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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


KING OF THE FLIES Vol. 1 Review

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Best known for their European gangster comics, the team of Mezzo and Pirus aim to take readers into the depths of suburban nightmare in King of the Flies: Hallorave, the first volume of an intended trilogy of graphic novels...

Universal Likes SAFE HOUSE

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Universal Pictures may be going into development circles with the Bourne series but that won't stop them from bringing more C.I.A thrillers onto the big screen. Variety reports the studio has Scott Stuber's thriller Safe House...

Kosinski Talks BLACK HOLE

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Just two months after Walt Disney Pictures tasked the Tron Legacy team-- director Joseph Kosinski and writer Travis Beacham-- to put together a remake of their 1979 film The Black Hole...

Cruise Confirmed for M:I IV

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Paramount Pictures has officially confirmed previous reports that they're moving forward on Mission: Impossible IV, with Tom Cruise back for the role of Ethan Hunt. The film, which will be produced by Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) and Bad Robot Productions and will star Cruise...

DC and Marvel’s Animated Epics

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

With the release of the Planet Hulk feature last week, Marvel Comics made another foray into the realm of animated film, a realm that up to this point has been dominated by their Distinguished Competition. While Marvel is better known for their string of successful big screen adventures, DC has had a firm grasp on the animated side of things. Marvel has made a few stabs in this direction, but early efforts fell flat. However...

10 Classic Horror Films that Should Be Remade

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

 

 
In a couple of days, Universal’s remake of their 1940 horror classic The Wolfman will hit theaters. and in the spirit of remakes...

Parasyte (WideBan) Vol. #05

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

In an attempt to save an innocent woman, Shinichi unintentionally declares war on the Parasytes. The action ramps up in the fifth volume of the series that introduced many of us to manga...

Aquarion Complete Series Box Set

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Shoji Kawamori teams up with Satelight to tell the tale of a tragic love that may doom all of mankind &ndash...

Game X Rush Vol. #02

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

An interesting yet not quite amazing wrap-up to the twists and turns of the first volume.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Mizuho Kusanagi
Translation: Alexis Kirsche
Adaptation: Michael Feraco-Eberle

What They Say
Japan's greatest bodyguard and greatest assassin caught in a deadly game.....

Grillo Leads Supernatural GATES

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Actor Frank Grillo ("Prison Break") has landed the lead in ABC's supernatural crime drama series "The Gates," says the Hollywood Reporter. Luke Mably, Janina Gavankar and Chandra West also have been cast in the project, which Terry McDonough has come on board to direct. "Gates"...

Lost: What Kate Does Review

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

 

A Guy Walks Onto a Plane…
 
   Before I begin this week’s article I wanted to pass along a LOST appropriate joke I came across a few days ago.
 
   A guy walks into the hospital and says, &ldquo...

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari Raising Project Vol. #03

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
Now, it's important for a father to participate when it's time for a parent-teacher conference, but you're still going to feel a little nervous as the student -- or, if your father's name is Gendo Ikari, a lot nervous! While Shinji's girl troubles continue to be a public spectacle, Kaworu and Ritsuko are going behind his back . . . straight to SEELE. Love, comedy...

Oh! My Goddess Vol. #34

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
Ever since a cosmic phone call led five literal young goddesses - Belldandy, Urd, Skuld, and, like occasional vowels, Peorth and Lind - to live in college student Keiichi's residence, his personal life has been turned upside down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions! It's back to business when Chihiro and crew return from the retreat - only to find Tamiya and Otaki, left to hold down the store, have turned Whirlwind inside out...

Comics on Sale February 10th

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Hello comic fans and welcome to another Wednesday of fun as new comics are released onto the scene to the delight of fanboys everywhere, at least until they read them and begin fighting mercilessly amongst themselves about which books are the best...

Blade of the Immortal Novel 01: Legend of the Sword Demon

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
The first novel based on the worldwide sensation...

Bride of the Water God Vol. #05

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
With a jealous admirer and a bitter, powerful mother plotting behind his back, Habaek's controversial decision to return Soah to his magical kingdom has the elemental gods and goddesses in an uproar. Habaek, the moody water god who rescued Soah's village from famine and drought...

BATMAN's RED HOOD Revealed

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

'Batman: Under the Red Hood' revealed! Plus: Stan Lee talks 'Ant Man' movie. Hopkins talks 'Thor' role. Sadly, the animation studio behind 'Gatchman' has folded. More. Going wild like Rousseau, it's your Comics2Film 10.2.10...

Berserk Vol. #33

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions brave the open sea, hoping to reach Puck's homeland, Elfhelm, and its powerful elven king, who might be able to restore the sanity of Guts' former lover, Casca. But seeking out a sanctuary for Casca means that Guts must postpone his hunt for his ex-friend and leader, Griffith, who has been reborn as a demon lord hell-bent on conquest...

Blade of the Immortal Vol. #22

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

What They Say
Hiroaki Samura's latest Blade of the Immortal volume finds Manji and Rin recovering from their harrowing escape out of Edo's underground prisons and finally confronting their odd relationship...

The Wolfman Movie Review

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

 

 
Considering all of the horrendous production problems The Wolfman faced, it's a miracle we have a completed movie at all. The fact that it's actually rather good comes as icing on the cake. It speaks to gorehounds and film historians alike: chock full of creative bloodletting...

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