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Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-20-2005)

...ounds and the mist look really beautiful and avoid pixellation or blocking going on while some of the more vibrant action sequences are just great to look at with solid colors and no gradient issues with the digital painting. A touch of aliasing shows ...

Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 01-11-2005)

...ounds and the mist look really beautiful and avoid pixellation or blocking going on while some of the more vibrant action sequences are just great to look at with solid colors and no gradient issues with the digital painting. A touch of aliasing shows ...

THE MIST
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 11-24-2007)

If you’ve read Stephen King’s novella The Mist, chances are you remember it – it has a way of sticking with you, as it showcases King’s mingling of the mundane and the horrific in stellar ways. Director/screenwriter Frank Darabont ...


Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)

...reen with THE MIST debuting in theatres later this Fall.   Welcome to the Buzz Maniac readers. For the few of you who read this column on a weekly basis, you know the drill: new books, genre-related, single out your selections now before they hi...

Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-04-2005)

...ounds and the mist look really beautiful and avoid pixellation or blocking going on while some of the more vibrant action sequences are just great to look at with solid colors and no gradient issues with the digital painting. A touch of aliasing shows ...

SDCC Spotlight: Sierra Mist Grabs Praise With BUBBLE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 07-31-2008)

One of the best things about the San Diego Comic Con every year is the fact that it's a place where all of us fanboys can come together and be ourselves. The next best thing is those little surprises that we come across at the event. Obviously, the people...

DVD Review: Shrine of the Morning Mist (Fri 03-04-2005)

A bunch of new arrivals in the past day amidst all the fun around here but we\'ve squeezed in a few discs here and there to check out. First up on our list is a look at the 02/22/2005 release of Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. #2 (of 3) from Media Blaster...


DVD Review: Shrine of the Morning Mist (Tue 01-11-2005)

Released back on 12/14/2004, we\'ve caught up a bit more in our pile while still adding more new releases by taking a look at Media Blaster\'s release of Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. #1 (of 3).

Manga Review: Shrine of the Morning Mist (Wed 05-24-2006)

The anime for this property has come and gone but the manga is just now kicking off and Ed has a look at the May 2006 release of Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. #1 (of 4) from TOKYOPOP this morning.

The MIST a Hard R-Rating
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-28-2007)

Frank Darabont appeared at the Comic Con 2007 to talk about his upcoming horror film, THE MIST, another Stephen King adaptation. He previously adapted King's THE GREEN MILE & THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. Leading actor Thomas Jane and Darabont along with ...

New MIST Trailer Appears Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-06-2007)

This is most likely the final trailer to appear for THE MIST since the Rated-R film hits theaters in two weeks. The film stars Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, Laurie Holden, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Frances Sternhagen and Jeffrey DeMunn...


Early DVD Review: Shrine of the Morning Mist (Wed 04-20-2005)

Due out on 04/26/2005, we\'ve got a slightly early look at Media Blaster\'s release of Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. #3 (of 3) which brings it all to a conclusion.

Shrine of the Morning Mist Vol. 1
by Janet Houck (Thu 05-17-2007)

... watching the mist over the mountains. Tadahiro seems oblivious to Yuzu’s feelings, but you can tell that something will end up happening between those two.   In any case, Tadahiro doesn’t have much time to settle down before he is a...

Frank Darabont to direct Stephen King's THE MIST
by Karl Schneider (Thu 10-19-2006)

According to Variety, Frank Darabont has signed on to direct the upcoming big screen adaptation of Stephen King's THE MIST for Dimension Films.The film will take place in a small town where a thick mist engulfs the area, killing those caught in its darkne...

Shrine of the Morning Mist (aka: Asagiri no Miko) Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 05-24-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ugawa HirokiTranslated by:Jeremiah BouroqueAdapted by:What They SaySisters Kurako, Yuzu and Tama are Miko priestesses, entrusted with keeping an eye on the often volatile spirit world. But when you\'re a teenager like Yuzu, yo...


Thomas Jane joins Stephen King's "The Mist"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 12-07-2006)

According to UGO.com, Thomas Jane has signed on to star in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist."Well, I have an e-mail from Frank right here," Jane told UGO. "Why don't we open it and see what's going on with The Mist? [reads...

Stephen King's THE MIST Trailer
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 08-30-2007)

A new trailer for the latest Stephen King adaptation, THE MIST, has hit the web courtesy of Yahoo. This next King story has been developed and directed for the big screen by King veteran, Frank Darabont(The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redeption), for MGM st...

New MIST Trailer Hits Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-19-2007)

A second full trailer has appeared online for the upcoming Stephen King adaptation, THE MIST, courtesy of Yahoo Trailers & Clips. This adaptation is being handled by Frank Darabond (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and it stars Thomas Jane, Marci...

Frank Darabont Unveils New MIST Clip
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-02-2007)

Writer/Director Frank Darabont has unveiled a new behind-the-scenes featurette for THE MIST, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Frank is no novice to King's work having adapted The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. In the featurette belo...


Graeme's In The Mist
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-17-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Addressing an audience of musicians, songwriters, and composers at the 4th annual Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference in Beverly Hills this week, film composer Graeme Revell noted that one of his challen...

Marcia Gay Harden and Toby Jones join "The Mist"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 02-22-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Marcia Gay Harden and Toby Jones have signed on to join the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The MistThey will join Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, Laurie Holden and Amin Joseph in the cast.The film, to be wr...

Shrine of the Morning Mist Complete Collection (Tue 10-04-2005)

What They SayYuzu Hieda was just an average High School student and part time Shinto priestess. But then she was given a mission in the form of her classmate, Tadahiro Amatsu. Tadahiro has a secret buried behind his left eye, a secret that has attracted t...

Knights Vol.#01
by Erin Jones (Wed 08-06-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Minoru MuraoTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayIn the kingdom of Exkuld witches run rampant, having abandoned faith and disgraced God to live instead as hated devil-worshippers. Judged guilty by the clergy i...


Naruto Box Set 01
by Justin Rich (Mon 07-03-2006)

...is during the mist scenes there is some spottiness especially as the mist crosses the characters. Packaging: This 13 episode box comes in a flimsy, metallic gold casing which holds a fold out for the three discs. On the front it has in orange Shonen ...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 05-15-2004)

What They SayEpisode 6 - The Mist of Vengeance As they travel towards Egypt, thick fog envelopes Jotaro and his comrades, leaving them no choice but to seek refuge in a nearby town. Once they arrive, the companions stumble across a strangely mutilated dea...

Diamond May 2005 Solicitations (Wed 01-19-2005)

ANIME AIR MASTER VOLUME 3 DVD ANGELIUM DVD 1ANIMEPLAY: ISHIKA & HONORI INTERACTIVE DVD ARC THE LAD VOLUME 2 DVD ASTRO BOY: THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD BEYBLADE SEASON 3 VOLUME 6: SAME OLD DIRTY TRICKS DVD UNCUT BUBBLEGUM CRISIS VOLUME 2 DVD CASE CLOS...

Beet the Vandel Buster Vol.#05
by Justin Rich (Thu 05-26-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Riku Sanjo / Artist: Koji Inada Translated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThe New Dark Age It’s the Century of Darkness and monsters, known as Vandels, rule the world. The only force that can fight them are the V...


Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...oween and The Mist—Join acclaimed musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses) and several cast members in a special preview of Zombie’s entirely new take on the highly successful and terrifying Halloween l...

Dragon Knight: Wheel of Time Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 05-15-2003)

What They SayMany years have passed since that shining example of knightly virtue, Takeru, performed his heroic deeds. Now it falls to his son, Kakeru, to save the kingdom from encroaching evil. The forces of Lucifon, ruler of the eastern realm of Reimlin...

Karakuri Ninja Girl Box Set
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 06-15-2002)

What They SayContains both volumes! Ninja they may be, but they\'re still human after all. They wish for ordinary lives in the city. Dream of a beautiful life together. When the two shadows of Fawn Bell (Trisha Uptown) and Moon Shadow leave the Ninja Co...

Naruto Box Set 02 (also w/Special Edition)
by Justin Rich (Thu 01-04-2007)

...is during the mist scenes there is some spottiness especially as the mist crosses the characters. Packaging: This 12 episode box comes in a flimsy, metallic sky blue casing which holds a fold out for the three discs. On the front it has in darker blu...


Superbike 2000
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Mon 03-27-2000)

The idea of using a powerful engine on only two wheels and letting it carry weights barely surpassing its own, sounds really intimidating. Machines like these attract the attention of people thirsty of raw acceleration and power.Turn right!And now to the ...

DAY OF VENGEANCE
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-04-2005)

...ported to the Mist Woods by Enchantress. She's trapped under a fallen tree and trying to get the hell out of dodge while the recently gone-nuts Spectre fights Blackbriar Thorn in the sky above them. Rags and Enchantress hightail it to a special magic...

EPISODE III's face of evil revealed?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-14-2004)

TheForce.net has published what looks like an authentic image of the first promotional theatrical banner for STAR WARS, EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH. If it's a fake, it's a very nicely done fake.The banner shows the silhouette of Darth Vader standing ...

Rothenberg Heads to CITY OF THE BEASTS
by News Editor (Tue 01-17-2006)

...People of the Mist," a tribe possessing the power of turning invisible, and enter a mountain to discover the mythical city of El Dorado and the enigmatic "Beasts."


GOLDEN TEMPLE AMAZONS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 03-09-2005)

In the 1980s, the sword & sorcery genre was quick to morph into knock-offs of MAD MAX and Indiana Jones movies, leaving us with a big pile of cheesy cinema curds to enjoy twenty years later. It seems inevitable that Europe’s exploitation king Jess Franco ...

Desperado Publishing leaving Image Comics
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-15-2007)

Desperado Publishing has announced that their two and a half year publishing partnership with Image Comics will come to an end this summer. Black Mist #4, solicited for May 2007, will be the final co-publishing venture between the two publishing companies...

KING Talks 1408, Eli Roth's Horror & Hollywood!
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 06-23-2007)

... 1408 and The Mist, as well as his past history inside Hollywood. Anyone whomever considers himself a fan knows that King hasn't always had the best relationship with directors and studios in terms of adapting his best selling novels to the big sc...

Publishing History
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-23-2007)

With its release surrounded by dubious price wars, online leak conspiracies, and even direct chastisement by a foreign Trade and Industry Minister, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows shook the foundations of the publishing industry this past weekend and...


Gears of War Additional Maps
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 05-19-2007)

Gears of War is still going strong as one of the best games on the Xbox 360. The developers have not been sitting on their laurels though instead they have actively continued creating many additions. Of course there was the Gears of War Golf game created ...

HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB
by Brian Thomas (Thu 04-29-2004)

Long known as one of the more respectable labels releasing old school kung fu titles on US DVD, Crash Cinema has spent the past year making an effort to expand their scope. For the first release in a planned "Euro Thriller Collection", this film starring ...

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...

The Wicker Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-21-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Angelo Badalamenti has always had a remarkable flair for melodic fluidity, even in the midst of very diverse and unusual scores. Moments of melodic beauty contrast with harsh expressivity in BLUE VELVET; surrealistic musical el...


BLACK HOLE #9
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 12-13-2001)

BLACK HOLE is one of those excessively strange series that I just can't avoid. For some reason, although there is something in Charles Burns' work that I find very unappealing in both his illustrative and storytelling styles I somehow can't pull myself ...

Don't Blame Me Vol.#02
by Briana Lawrence (Fri 07-11-2008)

...mera. In the mist of all of the drama is Yamazaki, a new member of the club who joins to try and get Toshi's attention. Before the manga gets a chance to turn down the predictable one-way street of "female love interest who tries to divide the two bo...

Diamond Comics December Previews (Wed 11-17-2004)

AURA BATTLER DUNBINE VOL 12 FINAL FATE OF BYSTON WELL SRP: $19.98 BLUE SEED BOX SET SRP: $59.98 CASE CLOSED SEASON 4 VOL 4 BROKEN DREAMS UNCUT SRP: $19.98 BUBBELGUM CRISIS TOKYO 2040 VOL 3 ESSENTIAL ANIME SRP: $19.98 DAICHIS EARTHS DEFENSE FAMILY VOL 2 ...

Love Hina Vol. #6
by Derek LaPierre (Sat 01-04-2003)

...onto DVD. The mist effects are very good. The only problem I have is the subtitle font. I hate it with a passion. It seems to make the video underneath it blur slightly. Packaging: I know Keitaro has messed up before, but he at his worst on the final ...


Love Hina Vol. #5
by Derek LaPierre (Sat 11-16-2002)

...CG parts (the mist when Kitsune and Naru are in the bath; and the waterfall scene in the festival episode) blended together seamlessly with the cell animation. The only problem I seemed to notice was that the subtitle font wasn't the easiest to read. ...

Jin-Roh: Special Edition
by Morgan Law (Fri 03-15-2002)

The Review!I have never seen Jin-Roh before so I have been highly anticipating this movie since January. This movie has been widely popular with a theatrical run in North America but I sadly missed it. I have enjoyed Oshii's past works and I celebrated ...

Otakon - Right Stuf Report
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 08-22-2005)

...0. Toxor, the Mist Man 21. Satellite R-45 29. Memory Day 30. The Super Duper Machine 32. The Moon Monsters 35. Planet X 36. The Elixir of Life 39. The Mysterious Cat 41. Deadline to Danger 47. The Gigantic Space Crab 51. Jimbo the Great 95. T...

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH: Michael Apted
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 11-19-1999)

...RILLAS IN THE MIST, COAL MINER`S DAUGHTER, and NELL; and he has a fair amount of experience with mystery-thrillers: GORKY PARK, FIRST BORN, THUNDERHEART, BLINK, and EXTREME MEASURES. However, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH represents his first attempt at a bi...


News and Notes Before the Storm
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-25-2007)

...ng me In the mist dark figures move and twist Was all this for real or just some kind of hell? 666 the Number of the Beast! Hell and fire was spawned to be released   Blue Beetle #17 $2.99   Cartoon Network Block Party #35 $2.25 &nbs...

THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: THE DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #4 (of 4)
by Tony Whitt (Tue 12-04-2001)

Ever wonder what happened to Charles and Edwin, those adorable little boys who simply never died when Lucifer abnegated his responsibilities for the Underworld in THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MISTS? Turns out the boys decided to do what any kids with eternity o...

When Brains Attack!
by Andrew Hershberger (Tue 11-27-2001)

The most hideous evil lies within us. No, I'm not talking about our tendency to flip on a dime between "good" and "evil" depending on the circumstance, I'm talking about our brains - not as the center of our conscious and subconscious being, but as someth...

Lord of the Apes
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 07-23-2001)

After 1988's GORILLAS IN THE MIST, creature designer Rick Baker (who has been involved in ape suit creation with projects that from SCHLOCK to 1976's KING KONG to THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN) figured he had accomplished everything he wanted with ape suit...


DRAKAN: THE ANCIENTS' GATES
by James Stevenson (Sat 03-23-2002)

This review will come from an interesting perspective, as I have never played the original DRAKAN. I’ve never been a giant PC enthusiast, so when it comes to non-first-person-shooters on the PC, I don’t know much (unless it’s MYST).Fortunately for those o...

Naruto Box Set 04 (also w/special edition)
by Justin Rich (Thu 10-04-2007)

What They SayAfter barely making it out of the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura proceed to the next stage of the Chunin Exam: a one-on-one sudden death elimination battle! Pitted against each other in individual combat, an assortment of young, b...

FLCL Vol. #3
by Christopher Homer (Mon 07-21-2008)

The show ends as it starts – with nonsense, complete weirdness, insane characters and everything else we love about FLCL. What They SayAdolescence, expectations, and alien intrigue!Get ready for this shocking and funny digital animation about adoles...

Tenchi Forever
by Steve Brandon (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!The highlight of this year's "Fant-Asia" festival here in Montreal was seeing "Tenchi Forever" on the big screen at the old Imperial cinema on de Bleury street! (Come to think of it; it was the only film I saw at this year's "Fant-Asia" festiva...


Tokyo Majin Vol. #2 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 03-19-2008)

What They SayAs a mist of evil envelops Tokyo, new waves of monstrosities emerge from the shadows! Preying on the souls of the living, wearing forms both bestial and human, they converge in an unholy alliance to strike against the one force that may be a...

Fantastic Children Complete Collection (Anime Legends)
by Jennifer Rocks (Fri 07-04-2008)

What They SayOver the course of many years in many different lands a group of mysterious children called "The Children of Béfort" have been seen time and time again. They spend long months and years traveling from place to place searching for one particul...

Fantastic Children Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-15-2006)

What They SayHelga goes to Clairmont, where the memories of her past lives as Serafine and Christina are reawakened. And going back even further in time, there is the planet Greecia... Lost in a forest heavy with mist, a young Princess Tina is rescued by...

Texhnolyze Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by J.M. Rich (Fri 04-16-2004)

...ears into the mist and he looks for something to do. He soon has his bag stolen and goes in pursuit of the thieves. In the skirmish that ensues we all discover that Yoshi has a Texhnolyze arm, and he meets another mysterious person in the gang leader S...


From Far Away Vol.#04
by Audrey Zarr (Tue 11-08-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kyoko HikawaTranslated by:Yuko SawadaAdapted by:What They SayA prophecy of doom, passed down from generation to generation, has finally arrived. Manifest in the form of a young teenage girl named Noriko, the awakening promises...

Book Buzz: From Novik to Heinlein and George R.R. Martin, Deluxe Editions
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-28-2008)

In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.   The month of July has se...

Pigs, Corn, and… Anime? Anime Iowa 2008
by Briana Lawrence (Sun 08-24-2008)

 I remember as a kid seeing a commercial for this water park in Indiana called “Indiana Beach.” Their advertisement, done in this annoyingly catchy jingle, was, “There’s more than corn in Indiana.” Now I haven&...

Some McLovin in Store for Vaughn's KICK ASS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-15-2008)

After just a few months of preproduction, the trades are reporting that director Matthew Vaughn is moving forward on the adaptation of Mark Millar's comic Kick Ass. There was talk about the graphic novel being too violent for some Hollywood studios but Va...


SDCC: The Web Series of Comic-Con
by Rich Kuras (Tue 07-29-2008)

While the bulk of attention at Comic-Con went to big upcoming releases like Wolverine, The Watchmen and Terminator: Salvation, the convention also showcased one of the largest growing media phenomena—the web series or webisode. Viacom, Warner Brothe...

Diamond December Update (Thu 09-16-2004)

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Saiyuki Reload Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 08-15-2005)

What They SayKougaiji feels frustrated at repeatedly failing to obtain the scriptures, as well as not yet being able to save his mother, so Jenyi gives him a bracelet, supposedly forbidden to be used, that makes him stronger and faster. With it, Kougaiji ...

Magical Meow Meow Taruto Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 06-16-2005)

What They SayTaruto finds new challenges (and new threats!) in some very unexpected places, even as she continues trying to be a proper princess. First, when her master is frustrated in his search for the perfect snow cone, Taruto tries to help and finds ...


SNAKED Comic Optioned by Saperstein
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-10-2008)

...(1408 and The Mist) to the big screen and had a hand in development of Zombie's Halloween remake. "The political arena forms the perfect backdrop for Clifford Meth's heady mix of horror, sex and mayhem," said Saperstein.Plot Concept: Based o...

LEGEND Wins Again in DVD Races
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-03-2008)

...ein Co.'s The Mist, that at No. 3 was the week's top-selling new release. In rental stores, "Legend" had a dropoff of just 17% in activity from its debut week, according to Home Media Magazine's video rental chart. After two weeks in stores,...

COMPASS Comes Up Short in Dismal Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-09-2007)

...tter than The Mist did though we can safely assume the budget for the film is low. Not sure if it’s as low as the 18 price tag for Mist but it can’t be very high. Still, the horror film lands in 9th place this weekend by taking in 3.3 milli...

HEADLESS HORSEMAN
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-26-2007)

Getting a lot of bang for what were reportedly limited bucks, Headless Horseman fuses together Washington Irving’s mysterious and lethal mounted ghost with a mythology that harks back to Brigadoon (or, if you prefer, 2000 Maniacs) and the Faust myth...


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...

New This Week (Sun 04-24-2005)

The end of this month is one of the busier weeks of recent memory with a lot of things coming out from a variety of studios: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP 04/26/2005   Angelium ...

New This Week: (Sun 01-29-2006)

The last release week of January is fairly light all told when looking at the release list, especially with the adult titles always being a slight bit off: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP 01/31/200...

X Vol. #8
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-21-2003)

What They SayUnable to dispel suspicions about Hinoto’s strange behavior, Kamui and Sorata investigate and discover her shocking secret! Arashi vanishes, then returns - as a member of the Dragons of Earth! Now enemies, Sorata and Arashi confront ea...


Saiyuki Vol. #04
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-01-2003)

...cted with the mist and decided that rather than let the townspeople change and fall into chaos and death, the majority of them found themselves turned to stone until the problem could be dealt with. A prophecy by the leader of the village bears resembl...

Eden's Bowy Vol. #1 (-)

What They SayThe Review!EDENs BOwY was one of the most advertised series of the April \'99 - September \'99 season, but still it\'s one of the less known (for no apparent reason). It can be roughly defined as a fantasy anime with some sci-fi elements thro...

TOKYOPOP New Manga Title Solicitations & Distribution Change (Wed 08-02-2006)

The folks at Right Stuf have the latest info on some end of year titles from TOKYOPOP today:+Anima Vol. #02 - $9.99 - 09/12/2006Black Knight Vol. #02 - $9.99 - 11/07/2006Gakuen Heaven Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 11/07/2006Love Mode Vol. #04 - $9.99 - 11/07/2006Shr...

MISSING, Volume One
by Nadia Oxford (Mon 09-17-2007)

When Kyoichi Utsume , the black-garbed leader of his school's Literature Club, meets an ethereal girl, his fellow club members slowly track them, slowly make some curious discoveries and slowly draw together conclusions. Gakuto Coda's Missing is so awkwar...


The Genesis Code
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-20-2007)

...ension of the Mistborn series, respectively. While those sagas continue Jennifer Fallon concludes her Wolfblade Trilogy with Warlord, the final novel of Marla Wolfblade’s struggles to keep her ruling family safe in the lands of Hythria.   ...

STARMAN Issue No. 79
by Tony Whitt (Mon 06-04-2001)

Jack Knight is trapped in 1951 where he discovers his formerly deceased brother, David, has taken over the mantle of Starman from their mentally unstable father. His old enemy The Mist has plans to spread mass hysteria via a hallucinogenic gas released in...

Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec ships
by James Stevenson (Tue 07-10-2001)

Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that it has shipped GRAN TURISMO 3 A-SPEC to stores. GRAN TURISMO 3 A-SPEC is the most highly anticipated Playstation 2 title to be released. The game has an assortment of advanced special effects including heat...

SOMEWHERE IN TIME on Disc
by Frederick C. Szebin (Tue 11-07-2000)

1980 was a pretty bad year for movies. It’s also the year when most of the movie-going public missed out on Somewhere in Time, a sweet picture scripted by SF-horror legend Richard Matheson, based on his award-winning novel, Bid Time Return. Directed by Je...


THE VOYAGE OF THE JERLE SHANNARA I: ILSE WITCH
by Andrew Osmond (Fri 10-06-2000)

There`s a certain breed of fantasy reader for whom the word `Shannara` is sufficient to send them screaming to the horizon. Please excuse yourselves while I delve into back-story for the benefit of the uninitiated. Right, now that they`re gone, let me exp...

Samurai 7 Vol. #4 (Viridian Collection)
by Justin Rich (Tue 10-09-2007)

...erge from the mist, and when they do Kambei has them move their surprise into position. Rikichi fires the giant arrow from the crossbow and pierces the armor of the Benigumo war machine kicking the battle of to a powerful blow for Kanna. The battle bot...

ESPN FINAL ROUND GOLF 2002
by James Stevenson (Tue 09-25-2001)

Golf is a game that infuriates me. But when the time comes, you can find me on the course on Thanksgiving morning, before the course workers or even sun has woken up yet. The early mist, the forty-degree weather, and a game that I can't possibly be good a...

JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE'S THE FLASH
by Tony Whitt (Mon 12-03-2001)

Mary Maxwell's not your typical student. She reads comic books and longs for an exciting, action-filled life, something she's not likely to get while living with her boring scientist dad. But you know what they say: "Be careful what you wish for..." Soon,...


ATOMIC WAR BRIDE / THIS IS NOT A TEST
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sun 07-28-2002)

Fans of THE ATOMIC CAFÉ should flip their lids at this delightful time capsule from Something Weird Video highlighting the golden days of nuclear holocaust paranoia. Chock full of extras and two features, it will leave you with flash burns and residual ra...

JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE'S CATWOMAN
by Tony Whitt (Sat 05-25-2002)

Oh, what a difference a lack of silly captions makes! Actually, there's far more that's good about Stan Lee's CATWOMAN than the fact that Stan's finally reined in his need to comment on everything going on in the story - his version of the Catwoman may be...

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Lucasfilm.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi); Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala); Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker); Ian McDiarmid (Palpa...

McDaniel Draws Stan Lee's AQUAMAN
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 01-25-2002)

BATMAN's Scott McDaniel is the latest artist to team with Stan Lee in DC Comics' JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH SCOTT McDANIEL CREATING AQUAMAN.The book, which reaches stores in April, will be inked by Klaus Janson.In the story, Lee introduces Ramon Raymond -...


Samurai 7 Vol. #4 (also w/limited edition)
by Justin Rich (Mon 02-06-2006)

...erge from the mist, and when they do Kambei has them move their surprise into position. Rikichi fires the giant arrow from the crossbow and pierces the armor of the Benigumo war machine kicking the battle of to a powerful blow for Kanna. The battle bot...

Case Closed: Case 04 Vol. #01: Deadly Illusions
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-24-2004)

...as though the Mist Goblin has yet again committed the perfect crime. Or is it so perfect after all? The search for clues pointing to the men who shrunk Jimmy\'s body continues as Conan, with Detective Moore in tow, investigates a strange crime with a...

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

The year 2007 was punctuated by the release of the final Harry Potter tome, by the start of the fourteen-week WGA strike, and by the deaths of some of SF’s and fantasy’s top writers, chief amongst those Kurt Vonnegut and Robert Jordan. But as ...

Dragon Knight: The Wheel of Time
by Justin Rich (Thu 04-21-2005)

What They SayMany years have passed since the shining example of knightly virtue, Takeru, performed his heroic deeds. Now it falls to his son, Kakeru, to save the kingdom from encroaching evil. The forces of Lucifon, ruler of the eastern realm of Reimlin...


The Next Batch of Film Adaptations
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-14-2008)

With the start of 2008 comes news of the next round of book-to-screen translations, and if you’re like me this news is usually met with equal doses of boyish hope and fearful skepticism. Because as all of us readers know the translation of a book in...

ENCHANTED Dances into Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 11-25-2007)

...n’s The Mist. Fox didn’t release a budget for Hitman yet but this kind of opening has it ready to make its money back at the end of the day. Once we see how it does in foreign territories, we’ll have a better gauge on determining whet...

ENCHANTED Jumps Ahead of Hitman
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 11-24-2007)

... release, The Mist, has racked up only 2.0 million on Wednesday and another 2.0 million on Thursday. The studio released this film on only 2,423 prints this week and it has the longest running time amongst the other top 5 films for this week.   ...

I Ran From GODZILLA 2000, Part 2
by Norman England (Thu 08-24-2000)

The largest lot at Toho, stage 9 is where the majority of the effect scenes of the studio’s kaiju films are shot. It is separated from the outdoors by two sets of heavy steel doors. The inside is kept dimly lit and suspended above is a spider web like cri...


Simsonson imagines SANDMAN
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 03-26-2002)

...ifts into the mist cloud. "When Wilton awakes, he finds himself in a strange, otherworldly place...one its inhabitants refer to as the Dream Realm. There he meets a woman known as Oracle, who reveals that the Realm is tied to the coma plague...and th...

Casshan: Robot Hunter Special Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-29-2003)

What They SayEnslaved by an army of rebellious super-robots originally designed to help civilization avert a complete ecological cataclysm, mankind\'s only hope is Casshan, a legendary hero who wages a solitary war to defeat these Neoroids and restore the...

Getting Raw with Thomas Jane
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-08-2007)

...busy with The Mist panel, and Steve Niles’s 30 Days of Night stuff, and Tim Bradstreet running back and forth between his table and the Raw Studios booth. Todd Farmer was also a real trooper. He helped set up every day. We moved ab...

Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)

A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).  Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous...


JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE'S SANDMAN
by Tony Whitt (Fri 07-12-2002)

Writing a DC title named SANDMAN must have been an odd prospect for Stan Lee: he'd already created a character named the Sandman before, way back in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4. But for his re-imagining of the DC version that enjoyed such success in the Golden ...

DVD This Week: August 27
by John Thonen (Tue 08-27-2002)

...ales from the Mist: Inside The Fog" documentary, the "Fear on Film: Inside The Fog" documentary, storyboard to film comparisons, outtakes, an advertising gallery and liner notes by John Carpenter.HANNIBAL / SILENCE OF THE LAMBS is a 2-disc set offering...

Where's that clown fish?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-04-2003)

This week I found in my mailbox a new issue of Alternative Cinema, the house organ of the EI Cinema label that covers independent low-budget filmmaking (highlighted by articles on their own releases). The issue reminds me that EI has been around for ten y...

New This Week (Sun 12-12-2004)

One of the biggest release weeks in awhile on a number of levels, this is the one that the credit cards fear: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP 12/14/2004   Angel Tales Vol. #4 (of ...


Media Blasters New Title Solicitations (Wed 01-19-2005)

Getting their April and May titles in a line, another update of information courtesy of Right Stuf:Blame - 37 minutes - $19.95 - 05/10/2005Fight! Iczer One - 100 minutes - $19.95 - 04/12/2005Giant Robo: Ginrei Special - 100 minutes - $24.95 - 04/12/2005Mi...

Media Blasters New Title Solicitations (Tue 10-26-2004)

Beefing up the Media Blasters section, we\'ve got the details on their January and February releases today via Right Stuf: Shura no Toki Vol. #2 - 125 minutes - $29.98 - 01/25/2005Figure 17 Collection - 650 minutes - $69.95 - 01/12/2005Giant Robo Vol. #3 ...

Comicscape: Dan Didio’s Countdown to Internet Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-25-2008)

...me ago in the mist shrouded past. Oh wait, I’m remembering when I had a colon. Kurt: I’m beginning to suspect that Dark Horse kicked Joss Whedon off of Buffy just to make sure that the book would come out on time.   Secret Inva...

PTU (Police Tactical Unit)
by Tim Janson (Tue 04-22-2008)

PTU is crime noir thriller from legendary Hong Kong Director Johnnie To. As To mentions in an interview in one of the DVD’s extras, PTU was a personal and experimental project for him that took three years to complete. He worked on the fil...


New This Week (Sun 02-20-2005)

This is a sizeable release week and the last one of the month since it isn\'t a leap year which means we get the end to a couple of shows, the start of others and the arrival of the second wave of Miyazaki titles, something that\'s generating quite a numb...

Media Blasters New Title Solicitations (Tue 10-04-2005)

Media Blasters has sent out their mainstream release announcements today for the month of January 2006:Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. #03 - 100 minutes - $29.98 - 01/31/2006Otogi Zoshi Vol. #6 - 100 minutes - $29.98 - 01/17/2006Rurouni Kenshin Economy Box TV Seas...

Naruto Unleashed Set 1.1
by Dani Moure (Fri 09-01-2006)

What They SayUzumaki Naruto is a lonesome young boy from the Hidden Leaf Village, a town with several young ninjas-in-training who aspire to reach the village\'s one-of-a-kind highest ninja rank, the Hokage. Naruto is treated as an outcast by the rest of ...

Dragon Ball GT Vol. #11: Evolution
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-04-2004)

What They SayThe Shadow Dragons When an evil Dragon emerges from the cracked Dragon Balls it seems like the world has become cracked as well. After stealing the Dragon Balls, he spawns seven more evil Dragons that disappear across the horizon like wild ja...


Hellsing: Rescript (Mon 05-26-2003)

What They SayDisc Catalogue Numbers: DVD-200401/DVD-200403The Review!Audio: Presented in Dolby Digital Stereo Japanese, the show\'s sountrack is, arguably, the greatest asset it\'s got. A generally pleasing mix, the music and dialogue and sound effects al...

Cardcaptor Sakura Vol. #04
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 03-28-2002)

What They SaySakura challenges the Power Card to a game of tug-o-war, but thanks to Li, the game could be over in no time! Then, Sakura goes to see her brother in a peculiar version of Cinderella that is brought to a crashing halt by the Mist Card. What...

Alternate Endings
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 03-25-2008)

...the Dead The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) The Mist Naked Beneath the Water [Blu-ray] Shrooms The Sister of Ursula Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb Them (a.k.a. Ils) Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism and Death Smiles on a Murderer The Undertow ...

Good-Bye, American Virgin
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another colossal Comicscape creation! This week, I’m writing something of a eulogy for a series cancelled long before its time – Steven Seagle and Becky Cloonan’s American Virgin, which ended last ...


Call of Duty: United Offensive
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Tue 09-14-2004)

Reviewing this game has got to be the easiest job I've done in a long time. And it's kind of silly that I should have to fill this entire page with text when the obvious answer should be smashing the reader in the head with a rifle butt this very ...

Crop Circles
by STUART MILLER (Fri 06-03-2005)

...nce. When the mist rose from it, and it became clearer, that was the defining moment. There was just something which immediately grabbed me inside on a strange feeling level that is really hard to define. I've described this before and the nearest I've...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
by Vince "Moesha" Massa (Fri 07-02-2004)

I am just about sick to death of games set during World War II. It was nice about 4 years ago, when it was still an untapped time period, but today, you can't swing a German Sheppard in a software store without knocking over dozens of expansions for T...

Rally Championship 99
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Sun 02-20-2000)

Even though Rally races are not as popular as they used to be some ten years ago, some software developers still seem to be inspired with the topic. A lot of time has passed since the last Rally game was published; yet wild cars defying nightmarish bends ...


The first movies ever made
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-22-2005)

We may have issues with the quality (and source) of their transfers. We may not review their titles due to their refusal to send screeners. But everyone has to agree that Alpha Video has some of the most eye catching covers on their DVDs. In fact, they're...

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...

Harry Potter, Night Watch, Baxter & more
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 07-25-2006)

...giance of the mistrustful Mage Council in this fast-paced finale. Settling Accounts: The Grapple, Harry Turtledove, Random House Publishing The Grapple of the Settling Accounts Trilogy © Random House Publishing War takes center stage in t...

Hobbit History
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-22-2007)

As if there isn’t a book-load of backstory already on The Hobbit’s road to film translation, John D. Rateliff is bringing the history back to its roots with an intimate, three-volume look at one of the most famous bedtime stories of all time. ...


Infinite Space, Infinite God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-13-2007)

... Egypt to the mist-shrouded towns of medieval England. Someone is murdering the world's most powerful sorcerers, and the trail of blood leads straight to Anubis, the solemn god known by most as the Master of Jackals. Can Magister Setne Inhetep, persona...

Class is in Session
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 03-14-2007)

...avid from The Mist, Stu Redman from The Stand … they're all average blokes who are violently separated from their lives and loved ones through no fault of their own.  Umezu uses the same emotional play very heavily in The Drifting Classr...

"Chibi Vampire: The Novel 1"
by Nadia Oxford (Sat 02-10-2007)

It's a little hard to determine who Tokyopop is targeting with their "Pop Fiction" titles.  According to the publisher, their novel adaptations of popular anime series are for fans and non-fans alike, but Chibi Vampire is an embarrassin...

Fantastic Children Vol. #4
by Bryan Morton (Wed 07-11-2007)

...turn into the Mist 17 - Tina 18 - TragedyThe Review!The latest volume of Fantastic Children takes a trip into the past, as Helga comes to terms with the memories of her past incarnations and we get to see what happened back on Greecia that led to the C...