...er Weirs MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD is a masterfully presented film that masquerades as a drama as well, giving us a glimpse of what life was like for seamen two centuries ago while also delivering engaging action sequences that r...
...et-up for MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, based on Patrick O'Brian's novels, which are widely acclaimed for their detail and historical accuracy. Someone who has not read the books or studied the period is in no position to comment on ...
Now that his latest film is out on home video, MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD director Peter Weir has made a move toward his next screen project. Weir is now attached to helm William Gibson's latest novel, PATTERN RECOGNITION, for Warner ...
20th Century Fox Home Video has slotted April 20 as the day for the DVD release of MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD. The Oscar-nominated picture will arrive in an unusual choice of three different DVD versions: a full-screen version, a wide...
The Los Angeles Premiere of MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD was held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.Attending the event were the stars of the film Russell Crowe (Capt. Jack...
...o star in MasterandCommander. Peter Weir is still attached as director, and if a deal can be worked out with Crowe, Fox wants to shoot the film in their Mexico-based Baja studio complex. That's where the giant water tank needed to film James Cameron'...
It seems Russell Crowe has found his next star vehicle. The GLADIATOR and A BEAUTIFUL MIND star has signed to play author Patrick O'Brian's famous Royal Navy Capt. Jack Aubrey for director Peter Weir in MASTERANDCOMMANDER.According to Variety Weir...
Joss Whedon owns the internet. Type his name into Google and do a search and see for yourself how many fansites there are for BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, its spinoff series ANGEL or even for FIREFLY, Whedon's short-lived science fiction series with a wester...
Picking up from where the first part of our exclusive interview with FIREFLY creator Joss Whedon ended, in part two we'll get to find out what were the joys and problems making FIREFLY, what it was like casting the series, what Whedon's favorite episode w...
What They SayThe amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a professor, a Falklands Conflic...
TOKYOPOP INC. UNVEILS MASTER PLAN FOR RAVE MASTER WITH FULL-SCALE LAUNCH
Hit Boys' Action Property to Boast DVD Release, Cine-Manga(tm) Books and Expansive Licensing Program
LICENSING INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY (June 8, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. has a few w...
Gerry Anderson has a track record that would make any self-respecting TV producer shake in his boots: 17 television programs, virtually all of which now rate as cult successesfrom the lavishly produced space adventure Space: 1999 and the cult favorite UFO...
TOKYOPOP INC. AWARDS HASBRO MASTER TOY LICENSE FOR RAVE MASTER
Exciting Boys Action Toy Line to Revolve Around Highly Anticipated Cartoon Network Anime Series
LOS ANGELES (January 13, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. has chosen a "toy master" for Rave Master--its a...
Set for release next month, Jaleco's GOBLIN COMMANDER: UNLEASH THE HORDE has a new trailer now available for download at the game's official website. On an distant world called Ogriss five different races of Goblins co-exist, each collecting resources in ...
...ly became masterandcommander of the noble dragon he named Temeraire. As new recruits in Britain’s Aerial Corps, man and dragon soon proved their mettle in daring combat against Bonaparte’s invading forces. Now China has discovered that it...
...e and his masterandcommander, Capt. Will Laurence. Now in the latest novel, they soar to new heights of breathtaking action and brilliant imagination. It is a grim time for the dragon Temeraire. On the heels of his mission to Africa, seeking the cure...
Warner Bros. and producer Jerry Weintraub are bringing Tarzan back to the bigscreen.
The studio is developing a new take on the Edgar Rice Burroughs-created character. Studio is negotiating with Guillermo del Toro to direct.
John Collee, who wrote "...
...n Collee (MasterandCommander: The Far Side of the World) when the project was announced two years ago. But The Mummy director will get his shot now that Del Toro is committed to a four-year stint choreographing dwarves in New Zealand for the MGM-Warn...
...riter of 'MasterandCommander: The Far Side of the World' and 'Happy Feet' is set to write the screenplay.Canton will produce with Mandalay Pictures, while Liquid toppers Gotham Chopra and Sharad Devarajan will exec produce the pic with Atmosphe...
...l Crow in MasterandCommander. Jonathan Mostow directed the pilot. Jonathan directed such features as Terminator 3, U-571, and Breakdown. We got lucky that he decided to direct television. He is a breathtakingly intelligent man.
C2F: Obviously ...
Seven films are on the short list for the visual effects Oscar race. Universal Studios' "The Hulk," New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," 20th Century Fox's "MasterandCommander: The Far Side of the World," Universal's "Peter...
...n Collee (MasterandCommander) is in talks to write the screenplay and Del Toro says he won't meddle or help.I'm not really sure what to think about this. On one hand, Del Toro is one hell of a director and a darker Tarzan could be interesting.&...
Growing up in an age when Ghostbusters reigned cinemas worldwide, it was only a matter of time until kids got hooked on the idea of whipping out specters and sending them back to a parallel universe. But to this day, I never imagined what it would be like...
Director Peter Weir (MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD) is in talks to helm THE WAR MAGICIAN, a project set up at Paramount Pictures by Cruise/Wagner Productions. Based on the novel by David Fisher, the book is based on the real-life exploit...
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...st year's MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD. [The Hollywood Reporter.]August 24, 2004... Director Mark Pellington has exited the Harrison Ford picture THE WRONG ELEMENT. Pellinton, who had been developing the Warner Bros. picture througho...
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Gordon (MASTERANDCOMMANDER, the 1999 TV remake of ON THE BEACH) has scored the new four-hour miniseries remake of Stephen King's SALEM'S LOT. The score will be issued by Varese Sarabande on June 22nd; the show premieres on TNT on June 20-21. C...
Just to let you know where I'm coming from in this review, I'll start off by saying that I have always loved the WING COMMANDER series. The first game that I played in the series was WING COMMANDER II, and I picked up the third game on the first day it wa...
Author Don Bassingthwaite concluded his The Dragon Below Trilogy late last year with the release of The Killing Song through Wizards of the Coast Publishing.
Before I delved into the third installment I wanted to get a true sense of what this s...
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.
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In the year 0015, a magical and deadly event called Overdrive was brought on by the evil Dark Bring crystals—destroying more than 10 percent of the World. The only thing that could protect the World from Dark Bring were the crystals of good, known a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kyoko HashimotoTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayDetermined to start a new life away from all the rumors and nicknames, Aria transfers to a new school - only to find that thanks to the nosy boys of the s...
What They SayThe sinister Red Ribbon Army has tracked a Dragonball to a volcanic islandand will stop at nothing to obtain the powerful artifact. As proof of their determination, a ruthless mercenary named Tao is hired to secure the Dragonball no matter t...
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ...
What They SayHibio\'s mother is a globetrotting adventurer who\'s been away from home most of his life. In order to get permission to research an ancient tribe, she must offer a special gift to its princess. Much to Hibio\'s surprise, he\'s the gift! Retu...
Full Moon Toys has repackaged their earlier Puppet Master figures into an all-new line for 2000. Each stands 6-7 inches tall and come with character-specific accessories. A couple have special action features, too. Even if you`re not a fan of Full Moon Pi...
What They SayWhen an adventure thirsty girl named Bulma runs across... and nearly runs over... a bizarre young boy named Goku, they find themselves thrust into an adventure that will last a lifetime! Together they set out to recover the mystical Dragon Ba...
What They SayKeaton starts by rescuing an East German Olympian from depression and skin-heads before interfering in a KGB hit on a Russian attending an air show in the UK. Later, after a trip to Spain?s islands where he learns about passion and betrayal ...
We’ve covered great minds in cinema up to this point of time, directors and actors which have played a major effect on the culture of movie conscious minds. Individuals whom have awed audiences everywhere. People whom utilized their imaginations ...
What They SayKeaton\'s intellectual curiosity helps him to locate an elusive insurance beneficiary, but then distracts him from making a job interview at Tozai University. Natural tendencies may occasionally be troublesome, but Keaton will need every inst...
What They SayThe Review!Master Mosquiton is a wonderful OVA series that I had the good fortune of picking up as a DVD box set a while back. It contains elements of Indiana Jones-style action adventure, sidesplitting humor, and even a touch of horror that ...
On display at the Master Replicas booth at this year's San Diego Comic Convention are a host of the company's new items for the next quarter including a number of replicas inspired by 20th Century Fox's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR movie. One of the most impressive...
What They SayIzumi Sawatari and her little sister Mitsuki decide to run away from home. They look for part-time jobs, but no one is willing to hire them, until they happen upon a job posting for a live-in housekeeper. The master of the house is Yoshitaka ...
Includes Launch of New Series Venus Versus Virus
HOUSTON, September 14, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to present four great new titles, including the standalone feature Blade of the Phantom Mas...
What They SayLife in the 1920\'s was a great adventure. And for Mosquiton, so was death. Once a terrifying vampire, Mosquiton ends up blood-bound to a seventeen-year-old treasure hunter, Inaho, who\'s obsessed with the secret of immortality. Inaho decides...
Anticipation in games can be a good thing. When a truly revolutionary game is created, or a game is so good that it garners throngs of fans that play the game so incessantly it borders on religious, the community practically demands a sequel. Or, in this ...
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...
What They SayJoin the Pokemon Master Quest with Ash, Brock and Misty on their journey beginning with the Whirl Islands then traveling on through Blackthorn City.The Review!Ash and the crew continue their badge collecting to head into the coveted Johto Lea...
After working on WING CHUN, Donnie Yen turned to TV portraying famous Chinese hero Hung Hei-kwun, who had just been portrayed by Jet Li in NEW LEGEND OF SHAOLIN (and previously, Chen Kuan-tai in EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN). This video release covers the fi...
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
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What They SayThe Review!With two very different shows on it, Mystical Master is a tribute to the bad kind of 80\'s pseudo-hentai that was made.
Audio:
For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its original language of Japanese. The or...
What They SayIzumi Sawatari and her little sister Mitsuki decide to run away from home. They look for part-time jobs, but no one is willing to hire them, until they happen upon a job posting for a live-in housekeeper. The master of the house is Yoshitaka ...
In good news for Bleach fans who want some new toys, ICv2 is reporting that Toynami - a very independent and fan friendly company - has gained the master license for the property. They have a number of items in development but in order to have toys out fo...
San Diego, California, Thursday, September 28, 2006. JAST USA, the leading publisher of PC dating-sim games in English, announced that the upcoming title Absolute Obedience had been declared "golden master" and would begin shipping in the coming weeks. Th...
Sakura\'s digging into the start of a series this morning as she takes a look at the November 2007 release of Love Master A Vol. #1 (of 2) from Go! Comi.
A recent post on MTV Movies Blog makes it seem as if another 'Fantastic Four' film may not be on actor Michael Chiklis' radar. Chiklis, who played Ben Grimm, aka the Thing, in the first two outings says he hasn't been in touch with his cast mates since th...
We\'re whittling down more of the recent stack of Digital Manga Publishing books we received and today it\'s Matthew who\'s taking a look at the June 2005 release of Twilight of the Dark Master, a one shot book.
Full-scale replicas of Wolverine's costume and Spider-Man's (comic book version) mask are being manufactured by Master Replicas and were on display at Toy Fair this year...
It's Christmas Goodness here at AnimeOnDVD and we're giving away a disc a day through the end of December 2007! Each day will be a new prize and you'll have a chance to win!Today's prize is a copy of Rave Ma...
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JAST USA, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating sim games in English, today announced the golden master status of Amorous Professor Cherry, the latest "dating simulation" collaboration between JAST US...
Catching up a bit on some titles that have been hard to find at retailers over the last month, we\'ve got a look at Toei\'s release of Air Master Vol. #1 (of 6) from 03/15/2005.
It seems like one of the biggest crazes these days is the inclusion of peripherals with video games. Check out DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION, KARAOKE REVOLUTION or EYETOY; people just have to play with something other than a normal control pad. The newest craze ...
Do you remember Wario? I hope you do, otherwise you probably are not reading this review right now. For every hero to be a hero there must be a villain. For fire fighters it is obviously fire, for Batman it is the Joker, and for Mario it is Bowser. Yes...
ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #15-16 will feature Spider-Man and the Master of Kung Fu and will be a four-man collaboration early next year.Brian Michael Bendis will write the issues, David Mack will provide the covers and layouts, Rick Mays will pencil and pro...
Back in 1981 it seemed plausible that by 1997 New York City would be a walled-off prison. Of course, no one could have predicted Rudy Juliani's run as Mayor of the Big Apple. Still, even though there's no Duke of New York running things in Manhattan, John...
What They SayFrom the master of Japanese anime, Akitaroh Daichi (director of Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl & Elf Princess Rane)!
Torn from her childhood home, Sara is bound as a slave to a cruel and violent master. In her desperation to escape, she flees in...
His name, his face, and his voice are synonymous with Horror, however Vincent Price began his career on Broadway, but where it would end was far cry different then he could have ever predicted. Vincent Price would go on to become the Master of the Ma...
Confirmation came in this evening via Right Stuf that TOKYOPOP\'s announced release for Rave Master will definitely be an English language only release. Going by the \"As seen on Cartoon Network\" logo on some of the cover art, there\'s a chance it\'ll be...
Tony Phan\'s got a slightly early review today of one of the latest Japanese releases to hit the market with the Geneon Entertainmen Japan release of He is My Master Vol. #2 (of 6) due out on 07/08/2005.
Tony Phan\'s helping us out big time once again by providing a look at a new Japanese release with the 06/10/2005 release of He is My Master Vol. #1 (of 6) from Geneon Entertainment, Japan.
Eric Drooker's astonishing, wordless epic FLOOD! A NOVEL IN PICTURES gets the respect a classic deserves in a Dark Horse Comics tenth-anniversary reissue, set to hit shelves on October 2 for $14.95. Originally published in 1992, the novel weaves a wordles...
Not all that different from our look at the Clouds of Wind last night, we\'ve got a look at the other 01/25/2006 release from Asian Erotic Animation with Mystical Master.
While getting his ducks in a row for the DVD reviews, Justin Rich has sent in a look at a manga series with a review of Viz\'s September 2004 release of Beet the Vandel Master Vol. #1 (of 7).
Marvel CEO Avi Arad has confirmed that the original cast of Fox upcoming "Fantastic Four", have been signed to return for a sequel. Arad said he would like to see Marvel's "Puppet Master" as the next villain to challenge the super-hero team...
Uber-fan Don Swan's "Once Upon a Dime" website fanzine is already the #1 resource for Commander Courage. Now Swan is cranking out the content in anticipation of the Courage movie!
It's Christmas Goodness here at AnimeOnDVD for the month of December and we're giving away a prize a day through the end of the month! Each day will be a new prize and you'll have a chance to win!Today's pri...
A deleted scene that can only be seen in the Euro version of the 'Fantastic Four' DVD foreshadows the coming of the Puppet Master, rumored to be the villain for the next movie.
Brian Goldner, chief operating officer at Hasbro, and executive producer on the 'G.I. Joe' movie talked to MTV. Who's in the movie? Who got left out? Goldner dishes:
Goldner confirmed for MTV that Larry Hama, the comic scribe credited largely as the arch...
In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com...
MTV Movies Blog chatted up character actor extraordinaire Joseph Gordon-Levitt ('The Lookout') who finally confirms unequivocally that he is, in fact, Cobra Commander in the 'G.I. Joe' movie.
"Working on the set, it feels like being eight years...
TV TOKYO Corporation And Shueisha Inc. Appoint ShoPro Entertainment To Represent TV, Home Video And Merchandising Rights In North America And Latin America For Much Anticipated Ninja Hit, Naruto
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (February 15, 2005) –Sho...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mattsu / Asu TsubakiTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayA raunchy harem comedy in the vein of Love Hina! He Is My Master follows the day-to-day life of Yoshitaka, a 14-year-old pervert with a major superiority complex and ...
After dipping his toes in the manga side with a few reviews there, Justin\'s stepping up to the DVD side and working on the first round of titles I\'ve sent him with a look at Viz Media\'s October 2004 release of Pokemon Master Quest Vol. #1 (of 2).
IGN and Dark Horizons have reported a rumor floating around regarding the possibility of Denzel Washington playing Master Chief in the upcoming film HALO.According to the rumor, Washington is apparently the favorite for the part, no official word has been...
The game commences after Darth Vader had captured princess Lea, and the pod with droids had fallen on Tatuin. The player leads Imperial ground forces through 20 missions. As the story develops, the main characters (Two brothers, one in charge of the strat...
Now it's THE DOLL MASTER's turn to be remade for English-speaking audiences. The original film was a South Korean horror film titled INHYEONGSA released earlier this year written and directed by Yong-ki Jeong, followed a group of young adults who visit a ...
Weeding the pile down a little more as it looks like no more new arrivals today, we\'ve got a look at Toei\'s 03/15/2005 release of Air Master Vol. #2 (of 6).
Ben\'s got a look at something a bit different this morning from Viz Media. Released at the end of June 2007, he\'s gone through their release of the novel, Picture Letters of the Commander in Chief which was the inspiration for the movie Letters from Iwo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kyoko HashimotoTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SayAs Aria makes a name for herself in the student council, she creates almost as many problems as she solves! February is approaching fast, a...
What They SayWithin the back alleys of Tokyo in the cover of night, people meet to hold witness to the sport of street fighting. Among the best and most talented of all street fighters is Maki Aikawa who along with her arsenal of aerial techniques is call...
We\'ve got another ADV Films review ready this week as we take a look at their new 11/13/2007 release of Blade of the Phantom Master (Shin Angyo Onshi).
After initially being solicited by TOKYOPOP, it\'s Seven Seas Entertainment that actually got the book out. Matthew\'s taking a spin down their lane with the July 2007 release of He is My Master Vol. #1 (of 3) this morning.
Gerry Anderson has a track record that would make any self-respecting TV producer shake in his boots: 17 television programs, virtually all of which now rate as cult successesfrom the lavishly produced space adventure Space: 1999 and the cult favorite UFO...
THE MASTER OF RAMPLING GATE is story that Rice wrote a years back, but is now published in audio format for the first time. It's a lot like something a writer from the 19th century would have written, old-fashioned, yet oddly compelling.A woman and her br...
Chow Yun-Fat has joined the cast of the upcoming live-action DRAGONBALL, says the Hollywood Reporter. The trade reports Chow playing the role of Master Roshi in the adaptation of the anime. He'll be co-starring alongside Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Em...
...then you obviously weren't around the first time Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu, enjoyed his hour of popularity in the Marvel Universe. The character was created at a time when badly-dubbed kung fu and karate movies were all the rage and when Bruce L...
There were a number of martial arts pictures made during the 1970s around one of the strangest weapons of warfare ever created, the Flying Guillotine. Basically a heavy hat on a light chain, it was thrown over a victims head, after which a section would ...
He taught Luke how to harness the Force in EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and kicked mondo butt in ATTACK OF THE CLONES. Yet, the little green guy named YODA's never been bigger than his recent trip to Complexe Desjardins in Montreal, Qubec, Canada. As part of sup...
What They SayHis job is Danger, his office is the World! Trouble always finds Taichi Keaton, but even the most violent cases are overpowered by his razor sharp ntellect! Keaton begins his adventures at an archeological dig in England where and old friend ...
What They SayFrom the innocuous to the Intense! Keaton often applies his skills to a variety of challenges, from uncovering secret recipes to solving murder mysteries. Then again, sometimes the cases come to him with a vengeance! Whether its an IRA bomb m...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Saki OkuseTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayCrime is big business in the city, but even the worst of Chinatown are forced to run for cover when crazed demons mysteriously mangle and devour girls in the street ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiro MashimaTranslated by:Brian DunnAdapted by:What They SayThe Continent of Song is in chaos. The sinister secret society known as Demon Card is using the power of Dark Bring to destroy everything in their path. The only thin...
What They SayThe past conceals grand adventures! Keaton explores the amazing history of a Scottish watch enshrined in Japan and a bottle of fine French wine hidden from the Nazis. Then Keaton uncovers a false \"Robin Hood\" and must run for his life! Atte...
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...
It was the 68th Annual Academy Awards and the Academy of Motion Pictures was about to give out its Lifetime Achievement Oscar. Robin Williams gave the opening address, and it wasn`t one of his most inspired. After the mandatory segment of clips, Williams ...
Sony Pictures Consumer Products andMaster Replicas announced today that Master Replicas LLC has been awarded the global license to create and market collectible prop replicas for Men in Black, beginning in 2004. (more...)
Contrary to what you may have heard, Jackie Chan did not invent the kung fu comedy. Humor had been combined with martial arts many times before Chan became a star just look at Bruce Lees funny business in RETURN OF THE DRAGON. As hes related in countl...
The year 2007 was punctuated by the release of the final Harry Potter tome, by the start of the fourteen-week WGA strike, and by the deaths of some of SF’s and fantasy’s top writers, chief amongst those Kurt Vonnegut and Robert Jordan. But as ...
Arguably a much better game series than a movie franchise, RESIDENT EVIL is back with the novelization of the third film, Resident Evil: Extinction due out in theatres this fall. G’day all you Maniac readers and welcome to the Buzz. We’ve got ...
When Brit author Richard K. Morgan first released Altered Carbon, his debut novel of hardboiled SF genius, the body-swapping detective tale met with little criticism. Winning the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel in 2003, the impressive sci-fi work goes...
It's easy to see what the makers of THE MASTER OF DISGUISE were going for. Star/co-writer Dana Carvey has a gift for mimicry and a talent for creating funny characters. Designing a comedy that allows him to adopt a variety of personas in a single role see...
The second volume of Rave Master finds Haru Glory and his companion Plue landing on the southern shore of the Song Continent, near Hip Hop Town. Starving from the long raft ride, they immediately set out to find food. After quickly being tricked...
(LOS ANGELES, November 27, 2006) " Seven Seas Entertainment, in cooperation with Square Enix of Japan, is pleased to announce the acquisition of two hit Japanese manga series "the off-the-wall harem comedy He is My Masterand the delightful fandom romp ...
Air Master... the story of a girl who can fly... to kick her opponents a lot. For no reason.
As if the lack of a real premise to the story wasn't bad enough, the fact that Renge (the little tiny girl who is supposed to be a high school student) is the a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tadamichi KuribayashiTranslated by:Michi FusayamaAdapted by:Tsuyuko YoshidaWhat They SayThe battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest campaigns of WWII. Under the command of Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the Japanese ar...
What They SayIn the ashes of Justice, Two Heroes Stand Alone! Long ago, the legends say, there was a secret army. Unseen until needed, these warriors struck from the shadows, protecting justice and defending the Jushin Empire from both tyrants and thiev...
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...
The horror-comedy genre has been alive and kicking for a long time, namely because of Troma Pictures, a production company that has been around for 33 years now. Troma has over 800 titles, film and television, in their collection and their influence ...
Awww yeea it’s Tuesday everyone and Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Unfortunately we don’t have an extensive list of new releases hitting the shelves this week but there are still a couple of choice morsels coming out on hardcover ...
There's no doubt that this summer will be at least partly ruled by the Force (web-swingers notwithstanding) thanks to the arrival this May of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. But for those of us who recall those heady days of yore when the gaps...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shirow MasamuneTranslated by:Dana Lewis, Frederick L. Schodt, and Toren Smith (with Duane Johnson)Adapted by:Dana Lewis, Frederick L. Schodt, and Toren Smith (with Duane Johnson)What They SayWelcome to the future, where the no...
Welcome to the second day of 2001: A Space Vidiocy. The new video selections are slim this week, but, with the holidays behind us, better days loom just ahead. Meanwhile, lets take a look at the third misfire in a row from one time genre master, Paul V...
It is not often that a mere fan club has the resources and talent to produce a documentary about their favorite television show. Fanderson, the Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society based in England, has done just that with their one-hour production, THE UF...
...ure story MASTERANDCOMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, featuring music by Christopher Gordon, Iva Davies, and Richard Tognetti. This conglomerate provides diverse music that congeals nicely on the soundtrack, interweaving "old world" and "new world...
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...
This April, Digital Hollywood University of Digital Content will open the first international anime research lab. Staffed by top anime studio directors, writers and producers, the lab will is intended to further research into anime production, theory, ...
Tor Books unloads a handful of new science fiction and fantasy, Wizards of the Coast debuts a new series, and Robert A. Heinlein gets a hardcover rendition of one of his classics in this week's book buzz. Tor's James VanderMeer offers a well-rounded, epil...
The Review!Mobile Suit Gundam -- The 08th MS Team is one of, if not the best entry in the Universal Century/Gundam universe, even if it is short. The art is top-notch, and the plot is very intriguing.
The main character is sort of a standard "overconfide...
Though largely neglected in the past, the link between science fiction and technological development is an important one; one that spurs scientific discovery and connects the world of grounded truth with the realm of infinite possibility. The pulp magazin...
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...
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...
With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo...
Welcome to Book Buzz! I’m your new host, Tim Janson. I’d like to first thank Pat Ferrara, your previous MC, for all his help in making this a smooth transition and for all of his sage advice. Many of you may know me already as I...
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Story by: Makoto Inoue, Art by: Hiromu Arakawa
Settled by alchemists, the town of Wisteria has the reputation of being an idyllic retreat. But what Alponse and Edward find ...
What is it with Pam Grier and Martians? First she fought the big-eyed green creatures in Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS and now she goes toe-to-toe with them in JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS. Well, who else can be as sexy as Grier yet still be able to kick s...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Kideyuki Kurata / Artist: Shutaro YamadaTranslated by:Steve BallatiAdapted by:What They SayNot Your Average Bookworm
Yomiko Readman\'s love for literature goes far beyond any run-of-the-mill bookworm\'s! In fact, she...
As mentioned last week, we have a slew of new releases in every category. There’s going to be some tough purchasing decisions that need to be made. We have two anthologies of the best fantasy literature of the year, one from St. Martin&rsq...
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...
Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.
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This is that series, you know, that series. That series that has a ton of pictures online, by pictures I mean it has Rin and Saber making out on a bed. Hawt. Then I realized that the anime/manga I knew nothing about started as a hentai g...
New Action Series Is Based On Popular Xbox 360 Game And Features Character Designs By Manga Mastermind, Akira Toriyama
San Francisco, CA April 16, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive p...
This October, the Alien Nine Ultimate Collection will creep into stores just in time for Halloween. This box set -- a first for collectors -- will include the best-selling DVD and all three Alien Nine graphic novels which feature stories and art by ...
Beast Master by Stephanie Crawford (Mon 10-15-2001)
Imagine a world where vampires, lycanthropes, fey, and other assorted monsters are legally recognized and grudgingly accepted by the general populace. Welcome! You've just stepped into the world of horror novel heroine and vampire hunter extraordinaire An...
What They SayIt\'s Super Explosive Pervy Ninja Insanity! Take the comedy of South Park, combine it with one totally cute (and naive) ninja-girl trainee, a horde of ninjas under the perverse tutelage of her headmaster: a strange, yellow, spherically pudgy....
A number of actors have signed on to Revolution Studios' MASTER OF DISGUISE, starring Dana Carvey. The comedy will tell the story of a man (Carvey) who learns that his family has a generations spanning tradition as masters of disguise. Now, when that fami...
This series of highly detailed figures, based on characters from several of renowned fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta`s popular paintings, is quite a boon to fantasy figure collectors. However, they aren`t `action figures` in the truest sense of the ter...
Alex Proyas, acclaimed director of THE CROW and DARK CITY, has decided that the Internet is the best place for his latest venture. The website MysteryClock.Com, which launched this week, is a creative, collaborative, and inventive place for his work. Spe...
RING MASTER by Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 03-11-2005)
Mysterious videotapes, ominous phone calls, a girl drowned at the bottom of a well and Naomi Watts were more than enough elements to catapult 2002's THE RING into an American horror film phenomenon. Based on the Japanese film series RINGU, the Ehren Kruge...
Due out on 08/10/2004, Geneon brings their 39 episode series to a close with the release of Master Keaton Vol. #8. This has been one of the most thought provoking, engaging and at times very emotional series that I\'ve had the pleasure to watch in the las...
Due out on 04/13/2004 from Geneon Entertainment is Master Keaton Vol. #6, a volume in a series that should be a requirement to see.
RING Master by Anthony C. Ferrante (Tue 11-22-2005)
Mysterious videotapes, ominous phone calls, a girl drowned at the bottom of a well, and Naomi Watts were more than enough elements to catapult 2002's The Ring into an American horror film phenomenon. Based on the Japanese film series Ringu, the Ehren Krug...
Most directors of any note manage to amass a sizable filmography over the span of their career. But only the lucky and most talented of them manage one or two films which truly capture the heart, mind and imagination of a generation, transforming into tim...
This has been a bit of a tough one and a long time in coming since a number of retailers, even Amazon, still doesn\'t carry it. Apparently released to limited retailers back on 06/14/2005, we\'ve got a look at the Media Blasters release of Master of Mosqu...
Saved from the few number of shows left that never made the transition from VHS to DVD, we\'ve got a slightly early look at the 08/15/2006 release of Tattoon Master from Media Blasters.
What They SaySince the beginning of time, monstrous Demons and noble Guardians have battled for Earth - the everlasting gift of the one great Mother, creator of all life. A deep hatred burns between Demon and Guardian; the Guardians prevented the Demons f...
What They SayFrom Europe to Japan, Keaton\'s family matters drag him in between his father and a strange woman then leads to memories of his childhood in Cornwall. To avoid those troubles, Keaton explores more dangerous paths while investigating suspicio...
What They SayA Brave Coward! Murder, bankruptcy, blackmail. Can Keaton really claim to lead a quiet life with this caseload? Even when not working a case, drama still works its way into Keaton’s life either in the form of a friend of his daughter...