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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


Naruto: Shippuden Vol. #12

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Sasuke's growth, physically and in power, is in plain evidence as he faces down the upstart Naruto.

What They Say
The search for Sasuke is nearing its end as Team Kakashi infiltrates Orochimaru's hideout. When Sai witnesses Naruto's strong sense of loyalty for Sasuke, he's reminded of the feelings he once had for his own brother...

BRIGHTEST DAY #7 Review

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

While eating a cheeseburger, Boston Brand, the former Deadman, finally starts piecing together the mystery of the white lantern and the reasons why twelve heroes and villains were resurrected on the Brightest Day. How no one notices a man in a full-body red leotard under his filthy trench coat in a crowded diner is something of a mystery to me, but these are comic books, so I&rsquo...

DVD Shopping Bag: Alien Anthology on Blu-ray

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

Yet another weak ass week of DVD and Blu-ray releases. I’ll admit that it is kind of nice to look forward to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and The Expendables without having a huge amount of distractions. You might have noticed in my column, as of late, I have added my top 5 picks of the week. Damn, if it wasn&rsquo...

10 Great Costume Makeovers

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

 

Listed below is a list of super-heroes who must’ve received the intervention of fashionista Edna Mode, costume designer for the super-powered community from The Incredibles...

Case Closed Vol. #35

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Summer in Japan means ghost stories and firefly hunts and, this being Conan, murder most foul.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Gosho Aoyama
Translation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
Adaptation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki

What They Say
Greek Tragedy: Flash back to one of the cases that made Jimmy Kudo famous before he became Conan...

Madlax Complete Collection (2009 Edition)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

It felt a bit derivative, but still pretty good overall.

What They Say
Madlax is an assassin, head and heels above the rest. Nothing can surpass her skill in the art of combat, except perhaps her skill in the art of deception. She will find you, she will charm you, and then she will most certainly harm you. It doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter where you are. It doesn't even matter if you know she's coming...

Fairy Navigator Runa Vol. #01

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

A surprisingly interesting tale of myths and monsters.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Miyoko Ikeda and Michiyo Kikuta
Translation: Joshua Weeks
Adaptation: Joshua Weeks

What They Say
As a baby, Runa Rindo was left in front of a school for foster children...

Media Blasters Delays Numerous Releases - Again

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Media Blasters has sent out a new bit of information this afternoon that deals with... delays. After going through some warehouse changes in the last month, it isn't too much of a surprise to see a number of titles adjusted. Curiously, their Kitty Media titles by and larger are getting delayed and re-scheduled while the mainstream titles are getting mostly an indefinite delay...

SUPERMAN: THE LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON Review

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Cary Bates has had a long, incredible career with DC Comics. He sold his first work to them, the idea for the cover to Superman #167, way back in 1964 at the tender age of thirteen, and sold his first story four years later. He went on to write dozens of titles, including Action Comics, Flash and Jonah Hex, with a career that lasted into the &lsquo...

FAST FIVE Set Photos

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With production underway in the streets of Puerto Rico some set photos have appeared for Fast Five, Universal's fifth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. The resident who took the snapshots and sent them to

Sacred Blacksmith Episode #10

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

When you discover the truth of something you use daily, can you handle the ramifications...

Rainbow Episode #07

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The cruelty of Ishihara with Sakuragi in solitary confinement continues on...

Is this GREEN LANTERN's Kilowog?

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Online image purports to show Kilowog as he appears in the Green Lantern movie. Plus: Hiddleston talks Thor. Lucas Lee stars in a lot more than just Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Millar wants Depp and Pitt for Nemesis! More! It's your Comics2Film 10.8.10...

Strawberry 100% Episode #07

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Nothing says trouble like a young man having to deal with Christmas when it comes to having several women interested in him.

What They Say
Christmas is approaching, and Manaka starts working part-time so that he can buy presents for the girls. At the hamburger shop where he works...

Terra Nova to Queensland

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Producer Steven Spielberg must have liked what he saw while shooting "The Pacific" in Queensland because he's planning to head back there for his upcoming time-travel series "Terra Nova." HR reports that Queensland's state premier Anna Bligh announced Monday that the production would be shot in location in the Australian state and is scheduled to start sometime in October...

Constantin Wants 3D TARZAN

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Eleven years after Walt Disney grabbed half a billion in cash worldwide with their update of Tarzan, Variety reports that Constantin Film is working on their own animated version of Edgar Rice Burrough's classic character. Only this animated adventure will be using the trendy 3D technology...

Bekmambetov on Abe: Vampire Hunter

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Producer-director Timur Bekmambetov seems to be racing with Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro on how many major projects they can oversee before dropping from exhaustion. Just two months after he was tasked to develop Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter...

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Episode #06

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Stuff happens. It's really that simple.

What They Say
Rikuo and his friends arrive at Mt. Nejireme, which happens to be the domain of a Nura Clan affiliate, the Gyuki Clan. The mountain is oozing with yokai energy...

True Blood: Night on the Sun Review

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

It wasn’t that True Blood was MIA this season; it just took itself a little too seriously. That dampened its unique spin on vampirism and curdled its freshness ever-so-slightly. In the past couple of episodes, however...

The Gates: Digging in Dirt Review

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

Frank Buckley (Brett Cullen), the powerful businessman behind The Gates, revealed last week to vampire Dylan Radcliff (Luke Mably) and police chief Nick Monohan (Frank Grillo) that he has blackmail footage of them involved in the death of Teresa (Shannon Lucio) several episodes ago...

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