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CROSSGEN to publish R.A. Salvatore comic
by JENNIFER H. TOMOOKA (Tue 08-06-2002)
Continuing with what has become a marathon press conference at San Diego Comic-Con International, CrossGen Comics announced that its newly launched Code 6 imprint has inked a deal with NEW YORK TIMES bestseller author R.A. Salvatore to adapt his criticall... Salvatore to Write STAR WARS: EPISODE 2 Novel (Wed 06-21-2000)
Fantasy author R.A. Salvatore will pen the novelization of Star Wars: Episode II. He follows on the heels of another fantasy author, Terry Brooks, who wrote the novelization to Episode I. Salvatore`s previous Star Wars novel credit was the controversial S...Salvatore, Weis, & Star Trek Ship Guide!
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-07-2006)
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R.A. Salvatore’s classic, Siege of Darkness, continues the tale of Salvatore’s signature dark elf character Drizzt Do’Urden. The series has now been re-numbered to tell the story of Drizzt’s life in chronological or... 
Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)
Since his conception in the Icewind Dale Trilogy back in 1988, R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt has grown from an initial side character to the most well-renowned persona of the Forgotten Realms universe.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to this, th... Handbooks and Sourcebooks and Novels...Oh My!
by James T. Voelpel (Sun 10-13-2002)
...larity in R.A. Salvatore's HALFLING'S GEM series of novels. The character of Drizzt Do'Urden, a rogue drow fighting for the side of good, is one of the main reasons for this rise in popularity. His character is probably the most recognizable from the F... Story vs. Gameplay
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 08-13-2004)
This week in Gamers' Thumb, James and Troy explore the growing focus on story in videogames. The biggest example of this is fantasy and STAR WARS novel writer R.A. Salvatore working with Atari on FORGOTTEN REALMS: DEMON STONE to provide gamers with a deep... Altered Carbon
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-03-2008)
...f Swords, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
The legend is complete! This deluxe hardcover edition of the New York Times best-seller brings The Legend of Drizzt series to a close, and leads directly into the extraordinarily popular Hunter's Blades ... FORGOTTEN REALMS: DISSOLUTION
by James T. Voelpel (Tue 10-29-2002)
Wizards of the Coast states that 2002 is the year of the drow, as the number of products featuring these Dark Elves testifies. Along with DISSOLUTION the first book in the WAR OF THE SPIDER QUEEN, outlined by R.A. Salvatore, there is the new Drizzt novel ... The New Brasyl
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-08-2007)
...of one of R.A. Salvatore’s Legend of Drizzt novels).
Although seemingly related, Ian McDonald’s Brasyl isn’t the novelization for Terry Gilliam’s brilliant cinematic homage to 1984, rather it’s a visionary new nov... WARCRAFT
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-27-2007)
...Gift Set, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
Drizzt at his scimitar-slashing best! When Drizzt believes that his friends have been killed, trampled under the feet of a rampaging horde of orcs, the Hunter takes over and the already dangerous... STARDUST…Is this movie still coming out?
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-12-2007)
...nt Blade, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
When the vile Crystal Shard once again reveals itself, Drizzt must race against his most formidable enemies in hopes of destroying it before it finds the one being that can help it enslave the wo... ATTACK OF THE CLONES Book Tie-Ins
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 11-28-2001)
...n. Author R.A. Salvatore worked closely with George Lucas to expand the storyline of the film, and to create all new sequences not seen on-screen. This book will be released in hardcover with simultaneous audio release in April, 2002. THE ART OF STAR W... Book Buzz: Year of the Spaceship
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-04-2008)
... to Dawn, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
Revenge and Resurrection in a Frozen Wasteland! Drizzt and Catti-brie have been away from Mithral Hall for six long years, but the pain of a lost companion still weighs heavily on their strong sh... Icewind Dale
by Nikola "Bunny" Zakic (Mon 07-31-2000)
... image of R.A. Salvatore books. It is a habitat of a large number of barbaric tribes that don't mind the snow and the severe Nordic climate, and don't mind calling this territory cut off from the rest of the world and surrounded by the mountain... Ryan Schifrin: Think Big
by Pat Ferrara (Fri 12-01-2006)
...he author R.A. Salvatore and that one of your spec screenplays you wrote, Wimpy, is an action-comedy with some elements of fantasy in it. Would you ever consider directing a fantasy piece or maybe combining the fantasy and horror genres in a future... Inheritance Trilogy Still in Stride
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-13-2007)
...rdback of R.A. Salvatore’s Passage to Dawn. My god if I have to include any more Drizzt re-releases in this column…
Although not really a book in the traditional sense, I’m a big fan of the Warcraft universe so I fee... DEMON STONE entices Patrick Stewart
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-15-2004)
The latest video game that uses the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS world is now on store shelves. Atari's FORGOTTEN REALMS: DEMON STONE is a fantasy role-playing game that features a storyline developed by best-selling D&D author R.A. Salvatore and is set in the popu... Gibson Gone Soft? DUNE Response Mixed? Too Many Girls?
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-24-2003)
...n Hob and R.A. Salvatore, but adds, "My own suggestion: Glen Cook. If you haven't read Glen Cook's BLACK COMPANY series or his GARRETT PI novels, you're missing out." (Incidentally, Jason also writes, "I love reading a column about SF\F books! Keep it ... Book Buzz: SPIN to the Big Screen
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-02-2008)
...Darkness, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
Salvatore beautifully covers the siege of Mithril Hall in this action-packed Drizzt installment.
Queen of Hearts, Daniel Homan (Prime Books)
Pound of Flesh, Susan Wright (Roc)
The Man with the Gol... Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)
...g authors R.A. Salvatore, Paul S. Kemp, Elaine Cunningham, and Lisa Smedman; Forgotten Realms creator Ed Greenwood; fan favorites Richard Lee Byers, Mel Odom, Bruce R. Cordell, and Jess Lebow; and talented newcomers Mark Sehestedt, Jaleigh Johnson, and... Women of Sci Fi
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-09-2007)
R.A. Salvatore’s The Hunter’s Blades trilogy gets a collector’s edition facelift, the Time Spiral Cycle wrenches out another installment with Planar Chaos, and two notable female SF authors get some well-deserved credit for their con... SF Obstacles
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-08-2007)
...ed Set 1, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
Give the gift of the Legend of Drizzt! Drizzt Do'Urden made his first mistake the moment he was born: he was a boy. In the rigid matriarchy of the dark elf city of Menzoberranzan, that makes his ... ASCENDANCE BOOK 1 OF THE SECOND DEMONWARS SAGA
by James T. Voelpel (Wed 09-19-2001)
Already the publishing industry suffers from a glut of seemingly endless fantasy series. No longer can we simply read one mind-candy, Middle Earth knock-off - we need a whole series. An example of this would be R.A. Salvatore, best known as the author of ... UK’s TORCHWOOD blazes into bookshelves
by Karl Schneider (Tue 01-16-2007)
Devil’s Due Publishing releases a boxed set of R.A. Salvatore’s most beloved fantasy tales, individual SF and fantasy ‘best of’ anthologies get the 2006 treatment under Wildside Press, and BBC Books releases their first literary... Forgotten Realms, H.G. Wells, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-12-2006)
...elease of R.A. Salvatore's Promise of the Witch-King, book two of the popular Sellsword series. The FG literary leader dishes up another crowd-pleaser that has both critics and fans decreeing that this offering may be the author's best yet. New in Har... Book Buzz: Diablo Day
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-30-2008)
...Orc King, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
Jill Kismet: Night Shift, Lillian Staintcrow (Orbit Books)
The Company: The Sons of Heaven, Kage Baker (Tor)
The Word of God: Or, Holy Writ Rewritten, Th... EPISODE 2 plot now official
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 02-06-2002)
...Penned by R.A. Salvatore, the official STAR WARS website described the hardcover tie-in like this: "A decade has past since the events of The Phantom Menace. Despite his promises of reform, Palpatine's Republic is crumbling. Separatists are carving the... Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)
...eck out: *R.A. Salvatore’s The Spine of the World *Martin’s Dreamsongs: Vol II *Scar Night *The Essential Guide to the Force *Dragonriders of Pern *Transformers Premiere Edition&nb... Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)
...ghwaymen, R.A. Salvatore (Tor Books)
New York Times–bestselling author R. A. Salvatore takes his readers back to his signature world of Corona, introducing a fascinating new hero. It is God’s year 54, many years before the Demon Wa... The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)
...y Brooks, R.A. Salvatore, and Matthew Woodring Stover team up to release this novelization set of Star Wars: Episode I, II, and III on paperback today.On a somewhat whacky note, Bantam Books and editor John Klima whipped up a paperback collection inspi... Star Trek and the Singularity
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)
...mell, and R.A. Salvatore, Seekers of the Chalice is the first book of a trilogy that explores the ongoing battle between good and evil in a land that is teetering on darkness.
A Magic of Twilight, S.L. Farrell (DAW)
First in a new fantasy series from... Ra-i Vol.#01
by Greg Hackmann (Tue 09-18-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sanami MatohTranslated by:Adrienne BeckAdapted by:Joll FreshneyWhat They SayAl Foster is a private detective whose workaday life suddenly shakes up with the arrival of 13-year-old Rai Spencer, youngest son of the billionaire S... STREAMS OF SILVER: The Legend of Drizzt Book V
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-14-2007)
Streams of Silver continues Devil’s Due’s adaptation of R.A. Salvatore’s Crystal Shard Trilogy. Salvatore is a bit of a polarizing writer. You seem to love him or hate him without much middle ground. I personally like Salv... Popular author R.A. Lafferty dies at age 88
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-25-2002)
Fan favorite author R.A. Lafferty died on Monday, March 18th after a protracted illness. Born in 1914 in Neola, Idaho, Raphael Aloysius Lafferty never wrote a word of science fiction until he was in his 40's. He went on to write 20 novels and over 200 sh... KI-ME-RA Vol.#01
by Megan Lavey (Tue 09-14-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazuma KodakaTranslated by:Christina SohnAdapted by:What They SayThe fate of mankind lies hidden behind the storm clouds of California, housed within a curious capsule beneath the stars. Unbeknownst to his late-night discovere... Manga Review: Ra-i (Tue 09-18-2007)
Greg is taking a look at a standalone book released by TOKYOPOP back in October of 2006 with Ra-i.Devil's Due options "DemonWars"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 11-06-2006)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Devil's Due Publishing has optioned film, television and merchandising rights to R.A. Salvatore's fantasy novel DemonWars.The stories take place in the world of Corona, a realm of magic and fantasy where organized reli... SANDS OF OBLIVION
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 02-27-2008)
In the opening prologue for the “Sands of Oblivion” there are essentially two back stories. The first is that Egyptian priests capture and imprison Imla Ra, a demon god of the underworld, so he would be unable to terrorize the Earth. ... Dai Guard Vol. #1
by David Owens (Sat 01-04-2003)
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A big-robot anime, and I enjoyed it. I\'m getting too old for this.
One of my friends, with a peculiar sense of humor (and apparently a bursting wallet), knew I hated big-robot a... Riding Through the Glen
by Matt Kamen (Mon 09-25-2006)
The BBC, having become accustomed to immersing their toes in the murky waters of genre television with the new Doctor Who, are making a huge marketing push for their upcoming fantasy drama series, Robin Hood. The show's website has recently been fully lau... SUPERMAN/THUNDERCATS
by Tony Whitt (Tue 11-25-2003)
A mysterious woman named Lantana Lin apparates into Mumm-Ra's private chambers offering a means to get the twin to the Eye of Thundera. She helps him to create a gateway between Thundera and the world where the gemstone resides: a planet called Earth, in ... STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 04-29-2002)
Out of respect for those fans who don't want to detract from their film-going experience, this novel review won't give away any specific story details.R.A. Salvatore, a generally respected mass market author, who nonetheless tends to err on the side of gl... CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #5
by Kurt Amacker (Sun 08-12-2007)
Conan and the Midnight God concludes with this fifth issue, reinforcing the amazingly consistent quality of Dark Horse’s Conan brand. Written by Violent Messiahs scribs Joshua Dysart and with art by Will Conrad, the issue brings the titular kin... Alien Rock
by M. Steven Felty (Sat 12-03-2005)
Michael C. Luckman is an interesting character. Not only does he write books, but he also organizes and promotes concerts and events connected with UFOs. Luckman is founder of the Cosmic Majority and taught the nation's first college-level course on rock ... EPISODE III author revealed
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 11-15-2003)
The STAR WARS website has announced the author who will write the novelization for EPISODE III and he's no stranger to George Lucas' universe. Matthew Woodring Stover, author of the Clone Wars original novel SHATTERPOINT (click for review) and the New Jed... Comicscape - October 29, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-29-2003)
OPINION: First, a brief rant: Marvel has one of the worst websites in the comics world in terms of up-to-date info. Last week, the site was promoting (and is still promoting as of this writing, October 26, by the way) X-STATIX #13 as the first part of the... More Disney Treasures!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 12-03-2005)
Studio News: In Japan, Fuji continues plans to get into anime in a big way following production of the feature BRAVE STORY. Production I.G. and Fuji TV are teaming up to found a new studio called Fuji IG Lab Movies. (or simply FILM). Starting in January, ... Comicscape - June 29, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-29-2005)
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of "Readers Take Aim" on this week's COMICSCAPE. Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on BATMAN BEGINS, particularly those that didn't care for the film. It seems counterintuitive to welcome disag... Pooh on Hollywood Blvd.
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 04-15-2006)
Alert! BAMBI 2 goes OFF sale on Tuesday!!! BAMBI 2, the largely ignored 2005 sequel (or "miquel" as at least one online commentator put it) to the 1942 Disney classic feature, was released straight to DVD on February 7 for a limited time. Well, that limit... Comicscape - August 27, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-27-2003)
OPINIONI don't know what shocks me most: the fact that I got deluged with hate mail from a reader for not including SPAWN in our discussion last week (for space reasons, but also because no one who wrote in really said much about it); or the fact that sai... Godzilla con-troversy
by Brian Thomas (Fri 07-14-2006)
The controversy over Classic Media's upcoming DVD release GOJIRA: THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE MASTERPIECE heated up this past weekend at G-fest 13. Among the attractions at the annual convention this year was a screening of the surprisingly good (again) new en... Amazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-22-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION In the first of an intended three-volume series, Intrada's two-CD collection of music from the 19805-86 TV anthology series, AMAZING STORIES is an absorbing compilation of music from some of film scoring's top talents. The... Comicscape - May 10, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-10-2006)
All right, I can finally stop buying INFINITE CRISIS books. It's over. Yes, there's the BRAVE NEW WORLD special, AFTERMATH, ONE YEAR LATER, and 52, but the event itself has finally concluded. This week in COMICSCAPE, I'm going to offer some of my thoughts... 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... Stardate 0009.25: Reality Showing
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 09-25-2000)
Last week during a visit to Paramount Studios, I got a few rumors confirmed, but a few others muddled even further. While giving a tour of the Gower Theatre on the lot, one of the guides mentioned that Robert Duncan McNeill and Roxann Dawson had just film... Stardate 0008.21: UPN Smackdown!
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 08-21-2000)
Months of acrimony between Viacom, Inc. and Chris-Craft, who jointly owned UPN until Viacom forced Chris-Craft to sell earlier in the year, came to a head this week when Chris-Craft shocked Viacom by revealing a deal with another media giant, Rupert Murdo... STARGATE SG-1: Looking Back at Season Three
by Frank Garcia (Mon 07-10-2000)
With Showtime`s recent broadcast of `Nemesis,` Stargate SG-1`s third season finale, we can now look back and evaluate one of the cable network`s most successful, original science fiction television series, joining a club that includes The Outer Limits and... Book Buzz: Hugo Winners Announced
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-11-2008)
The 2008 World Science Fiction Convention concluded yesterday amidst fanfare by Guests of Honor Tom Whitmore, Rick Sternbach and Lois McMaster Bujold along with Robert A. Heinlein filling in as the official Ghost of Honor. The third convention ever held i... Creative Union Greenlights RUFF
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 10-18-2001)
The newly created Creative Union Entertainment distribution and financing company has greenlighted a Wesley Snipes starring action project called WHEN THE RIDE IS RUFF. Snipes will also produce the film through his Amen-Ra Prods. shingle, with Victor McGa... THE SOPRANOS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON
by Paul Zimmerman (Sat 11-17-2001)
How rare is this? A show that not only lives up to the hype it generates, but it also surpasses it. In case you’ve been on the lam, we’re talking here about the HBO gangster comedy/drama The Sopranos, easily the most praised TV show of the last 20 years. ... Code 6 Comics' THE CROSSOVERS
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 10-02-2002)
...sy series R.A. Salvatore's DEMONWARS. Here is how Code 6 describes the book: " THE CROSSOVERS is the story of what appears on the outside to be a normal, suburban family, but on the inside is something completely different. Set in a world reminiscent... '80s Comics Redux, Part 2
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-26-2002)
As we saw last time, there aren't that many other TV-to-comic properties from the 1980s that lend themselves as well to a revival as G.I. JOE, TRANSFORMERS, and THUNDERCATS do. While many animated series (and far fewer live action series) were adapted as ... Snipes a go for BLACK PANTHER!
by Eric Moro (Fri 03-08-2002)
While many recognize the sunglasses wearing, leather clad, sword wielding visage of actor Wesley Snipes as the live action incarnation of the vampire hunter Blade, only the true genre aficionado is aware of the other Marvel Comics superhero the action her... Read DEMONWARS #1 for free
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-13-2003)
The first issue of R.A. SALVATORE'S DEMONWARS: TRIAL BY FIRE is now available for free on CrossGen's website. Based on the author's series of fantasy novels chronicling the adventures of barbarian Ranger Andacanavar and his companions, the TRIAL BY FIRE ... Rolling Vol.#01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 09-03-2008)
Five boys sharing a room in an all-boys school - there are distinct shades of Here is Greenwood to be found here. Creative Talent Writer/Artist: JiSang Shin / GeoTranslated by: Soo-Kyung KimAdapted by: Liz ForbesWhat They SayDo the math - in a ... Noir Vol. #2: The Hit List
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 04-07-2003)
What They SayThe mysteries deepen as professional assassins Mireille Bouquet and Yuumura Kirika, now working together under the code name ?NOIR?, ply their chosen trade even as they search for the mysterious link that connects them. Is there someone out t... Demon City Shinjuku
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-01-1998)
What They SayThe near future. The glittering skyline of Tokyo now lies broken and crumbling under the weight of an oppressive evil: The tyrannical Rebi Rah.
Rah has transformed Shinjuku, the heart of Tokyo, into a city of demons - and that\'s just the b... Navarre Snags Filmation Catalog (Tue 01-17-2006)
While not anime related it certainly is something a number of folks around here will be keen to know; it appears that FUNimation\'s parent company Navarre has acquired the Filmation catalog of titles which contains a number of very popular 1980\'s cartoon...Advance Manga Review (Tue 09-14-2004)
Megan\'s up this morning with an early look at an ADV Manga release. Due out on 10/26/2004, check out her thoughts on their release of KI-ME-RA Vol. #1 of 2.His and Her Circumstances Act 1.0
by Tiffani Nadeau (Sun 02-22-2004)
What They SayOverachiever Yukino Miyazawa was the perfect student, both academically and athletically...that is, until the arrival of the handsome and equally gifted Souichiro Arima. Locked into a battle of wills to out-do and out-score each other, Yuki... YuGiOh Vol. #17: The Mystery Duelist (Tue 12-09-2003)
What They SayThe Mystery Duelist - Part I It\'s a blast from the past when Bandit Keith returns from exile and steals Yugi\'s Millennium Puzzle! If Yugi wants it back, he must duel Bandit Keith all by himself! Can Yugi survive without the help of his frie...There's a Pan-Dimension in My Ice Box, Part 2
by His Lordship Chaos (-)
Part II: My Heart's In A Blender Stuck on 'Frappe'
Yes indeed, once more we're here to return to the wonderful pan-dimensional world where men are men, women are scantily-clad, and that ugly ogre eating your sheep and terrorizing your village wears a nam... Hissing Vol.#04
by Patricia Beard (-)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kang Eun YoungTranslated by:June UmAdapted by:Jamie RichWhat They SayWhile Da-Eh and Sun-Nam take baby steps into couplehood, Ha-Ra has no intention of giving up on her ex. Intent on bringing Da-Eh down, she and her cronies co... R.O.D. the TV Original Soundtrack Vol. #2
by Lauren Goodnight (Wed 07-21-2004)
What They SayR.O.D The TV continues to garner praise as one of the most entertaining secret agent series ever, with plenty of cool, dramatic espionage theme instrumentals provided by composer Taku Iwasaki, a master at enticing listeners with his dazzling ... Here is Greenwood
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-13-2004)
What They SayMeet Kazuya Hasukawa, a regular teenager who wants to live a normal, peaceful life. But when his first love marries his older brother and moves into their house, Kazuya decides that he has to move out to preserve his sanity! Things go from ba... 10,000 B.C
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 06-20-2008)
A young warrior named D’Leh (Steven Strait) is on a quest to rescue his beloved Evolet (Camilla Belle) and lead his people into the next age. Evolet has been taken, along with many others, to a far off land to work as a slave for the Almighty (Tim B... All Hail PHARAOH Smith?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-24-2008)
This is purely speculative but superstar Will Smith may be traveling back to Egypt in the near future for a spec called The Last Pharaoh. The reason we caution speculation here is because it comes from news by Sun Media that screenwriter Chris Hauty (Neve... Boop!
by Brian Thomas (Mon 04-02-2007)
This week we’re featuring Betty Boop, the indirect inspiration for most of the female characters in anime. You can find some samples of Betty’s work on YouTube.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Betty Boop (who was a dog in her first ap... Danny Elfman Meets The Robinsons
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-15-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Disney’s latest computer-animated feature, Meet The Robinsons, opens on March 30th and comes complete with a stirring score by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack album comes out on March 27th from Walt Disney R... Wizards Senior Honcho Mark Sehestedt
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 01-17-2007)
...bably say R.A. Salvatore’s The Dark Elf Trilogy. The whole action hero, dark hero theme I think would be perfect for the big screen or even the TV screen. Again going back to what we started talking about earlier if I were a movie executive I ... Cartoon blockbusters hiding from Xmas?
by Brian Thomas (Sat 11-04-2006)
With Flushed Away opening this weekend, and Open Season still playing across the country (in IMAX, too), for the first time in quite a while we have a considerable animated presence in theaters. In addition, prints of the 3-D version of The Nightmare ... Fish Heads, Fish Heads
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-12-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Sweden’s new film label, Fin de Siècle Media, has released a real treasure of late 70’s Eurohorror film music – Luciano Michelini’s provocative score for L’Isola Degli Uomini... Dario Argento, a Master of Horror
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-15-2007)
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 ... Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)
Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th... Thundercats
by News Editor (Wed 06-06-2007)
Status: Development Release Date: No date set.Cast: No casting yet. Who's Making It: Paul Sopocy (Screenwriter), Paula Weinstein, Dick Robertson & Lew Korman (Producers), Genre: Action, Ad... The Saga Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-22-2007)
In light of the biggest gaming news of 2007 (thus far), this Tuesday’s schedule reinforces the fact that some of the best genre narratives don’t have to originate from the traditional literary form. Greetings all you Maniac readers and welcome... Witch-Hunting, Mercedes Lackey, Dietz, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-03-2006)
Mercedes Lackey hits the shelves today with continuations of both her Elemental Masters and The Dragon Jousters series, Koji Suzuki's final installment of the Ring trilogy gets its stateside paperback debut, and Dietz releases his new hard SF thriller fre... Martin the Best? Goodkind the Worst? More WHO, Please.
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 04-25-2003)
...vorites - R.A. Salvatore's DARK ELF trilogy and Weis & Hickman's DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES and DRAGONLANCE LEGENDS trilogies.) Martin's three books into this series of six books. It'll be very interesting to see if he can keep surprising the readers wit... In Defense of Plastic Cleavage
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 12-10-2000)
Recently, I was in Wal*Mart, checking out the empty pegs where toys for Christmas should be(!), when I happened to spy a few X-Men: The Movie action figures stuffed in amongst the dust-encrusted Titan A.E. and even dustier Max Steel figures. Lo and behold... The Voice of Godzilla: The Movie Music of Akira Ifukube
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 09-30-2000)
There were two sounds emanating from Japan in 1954 which have had an indelible effect on science fiction ever since. One was the roar of Gojira—better known as Godzilla to American audiences. The other was the music that accompanied the majority of his e... DARK MATTER: A Century of African-American SF
by Denise Dumars (Thu 01-11-2001)
Dark matter is defined as `a non-luminous form of matter which has not been directly observed but whose existence has been deduced by its gravitational effects.` Dark matter is thought to make up a huge amount of the matter in the universe, but because we... Klingons and Messiahs - Stardate 0209.01
by Michelle Erica Green (Thu 02-08-2001)
Trek News: Big Hair DaysVoyager may be going off the air on May 23, but Star Trek executive producer Rick Berman is talking as though it won`t be as long a wait for the next series as previously indicated. In an interview with the Communicator, the magazi... Stargate SG-1: The Series So Far
by T.K. Merchant (Fri 07-06-2001)
Okay, folks for those of you who are unfamiliar with the popular sci-fi series, think of this this article as your STARGATE: SG-1 primer course. But be warned the piece will be followed by a short quiz.STARGATE: SG-1 is Showtime pay cable TV's continuat... ELMINSTER IN HELL
by James T. Voelpel (Wed 09-19-2001)
...elongs to R.A. Salvatore. In my mind, Greenwood's 1988 novel SPELLFIRE (to be re released in January 2002) is probably the worst thing I have ever read, certainly the worst fantasy novel I've encountered. In his newest book, Ed Greenwood moves back to ... THUNDERCATS SOURCEBOOK coming from WildStorm
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 08-20-2002)
WildStorm Productions has lined up several popular artists for THUNDERCATS SOURCEBOOK, a 32-page one-shot. Artists contributing profile pin-ups include Jim Lee, Arthur Adams, Alé Garza, Kaare Andrews, Humberto Ramos, Dustin Nguyen and Ed McGuinness. The... THUNDERCATS #0
by Tony Whitt (Mon 08-12-2002)
Part of the joy of reading the recent deluge of titles that revive pop culture icons from the '80s comes from looking forward to the 21st century sensibility the writers have brought to such revivals. TRANSFORMERS, for instance, is a nice balance between ... WEAPON X One-Shots
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 05-17-2002)
Marvel's ongoing WEAPON X series will be preceded by five WEAPON X one-shots. The one-shots feature WILD CHILD by Matt Nixon, Ethan Van Sciver and Norm Rapmund; KANE by R.A. Jones and Pablo Raimondi; MARROW by Christina Z., Brandon Badeaux and David New... NARCISSUS IN CHAINS
by J.A. Hitchcock (Mon 04-01-2002)
Laurell K. Hamilton is a mesmerizing writer. I was first introduced to Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, in a short story included in an anthology I reviewed, OUT OF THIS WORLD. Included in this short story collection was a preview of NARCISSUS IN CHAINS. I wa... Blue Sky Vol.#01
by Julie Rosato (Thu 09-04-2008)
Not so overdosed on angst or too lovey-dovey to gag the reader's sensibilities, Blue Sky is enjoyable on the warm and fuzzy scale.Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuko KuwabaraTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayKihara longs for some stimulat... Here is Greenwood
by jjmatthews (Mon 07-18-2005)
The Review!Audio:
For this review, we listened to the original Japanese language track. Dialogue is clear throughout. Music and sound effects are used freely and effectively in the series to aid the viewer in understanding the often-hilarious events on-... Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi... LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-10-2003)
In 1988, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, HALLOWEEN 4, and FRIDAY THE 13th Part 7 were released. Generally dismissed critically, these sequels nevertheless produced a decent return at the box office. Hoping to establish another ongoing horror franchise, New Lin... BATTLE OF THE PLANETS / THUNDERCATS # 1
by TONY WHITT (Wed 05-14-2003)
Using technology given them by their new allies the Rigans, G-Force is sent on a mission to drive Spectra off yet another planet under siege by the Luminous One: Thundera. Unbeknownst to the team, Thundera's own defenders, the Thundercats, are trying to a... STAR TREK: GATEWAYS, a Seven Book OmniTREK series Part 2
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 10-18-2001)
The series kicks off with ONE SMALL STEP by Susan Wright, featuring the classic TREK crew. In this, the strongest novel in the GATEWAYS series, Wright postulates a sequel to the episode "That Which Survives". Due to a transporter glitch Kirk and the other... Super Atragon Essential Anime
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 10-08-2004)
What They SayMoments after an atomic bomb falls over Hiroshima, a secret Japanese submarine sails into battle against its American counterpart, and both are lost to history. Some fifty years later, a special UN task force sent to investigate unusual phen... Cafe Occult Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Mon 03-21-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oh Rhe Bar Ghun / Ahn No-UhnTranslated by:Je-Wa JeongAdapted by:What They SaySuh Rin, an ordinary young high-school girl, meets with an unfortunate end when, as she is coming home, is hit by an on coming truck. Next thing she ... Super Atragon
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 08-21-2002)
What They SayMoments after an atomic bomb falls over Hiroshima, a secret Japanese submarine sails into battle against its American counterpart, and both are lost to history. Some fifty years later, the long-lost sub astonishingly reappears, as a mysterio... DVD Shopping Bag Column Has Arrived
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-04-2007)
Summer is over. Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” is the last official movie of the summer. Some will say that Hollywood actually went out with a bang with “Superbad”, but this humble moviegoer will say that Hollywood went out wi... STARGATE SG-1: Moebius
by Jason Davis (Sat 03-19-2005)
The teaser of "Moebius" is about death. The first two acts are about time travel. Acts three and four, well, that's another story...literally. For the eighth-season finale, the producers of STARGATE SG-1 are playing a favorite game of the science fiction ... DARKNESS FALLS
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 12-05-2002)
Popular STAR TREK, FARSCAPE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER novel writer, Keith R.A. DeCandido takes a swing at novelizing the upcoming horror film DARKNESS FALLS. And, while the plot has some shaky parts, DeCandido pulls it off with a touch of light grace.T... Third CHAINSAW goes platinum
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-15-2003)
Now out on DVD for the first time ever is LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III. Originally released in 1990, LEATHERFACE is getting the platinum touch by New Line Home Entertainment, putting two unrated documentaries and a commentary track on the ... THUNDERCATS is Puurrfect for Warners
by News Editors (Wed 06-06-2007)
Paul Sopocy's screenplay for a big screen version of THUNDERCATS has been optioned by Warner Bros.
The 1980's animated series, which the script is based on, centers on a group of humanoid cats (with feline names like Lion-O, Tygra, Panthro... Pantheon High Vol. 1
by Tim Janson (Thu 05-03-2007)
Where do the children of the Gods go to high school? Well, Pantheon Hugh, of course! Pantheon High schools the children of various pantheons of Gods including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and Japanese. Here, Grace Morgenstern, the daughter of Ty... Al Pacino Speaks For Us All, Maniacs.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-01-2007)
Our first month of Star Spotlight is now coming to an end, fellow Maniacs. We began our inaugural column with one man who turned the filmmaking industry on their heels, George Lucas. We continued to one of my personal favorites, the legendary director ... "Pantheon High: Volume 1"
by Nadia Oxford (Sat 01-20-2007)
Students attend high school under the shadow of fierce mascots: Tigers, Dragons, Eagles. The implied ferocity is mostly a bluff. My high school's mascot was a Lion, but the animal's kingly reputation didn't stop our lacrosse team from gett... THUNDERCATS Grabs a Director
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-10-2007)
First order of business is to clarify something about this THUNDERCATS movie. Contrary to some previous reports, this adaptation of the popular 80's toon will in fact be a CG-animated film. Not a live action film. Variety is also reporting that ... Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)
With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
Hello Man... Gadirok Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Thu 04-14-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hwang Jeong-HoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThe Hwan-Woong dynasty is in turmoil. General Hae-Mo-Soo has taken control of most of the land without any resistance or struggle. His only opposition is Prince Chi-Woo, w... Action Figure Line Review: Spawn Age of Pharaohs
by Tim Janson (Wed 05-28-2008)
When it comes to action figures, there’s little doubt that Batman leads the way in terms of the most lines…most figures produced for a single character. But probably not lagging to far behind is McFarlane Toys’ Spawn. Debuting... The Pranksters of Sion
by Sola Luna, Columnist (Sat 01-19-2008)
Please find enclosed a copy of the Priory of Sion’s Dossiers Secrets, as referred to by Dan Brown in his intro to The Da Vinci Code, along with a reproduction of the Serpent Rouge. Although Brown claimed to have independently researched the historic... Penguin invasion!
by Brian Thomas (Mon 11-27-2006)
Last week an angry cartoonist named Jose Varela went into the offices of the Miami Herald and caused a great deal of havoc. He claimed to be armed and was upset about how the Herald’s sister publication El Nuevo Herald is being run. He trashed an... G.I. Joe, Gaiman, & a Random Rant
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-21-2006)
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 ... New Album Underway from Blackmore's Night
by Randall Larson (Wed 10-26-2005)
Blackmore's Night the band featuring former Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night have set Village Lanterne as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early 2006 via SPV Records. The "I'll Be There (Just ... Synthesizer innovator Robert Moog dies at 71
by Randall Larson (Mon 08-29-2005)
Robert A. Moog, whose self-named synthesizers turned electric currents into sound and opened the musical wave that became electronica, died August 21st at his home in Asheville (NC) at the age of 71. He had suffered from an inoperable brain tumor, detecte... SOPRANOS friend of the family joins REVOLVER
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-22-2004)
SOPRANOS cast member Vinnie Pastore has been added to the cast of the crime thriller REVOLVER, the new film from Brit director Guy Ritchie. Pastore joins Jason Statham (THE TRANSPORTER) and Ray Liotta (GOODFELLAS) in the movie which is about a high stakes... Comicscape - February 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-04-2004)
OPINION: Though not that many people seemed to disagree with my Top Ten Best Comics of 2003 list from last week, a few people did write in asking why I didn't include this title or that title. In at least one case, my answer is this: 1) I didn't include c... Dixar!
by Brian Thomas (Sat 01-28-2006)
In 1989, Disney revived their animation studio with THE LITTLE MERMAID (which is overdue for a deluxe DVD), leading to a string of mega-hit features throughout the 1990s. As this cycle began to run its course, Disney partnered with CGanime pioneers at Pix... John K's revenge
by Brian Thomas (Sat 07-15-2006)
MONSTER HOUSE opens Friday, and the hype machine is chugging hard for it, but I'm not too excited about it. The situation seems trite, and the character designs are too close to real humans, so their exaggerations just look grotesque. I could be wrong, of... DemonWars
by Karl Schneider (Tue 11-14-2006)
...rights to R.A. Salvatore's fantasy novel series.
Got a scoop not reported but the movie isn't listed in Development Hell? Email scoops@mania.com and request that we add the film! Shadows and Tall Trees
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 10-01-2006)
Certain pictures and ideals surface when the 1980's are brought into a conversation. People born and reared in the era talk about Star Wars, the funny clothes, the over-synthesised music, the grey-plastic reign of the Nintendo Entertainment System, and, ... Deluxe STARGATE soundtrack due from Varese Sarabande
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 07-26-2006)
When a mysterious woman makes Professor Daniel Jackson (James Spader) an offer he can't refuse, he ends up in a secret Air Force military base. His mission: to decode an ancient Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate. The mission leader, Colonel Jack O'... Can't Win With You Vol.#01
by Patricia Beard (Tue 08-07-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yukine Honami/Satosumi TakaguchiTranslated by:Earl GertwagenAdapted by:What They SayYuuhi-kun planned to build a soccer field on the piece of mountain land that was his inheritance, but when his brother\'s elite Shuuiku Academ... 
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