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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


THE YOUNG OFFENDERS Review

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

The Young Offenders are a group of kids with strange abilities (possibly the result of some government experimentation) living in a run-down ghetto, doing their best to improve their surroundings in whatever fashion they can. In doing so, they run afoul of city planners, politicians, the local police and even those they are trying to protect.

Though it features all the classic trappings of a superhero comic, this book is anything but...

V TV Premiere Review

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

 

Pilot episodes of any series these days are generally shaky, probably because when a network finally decides to do something ,they tend to rush it. That wasn’t the case with Dollhouse. That show was rebooted before it ever aired. V, on the other hand, has been in “development hell&rdquo...

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu -Purezza- Episode #05

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

From one fetish to another, it's Maid and Butler Time...

Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Vol. #14

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Not so much investigation but rather lots of action and smashing.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Yoshiyuki Nishi
Translation: Alexander O. Smith
Adaptation: Alexander O. Smith

What They Say
The fight against Ark is on in earnest when Ark member Ivy sends her spirits to attack Goryo and Ebisu...

Naruto Uncut Set 16 (also w/Special Edition)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Multi-length stories set the stage again for Naruto as everything has practically no long or short term impact on the characters...

Fullmetal Alchemist Movie: The Conqueror of Shambala

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Separated across parallel worlds, the Elric brothers continue their search for each other.

What They Say
It is 1923 in Munich. Two years have passed since Edward Elric's sacrifice ripped him out of his world and into ours, separating him from his younger brother, Alphonse. In that time, Ed's continued research into rocketry has allied him with Alphonse Heiderich, a fellow researcher who oddly resembles Ed's brother...

5 On Set Nuclear Meltdowns

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

 

When Comics Stop Being Comics

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another wacky week of The No-Fly Zone—Mania.com’s premiere alternative comics column. We love comics here—sequential art, graphic novels, funny books...

Sony Playing RISK

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Another Hasbro board game will be making its way in theaters, this time with Sony Pictures taking on a movie treatment of the brand's property...

SMALLVILLE - 9.9 - "Pandora"

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Zod triumphs over Metropolis as Tess takes Lois back to the future in the 'Smallville' episode, "Pandora". The CW has provided a summary of the show:

BACK TO THE FUTURE — Tess (Cassidy Freeman) kidnaps Lois (Erica Durance) to find out where Lois went after she disappeared for weeks...

Del Toro on HOBBIT

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

It's no secret that director Guillermo del Toro is a very busy man for the foreseeable future. Last year, even before he was hand-picked to take on The Hobbit and its sequel, the man's name seemed to be popping up attached to numerous projects every other week. The trades went so far as said his films locked him up until 2017 at the earliest...

2 More Join RED

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Two more join the cast of 'Red'. Plus: Goyer talks 'Ghost Rider 2' plans. Ellis comments on 'Black Summer'  deal. EC licenses 'Tales from the Crypt' et al. More! What's the frequency...

Galifianakis in Shrek Spin-off

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Zach Galifianakis may have recovered from a bout of The Hangover over the summer but he will soon have to deal with a great fall as well. HR reports the comedian-actor entered negotiations to voice the Humpty Dumpty character in "Shrek"...

Mandalay Builds MACHINE MAN

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Mandalay Pictures wants to build a movie around Machine Man...

Morel Helming SIGNALS

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

French helmer Pierre Morel signed to helm the original thriller screenplay Signals, reports Variety. Being fast-tracked by Media Rights Capital, the script was written by Richard Potter and Matthew Stravitz. Morel, a former camera operator and cinematographer, spun similarly gritty material with Taken...

Ramen Fighter Miki LiteBox

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English Subtitles, Star Ranger Opening, Voice Actor Fight!, Textless Opening, TV Spots, Clean Closing

Review Equipment

Girls High Complete Collection LiteBox

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English 2.0 Language, English Subtitles, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Interviews

Review Equipment

Media Blasters & Kitty Media February Solicitations

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Media Blasters and sister label Kitty Media have had their newest round of solicitations come out today for the month of February 2010 and it's pretty quiet. Outside of on title, everything is a re-release in one form or another and even the one exception sort of isn't. On the Kitty side...

Dairugger Collection 1 (w/Collectors Box)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

Gaogaigar Season One LiteBox

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, Clean Opening, Clean Closing

Review Equipment

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