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by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-23-2007)
...s to this Weekly Book Buzz’s main topic. Let me first of all preface this discussion by stating that I’ve never listened to a book on tape, CD, or any other format. Personally I think I’d find the narration of another person a litt... Henry Kuttner and THE LAST MIMZY
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-27-2007)
Dan Abnett releases a slew of Warhammer novels, Jeffrey Thomas continues the bizarre tales of the inter-dimensional Punktown, and alternate historical fiction runs rampant in this edition of the Weekly Book Buzz.
Greetings Maniac readers and wel... Top 5 Top 5 Lists of 2007
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-31-2007)
It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives.
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The “Potterverse” Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
...me to the Weekly Book Buzz. Amidst a heavy release schedule predominated by Tor Books and Penguin Group USA we’ve got a little something for everyone. Take this week’s offering of genre novels piecemeal though because the booklist caps o... Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)
...east this Weekly Book Buzz calls attention to an awesome fantasy series that has been surprisingly overlooked since its release. Whether it’s from Maniacs e-mailing me about their favorite series or fellow authors like Don Bassingthwaite offe... The Dresden Files Returns to its Roots
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-06-2007)
...n of the Weekly Book Buzz. Stop back next Tuesday for all the latest on new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror book releases. Questions or comments? Hit me up at PFerrara.mania@gmail.com. Inheritance Trilogy Still in Stride
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-13-2007)
...’s Weekly Book Buzz. We’ve got a fresh batch of SF, fantasy, and horror for all of you Maniac readers out there and surprisingly a lot of the literary fare is from smaller publishers like Night Shade Books, Subterranean Press, Prometheu... STARDUST…Is this movie still coming out?
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-12-2007)
...June 12th Weekly Book Buzz. As summer begins to heat up the season’s movie blockbusters have begun to flood the silver screen. I must say, however, that I’m very surprised at the overall lack of advertisement for Paramount’s STARDUST.... Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)
...y’s Weekly Book Buzz. Okay, so Cyber Monday isn’t the busiest online shopping day of the year, nor has it been since the informal holiday was coined a few years back, but lets face it: whether its picking up the next genre hardback or findi... Places To Be, People To Kill
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-05-2007)
...on of the Weekly Book Buzz, be sure to check back next Tuesday for all the latest news on current sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases. Questions or comments? Hit me up at PFerrara.mania@gmail.com. Sci Fi and Futurists
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-20-2007)
After a lengthy hiccup in their publishing schedule, Tor Books finally got back on track this Tuesday with a slew of new novels from such powerhouse genre authors as Harry Turtledove, David Coe, and L.E. Modesitt, Jr. to round out a Weekly Book Buzz th... Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)
...on of the Weekly Book Buzz in September. From Subterranean Press collections to movie novelizations and new series openers, this Tuesday’s release schedule is bottom-heavy with loads of softcover debuts.
Along with unveiling Scholar of D... Transformers…Novelized
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-29-2007)
...on of the Weekly Book Buzz, be sure to check back next Tuesday for all the latest news on current sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases. Questions or comments? Hit me up at PFerrara.mania@gmail.com. Deluxe Húrin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-15-2007)
...on of the Weekly Book Buzz. From Niles and Dobson’s latest WWII alternate-history thriller to Lawrence-Watt Evans’ sophomore installment of the Annals of the Chosen series, Tor Books has swamped this Tuesday’s release schedule with ov... Ultimate Guides!
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-20-2007)
...on of the Weekly Book Buzz. For the first time since I started writing this column back in July we’ve got more hardcover debuts than paperback releases! After a sluggish start to 2007 Tor Books has kicked their presses into full gear and thi... The Show Must Go On
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-18-2008)
...on of the Weekly Book Buzz. In another slow week of genre releases David Keck’s and Elizabeth Moon’s hardcover sequels stand out amongst the rest of the meager bookshelf offering. Also, Subterranean Press has once again unveiled a special e... Audio Treatment for Manfredi’s The Last Legion
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-13-2007)
...n of the Weekly Book Buzz. Be sure to stop back next Tuesday for all the latest on new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror book releases. Questions or comments? Hit me up at PFerrara.mania@gmail.com. The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)
...me to the Weekly Book Buzz. This Tuesday, the first of May, has the heaviest release schedule I’ve ever encountered so sit tight and take your time perusing this week’s list!Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory follow up the first two installm... Invasion’s Back…In Pog Form!
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-02-2007)
...y’s Weekly Book Buzz. This week’s lean release schedule offers very different perspectives on vampire lore, a few new series openers, and born again classics.
Author Gerry Bartlett reinvigorates the single, modern vampire woman in ... Philip K. Dick, New Inspector Chen and K.J. Anderson Jams
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 08-15-2006)
...at's your weekly book buzz. Questions or comments hit me up at PFerrara.cinescape@gmail.com. Women of Sci Fi
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-09-2007)
...y’s Weekly Book Buzz.
Happy Tuesday everybody. The January 9th buzz, although a little slim on the overall number of new releases, makes up for it with sheer quality of content. Let’s get to it!
After defying high society ... UK’s TORCHWOOD blazes into bookshelves
by Karl Schneider (Tue 01-16-2007)
...n of the Weekly Book Buzz. Be sure to check back next Tuesday for all the latest on new sci fi, horror, and fantasy book releases. Questions or comments? Hit me up at PFerrara.mania@gmail.com. Book Buzz: Paranormal Man Candy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-19-2008)
Since emerging from its gothic fiction roots paranormal romance novels have been busy seducing our women and raising their arousal thresholds with alarming efficiency. Their flamboyant covers and over-the-top depictions of supernatural man candy make them... Book Buzz: Puttin’ the Folk Back in Hellboy
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-17-2008)
Guillermo del Toro’s first Hellboy film wasn’t exactly the strongest of foundations for a blockbuster comic book franchise. Its reviews were generally positive, yet still fairly mixed. Its domestic gross of $59 million, against a budget of $66... Book Buzz: The Legacy of Star Wars Fiction
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-12-2008)
Ever since the theatrical release of A NEW HOPE George Lucas’ Star Wars series has come to dominate pop culture, evolving its form to fit new mediums as the uncontested poster boy of mainstream sci-fi. Novels, toys, television series and comic books... Book Buzz: Diablo Day
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-30-2008)
As any of you who regularly read this column might have guessed, I’m a big fan of Blizzard games. Since playing a demo of Orcs & Humans off of a Shuckysoft shareware CD, Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo titles have been murdering my social life. ... 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... DUNE Book 7? Asimov on Screen? Browder Loves Hobb?
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-17-2003)
Welcome to another edition of Book Notes. We've had some great comments this week and I'm excited to get to them. First though, we respond to a question from James Mackey in LA, who asks about the existence of an unpublished manuscript by Frank Herbert fo... Killing the Imposter God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-17-2007)
...me to the Weekly Book Buzz. After a hiatus lasting quite a few weeks, powerhouse genre publisher Tor Books is back with a solid bounty of new sci-fi and fantasy novels in this slim but focused middle-September release schedule. Get your pen and paper o... New Videos for Blizzard's DIABLO III
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-30-2008)
...is latest Weekly Book Buzz. But some more videos have also been released in relation to the game announcement.While talking to the press, the developer announced that the game's engine will remain isometric with slightly stylized graphics much like the... Book Buzz: To Boldly Go
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-09-2008)
Robert Harris Justman, an influential producer on both Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation, died late last month of Parkinson’s disease complications at the age of 81. His death followed those of Star Trek theme compose... Book Buzz: SPIN to the Big Screen
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-02-2008)
Before any other news is tackled a moment must be taken to honor two individuals who were integral in the popularization of sci-fi television. Joseph Pevney and Alexander Courage passed away earlier last May. Both worked on the original Star Trek series w... Book Buzz: Starship Troopers Nostalgia
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-26-2008)
First there was the CGI-animated television spin-off ROUGHNECKS, then the financially crippled DVD sequel STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION. A smattering of comic and game adaptations, including Markosia’s steady stream of graphic noveliza... Marvel's weekly WAR MACHINE
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-12-2001)
The Marvel MAX line breaks new ground this month, and not just with adult content and added violence. Chuck Austen's series, U.S. WAR MACHINE - one of three titles launching the MAX line - is a weekly black and white format comic book priced at only $1.50... 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... SCOOP: Hollywood buzz for JULIUS comic book?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 02-13-2004)
Yesterday we received this curious email from an anonymous tipster:"I have to keep my identity secret, because I was busted for giving you a scoop once before. :) Still, being the movie geek I am, I wanted to let you know about this one. There's some ... SF Book Questions and Answers
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-03-2003)
We get some damn strange e-mails here at CINESCAPE. Last week I got a request from a reader who begged me to forward him the script to next week's ENTERPRISE. While I consider it a compliment that someone thinks I have that much sway with Paramount... it ... An Ode to the Children's Picture Book
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-11-2008)
Back before Bantam’s Choose Your Own Adventure novels and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, the children’s picture book reigned supreme. Their over-sized, color-splashed pages provide kids with a magical place where genre has no meaning, every li... Comicscape: Dan Didio’s Countdown to Internet Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-25-2008)
Leadership stands as a thankless role, in which those in charge must accept the blame for everyone or redistribute accolades equally. Fanboys across the Internet have been buzzing for the past week or so about Dan Didio—the Senior Vice Presiden... Comicscape - December 10, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-10-2003)
OPINION: You're probably wondering where the follow-up to last week's column about the difference between DC and Marvel is, aren't you? Well, truth be told, there was such a huge response to that column, with so many well-written and thought-provoking ide... Comicscape - July 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-28-2004)
OPINION:The results are in, and it looks like I should leave the predictions game to the experts. Out of the eleven categories I made predictions about, I was only right about seven of them and at the college I teach at, 60% or thereabouts would be a D.... Weekly Genre Show Ratings (May 6-11)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-16-2002)
For the third week in a row, big Hollywood movies and network specials took over slots in the genre to ten usually filled by hour-long heavy-hitters. STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE made a big splash on Thursday, while the first part of ABC's adap... Comicscape - January 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-14-2004)
OPINION: I knew I should have stayed out of the Thor/Superman conflict. Several of you had quite strong responses to last week's column, and in the last week I've been labeled both a Superman-hater and a Thor-hater (neither of which is true, by the way). ... Classic Americana Pulp Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-19-2006)
An FBI agent harvests the souls of the dead in a quest for power and vengeance, Edgar Allen Poe travels through time in a haunting conspiracy thriller, and the first four books of the original Star Trek: The Bloodwing Voyages gets a facelift.
T... Halfway Through 52
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-15-2006)
Happy Wednesday, and welcome to another Comicscape. This week, we dive into DC’s weekly event 52, which just crossed the halfway mark two weeks ago. I would’ve covered it then, but the late-shipping Seven Soldiers #1 delayed th... STAR TREK: GATEWAYS, a Seven Book OmniTREK series Part 2
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 10-18-2001)
The series kicks off with ONE SMALL STEP by Susan Wright, featuring the classic TREK crew. In this, the strongest novel in the GATEWAYS series, Wright postulates a sequel to the episode "That Which Survives". Due to a transporter glitch Kirk and the other... New STAR WARS book reveals first look at EPISODE III villain
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 02-11-2004)
Amazon.com has a solicitation for a forthcoming STAR WARS novel for young readers, set during the Clone Wars and featuring a young Boba Fett. STAR WARS: BOBA FETT - A NEW THREAT is scheduled for an April 2004 publishing date, but what's causing STAR WARS ... Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)
Six years ago, Robert Weiner set out to conquer the Marvel Universe—or at least to read as much of it as he could. Being both a fan of Marvel and a librarian and instructor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, he combined his passions to create... Science Fiction Meets Religion…Round One
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-02-2007)
Mordred maneuvers for power in Douglas Clegg’s darkly reimagined Arthurian saga, Stephen Baxter unleashes his new time-shifting alternate history thriller with Emperor, and Pamela Sargent’s beloved Ship is back to sow the seeds of humanity&... 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 ... Farewell Kurt
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 04-17-2007)
Although he retired from writing fiction back in 1997, the literary world felt the blow of Kurt Vonnegut’s passing last Wednesday. Heralded as the Mark Twain of our generation, Vonnegut was an invaluable genre writer and continued his sharp polit... 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’... Comicscape: Ben Johnson Counts Out Countdown
by Ben Johnson (Wed 04-30-2008)
Although, as all happy comic fans know by instinct and increasingly lighter wallets, today is Wednesday, and time for another weekly installment of Comicscape (should this not be renamed Comania?), I can’t help feeling the dreary drag that can only ... 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... The Wire: End of an Era
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-10-2008)
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... Spook Country
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-06-2007)
The man hailed as the father of cyberpunk is back on the bookshelves with a follow-up to 2003’s Pattern Recognition, a novel Publisher’s Weekly named one of the best books of the year.
Good start of the work week to all of you Maniac ... Look ahead to 2007
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-02-2007)
At the start of a New Year, it’s traditional for me to look ahead to what’s coming up in the next 12 months. This is impossible when it comes to DVD releases, as labels are never sure of their production schedule more than a few months in a... TRANSFORMERS gets its Devil's Due?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 01-24-2005)
With the news that Dreamwave Productions is now out of business, talk has begun concerning where (if anywhere) a new TRANSFORMERS comic book would be published. According to one of our scoopers named Tony (and also reported today in the weekly Lying in th... Dinos run free as Tolkien book found
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-06-2003)
Welcome back! Hope you had a great holiday. As of today CINESCAPE online resumes our regular publication schedule. However, there were some stories that we found interesting, while we were eating our holiday candy, and it's our pleasure to pass some along... Comicscape - July 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-14-2004)
OPINION: Did anyone else catch the excellent NEW YORK TIMES article on graphic novels in the magazine section this past Sunday? If not, you can find it on-line here (once you've registered for a free membership, of course). And make sure to check out the ... Cycle of Gimmicks
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-12-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another adventure into the astounding unknown with Comicscape! I, your host, will take you aboard this craft of my own design – one powered by fan-boy indignation! So, quickly – climb in, strap in, ... SEASON OF THE WITCH
by Pat Ferrara (Fri 03-21-2008)
Hailed as a “taut, sexy thriller” by Entertainment Weekly, Natasha Mostert’s 2007 Season of the Witch debuted on paperback earlier this month to steamy reviews. The contemporary fantasy tale weaves together hackers, witches and heady con... Books this Month
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 09-11-2002)
A big hello out there to all you genre book enthusiasts. Before we get underway, I want to ask for some help. Next month I'd like to start off Wordscape with a few reader recommendations.What have you read lately? What have you liked? What have you hated?... What Free Comic Book Day?
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-02-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another riveting episode of Comicscape, where I alternately bring you hard-hitting editorials and utter fluff. Some weeks, we talk about a threat to graphic novels in public libraries. Other weeks, we just me... Pirate Jones!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 12-05-2006)
This week in our Prize Closet we’ve got a copy of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Complete First Season, courtesy of Universal. I remember that there wasn’t much buzz about the show – it was considered an alternative to local affiliate broadcast... Comicscape - April 27, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-27-2005)
Before we dive in, there's a new, official-type e-mail address you can reach me at. You can still get me at kurtamacker@yahoo.com, but now comicscape@cinescape.com is up and it comes directly to me. It mostly just makes me look slightly official when I'... Comicscape - March 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-17-2004)
OPINION: I've only recently become familiar with John Constantine, the lead character in Vertigo's longest-running series to date, HELLBLAZER. Even so, I was appalled to hear the changes that were being made to the character to bring him to the screen - a... Comicscape - January 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-28-2004)
OPINION: Yes, you read it correctly: Tony's Ten Best Comics of 2003. Hate me if you must, but after forcing all of you to come up with a Top Five Best and Worst Comics, I realized that it's an almost impossible task. I also got several e-mails asking "Wha... Comicscape - December 7, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-07-2005)
I got a great batch of mail from last week's column about Marvel's Ultimate and DC's All-Star imprints. But before we get to your letters, a couple of things happened in the comic world upon which I must opine. The X3 trailer hit the web on Monday. You ca... Comicscape - September 15, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-15-2004)
OPINION: Thank you to all those who wrote in regarding last week's column about the darkening of comics! There were easily as many people who felt that this darkening is a new trend as those who felt it's simply the continuation of a trend that started wa... Delayed Mail
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-06-2006)
Greetings, fanatics and casual readers alike, and welcome to another COMICSCAPE. Welcome also to one of those damnable holiday weeks when the new comics don't arrive until Thursday. Curse you, Labor Day, and your federally endorsed celebration of the wo... New Year, New Books
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 01-08-2003)
If your New Year's resolution is to read more SF, you're in luck because January has brought a batch of interesting releases. If, instead, your resolution is to do less leisure reading so you can finally get some work done...well, you might be in trouble.... 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... Comicscape - March 31, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-31-2004)
OPINION: Before I begin this week's discussion of the comic books you most wanted to see made into movies, I'd like to share one e-mail in particular that made a very deep impression on me, sent by no less than the producer of LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENT... Comicscape - June 8, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-08-2005)
Happy Wednesday to all of you for comic readers, every Wednesday is a holiday. That is, of course, unless you're married then every Wednesday is an exercise in shame and deceit and brings you one step closer to an episode of DIVORCE COURT or whatever it... Comiscape - March 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-08-2006)
Greetings, fellow fiends, and welcome to another week of brilliant banter, witty rhetoric, and cataclysmic commentary about the state of the comics industry. Before we dive headlong into this pit of barbed wire and broken glass: I'll run your letters next... Ender's Game (Tue 02-10-2004)
Genre:Science Fiction.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Fresco Pictures.Project Phase:Development Hell.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Wolfgang Petersen (Director); Dan Harris, Michael Dougherty (Screenwriters); Robert Chartoff, Wolfgang Petersen,...Fantastic Four
by Development Heck (Sat 07-02-2005)
Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto... Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)
With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
Hello Man... Some Hard Truths to Face
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-12-2007)
The Sword of Truth series debuted in 1994 with Wizard’s First Rule and has been chugging on ever since. Translated into 20 foreign languages with 10 million copies in print, Terry Goodkind’s leviathan of an epic clocks in at over 7700 pages an... Comicscape - October 5, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 10-05-2005)
You ever see that Bruce Campbell movie Bubba Ho-Tep? It's about how Elvis and JFK are alive and well (okay, sortof well) in a Texas nursing home. And JFK is black. So then they fight a mummy. It's not, actually, as good as its premise - but then I'm fairl... Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)
The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ... THE FILTH #1
by Tony Whitt (Sun 06-16-2002)
The name "Grant Morrison" has the same sort of transformative power that names like Todd McFarlane, Kevin Smith, and Peter David have: drop them into a conversation about comics, and the mood can either turn ecstatic or sour in an instant. Their fans are ... 300 and Captain America: Your Mail
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-21-2007)
Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another sequential art escape, courtesy of Comicscape. Last week’s column about the death of Captain America and the successful release of 300 at the movies garnered a respectable amount of mail &nd... Film Music Magazine announces the launch of Film Music Weekly
by Randall Larson (Wed 02-07-2007)
Film Music Magazine announces the launch today of Film Music Weekly (http://www.filmmusicweekly.com), a new weekly electronic magazine about the world of music for film, television and video games. Film Music Weekly will be published each Monday... 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 ... THE WEREWOLF BOOK: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHAPE-SHIFTING BEINGS
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 03-22-2000)
Following on the heels of THE VAMPIRE BOOK: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNDEAD comes Brad Steiger`s THE WEREWOLF BOOK: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHAPE-SHIFTING BEINGS. There hasn`t really been a decent book on werewolves in a long time, and Steiger massive tome is ... SUPERGIRL #66
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 01-28-2002)
It?s hard not to be infected by this rhyming thing. Etrigan the demon has a unique speech pattern that a writer like Peter David just sees as the ultimate license for wordplay, which indeed it is. But clever puns and couplets aside, this is yet another wo... Gibson Gone Soft? DUNE Response Mixed? Too Many Girls?
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-24-2003)
Welcome to another edition of Book Notes. You sent in some really, really good questions...unfortunately, they were also really, really hard ones...so we don't have the answers quite yet... (Special thanks to Kathy R...I'm going to be hunting for a while ... Gibson Defended. Too Many Chicks. Gemmell the Best?
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 04-11-2003)
Welcome to book notes. Some of you were a little bit upset by the last column when we posted a quote from a reader named Paltro who mentioned that he felt the famed Cyberpunk author William Gibson's new novel PATTERN RECOGNITION was proof that the "once g... Exploding Heads: My Thoughts on 52
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-23-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another weekly web of Comicscape wonder. For the past couple of weeks, we talked about Spider-Man 3 in lieu of discussing the end of DC’s weekly maxiseries, 52. The film came out the same week as the final issue of... Fallin’ Through the Cracks
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 04-24-2007)
Although American publishers have no problem churning out movie novelizations on time and en masse, some great genre literature is falling through the cracks, getting too little publicity or attention to garner the widespread praise it rightfully dese... Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)
A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous... Comicscape - November 26, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-26-2003)
OPINION: Before we get started, two plugs: one, an invitation to visit CINESCAPE's comic book message forum in addition to sending e-mail to yours truly, so that you don't have to wait for me to reprint your letter before others can respond to it; and two... 2007: The Year in Review, Part Two
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 01-04-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to the second part of the Comicscape’s 2007: The Year-in Review. Last week, I touched on five of the biggest stories in comics from the past year. This week, we’ve got a few more. Thankfully, the ... Opening the Black Dossier: The Alan Moore Interview, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-07-2007)
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 ... Dabel-ing in Comics
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sat 02-10-2007)
In 2000, the Dabel Brothers were doing independent comic books that flew under just about everyone's radar. A short time later they were working with Image and then, when Devil's Due left that publisher, they brought the Dabel Brothers with them... Comicscape - January 21, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-21-2004)
OPINION: Hello again! I've just finished tabulating all the votes for the Top Five Best (And Worst) Comics of 2003, and all I can say is...whew. I've come to two conclusions in the process: 1) we comics fans may all have different tastes, but we all tend ... Transformers prequel comic sells out at IDW
by Karl Schneider (Thu 04-05-2007)
The prequel comic to the upcoming Transformers feature film has sold out at IDW.The Press Release:With the recent release of new one-sheets showing the first official poster images of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, fan anticipation for the big-screen TRANSFO... SF Stocking Stuffers
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 12-11-2002)
If you're into SF, but your friends and family still aren't, there's a high probability they'll buy you another Christmas bookstore gift certificate. The sad truth is that the squares in your life don't know good SF from bad. They realize this and that's ... The Tower of Shadows Looms onto Shelves
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-12-2006)
Drew Bowling kicks of his Tides of Fate trilogy with the hardback release of The Tower of Shadows, Don Bassingthwaite concludes The Dragon Below series with The Killing Song, and Sergei Lukyanenko’s wildly popular The Night Watch returns from it... Comicscape - November 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-17-2004)
It seems that the very mention of the word "reboot" was enough to rile many of you and for good reason though it seems that's not all you were worked up about this week. And speaking of being worked up about something in comics...isn't page four of IDEN... The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)
Each December, I feel obligated to write one of these wretched “year in review” columns that gives you, the reader, my perfunctory thoughts on comic books through the last 12 months. These things hardly satisfy anyone, least of all me... Casting a Spell Over The City of Brotherly Love
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 05-20-2002)
About a week or so ago, on May 10-12, Wizard World debuted its brand-new comic book convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia. Wizard World East was, as most comic insiders know, the work of WIZARD Magazine, one of the hobb... Comicscape - December 3, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-03-2003)
OPINION: Don't let the title to this column fool you: I'm well aware that the difference between Marvel and DC is actually huge, to the point that, even now, there are still people who are avid fans of one company and who refuse to buy any books published... THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 02-20-2003)
From early on, almost every Sherlock Holmes book was meant to be the last. In the stories collected as THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle actually killed off his detective. But public sentiment was so insistent, and Doyle's desire to r... Osama Loves Asimov? Readers Love Jordan?
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-10-2003)
Coincidentally, this week two different questions about Asimov's FOUNDATION series sent us deep into research to come up answers. The first question came from Charles in New York state, who asked about rumors that British TV director Ed Bye (RED DWARF) wa... Comicscape - September 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-08-2004)
OPINION: REMINDER: DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, COMICS ARRIVE IN STORES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9A woman is raped, after which her husband's co-workers brainwash him. Another woman, after being raped, is cut into hundreds of cubed 3D jigsaw puzzle pieces... Comicscape - August 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-11-2004)
OPINION: Last week I turned the floor over to those who mostly agreed with my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2, so this week it only makes sense to let those on the other side of the carpet have their say...and some of them are quite voluble about it!For e... SOCK MONKEY: A CHILDREN'S BOOK
by Mike Whybark (Sat 11-03-2001)
Personal fave and critical darling Tony Millionaire has been in the process of getting kicked into the big leagues of late, with illos in THE NEW YORKER, animated shorts on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, and who knows what other harebrained projects underway. Last ... DAWN of the comic book DEAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-01-2004)
Coming out in the next month is a comic book adaptation of Universal Pictures' DAWN OF THE DEAD, full of four-color zombie blasting action. The 56-page magazine format comic book was created by new publisher Mig.Biz and is their debut in the world of comi... Free Comic Book Day announced for 2004
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-08-2003)
The date for the third annual Free Comic Book Day has been decided upon, and it's a different month than the first two events. FCBD 2004 will be held on July 3, 2004, the day after the opening of SPIDER-MAN 2 in theaters. For the past two years the event ... Free Comic Book Day is Saturday
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-02-2004)
Tomorrow the fourth annual Free Comic Book Day event will be held at comic book shops and specialty stores worldwide. Thirty different titles from a diverse selection of comic book publishers and studios will be given away free for the asking, and dependi... Comicscape - July 2, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-02-2003)
OPINIONI know I promised a column on the best and worst movie adaptations, but I'm going to delay it for a week for two reasons: 1) I've not seen THE HULK yet, and I want to include it; and 2) I have something to get off my chest - namely, my thoughts on ... The Manic Maniac: The Comic Book is Dead
by Joe Crosby (Fri 06-27-2008)
Spoiler Alert: Some elements of The Incredible Hulk are revealed within this column.
Rather than vast wells of personal narrative, our memories are fast becoming an archive of fragments, our personal histories hedged to abridged, relative and ina... Mainstream Readers and Future Formats
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-19-2008)
Marvel will adapt Stephen King’s 1978 post-apocalyptic novel, The Stand, into a 24-issue maxi series. Details remain scant, but we’ll know more soon enough. Dark Horse has signed a three-year “first look” deal with Univer... Comicscape - July 9, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-09-2003)
OPINIONI finally got to see THE HULK yesterday, and now I see why it's gotten such mixed reviews. It's a nicely thought-out movie, and it tells Bruce Banner's story in the only plausible way that it could be told in 2003. On the other hand, it takes a lot... 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... SID MEIER'S ALPHA CENTAURI: BOOK II, DRAGON SUN
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 11-02-2001)
Though based on a video game, the first ALPHA CENTAURI book (called CENTAURI DAWN) displayed writer/game programmer Michael Ely's passion and skill. The second novel in the series, DRAGON SUN, surpasses its predecessor. ALPHA CENTAURI is the story of seve... Punisher, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-23-2004)
Genre: Action/Crime/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio: Lions Gate Films.Production Company: Unknown.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Thomas Jane (Frank Castle/"The Punisher"); John Travolta (Howard Saint); Laura Harring; Rebecca Romijn-Stamos; Will Patto... SHE-HULK VOL. 2 #1
by Al Brown (Fri 10-21-2005)
This week, She-Hulk returns as a regular series, with Marvel hoping that a new launch and a new #1 will help the critically-loved book drag its sales out of the gutter. And if that doesn't work, maybe a Greg Horn cover will. Anyone else sometimes get conf... Elfman Meets Lecter in a Tasteful Horror Score
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 10-02-2002)
This Week's RecommendationDanny Elfman's first foray into the dark world of Hannibal Lecter in RED DRAGON, released this week by Decca (289 473 248-2), is a mesmerizingly dark journey into malevolency and dementia.In RED DRAGON, Elfman follows the work of... Comicscape - April 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-28-2004)
OPINION: Last week, I asked for your opinions about whether the comics companies are doing enough to interest the next generation of comics readers and what approaches they should take. On the one hand, there weren't that many responses, but on the other ... Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran... X2: X-MEN UNITED
by Brian Thomas (Thu 12-04-2003)
When I was a kid, superhero movies sucked. No, not just in movies that were poorly made, but all of them. Comic-books presented the kinds of stories that just couldn't be made into movies, which is one of the reasons readers cherished them so much. Anythi... Comicscape - October 22, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-22-2003)
OPINION: Ever notice that there are far fewer female superheroes with their own ongoing title than male superheroes? A quick glance at the monthly offerings of both DC and Marvel, for instance, reveal just how huge a disparity it is. In the October listin... Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)
As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.
Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues... The Next Batch of Film Adaptations
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-14-2008)
With the start of 2008 comes news of the next round of book-to-screen translations, and if you’re like me this news is usually met with equal doses of boyish hope and fearful skepticism. Because as all of us readers know the translation of a book in... Oeming's Powers of Comic Creation
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sat 12-09-2006)
In any given month, you can find Michael Avon Oeming's name attached to a handful of comic book projects. In the New Year alone, he's working on Powers, The Magician's Apprentice, Omega Flight, and Red Sonja, to name a few. He's been worki... Miller talks DARK KNIGHT STRIKES BACK
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-25-2001)
In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly comic book legend Frank Miller, while being chosen as one of the magazines It creators of the moment, talked about two upcoming BATMAN projects: the sequel to his groundbreaking 1986 mini-series BATMAN: THE DARK KN... Free Comic Book Day Brings STARGATE Exclusive to Stores
by News Editor (Wed 03-29-2006)
In partnership with this spring's Free Comic Book Day event, comic store customers should be on the lookout for an exclusive Stargate action figure when they visit their local comic book stores on Sunday, May 6th. Available only during this promotion, a l... Comicscape - November 12, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-12-2003)
OPINION: Fair warning: to get in all the great responses I got this week and to close this topic, I've had to go the SOUTH PARK route and make it bigger, longer, and uncut. (Probably not the wisest phrase to use in a column primarily about women, but ther... Kevin Smith not allowed to fart at DC comics
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-16-2002)
In a short sidebar to a piece about upcoming comic book movies in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, CLERKS/DOGMA/JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK director and comic book scribe Kevin Smith let readers in on some of the oddities he's encountered while writing for the bi... Comicscape - April 9, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-09-2003)
OPINION: I may be committing sacrilege by even daring to say such a thing, but I found the first Free Comic Book Day last year just a bit disappointing. I'm pretty certain it wasn't the fault of my local comic shop, who did their best to promote the event... Marv Wolfman: From ROBIN to NIGHTWING: Chronicling the Adventures of Dick Grayson
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Thu 10-19-2006)
One of the first comic book series I can remember feeling addicted to was Marv Wolfman and George Perez's New Teen Titans. There was just something about these characters: Wonder Girl, Starfire, Raven, Kid Flash, Cyborg, Changeling and Robin that struck ... Comicscape - March 24, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-24-2004)
OPINION: First of all, a point of clarification: a certain web site which shall remain nameless felt the need to link to last week's column with the headline CINESCAPE BLASTS HELLBLAZER'S CONSTANTINE, with a "synopsis" line reading "Who needs to see a mov... The New Brasyl
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-08-2007)
Good day to all of you Maniac readers and welcome to this week’s edition of the Buzz. After a staggeringly huge release last week, the genre book schedule is settling back into its usual pace with a relatively light load this Tuesday.
I kn... Comicscape - November 19, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-19-2003)
OPINION: It still amazes me that, before three weeks ago, I had never heard of BitTorrent, the revolutionary (and controversial) new way of trading comics via the Web. But it wasn't until a friend told me about it at a faculty party that I checked into it... Comicscape - May 19, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-19-2004)
PREVIEW/INTERVIEW: Next month, David Yurkovich and Top Shelf Productions will be turning the superhero genre on its ear with LESS THAN HEROES, a collection of his stories from the hard-to-find THRESHOLD series that it's impossible to describe without usin... Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)
OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on... KILLER STUNTS INC. preview at summer con
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-14-2004)
While the first issue of Scott Alan Kinney's KILLER STUNTS INC. has yet to come out, the buzz on the upcoming comic book continues to build. After the film rights were optioned by movie producers Chuck Gordon and Adrian Askarieh late last year, now comes ... 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... THE WALKING DEAD #20
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-20-2005)
THE WALKING DEAD stands as one of my two favorite ongoing series (the other being Y: THE LAST MAN). I can't recommend this book enough. The book has one problem it ends every month. Do you hear me Robert and Charlies? THE WALKING DEAD needs to be as ... Comicscape - January 5, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-05-2005)
Welcome to a brand new year and what better way to start off that brand new year with a shiny spanking new controversy brewing in the world of comics? A little while ago, Marvel announced that Orson Scott Card, Hugo Award-winning writer of such works as ... Comicscape - January 7, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-07-2004)
OPINION: I'm back, and it's about time. (Wasn't that someone else's tag line a couple of years back?) After spending a relaxing two weeks' vacation first in Texas and then at home with the family (and realizing why I moved from the frozen wastes of Michig... Comicscape April 6, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-06-2005)
You all get an "F-" for the week. Well, not all of you just everyone other than the five of you that actually wrote in about your comic shop. I guess everyone's shopping online now or going to Barnes and Noble or something. That, or everyone was glued... Comicscape March 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-09-2005)
Reader response to last week's column was strong and I got a good mix of responses. Some vehemently agreed and others felt that my love of HELLBLAZER colored my opinion of the film CONSTANTINE. I also got some compliments on my headline ("Into My Pants ... Paycheck
by Coming Attractions (Tue 03-25-2003)
Genre: Science Fiction. Studio: Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks. Production Company: Spyglass Entertainment. Project Phase: In Development.Who's In It: Ben Affleck (Jennings); Aaron Eckhart (Rethrick, in negotiations).Who's Making It: John Woo (Director); D... Comicscape - November 5, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-05-2003)
OPINION: Yes, you heard me right: "Part One." The response to my question about why there aren't enough female superheroes in their own books and what should be done about that problem was tremendous - and I finally got a goodly number of responses from f... It's UNIQUE in Hollywood
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-14-2004)
David Goyer, the screenwriter and director of BLADE: TRINITY and all-around swell fellow, has been attached as a possible director to UNIQUE, a new science fiction project now in development at Touchstone Pictures. UNIQUE is based on a forthcoming graphic... Still no HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX release
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-02-2002)
It seems HARRY POTTER fans will have to satisfy themselves with the paperback release of THE GOBLET OF FIRE rather than a new POTTER novel this summer. Scholastic Publishers, the American publishing house of J.K. Rowling, will put out a paperback version ... Sum of All Fears (Fri 05-31-2002)
Plot: When an errant Israeli atom bomb from the Six Day War is discovered by a neo-Nazi group, their plans to destroy the new friendship between the U.S. and Russia pull in a neophyte C.I.A. analyst who will become the legendary Jack RyanPlayers: Ben Affl...A Literate Look at the Strike of ‘08
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-05-2007)
The first volume in the new Heroes print collection may be debuting this week, but Heroes: Origins, the NBC hit’s next TV incarnation, isn’t faring nearly so well. This Halloween saw the expiration of the WGA’s contract with the Alliance... Scryptic site undergoes revamp
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-18-2005)
One of the web's premiere sites for would-be comic book writers seeking to hone their craft has received a revamp. After being in operation for seven months, Scryptic Studios (www.scrypticstudios.com) has now spruced up its website to offer more resources... 2007: The Year in Review, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 12-28-2007)
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 ... STAR TREK: GATEWAYS, a Seven Book OmniTREK series Part 1
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 10-16-2001)
John J. Ordover may possibly be the busiest editor in the known universe. Not only is he responsible for at very least one title a month, he's also just put the last year of his life into overseeing a seven-book series. Not just any seven-book series, min... SF Obstacles
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-08-2007)
No matter the series, author, or even the medium used, science fiction is a genre inherently linked to (and some may say delimited by) technology. Hard line SF creators like Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and William Gibson may make extrapolating curre... Comicscape March 2, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-02-2005)
I'll say this first: for next week, send in your responses to this column and your rants about other comic-to-film changes. If you still hate Spider-Man's organic web-shooters or find yourself incensed that Mystique wasn't Rogue's mom, e-mail me here or ... Epic Fantasy Fans Celebrate! This is Your Month!
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 08-14-2002)
There are a lot of great books to cover this month, so I want to get to it...but let's get business out of the way first. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the landslide of suggestions for the name of this new monthly book column. We put it to a vote ... Comicscape - February 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-08-2006)
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... 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... A Critic’s Eye for the Comic Guy
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-29-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another head-scratchin’, book-learnin’ edition of Comicscape! This week, we’re going to examine the effect of scheduling on comic writing. Effectively, I want to know if producing monthly &nda... Hobbit History
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-22-2007)
As if there isn’t a book-load of backstory already on The Hobbit’s road to film translation, John D. Rateliff is bringing the history back to its roots with an intimate, three-volume look at one of the most famous bedtime stories of all time.
... Martin the Best? Goodkind the Worst? More WHO, Please.
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 04-25-2003)
Let's jump straight in as we continue to field opinions on who deserves the title of "best living fantasy writer."Fantasy Favorites"I must say that I've read more than my share of fantasy," confesses CINESCAPE reader Greg Skaggs. "Including Tad Williams a... X-MEN 2 comic book preview
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-10-2003)
Marvel Comics has put the first 8 pages of their upcoming movie adaptation of X-MEN 2 on their official website. Described as a "dot comic", the book written by Chuck Austin and with art by Patrick Zircher and adapts the Bryan Singer film which is due in... MAAKIES
by Mike Whybark (Tue 07-09-2002)
Tony Millionaire achieved comics-industry recognition first in 1999 with the release of his standard-sized black-and-white book for Dark Horse, TONY MILLIONAIRE'S SOCK MONKEY, and followed up with a children's book using the mise-en-scene of the comic boo... Comicscape - October 8, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 10-08-2003)
OPINIONI've just reread AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36 for what is probably the 40th or 50th time, and whatever else we may say about it, there's one incontestable fact: it's lost very little of its original power. I thought that, after having read it so many tim... Singles, Trades, and Hardcovers, Oh My!
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-22-2006)
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: ... Comicscape February 16, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-16-2005)
Due to the overwhelming number of responses I received about last week's doctoral thesis on comic books, I'm forced to step aside and do nothing but run letters for the next month.I jest. Actually, I got four responses. If you count my occasional-comic ... Robert J Sawyer Chats with CINESCAPE - Part Two
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 07-19-2002)
In part one of our interview with Nebula award-winning novelist Robert J Sawyer he spoke about his new book HOMINIDS and its controversial rape scene. In this part Sawyer talks with us about what originally got him interested in science fiction, about pos... Shining Knight
by Russell Lissau (Mon 07-30-2001)
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 ... Infinite Space, Infinite God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-13-2007)
Anthologies run amok in this week’s buzz with collection themes ranging from Russian sci-fi and fantasy to genre fiction based on world mythology and a collection of 2006’s best space opera novels.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to ... News and Notes Before the Storm
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-25-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting journey into the darkest reaches of Comicscape. I, your stalwart and steady captain, will take us careening into one of the greatest mysteries to plague the comic industry as we ask, “Whatever... To Be Continued: 2002 Comic Book Sequels, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 06-29-2002)
The comic book medium has certainly been susceptible to the same trends as other entertainment forms over the years, and one of the most prevalent pop culture gimmicks is, of course, the "sequel." We've seen them come and go in comics, from the second Sec... Next James Bond Book Title: "Double or Die"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-04-2007)
According to Variety, the new title for the latest James Bond book is Double or Die. The title was voted upon after readers chimed in with a nationwide ballot. Names that got rejected were Nemesis and The Deadlock Cipher.The book, written by C... Icon to develop Libba Bray's Book Trilogy
by Karl Schneider (Fri 07-21-2006)
Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey's production shingle, Icon Productions, has acquired the rights to Libba Bray's book trilogy. They will develop the books as a big screen franchise with Charles Sturridge set to direct the first film based on the first book A G... Comic book superstar pets CATWOMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-20-2004)
Today the comic book website Newsarama published an article written by Jim Lee, the popular artist whose recent run on BATMAN helped bring DC's book back to the top of the industry charts. Titled "Jim Lee's True Hollywood Stories: Halle & Me", Lee writes ... EMMA FROST gets her own comic book
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-17-2003)
The Pulse website has broken news about a new spinoff X-Men book from Marvel Comics based on the White Queen character. EMMA FROST will be an ongoing series written by Karl Bollers with art by Randy Green and covers by Greg Horn.According to the Pulse's ... New Film Music Book covers practical aspects of working in a film composing career
by Randall Larson (Fri 03-09-2007)
Emmy-winning composer Richard Bellis (Stephen King's It) has written a new book entitled The Emerging Film Composer, An Introduction to the People, Problems, and Psychology of the Film Music Business, a unique user’s guide to the craft and busin...