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Mega Man ZX
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 09-20-2006)

... for. For Mega Man ZX, hundreds of years have passed between the epic war between Reploids and humanity. The fierce war finally transcended into an era of peace, where both groups were able to establish co-operative nations within the universe. However...

Mumbling Kitsune: Mega Man: The Future Brings the Past
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 05-18-2008)

...ed by the Mega Man ZX series on the Nintendo DS. Though this information is pretty exciting for advanced fans of the series (so to speak), the hundreds of thousands of former NES owners are probably wondering what this means for the original incarnati...

Blue Bombing the Anime Scene
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 04-04-2007)

...Man Zero, Mega Man ZX, Mega Man Legends, Mega Man Battle Network … There, I think I listed them all.  Oh yeah, Mega Man Starforce. Coming soon to a Nintendo DS near you.   Of course, any video game character who's been around as ...


MEGA MAN ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
by James Stevenson (Thu 07-08-2004)

The MEGA MAN series to me will always remind me of the time I picked up a copy of MEGA MAN 2 at a flea market, and found myself brought into a whole new world of videogames. Since then, I've played the majority of the MEGA MAN titles, from the original se...

Mega Man Star Force
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 04-23-2007)

Plot: A spin-off of the Mega Man Battle Network franchise, this game brings the franchise back with similar RPG gameplay but with an all-new Mega Man character and storyline to play through. This action RPG blends exploration with fast-paced battles, ...

Double Dose
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 09-14-2006)

With each week that passes I become more and more excited for the pending console releases. With Sony having issues with how many consoles that they will be able to sell this winter, and shutting out the European market till next year, it does not seem li...

Spider-Man 2
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)

Genre:Action/Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/"Spider-Man"); Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson); Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius/"Doc...


Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Justin Coole (Sat 02-16-2002)

The Review!To be perfectly honest, when I heard AnimeVillage was about to start pushing out DVDs, two titles immediately came to mind: Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star. While I enjoy both of the above, I wanted to see one of my favorite shows on DVD: Eat-M...

Mega Man Starforce Box Set (-)

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SPIDER-MAN: THE NEW ANIMATED SERIES
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 02-23-2004)

Spinning out of the mega-success of Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN movie came a new collaboration from MTV, Sony Pictures and Mainframe Entertainment: a new 3D SPIDER-MAN animated series with a look that hasn’t been seen before. While the use of computer graphics...

Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Taylor Shann (Sat 02-16-2002)

The Review!I bought this on a pretty much "What the hell" basis. I was already getting Trigun and Cowboy Bebop, and I didn't know anything about what this series was about or if it was any good. All I knew was the lure of getting a whole series for such ...


'Spider-Man 3' premieres at Tribeca
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 05-01-2007)

Movie premieres don't always follow the usual script. Sometimes, the venue is so unorthodox, the concept so ambitious, the movie itself such a draw that the night becomes one of those you-had-to-be-there spectacles. Monday night's U.S. preem of "Spi...

Swank Confirmed for IRON MAN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 07-24-2007)

I'm not quite sure if this is news you folks will want to appear or not but I'll pass it along. MTV is confirming that Hillary Swank will appear in the new IRON MAN movie with Robert Downey Jr (Tony Stark/Iron Man). Here's the details from MTV; Marvel St...

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: Brian Michael Bendis
by Edward Gross (Wed 09-13-2000)

Marvel Comics will be the first to admit that comics have hit on hard times in recent years. Some of the company`s key titles have lost their once impenetrable foothold in the marketplace, and marquee characters such as Spider-Man have lost their stature ...

Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)

Spider-Man 3 opened on Friday to mixed, yet mostly positive reviews. It also opened to record-breaking box office receipts, making it the biggest opening weekend in history. Effectively, more people saw Spider-Man 3 in a single weekend than any ...


Review: 'Spider-Man 3'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-27-2007)

The review contains some minor spoilers. I should start by saying that I'm a huge fan of the first two 'Spider-Man' movies. I should also add that I've been a big fan of Sam Raimi's ever since I saw "Evil Dead" at the Roseville Theater the first summer...

Spider-Man 3 Continues to Dominate
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-13-2007)

Spidey cast his web and captured more box office cash this weekend with a 60.0 million box office take here in the States. I’d have to say though there was no doubt whom I would be writing about this weekend. No, it was never a question of if Spider...

House of Sand and Venom: Special FX work in 'Spider-Man 3'
by Mark London Williams (Thu 05-24-2007)

It's quite a year for special effects. And while author Salman Rushdie's observation that most movies are, strictly speaking, "cartoons" now - i.e., they have as much, or more, animation (even if digital) in them than live action elements - this year,...

SPIDER-MAN Screenplay Credit Goes to WGA Arbitration
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-14-2001)

The screenplay credit for Columbia’s SPIDER-MAN has gone to the Writers Guild of America for arbitration, in order to determine whose name or names will appear on the final film. When Columbia-TriStar submitted its suggestion for the credit to the WGA ear...


The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art & Making of Spider-Man 3
by Tim Janson (Thu 07-05-2007)

Whenever there are big budget blockbuster films coming out you can bet that there will be an avalanche of media tie-in material from toys and clothing to calendars and books…A film like Spider-Man 3 is going to generate even more than the usual mas...

12" SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR SERIES: SPIDER-MAN
by JEFF BOND (Sat 06-22-2002)

I don't make toys for a living, but even I can tell you that it's pretty damned hard to make an action figure in a little sewn polyester costume look like a superhero in a skintight supersuit. This has been a given ever since Mego launched a line of 8" su...

Train Man: Densha Otoko
by Sakura Eries (Thu 03-22-2007)

What They SayComputer engineer Otaku is an average young man, dressed in unstylish clothes and dorky glasses. But as luck would have it, he encounters a pretty young woman on a commuter train and saves her from a lecherous molester, falling in love with h...

DVD Review of Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 09-08-2008)

In case you work on Saturday mornings, don’t watch the CW or don’t have kids you might not have known that Spider-Man has returned, in the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon. Sony has released a full length animated adventure called Spectacular Sp...


Superman Returns
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 04-22-2005)

Genre:Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Action.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Brandon Routh (Clark Kent/Kal-El/"Superman"); Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor); Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane); Hugh Laurie (Perry ...

THE COMPLETE PRISONER DVD MEGA-SET
by SCOTT COLLURA (Sun 12-30-2001)

THE PRISONER is one of the must-see television series from the ’60s, a short-lived but unforgettable tour de force of TV conceived by and starring Patrick McGoohan, formerly of the spy show SECRET AGENT (aka DANGER MAN). THE PRISONER took the spy genre an...

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...

Spider-Man 2 Soars Past its Predecessor
by Adam Thur (Fri 06-25-2004)

Note: This review is entirely free of major spoilers, though some very minor story details may be mentioned. It seemed nearly impossible that Sam Raimi would be able to outdo the first Spider-Man film, a summer blockbuster that outdid every other mov...


SPIDER-MAN: THE '67 COLLECTION
by Brian Thomas (Wed 06-30-2004)

For those not old enough to have experienced the series of Spider-Man Saturday morning cartoons that debuted in the fall of 1967, or even the syndicated reruns that came later, all the fuss over the release of this DVD collection may be perplexing. After ...

Spider-Man 3
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)

Last Updated: July 17, 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ThrillerProduction Company: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin ProductionsDistributors: Sony PicturesProject Phase: Post-ProductionBudget: 300,000,000 [IMDB]Who's In It...

Iron Man, Hulk, Spidey and Transformers topline new Hasbro offerings (Thu 02-14-2008)

From a press release: Hasbro, Inc. reveals its exciting new product offerings at New York's annual American International Toy Fair with innovation in a wide range of entertainment categories. Among the traditional toy and game categories, highlights inc...

Spider-Man 3: The new Spider-Man 3 Mobile page has launched (Fri 04-13-2007)

User your cell phone to "Veek" answers to question What are you most looking forward to seeing in Spider-Man 3, get a Spider-Man 3 wallpaper frame which surrounds your personal cell phone pictures. Visit the mobile site now to find out more. Or visit ...


Train Man: The Novel Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Mon 05-21-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hitori NakanoTranslated by:Bonnie ElliottAdapted by:What They SayAn instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and mu...

A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-31-2002)

Last time, we examined Spider-Man's universal appeal through the eyes of his many creators. Now the really fun part - we ask these talented guys to pick their favorite Spidey issues ever! Every Spider-fan has his or her own list of their favorite moments ...

Spider-Man: Best Superhero Movie Ever!
by Michael Mason (Fri 04-26-2002)

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Comicscape: I Am Iron Man
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-07-2008)

Marvel Studios released the long-in-the-making cinematic adaptation of Iron Man this weekend. Thus far, it has garnered both rave reviews and over $100 million in box office grosses. Despite a few minor flaws, the film resets the standard for Ma...


'Iron Man' flies home in September (Fri 08-08-2008)

Paramount Home Entertainment has set September 30, 2008 as "Iron Day" with the smash hit Marvel movie 'Iron Man' coming home to DVD in three editions. Press Release Follows $315 Million Box Office Smash Debuts September 30, 2008 in Ultimate Ed...

Raimi on Fans, Venom and Spider-Man 4
by Leslie Morgan (Thu 04-26-2007)

With two incredibly successful Spider-Man movies under his belt, Director Sam Raimi comes back better than ever with 'Spider-Man 3'. His cast and the Producing team praise his talent and he has spearheaded a franchise worth billions of dollars. So what ...

Comicscape - January 5, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-05-2005)

Welcome to a brand new year and what better way to start off that brand new year with a shiny spanking new controversy brewing in the world of comics? A little while ago, Marvel announced that Orson Scott Card, Hugo Award-winning writer of such works as ...

A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-24-2002)

None of us ever had the character to ourselves - not really. From early in his illustrious crime-fighting career, there was a steadily increasing number of avid fans thrilling to his tragedy-tinged adventures. But sometimes, sitting alone with a stack of ...


'Iron Man': Terrence Howard lives the dream
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 04-22-2008)

Actor Terrence Howard sat down with the press to talk about playing Jim "Rhodie" Rhodes in the upcoming 'Iron Man' movie. The normally reserved actor surprised the press by how much of a fanboy he is, and revealed his emotional connection to the...

PAC-MAN WORLD 3 Ships
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)

Namco Hometek has begun shipping Pac-Man World 3 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game will also be available on Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system in December. The 25-year o...

Train_Man Vol.#02
by Sakura Eries (Wed 12-06-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hidenori HaraTranslated by:Cindy YamauchiAdapted by:Mark GiambrunoWhat They SayThe geek, a.k.a. \"Train_man,\" has managed to go on several dates with the girl of his dreams, but he still can\'t go beyond that \"more than just...

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...


Comicscape - January 12, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-12-2005)

Welcome to another fun-filled week at COMICSCAPE! Last week I asked you to write in with your thoughts regarding Marvel's hiring of Orson Scott Card to write ULTIMATE IRON MAN. The problem, according to many gay and lesbian comics fans, is that Card has w...

SPIDER-MAN: Senior Editor's Review
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 05-11-2002)

It was never going to get an "A" from me. I'm way too close to it. I have too much emotional investment in the character from my childhood to be completely won over by anything they could have put on screen, not with the compromises that would inevitably ...

Downey Jr. says 'Iron Man' is "just a man" (Mon 04-16-2007)

"He's a superhero who is just a man," Robert Downey jr. tells the Telegraph. "Not that I wouldn't play a guy who got bit by a spider or who has some freaky connection with bats, but I think this is a little more accessible. More...

My Thoughts on FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-20-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another Comicscape adventure at the movies! I rarely see movies in the theater these days. Between the incessant chatter, the rising ticket prices, the ridiculous levels of air conditioning, and the overpriced ...


Singer still the man for 'Man of Steel' (Wed 03-12-2008)

IESB.net has confirmed that Bryan Singer will, indeed, sit in the director's chair for the 'Superman: The Man of Steel' movie. According to their sources, 'Transformers' writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are considering the project.

Del Toro is the Man... THE WOLF MAN
by News Editor (Wed 03-15-2006)

Universal Pictures has set actor Benicio Del Toro to star in the remake of THE WOLF MAN.The story will be set in Victorian England. Del Toro will play a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy m...

Spider-Man 3: Spider-Man Appearances (Tue 05-01-2007)

Be sure to check out these Spider-Man cast appearances this week: Monday - Kirsten Dunst on The Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday - Entire cast on MTV TRL - Tobey Maguire on Live with Regis and Kelly More...

Civil War and the Road Ahead
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-28-2007)

Greetings Maniacs, and welcome to another calamitous Comicscape adventure, where we crack wise about comics and I insult movies everyone else likes.  Last week’s admittedly merciless review of Ghost Rider garnered very little mail – n...


Stan the Man Adapts Spider-Man Movie!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 07-21-2001)

It’s an announcement sure to send a shiver up the spine of Spider-Man fans everywhere and set their spider-sense a-tingling. Stan "The Man" Lee, one of the living legends of the medium and the mind behind Peter Parker and his arachnid alter ego, will hims...

"Spectacular Spider-Man" swings in on Wal-Mart-exclusive "Spider-Man 3" DVD
by Jim Harvey (Thu 10-25-2007)

The trailer for The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series will be available on the exclusive Wal-mart Spider-Man 3 DVD release, on sale next week.

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA: Oscar-Winning Animated Short Subject
by Mike Lyons (Thu 03-30-2000)

When you hear that an animated film has been made from Ernest Hemingway`s novel The Old Man and the Sea, you almost expect that it would be a Disney-like take on the story: with fishing pole in hand, the Old Man belts out a ballad about how much he has to...

Comicscape - December 7, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-07-2005)

I got a great batch of mail from last week's column about Marvel's Ultimate and DC's All-Star imprints. But before we get to your letters, a couple of things happened in the comic world upon which I must opine. The X3 trailer hit the web on Monday. You ca...


2007: The Year in Review, Part Two
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 01-04-2008)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to the second part of the Comicscape’s 2007: The Year-in Review. Last week, I touched on five of the biggest stories in comics from the past year. This week, we’ve got a few more. Thankfully, the ...

Comicscape - January 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-14-2004)

OPINION: I knew I should have stayed out of the Thor/Superman conflict. Several of you had quite strong responses to last week's column, and in the last week I've been labeled both a Superman-hater and a Thor-hater (neither of which is true, by the way). ...

Spider-Man 3
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 05-07-2007)

Well another Spider-man release indicates that we have another Spider-man game on the shelves to eat up like candy. In the third movie we see Spider-man dealing with Venom, Harry Osborn / Green Goblin 2, and Sandman. Since this is a game base on the movie...

Iron Man: Favreau on film, fans and Fin Fang Foom
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 04-28-2008)

If there's one thing 'Iron Man' director Jon Favreau has learned in recent years, it's how to work the comic book fans. Coming off a less than stellar screening of clips from 'Zathura' just two years earlier, Favreau has used the Internet and Comic-Con to...


Viz Media Acquires Train Man Live Action Movie (Thu 06-29-2006)

Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love To Make North American Debut On DVD and As A New Manga Series San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing...

Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)

OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on...

SPIDER-MAN 2 Game Preview
by James Stevenson (Mon 06-21-2004)

Sitting on a United Airlines flight on the way back from an Activision event, I'm watching/listening to the new Dashboard Confessional music video, Vidnicated, the big song to come out of the new feature film, SPIDER-MAN 2. The event in San Francisco gave...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 3: Roddenberry's Other Work
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-09-1999)

During the 1966-69 run of STAR TREK, writer-producer Gene Roddenberry had explored important issues under the guise of science fiction; Roddenberry was forced to couch his statements in allegorical tales taking place in deep space and involving alien bein...


Marvel Comics November Solicitation SPIDER-MAN
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics Spider-Man line: SPIDER-GIRL #40Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonWritten by Tom Defalco; art by pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonIt's time for "A Death in the Family," as a member of our colorful cast ends up ...

JACK COLE AND PLASTIC MAN: FORMS STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 09-25-2001)

Chronicle Books is one of the best publishing companies out there, and they've been churning out some beautiful volumes covering all areas of pop culture history naturally this includes superhero comics. Handsome hardcover tomes on Superman and Batman ha...

Death, Deathlok, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk!
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 06-04-2003)


WEREWOLF OF LONDON & MOLE MAN
by Scott Collura (Fri 06-13-2003)

Sideshow Toy has been a classic horror fan's dream come true, thanks to their phenomenal line of Universal Studios Classic Monsters action figures. Of course, when you have a successful product line like that (was there any way these could not be successf...


VIZ MEDIA BRINGS UNIQUE AND EXCITING ANIME PROPERTIES FOR ALL AGES AND INTERESTS TO 2007 LICENSING INTERNATIONAL EXPO (Tue 06-19-2007)

Industry Leader In Anime To Have Notable Presence With More Than A Dozen Properties In Booth 4505 New York, NY, June 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and l...

Game Review: IRON MAN for the Wii
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 05-20-2008)

From the final moments after the credits in the film Iron Man, director Jon Favreau lit a fire under all of us. That fire being a burning desire for more Iron Man. So where does one turn? In the current Marvel Universe Iron Man is the director of S.H.I.E....

New He-Man Masters Cartoon Network
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 06-14-2002)

Although it's not based on a comic book He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is favorite of Comics2Film readers. Cartoon Network announced earlier this week that the toy-based hero concept...

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
by Nick Saul (Sun 12-24-2000)

It has been 20 years since Bruce Wayne donned the Bat Suit, and 40 years since the Jokers’ apparent demise. In the new day and age, Terry McGinnis is the new Batman, tutored by the aged Bruce Wayne. Now after all these years, the Joker has returned and ...


Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)

OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho...

Winner: Spider-Man 3 / Thinkway Toys Pack
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-22-2007)

Updated November 22nd Congratulations to harvey7297 It is a day for you to be giving thanks because you just won the prize pack! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered...

The Adventure of Link's Comics
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 12-06-2006)

The 1980s are looked upon fondly by those who grew up in the era.  There was big hair, funny clothes and songs that went on forever as if every artist believed God was delivering some grand message exclusively through their synthesizer.  And...

UDON Brings Fresh New Korean Manhwa Titles to North America (Tue 05-29-2007)

Toronto, ON " May 29 2007 " What is Korean Manhwa? Combine unique storytelling techniques and manga-influenced artwork with the rich and diverse culture of Korea and you'll end up with the latest craze in Asian comics! UDON Entertainment has partnered w...


Viz Media Presents Exciting Properties At 2007 MIPTV (Tue 04-17-2007)

Industry Leader in Japanese Animation To Wow the Show from Booth #A012 San Francisco, April 17, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, arriv...

Bryce Dallas Howard falls for Spider-Man
by Leslie Morgan (Mon 04-30-2007)

Being the daughter of Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard could be considered Hollywood royalty, but you would never know it. In person she is probably one of the most down to earth people you could ever meet. Howard, who plays Gwen Stacy in 'Spider-Man 3',...

Winner: 'Iron Man' Mask and Repulsor Gauntlet
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 05-07-2008)

Updated May 7th Congratulations to jmw2 You shall have the Iron Mask and Gauntlet. Those of you who didn't win: Remember we other cool 'Iron Man' prizes here, and here! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure th...

'Iron Man' gets Hands On with mobile content
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 04-30-2008)

From a press release: SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2008 - Ready your repulsor rays because Iron Man is coming to mobile!  Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, and Marvel Entertainment, Inc., today ann...


'Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard' coming to DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 06-30-2008)

From a press release CULVER CITY, CALIF. (June 30, 2008) – The web-slinging super hero returns in an all-new-to-DVD, full length animated adventure 'The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard'!, arriving on DVD September 9 from Sony Pictures ...

Untangling the Web?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 04-17-2002)

The impossible has happened. Marvel has seen several of its major properties adapted in some solidly entertaining motion pictures, and now, after decades of waiting and wondering, we are about to see the flagship hero of the Marvel Universe swinging his w...

Hulk helps Iron Man and Spider-Man defeat robots - Part III
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-18-2008)

The first Marvel Adventures Animated AdverVideos series comes to an explosive finale as Hulk joins Iron Man and Spider-Man in their battle against robotic villainy Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 below        

Shadow Man Returns To PlayStation
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 03-01-2002)

Acclaim comics fans are still waiting for the movie version of Shadow Man to move forward. There was a bit of good news to that end last month when the trades announced that Dimension had renewed their movie option on that deal. In the mean time Ac...


Comic-Con Marvel Panel: Ant-Man, Iron Man, Incredible Hulk (Mon 07-24-2006)

At Marvel Studios' panel on Saturday, Feige -- joined by studiomates Avi Arad and Ari Arad -- introduced directors of three of Marvel's first independently produced films: Ant-Man's Edgar Wright, The Incredible Hulk's Louis Leterrier and Iron Man's Jon Fa...

Fox Goes in High Gear with ACTION MAN
by Steve Fritz (Mon 09-04-2000)

There`s an old formula in Hollywood: `If something`s successful, do it again.` That can be applied to the creative team behind Fox Kids` new hit series ACTION MAN. It all goes back to BEAST MACHINES: TRANSFORMERS, which means it all goes back to Hasbro. H...

Say hello to SPIDER-MAN INDIA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-21-2004)

Marvel Comics and Gotham Entertainment Group have announced plans to release a new comic book series that takes one of America's most-recognized crimefighters and transplants him to become an Indian superhero.SPIDER-MAN INDIA will be released to stores to...

THE WICKER MAN
by Rachel Reitsleff (Tue 09-05-2006)

To be fair to writer/director Neil LaBute, he had nothing to do with PULSE. However, between that poor remake of a decent Japanese horror film and now LaBute's notably inferior reimagining of 1973's classic THE WICKER MAN, genre fans may understandably fe...


Winner: 'Iron Man' Mask and Repulsor Gauntlet
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-09-2008)

Updated May 9th Congratulations brettshaw! You win the mask and gauntlet! No sharing required. NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a valid working a...

Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-28-2007)

Updated December 28th Congratulations to endocrine THWIP! I webbed you. You got the DVD! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a valid working addres...

SPIDER-MAN: REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN - Roger Stern, Paul Jenkins & Howard Mackie
by James Busbee (Wed 09-27-2000)

Every great hero has that one villain who stands above all the rest, that archenemy who isn’t a cartoonish `bad guy,` but a dark, disturbingly close reflection of the hero himself. Batman has the Joker, Wolverine has Sabretooth and Reed Richards has Docto...

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #1
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Mon 02-18-2008)

Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing resurrects three different characters and concepts. Dead of Night was one of those fantastic Marvel Comics horror anthologies of the 1970’s. Because these titles were always low-sellers, Marvel’s edi...


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man
by Jennifer Rocks (Wed 11-28-2007)

What They SayThe year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as The Laughing Man swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, extortion, and corporate espionage leaving no known susp...

Viz Pictures Announces Seattle Screening Of Train Man: Densha Otoko (Wed 11-08-2006)

Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love San Francisco, CA, November 8, 2006 " VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC, the leading U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has a...

Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 01-09-2008)

Updated January 9th Congratulations to off2europe You win the Spidey 2 DVD! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a valid working address (otherwise ...

Kirsten Dunst says MJ comes full circle in 'Spider-Man 3'
by Leslie Morgan (Wed 04-25-2007)

When Kirstin Dunst walks into a room you notice. It's not merely the dimpled cheeks or her blonde tresses, but what makes Dunst stand out is her grace and smile. When she greets you, as she enters the room, she is genuinely happy you are there to speak ...


Spider-Man Does Whatever A Spider Can
by Craig Reed (Fri 01-26-2001)

Sitting in Stage 27 on the Sony lot, a webshoot away from the actors and filmmakers of the upcoming Spider-Man film, I`ve been continually humming to myself that jazzy song from the 1967-1970 animated TV series Spider-Man. `Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does w...

'Iron Man', 'Wolverine & X-Men' head for Nicktoons (Wed 03-19-2008)

From a press release NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicktoons Network, Nickelodeon's 24-hour animation channel, has joined forces with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. NYSE: MVL, to bring iconic heroes Wolverine and Iron Man from the page and big screen ...

Gold Rush: Spider-Man Swings to the Rescue
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 12-05-2001)

When it came time for Marvel to issue a "definitive statement" set within the Marvel Universe addressing the terrorist attacks on the United States that took place on September 11, 2001, the choice of title should have been fairly obvious to any fan, and ...

NIGHTMARE MAN
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 03-17-2008)

From its opening credits to its final frame, Rolfe Kanefsky’s Nightmare Man is a great throwback to eighties horror. Unfortunately the eighties staples are obvious and the effort is uneven.  A young woman, Ellen (Blythe Metz), purchases a...


SPIDER-MAN 2
by James Stevenson (Tue 06-29-2004)

I've just spent an entire day sitting in a room with pizza, chips, brownies, Mountain Dew and a copy of SPIDER-MAN 2 for the Xbox. While it's somewhat disappointing to have spoiled the movie story for myself, the gameplay may be the closest any game has e...

Comic-Con Pitch: OMEGA MAN
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 07-12-2004)

It's just over a week away: Comic-Con International in San Diego! Hollywood will be coming to the show, and Comics2Film aims to help Hollywood find the good stuff. Today comic-creator and activist Alonzo Washington pitches his comic "Omega Ma...

HOLLOW MAN
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 08-03-2000)

Paul Verhoeven is a very talented, intelligent director, but on the basis of many of his films, you might not know it. Sure, he’s made great ones like THE FOURTH MAN, ROBOCOP, and STARSHIP TROOPERS, but even some of his relatively entertaining work (TOTAL...

Spider-Man 3 Xbox360 Hands-on Impressions (Tue 04-10-2007)

If you're a comic book fan, videogame fan, or movie buff you know that the third Spider-Man movie is coming to theaters this May. Along with it is Activision and Treyarch's "third" Spider-Man game (technically it's the sixth Activision Spider-Man game), S...


The creator of SPIDER-MAN INDIA speaks
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 07-10-2004)

25-year-old Jeevan Kang is living one of his dreams: he gets to create a new spin on one of his beloved childhood characters, Spider-Man. Kang is the writer/artist working on SPIDER-MAN INDIA, the Indian counterpart to Marvel's Manhattan-based wall-crawle...

Iron Man Arrives at Sideshow Collectibles
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 05-02-2008)

Iron Man arrives in theaters this weekend. Prepare for the onslaught of Iron Man products. Toys, video games, comics and soundtracks will, of course, be on our collective radars.  Let’s face it guys (and gals), the days of little action fi...

HOLLOW MAN: Paul Verhoeven - Part I
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 08-03-2000)

If one was to philosophically understand what Paul Verhoeven is trying to accomplish with the much anticipated Hollow Man, perhaps you could sum it up as, `The art of invisibility without being invisible.` Hollywood is again revisiting the past by re-inve...

Diamond/Sony Present Spider-Man Collector's Club
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-05-2002)

Spider-Fans will will have an opportunity to purchase unique memorabilia and merchandise through the Spider-Man Collector's Program. Available exclusively at select specialty and comic book outlets and on the web at www.sony.com/Spider-Man and www....


SPIDER-MAN Gets Ready to Swing
by Craig Reid (Thu 01-04-2001)

Inside a makeshift, Wrestle-Mania, steel death cage, a giant `Spider-Man` banner dangles above 9 empty chairs. On the hardwood floor, lies the insignia `NYWL,` surrounded by a single thread of tattooed barbed wire. The anxious, pastry-totting media rep...

Comicscape - December 14, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-14-2005)

In the months leading to both INFINITE CRISIS and HOUSE OF M, we complained a lot about crossovers, continuity issues, and the awkward situation in which they place both publishers and readers. Oh hell, we complain about them every time Marvel or DC annou...

'Iron Man' Rawks!
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 05-01-2008)

It's good to be the king. Or rather, it's good to be Tony Stark. He's got a hot car, a cool house, the best scotch, and he always gets the girl. If he can't buy it, he'll engineer it. 'Iron Man' features Robert Downey Jr. as Stark, a media darling and b...

Excerpt from Martin's FEAST
by News Editor (Tue 10-11-2005)

Bantam Spectra has provided Cinescape with an excerpt from George R. R. Martin's upcoming A Feast for Crows. The novel will be released on November 8, 2005. THE PROPHET The prophet was drowning men on Great Wyk when they came to tell him that the king was...


Spidey’s Records set Studio Standards High
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-06-2007)

We already knew this week would already be all about Spider-Man 3. With the anticipation so high, the presales from Fandango.com and Movietickets.com being in the upper stratosphere and news everywhere on Spider-Man 3 the past few weeks, the question wasn...

Winner: 'Iron Man' NRF 425 Blaster
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 05-08-2008)

Updated May 8th Congratulations to Tyguy2021 You'll be darting like a...er...a thing that darts a LOT with this baby! You win! Those of you who didn't win: We've got one last Iron Man Mask/Gauntlet set up for giveaway! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRAN...

Lee says 'Excelsior!' to SPIDER-MAN rough cut
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Tue 03-12-2002)

Spider-Man nuts around the world still have two long months to wait before their favorite wall-crawler officially arrives on the big screen in May, but one famous fan of ol' Webhead is already giving director Sam Raimi's take on the character the thumbs-u...

Winner: 'Iron Man' NRF 425 Blaster
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 05-05-2008)

Updated May 5th Congratulations to Binaryan! You're pumped for the movie and soon you'll be pumping up your Nerf Blaster! Those of you who didn't win: Remember we have another NRF 425 Blaster here, as well as other cool prizes from 'Iron Man'! N...


Spider-Man 3 PS3 Hands-on: Can he still swing from a thread? (Wed 04-11-2007)

The reaction to Activision and Treyarch's Spider-Man 3 game trailer has been less than stellar. "It's Spider-Man 2 with better graphics," fanboys have screamed across the Internet, but after a day in the Activision offices and some hands-on time with the ...

He-Man has the power again
by Eric Moro (Thu 07-26-2001)

Nearly 20 years after the heroic He-Man was first introduced to the youth of America, Mattel, Inc. is bringing back an updated version of the warrior from Eternia, along with several other Masters of the Universe, for a new generation of fans.Premiering a...

Iron Man: Favreau presents his film
by Laura Ellison (Thu 08-02-2007)

This was, without a doubt, the biggest panel at Comic-Con 2007. No fewer than ten movies were previewed/featured at this thing, and several big surprises were revealed as well. But of course, the biggest reveal was the premiere of the 'Iron Man' trail...

The old new 'Spider-Man' animated show is back (Sun 04-13-2008)

Remember that CGI animated 'Spider-Man' series that aired on MTV a while back. I started some time after the first movie came out. Well, now you can relive the glory of that show as it's set to broadcast via Kabillion, the multi-platform kids' entertainm...


X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS
by Jason Henderson (Thu 07-06-2000)

In a quiet Connecticut town, two children, a girl and a boy, run from their house in the middle of the night. Their parents have been slain before their eyes, and now they run, without thinking, to the grounds of their elementary school. Their parents’ ki...

Favreau Talks More IRON MAN
by Karl Schneider (Thu 05-25-2006)

MTV recently caught up with Jon Favreau, the director of the upcoming film IRON MAN. Below are the quotes I found most relevant, you can view the full interview on MTV's website here."It's the first movie Marvel is self-financing," he said of a new deal ...

THE WICKER MAN
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 09-28-2001)

A mystery/thriller/musical with horror overtones, The Wicker Man stands as one of the best British films ever! Well at least they think so: it’s number 96 on the BFI 100 favorite list. After hearing praise like that, one can only expect the actual viewing...

SPIDER-MAN
by JEFF BOND (Wed 06-12-2002)

Danny Elfman’s score is just about the only thing that hasn’t been unanimously praised about Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN movie. Early reviews on the Internet slammed it as “tuneless” with one reviewer going so far as to state, “There is literally NO THEME!” We...


Spider-Man Classic Toys, Wave 2 (Thu 12-07-2000)

Comic Continuum reports that Toy Biz has announced plans to release a second series of Spider-Man Classic action figures this spring, around March. The figure list for the second series this time around includes Classic Spider-Man, Battle Ravaged Spider-M...

The Man Who Was There
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Tue 12-04-2001)

For a guy who's married to Lara Croft, Billy Bob Thornton doesn't seem to have the highest opinion of today's mainstream Hollywood cineplex fare. "Movies have become two-hour rock videos made by a marketing machine," drawls the Arkansas-born actor, writer...

SPIDER-MAN 2 webbed on video 11/30
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 08-23-2004)

Straight from a smash summer run at the box office (where it still remains in the top ten), Columbia TriStar Home Video has announced a November 30 release date for SPIDER-MAN 2 on VHS and a two-disc DVD -- but you'll have to choose from five different D...

Sam Raimi Talks About Spider-Man
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 04-16-2002)

Click for larger images Fans know that sinking feeling. Whenever a comic book movie gets made they start to wonder why the filmmake...


A Wise Man Sleeps Vol.#01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 05-28-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mick TakeuchiTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SayMiharu hasn\'t been having a good year. Her mother died, leaving her only a single ring to remember her by, and her father went bankrupt - le...

SPIDER-MAN 3 Actual Numbers
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-08-2007)

Hello fellow Maniacs. Normally, I’m restricted to the weekend content but since it’s the summer, I’ll be trying to update everyone on current activities and updates of the industry. My weekly box office report is sometimes not accurate a...

Spider-Man in Business Week
by Jason Lethert (Fri 04-19-2002)

In the recent media blitz Spider-Man has turned up almost everywhere, and in light of the financial ramifications, the business trades have been no exception.  This week, BusinessWeek.com ran a story about the winding and tangled path Spidey has taken ...

Eden's Bowy Complete Collection Collection (Thinpak)
by Mike Dungan (Tue 11-28-2006)

What They SayYorn gazes up at two massive cities floating in the sky and dreams of discovering their mysteries. Without warning, those mysteries come looking for him! Edenic assassins murder his father and Yorn is next on the hit list. Only a nameless ...


The Creeper
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 09-08-2006)

Spiraling out of the events of BRAVE NEW WORLD, Steve Niles's THE CREEPER retells the origins of Steve Ditko's grinning yellow antihero. Last issue, gadfly television reporter Jack Ryder a liberal take on Bill O'Reilly broke into Dr. Vincent Yatz's lab...

Spidey All Over The Media
by Jason Lethert (Tue 04-23-2002)

Spider-Man has the hot hand in Hollywood - he's been spotted everywhere. The town loves a sure thing and has been hopping on the webhead's bandwagon in droves. The character's presence can be felt in sitcoms, talk shows, and even on the architecture....

Comicscape - October 19, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-19-2005)

Last week's column on the industry's reliance on old characters and the need for new blood garnered a lot of mail. Some weeks COMICSCAPE really resonates with people and my inbox groans under the weight of responses, criticism, praise, and the occasional ...

Singles, Trades, and Hardcovers, Oh My!
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-22-2006)

After last week’s insanity over the scheduling change that wasn’t, no one responded to my column about 52.  I don’t really blame you, given the overwhelmingly negative reaction to the move.  But, rest assured, dear readers: ...


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 ...

Continuity Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-19-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another journey into the unknown with Comicscape! I, your host, will drive this stolen school bus into a dark realm of comic shop philosophy, as we deconstruct, reconstruct, post-modernize, re-modernize, de-realize,...

One Comicscape About Many Things
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-25-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting episode of Comicscape, where we offer you, the reader, new and innovative excuses to spend yet more money on comics.  For instance, next time you’re considering overspending your comics bu...

The Next Big Bust
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-09-2008)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another long look into the dark heart of Comicscape! I thought about devoting another week to complaining about that recent Spider-Man catastrophe One More Day, especially given that the first issue of the new post-...


Counting Blood with Glenn Danzig
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-22-2007)

Most people know Glenn Danzig through his 30-year musical career. From the Misfits to Samhain to Danzig, he has remained a pioneering force in dark rock. His discography includes everything from cacophonous, yet catchy hardcore punk to 1950&rsqu...

Jon Favreau on 'Iron Man 2' and beyond (Fri 06-06-2008)

Jon Favreau talked with IESB.net from the set of the new movie 'I Love You Man', where he's wearing his actor hat. Favreau was willing to talk to the press about the success of 'Iron Man' and plans for 'Iron Man 2'. In between takes on this film, the act...

Amazing Spider-Man #546
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Tue 01-15-2008)

Amazing Spider-Man #546, the first issue of Marvel’s controversial Brand New Day has finally landed. You likely know the story by now – Peter Parker reset his world and sacrificed his marriage to save dear Aunt May, with whom he now lives...

Raimi Too Exhausted for SPIDER-MAN 4
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-13-2007)

Nothing too shocking there since he's said it many times since SPIDER-MAN 3 hit theaters. Still, Sam Raimi gave his take on the development of SPIDER-MAN 4 while talking to our good friends over at Wizard Entertainment. He confirms that developing the fir...


Six Million Dollar Man, The
by Coming Attractions (Wed 10-22-2003)

Genre:Action/Science Fiction/Comedy.Studio:Dimension Films/Universal Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Development Hell.Who's In It:Jim Carrey.Who's Making It:Todd Phillips (Director, Screenwriter; Larry Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Scott Faye (Pr...

Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 04-04-2000)

What They SayBolt Crank is a mercenary, but he\'s no ordinary man. He\'s gifted with the ability to eat metal objects. Later, he can produce these items from his right hand, as the need arises. Bolt is the strong silent type-he doesn\'t say much and prefe...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man
by Bryan Morton (Tue 04-01-2008)

What They SayThe year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as The Laughing Man swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, extortion, and corporate espionage leaving no known susp...

Winner: 'Iron Man' book package
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 05-06-2008)

Updated May 6th Congratulations darkislandcs Soon you will learn all about books, because we're sending you these! Those of you who didn't win: Remember we other cool 'Iron Man' prizes here, here and here! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you'r...


Daredevil Vs. Spider-Man Available For Pre-Order
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-25-2002)

Just in time for the Daredevil movie, Buena Vista Home Entertainment is releasing Daredevil Vs. Spider-Man, the latest release in their series of DVDs collecting episodes of various Spider-Man cartoons. This new DVD collects episodes of the Spider-...

Man-Thing
by Coming Attractions (Thu 03-11-2004)

Genre:Comic Book Adaptation/Horror.Studio:Artisan Entertainment.Production Company:Fierce Entertainment.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Jack Thompson; Rawiri Paratene; Matt Le Nevez; Rachel Taylor; Steve Bastoni.Who's Making It:Brett Leonard (Di...

Kevin Bacon: From ECHOES to HOLLOW MAN
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 01-18-2000)

Kevin Bacon has been in films as diverse as FOOTLOOSE and JFK, but there are also a fair number of genre pics in his filmography, including TREMORS, FLATLINERS, the upcoming THE HOLLOW MAN—and he starred in one of last year’s most under-appreciated effort...

SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 win big at this year's SATURN AWARDS (Thu 05-05-2005)

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films handed out their 31st Annual Saturn Awards on May 3 and two films dominated the accolades for the evening: SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 SPIDER-MAN 2 walked away with a total of five Saturn ...


TOP 10: Long weekend means big bucks for SPIDER-MAN 2
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-05-2004)

SPIDER-MAN 2 is a hit. That surprise to no one was obvious from the weekend box office ticket receipts; Sony's $200 million dollar budgeted sequel ignited theater screens and took in an impressive $115 M over the Friday to Monday Independence Day long wee...

SPIDER-MAN 2
by Lisa Keeler (Wed 06-30-2004)

SPIDER-MAN 2 is one of those happy sequels (for the audience the characters are as angst-ridden as ever) that builds on rather than merely repeats the original. 2002's SPIDER-MAN was a very good and spiritually faithful adaptation of the Marvel comic boo...

The Spider-Man Handbook
by Tim Janson (Tue 05-08-2007)

The Spider-Man handbook won’t give you super powers or make you a hero, but it is a fun, quirky read (appropriate since it is from Quirk Books) that does have several bits of practical information for the hero wannabe. The book is part fantasy,...

Sam Raimi gives a Spider-Man 4 update (Tue 10-16-2007)

While promoting '30 Days of Night', producer and 'Spider-Man' director Sam Raimi fielded questions about the fate of the 'Spider-Man' franchise. Collider.com has the scoop: [Raimi said they] have had a number of screenwriters coming in and pitching ide...


THE QUIET MAN
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 11-14-2002)

While millions of moviegoers, or at least home video watchers, are eagerly snatching up DVD copies of Steve Spielberg’s classic E.T., why not take a cue from the little bugger and check out Artisan’s wonderful collector’s issue DVD of THE QUIET MAN. Yes, ...

IRON MAN #53
by Tony Whitt (Sat 04-20-2002)

For the longest time, it seemed as though IRON MAN had lost its way. In storylines that dealt with alternate armors, stolen Stark technology, and ghosts in the machine, the title centered more on the "iron" and less on the "man." On those occasions when i...

X-FILES: The Cigarette Smoking Man Speaks!
by Jason Henderson (Tue 08-01-2000)

William B. Davis is making an argument, laying out his analysis. He`s comparing his own character on Fox` The X-Files, the minimally-named Cigarette Smoking Man (or `CSM,`) to David Duchovny`s hero, Fox Mulder. `Let`s start with outcomes,` he says, hands ...

SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY #1
by Tony Whitt (Sat 06-29-2002)

Just when I thought Ron Zimmerman's writing couldn't get any more obnoxious, repulsive, or dumb, SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY comes along and shows that, given enough ballast, even the lowest can sink even lower. Rarely have I come across such a complete cro...


SPIDER-MAN
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 05-03-2002)

For decades, Spider-Man fans have waited not-so-patiently to see a movie based on their beloved webhead's adventures waited through lawsuits, bankruptcy, endless script development and director switches, until it seemed the project was doomed never to ha...

Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)

OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis...

Don't Believe the Hype
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-05-2008)

Who do you trust? Whose side are you on? What would you do with one more day? This summer, everything will change. Do you even care anymore? Public Enemy once said “Don’t believe the hype,” Maniacs. I’...

Comicscape - September 7, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 09-07-2005)

Hey! It's Al Brown, filling in for Kurt Amacker this week. I'm filling in because Kurt lived in New Orleans. He'll live there again, but right now he doesn't because New Orleans got the Aquaman treatment.Hey, listen, I ain't rich. You ain't either. If you...


Comicscape - October 12, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-12-2005)

You probably noticed that my colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, wrote last week's column. I had to return to New Orleans for a few days to help my parents with their house (hurricane, flooding), so I called Al and told him I'd turn over more evid...

Comicscape - May 3, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-03-2006)

Greetings, and welcome to another week of COMICSCAPE, where I make sequential art matter. Last week, I expounded upon the relative merits (and lack thereof) of Marvel and DC's new plan to accept advertiser money for ostensibly discreet product placement i...

Man Eater
by Pamela Harland (Thu 10-04-2001)

Few actors are well acclaimed yet hardly known to the public. Brian Cox is the epitome of that actor. Cox has received endless award nominations, including for the 2000 TNT Original Film NUREMBERG, as well as for his work in various stage productions such...

THE CELL, SE7EN, DEAD MAN
by John Thonen (Tue 12-19-2000)

There’s a lot to cover this week, so I’ll dispense with the usual smart-ass comments and get right to it. The major new release for the week is New Line Home Video’s, The Cell. When the film opened theatrically, a handful of critics praised it as a vis...


THE MECHANICAL MAN
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 10-29-2005)

The DVD Age has brought a number of rare and "lost" films into the hands of genre film fans, from the 1910 FRANKENSTEIN to the restoration of 1925 THE LOST WORLD. However, budget label Alpha Video has released a relatively unknown gem of the silent era on...

Disturbia wins but not by much
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-29-2007)

Did you think Disturbia winning 1st place last week with only 13 mil in receipts was something hardly worth talking about? Well, it’s worse this week. The winner, Disturbia, doesn’t even in pull in 10 mil. Yep, you heard me. In a box office...

Crunchyroll and Udon Combo for Weekly E-Zine
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-23-2008)

Global Online Media Distribution Giant Partners with Canada-Based Publisher to Launch Weekly Digital Manga and Comic Digest San Francisco, CA (July 23, 2008) ‹Canada-based publisher UDON Entertainment  partners with online media distribut...

Toy Maniac: A Look At DC Direct's WATCHMEN Figures
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 06-26-2008)

NEW FROM DC DIRECT: At the New York Comic Con this year DC Direct unveiled their very first series of Watchmen movie figures (see pictures here). The first series included the modern versions of the Silk Spectre, The Nite Owl, an Ozymandias figure and, o...