-2007)

The Star Wars Vault may not be the greatest book ever published, but it might be the greatest thing to come off a printing press since Noah Webster published his first dictionary. This is the type of book that will have Star Wars fanatics all wide-ey...

Hikaru no Go Vol. #08
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-20-2007)

What They SayHikaru is ready to qualify for the Pro Exam and take the next step to becoming a Go master. But can he handle the pressure of top competition and overcome his own inexperience? He\'s not the only one sweating - Ogata Sensei has his sights set...

TV Feature Interview: Scare Tactics
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 10-04-2008)

With the addition of Tracy Morgan as the host Scare Tactics has quickly become one of the SCIFI Channel’s most popular shows. It’s sort of like Punk’d crossed with Jackass for the sci-fi horror set. At the recent Digital Press Weekend we...

Hikaru no Go Vol. #02
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-03-2006)

What They SaySpurred on by the arrogant Tetsuo and the nervous Kimihiro, Hikaru is pulled into the new and exciting world of Go Tournaments. The only problem is Hikaru isn\'t even old enough to play! As if the pressure of getting caught and playing in th...


Spidey DVD Sports Web of Features!
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-17-2002)

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment announced Monday that the Spider-Man DVD would be released Friday, November 1. The press released disclosed details about the upcoming home video event. The studio promises that the two disc set "features an excl...

Exclusive: Getting What You WANTED
by Josh Gordon (Fri 06-20-2008)

What does it take to make one of the more interesting entries in crowded summer of blockbusters? Take one part Angelina Jolie; one part most successful director in Russia’s history (Night Watch and Day Watch); one part Scottish up and comer James Mc...

Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)

The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ...

Cohen Updates Status on MUMMY 3
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-18-2008)

Director Rob Cohen is neck deep into post-production for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, hoping to get everything wrapped up by his August 1, 2008 release date. He mentions as much in his latest blog entry for the film, here he also lets us know th...


TOKYOPOP Tidbit (Sat 02-23-2002)

For those eager to see new trailers of upcoming series, particularly of things you've not seen before, you'll be pleased to know that GTO Vol. #1, reviewed below, has trailers available for Initial D and Real Bout High School. Unfortunately, it seems that...

Jon Favreau Signed For IRON MAN 2?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 07-10-2008)

After two months in limbo and a little back & forth, director Jon Favreau may be signed on to direct the next installment of Iron Man. Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that the director has reached a deal with Marvel Studios and Paramount Picture...

THE COMPLETE MAKING OF INDIANA JONES
by Tim Janson (Mon 06-30-2008)

Most people know that Tom Selleck was the original choice to play Indiana Jones but did you know that Tim Matheson also tested for the role? Or did you know that Sean Young tested for the part of Marion Ravenwood? These facts and so much more ar...

Alternate Angles (Sun 03-03-2002)

For those looking for more varied opinions than my own voice, we've got a few new alternate angle reviews loaded up this morning for your reading pleasure. Plastic Little by Andrew Pease Escaflowne Vol. #1 by Ibrahim Peasnell Neon Genesis Evangelion Colle...


Book Buzz: A New Skin for the God Emperor of Dune
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-23-2008)

In the midst of preproduction announcements on Paramount’s and Peter Berg’s upcoming Dune remake, Frank Herbert’s God Emperor of Dune is getting the audiobook treatment from Macmillan Audio. Read by Simon Vance, Scott Brick and Katherine...

Newly reviewed: Cyber Formula (Wed 01-07-2004)

We loaded Luis up pretty heavily in early December with a number of collections and some smaller stuff, one of them being a thirty-seven episode series. I think that would have taken me down several weeks at just a few episodes a night! But we\'ve got his...

New This Week (Sun 02-25-2007)

Though not quite as loaded as last weeks list was, this week has a new round of titles up to tickle the fancy of many buyers. Let us know which ones you\'re snapping up as well to influence our pick of the week title! Release Date Title N...

DVD Review of Rambo: The Complete Collector’s Set
by Tim Janson (Wed 06-11-2008)

With the release of the latest Rambo film (creatively titled Rambo) Lionsgate has given fans of the series the ultimate collection; All four films in a six disc collector’s tin set loaded to the top with bonus features. One of the most iconic c...


HD DVD requires Digital Imprimatur to authorise playback (Thu 07-28-2005)

One of the more interesting articles that I\'ve been waiting to see more responses about before really talking about here is this one. \"Every disc that is published must contain an up-to-date list of revoked works and when ever a disc is loaded, the play...

Escaflowne Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 01-24-2002)

What They SayHitomi surrenders to the fortune-enhanced soldiers Naria and Eriya, but the process has some unpredictable side effects. After her escape, Hitomi and Van are summoned to the ruins of Fanelia by Folken, where they face the menace of the dragon...

Newly reviewed: GTO Vol. #9 (Wed 07-23-2003)

Catching up a bit on one of last weeks releases while we get loaded up with this weeks and next weeks new titles, we spent some time with TOKYOPOP's 07/15/2003 release of GTO Vol. #9.

Newly reviewed (Wed 07-10-2002)

Since we got loaded up with new discs this week, we\'re starting to move through them. First up is the concluding volume in a rather surprisingly good hidden gem of a series this year, Kurogane Communication Vol. #3 released by Media Blasters on 06/25/200...


Open Wide With Neca's Predator!
by Robert T. Trate (Sat 03-01-2008)

At this year's International Toy Fair, NECA debuted some of the most anticipated releases of the year. In the coming weeks, NECAonline will be featuring the first approved photos and teasers for the latest additions to our ever-growing roster of action fi...

Rose Byrne Opposite Cage in KNOWING
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-04-2008)

Director Alex Proyas has a lead actress locked down for his return to the genre of sci-fi thrillers. Rose Byrne (Sunshine, 28 Weeks Later) has landed the lead role opposite Nicolas Cage in the sci-fi thriller Knowing, reports Variety. Alex Proyas (I, Rob...

THE ARISTOCATS: Special Edition
by Tim Janson (Wed 03-05-2008)

I hate to knock a Disney picture as even the least of the Disney animated films are better than most of what passes for children and family entertainment today, but The Aristocats simply is not one of Disney’s better efforts. The 1970’s w...

PENELOPE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-29-2008)

Penelope has ostensibly only one actual fantasy element, though this propels the plot – the Wilherns, an old and rich British family, has been cursed so that the daughter born to the line will have the face of a pig, a curse that can only be broken ...


Slicing Cold Cuts with Lance Stahlberg
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-27-2008)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another crime-bustin’, crypt-rockin’ edition of Comicscape! This week, I’m going to give some love to a love I haven’t loved nearly enough in a long time. I’m talking about the sma...

Blue Gender Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-23-2001)

What They SayYuji, a high school teenager, discovers that he has an new incurable virus. With life looking very bleak, he's left only one option - hope that the future may hold a cure. With his decision made, he opts to undergo artificial hibernation... ...

Doomed JLA, More Mutants & Ant Man!
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-22-2008)

Welcome to another edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week!   For this week’s list, Mania does its best fly on the wall routine to get updates on the mega-hyped Justice League movie, the final Harry Potter production and a couple of Marve...

The WB Making a Comeback
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 03-09-2008)

You read the headline right, The Warner Brothers Television Group is bringing The WB back but in a much more hip and less expensive way. The network will be coming back exclusively to the internet. Warner plans to stream all of the Warner created sho...


MULBERRY ST.
by Tim Janson (Wed 03-19-2008)

Last year’s initial offerings of the After Dark Horrorfest films were surprisingly good. There were no classics in the group but neither were there any real duds either (Although The Hamiton’s came close). The films were consistently...

New HULK Trailer
by Associate News Editor (Wed 05-14-2008)

The new trailer for THE INCREDIBLE HULK which is currently running in front of SPEED RACER has been loaded up on YouTube. (See below.) As a quick recap in case you have been out of the loop for a long time,  the film stars Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, ...

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
by Scott Mantz (Fri 05-23-2008)

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 ...

TV Review: LOST: Something Nice Back Home
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 05-05-2008)

Brian K. Vaughn’s name is sadly absent from the list of writers that worked on this episode of Lost. That doesn’t promise a bad episode, but Vaughn has done some of his best work ever on the series, so not seeing his name is disappointing.&nbs...


88 Minutes
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 04-18-2008)

There are moments in 88 Minutes where it seems possible that none of its creative engineers fully thought it through on either the macro or micro level. For a movie with a protagonist, Al Pacino’s Dr. Jack Gramm, who is a forensic psychiatrist, the ...

BAREFOOT GEN, Volume 6
by Nadia Oxford (Fri 04-11-2008)

Barefoot Gen is the autobiographical manga of a young boy who survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. His struggle to live in a ruined city lacking food and shelter is a story on its own, but Gen also has to outwit corrupt authorities, the mafia an...

SIMPSONS Cast Signed For 4 More Years
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-03-2008)

In a somewhat strange move, Fox TV and the cast of voice actors for the long lasting Simpsons have inked a deal with them on board for 4 more years of the series. I mention strange because the network and Gracie Films (the production company) has yet to e...

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 06-29-2002)

What They SayAs the Earth Federation\'s space fleet begins its naval review, the remnants of the Duchy of Zeon carry out their secret plan of vengeance. Will Kou Uraki\'s newfound confidence and upgraded Gundam enable him to stop Anavel Gato\'s nuclear st...


Toshiba SD2109 (Thu 04-04-2002)

What They SayThe Review!Toshiba SD2109 DVD Player Video formats: DVD, Audio CD Audio Outputs: Dolby Digital AC3, DTS, RCA analog Video outputs: RCA, S-video, Component (Colorstream) Street Price: $299 RATINGS (out of 5) Compatibility: 4 (no VCD) Video: 5...

Brain Powered Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 10-05-2002)

What They SayNovis Noah and Orphan remain locked in mortal combat with the planet hanging in the balance! It’s the end of the world as we know it! Or is it? The battle between Novis Noah and Orphan draws to a fever pitch as brother fights sister, ...

Skyworth 1050P (Thu 04-04-2002)

What They SayThe Review!Skyworth DVD-1050P By Chris Beveridge As we seem to do every so often, a new player comes to market that simply gets our attention. The latest offering is the Skyworth DVD player, specifically the 1050P model. Skyworth\'s, as of th...

Pioneer DV414 (Thu 04-04-2002)

What They SayThe Review!DVD PLAYER GRUDGE MATCH Panasonic DVDA110 Vs. Pioneer DV414 Vs. Sony DVP-5300 The purpose of this review is to compare and contrast three of the major introductory models that are readily available on the market at the current t...


Philips Q50 (Thu 04-04-2002)

What They SayThe Review!Philips Q50 Review by Gene Moy SUMMARY Released first in Asia from a Singapore design team around the middle of 2001, followed by a European and US release in around August 2001, the Philips Q50 is the first Philips DVD player to...

Dragonball Z TV #24: Frieza - Clash (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayThree complete episodes: \"Clash Of The Superpowers\" (episode 73) - Goku and Frieza continue to match strength and wits on Namek. A clever underwater attack puts Goku on top until Frieza traps him in an energy ball. It\'s pinball style fun f...

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-10-2002)

What They SayUniversal Century 0083. The renegade Zeons have almost completed their intricate revenge scheme, and now a runaway space colony becomes their last and most terrible weapon against the Earth Federation. The fate of all humanity will be determi...

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-28-2002)

What They SayRestored to life by supernatural forces, high school delinquent Yusuke was granted paranormal fighting powers to protect the innocent.The Review!Having finally seen some of the TV series, CPM has decided to trot out their piece of the Hakusho...


Stainless Night
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 12-06-2002)

What They SayAfter ten years of dormancy, Linea awakens from a capsule in the countryside of Japan. Without any memories, she wanders into a small research center staffed by three beautiful women. Sayako, one of the researchers, is entranced by the stra...

Six New Clips for JUMPER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-01-2008)

20th Century Fox has provided Mania with the latest batch of press materials, which includes six new clips of their upcoming sci-fi adventure Jumper and an expanded detailed plot synopsis. The film, based on the best-selling book by Steven Gould, was...

Saber Marionette J to X Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 06-14-2002)

What They SayBloodberry, disappointed after a date with Otaru goes awry and joins the circus! Meanwhile, Lime meets a fairy, but when she tries to introduce her new friend to Otaru and Co - no one believes her! And finally, Otaru and the Marionettes decid...

Yu Yu Hakusho Vol. #08: Dark Tournament
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-16-2002)

What They SayToguro Returns Life for these teens refuses to settle down, as Spirit World makes a chilling discovery. The Toguro Brothers faked defeat during Yusuke’s last case, in an elaborate plan by the trillionaire Sakyou. Now Toguro will hit Yus...


Jin-Roh (Sun 09-30-2001)

What They SayBased on the story and screenplay by Mamoru Oshii (\'\'Patlabor \'\' films, \'\'Ghost In The Shell\'\'), and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura who previously worked on both \'\'Akira\'\' and \'\'Ghost In The Shell\'\' as character designer and anim...

Tenchi Universe Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 01-30-2001)

What They SayTenchi and his friends flee through space! Wanted by the Galaxy Police, these fugitives have their journey complicated by low provisions, engine trouble, ghosts, and hijackers! Just wait until the Police actually catch up.The Review!Things ar...

Irresponsible Captain Tylor Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 03-27-2001)

What They SayCommon wisdom is that being a soldier is a rather nasty business with a great deal of blood and killing, and that?s still true after mankind had discovered a way to cross interstellar distances. Nobility, Intelligence, self-sacrifice?all of t...

Maze Box Set (Tue 07-10-2001)

What They SayMaze wakes up with amnesia in a zany fantasy world, only to find herself by evildoers and baby-sitting a spoiled princess. Luckily, she?s developed explosive superpowers to help her cope! But the powers come with a strange side effect? Every ...


Getter Robo Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-04-2001)

What They SayThe valiant Getter Robos – human-controlled giant robots – face their darkest hour in a final apocalyptic battle between the forces of good and evil. The colossal Getter Dragon threatens the Earth with its terrifying power. Its ...

Dragonball Z Movie #04: Lord Slug (Tue 08-07-2001)

What They SayThe end of the world is fast approaching, in the form of a giant asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Not if Goku has anything to say about it! Goku and Krillin race to the rescue. Using their incredible powers, they narrowly deflect th...

Demon Beast Invasion Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-24-2002)

What They Say19-year-old Kayo’s demonic offspring lives and plots a diabolical family reunion! The Interplanetary Observation Agency dispatches a trio of beautiful female warriors to slay the invader. But they’re way out of their league, and t...

Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection 0:3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 01-23-2001)

What They SayIt\'s triple jeopardy as the Angels continue to attack and the forces of NERV are finding themselves sorely pressed to find new ways to combat the alien invaders. Facing a new Angel with the ability to instantly replicate itself poses problem...


Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection 0:4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 02-13-2001)

What They SayThe war for the fate of mankind shifts to a new field of battle as a promotion for Misato sparks an introspective review of the events behind her early recruitment into NERV. Against the background of an attack by the largest Angel yet, both ...

Silent Service
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 01-09-2001)

What They Say“A taut military thriller loaded with sea battles and political skullduggery… Still, viewed as a simple action film Silent Service is great fun.” Codename: Sea Bat. The most dangerous submarine ever created. Explosively nuc...

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-07-1999)

What They SayThe brave blue hero is back! And this time, it\'s more than just fun and games. That\'s right, Sonic the Hedgehog is starring in his own motion picture, filled with all the fast-paced energy and action-packed excitement that Sonic\'s famous f...

Sailor Moon S: Hearts In Ice
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-23-2000)

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...


Rurouni Kenshin Vol. #01: Legendary Swordsman
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-25-2000)

What They SayThe Meiji Revolution marked the end of the rule of the Shogun and the Samurai in Japan. In Tokyo, where swords with blades have been banned, Kaoru bumps into the wandering Kenshin while looking for the man that is tarnishing the name of her f...

Armored Trooper Votoms Vol. #09 (Tue 07-17-2001)

What They SayWhat began in the darkness of asteroid base Lido now leads Chirico and Fyana to the cold depths of space. Awakening in the shuttle they used to escape from the burning jungles of Kummen, they find themselves trapped on a mysterious battleship...

Bubblegum Crisis 2040 Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 02-13-2001)

What They SayMysterious clues about Sylia\'s past begin to surface as the Knight Sabers are drawn into a deadly race to discover a missing research facility. But even as they near their objective, the team starts to fall apart as the real reasons for the ...

Gravedancers
by Tim Janson (Wed 05-23-2007)

The Gravedancers is part of the After Dark Horrorfest, One of the “8 Films to Die For” as the tag line boasts. Three friends come together for the funeral of another friend who died in a car accident. In “Big Chill” fashi...


"Madden NFL 06'" Porn Surprise!
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-04-2007)

I found this news too awesome to pass up:"Kolton Mahoney, a 14-year-old boy from Layton, Utah, was delighted to receive a copy of Madden NFL 06 as one of his presents on Christmas Day from his uncle. Football may be a game of X's and O's, but this pa...

Lady in the Water
by John Sinnott (Sun 01-07-2007)

The end of the HD format Wars??  Could be.  Two news releases this past week make it look like the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray may be drawing to a close sooner than expected.  And the winner?  Both formats.   Warner...

Sky High
by John Sinnott (Sun 12-31-2006)

It has been another slow week for HD news this week.  The week between Christmas and New Years is traditionally dead as far as DVD releases and announcements go, and the same seems to apply to HD video too.  The most exciting thing is that so...

"Someday's Dreamers 1: Spellbound"
by Nadia Oxford (Fri 12-22-2006)

Someday's Dreamers: Spellbound might bring back memories of the impotent "creative writing" exercises you went through in grade school.  The teacher, not keen on the idea of spending his weekend grading clumsy stories, would hand out a ...


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...

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...

"Battlestar Galactica: Rapture"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 01-24-2007)

Before I dig into what happened in the spring premiere I have to comment on the poor ad campaign running for the series.  The ads are like a schmaltzy Smallville rip off with some horrible pop balad that just makes the series appear flaccid and s...

Mania talks with "Terra" director Aristomenis Tsirbas
by Pat Ferarra (Fri 03-30-2007)

In the wake of so many lucrative CG films it’s easy to see that early blockbusters like Toy Story (1995) and Shrek (2002) were the frontrunners for traditional animation’s demise. Now 12 years after the first theatrical release of a CGI fea...


"Neuromancer"
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-23-2007)

To those familiar with William Gibson’s work, Neuromancer is one of SF’s most definitive masterpieces and a foundational stone of the cyperpunk subgenre. To those who’ve never even heard of the triple crown award-winning author (Hugo,...

What the hell were they thinking?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 03-17-2007)

This week, we have rappers being barred from filming more horrible movies in New York. Snoop Doggy makes the news for being himself. Lohan is still crazy, Sinbad is indeed alive and Jolie is still looking to adopt a soccer team of babies from each 3rd...

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

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

Mania talks with VFX firm Intelligent Creatures
by Pat Ferrara (Sun 02-25-2007)

With The Number 23 just hitting theatres, postproduction work ongoing with Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, and Babel up for a Best Picture nod (with the Oscar’s right around the corner), life is pretty busy right now for IC President Raymo...


Remembering Basil
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-16-2006)

The untimely death of film composer Basil Poledouris last week, at the age of 61, has deprived the film music community of one of its finest contemporary practitioners. With more than seven dozen film scores to his credit since the early 1970s, Basil Pole...

Doctor Who The City of Death
by John Sinnott (Wed 09-27-2006)

The highest rated story in the 26 year history of the original run of DOCTOR WHO, THE CITY OF DEATH a perennial fan favorite. Written by Douglas Adams (THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY) and Graham Williams and featuring Catherine Schell of Space 1999...

WB toons
by Brian Thomas (Sat 07-22-2006)

ANT BULLY opens next Friday, a modern fable in which a bullied kid who takes out his aggressions on the lowly ants in his front yard, only to find out how the other half really lives when he's shrunk and abducted by an any wizard. It takes a while to warm...

Lost in the Village
by Jason Davis (Mon 07-31-2006)

Do you ever look at something and think, "Has no one else noticed this?" That's exactly what I did when I sat down to watch THE PRISONER in a marathon session earlier this week. Think about it. You have an isolated location honeycombed with strange bun...


Peter Weir leaves SHANTARAM
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-12-2006)

Director Peter Weir has left the film SHANTARAM, a Warner Bros film which stars Johnny Depp."Peter moved on from this film because his interpretation of it differed greatly than that of the studio and producers," a Warner Bros. spokesman said. According ...

Sylvester Stallone doing TV?
by Karl Schneider (Sat 05-27-2006)

Scooper Shannon sent in this blurb regarding Stallone:According to Sly Central (http://www.slycentral.com/), Sylvester Stallone will guest-star on the new SHOWTIME series Brotherhood. Stallone is believed to have signed to appear in the final four episode...

Fathers' Day DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-23-2006)

Warner Bros. has decided to clean out their stock of DVDs of the supernatural law firm thriller DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, the Steve McQueen cop action flick BULLIT, the Man vs. Nature adventure THE PERFECT STORM, the director's cut of ALEXANDER, the historic epic...

Comicscape - August 2, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-02-2006)

When Boom! Studios published the first issue of WAR OF THE WORLDS: SECOND WAVE in March, the cover offered a quote from writer Mark Waid, who called the series "a sci-fi WALKING DEAD." I reviewed that very issue and, while I enjoyed it, remained cautious...


Blade Dancer: Lineage Of Light
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 08-13-2006)

Blade Dancer is a rare breed of games slowly coming out onto the PSP. They are called "Role-playing games" or RPGs, and they are all about doing tasks and gaining experience to make your characters stronger. Okay, putting all jokes aside, I was saying tha...

UK Exclusive
by Matt Kamen (Mon 09-04-2006)

Thankfully for all of us, there are actually some happenings worth talking about this week. Poking Fun at Americans Normally, I leave DVD discussions to the end of each column but this week's release of the classic anime movie 'Only Yesterday' a Studio G...

GODZILLAAAAA!!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-05-2006)

Warner Home Video and Amazon.com have announced the wionners of their "DVD Decision" promotion for 2006. The 10 movies that received the most online votes will be released by Warner Home Video in two waves. THE ILLUSTRATED MAN, THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN, PR...

Star Trek and Fantasy Anthologies, Douglass, Erikson, and More
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 08-23-2006)

Hot damn! Last week's lame outputting of new fantasy and sci fi literature is officially eclipsed by the cornucopia of new hardback releases coming out today. From armor-plated unicorns to world-destroying aliens, we've got a flavor to fit everyone's ta...


CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO DVD Contest
by Karl Schneider (Wed 08-23-2006)

Cinescape is proud to present another DVD contest, this one for Hayo Miyazaki's THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO. The renowned Japanese animator held audiences spellbound in 1979 with his first feature-length animated film, THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO. Now, Manga E...

Just Another Night at the Vampire Club: William Harms on IMPALER
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-16-2006)

This October, Dracula will once again rise from the dead to haunt comic shops. Image will bring William Harms's unique vision of the historical Dracula to New York City in IMPALER. The prince awakens in modern times to fight a vampire plague begun centu...

Ghost House & Vertigo Move Into ASYLUM
by News Editor (Tue 05-08-2007)

Ghost House Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment will produce INCIDENT AT SANS ASYLUM.  Daniel Calparsoro will direct from a script by S. Craig Zahler. The story follows aspiring musicians working as cooks for the criminally insane who find thems...

Paris and Paramount get the Dunce Award
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 05-12-2007)

Sure, there are more stories in this article but the two biggest stories of the week in the whole “goof-up” department go to Paris Hilton who thinks a myspace petition or a Governor pardon will get her out of serving 45 days in a jail…t...


Kiefer Gets 48, Rodriguez Gets 6 Months
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-16-2007)

It's been a while since I did a Superficial update here but in the past week, two stars have been sentenced or took plea deals for jail time, time which could have affected their genre related projects. Both cases are on the opposite end of the spectrum. ...

EXPEDITION TO THE RUINS OF GREYHAWK
by Tim Janson (Wed 10-17-2007)

Long before the Forgotten Realms, Eberron, heck before most of us even knew what a role-playing game was, there was Greyhawk. Created by Dungeons & Dragons godfather Gary Gygax, Greyhawk would morph from a castle to an entire world. This was...

Mick Garris Shares on FEAR ITSELF
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-28-2007)

As I published a few days ago, NBC has ordered a new series based off the MASTERS OF HORROR premise for their network in the 2008 season. The show will be an anthology of horror themed shows by the same creators of the MoH series. Now, while this bit of n...

Premiere Week
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 09-23-2007)

Can you feel the energy? I can. Next week is the big premiere week and I couldn’t be more excited. NBC is who I’m looking at the most because of Heroes coming back on Monday night. It’ll be great I’m sure.  ...


WE SHADOWS, Volume One
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 08-08-2007)

Modern literature has made most human beings aware that their greedy love for technology is responsible for the death of faeries and magic. Whimsy cannot compete with a fully-loaded iPod or Xbox360, and we ought to be ashamed of ourselves.   We Sh...

I See You, Space Cowboy...
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 10-18-2007)

As a warm-blooded human being who considers herself an anime fan, the gravest sin I've committed is--get ready for this--depriving myself of Cowboy Bebop. Hallelujah I have seen the light and atoned for my error, and it's about damn time. Cowboy Bebop is ...

SPIDER-MAN 3: Two Disc Special Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-28-2007)

One of the biggest films of 2007, Spider-Man 3, hits DVD this Tuesday so it’s time to take a second look at the film, and the wide range of extras on the two disc special edition. Have you noticed how the directors of superhero films cannot res...

SHREK THE THIRD
by Tim Janson (Thu 11-29-2007)

I don’t think I’d be exaggerating to say that Shrek the Third had higher expectations than perhaps any third part of a film series in history with the possible exception of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The first two Shrek f...


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

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

Amalric is The Next BOND Villain?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 11-17-2007)

It seems that the next villain for BOND 22 may have already been cast this week. Sources tell Roger Friedman that 007 will be going up against Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) in the next spy tale set for next fall. The same sources als...

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

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

STAR TREK Casting Call Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-06-2007)

While JJ Abrams has pretty much locked up his main cast and crew of the next STAR TREK adventure, the production still has some casting calls to give out. Since this story is reportedly based around their cadet years, this latest call makes sense. If you ...


Spook Country
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-06-2007)

The man hailed as the father of cyberpunk is back on the bookshelves with a follow-up to 2003’s Pattern Recognition, a novel Publisher’s Weekly named one of the best books of the year.   Good start of the work week to all of you Maniac ...

300 Marches on to DVD July 31st
by News Editor (Tue 07-24-2007)

On July 31st, 300 arrives on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc from Warner Home Video. Based on the graphic novel from Frank Miller, 300 is an epic action-adventure about the 300 Spartan warriors led by the heroic King Leonidas who challenged Xerxes ...

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...

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.   ...


In The Shadows
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 05-26-2007)

Welcome to the Countdown where every now and then you can be surprised by the article's good looks, but stay with it because of its personality. This week we got just what I have been wanting and that is plenty of games. Along with those game though are p...

Dai Guard Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-22-2002)

What They SayIn desperate times, the people of Earth search for a new hero-hopefully one that comes fully loaded with a lifetime guarantee! What they have is Dai-guard! The Heterodyne invaders think they have the advantage, but they don\'t understand th...

PAN'S LABYRINTH on DVD this Week
by News Editor (Mon 05-14-2007)

The fantasy drama Pan’s Labyrinth will be available in a two-disc edition DVD on this Tuesday, May 15th, from New Line Home Entertainment. The film from writer and director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade II), centers on young gi...

Celebrity Justice 101
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 06-09-2007)

We already knew that when it comes to celebrities facing consequences from breaking the law, our justice system was an absolute joke. We just never see how much of a joke it was. If this week is an indication of it, the humor of analyzing it is indescriba...


THE ABANDONED
by Tim Janson (Tue 06-12-2007)

There are a few things that set “The Abandoned” apart from the other films in the After Dark Horrorfest series…First, there are no recognizable names in the cast. Big or small, most of the films had at least a couple of recognizabl...

EVAN Sails to the Top
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 06-24-2007)

Evan Almighty flooded into 3,604 theaters this weekend clocking in at 1 hour and 30 minutes in length. The Universal comedy, starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman, ended up drowning out its competition in the process. It pulled in 32.1 million in recei...

Bright Future for Locke Lamora
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-25-2007)

While readers across the country quickly devoured Scott Lynch’s fantasy debut The Lies of Locke Lamora last year, they’ve got a lot more to chew on from the 29-year-old Wisconsin writer in the months ahead.   Hello all you Maniac reader...

Old Schoo D&D
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-18-2007)

A Weekly Book Buzz on a Monday? No you’re not going crazy, I am. From now on the Buzz will bring you up-to-date news on all your highly anticipated literary fare a day before the new genre releases hit the shelves.   Happy belated Father&rsqu...


Prince of Persia Classic
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 06-18-2007)

Welcome to Prince of Persia, or should I say welcome back? Over fifteen years ago the Prince of Persia series was created and it has come a long way. The original storyline was simple as the graphics, which involved a prince saving a princess. Future game...

The Heirloom
by Tim Janson (Mon 06-18-2007)

The Heirloom is a Korean ghost film that thankfully has nothing to do with other popular Asian horror films. There’s not a hint of the Grudge or The Ring, and no site at all of creepy long hair ghosts stalking about. If anything, The Heirl...

Last Week
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 01-22-2008)

Last week was my first real chance to escape the confines of work and go shopping. I know it sounds girly but this last quarter of 2007 was brutal. All the running around, deadlines and holidays made it one giant nightmare. I like to shop, ...

Boys Over Flowers Vol. #03
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 01-05-2004)

What They SayTsukushi gets invited to Shizuka\'s birthday party. On top of being overwhelmed by the appearance of celebrities and gourmet hors d\'oeuvres, she hears shocking news - Shizuka is going back to Paris, never to return. Tsukushi wonders - what w...


Zeoraima - Project Hades / Project Hades 2
by Bryan Morton (Tue 04-26-2005)

What They SayBEFORE NEON GENESIS EVANGELION THERE WAS ZEORAIMA Caught by fate - surrounded by lies - one teenage boy holds the future of the world in his hands - and failure will mean a nuclear nightmare! For decades the secret Steel Dragon society has ...

Hoop Days Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 09-03-2005)

What They SayA strange new girl shadows the team and appears to know Taku. Mutsumi gets furious over this which gets to her game. Coach Shimojo pulls her out and orders Mai to take her place. With the girls team making it into the tournament finals, will ...

Sailor Moon Vol. #12
by Bryan Morton (Fri 10-21-2005)

What They SayPoor Serena! From hanging out in bakery shops to falling in love, there are so many things for a young girl to do when she\'s not in school. Unfortunately, the evil Rubeus and Emerald are keeping Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts so busy that...

Sailor Moon Vol. #11
by Bryan Morton (Thu 10-06-2005)

What They SayRubeus and the evil sisters from the Negamoon are back and they\'re pulling out all stops in a furious series of new attacks! Between his last evil sisters an his new ally, Emerald, it looks like to Rubeus may finally have Serena cornered. Bu...


Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #3
by Dani Moure (Wed 02-15-2006)

What They SayThey\'ve begged. They\'ve pleaded. Crikey, they\'ve even threatened bodily injury. But for Sasshi and Arumi, getting back home to the real world really isn\'t as simple as saying \"Abracadabra!\" So once again, the pair plunges headfirst into...

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Complete Collection
by Bryan Morton (Thu 09-29-2005)

What They SayThe Apocalypse is coming - and only four women can stop it! Get ready for the ultimate assault on the senses as the wildest action series to ever roll out of Japan is reborn with the state-of-the-art animation and a thunderous rock-and-roll ...

Inu Yasha Vol. #32
by Luis Cruz (Wed 08-10-2005)

What They SayWhen Inuyasha and his friends come across a demon possessing the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls, they realize it’s not just a shard – it’s the whole jewel! But the group soon learns it’s only an imitation and the demon is ...

Gad Guard Vol. #2
by Bryan Morton (Wed 08-23-2006)

What They SayThe mysterious Gads... Everyone desires them and believes that they will fulfil all their dreams. However, each person will soon come to realize the nightmare that is hidden inside them. A monster woman, a dragon train, a flying fortress, and...


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...

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. #05
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-14-2005)

What They SayThe hobbled Elrics return to their childhood village for the first time in four years. As the Rockbells construct Ed’s new limbs, the boys sift through the ashes they left behind. While Al comes to the fearful realization that his memor...

Revolutionary Girl Utena Original Soundtrack 1
by Lauren Goodnight (Sat 05-28-2005)

What They SayThe surreal, apocalyptic world of rose brides, secret student councils, silhouette stage girls, high-stakes sword duels and revolutionary prince girls all come to life in the long-awaited \'Utena Original Soundtrack,\' loaded with 36 tracks o...

Witch Hunter Robin Vol. #1
by Bryan Morton (Mon 06-13-2005)

What They SayIn our society, there are creatures with paranormal power known as Witches. For years, a secret organisation known as \"Solomon\" has been hunting them down. This organisation, based in Italy and run by priests, has a branch in Japan - the ...


Sailor Moon Vol. #09
by Bryan Morton (Mon 08-01-2005)

What They SayIt\'s girl power to the rescue as Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts continue to fight the evil minions of the Doom Tree. Forced to find new victims to feed the monstrous vegetable\'s ever increasing appetite for energy, Alan and Anne concoct...

Fighting Spirit Vol. #06
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 06-16-2005)

What They SayAs the final match of the Eastern Japan Rookie Championship tournament takes place, Ippo faces Mashiba with his damaged right fist and a vow to keep the promise he made with Miyata. Mashiba draws his \"flickers\" incessantly; Ippo decides not...

Boys Over Flowers Vol. #12
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 06-29-2005)

What They SayWhen Tsukushi finally accepts her true feelings and faces reality, life at Eitoku returns to normal with a few changes – The Terrible Trio is out of Tsukushi’s hair, the F4 is now the F3 with Rui gone to Paris, and Tsukasa is gett...

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 supp