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ABANDONED CARS Review

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Originally published in 2008, Tim Lane’s acclaimed Abandoned Cars will see print in softcover format in April of 2010. A collection of short stories united by the common theme of the “Great American Mythological Drama”, this graphic novel is a showcase for tales of jilted lovers, old-timey grifters, seedy bars...

10 Actors who Stood Out Like Sore Thumbs in Period Films

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

Period films and costume epics have been a staple of Hollywood since the silent era when directors were cranking their cameras by hand. Through period films we can relive great moments in history or look to the future. But not every actor is capable of looking good in a toga or a powdered wig. ...

Omamori Himari Episode #11

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Shuten-doji is closer to his goal of having the nine tailed fox revived as he sets about to a final battle against our heroes.

What They Say
Yuuto Amakawa comes from a long line of demon-slayers. Orphaned seven years ago without a single living relative, he has been protected and been able to live life as an ordinary high school boy - until his sixteenth birthday when his protection charm wears off...

Comics You May Have Missed: Black Hole

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

In the age of "helicopter parents" and umbilical cords that stretch from the womb to age 30, writer-artist Charles Burns's twisted, hyper-sexualized vision of the teenage psyche may not resonate as much as it once did. Regardless, even the pampered kids of today probably feel as alienated from their parents as any generation has, which makes Black Hole rather timeless...

Romeo x Juliet Vol. 2

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
As Neo Verona suffers under the thrall of its new masters, the fates of two star crossed lovers are about to become tragically entwined... As the citizens of the city suffer, the Capulet clan struggles to strike a blow against their enemies, and the Montagues tighten their grasp on power, an unlikely love blossoms between Romeo and Juliet - but in the face of such adversity...

Night Shift Nurses: Clinical Confessions

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The doctor is dead, long live the doctor!

What They Say
A shocking crime leads a detective to the Night Shift Nurses! Under interrogation, they reveal more than just outrageous true confessions. A debauched doctor instructed them to perform the most debased acts imaginable, all in the name of science...

Rasetsu Vol. #04

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Love confessions are starting to fly, but the responses aren&rsquo...

First MECHANIC Trailer

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With SXSW wrapping up in Austin, director Simon West has revealed a new promo trailer for his action-adventure The Mechanic, a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film. Check it out down below. The film stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland and Christa Campbell.
 Director Simon West led from a screenplay he wrote.

Plot Concept: A reinvention of the 1972 Charles Bronson action classic "The Mechanic...

Reitman Off Ghostbusters 3?

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

We all know that Sony and Columbia Pictures is wanting to reboot the Ghostbusters franchise with a younger cast. Now let's test the theory that the original writer-producer Ivan Reitman can't involved in that passing of the torch...

Hyde Protects FIREWALL

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Espionage, intrigue, something or other. We're sure you like something in there. If you do, maybe you like the fact that Hyde Park has bought the rights to Andy McNab's Nick Stone espionage novels. The first movie will be titled Echelon and based on McNab's novel Firewall, the third of 12 books in the series.

Casting agent Bonnie Timmerman, who acquired the rights to the series in mid-1990s...

Clannad Dub Premiers

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Clannad, the series from Sentai Filmworks, will be premiering on Anime Network VOD with a full English dub, and will be available on the Anime Network’s Online Player the day after it’s VOD premiere.
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Another Movie GREEN LANTERN Revealed

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Another Movie 'Green Lantern' revealed! Plus: New cast members for 'Smurfs'. New candidate for 'Captain America'. 'Iron Man 2' in the home stretch and more! With rock-hard, tasty abs washerboard style, it's your Comics2Film 10.3...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode #48

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Events are moving right along though the focus is kept small and on the action as the series continuse to gear up.

What They Say
After investigating the twisted roots of the Bradley family tree, Mustang gathers his most loyal troops. Meanwhile, Ed and his allies continue fighting Selim...

Durarara!! and Soranowoto Final Episodes Delayed

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Rob Pereyda, VP of licensing at Crunchyroll, noted on Twitter that they "will stream DuRaRaRa 25-26 and SoRaNoWoTo 13-14 the same day as Japanese home video."...

4Kids Sets Sights On More Anime

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

4Kids has had their earnings call recently and Seeking Alpha has the transcript, which came to light via Anime News Network...

Rosario+Vampire Season 2 Manga Due

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Viz Media lets fans quench their desire for stories of the undead with the premiere of the sequel to Akihisa Ikeda’s smash hit manga series ROSARIO + VAMPIRE. ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II will be published under the Shonen Jump Advanced imprint and hits stores nationwide on April 6th with a ‘T+’ for Older Teens rating and a MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN...

Kaze Hikaru Vol. #17

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
A historial romance set in the time of Rurouni Kenshin...

Vampire Cheerleaders and Paranormal Mystery Squad Announced

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Seven Seas announced two all-new supernatural manga tales, Vampire Cheerleaders and Paranormal Mystery Squad, written by Adam Arnold and illustrated by Shiei, the creative team behind fan favorite series Aoi House...

Dirty Pair Coming To America

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Nozomi Entertainment has announced the license for the DIRTY PAIR television series.
 
Two DVD box sets are planned, with the first currently scheduled for late Fall 2010. Each set will feature remastered video from the Japanese DVD release, as well as Japanese audio and English-language subtitles...

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The Mask of DR STRANGE!

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

In the world of the costumed crimefighter, the clothes really do make the man. Certain characters, like Superman or Batman, are created with such an iconic look that artists rarely feel the need to alter them throughout the years. And even when they do, they&rsquo...

Weaver Biting on VAMPS

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Sigourney Weaver will be putting on some fangs and taking a bite out of humanity in a theater near you soon. HR's Heat Vision reports the actress has been tapped to a vampire queen in Vamps. The romantic horror-comedy is being spearheaded from director Amy Heckerling (Clueless) who wrote the screenplay...

McKellen Confirms HOBBIT Start

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Sir Ian McKellen has confirmed the production window that producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro have been striving to maintain in regards to The Hobbit and its sequel.The actor who's set to reprise his role as Gandalf has confirmed via his official website that production on the J.R.R. Tolkien novel will begin in June and will be shot shot simultaneously...

Goldsman on Paranormal Sequel

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Paramount Pictures has brought in screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman to help flesh out the story for Paranormal Activity 2...

15 Marvel Properties That Need to Be Revived

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

Marvel is almost always revamping and relaunching its characters, big or small. Its Avengers franchise is getting a major relaunch after The Siege mega-event, where everything Avengers starts over at number one. Plenty of second-tier characters in recent years have also gotten extreme makeovers...

Demon Beast Invasion: Paradise

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The old Beast gets around as it heads to China and then to space before it goes back to the sea of Japan.

What They Say
Something evil slithers through the Hong Kong underworld...

Bleach Vol. #25

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Jin Kariya’s plan is in full swing along with plenty of fighting matchups. 

What They Say

Jin Kariya, the leader of the Bounts, arrives at the Department of Research and Development and quickly dispatches the guards there. He has come to find the Bount Crest known as Jokaisho, which has the power to blow all of the Seireitei away, and only Ichigo and Chad stand in his way...

Neo Angelique Abyss Season 2 Collection

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With everything in ruins, Angelique has to really decide how far she'll go when she learns the true history of past Queen's Eggs.

What They Say
In a land with no sun, the light of the soul must show the way. Six months have passed since the shocking climactic events of season one. As the monstrous Thanatos run rampant...

Yashakiden: The Demon Princess Vol. #01

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

More vampires... but this time, Chinese.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Hideyuki Kikuchi and Jun Suemi
Translation: Eugene Woodbury
Adaptation: Eugene Woodbury

What They Say
After a devastating earthquake that left most of Japan in ruins...

Magnet Picks up MONSTERS

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Magnet Releasing must have liked what they saw in Gareth Edwards' sci-fi tale Monsters. HR is reporting the distributor has grabbed the U.S. and Mexico rights to his film just afters hours after it premiered at SXSW Film Festival. The deal was brokered by Magnolia svp Tom Quinn and Protagonist Pictures CEO Ben Roberts, who is handling worldwide sales.

"We were blown away by 'Monsters...

Comics on Sale March 17th

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Definitely one of those weeks where my wallet will be screaming, but I am so down to read Siege, Irredeemable...

REAL Vol. #08

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
rama, tragedy and fast breaks...on wheels. Life goes on... Get Real. Real men, real basketball, real manga. While Togawa and the Tigers are finally gelling and coming together as a team, Nomiya finds himself still without a job and without any real direction in life. His true path continues to elude him until an unlikely source gives him new perspective on it all...

Hayate The Combat Butler Vol. #13

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Since the tender age of nine...

Rosario+Vampire Season 2 Vol. #01

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Can't Monsters and Humans Just Get Along?! ; Love's a Monster! TEST 1 MAGICAL FRUIT WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A MAN-EATING (AND MONSTER-EATING) MAGICAL FRUIT...
a. toot

b. jam

c. reap

The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Akihisa Ikeda
Translation: Kaori Inoue
Adaptation: Gerard Jones

Review Equipment

Twin Spica Vol. #01

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say

In a Tokyo in the not too distant future a young girl studies deligently with ambitions of soon attending space academy. If things work out just right, her future may very well be among the stars as well. And yet, everytime she looks up to the stars with tremendous hope for the future, there is a sense of melancholy in her heart...

Black Jack Vol. #10

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World-- Given Black Jack's profession it is not unusual for the unlicensed surgeon to get requests for house calls at least opportune times of night. While his prices are negotiable he is always on-call, ready to provide services twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. But on this particular night, it is not Black Jack who is called for his services...

One More For CONAN

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

One more cast member joins 'Conan'. Plus: Tara talks to team 'Kick-Ass' at SXSW! 'Scott Pilgrim' poster debuts! Norton seems ready to return to 'Hulk' role and more! Turning up with puppy dog eyes and sad sunflower...

Lost Recon Review

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

 
 
Sorry Skaters
 
 I’m not sure what to make of Sawyer telling Jin at the beginning of this episode that he’s with Locke, when a mere ten minutes later he confides in his one-time sex cage partner, “I ain’t with anybody, Kate.”
 
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Baka and Test -Summon the Beasts- Episode #10

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Continuing with the simulcast episodes, we get the next new (actually, it's a few days behind) episode of Baka and Test. I'm starting to wonder how this story ever got popular enough to become animated. ...

Honey Hunt Vol. #04

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Find the courage to become a star...

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Upon Which I Create An Egregore

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If the universe is nothing more than a holographic lie, doesn't this give us all permission to write our own lies directly into the fabric of the universe like the Sons of Seth do? The builders of the illusion? What gives them the right and not us? Only one reason: they know it's all bullshit, and we don't accept that, while we preach everything is illusion at the same time.

ROSWELL ALCOHOLICS: The Alien Anguish

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Some drink to forget. Those who have experienced a severe traumatic event often feel compelled to abuse alcohol to dismiss it from their minds, so great is the mental pain. But there could be no greater shock than being suddenly confronted by something so utterly alien as aliens.

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10 Anime Cancelled Before Their Time

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT


 

Even in the best of times when anime is being released in the US do we find some series simply not making the cut for various reasons. But there’s always hope that they’ll resurface somehow...

SUPERMAN: THE LAST STAND #1 Review

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

New Krypton: The rescued Kryptonian city of Kandor that was restored to full size after it's shrunken imprisonment in a bottle by the terror known as Braniac. With their technology, the Kandorians used their city as the seed to create an entirely new planet for themselves...

DVD Shopping Bag: Ninja Assassin Blu-ray

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Ryu Hayabusa and Pvt. Joe Armstrong are the extent of Ninja characters that I know about. Obviously the first two are from the G.I. Joe cartoon series, comic book and recent film. Ryu is the lead character from Ninja Gaiden, one of the greatest Nintendo games of all time, whereas Pvt. Joe Armstrong is my shame...

Storm Riders

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Is prophecy unavoidable or do people make it happen in the attempt to make it real or destroy it...

Karakuri Odette Vol. #02

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Will remodeled assassin droid Chris shake up Odette's quiet high school life...

Dirty Laundry

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Cleaning laundry is obviously a dirty business but more so when you add your own dirtiness to all of it.

What They Say
Everyone's got to have their clothes washed at some point...

Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino Collection

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The girls are back and ready for more cold, brutal action that only a child can deliver.

What They Say

The girls of the Social Welfare Agency are no ordinary children. They are the grisly remains of human wreckage pieced back together with cybernetic implants and trained to kill by the government.

The oldest, Triela, pursues her targets with a ferocious enthusiasm...

Breaking Dawn Director Search

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

While Summit Entertainment has made it clear they won't make official decisions for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn until screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg delivers her script outline...

Ninja Assassin: Blu Ray Review

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

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El Mechri Helming COLD LIGHT

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Summit Entertainment and producer Intrepid Pictures have tapped French director Mabrouk El Mechri (JCVD) to helm their conspiracy thriller Cold Light of Day, reports Variety. Richard Price is writing a production pass on the original script by Scott Wiper and John Petro. Production is expected to begin shooting in Spain this June...

Viz Anime Site Launches

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

VIZ Media, labeling it as a significant news announcement, has detailed the launch of VIZ Anime – a brand new...

AVATAR Hits Blu-ray April 22

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

We've known about the shipping date from earlier quotes but 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has sent out an official press release alongside a cover image of the Avatar Blu-ray. Check out the image by clicking on it above and the press release below.

AVATAR on Blu-ray presents the ultimate high definition experience for home viewing audiences...

CAPTAIN AMERICA Casting: Tatum, Philippe, Knightley

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

'Captain America' casting stories now include Channing Tatum, Ryan Philippe, Kiera Knightley and more. Plus: 'Green Lantern' set pics. 'Transformers 3' extras wanted. 'Existence 2.0' optioned and more! It's your Comics2Film 10.3...

REIGN IN HELL Review

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Power corrupts and those in Hell who want more power are even more corrupted as the realm is about to be taken over by force...

TRUE BLOOD Return Set

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

HBO has officially set the third season return of their hit series "True Blood" for June 13, 2010. With the exit of Michelle Forbes as last season's villain, Alan Ball's vampire show has added new co-stars Alfre Woodard and Kevin Alejandro ("Southland"...

Bettany, Sewell Join TOURIST

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With production rolling in Venice, Italy, Columbia Pictures and director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck have added two more thespians to their thriller The Tourist, reports Variety. The trade says that Paul Bettany and Rufus Sewell on hoping on board the feature to star alongside leads Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. German-born director Donnersmarck is leading the production from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes...

Summit Takes WITCH HUNTER

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Summit Entertainment may have received their recent infusion of cash from romantic vampires (Twilight franchise) but it looks like the distributor may be branching out into the darker world of witches and warlocks.

Inu Yasha: Final Act Episode #24

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Hail, hail, the gang's finally all here. Now do something!

What They Say
Naraku has been living as a demon despite having a human heart. While fighting him, Kagome asks about his true wish.

The Review...