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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates

Vampire Knight Anime Licensed

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

VIZ Media has announced that it has acquired the domestic TV, Home Entertainment, Streaming, DTO, and Merchandising rights to the hit VAMPIRE KNIGHT animated series.

With this license VIZ Media will hold the rights to VAMPIRE KNIGHT for TV (including IPTV and VOD) and Home Video (all platforms including Blu-ray), Streaming...

BATMAN: CACOPHONY Hardcover Review

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

In his introduction, Writer Kevin Smith proclaims Batman: Cacophony is the second best Batman story that he can possibly write.  We can only imagine that his new Batman work, the twelve-issue Batman: The Widening Gyre is going to be very, very good. 

This hardcover graphic novel collects the three issue mini-series featuring art by Smith’s pal Walt Flanagan...

Ooku: The Inner Chambers Vol. #01

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The idea that men are almost extinct in feudal Japan really forces one to think about all its ramifications, an amazing title that everyone should own.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Fumi Yoshinaga
Translation: Akemi Wegmuller
Adaptation: Akemi Wegmuller

What They Say
In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Red Pox has begun to prey on the country's men...

Tsubasa: Those With Wings Vol. #02

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

A clue sends Kotobuki and company east &ndash...

Darkside Blues Complete Collection

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The last free part of the world does its best to fight back against the Persona Company.

What They Say

In the gothic landscape of the future...

WEDNESDAY Wraps Up

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Last week saw the twelfth and final issue of Wednesday Comics hit the stands. It was the end of DC Comics’ latest and most daring weekly series and now that it’s all said and done, we thought it appropriate to take a look back on the whole thing and give our two cents on the project.

 

Would it Work...

5 Comic Characters That Need to Be CGI

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Around the Mania office, the names Stan Winston and Ray Harryhausen are spoken in hushed whispers and reverent tones. But as much as we love their work in stop motion, makeup and practical effects, no one wants to see Batman or Spider-Man take on a stop-motion monster in 2009 and there are some tricks that foam rubber just can’t touch. ...

Zombie Hunter Rika

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

PSA: Don’t skip school kids, otherwise you&rsquo...

HALLOWEEN 3-D on Hold

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

It seems that The Weinstein Company was getting a little ahead of themselves last month when they announced a Halloween 3-D would be hitting theaters next summer. Nikki Finke, via Deadline Hollywood...

GREEN LANTERN South of the Border?

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

'Green Lantern' to film in Mexico...

Comics on Sale September 30th

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

It’s that time of the week again, where all your dreams of spandex, horror, and ‘bigger than life’ come true.  Where we read the book before the movie ruins it (here’s looking at you Wanted) and know that no matter how many times we read an origin there is always room for a very slightly different take.  Welcome to Wednesday...

RE: Afterlife Begins Production

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

With Resident Evil: Afterlife expected to hit theaters next August, Sony Screen Gems and Constantin Films have announced that production is officially underway in Toronto. The fourth installment in the franchise will be filmed and released in 3-D...

JOHN CARTER Adds Two More

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar have added James Purefoy and Mark Strong to the cast of John Carter of Mars, the upcoming adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs franchise. HR's Heat Vision also confirms earlier reports of Thomas Haden Church joining the production...

Polanski Fights Extradition

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Just a few days after Switzerland authorities arrested Roman Polanski--director of such genre classics as Dance of the Vampires, Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown--on warrants stemming from his trial three decades ago...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates

Koihime Musou Episode #02

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

More adventures in the era of the Three Kingdoms, but with cute girls instead of the reality.

What They Say
Kan'u and Chouhi are on their journey together, and their first stop happens when, Kousonsan, a local feudal lord and Chouun ask the two to help them find a hidden base belonging to bandits so they can be eliminated. However upon finding the bandits, Kan'u and Chouhi fight them off, taking away Chouun's glory...

SUPERGIRL #45 Review

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

As Morgan Edge and Cat Grant continue their smear campaign against Supergirl, the Girl of Steel is busy fighting alongside Flamebird and Nightwing in Paris. The three have been attacked by the international Anti-Kryptonian unit known as “Squad K”. It’s a rollicking fight, one from which the three expatriate Kryptonians barely manage to escape...

5 Cosplay Photos: Fiction vs. Reality

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Like anime fandom, costumes and dressing up as the characters is a big part of the anime and manga world. Unlike a lot of Hollywood productions however, anime costume designers often try to come up with designs that will challenge the fans to create in the real world. They do some complex pieces as well as some very revealing pieces...

SMALLVILLE - 9.2 - "Metallo" - Video

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Season 9 of 'Smallville' continues as a comics villain debuts on this Friday's  "Metallo" episode. The CW has released a webclip from the segment, in which Brian Austin Green makes a shocking discovery (hint: he discovers he's Metallo)...

A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. #02

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Setsu and Akio's relationship is given some historical context that's just a little bizarre.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Tsuta Suzuki
Translation: Sachiko Sato
Adaptation: Sachiko Sato

What They Say
He saved Akio Yamane from his incurable sickness, but the outcast, Setsu, has protected this cursed bloodline for countless generations...

MD Geist

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Seven years since I last saw this still hasn&rsquo...

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage Vol. #01

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Genetic engineering can be hit or miss.  Sometimes you get freaks and sometimes you get people with badass powers.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Shirow Miwa
Translation: Alexis Kirsch
Adaptation: Alexis Kirsch

What They Say
Badou's in trouble again. He's found some of the "Lost Children,"...

Heroes: Ink Review

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

There are some small issues with the story lines of some of these characters as the show continues but overall...

Top 5 Must Own Zombie Movies

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Zombies have really grown into their own from the very beginning with Bela Lugosi in White Zombie (1932) to birthing their own genre with George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968). Every other year it seems that there is a least one interpretation of a Zombie holocaust and this year we have been supplied with Ruben Fleischer&rsquo...

Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Blu-ray

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

For many of us it was our first film in which we were introduced to pure fantasy. MGM&rsquo...

Tim Daly reprises role in SUPERMAN/BATMAN

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

For most fans, Tim Daly patented the All-American trust within the voice of the title character for the landmark Superman: The Animated Series. Daly returns to his heroic roots today as the Man of Steel in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. The film is available today, Sept. 29, in Blu-Ray&trade...

Mania Exclusive clip from SUPERMAN/BATMAN

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Mania has an exclusive clip from the DC original animated film Superman/ Batman Public Enemies which is available now On Demand and Digital Download...

King's HAVEN Coming

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Just a few days after Syfy aired their re-imagining of Stephen King's Children of the Corn, Variety reports another published work of his will be developed for the small screen, this time in a possible series format. The latest development deal has his novella "The Colorado Kid"...

Don't count Norton out of AVENGERS

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Don't count Norton out of 'The Avengers' or future 'Hulk's. Plus: A new clip from 'Superman/Batman'. An early screening of 'Dead of Night'. Cera talks 'Scott Pilgrim'. Ensuring the envelope has proper postage before mailing...

TERMINATOR Future in Limbo

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

In a feature piece focusing on Halcyon working their way through the bankruptcy process, the Los Angeles Times confirms that rights to Terminator may be changing hands once again...

PREDATORS Plot Revealed?

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

A day after Danny Trejo confirmed in an interview he was joining the cast of Predators, the geeks over at Latino Review have what they believe is plot details for next summer's sci-fi adventure...

New CHRISTMAS CAROL Trailer

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

With the film ready to strike 3-D theaters in little over a month, Walt Disney Pictures and Apple have unleashed the full trailer for A Christmas Carol. The Robert Zemeckis motion-captured re-imaging of the Dickens classic tale features Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes, Colin Firth...

Weekly Book Buzz: More Wheel of Time News

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Well this is a virtual monster week in terms of new releases but before we get to those, lets talk about a little more news about Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. I mentioned last week about that the title for book 14 has been announced, Towers of Midnight. Volume 13, The Gathering Storm...
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates

5 X-Men Spinoffs They Need to Make

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 


It’s inevitable: there will be another X-Men movie. Whether it’s a sequel to this summer’s Wolverine, the long promised Magneto origin film or that X-Men: First Class idea we’ve heard bandied about, there will be another one...

Girl With A Thousand Curses Vol. #01

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

This ero-manga is a funny fantasy tale with a hot elf and a succubus, kind of like Sorcerer Hunters with sex.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Togashi
Translation: Sebastien Azar
Adaptation: Sebastien Azar

What They Say
From the artist of the Dragon Knight 4 manga adaptation...

Slam Dunk Episodes #096- #101

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

It’s an all star line-up as the series draws to a close and sets the stage for the Nationals.

What They Say:

Hanamichi Sakuragi, an entering Shohoku high school freshman holds a record for being rejected by 50 girls during middle school. His nearly 2 meters height and bright red hair causes most students to write him off as a delinquent. One day...

Dexter: Living the Dream Review

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

There are shows that make light of dead bodies and sometimes that works and other times it doesn’t. There are some shows on currently that are hard drama but then suddenly the detectives break out jokes that feel out of place. The interesting thing about Dexter is that the macabre humor that the show is based on doesn&rsquo...

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #18 Review

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Clan of the Nakagamis Vol. #02

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Very funny and the sexy innuendo hits its mark.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Homerun Ken
Translation: Sachiko Sato
Adaptation: Sachiko Sato

What They Say
Haruka and Nakagami have been seeing each other for months now, and have decided to take their relationship to the next level. Unfortunately...

New THOR Teaser Poster? (Nope)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

We definitively debunk the 'Thor' Teaser Poster that's going around. Plus: Rockwell talks 'Iron Man 2'. Hood talks 'Deadpool'. Page talks 'X-Men 4' and more. It's Obviously delicious...

TV Wasteland: The Gate Keeps Going

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Who could have guessed that a throwaway little science fiction film from Roland Emmerich--the Irwin Allen of our era--would produce such a legacy. Stargate: SG-1 became one of sci-fi television's monumental success stories&hellip...

Inu Yasha Final Act Simultaneous Release Planned

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

VIZ Media announced at New York Anime Festival yesterday the near simultaneous Japanese/American simulcast of the action-packed conclusion to the INUYASHA animated series-INUYASHA THE FINAL ACT.

Beginning on October 3rd...

Trejo in PREDATORS?

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

There seems to be common agreement that Danny Trejo revealing he'll be in Predators isn't exactly ground-breaking news. Even if Robert Rodriguez isn't directing the upcoming return to the classic Fox franchise...

PANDORUM Review

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

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Nightmare on Elm Street Teaser

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

New Line has unleashed the first teaser trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street, a reboot of the classic franchise. You can check it out in the video player below courtesy of MySpace. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz...

Saki Episode #25

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

We come to the end of the season, with all of the other schools invited by Hisa to have a large training camp to help prepare Kiyosumi for the Nationals. So, it's time to train hard. Or maybe not.

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Double Helping of MEATBALLS

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

With audiences not biting on any of this weekend’s releases, they chose to order a second dose of meatballs. It’s been a lousy September for genre releases and the last weekend was no different, with Sony Pictures&rsquo...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates

Harris Joins LIVING DEAD 3-D

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

From dealing with Michael Myers to avoiding blood thirsty vampires to running away from zombies? That's what Danielle Harris (Halloween, Stake Land) has revealed on her Twitter this weekend. Ryan Rotten, via

MGM's Financial Troubles

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Insurance companies, Banking establishments and auto manufacturers needed help not so long ago. Could The Hobbit and James Bond be the next ones on the financial chopping block...

3 New Images from PUBLIC ENEMIES

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

With 'Superman/Batman: Public Enemies' set for release this Tuesday, Warner Premiere have dropped three new images from the home video release on Mania readers.

Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release 'Superman/Batman: ...

V Debut Split Apart

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Over the course of the last few days there's been some mixed signals coming out of ABC's planned reinvention of "V."...

New BOOK OF ELI Trailer

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Warner Bros. Pictures has unleashed the full new trailer for their post-apocalyptic feature, The Book of Eli. Check it out in the video player below courtesy of Yahoo Movies. The adventure stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson...

New This Week in Anime for 09/29/2009

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

It's one of the busiest weeks in awhile for releases this week, though a good chunk of it is made up of various hentai releases as well. But there is a lot of good material out there, with Sola finally becoming a reality and the upscale release of Burst Angel on Blu-ray...

SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES Review

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is the latest DC Comics original animated film.  The story is based on the graphic novel of the same name which in turn collects the first 6 issues of the Superman/Batman Comic series...

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN 1.22 - "Aces and Eights" Review

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Gambit's kind of a jerk. Check that, he's really a jerk. That actually makes him a terrific character by coloring his shaky history as an X-Man with conflict and mistrust. Wolverine played it smart by keeping him off of an already crowded team, instead turning him into an amoral third party. "Aces and Eights"...
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