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Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ... DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED ORIGINAL MOVIE BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT WORLD PREMIERE SLATED FOR JUNE 28, 2008 AT WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO (Thu 04-10-2008)
Third DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie to Screen at Popular Comics Convention; Post-Premiere Panel Planned for Filmmakers, Voice Talent BURBANK, CA, (April 10, 2008) -DC Comics, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Animation w...A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and... 
A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and... WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT RETURNS TO NYAF (Wed 07-02-2008)
WINNERS OF COSPLAY COMPETITION TO COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN Norwalk, CT, July 2, 2008: The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced it will again partner with the World Cosplay Summit at the second annual New York Anime Festiv...Viz Media and World Bank Partner to Develop New Manga Series (Tue 09-20-2005)
1 WORLD MANGA Series to Engage Young Readers On Key Global Development Issues San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2005 – VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing a...Outer Limits, Spaghetti Westerns, Elvis, & The Duke: The Musical World of Dominic Frontiere
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-19-2006)
At the age of 72, Dominic Frontiere still composes music in his home in Santa Fe, although he is far from Hollywood and far from the thriving career he had in Hollywood during the 1960s as a composer and producer for the cutting-edge science fiction TV sh... BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS - Devin Grayson
by Russell Lissau (Wed 10-18-2000)
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 wasnt into funnybooks as a child, so superheroes never really held any interest for her as a write... Wizard World Los Angeles to Premiere 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex' (Thu 03-04-2004)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex's U.S. premiere just one of the many highlights of this prestigious pop culture event Congers, NY - March 4, 2004 - The country's foremost authority on everything related to comic books, Wizard Entertainment, wi...Le Chevalier D'Eon Vol. #2 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-11-2007)
What They SaySearching for clues to her murder, D'Eon discovers his sister's life in the King's court was more than jeweled gowns and priceless perfumes. It involved dark sorcerers, manipulative royals, and a violet-eyed vixen whose dangerous power turns... Transformers…Novelized
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-29-2007)
With the 4th of July looming on the summer horizon, Transformers fans won’t have to wait the next seven weeks to find out what happens in Michael Bay’s film adaptation of the franchise giant. Random House Publishing Group and novelization guru... Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog... Around the World in Seventy Minutes
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-01-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
When it premiered in 1956, producer Mike Todd’s flamboyant cinematic incarnation of the Jules Verne novel, Around the World in 80 Days, was the world’s most expensive and elaborate film, directed by... Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t... Lost World Vol.#01
by Mike Dungan (Tue 11-30-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Osamu TezukaTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayFrom the creator of Astro Boy comes Lost World, the first of Osamu Tezuka's cycle of groundbreaking science-fiction graphic novels - including Metropolis a... PAC-MAN WORLD 3 Ships
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)
Namco Hometek has begun shipping Pac-Man World 3 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game will also be available on Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system in December. The 25-year o... Dragonball Z TV #51: World Tournament - Junior Division (Tue 06-26-2001)
What They SayThe World Tournament begins! Combatants collide, fist fly, kicks explode, powers erupts, and as the dust settles and the victors advance to the finals, Goten and Trunks stand atop the ranks, now prepared to face against each other. To the vic...Batman Begins
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)
Genre:Action/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/"Batman"); Michael Caine (Alfred); Katie Holmes (Rachel); Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard); Morgan Freeman... Get Over Those Terrible Gifts
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-24-2007)
No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li... A Ghost World of His Own
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 08-13-2001)
It's been justly acclaimed as one of the great works of comic book literature, and now it's made the leap to the silver screen in a well-received film adaptation. Amid the expected blockbuster hits like JURASSIC PARK III and PLANET OF THE APES, GHOST WORL... Star Trek and the Singularity
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)
After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.”
It’... The “Potterverse” Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ... World of Disgaea Vol.#01
by Greg Hackmann (Wed 07-11-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takehito HaradaTranslated by:Koji Tajii, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Satsuki YamashitaAdapted by:Jason R. GrissomWhat They SayThis beautiful full-color, hardcover illustration book features original concept art, sketches, and the lush... BATMAN: JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #1
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-24-2005)
All right, I promise this will be the last Batman review for a while. Initially, I thought BATMAN: JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT would portray Bruce Wayne's training around the world, as we saw in BATMAN BEGINS. Curiously, this portion of the Dark Knight's biogra... El-Hazard: the Magnificent World OVA Collection
by Bryan Morton (Tue 04-19-2005)
What They SayThe discovery of extraordinary ruins beneath the high school becomes the adventure of a lifetime when several students and their teacher are transported to the magical world of El-Hazard! There, each learns to cope with strange new powers and... Kerry's World
by Scott Collura (Fri 09-17-2004)
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW debuts this weekend at theaters nationwide, and boy is it worth the wait. A truly spectacular retro sci-fi offering, the picture details the heroic exploits of Joe "Sky Captain" Sullivan (Jude Law), an ace pilot ... The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)
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... The New World
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-02-2004)
Genre:Historical/Drama.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Greenlighted.Who's In It:Colin Farrell (John Smith); Christopher Plummer (Captain Christopher Newport); Christian Bale (John Rolfe); David Thewlis (Captain Wingfeld); ... Ben Johnson vs. World War Hulk
by Ben Johnson (Sat 11-24-2007)
Happy Wednesday to all, and welcome to another weekly installment of all things wondrous, wacky, and wall-crawling in the wily world of comics. Ah, and what a treat it will be, as I, Ben Johnson, in my stunning debut, razzle and dazzle and deconstruc... Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)
OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho... Battle of the ‘Star’ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ... Comicscape - June 29, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-29-2005)
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of "Readers Take Aim" on this week's COMICSCAPE. Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on BATMAN BEGINS, particularly those that didn't care for the film. It seems counterintuitive to welcome disag... 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... Around the World in 80 Days
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 02-11-2004)
Genre:Action/Adventure.Studio:Paramount Pictures.Production Company:Walden Media/Paramount Pictures.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Jackie Chan (Passepartout); Steve Coogan (Phileas Fogg); Jim Broadbent (Lord Kelvin); Johnny Knoxville; Cecile de Fran... Return to the Land of SHANNARA: A Conversation with Terry Brooks
by By Andrew Osmond (Mon 10-30-2000)
[Warning to Ilse Witch readers: some plot spoilers follow.]`It`s a five-book set,` Terry Brooks says of the latest incarnation of his best-selling Shannara fantasy series. Ilse Witch, the first of the quintet, is already available from Ballantine. `I`m on... Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)
With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo... This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 09-01-2006)
What They SayAs Hikari and Takeru grow closer, Hikari begins to experience many sensations. That butterfly-like fluttering in her heart. The liquid warmth deep down inside. The urge to destroy. What's a guy to do when he falls for a girl who just might ... Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
by Coming Attractions (Fri 01-30-2004)
Genre:Adventure/Science Fiction.Studio:Paramount Pictures.Production Company:Brooklyn Films/Natural Nylon Entertainment.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Jude Law ("Sky Captain"); Gwyneth Paltrow (Polly Perkins); Angelina Jolie; Casey Affleck; Gio... This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-14-2006)
What They Say"There's nothing I can do to make a difference. Wars will be fought. People will die," Takeru said. "I'll never matter." He didn't know how wrong he was. Because Takeru has a very special place in this universe. And he doesn't know how spec... GHOST WORLD: A SCREENPLAY
by Andrew Hershberger (Wed 09-26-2001)
Daniel Clowes is a master of the melancholy. His comic book serial, GHOST WORLD, collected together in the graphic novel of the same name, is one of the most truly sublime downers I've ever had the pleasure to read. You'll find yourself trying to shake th... Bouken Yuuki Pluster World
Adventure Script Pluster World
by Jasconius (Fri 10-24-2003)
Oh my, j-kid-rap songs, a dumb play on words that doesn't work in English, and bee-girl just made this series a joy to watch. ^_^;;
As for the title, Pluster is a play on the words "blaster" and "plus" because they are burasutaa and purasu in Japanese. ... El-Hazard, The Magnificent World Box Set
by Roman Martel (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!Overall Rating: 4.5
(on a scale of 1-5)
-Technical Ratings-
Sound: 5
Picture: 5
Menu: 5
Presentation: 4
Goodies: 5
Overall: 4.8
-Content Ratings-
Animation: 4
Sound: 4
Plot: 4
English Acting: 5
Music: 4
Entertainment: 4
Overall: 4.2
-Intro-
... Bizarre New World: Population Explosion
by Kurt Amacker (Mon 03-10-2008)
Bizarre New World: Population Explosion follows up last year’s original Bizarre New World miniseries from Ape Entertainment, at the end of which everyone in the planet gained the ability to fly. In that first story, everyman Paul Krutcher reali... Places To Be, People To Kill
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-05-2007)
Of all the genre collections that hit bookshelves daily, this week’s release schedule’s got one with the coolest unifying element I’ve ever encountered: one that pays homage to the stand-up citizens who provide death for hire.
... 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... AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS: Classic Soundtrack gets Deluxe Expanded Edition
by Randall Larson (Tue 12-19-2006)
On the 50th Anniversary of the film’s release, Hit Parade Records, the imported audiophile-quality reissue label, is proud to announce the release of a greatly expanded edition of Victor Young’s 1956 Academy Award winning score for Around t... Book Buzz: Star Wars: Back to Animation
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-21-2008)
It’s been five years since the first Star Wars: Clone Wars television miniseries debuted on Cartoon Network, yet the folks over at Lucasfilm Animation seemed to have held onto the idea of an anime-style Star Wars arc pretty tightly. This August will... .hack//SIGN Vol. #1: Login
by Tom Chung (Sun 04-13-2003)
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... World of Narue Collector's Series Box Set
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 04-26-2004)
What They SayContains 4 DVDs (the full series) in one lovely artbox!
Narue is an adorable schoolgirl with a secret. She\'s really an alien with powers right out of a sci-fi comic! But growing up is never easy, and it doesn\'t help when you\'re from outer... WARCRAFT
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-27-2007)
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... Running the Property Dispute Gauntlet
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-31-2008)
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... Altered Carbon
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-03-2008)
When Brit author Richard K. Morgan first released Altered Carbon, his debut novel of hardboiled SF genius, the body-swapping detective tale met with little criticism. Winning the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel in 2003, the impressive sci-fi work goes... 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... SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
by Brian Thomas (Wed 02-02-2005)
A real life pulp hero, whose famed exploits are followed faithfully by huge fan clubs around the world via comic-books and radio shows, hunts down a supervillain whose schemes threaten the entire planet. Sound familiar? Yep, it's the plot of BUCKAROO BANZ... Live 8 - Rocking the World
by Randall Larson (Mon 07-04-2005)
On Saturday, July 2, Live 8 staged concerts in various cities around the world (Philadelphia, London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, and more), with over 100 artists, a million spectators, and 2 billion viewers, to help end poverty in Africa by encouraging the G8 n... Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ... GHOST WORLD premieres at the San Diego Comic-Con
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 07-20-2001)
We've already told you what an amazing work of graphic literature Daniel Clowes' GHOST WORLD truly is, not that this fact hasn't been proclaimed by every sane comic book journalist on this planet. Telling the tale of two young women leaving their high sch... Book Buzz: The Author-Reader Relationship
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-07-2008)
Back in the olden days an author’s book was the sole connection to his readership. Regardless of the story particulars a writer’s characters, places and themes are their own private dialogue to a very public world. But outside of actually read... And The Nominees Are...
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 02-25-2008)
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve... IBooks, Inc. to the Rescue!
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-19-2007)
For the first time in my year and a half of running this column we’ve got a release schedule absolutely barren of any new hardcover debuts. But what this week’s offering lacks in hardback entertainment it more than makes up for in…well,... "World of Warcraft" expansion coming January 16
by Karl Schneider (Mon 11-13-2006)
Blizzard Entertainment announced that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, the latest expansion in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will hit stores on January 16, 2007, in North America and Europe. The expansion will be available in ... STARDUST…Is this movie still coming out?
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-12-2007)
As the old saying goes when it rains it pours and this week’s schedule, being positively drenched with new releases from top genre publishers Tor Books and Wizards of the Coast, is no exception. But perhaps the most interesting release on this editi... ADV Films UK January 2004 Announcements (Tue 12-16-2003)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR GAMERA: ATTACK OF LEGION HE?S TOUGH. HE?S TALL. HE?S A 200-FOOT FLYING TURTLE! SECOND FEATURE-LENGTH VOLUME OF LEGENDARY GAMERA TRILOGY TO BE AVAILABLE 19th JANUARY 2004 LONDON, UK, 15th Decemb...Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)
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... Politics in Comics: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-06-2006)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills. Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics. After two failed attempts at a... Stirling, Turtledove, Clegg, & New Brits Hit the Scene
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-05-2006)
Harry Turtledove smacks the shelves again with another alternate history thriller, S.M. Stirling propels his Dies the Fire sequence, and Douglas Clegg returns from last week's paperback debut of Priest of Blood with a continuation of the Vampyricon series... To Read or Not to Read: The Rise of the Audio Book
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-23-2007)
Greg Cox gives Ghost Rider its film tie-in book treatment, Kage Baker releases a collection of never-before-published The Company stories, and a handful of Anne McCaffrey classics move to the audio book realm in this week’s Book Buzz.
Hap... Jon LeCraft talks "World of Warcraft"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 01-16-2007)
John LeCraft recently sat down with Game Spot to talk about the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion. Here are a few brief quotes:Game Spot: You added more to the professions, including jewelcrafting and specialisations to tailoring and alchemy--wil... TOKYOPOP Swoops into Wizard World (Mon 08-04-2003)
TOKYOPOP® SWOOPS INTO WIZARD WORLD WITH EXCITING GAMES, GUESTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Los Angeles, CA (August 4, 2003)-Attention Wizard World attendees: If you haven't already heard, manga and anime are taking over the Universe, and TOKYOPOP Inc. is leadin...This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Vol. #2
by Bryan Morton (Mon 05-28-2007)
What They SayAs Hikari and Takeru grow closer, Hikari begins to experience many sensations. That butterfly-like fluttering in her heart. The liquid warmth deep down inside. The urge to destroy. What\'s a guy to do when he falls for a girl who just migh... El-Hazard, The Alternative World Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 02-03-2002)
What They SayWhat is this past that Gilda has with the Emperor of Creteria? And what does the Eye of God have to do with the Spring of Life? Meanwhile, Jinnai has his own problems understanding just what these new type of Bugrom are thinking.The Review!I ... Meet the parents on 'World of Quest'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 05-07-2008)
We finally learn what happened to the Royal Family and then Nestor gets one step closer to fulfilling is quest on this week's all-new episode of 'World of Quest', airing Saturday, May 10 at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT, on the Kids WB! on The CW.
Every week 'World o... 'Gotham Knight' premieres at Wizard World next week
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 06-20-2008)
BURBANK, CA, (June 19, 2008) – Animation legend Bruce Timm and award-winning writers Josh Olson, Brian Azzarello, Greg Rucka and Alan Burnett will be the featured panelists when DC Comics, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Animat... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... Cookie Jar chief talks 'World of Quest' and more!
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 10-25-2007)
Toper Taylor, President of the Cookie Jar animation production company, talked with Newsarama recently about their upcoming slate of projects. Of interest to Comics2Film readers is mention of 'World of Quest', the Kids WB! show based on Jason Kruse's indi... El-Hazard, The Alternative World Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-10-1999)
What They SayFirst Night:
The Disappearance of the Priestess of Water
Second Night:
The Door to the Future Opens
Third Night:
Two Celestial Maidens Descended from the Heavens
Fourth Night:
The Sweet, White Trap Closes In
During the coronation of t... WORLD OF WARCRAFT Movie Update
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 06-28-2007)
On a key note speech at the Hollywood & Games Summit in Los Angeles, Legendary Pictures chairman Thomas Tull has made it clear that a WORLD OF WARCRAFT movie is on the horizon. He addressed his thoughts on the whole game-to-movie concept inside H... El-Hazard, The Alternative World Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 01-25-2000)
What They SayEleventh Night: The Sealed Mistake
Twelfth Night: The Abominable Gateway to Heaven
Thirteenth Night: A Night of Captivation, Temptation, and Purification
With one seal on the Spring of Life open, Gilda leads Makoto inside where he realizes ... DARK KNIGHT Footage at Wizard World Con
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 08-12-2007)
Hah, trust it for our friends over at Wizard to do a step by step breakdown of the Wizard World Chicago Convention footage shown by Warner Bros... There may be no video footage to post yet but columnist Kiel Phegley at Wizard Universe did ... El-Hazard, The Alternative World Vol. #4
by Roman Martel (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!Overall Rating: 3.8
(on a scale of 1-5)
-Artistic Ratings-
Animation: 3
Sound: 3
Plot: 2
Acting: Japanese: 5
English: 3
Music: 4
Overall: 3.3
-Disc Ratings-
Sound: 5
Picture: 5
Menu: 4
Presentation: 5
Goodies: 3
Overall: 4.4
-Rev... This Ugly Yet Beautiful World English Cast List (Thu 04-06-2006)
THIS UGLY YET BEAUTIFUL WORLD ADR Director: Steven Foster Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm CAST LIST Hikari - Voiced by Cynthia Martinez - a mysterious babe who falls out of the sky in a flash of light right in front of Takeru's eyes. She apparently doe...WORLD WAR I FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA
by Andrew Hershberger (Thu 04-04-2002)
Surprising his brothers entire family, Uncle Richard, a known hemp connoisseur and self-professed anti-war activist, gave Image Entertainments WORLD WAR I FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA the rare grade of bitchn during the Parker familys regular Monday movi... World Events Productions Relaunches Hot Selling Licensed Property "Voltron" For Worldwide Distribution (Mon 12-04-2006)
St. Louis, MO, December 4, 2006 - World Events Productions, the company that introduced the world the legendary Voltron: Defender of the Universe classic Anime TV show and licensed toys in the 1980s such as action figures, apparel and video games, is no...DREAM THEATER: announce new Label, new studio album and World Tour
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-22-2007)
Roadrunner Records is proud to announce the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream Theater will hit the road in support of the album for a world tour, including major festival ap... Disney travels AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-18-2003)
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution has picked up the domestic film rights to AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, the adventure film starring Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan and a host of stars in cameo roles. The studio is now targeting the film for an unspecified summ... Anime Expo - Saturday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
.hack//SIGN - Koichi Mashimo
Koichi Mashimo (President of Bee Train, director of .hack and Noir), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Ent. VP & panel host), and another Japanese guest (who didn\'t say much) were present at the panel.
This is one of the more interestin... El-Hazard, The Magnificent World Box Set
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-07-2001)
What They SayThe long awaited DVD compilation of the seven original El Hazard OVA?s and the four OVA?s from El Hazard 2 is finally here!
Encounter a world of wonder and fantasy! Three high school students and one of their teachers are mysteriously trans... SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
by Lisa Keeler (Fri 09-17-2004)
It's really, really hard to do a contemporary version of a gung-ho '30s-serial-style action/adventure film. Countless films have fallen to their dooms trying to scale the successful peak reached by RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. While it won't make anyone forge... Harry Potter goes Greek…err Latin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-26-2006)
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A... Socrates In Love Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 09-27-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazui Kazumi (created by: Katayama Kyoichi)Translated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayA sweet high school romance between an average guy and a beautiful girl has just gotten underway. But tragedy ensues when the girl falls ill w... Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi... Comicscape - June 28, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-28-2006)
Hail and well met, COMICSCAPE faithful. Welcome to another week in which I provide you, my loyal readers and constant detractors, with a half-hour of free, advertiser-supported comic commentary. And this week, CINESCAPE gives you twice the goodness with... 'Spectacular Spidey', 'World of Quest' on TELETOON this fall
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 07-22-2008)
From a press release
New episodes from five returning hit shows round-out the new schedule launching September
Toronto - Fall 2008 on TELETOON brings 11 brand new series to Canadian televisions with five new shows premiering during daytime and four top ... Ron Pardo lends a thousand voices to the 'World of Quest'
by Chad Derdowski (Mon 03-03-2008)
Next week will see the debut of an exciting new animated series on Kids WB! 'World of Quest', based on the Komikwerks graphic novel series by Jason Kruse.
The show tells the story of Prince Nestor, who's parents are kidnapped by the evil Lord Spi... Marvel talks "World War Hulk"
by Karl Schneider (Fri 11-10-2006)
Marvel recently sent out a press release regarding the upcoming World War Hulk mini-even which is scheduled to follow the popular Civil War.The story follows Hulk's angry return to earth after he was duped into exile in the build up to Civil War. Th... Ridley Scott Updates on BRAVE NEW WORLD
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 10-06-2008)
Director Ridley Scott has been a busy man these past few years and judging from his slate of upcoming projects, his schedule seems to have no breaks in the near future. One of the least talked about projects of his agenda is Brave New World, a planned ada... TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-15-2004)
TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE is a parody of action movies, performed entirely with marionettes. This is very funny in spurts, and it has moments of true comedic inspiration throughout, but there is overall a repetitiveness (sometimes very literal) and an ex... This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 10-19-2006)
What They SayNow that Hikari has seen death, her true nature begins to exert a stronger force. Her shadowy self within has a growing resentment towards her new friends and her true love, Takeru. But other creatures are coming forward to prevent the youn... El-Hazard, The Alternative World Vol. #2
by Roman Martel (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!-Synopsis-
All our favorite characters from El Hazard are caught up in their new world. Fujisawa and Miz finally catch up with Afura Mann and Rune Venus, but secrets are revealed that might have a serious impact on life back on El Hazard, if th... A 'World of Quest' from comics to animation
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 02-26-2008)
Kids WB! has long been a haven for comic-based animation, with shows like 'The Batman', 'Static Shock' and 'X-Men Evolution'. Add to that roster of popular superheroes 'The Spectacular Spider-Man'. But this March, the toon outlet will host the rare seri... Shannon Denton talks about 'World of Quest'
by Laura Ellison (Mon 06-04-2007)
Last month we spoke to comic creator Jason Kruse about his creation, "World of Quest", and its exciting pick-up as a new WB Kids Cartoon Show for this Fall. Now, in continuation of our coverage of all things "Quest", we turn our attention to Shannon Den... Bright Future for Locke Lamora
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-25-2007)
While readers across the country quickly devoured Scott Lynch’s fantasy debut The Lies of Locke Lamora last year, they’ve got a lot more to chew on from the 29-year-old Wisconsin writer in the months ahead.
Hello all you Maniac reader... THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 11-23-1999)
The James Bond films haven`t been `films` since FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Or, to put it more precisely, they have become `James Bond films,` a sort of genre unto itself with a well-established formula and a level of audience expectation that cannot be ignor... "Capcom Puzzle World"
by Captain Gordon Edward (Tue 03-06-2007)
Capcom has had an illustrious history when it comes to videogames. They have established many different franchises, from Breath of Fire to Megaman. From Street Fighter to Devil May Cry. There is also the Resident Evil and Ghosts and Ghouls franchise th... Activision Deals New Hand with World Series of Poker
by News Editor (Fri 09-22-2006)
High stakes poker is reaching new heights with the release of World Series of Poker(R): Tournament of Champions, the follow-up to 2005's top-selling poker video game from Activision, Inc. Building on the success of its predecessor, the all-new poker game ... SCOOP: FEVER PITCH at the World Series
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-28-2004)
Were you watching the final game of the World Series last night on television? After the Boston Red Sox had emerged as the series victors and players, reporters and fans were rushing on the field to celebrate, did you happen to catch sight of Drew Barrymo... Crying Out Love, In The Centre Of The World
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 09-25-2005)
What They SaySekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu, a Japanese romance novel by Katayama Kyoichi, sold over 3 million copies in Japan alone, is now adapted into one of the biggest hits of the summer box office in Japan! The film Crying Out Love, In The Centre... El-Hazard, The Alternative World Vol. #1
by Roman Martel (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!Overall rating: 4.5 out of 5
-Synopsis-
Just when everything seems to be calming down for Mokoto and the gang a new adventure begins. During the ceremony for the new Water Priestess Qawoor, all our heroes get transported to a new world. Of cou... Book Buzz: A New Skin for the God Emperor of Dune
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-23-2008)
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... Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, Volume One
by Way Jeng (Tue 07-11-2006)
Hello, and welcome back for a brand new look at anime dubs. This week I'd like to take a few moments to discuss a new show called This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, dubbed by ADV Studios and released by ADV Films. It's an exciting prospect for fans that has e... DROWNING WORLD
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 02-05-2003)
The "Humanx Commonwealth", the setting for many of the books by fan favorite author Alan Dean Foster, is back for another round. The books that have been set in the Commonwealth are by no means a series. Rather each individual book happens to share a mass... Japan Wins Air Guitar World Championships
by Randall D. Larson (Tue 09-12-2006)
Air Guitar World Championships took place in Club Teatria, Oulu, for the 11th time. Japan's strong presence produced a world champion and this year Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke gets a chance to spread the gospel of air guitars. Yosuke outplayed the other skillf... Challenge Harry Potter to a match in QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-29-2003)
After reading about the magical sport of Quidditch in J.K. Rowling's HARRY POTTER novels and seeing it realized on the screen in the Warner Bros. movies, you now have your opportunity to grab your broomstick and chase after Quaffles, Bludgers and the elus... Shadow World, New Clips on Daredevil Site
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 02-06-2003)
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what it's like to be Daredevil? Now you can get a glimpse of the
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Fans have been
... THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH: The Q-Factor
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 11-18-1999)
Before his death, Bernard Lee appeared as M in all the James Bond films from DR. NO (1962) to MOONRAKER (1979). Lois Maxwell lasted even longer, continuing with the series until 1985`s A VIEW TO A KILL; after that, the casting of Timothy Dalton as a new, ... AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 06-16-2004)
Although Jules Verne's playful adventure novel has been filmed several times before notably in a big-budget bigscreen version in 1956 starring David Niven and Shirley MacLaine and a 1989 TV miniseries starring Pierce Brosnan this may be the most cohesiv... GHOST WORLD
by Pamela Harland (Tue 02-05-2002)
Teenagers Enid (Thora Birch) and Becky (Scarlett Johansson) live in a world of their own. They just graduated from high school and are searching the world for their place in it. The problem is they're not sure they fit in at all. From Terry Zwigoff, the d... THE WORLD OF SHANNARA
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 12-21-2001)
Fantasy fan sweetheart Terry Brooks has teamed up with writer Teresa Patterson and illustrator David Cherry to create a guide to one of the most popular fantasy worlds since Middle EarthShannara. Shannara was born in Brooks' 1977 novel, THE SWORD OF SHANN... El-Hazard, The Magnificent World Box Set
by Edmund Lee (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!Without a thought, I've decided to pick up this AIC classic. Needless to say I'm poorer because of it but boy was I entertained. With the inclusion of 2 OAV series how can I refuse!
It all began with a discovery of an ancient artefact in the s... Photos from THE HULK's green carpet world premiere
by Sue Schneider (Thu 06-26-2003)
On June 17th Universal Pictures held the World Premiere of THE HULK at the Universal Amphitheatre. Universal's Citywalk was filled with screaming fans who crowded around the green carpet to get a glimpse of the many stars that attended the premiere.And st... Poster goodness part two: SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-22-2003)
No sooner than had the trailer for SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW zoomed its way onto the Internet than a tattered-looking, pulp adventure influenced teaser poster for the film went up on Ain't It Cool News from sources unknown. The poster design i... Check the trailer for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 02-11-2004)
The trailer for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS is now on the internet and ready for download. See what Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan look like as international adventurers Passepartout and Phileas Fogg as they attempt to circumnavigate the globe in the late 1... XBOX takes command of online gaming world
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-06-2003)
Introduced a little more than than a year ago, Microsoft's Xbox gaming system has achieved a significant victory over its next gen console rivals, Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's Gamecube. The Xbox Live online gaming service now has over 350,000 subs... LOTR soundtrack wins World Soundtrack Awards
by Mike Whybark (Mon 10-21-2002)
Howard Shore's score for THE LORD OF THE RINGS took home two awards Saturday in Ghent, Belgium at the end of the Flanders International Film Festival.The World Soundtrack Awards were for original soundtrack of the year and for the online vote based public... YU-GI-OH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 2004
by Troy Roberts (Tue 03-09-2004)
I seriously have this weird way of being drawn in by things that I think I will never give a second thought to. It all started with POKEMON, years and years ago, something I thought was so stupid the first time I heard about it. Then I played the game, an... ANGEL episode art for "New World"
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 05-03-2002)
The tease for the May 6 episode of ANGEL is out, along with a little art from the episode, and looks like it's a chance to see Angel's parenting skills when his son Conner returns from Hell itself. According to the WB, the episode, christened "A New World... THE WORLD OF NULL-A
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 11-29-2002)
Readers who like science fiction for pure entertainment escapism should stay well away from this brilliant book. THE WORLD OF NULL-A has it's moments of action and adventure, but it's also a highly intellectual, very though provoking book. You can't shut ... World of Narue Update (Sun 01-11-2004)
The website for World of Narue has launched, as talked about in the forums on Friday, and some information has come to light on this 04/06/2004 release. The twelve episode series will be released across four volumes. But wait, there\'s something different...Make This a Better World for Maniacs
by Mania Staff (Mon 02-11-2008)
In the coming days you will be seeing the most extensive changes to Mania.com since we re-launched Cinescape as Mania in November 2006. We here at Mania believe that many of these changes are long overdue. With the Internet’s most passionate sci-fi,... GitS: SAC to Premier at Wizard World (Thu 03-04-2004)
According to this press release, Wizard World on 03/20/2004 will have the premier of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex dub as well as much of the voice cast for it being there.Marvel World Premiere Serials
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 02-18-2002)
Every Marvel Comics title published in May 2002 will feature a five-page Marvel World Premiere Serial.The following titles will include all-new chapters of the Spider-Man/Kraven story, "You Can Call Me Al", by writer Ron Zimmerman and penciler Al Rio. And... Wizard World LA Announcements (Mon 03-22-2004)
Well, one announcement, as this was a new venue for Wizard World. TOKYOPOP was on the scene with a panel and discussed a lot of things about their new novel line and manga in general, but the only announcement for a new manga license that they made was fo...We Are The World
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 11-12-2006)
It's hard to create art, music, a piece of writing or otherwise without being influenced by outside sources. In fact, unless you're an eccentric genius who just so happened to spend his growing years inside an opaque box, it's impossible to truly... World Premiere Release of Bernstein's SATURN 3 Score
by Randall Larson (Tue 09-26-2006)
Elmer Bernstein's score for Stanley Donen's 1980 science fiction film, SATURN 3, has been released by Intrada Records. It's a world premiere recording of one of the legendary composers' rare science fiction scores. Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett starred ... NAMCO Takes the World of MAGE KNIGHT Portable with Destiny's Soldier
by News Editor (Fri 11-18-2005)
Namco has announced Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier, a turn-based strategy game for the Nintendo DS. Based on the best-selling collectable miniature game from WizKids Games, Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier offers intuitive touch screen controls and gamepla... Irwin Allen LOST WORLD Score is Found!
by Randall Larson (Mon 01-30-2006)
Intrada presents a world premiere 2-CD set of soundtrack music from twin Irwin Allen fantasy films: THE LOST WORLD (1960, music by the composing duo of Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter) and FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON (1962, scored by Sawtell alone). Sawtell and... It's a Whole Other WORLD for Avnet
by News Editor (Thu 03-09-2006)
Jon Avnet is set to direct SECOND WORLD, an action thriller. The script was written by Scott King.The story revolves around a top assassin -- and mother -- who must stop a deadly virus from spreading. But in order to halt the potential pandemic, she must ... First image from THE NEW WORLD
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-30-2004)
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, so let's keep this one short and to the point. New Line Cinema has furnished us with the first released photo from THE NEW WORLD, the studio's upcoming historical drama set during the early colonialist da... The Side Project
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-21-2008)
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 ... Mania Exclusive Interview: Winterbirth Author Brian Ruckley
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-28-2008)
Featuring skillfully-crafted narrative, multilayered characters, and politics more bloody than a George R.R. Martin parley, Brian Ruckley’s Winterbirth delivers an epic tour de force in what Entertainment Weekly describes as “heroic fantasy sp... Twelve Kingdoms Vol. #01: Shadow of the Moon, the Sea of Shadow
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-25-2003)
What They SayThe legend begins when a mysterious blond stranger confronts a teenage girl Yuoko, and she is pulled into another world to face her destiny. Thus begins Youko’s perilous and mystic journey to the Kingdom of Kei on an epic road of espion... Blue Gender Vol. #1
by Dani Moure (Sat 01-24-2004)
What They SayOne Day In The Western Year 2031…
It\'s unknown how long the Blue have actually existed. The first confirmed sighting came in 2017. That was fourteen years ago. At first we thought they were a biological weapon that some rogue nation ... Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-11-2004)
What They SayAll the world-hopping, eye-popping, role-swapping, non-stop madness has come down to this, the fantastical final volume of Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi! And the action and mystery don\'t let up until the last satisfying minute! First, ... Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)
Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th... Early DVD Review: This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (Thu 10-19-2006)
Closing out another series from ADV Films this week, we\'ve got an early look at their 11/07/2006 release of This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Vol. #3 (of 3).Giant Robo Vol. #1 (also w/Special Model Box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-15-2004)
What They SayThe Shizuma Drive has launched humanity into a golden age of prosperity. In the shadows, Big Fire, a secret brotherhood, adopts one goal: directing the world towards chaos! The Experts of Justice, a team of operatives, aim to stop this disast... Sasami Season 1
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 08-18-2008)
Magical girls and boys are beginning to appear all over the world and one of the more powerful one appears to be a cute cooking girl named Sasami… What They SaySasami has an amazing secret: magic courses through her veins! But the... Ghost in the Shell Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-16-2007)
Ever since its explosion onto the global screen in 1995, the Ghost in the Shell series has provided viewers with a profoundly philosophical, yet innovatively stylized look into a near future world where the lines between man and machine finally blur. Thro... Desert Coral Vol.#01
by Mike Dungan (Fri 07-23-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Wateru MurayamaTranslated by:Tomoe SpencerAdapted by:What They SayDaydream Believer. Naoto Saki has an imagination so far-reaching that he has found an entire world within his daydreams. He drams of a fantasy world when he sle... FARSCAPE'S Scorpius: Wayne Pygram
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 09-18-2000)
Wayne Pygram plays Scorpius, the FARSCAPE villain introduced late in Season One during the episode `Nerve.` His character was initially described as an evil Mr. Spock, a half-breed without good intentions. From this description and with the very effecti... Maggie Gyllenhaal gets immersed in 'The Dark Knight'
by Leslie Morgan (Fri 07-11-2008)
Best known for her roles in such independent films as 'Secretary', 'Donnie Darko' and her critically acclaimed film 'Sherrybaby', Maggie Gyllenhaal tries her hand at a large action film with her turn as assistant district attorney, Rachel Dawes, in 'The... DETECTIVE COMICS #760
by Tony Whitt (Sat 08-11-2001)
Jervis Tetch, AKA the Mad Hatter, is using nanotechnology to cause Gotham's boys (and girls) in blue to go insane for two reasons: 1) to trap Batman, and 2) for the hell of it. In the meantime, Bruce Wayne's bodyguard Sasha Bordeaux has to come to grips w... Comicscape - November 30, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-30-2005)
Two weeks ago, DC launched ALL-STAR SUPERMAN the second of the imprint some fans call the publisher's answer to Marvel's Ultimate line. Though not conceptually identical, the two imprints share a similar spirit born of both publishers' desire to attract ... Alan Burnett on 'Gotham Knight'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-02-2008)
Alan Burnett has spent more consecutive years "in the Batcave" than anyone in animation history.
Not counting his stint on "Super Friends" in 1983, Burnett has constantly helped bring the Batman's legacy to animation since 199... Directors Who Matter - Christopher Nolan
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Fri 01-13-2006)
Age: 35 Most Recent Film: Batman Begins Best Film: Memento Most Underrated Film: Insomnia Did You Know: He's red and green colorblind. Why He Matters: He's a filmmaker who knows how to take art-house concepts and make mainstream movies out of them. Who el... BATMAN: DARK KNIGHT DYNASTY
by Jason Henderson (Wed 10-25-2000)
Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty is the kind of story that breaks a reader`s heart with possibilities unseen and opportunities unexplored. There`s nothing bad about it in writing or art. Mike Barr is the kind of writer who could take the suicidal concept of a ... LEGENDS OF THE WORLD'S FINEST
by Jason Henderson (Wed 12-06-2000)
Legends of the Worlds Finest is a four-issue mini-series (now collected in trade paperback) that carries the title but never the conviction of its namesake series. Its sad that we now have to look to comics based on DCs animated series to deliver what ... Comicscape - June 22, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-22-2005)
Well kids, here we are with another comic movie column. For those of you that never leave the house and still think your copy of SPAWN #1 is worth $80, BATMAN BEGINS opened on Wednesday last week. Critics have rightfully praised it as both an engaging cha... GRIP: THE STRANGE WORLD OF MEN #1
by Tony Whitt (Fri 11-30-2001)
Mike Chang wakes up on a street corner in someone else's suit and lipstick on his face. Or rather, he doesn't wake uphe's simply there, and he can't remember who he is. Whenever he tries to go for help, to the police or to the hospital, he starts to babbl... THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 05-16-2000)
The World Is Not Enough, the 19th official James Bond film, scored big at the box office when it was released late last year, but it was hardly the breakthrough film its makers would have us believe. This special edition DVD presents the film with a beaut... Plummer and Farrell voyage to THE NEW WORLD
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-05-2004)
Colin Farrell and Christopher Plummer have been cast in THE NEW WORLD, a historical drama in development at New Line Cinema. To be directed by Terrence Malick (THE THIN RED LINE), the story is about the clash of cultures between European settlers in James... New arrivals to THE NEW WORLD
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-19-2004)
Wes Studi, August Schellenberg, Michael Greyeyes and Raoul Trujillo have joined the cast of Terrence Malick's THE NEW WORLD. The 17th century drama/adventure is about the colony at Jamestown, its struggle to survive in the new wilderness of America and th... It's a CRUEL WORLD
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-21-2004)
Filming has begun on CRUEL WORLD, a thriller about a rejected reality television star that kidnaps nine college students to star in his own version of the ultimate reality gameshow. Whenever one of the nine are voted off the program, they're killed by the... MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-21-2004)
Its 1805 and were off the coast of Brazil, specifically on the deck of the HMS Surprise, commanded by Captain Jack "Lucky" Aubrey (played by Russell Crowe). His orders are plain but not simple: put an end to the French vessel Acheron by sinking her, bur... THE ANVIL OF THE WORLD
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 09-15-2003)
Kage Baker's cyborg Sci-fi novels of "the Company" have earned her well-deserved note. Now she hits shelves with her first fantasy, called THE ANVIL OF THE WORLD. ANVIL is a charming book, chock full of interesting characters, and set in an even more inte... Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
by Coming Attractions (Thu 03-27-2003)
Genre: Adventure/Action.Studio: 20th Century Fox.Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Company/Miramax Films/20th Century Fox/Universal.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Russell Crowe (Captain Jack "Lucky" Aubrey); Paul Bettany (Stephen Maturin); Billy ... Q and the Terminator go AROUND THE WORLD
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-28-2003)
Although the magazine doesn't state what roles they will be playing in the picture, today's Variety reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Cleese will provide cameo appearances in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. The Jules Verne story, which stars Jacki... Branson goes AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-11-2003)
Richard Branson, the billionaire businessman who founded Virgin Airlines and the retail chain, will film a cameo in Frank Coraci's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Branson, who's also known for his promotional stunts riding in hot air balloons, will play a 19... Weave your world with FABLE
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-15-2004)
Microsoft has released its much anticipated roleplaying adventure game FABLE for the Xbox. The game, which has been in development for almost three years at POPULOUS designer Peter Molyneux's studio Big Blue Box, is unique in that it allows players to dev... STARGATE Exclusive at Wizard World
by News Editor (Fri 03-17-2006)
For fans attending this weekend's Wizard World Los Angeles convention, Diamond Select Toys is proud to announce an exclusive Stargate action figure will be available for purchase while supplies last. A Preproduction Colonel Jack O'Neill figure will mark ... Routh Returns to World of Comicbooks
by Associate News Editor (Thu 05-08-2008)
Hyde Park and Platinum Studios have set SUPERMAN RETURNS star Brandon Routh to star in DEAD OF NIGHT.
Based on the bestselling Italian comicbook series DYLAN DOG by Tiziano Sclavi, the story centers on a private investigator (Routh) ... PC World Talks Blu-Ray Recording (Fri 11-05-2004)
The folks at PC World have an interesting article up with some hands on tests of the two existing BD Recorders available only in Japan (and incompatible with US HDTV standards at that). These are the first to market recorders and devices for BD but it\'s ...Roumanian Princesses and Lords of Lies
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-14-2008)
A slim release schedule doesn’t mean skimpy genre fare as this week’s debuts prove with big releases from powerhouse authors Kate Elliott, Orson Scott Card, and Ursula K. Le Guin along with newcomer Paul Genesse and a handful of talent from ac... Pop Goes The World
by Janet Houck (Thu 03-01-2007)
You can’t avoid the J-pop (Japanese pop) music when you go to a convention. The CDs are there in the dealers’ room, Malice Mizer cosplayers are wandering the halls, and if you’re lucky, you might be able to catch a concert. You can only ... The Lost World
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 01-06-2007)
Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Countdown. While it has been fairly slow after the new year, at least we are getting a quality game or two this week. We should also hopefully see a few more games out next week to cling to and love like th...