It seems that Konami has always been about developing strong vampire game series. Originally they had been putting their heart and soul into creating the Castlevania series, but since it has become extremely well established they have decided to expan...
The debut of Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 is probably less significant as a film than as a landmark. The distributor, Dimension (a division of Miramax) avoided pre-release press screenings (never a good sign), and Wes Craven’s track record as an exec ...
Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth hasd come aboard the gestating SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS project set up at DreamWorks. Variety reports that Ellsworth will write the script for the project, which itself is based on a comic book created by Grant Morrison (ANIMAL MAN, N...
Timur Bekmambetov, the man behind the Russian vampire series Night Watch, has a new vampire tale to spread for Universal Pictures, this time mixing the folk lore with the holy grail mythology. Variety reports that Universal and producer Bekmambetov are se...
DRACULA VS. KING ARTHUR, the critically acclaimed hit graphic novel published by Silent Devil, will now be adapted into a role playing game entitled VAMPIRES vs. KNIGHTS by Tony DiGerolamo. The game is a d20 role-playing supplement that uses the...
Vampire movies suck. Or rather, a large percentage of vampire movies suck, yet they continue to draw massive audiences. Cult fanatics will watch the same terrible movie over and over, and in many cases, the more terrible the film, the more they wi...
The Review!The technical aspects of the show and the LE box are pretty much as Chris has described it. The music and video are very well done and outstrip what\'s on Cartoon Network. Even the sound levels have been corrected so the background music does...
Leave it to Jean Rollin to create a damn good vampire film on his first try, one that mixes horror with style, wit, melancholy, eroticism and a hip edge that would play better in an art house than in a drive-in. THE RAPE OF THE VAMPIRE is one of the respe...
Nancy Kilpatrick is one of a handful of horror authors who has made her reputation primarily in vampire fiction. In this collection, readers will find a sampling of the different types of vampire stories she has published over the years. The book begins w...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshitaka Amano / Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayFollowing on the heels of the retrospective Coffin comes this new collection of paintings, line-art illustrations, and photography by Vampire Hunter...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Hideyuki Kikuchi & Artist: Yoshitaka AmanoTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayIt is the year 12,090 A.D. The world has ended, ravaged in the firestorm of man’s wars and madness. But from the wreckage...
Devin Grayson had one goal when she started writing comic books three years ago: to tell stories about Batman. Period. Unlike most comics creators, Grayson wasn’t into funnybooks as a child, so superheroes never really held any interest for her as a write...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayThe picturesque coastal town of Florence was known for millennia as a pleasure resort for the Nobility. As retribution for their decadence, the cruel and beautif...
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...
What They SayA secret war brews in the night – a war where humanity is only a pawn. The Hellsing Organization deploys in the shadows to protect the mortal world. But now, artificially spawned vampires have appeared, forcing Hellsing to call in their...
What They SayThe biological combat android Iczer-1 travels to Earth. Her mission is to defend the planet from Cthuwolf invaders, but in order to power her battlesuit she needs to unite with a partner in body and mind. Nagisa is a human girl who has lost h...
Daredevil, the Punisher, Elektra, and many more of Marvel's more down-to-earth stars have been revamped in one way or another for a new century and a new generation of readers via the Marvel Knights imprint. Taking a slightly more mature perhaps even dar...
What They SayHellsing is an organisation with a mission of \"burying the dead\". After research spanning a hundred years, Hellsing created the most powerful vampire on earth - Alucard. With the help of Arucard, Hellsing seeks to establish a new order wher...
What They SayThe movie uses the full spectrum of digital animation which is said to have impressed even James Cameron. Japan\'s top creators gathered to make the show, which was shown in theaters using the HDCAM24P format which George Lucas will also be u...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayGranny Viper is a \"people finder,\" a searcher for lost souls along the roads of a forbidding wasteland. Her latest mission: the safe return of a young woman na...
What They SayMagic Knight Rayearth tells the tale of three junior high school girls hear a voice asking them to save a world called Cephiro. The voice belongs to Princess Emeraude, the Pillar whose will maintains the peace of this magical world where beli...
The allure of Richard Laymon`s fiction is difficult to deconstruct. Whenever I finish one of his many rollicking entertainments, I take a moment to reflect on the things in the book that so enraptured me. Perhaps I shouldn`t think about it so much. One of...
Naked loli vampire. If said phrase perks the ears, Nozomu Tamaki’s deliciously drawn tale of a modern-day vampire princess and her loyal werewolf bodyguard could well slake your thirst for some wanton horror escapades.Creative TalentWriter/Art...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayEven a reluctant hero can\'t refuse the last request of a beautiful woman. On her deathbed, the mortally wounded woman gives him a strange gem and asks him to de...
What They SayIn the year 12,090 A.D., the Earth has fallen into the clutches of ruthless Vampires; humans are enslaved by a corrupt feudal system. Only one being has dared to challenge the cruel authority of these arrogant immortals--the mysterious Vampir...
What They SayDVD edition of the \'Vampire Hunter D\' movie which is a high quality anime made by teams from Japan and the U.S. and opened theatrically in April 21 (2001.) Based on the original story by Hideyuki Kikuchi, and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (...
What They SayPrincess Sienna learns that she is the reincarnation of the Goddess Athena entrusted with protecting the world from the evil Aires and his Knights of Sanctuary. To stop them before they obtain the Gold Helmet, she must enlist the help of her...
You think your life sucks. You think your job sucks. It feels like it will never end. But for Dave Miller, it’s all true. Dave is a vampire, but he owes his allegiance to Lord Radu Arisztidescu, the vampire owner of the Last Stop convenience store i...
What They SayThe Black Knights are unrestrained by an attachment to anyone. The Bronze Knights find strength in what binds them together. Shiryu must risk his powers to save Seiya as he battles the Black Dragon. Andromeda seeks to redeem his brother Ikki ...
The Record of a Fallen Vampire wins a few points for sheer ambition ... otherwise, it's a mess.Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Kyo Shirodaira / Yuri KimuraTranslated by: Andrew CunninghamAdapted by: Andrew CunninghamWhat They SayThousands of years ago, Vam...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mamoru Oshii / Katsuya TeradaTranslated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:What They SayAt Yokota Base in Japan, American soldiers stand guard at the brink of the Vietnam War. Although they fear the enemy outside their base, an even mo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hino MatsuriTranslated by:Tomo KimuraAdapted by:Tomo KimuraWhat They SayCross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their do...
What They SayWritten and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll, Wicked City), based on a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi, the story revolves around D, the infamous \"dunpeal\" (born of a vampire father and a human mother) outcast and renowned vampire hunt...
Founders Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti Will Discuss The Influential Imprint’s Past And Future At Wizard World Philly May 30-June 1.
It’s been a decade since four Marvel icons became Marvel Knights and changed the landscape of the M...
When I first got online—not at home yet, mind you, but at the first university that hired me to teach—a friend forwarded me a free newsletter. `You have to get this newsletter!` she said. That newsletter was Pathway News. Hmm, I thought, what is this? It ...
What They SayNow that the Black Knights have stolen the gold cloth from Princess Sienna\'s tournament, there\'s no more time for games. The only way the Bronze Knights will get it back is to fight for their lives. Only this time, more than a tournament tr...
New property receives multiple media release
LOS ANGELES - 05/25/2001 - TOKYOPOP® Anime is proud to announce it has licensed the Vampire Princess Miyu Television Series, while at the same time the Vampire Princess Miyu Official Soundtrack will be one...
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...
What They SayEvil Docrates has managed to steal every piece of the magical armor, save one. Now all that stands in the way of his world domination is the gold helmet, so he kidnaps Princess Sienna and holds her for ransom. Can Seiya and his Bronze Knights...
This October, Dracula will once again rise from the dead to haunt comic shops. Image will bring William Harms's unique vision of the historical Dracula to New York City in IMPALER. The prince awakens in modern times to fight a vampire plague begun centu...
In Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Crash Test Demons, Dark Horse Comics’ running series of adaptations finally aces the most challenging test of any media adaptation: that of reproducing the look and feel of the show it’s based on. It’s a thankless challenge, ...
It`s probably inconceivable that anyone within this film`s target audience (presumably, little kids 13 and under, mostly under) is going to read this. Children don`t need or care to know what some pontificating, self-important reviewer thinks about Stuart...
In Part One of our interview with Leonard Wolf (Dracula: A Connessieur’s Guide) and David J. Skal (V is for Vampire), we asked the scholars about the continuing appeal of Count Dracula in the 20th Century and beyond. The Vampire King clearly is not fading...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hino MatsuriTranslated by:Tomo KimuraAdapted by:Tomo KimuraWhat They SayOutside the safe boundary of the academy, Yuki is attacked by a vampire. Injured and unable to defend herself, two Night Class students come to her aid an...
E. Elias Merhige isn`t your typical horror movie director, and Shadow of the Vampire isn`t your typical horror film. It`s debatable as to whether it`s horror film at all, really, for the true villain of the story isn`t a bloodsucking fiend but a modern-ag...
In breaking with tradition this week, a Pocket Star release has given me an excuse to spend most of my discourse on something I positively love: WARCRAFT.
Ever since playing a demo version of the original Warcraft (on a Shuckysoft shareware CD) a...
Got a long list this week, so let’s dive right on in!SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEKFrom the beginning, Walt Disney promoted the image of his breakthrough cartoon character Mickey Mouse as an actor who appeared in a series of successful short musical comedies. Gary...
The best image in LUST FOR A VAMPIRE comes right up front, as a red-and-black-cloaked vampire cuts a peasant girl's throat and pours the blood out on a skeleton while he chants in Latin in order to bring a hot naked female vampire to life. Lurid and absur...
These seem to be the days of looking back and revisiting films of yesteryear. Three years ago, we had GODS AND MONSTERS, a loving docudrama look at the final days of FRANKENSTEIN-director James Whale. Before that, we had CHAPLIN. The making of Orson Well...
In light of the ever-popular television series, it’s easy to forget the original cinematic version of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - which is probably for the best. While the general rule of thumb is that television spin-offs of hit movies pale in comparison ...
`Fortunately, the only Mr. Pointy I`ve had to deal with is the autograph pen,` says Nancy Holder in her best Sarah Michelle Gellar voice. Her first BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER tie-in book signing at Burbank, California`s horror bookstore Dark Delicacies brok...
What They SayLed by Bronze Knight Seiya, the Knights of Althena draw upon their amazing martial arts skills as well as their mystical powers, each keyed to a diferent sign of the Zodiac. They pit themselves against the most formidable fighters in the univ...
`What if...?` A ton of good horror stories boil down to this question. `What if...a vintage car were possessed?` asked Stephen King`s CHRISTINE. `What if...a man of science created a living creature?` asked Mary Shelly`s FRANKENSTEIN. `What if...that nice...
While it started with a bang, the Hellsing TV series ended with more of a whimper. It's a good thing, then, that Hellsing Ultimate has come along, promising to take one of the most promising vampire-based stories of recent years and do it right.&nbs...
One of few horror authors to make her reputation primarily on vampire tales and novels, Nancy Kilpatrick has been called `Canada`s Queen of the Undead.` Her vampire fiction ranges from the humorous short story to full-on erotic horror novels, and everythi...
What They SayNo one has ever gotten past Andromeda\'s Nebula Chains - that is, until his long lost brother Ikki, now known as the vengeful Phoenix, crashes the tournament - and he\'s not looking to play by the rules to claim his prize!The Review!The fight...
For viewers who will be checking out BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER for the first time on its new network UPN, there's good news and bad news. Fans of the show expect that traditionally the season openers tend to be a little on the expository side as they try t...
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 ...
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...
The BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER series arrives in all new limited edition 40-disc collectors' case on November 15, 2005 from Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD collection features a one-hour documentary on the special edition bonus disc, a collectible book and ...
What They SayAt the Yokata Air Force Base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam war. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatch...
Welcome to `Fant-Asia,` Hong Kong`s seductive wild mix of horror, sex, sorcery and swordplay all uniquely egg-rolled into something that Western filmgoers can understandably digest. With my semi-regular column of Fant-Asia film reviews, we`ll not only re...
As has been well documented, Jesus of Nazareth has been misquoted and misrepresented by his followers for two thousand years. It’s about time someone got back to promoting the two-fisted Fightin’ Jesus – the kind of hero that won’t cop out when there’s da...
Should you somehow have missed six years of great TV, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER concerns Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an outwardly normal (if slightly neurotic) young woman mystically chosen to protect the world from supernatural evil, a fact she...
Innovative Hong Kong producer/director Tsui Hark has become sufficiently famous that his name is over the title of this supernatural action epic, which is known overseas as THE ERA OF VAMPIRE. Wellson Chin (INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS, 24 HOURS GHOST STORY) is...
Paul McGuigann will direct The Weinstein Co's upcoming film, FOUR KNIGHTS.The film, a historical drama, is set in 12th century England and follows four foul-mouthed knights sent by King Henry II to negotiate the peace with the troublesome but hugely popul...
DC Comics announced that BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #27 has gone back to press after selling out its initial print run before its in-store date of March 20. The issue features the lead story "Positive I.D.," written by Devin Grayson, with art by Roger Robins...
What They SayEvil Shinma -- shape-shifting monsters and vampires -- roam the Earth on a mission to unleash their darkness upon the Human race. Miyu Royal Princess from the dark is the Chosen One -- The one being who must banish the Evil Shinma from the Ea...
What They SayAt the Yokota base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a mysteriou...
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Chicago, IL - April 30, 2003: From the acclaimed producers of the groundbreaking Japanese animation films Ghost in the Shell and Blood: The ...
What They SayDaybreak (Levels 1-4)
Step into a world where your willpower determines all and your beliefs turn into magic. Join three girls from Tokyo as they are meet with a mission unlike anything they have encountered in school ? to save an alternate w...
What They SayKarin Maaka leads an ordinary life in spite of the fact that she is from a family of vampires. Unlike the rest of her family, she has no problem with bright lights, sleeps in a bed instead of a coffin, and loves to eat garlic. She is such an ...
After over a year of delays, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier will hit comic shops next Wednesday, November 14th. The Black Dossier has been the source of controversy and speculation ...
In the ten months that editor Stuart Moore has been with Marvel Comics, the publisher has become the most talked-about company in comicdom. A lot of that has to do with the personality and business acumen of Moore's boss, Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, but ...
I could almost hear the main character, Vittorio, speaking with an Italian accent as I read this wonderful book. A slight departure from Rice's other vampire books, VITTORIO THE VAMPIRE: NEWS TALES OF THE VAMPIRE, tells the sad, haunting tale of a young m...
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, where the future of gaming often comes from the past. That being said, I wonder when on these next generation consoles that we will begin seeing compilations of the previous systems, or the systems before th...
Due out this November from the Marvel Comics Marvel Knight line:MARVEL KNIGHTS MAGAZINE #8The conclusion to Kevin Smith's acclaimed run on DAREDEVIL! The Punisher continues his killing spree! The Inhumans face a war they don't want! Plus, more T&A -- and ...
Thespian Ken Watanabe has joined the cast of Universal's upcoming vampire flick Cirque du Freak, reports Variety. The action will co-star alongside John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek in the first adaptation of the 12-book children's series by author Darren Sh...
The Review!Ratings
Audio: B-
Video: B-
Menus: D
Extras: B
Packaging: C
Technical: D
Content: B+
Shoujo: the very utterance of the word usually sends me running away, screaming to make it stop. Yes, that's right, I am not a big shoujo fan. ...
The Review!There are two major points of contention that I feel must be brought up regarding reviews and criticisms of 'Blood: The Last Vampire.' The first regards the plot, a topic which has already seen its fair share of opinion. The other deals with th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Artwork by Yoshitaka AmanoTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayThe vampire hunter known only as D has been hired by a wealthy, dying man to find his daughter, who was kidnapped by the pow...
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...
What They SayKarin Maaka leads an ordinary life in spite of the fact that she is from a family of vampires. Unlike the rest of her family, she has no problem with bright lights, sleeps in a bed instead of a coffin, and loves to eat garlic. She is such an ...
"We had to do something that TV could do better than the features. And one of the things that the fans always seemed to be really interested in were all the inner workings and machinations of the vampire world," says 'Blade' writer/producer David Goyer of...
What They SayEvil Shinma - shape-shifting monsters and vampires - roam the Earth on a mission to unleash their darkness upon the Human race. Miyu was born a Vampire Princess, charged with the responsibility of banishing Shinma from the Earth.
Stranded in...
What They SayVampire Princess Miyu. Is she friend or fiend? As the demonic forces of the Shinma strive to obtain a foothold upon the mortal plane, spiritualist Himiko seeks the truth. Join us now for two elegantly chilling journeys into the Occult - Japan...
One of the things I’ve most enjoyed about reading Dark Horse’s adaptations of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the one thing an adaptation offers over a show. Assuming for a moment that you wouldn’t bother with an adaptation if you didn’t like the property in ...
Best known for the TV show 'Fast Lane' and more recently 'Damages', Peter Facinelli has been working in feature films and television for close to fifteen years. At only thirty-four years old, Facinelli is one of the older members of the cast of his ...
Second only to Joss Whedon in the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER creative roster, producer Marti Noxon has a strong influenceand strong feelingsregarding the lives of the Slayer and the other characters on the popular UPN show. Today, CINESCAPE continues its di...
As the creative boss of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (not including series creator Joss Whedon, of course), producer Marti Noxon is the chief guiding force in the lives of the title character and her fellow residents of Sunnydale. Today, we conclude our chat ...
I come into playing VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE BLOODLINES without having any former experience with the VAMPIRE RPG or game. I didn't really know what to expect from the game, but the HALF-LIFE 2 engine and non-linear gameplay had me sold immediately.The st...
What They SayAt the Yokota Air Force base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists with the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a m...
What They SayNoon (Levels 9-12)
The Magic Knights’ quest to bring peace to the land reaches a turning point when they finally revive the legendary Rune-God, the last element needed for the inevitable battle. However, new revelations about the legend...
What They SayYutaro Tsukayama, after being wounded by his own teacher during a revolution on the Izu Peninsula, departed for Germany in search of treatment for the tendons in his arm. However, on the day he left, he had promised to return and finish his ...
Some long-running television series simply cruise to an end so bland that it's hard to distinguish the finale from a regular episode. Others trail off, leaving major themes unresolved. Then there are those that feel the need to punctuate the audience's em...
The Review!The anime that has already become popular when shown at an anime convention in Canada finally makes it's way here. It took about a year, but it's finally on DVD to own. And it is well worth checking out.
Audio: Okay, here's the layout. When yo...
The Review!-Audio- Listened to the Japanese track. Do I really need to explain why I did not listen to the English dub? It is pathetic, well most English dubs are. I noticed a little noise distortion throughout the show, but not to the extent it would dis...
How do vampires work?With a single film about vampires you can hedge your bets and leave how vampires work a little fuzzy, but with ongoing series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, there`s a temptation to begin to quantify and classify one`s vampir...
The Review!You might remember seeing the original Vampire Hunter D back in 1985 from Streamline Pictures. Even though the animation was poor and did little to explain the world of Vampire Hunter D, it became a hit. And now the #1 gothic hero of them all i...
Largely derided when it first premiered in 1997 on the then-fledgling WB Network, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer turned out to be not only one of the best genre television shows ever, but also one of the best shows on TV as a whole. Now, Twentieth...
Strieber works his usual prose magic in this imaginative follow-up to THE HUNGER. His rich, realistic dialogue plays beautifully against the complex and believable vampire world that he creates.Vampires, in this world, call themselves "Keepers." Once upon...
Though background information on the anime film VAMPIRE HUNTER D says it takes place in 12090 AD, nothing in the film states a specific year. It may as well be a fantasy world that could be long past, far in the future, or in another dimension. Our heroin...
The Review!Ugh...
Audio
Both the English and Japanese stereo tracks sound fine. There\'s nothing real dynamic about them, but what can you expect from an early 90\'s OAV? There\'s no hiss or distortion and, all in all, everything sounds clear enough. Th...
Anne Rice is proving that you just can't keep a good vampire down and in the ground. Her latest book in the "Vampire Chronicles", BLOOD CANTICLE, has just been released this week and blends together her characters from THE WITCHING HOUR and the vampire Le...
Asian horror has been rediscovered by Westerners in a big way in the past few years, but this release in the "Eastern Horrors" series is not representative of the much higher quality Japanese and Korean films one usually associates with this category. Far...
Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students, the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the G...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayIn a world where even the smallest and most remote village is being terrorized by the monsters that stalk the night, there is a hamlet, prosperous and peaceful, ...
Bluntly put, I despise television. The overcrowded pallet of unwatchable crap overwhelms the handful of decent shows. A few years ago, I decided to spend my downtime reading comics instead of looking for ghost hunting specials on the History Channel or TH...
One of the most popular television shows during the last few years has been BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Based on the movie with the same name, BUFFY basically expands on the movie, while making the show darker and edgier for today's society. With any popula...
We were recently out at Activision's offices to check out a few new games that Activision should release before the year is over. First up was LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.LEMONY SNICKET:Based on the events that take place in the movie ...
After a largely up and down season of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, patience for the devoted viewer finally came to a head with the two hour finale - combining two one-hour episodes ("Two To Go" and "Grave") into one amazingly powerful punch.Whereas the past ...
John C. Reilly is gearing up to put on some fangs in the upcoming vampire fantasy CIRQUE DU FREAK, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Reilly, John Hutcherson and Chris Kelly are in negotiations to topline the fantasy for Universal Pictures. Reilly would play...
The Review!Fans of VS Knight Lamune and 40 Fire will love this... and everyone else will be left scratching their heads and/or turning off their DVD players by episode 4.
Audio:
As a 1997 OVA series, the audio here is a well-mixed stereo soundtrack that...
Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro...
What They SayThe sounds of Miyu\'s dark world are presented here in their fine, haunting beauty. The perfect companion to the Vampire Princess Miyu anime, currently being prepared for release by TOKYOPOP Anime, the Vampire Princess Miyu soundtrack explore...
Stuart Townsend, the actor chosen to follow Tom Cruise (after Interview With THE Vampire) in the role of the vampire Lestat, continues his discussion today about his new film, Queen of the Damned.The film's chief strength is its strong visuals, something ...
OK, I can kind of see this having some potential. Believe it or not, Anne Rice's vampires are in the process of being turned into a...Broadway musical production.THE VAMPIRE LESTAT is the title of the musical and it's based on material found in Rice's fi...
The Review!The sixth entry in the Tales of the Meiji series, Soulless Knights eschews historical relevancy and storytelling prowess in favor of an adaptation of that once-great 80s movie, "The Goonies". I have fond memories of that movie, remembering the...
One of the fastest growing franchises in Hollywood history, Buffy and her "vampire slaying" gang of friends are currently staring down the Hellmouth into a world of fear and uncertainty: that of Saturday morning cartoons. With a BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER a...
In 1985, one of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s VAMPIRE HUNTER D novels was adapted as an animated feature film. It’s a fun flick, with nice character designs based on simplified versions of the book’s illustrations, an interesting hero, and an engaging fantasy settin...
You'd think an actor who had to step into Tom Cruise's shoes would be nervous. Not Stuart Townsend, who follows Cruise's interpretation of the vampire Lestat in Interview With THE Vampire with his own version of the charismatic bloodsucker in Queen of the...
What They SayThe battle for the Capital City of Kyo rages as warring political factions vie for power against hereditary rulers. After the murder of her parents at the hands of her seditious uncle, a young girl named Kintoki flees to the mountains to lead...
What They SaySanctuary, once the trusted home of all knights, has fallen under the control of an evil force. Without their knowing, its new master has been secretly using his post to enact his plan to enslave the world. To do it, all he needs is the gold ...
There's a weird story coming out of Australia this morning that actress-turned-pop singer Holly Valance is in discussions to take over Sarah Michelle Gellar's role in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.The report originated in the Daily Star newspaper and has been ...
Electronic Arts announced today that Fox Interactive's BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER has entered production.The game will be released on August 19th for the Xbox console and features characters and locales from the popular TV show. Fans of the TV series will b...
Saya (voiced by Youki Kudoh of SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS) is a little lady with a very sharp sword. She works as a special assassin for an unnamed secret US government agency. Her job is hunting down and wiping out the blood-drinking demons known as "chiropt...
It's almost time to say goodbye to a show that has captured the hearts of millions: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. On April 18 Fox held a wrap party for the cast, guest stars, and crew at Miauhaus on La Brea Avenue here in Los Angeles.It was a fun filled nigh...
As fans certainly know, BUFFY and ANGEL have always been two series focused on pushing the boundaries in genre entertainment. Now they're exploring the uncharted waters of widescreen broadcasting, but producer Marti Noxon insists that this is still only f...
Guillermo del Toro and Grant Morrison have convinced DreamWorks to let them develop a new film that stems from their love of comic books. Del Toro, the director of BLADE 2, and Morrisson, writer of BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM and a current scribe on X-MEN, have...
Danielle has taken a dip into the novel pool this morning as she provides a look at the January 2007 release of Chibi Vampire Novel Vol. #1 (of 9) from TOKYOPOP.
You`ve got to give Joss Whedon a lot of credit. The guy decides to take a failed motion picture named BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, which was based on his script, and turns it into the hottest genre series since Fox introduced THE X-FILES. And as if this isn`...
Greg has taken some time to go through a fairly length anime/manga related book this week with the November 2005 release of the Blood the Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts from Dark Horse.
The folks at Right Stuf have gotten in a limited number (less than 400 at last count) of empty Vampire Princess Miyu TV art boxes. These are the same boxes found on the hard to find full box set release, but is just the box (no discs, no charm, no soundtr...
Apparently, actor Ray Winstone may be dealing with vampire strippers in a theater near you very soon for Live Girls, reports Shock Til You Drop. The site reports the actor set to lead a new spec centering on vampires and a strip joint. The feature will be...
Marvel has provided six black-and-white sample pages of artist Steve McNiven's work from the upcoming FANTASTIC FOUR Marvel Knights series. Scheduled for release in February 2004, the book is written by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and will showcase ...
When Dark Horse Comics began publishing in 1986, they took a strategic path far different than most of the other independent publishers of the day. Dark Horse was clever enough to go after licensed properties that already had a built-in fan following...
I remember when LucasArts and Bioware first showed KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC at E3 2001. Since then, we've suffered delays, and a move of the game to the Xbox as its first release (the PC version is coming later). Finally, the game has arrived, and it's...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another installment of the classiest comic book column on the web! I, your humble host, will guide you on another foray into comic shop talk, as we read your letters regarding the continuity problems facing Marvel a...
In the midst of preproduction announcements on Paramount’s and Peter Berg’s upcoming Dune remake, Frank Herbert’s God Emperor of Dune is getting the audiobook treatment from Macmillan Audio. Read by Simon Vance, Scott Brick and Katherine...
Greetings, hail and well met, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you, my loyal readership! Ordinarily, holidays stab comic readers as a thorn in the side, because the darlings at UPS push their deliveries back a day and we don't get our fix until Thursday (...
Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.
Happy Tue...
After last week’s insanity over the scheduling change that wasn’t, no one responded to my column about 52. I don’t really blame you, given the overwhelmingly negative reaction to the move. But, rest assured, dear readers: ...
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of editorial content to keep you sane at work. Talking about men in long underwear beating the hell out of each other always trumps filling out TPS reports. For those of you checking in again, th...
What They SayThe movie uses the full spectrum of digital animation which is said to have impressed even James Cameron. Japan\'s top creators gathered to make the show, which was shown in theaters using the HDCAM24P format which George Lucas will also be u...
A handful of DVD labels specialize in multi-film budget packages, and this week we've listed a bunch of new ones from a label that relies on them almost exclusively, Mill Creek (formerly Treeline), and their new Pendulum imprint, which features more recen...
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo...
I’ve been grousing here for several weeks about the paucity of new fantastic genre video releases and, while the future release schedule shows that this drought will pass, this week is the worst yet. While there are a few titles for special interest fans...
Perhaps one of the most engaging actors in the history of film is the resplendent Christopher Lee. He has that uncanny ability to hold your attention with a mere glare of his eye, a guttural growl, of his voice or as we most recently saw in SLEEPY HOLLO...
In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com...
After five seasons of heart-wrenching, cathartic drama, THE WIRE has finally come to an end. “-30-,“ the 93-minute finale, rounded out the HBO original series last night in true Dickensian style and, for one last time, proved that a television...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another swan dive into the shallow end of the pool with Comicscape! Because of the Christmas holiday, UPS won’t deliver the comics to the shops until today. I imagine a few of you have already succumbed ...
`They left me out of the picture!` David Fury says of the October 1, 1999 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that listed the BUFFY episodes to date and featured a photo of and a discussion with the principal BUFFY writers. `I was a freelancer last year,` he ex...
Most genre TV shows hit their stride around the third season - just look at STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION or BABYLON 5. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER had hit that stride even earlier, but a look at last week's series finale shows just what essential viewing t...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jun Ji-hyun will star in the upcoming live-action English remake of the Japanese animated film Blood Vampire.The film is based on the Oshii Mamoru anime hit about Saya (Jun), a vampire employed by the U.S. government t...
The specs are out for the upcoming collaborative work from Warner Bros. with the release of Batman: Gotham Knights and High Def Digest has the details. While the audio specs are a bit disappointing with just Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio in English and...
Diamond Select Toys has announced that a limited quantity of autographed Vampire Schoolgirl Darla action figures are now available at their online store. Each figure is hand-signed by BUFFY and ANGEL star, Julie Benz. The figure was previously only availa...
White Wolf Publishing's role-playing game VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE is being developed as a feature film. The project is now set up at New Line Cinema, with producer Adam Fields behind it. New Line hopes it will create a new movie franchise with the propert...
Filming has begun on the new DARK SHADOWS series, to be broadcast on The WB Network this fall. The cast of the new SHADOWS has now been filled out and starring as the gothic vampire Barnabas Collins is Alec Newman. The Scottish-born actor is best known to...
You probably knew that while Universal was shooting an English-language DRACULA during the day -- well, English with a Lugosi twist -- they were also allowing a Spanish-language DRACULA to be shot on the same sets at night. Now, that alternate DRACULA fli...
What They SayWhen spiritualist Himiko continues her pursuit of Miyu, Princess of the Vampires, she does not have to look far. For Miyu comes to Himiko, and offers her a bargain -- the truth about herself, in return for Himiko\'s assistance in her battle a...
What They SayA chilling tale of modern day vampires, set loose on a city, free to kill at will!
First, a brutal terrorist attack on a NASA base takes place deep in the Arizona desert. Then ten days later, the corpse of a CIA man is found floating in the...
"Good to see you you’re not as pale as you were" I jokingly say to Kellan Lutz who plays Emmet Cullen in the new movie 'Twilight', based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer.
Lutz’s character is a vampire and part of a family of va...
I stared at the sporadic Uptown traffic on Oak Street through the open, boarded-up door of More Fun Comics that overcast Sunday afternoon. Two months ago Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf Coast, leaving hundreds dead and even more homeless, displaced, ...
Variety's
Claude Brodesser reported this week on a project that does not involve a comic-book
adaptation, but will interest comic book fans and Comics2Film fans alike.
Brodesser writes that DreamWorks has acquired a pitch written by writer ...
What They SaySharing a dark journey through the weaknesses of the human heart with her only companion, Lava, once an evil Shinma and now her devoted guardian, Miyu lives an endless quest as both the hunter and the hunted.
Once Upon a Time: Unaware of he...
What They SaySharing a dark journey through the weaknesses of the human heart with her only companion, Larva, once an evil Shinma and now her devoted guardian, Miyu lives an endless and lonely quest as both the hunter and the hunted.
Episode 4: Reiha Ha...
Here are the latest images from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.Afraid that Spike (James Marsters) could be killing again, the gang investigates his mysterious behavior. Their investigation results in a confrontation between Spike and Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gella...
Two genre films have shifted their release dates, so here we are to tell you. The spy thriller BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu has been moved up a week, and will now hit screens September 20. The other film, the sequel to...
Director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) is taking on vampire lore with Let the Right One In for Hammer Films and Overture Films, reports Variety. The film, which is actually a remake of Tomas Alfredson's Swedish film Lat Den Ratte Komma In based on a novel by ...
Dominic Purcell ('Mission: Impossible II') will play Wesley Snipes' vampire nemesis in New Line Cinema's Blade: Trinity. Purcell is the latest addition to a cast that includes Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds.
The Review!The second volume of Vampire Princess Miyu shows great improvment from TokyoPop. The mistakes made in the first disc have been corrected.
AUDIO:
This disc provides two audio options, a Japanese Stereo track, and an English Stereo track. Neithe...
The Review!The third volume of Vampire Princess Miyu shows that Tokyopop is starting to get better, and as the second volume has done, the mistakes in volume one have been corrected.
AUDIO:
This disc provides two audio options, a Japanese Stereo track, a...
The Review!Wow.
Audio. As said above, you must listen to Blood with a good 5.1 system to appreciate it. What is wonderful is the detail in the soundstage. For example, in the opening train scene you can hear the small rattling noise of the stand up ...