Coming down the pipeline from Anime News Network is some crazy news you likely weren’t expecting.  Tyndale House Publishers will be releasing a manga series aptly titled “Manga Bible” which will have popular Japanese manga artists retelling famous Bible stories.  Hidenoi Kumai has been announced as the author of the first volume, with Kazumi Shinozawa and Atsuko Ogawa tapped for the artwork.  Whether this turns out to be a hardcore blood-n-guts take on the Bible or, more likely, something similar to those Bible anime shows they used to run on Christian public access television in the early 90′s is anybody’s guess. Also, is it just me, or does Jesus look a Read more »

Another video from the San Diego Comicon.  This time its of the upcoming big-budget Iron Man film.  The quality isn’t great since its from a camcorder, but it’s more than enough to get me excited.  I’m really starting to dig Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and man, the proto armor looks pretty tight.  I’ve always had a soft spot for that giant clunky tin can outfit. And all you Sabbath fans can chill, they used the song. Read more »

The San Diego Comicon has been pretty good, so far.  Entertainment News International has promotional clips for both Transformers Animated and The Spectacular Spider-Man.  Both look exceptionally good, to me. Transformers Animated has me hyped the most.  The animation for the show is being done by Mook Studios, better known for their work on Swat Kats and Eureka Seven.  As you can see in the clip, the animation is extremely fluid and pleasing.  The promotional image posted above has a few new faces on it, namely the Decepticons.  From left to right you can see: Starscream, Blackarachnia, Blitzwing (with an awesome Colonal Klink motif going), Lugnutz and Megatron.  For those not Read more »

So we’ve all seen the promo artwork for the upcoming “Transformers: Animated” television series. And I suppose the initial reaction was to be expected. People reacted this way when the designs for Transformers 2007 were released, people reacted this way when the designs and premise for Beast Wars were released in 1998, and I’m sure people reacted this way back when ideas like the Headmasters and the Pretenders were released back in 1989. But before you condemn the art design to the bowels of the Pit, try and consider other Cartoon Network shows such as Clone Wars, Samurai Jack and Teen Titans. All had simplistic character designs which looked silly Read more »

The trailers and television spots for this film gave me the impression that it was going to be another “Harry Potter” or, more appropriately, another “Chronicles of Narnia”. You know, a movie where a group of adorable kids travel to a beautiful fantasy world and engage in a slew of amazing adventures, jam-packed with gorgeous special effects and CGI from start to finish. Well, that’s not what this movie is like at all, but I’m sure that everyone who read the book (ie: not me) already knew this. So, even though this movie is only somewhat similar to what the marketing campaign promised, is it any good? Yeah, actually, it’s Read more »

I first encountered Ghost Rider back in the early 90’s at, oh, age 8 or 9. What drew me to the character was pretty much what draws everyone to the character, at least at first. Ghost Rider looks really, really cool. Flaming motorcycles, blazing skulls, black leather, chains
visually, Ghost Rider is like an awesomeness overload. So, of course, Ghost Rider on the big screen, in live action, is a sight to behold. Visually-speaking, that is. As we all know, a movie can’t survive on visuals alone, and while I still enjoyed the heck out of this flick, I won’t deny it had some troubles. At a young age, stunt cyclist Read more »

To me, I find that Hannibal Lecter is a character best used sparingly. Of the three films within the original “Hannibal Trilogy” (though I’m loathed to call it that), “Red Dragon” and “Silence of the Lambs” are my two favorite installments, both of which only feature Hannibal as a supporting player with limited screen time. I found the third installment, aptly named “Hannibal”, to be the least appealing. Well, “Hannibal Rising” is a prequel to that series, focusing completely on the title character. While that didn’t exactly appeal to my pallet, those of you who want Hannibal, Hannibal and more Hannibal will most likely enjoy this offering. The story begins Read more »

I think I’m gonna be sick. It’s hard to put into words how diabolically atrocious this Eddie Murphy “comedy” really is, but I get the feeling most of you reading this came to the same conclusions about its quality after watching the 30 second television spot. Let me tell you, if it wasn’t my job to review movies, I wouldn’t have poked this thing with a stick just to see if it were still alive. Read the full review Right Here! Read more »

A troubled family from Chicago moves to an abandoned old farmhouse, where an entire family up and vanished many years ago, so they can start-over. Nothing could possibly go wrong. Well, it would seem that the house is (*gasp*) haunted! However, the only ones capable of seeing the violent specters lurking in the shadows are Ben (played by twins Evan and Theodore Turner), a toddler, and Jess (Kristen Stewart), a bratty teenager. After being rescued from a murder of crows, the father of the family (Dylan McDermott) makes the second smartest decision of the film and hires a greasy, unshaven vagrant (John Corbett) to work on the farm. Surprisingly, horrible Read more »

Teen Titans is one of those shows that progressed in quality with each season, hardly fluctuating at all. The show started out rather kid-oriented but became darker and more complex with each passing season (though season 5 was mostly one big fangasm). Season 2 is one of the better seasons and also one of the most memorable, as it adapts possibly the most famous storyline from the New Teen Titans comic book series by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. Season 2 roughly adapts “the Judas Contract”, but as you can guess, only imports a few of the basic plot elements and does its own thing with the concept. The first Read more »