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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


SHAZAM! Writer Speaks

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

'Shazam!' writer Bill Burch talks about his take on the Captain Marvel movie. Plus: The lost 'X-Men 3' movie. 'Super Hero Squad' goes primetime. 'Astro Boy' an Oscar contender? More! Comics! Will! Film! It's your Comics2Film 9.11...

Evangelion 1.0 Partial Stream, Soul Eater Full Eps Due

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

FUNimation is taking a few of their big properties and offering them up through a variety of methods for fans to check out. First, the company has the first nine minutes of the new Neon Genesis Evangelion 1...

WITCH HUNTERS Lures Writers

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Paramount Pictures and director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) have tapped screenwriter Dante Harper to flesh out the story for their horror-comedy, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Harper will work alongside Wirkola, who pitched the story idea to the studio...

Noxon Writing FRIGHT NIGHT

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

DreamWorks has hired writer-producer Marti Noxon ("Mad Men") has been hired to pen Fright Night, a remake of the Tom Holland's 1985 release. Noxon has some experience within the genre, having been a writer and producer for the bloodsucking fan-favored series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel."  Producers Michael De Luca...

V There Is No Normal Anymore Review

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

 

Same Problem as Last Week.
 
   If there was a common thread to last week’s complaints about the premiere episode of the re-imagined Sci-Fi cult classic “V,” it was there might have been too much information thrown at the audience in only 42 minutes of programming...

13 Must Have Characters for a NEW MUTANTS Movie

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

 

The X-Men franchise has been a big moneymaker for Fox and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down any time soon. Wolverine 2 is a definite and the X-Men: First Class prequel has been mentioned...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Vol. #21

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Pride attacks Ed -- using Al's body!...

One Piece Episode #425

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Old enemies return once again.

What They Say:

Luffy and Buggy continue on their way to reach Ace, fending off devilish demons from hell at every turn...

STRANGE #1 Review

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Stephen Strange has lost the title of Sorcerer Supreme. As the brief recap on the first page of the book shows us, his arrogance has cost him the use of his hands as well as his mastery over the mystic arts. Shamed and humiliated, he attends a baseball game where he finds out that the visiting team’s players are actually demons who’ve shown up to collect on a deal that a losing team made with Tul’uth, the Lord High Incubus of Games and Chance...

Koepp Chasing PREMIUM RUSH

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Columbia Pictures has set David Koepp to helm their big-budget actioner Premium Rush, reports Variety. Koepp will be tasked with directing a story he penned alongside his frequent collaborator John Kamps while Gavin Polone (Zombieland) is producing...

SAW VII 3D Release Set

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Despite the dropping box office numbers for their latest Jigsaw installment, Lionsgate is moving forward with the planned 3D treatment of Saw VII.

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Vol. #01

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Gainax and Ashita Morimi
Translation: Bruce Dorsey
Adaptation: Sarah Tangney

Review Equipment

Maria†Holic Vol. #02

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
It's check up or health check time. Students line up to get their bodies measured. (A customary thing in Japan at all schools). Kanako has been assigned as a helper, but she faints and misses her opportunity to get a glimpse of beautiful bodies. But she just happens to see Maria...

World of Warcraft: Death Knight

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
A story set in the World of Warcraft universe that studies one of the newest classes in the game - the Death Knight.

The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Dan Jolley and Rocio Zucchi

Review Equipment

The Fantastic Mr. Fox Movie Review

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

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.hack//ALCOR Vol. #01

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Izumibara Rena and Amou Kanami
Translation: Ryan Peterson
Adaptation: Peter Ahlstrom

Review Equipment

MGM Sale Still Pending

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

It seems that MGM isn't out of the financial firesale they downplayed back in October. Variety reports but the company is still headed for another possible garage sale, with several sources saying they expect that MGM will essentially be auctioned off within the next few weeks.

This would mean that a major, such as Time Warner, could buy the MGM-UA library while another entity might acquire the logo...

Madness Vol. #01

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
In 3000 AD, mankind is in chaos after a series of natural disasters. And it's up to the Catholic priest Izaya and his mass-murderer companion Kyou to save the day.

The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Kaira Simotsuki
Translation: Unlisted
Adaptation: Unlisted

Review Equipment

D.N.Angel Vol. #13

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
Daisuke Niwa is an ordinary, if slightly unlucky, middle school student. On his fourteenth birthday, he comes down with a condition that has plagued the men in his family for three hundred years. When he sees his crush, Risa, he transforms into his alter ego, the phantom thief Dark Mousy. Unfortunately, when Dark Mousy sees his crush, Risas twin Riku...

.hack//Legend of the Twilight Complete Collection

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Idumi
Translation: Ben Dunn

Review Equipment

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