Out this week on DVD is the second volume of FAMILY GUY, SethMcFarlane's twisted, edgy, bordering on offensive and brilliantly funny animated series. After lasting three seasons on Fox where it was juggled around the schedule, FAMILY GUY's luck appeared ...
Welcome to the second part of my interview with FAMILY GUY overlord/creator SethMcFarlane. If you haven't as yet read the first portion of the i-view, get thee to this webpage and start reading. I'll wait for you.Now that we're all caught up, here's wher...
You think FUTURAMA's has it bad relegated to the death time slot of 7:00 pm on Sunday nights. To the contrary in the annals of animation history, it doesn't get harder than for Fox's FAMILY GUY. The SethMcFarlane created series premiered three years ago...
FAMILY GUY creator SethMcFarlane spoke with The New York Post newspaper and updated everyone as to what form the return of the Griffin family is coming in. Remember that plan to produce a direct-to-DVD FAMILY GUY film? It looks like the show is coming ba...
In an exclusive interview with Coming Attractions at Cinescape, FAMILY GUY creator SethMcFarlane told us that the rumor about the possible return of his TV show is about to become a reality. A deal is imminent for McFarlane to continue creating new anima...
...Y creator SethMcFarlane is producing.Also airing on May 1 (and directly after AMERICAN DAD) will be the 350th episode of THE SIMPSONS. In "The Heartbroke Kid", Bart will become addicted to junk food after sampling the treats in a new vending machine i...
...y creator SethMcFarlane, behind-the-scenes featurette and more. (O) FINAL FANTASY VII: Advent Children (Sony) Sequel to the seventh FF video game. And be sure to check back next weekand every weekfor CINESCAPE's Anime Avalanche! And check in every Tue...
It’s interesting just how many of the most visionary writers working in science fiction and animation these days are also so heavily into writing musicals. SethMcFarlane is always looking for a reason to write some music in Family Guy and South Par...
...amill and SethMcFarlane (Peter, Brian and Huey in FAMILY GUY). That said, I`m splitting my vote between Castelleneta and Judge. Either will do. JURIED AWARDSJUNE FORAY AWARD: Linda Simensky, Cartoon NetworkThis is the lady who`s primarily responsible ...
If Terry Zwigoff’s intrusive, exploitive CRUMB has set the current standard for the documentary film as art, then Kenton Vaughan’s more conventional THE DEVIL YOU KNOW doesn’t make the cut; heck, it’s not even in the running. Nowhere near as inquisitive a...
AMERICAN DAD as you probably know is the brand new show created by SethMcFarlane of FAMILY GUY fame. The Pilot episode will air as a sneak preview after Super Bowl XXXIX Sunday, Feb. 6th and then return on May 1st following the premiere of the all new FA...
Fans of Fox TV's FAMILY GUY, today's your day: the company is releasing the first volume of SethMcFarlane's animated sitcom today on DVD. All 28 episodes from the first two seasons of the show are on the 4-disc set; that's 628 minutes of FAMILY GUY good...
...reated by SethMcFarlane) is now being recorded. Composers Walter Murphy and Ron Jones return. In the premiere, entitled "North by North Quahog", Murphy gets a great opportunity to channel some Bernard Herrmann, NORTH BY NORTHWEST style. Composer Ron J...
SethMcFarlane is giving it another shot. The creator of FAMILY GUY (which has become a hit on DVD and in reruns on Cartoon Network) is been given the OK from Fox Television to work on a pilot for a new animated series. The series is tentatively titled AM...
Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin return to the pages of ‘Spawn’ with artist and Image founder Whilce Portacio.
Beginning with Issue #185 in October, SPAWN will feature a new creative team, including SPAWN creator Todd McFarlane, Image C...
Well, it’s that time again here in New York City—time for the American International Toy Fair. Last week saw the convergence upon Manhattan Island of thousands of manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents from all over the world, all with th...
Todd McFarlane's all-powerful toy company has grabbed the action figure license for the highly anticipated MATRIX sequels, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. McFarlane Toys plans to release the figures in the summer of 2003, though McFarlane himself cla...
Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Seth Fisher have extended their exclusive agreements with DC Comics."You couldn't ask for two more talented, dedicated guys than Ed and Seth," said Mike Carlin, VP - Executive Editor, DC Universe. "They're both tops in our fi...
The Missouri Court of Appeals has upheld the November 2000 dismissal of the $24.5 million judgment against Todd McFarlane in the Tony Twist lawsuit. The ruling was handed down this week in a 35-page opinion written by Judge James R. Dowd, a member of the...
Todd McFarlane is known by toy collectors everywhere as the designer that revolutionized toys by setting a standard of detail and quality for smaller figures. When Todd first came onto the scene most figures smaller that 12” were not very deta...
MOVIE MANIACS: SERIES 3 – The Thing (McFarlane Toys)So, after Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Norman Bates, and Chucky, where does McFarlane Toys turn for inspiration for their third series of Movie Maniacs? How about one of the most gut-wrenching, edge-of...
Earlier this year, McFarlane Toys released its first line of action figures based on modern military soldiers, opening up a new category in our ever-growing catalog of products. Now McFarlane has announced a way to expand on their initial line with a seri...
Some Grammy awards get handed out early, and this year, Todd Mcfarlane was smiling ear to ear before the circus-like show even started Wednesday evening. Picking up an award for `Best Short Form Music Video` for Korn`s `Freak on a Leash` which he directed...
C`mon, who can resist having the ugliest, most disgusting movie monsters in history sitting on their shelves. No, I`m not talking about the cast of A Chorus Line, but McFarlane Toys` MOVIE MANIACS series! Yep, after starting the first Movie Maniacs series...
McFarlane Toys has won the master toy license for Warner Bros. upcoming stop-motion, animated feature CORPSE BRIDE. As it did with the SHREK license, McFarlane Toys will create a wide assortment of products for the film including action figures, PVCs, plu...
Comic book superstar artist and toy manufacturer Todd McFarlane has a new TV project in development inspired by his line of TWISTED TALES action figures. McFarlane would host a half-hour anthology show in the same vein as THE TWILIGHT ZONE, with its stori...
The ONIMUSHA 2: SAMURAI'S DESTINY figures are based on the videogame sequel to the classic PS2 game.Yagyu Jubei and Gogandantes figuresClick here to check out page 2 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair ...
McFarlane Toys is at the New York Comic-Con and has posted a bunch of photos of various toys.You can view their photos here.You can also find seven photo's of Transformers toys shown at this link.Oh and you can find Judge Dredd, Rip Claw, Super Patriot, M...
More ONIMUSHA 2: SAMURAI'S DESTINY figures: the villainous Oda Nobunaga and the young fighter Fuma KotaroSaiga Magoichi and resident female warrior, Oyu from OdaniClick here to check out page 3 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to ...
McFarlane Toys has announced the upcoming release of figures based on the hit film, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. The figures will feature a voice chip that will allow fans of the film to not only own realistic representations of their favorite characters, but also ...
More NFL Football figuresAnd, for the first time, NBA Basketball figuresClick here to check out page 8 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
With SPIDER-MAN still breaking records even after it's huge weekend, big artists and writers who have worked wonders on the webslinger in the past are being tracked down by reporters for their reactions to Peter Parker's big screen debut.While most of the...
Warlord Kabur, Juggernaut and Captain DashaFront and center, Lord BlackthornClick here to check out page 22 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
Spawn: Alternate Realities features several unique variations on the popular character.She Spawn and Pirate SpawnClick here to check out page 25 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
More NHL HockeyPerhaps the most popular of McFarlane's toys, the Movie Maniacs are back for the fifth straight year, embracing both horror and action/cult film characters.Click here to check out page 10 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click...
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER alumni Seth Green has joined the cast of SCOOBY-DOO 2. The actor, who has just finished working on the remake of THE ITALIAN JOB, will play the museum curator of Coolsville in the movie. Is his character a good guy or a bad guy?...
McFarlane Toys has announced they will launch a line of toys this fall to coincide with the release of WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSEOF THE WERE-RABBIT. Additional product line will hit retail shelves in 2006. The film centers on two enterprising chums (Wall...
The Spawn line returns to the Dark Ages with The Viking Age.Valkerie, Spawn the Bloodaxe with his steed Thunderhoof, and BluetoothClick here to check out page 23 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page...
According to two press releases, McFarlane Toys has acquired the rights to make action figures for two upcoming motion pictures, Beowulf and The Simpsons Movie.The Beowulf lineup will include:Young BeowulfGrendelGrendel's Mother (Lizard manifestation)Drag...
According to the LA Times, actor Seth Rogen is in final negotiations to star in the big screen adaptation of THE GREEN HORNET. You'll know Rogen from his recent films, KNOCKED UP & THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN.
Seth Rogen has entered into final ...
Seth Rogen has briefly updated the situation on THE GREEN HORNET, reports MTV. While talking to the site, he basically says that there will be two versions of this upcoming installment of the comic hero. One take is more comedic in script while the other ...
The morphing Werewolf would seem to take its cue from John Carpenter's THE THING, while the Mummy comes with cool accessories and a headset.Can't quite recall the Voodoo Queen from any of the old Universal films, but the figure looks nice anyway. Ditto th...
McFarlane Toys has released two images of their upcoming Bram Stoker's Dracula figures.They will be releasing a deluxe action figure two-pack early next year featuring two of Dracula's most terrifying forms the bat and the wolf. The figures are based on ...
THE TORONTO STAR profiles alternative-comics artist Seth. The PALOOKA-VILLE and former MISTER X artist is given his due. Not only does the creator work long days as an illustrator, he has a taste for the old things.The artist says, "I became overtly `nost...
Jason up close - guess they still play hockey in the future!Can the TOOTH FAIRY film be as effective as this scary figure?Click here to check out page 16 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
Expect more of KISS this year too, with the KISS Creatures of the Night line......and the KISS collectible statuettes.Click here to check out page 20 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
Dark Raider and Skullsplitter from The Viking Age lineBerserker the TrollClick here to check out page 24 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
More Alternate Spawns: Alien Spawn, Spawn VII (deluxe box set with throne) and Wings of Redemption SpawnFinally, we finish up our tour of the McFarlane showroom with a close-up of the brooding Spawn VII.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
Last year's line featured the cyborg T-800 and T-1000 from James Cameron's TERMINATOR 2. This year we get Sarah Connor and the T-800 Endoskeleton.Certainly one of the cooler images of modern genre movies, the T-800 Endoskeleton will make for a great figur...
That's Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the center.Not to be left out, NHL Hockey is also represented.Click here to check out page 9 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
McFarlane's Monsters line takes classic monster icons and offers up distinctly new takes on them.Frankenstein and Dracula (dig the McFarlane-esque cape on Drac!)Click here to check out page 17 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to r...
More of METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Solidus Snake and RaidenTodd McFarlane is a big sports fan, of course, and his toy company has become increasingly committed to realizing the great athletes in action figure form. The MLB Baseball figures will be comprised of t...
Brit heavy metal band Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie is the latest hard rock icon to get the McFarlane treatment.More of EddieClick here to check out page 19 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
The Starchild, from KISS Creatures of the NightMcFarlane is also offering up toy representations from the online game ULTIMA ONLINE. The new version of the game, ULTIMA ONLINE: LORD BLACKTHORN’S REVENGE, features several characters designed by Todd McFarl...
On Saturday, December 14th, Clive Barker and Todd McFarlane appeared together at the pop culture store Meltdown in Hollywood, Calif. to sign the latest wave of their action figure line, CLIVE BARKER'S TORTURED SOULS 2: THE FALLEN from McFarlane Toys. Hans...
Todd McFarlane will create characters for Origin Systems' ULTIMA ONLINE: LORD BLACKTHORN'S REVENGE, as well as comic books and action figures that spin off of the game.The first comic book is an eight-page mini-book that will have a limited release prior ...
McFarlane Toys is bringing THE SIMPSONS to life in action-figure form.Focusing on key moments in the shows' long and storied history, McFarlane's SIMPSONS product line will launch in spring 2006 with a deluxe boxed item re-creating Homer's torment after h...
Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada is collaborating with Todd McFarlane on an image for Marvel's upcoming HEROES book.Quesada penciled the image, and McFarlane inked it. The poster book, which will benefit the New York fire and police departments a...
McFarlane previously mined the videogame world in 1999 with their first series of METAL GEAR SOLID figures; they continue that tradition with this new METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY line.Solid Snake, Revolver Ocelot and FortuneClick here to check out...
Neil Gaiman said that he was "hugely appreciative" of the jury's decision in last weekend's victory over Spawn creator Todd McFarlane in federal court in Wisconsin.Gaiman won his federal court suit against McFarlane and his companies. The case centered on...
The Lord of Darkness in close-upAnd the T-800 EndoskeletonClick here to check out page 15 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
McFarlane Toys has been granted the license to create a series of action figures based on Fox's upcoming extraterrestrial ultimate fighting contest, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. McFarlane has already produced a line of ALIEN and PREDATOR figures that are out in st...
McFarlane Toys ushers in a new era in collectibles and brings well-known imagery to new levels of sculpted realism with McFarlane's Pop Culture Masterworks. Classic Rock'n'Roll album covers and iconic movie posters are transformed from two-dimensional pic...
Delayed from last year (both the film and the figure), good old Jason Voorhees from the FRIDAY THE 13TH movies returns - in new and improved techno-form - later this year in JASON X.Based on a new film called THE TOOTH FAIRY comes this creepy figure calle...
18-inch Edward Scissorhands and T-800; the Terminator figure is to feature eyes that light-up and head motion.The long dreamed for Alien and Predator match-up arrives in action figure form in this deluxe box set. Note: the figures depicted here are unpain...
From Ridley Scott's LEGEND, the Lord of DarknessDjinn from Wes Craven's WISHMASTERClick here to check out page 12 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
In a global partnership with Warner Brothers Consumer Products, McFarlane Toys will produce an all-new line of 3-D replicas based on characters from the Hanna-Barbera library.Hanna-Barbera comprises the most comprehensive collection of animated characters...
The Big Unit himself, Randy Johnson, bane of all New Yorkers in last year's World SeriesMcFarlane continues their NFL Football line with series 3 and 4 this year.Click here to check out page 7 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to r...
A closer look at some MLB Baseball figuresRoberto Alomar, the New York Mets' new second baseman, in actionClick here to check out page 6 of the photos from the McFarlane Toys showroom.Click here to return to the main Toy Fair page.
According to STLtoday.com, Tony Twist has settled a lawsuit over his depiction in the comic strip Spawn. Twist was well known as an enforcer for the hockey team the St. Louis Blues.The settlement between Twist and insurance companies for Todd McFarl...
McFarlane Toys has released the fifth series of their ever-popular MOVIE MANIACS action figure line, but damned if it isn't hard to believe it's been five years! Five years since we were first treated to this group of toys that truly set McFarlane apart f...
In Part 2 of this mega-interview with Todd McFarlane and Jim Valentino, McFarlane lays out the Image Formula for Success and addresses the nay-sayers.According to McFarlane, Image's larger contribution was its willingness to open up the playing field for ...
Comic book legend Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN, the novel AMERICAN GODS), has filed a lawsuit against comic legend Todd McFarlane (SPAWN, founder of Image Comics).The suit, according to what Gaiman's spokesperson told SciFi Wire, centers on Image Comic's unauthor...
Here we have an interesting variation on McFarlane Toys' never-ending SPAWN line. Billed as "Limited-edition redecorations of six of the most interesting and visually appealing Spawn action figures from the last several years," what the SPAWN REBORN line ...
In Part 3 of this mega-interview with Todd McFarlane and Jim Valentino, McFarlane continues to explain the circumstances of Image's birth and the mistakes it made, and he and Valentino reflect on the company's bright future.While Todd McFarlane may feel t...
If there's a problem with the truly awesome line of action figures from Todd McFarlane's revolutionary toy company, it's that there's too much product out theretoo many variations and permutations of characters and figures, so much so that it's hard to ke...
There was a major crowd of fans and autograph seekers on the second floor of the world-renown toy store New York City`s F.A.O. Schwartz last week, and they were getting a touch antsy. It seems that no less than the infamous Todd McFarlane and the venerabl...
Tim Burton (the cutting-edge director of such twisted fantasy fare as BATMAN, BEETLEJUICE, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ED WOOD, and MARS ATTACKS!) and Todd McFarlane (creator of the best-selling comic book SPAWN and founder of McFarlane Toys) now combine their u...
...the show, SethMcFarlane, told us exclusively that a direct-to-DVD movie was in the planning stages with Fox. "Timeframe, you're probably looking at a year, a year-and-a-half down the line. It will take a while to make. If we could do it within a year ...
In Part 1 of this mega-interview with Todd McFarlane and Jim Valentino, the founders discuss the birth of Image and the new 10th anniversary volume...When six artists decided to start their own comic book company ten years ago, the event sent ripples of d...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another calamitous edition of Comicscape! San Diego Comic Con wrapped on Sunday night after hosting over 125,000 attendees and selling out the Convention Center. I stayed home this year, rather than brave the c...
When Hellboy II: The Golden Army marches into theaters on July 11, it will have more in common with fairy tales and bedtime stories than with big, green, angry men or men in iron suits. Hellboy II packs a huge modern summer wallop while keeping a foot fir...
During Fox's unveiling of its fall lineup the network revealed the first piece of artwork, the premise and cast credits for the new animated comedy from the creator of FAMILY GUY. Seth MacFarlane's AMERICAN DAD will debut on the network sometime in Januar...
It’s hard to tell what Drew Carey, ABC and parent company Disney were thinking when they mounted this terrible bit of family entertainment. Telling the Pinocchio story from Geppetto’s point of view may have seemed like an interesting proposition at first...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting journey into the darkest reaches of Comicscape. I, your stalwart and steady captain, will take us careening into one of the greatest mysteries to plague the comic industry as we ask, “Whatever...
Expect a dark revisionist take on Frank Baum's WIZARD OF OZ courtesy of Todd McFarlane, Josh Olsen (History of Violence) & Warner Bros. Variety is reporting the team is planning this darker toned adaptation to be more like a sequel, not a remake. Todd...
Genre:Drama.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:John Cusack.Who's Making It:Menno Meyjes (Director); Menno Meyjes, Jonathan Tolins, Seth Bass (Screenwriters); based upon the short story The Martian C...
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Sequel.Studio: Warner Bros.Production Company: Atlas Entertainment.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Freddie Prinze Jr. (Fred Jones); Sarah Michelle Gellar (Daphne Blake); Linda Cardellini (Velma Dinkley); Matthew Lillard (Norvi...
What They SayWith their end goal in sight, the Vatican and the empire rush to solidify ties between their races. The order of Rosen Kreuz seeks to unravel their painstaking progress. Abel Nightroad and Sister Esther have ventured to the heart of the empir...
Welcome to Out of the Box, Cinescape.com's latest weekly toy column. In what I'm sure is the first of numerous seemingly unrelated tangents, we're going to start by talking about comics. Bear with me and connect the dots.There's a lot that's been written ...
Last year, two of the most macabre creative minds in genre entertainment joined forces to present an original line of collectible monster figures, CLIVE BARKER'S TORTURED SOULS. Following the success of that first release, Todd McFarlane (of McFarlane Toy...
Pixels aren’t enough. Those video game heroes who fight evil sorcerers, save damsels in distress and mow down zombies like there’s no tomorrow just aren’t satisfied with entertaining you on your TV. Sure, some have successfully gone on to movies (like TOM...
Stan Winston’s Oscar-winningt makeup effects studio has contributed creatures and characters to two of this years most highly anticipated films, JURASSIC PARK III and A.I. Toys is for me huge. But that’s not what he is most excited about at the moment. He...
Here's the obligatory San Diego Comic Con aftermath column. I wasn't able to make it this year for financial reasons, but I can't really ignore the event and the announcements that came out of it. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, I can still read ab...
Genre:Horror.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Script stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Hans Rodionoff (Screenwriter); based upon the Tortured Souls line of action figures, created by Clive Barker and manufactured ...
What They SayHelga goes to Clairmont, where the memories of her past lives as Serafine and Christina are reawakened. Lost in a forest heavy with mist, a young Princess Tina is rescued by a boy whose body is half made of stell. Ten years later, Tina\'s l...
Normally, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but when TV's favorite dysfunctional cartoon family comes to Sin City, the results are too hilarious to keep quiet. Peter Griffin, wife Lois, kids Meg, Chris and baby Stewie and dog Brian will all be there w...
Depending on who you are and what interests you, every film has it`s moments. Perhaps you like a certain camera shot, a special effect, a particular facial expression, something that makes you say, `Wow, that film was really at the low end of the spectrum...
Forget Minnesota. If it's Vikings you want, just head down to your local toy store. Though you'd be hard pressed to find these bloodthirsty warriors battling it out over a pigskin on the 40-yard line. Uh uh. These axe-wielding fiends are the real deal. An...
The notion of an ALIEN VS. PREDATOR team-up has long thrilled fans, and it has come to fruition in a variety of mediumsthough the film version has yet to materialize (Paul W.S. Anderson is reportedly at work on a script for such a film right now, however)...
Don't call them puppets; instead, refer to them as "fabricated Americans". Those are the words of GREG THE BUNNY, the felt-covered floppy eared friend to Jimmy (Seth Green). When Greg asks Jimmy to pull some strings and get him an interview for a job at t...
Iron Maiden’s skeletal mascot has gone through over a dozen incarnations. From axe-wielding murderer to all-powerful Egyptian god to a futuristic cybernetic killing machine. Yep, ol’ Eddie doesn’t die, he just changes his skin with every new Iron Maiden a...
A few days back I reviewed McFarlane Toys' "Spawn: Classic-Series Twenty" line and mentioned how the proliferation of action figures in the toy and collector's market has caused a seemingly unending variety of dolls that sometimes barely resemble the orig...
Just about every cool horror movie villain has had their toy day over the past couple of years, with Todd McFarlane's company setting the bar quite high with their Michael Myers, Jason, Leatherface and Ash (of EVIL DEAD) figures in the Movie Maniacs serie...
The third AUSTIN POWERS film has been given the greenlight by New Line, and it has a title: AUSTIN POWERS 3: GOLDMEMBER.Plans for the film are to ramp up production in mid-November with a fast release date of July 26, 2002. In the film, Mike Myers will re...
Before he joins Mark Millar on Marvel's ULTIMATES title, artist Bryan Hitch will have one last AUTHORITY story.Hitch is drawing - and writing - the lead story for THE AUTHORITY: WIDESCREEN special, a 48-page one-shot which arrives in November from WildSto...
"You have voted; we have tallied the results; and come October and November, we will reveal to you the 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME, celebrating Marvel's 40-year history," said Director of Editorial Operations Bob Greenberger to a packed Comic-C...
It’s always a sad sign when more care is put into a movie’s soundtrack than the actual movie itself. JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS sounded like a doomed project from the moment it got greenlit. Like THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE, I only suspected the w...
Fans of the scarlet-clad Vampirella have been waiting for over six months to learn who would succeed "B" movie queen Julie Strain as the next official Vampirella photo model, and Harris Comics has just announced that the wait is over. After a search that ...
Tina Wesson is ready for her fame to come to an end.Who the hell is Tina Wesson you say? Oh, she's the second winner of SURVIVOR.Yeah, so, I was wondering, just when did her fame start? I didn't know she was famous and I read an article that said she was ...
Marvel's Marketing Communications Manager Bill Rosemann recently issued a press release listing even more contributors to the publisher's upcoming New York City benefit book, HEROES. "With the art flying in as fast as we can hang it up on our own Wa...
The 12th Annual Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards ceremony was held Friday night during the San Diego Comic-Con 2000 Convention. The awards are named after comics legend Eisner, creator of The Spirit. Considered by many to be the `Oscars` of the comic bo...
A child actor on stage and television from the age of eleven, Devon Sawa lept to the movie screen screen with his appearance as the on-screen incarnation of the world’s most famous friendly ghost in CASPER. Various films followed (WILD AMERICA, S.L.C. PUN...
After the cult movie success of RE-ANIMATOR, a somewhat surprised Jeffrey Combs found himself embarking on a career making horror movies, often with some of the same cast and crew. He says, `FROM BEYOND [1986] was the same sort of artistic group, same pro...
If we took our Wayback Machine to the last decade of the 1990s to check out their popular culture, we would notice that the primitives of that time had a virtual explosion of science fiction, fantasy and horror on their 2-dimensional television receivers....
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER co-executive producer Marti Noxon has been talking about the changes and additions that are coming for the series in its first season on UPN.While talking to TV Guide, Noxon revealed that the coming Halloween episode of the series...
BUFFY: THE VAMPIRE SLAYER alum Seth Green has signed on to SWEET J PRESENTS, a project being described by The Hollywood Reporter as an "unveiled online interactive broadband project" that will use action figures to tell genre stories in stop-motion advent...
Writer-director Victor Salva is talking about his film, JEEPERS CREEPERS, which became the first project in Francis Ford Coppola's 10 picture deal with MGM.While talking to E! Online's Anderson Jones, Salva spoke of the upcoming film was inspired, in part...
It's the Fourth of July weekend! No work, no school... nothing to do but hang out and pass the time mindlessly. And while the more ambitious among us might prefer to actually do something this weekend like maybe go to the beach, have a barbecue, or even ...
Scribe Steve Niles has been talking about what's up with the slowly developing SPAWN 2 for Columbia. Niles, who is collaborating with Todd McFarlane on the script spoke to the Comics Continuum giving the latest word on the project, saying, "I've done an i...
Puppet sensation Greg the Bunny has certainly hit the big time: with a new show, not surprisingly titled GREG THE BUNNY, on FOX, Greg and his executive producer Steven Levitan are ready for their close-up. Today they continue to chat about their new show....
The trouble with AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER is not so much that its makers director Jay Roach, star/co-writer Mike Myers and co-writer Michael McCullers have run out of ideas. They are still capable of coming up with good gags, which surface now and ag...
Lara Croft did it. So did Zelda. Heck, even Mario got in on the action. No, we're not talking about some sick video game orgy. We're talkin' about action figures. This is the "Toy" section of CINESCAPE.COM after all. Nowadays, it seems that if a video gam...
The comic book world encompasses a wide range of material, from the familiar four-color fantasies that send superheroes to the stars and right next door to the more esoteric collections that concentrate on technique and subtlety of storytelling. Below, we...
For two episodes, audiences have been treated to the comic banter between Dr. Evil and his son, Scott. And we have been able to see just what kind of strange relationship the son of a notorious mastermind can have with a father obsessed with taking over t...
I've got a complaint. So what else is new, right? But first things first: if you don't open your toys up and just keep them in their packaging, stop reading right now. This doesn't concern you. Save your energy and scroll down to the read the latest news....
Hey, I know you guys are all upset about all this talk about the WB shooting down BIRDS OF PREY.As of this column's writing, the WB hasn't officially cancelled BIRDS OF PREY, but it hasn't extended the series order beyond the original 13 either.Here's why...
This Week’s RecommendationSMarco Beltrami’s latest soundtrack, THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS (Milan 731383599422), is a totally strange change of pace for a composer seemingly specializing in modern horror scores (the SCREAM films, MIMIC, THE FACULTY,...
When it comes to action figures, some lines just tower over others. Literally. If toy companies are sizing up the competition, they’re not just looking at sculpting details and articulation… they’re also taking note of just how big the friggin’ toys are t...
It had to happen eventually. No matter how hard you try to avoid it or simply put it out of your mind, age has a sneaky way of catching up to you. Not that I’m ancient or anything, but this past weekend I celebrated the Big 30. Yes, I know that’s half of ...
While promoting his FOX midseason replacement series GREG THE BUNNY at the winter 2002 Television Critic's Association press tour, actor Seth Green let go a few tidbits regarding the third installment of the AUSTIN POWERS franchise, GOLDMEMBER."I don't st...
THE HAUNTED #1 by Michael David (no relation) (Tue 12-11-2001)
Desiree Bricker is having one of those weird out-of-body kind of dreams, wandering around town and seeing everyone she knows engaged in some kind of dirty business of one sort or another. Only thing is, she's not actually dreaming no, she's projecting an...
Things couldn't have been better for the toy collector this year. While a slowing economy affected the toy industry with decreasing sales and revenue (Hey, what is this? THE WALL STREET JOURNAL?), the ever-increasing legitimization of the toy world contin...
A few years ago, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER writer Jane Espenson was just another overachieving U.C. Berkeley student, double-majoring in Computer Science and Linguistics. As she entered grad school, a career in teaching Linguistics almost certainly in her ...
"I belong to low culture. This is my thing. Not only do I belong to low culture, I don't think low culture is low culture. It's all culture." So said Bernard Krigstein at a 1978 Boston comic book convention. Although he died in 1990, his words still reson...
Yeah, so, UPN has officially cancelled the "I'm a teenage alien" drama ROSWELL. I'm sure this news comes as a shock to absolutely no one. Of course, this isn't the first time ROSWELL has been given its walking papers. The WB canned the show after one seas...
When a toy breaks and no one’s around, does it make a sound? Chances are, probably not. But when its owner finds it, you better believe there’s gonna be some cussin’ and whailin’ going on. No sir, toy collecting ain’t for the faint of heart. Heck, I’m liv...
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror/Sequel.Studio: 20th Century Fox.Production Company: Brandywine.Project Phase: Movies Rumored.Who's In It: No one confirmed as yet, but both Sigourney Weaver (Ripley) and Winona Ryder (Call) have voiced their interest to retur...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naitou YasuhiroTranslated by:Justin BurnsAdapted by:What They Say\"The power I gained was death at my fingertips\"
Many Gung-Ho Guns have fallen victim to defeat and therefore death, but not by the bullets of the reluctant he...
If you were watching the "American Idol" finale (or if you're significant other made you watch the finale...), you would have probably caught the teaser which we're passing along below. Universal Pictures has unleashed a new TV spot for their up...
Last Tuesday BBC released footage of a rare colony of flying penguins, Locus Magazine announced that George R.R. Martin’s final A Song of Ice and Fire tome would clock in at under 90 pages, and, in perhaps one of the more elaborate gags of 2008&rsqu...
You probably won't have heard of Mary Magdalene Smith yet, but I can tell you that it's only a matter of time before she becomes a household name.
Mary Magdalene is our dear Sophia's daughter, the fruit of her marriage to the Z-list failed pop star ex-h...
This column is for you loyal Maniacs that love toys, action figures and video games. Whether you are the avid gamer or the occasional one I will do my best to bring you some of the latest news and game titles. If you are an avid collector of action figure...
Well, they took on horny teenagers and McLovin. Why not take on the apocalypse, right? The group behind Superbad are teaming for a new action-comedy aptly titled Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse. Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel will star as the headliners and ...
With Hellboy II: The Golden Army right around the corner, Edward Douglas had a chance to talk shop with leading stars Ron Perlman, Doug Jones and new villain Luke Goss. The upcoming sequel also co-stars Selma Blair, Seth MacFarlane, Anna Walton, Brian Ste...
A few months ago----after weeks of back and forth between both sides----the WGA and AMPTP found a way to resolve their issues and the show went on. But now, we're heading back into those murky waters of "what could be" in terms of the near futur...
Some first looks have appeared for Ben Stiller's upcoming Tropic Thunder and Kevin Smith's Zack & Miri Make a Porno. While both of these films may be straight forward comedies, they both have a touch of genre inside them. Thunder will spoof the war cl...
Eightieth Academy Awards® telecast producer Gil Cates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis today announced the presenters and performers who will participate in the February 24 Oscar® telecast.At a press conference h...
A new poster has appeared online for THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, courtesy of Comingsoon. Mark Waters directed this upcoming fantasy for Paramount, based on the novels by Holly Black. John Sayles wrote the screenplay adaptation of the novel and the film sta...
Paramount has released another trailer online today, this time for their upcoming adaptation of THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES. The film is based on the best-selling fantasy series and stars Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, Dav...
David Milch, one of the creative forces behind the long-running NYPD BLUE TV series, has left to create a new western for HBO. DEADWOOD is the name of the new series, and it's set in the same 1876 South Dakota frontier town where many real-life legends o...
Another two production companies have followed the trend of making interim deals with the WGA, says Variety. Both Spyglass Entertainment and Media Rights Capital are joining the fray which includes; Worldwide Pants, United Artists and The Weinstein C...
Hollywood Reporter says that "Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest," an hourlong special from the animated TV series, topped the national DVD sales chart for the week ending Jan. 20. "Blue Harvest," from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainmen...
SCI FI's Emmy and Peabody Award-winning original series "Battlestar Galactica" returns for its fourth original season on Friday, March 28 @ 10pm ET/PT with two back-to-back half-hour specials. The first new episode will premiere the following we...
Dominic Monaghan ("Lost", Lotr) has been cast in two upcoming genre projects, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The first one, Pet, will be a psychological thriller by MGM and produced by Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone, Steven Schneider and Dan Katzma...
A new TV spot for Guillermo Del Toro's upcoming sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, has popped up online courtesy of his official website. The next installment stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss, Seth MacFarlane, Anna Walton, Brian Stee...
Update: Universal Pictures has unleashed a third full trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. A featurette has also been released via the Apple website. Click there to see the new trailer and featurette. Original Article: Two new video clips for Guillerm...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tatsurou NakanishiTranslated by:Masako and Jeffrey LillyAdapted by:What They SayIn a world where technology and magic fuel the dreams for riches, the Knights of the Dark City are sent out to find the hidden treasures that the ...
The Review!Soul Taker had me at first confused, then intrigued, then exhilarated. As the series lurches toward the halfway point I\'m finding myself less and less interested.
Audio:
The audio continues to shine. If anything, the audio has gotten a litt...
The Review!We're halfway through the series. While episodes previous have mostly been the wild and crazy antics of Vash and his friends, the episodes on this disc are actually fairly serious in nature.
In Escape from Pain, Wolfwood and Milly help out a y...
Part Duex: Everything starts from a question.
All right, I've been enough of a bad boy this week, so its back to what you guys love: English Dubs. But first, a question!
Hi my name is Paul, I am like so many others a huge anime fan. I enjoy both Sub a...
Emmy Award Winning Show Attends the Nation's Largest Anime/Manga Convention
Anaheim, California (April 18, 2008) ‹The Emmy Award winning and popular stop-motion animation sketch comedy show, Robot Chicken, which airs on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim is...
After another long week of the daily grind, it’s time for the Saturday edition of Mania Time Warp! Here’s the place where we take our tricked out De Lorean up to 88 mph and travel back in time.
Unlike old Doc Brown and Marty though, we&rsquo...
With details about to surface in San Diego about the remake I thought I would pick Gort fromThe Day The Earth Stood Still as my spotlight toy of the week. Over half a century later there is still shock and awe when he walks on to the screen. Klaatu’...
The Review!Ahhh . Bastard! One anime series I've been looking forward to seeing ever since I first heard about it. Really . swords and sorcerer . a dark wizard named Dark Schneider . virtually everything named after heavy metal bands . what's not to like?...
What They SayThe Vatican falls victim to political unrest between humans and vampires in the city of Albion, and the Order of Rosen Kreuz seeks to fan the flames to encompass the world. Allies and enemies alike seek salvation. The meek must stand forth, a...
With the release of Armitage: Dual-Matrix just four months away, there's been precious little information on just what to expect with this release. We've updated Armitage: Dual-Matrix review page with the technical specs we received from Pioneer Animation...
Maniacs love movies and comics. But, here at Comicscape, we’re here to lay down the law and crown funny books the king of cool. Everyone gets excited when Hollywood turns a comic into a movie—if those stogie-chomping bigwigs and thei...
What They SayA centuries long tale of love, war, and revenge comes to a close as the true identities of the children are revealed. On the planet of Greecia Thoma will learn not only learn the taste of defeat at the hands of Dumas, but he will also gain kn...
What They SayWith their end goal in sight, the Vatican and the empire rush to solidify ties between their races. The order of Rosen Kreuz seeks to unravel their painstaking progress. Abel Nightroad and Sister Esther have ventured to the heart of the empir...
What They SayWith their end goal in sight, the Vatican and the empire rush to solidify ties between their races. The order of Rosen Kreuz seeks to unravel their painstaking progress. Abel Nightroad and Sister Esther have ventured to the heart of the empir...
What They SayThe GED Group\'s facility is attacked and secured by Gueroca\'s forces. From his spaceship high above, Dumas sends the Greecian scientists falling to the earth below as part of his final revenge against them. Gherta opens a mysterious part ...
Even though there were two new wide releases this weekend for audiences everywhere, the champion of all continues to be the one who toppled the previous two new wide releases from the weekends before. Yes, The Dark Knight has won the report for its ...
It may not be much on this slow news morning but Sony Pictures has released their first gift to fans eagerly awaiting The Green Hornet. While the film is still two years away from hitting theaters, the studio has given the media what looks to be their fir...
Fox and 20th Century Fox TV are developing a spinoff from its hit animated series "Family Guy" , says the Hollywood Reporter. The show would be centered on Peter Griffin's neighbor, Cleveland Brown. The project, tentatively titled "Clevelan...
Four new TV spots for the upcoming adaptation of Horton Hears a Who has popped up online courtesy of a new official website from 20th Century Fox. The studio has also unleashed icons, wallpapers, online games and more. The film will feature the voices of ...
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...
To the publisher’s credit, Marvel continues to expand its genre repertoire beyond superheroes. Though the company endures a great deal of oft-deserved criticism, it has understood an essential requirement for attracting new readers. If...
Two new international posters for Hellboy II: The Golden Army have appeared online courtesy of BadTaste.it. The posters come just a few short weeks after Universal revealed their Drew Struzan poster as well, which you can see on the left. To see the lates...
Actor Matthew Davis has joined the cast of Fox's upcoming S. Darko, a sequel to their cult hit Donnie Darko. Davis is no novice to low budget horror movies having starred in Urban Legends: Final Cut, Bloodrayne and Below. The actor will be joining the alr...
A new international poster for Hellboy II: The Golden Army has popped up online courtesy of Universal Pictures and Empire Online. Click the link to see the full new poster. The upcoming sequel stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss, Seth Ma...
In an author’s world the side project is the inventive diversion from the norm, the natural extension of those delectable creative juices, and the next thing on the horizon of the mind’s eye. In some cases this is an entirely new adventure or ...
Normally wouldn't cover this but a slow news day and knowing we have a lot of Kevin Smith fans compels me to publish it. The Hollywood Reporter says this morning that five more joined the cast and crew of Zack & Miri Make a Porno, the latest productio...
Walt Disney Pictures has bought Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen untitled adult treasure script.
The story centers on a group of childhood friends who reunite in their early 30s to seek out a treasure that they tried and failed to find as kids.
Chris Bender,&n...