Preview: X-Men Manifest Destiny #1 of 4 Shipping Sept 3rd

Shipping on September 3rd is X-Men Manifest Destiny #1 of 4 and TC Games has a look at the first few pages.

Witness the biggest shake-up in X-Men history. With the mansion in Westchester destroyed, the X-Men are moving to San Francisco. But it’s not just a change in the zip code. Read more

Mayfair Games To Reprint ‘Tigris’ and ‘Fish’

Two classic offerings from Mayfair Games, out of print for some time, will receive new treatments in the second half of 2008: Tigris & Euphrates and Hey! That’s My Fish! Deluxe!. Reiner Knizia’s Tigris & Euphrates is set in the ancient Mesopotamian valley at the dawn of civilization. Two to four players guide the development of their people, competing with each other for religious and social dominance. The October re-issue of the game comes with a two-sided game board, four ornate player screens, over 150 civilization tiles, and scores of painted wood tokens. MSRP is $55. Read more

Manga Review - ‘Wanted’

The Comic Book Bin has a review of the shoujo manga ‘Wanted’ by Viz Media…

Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”

Wanted is a stand alone book collection of the shoujo (girls’ comics) pirate manga by Matsuri Hino (the creator of Vampire Knight). It focuses on Armeria, a young woman who boards a pirate ship disguised as a boy named “Arto.”

When she was a child, Armeria (named after a flower) saw her first love, Luce Lanceman, kidnapped by a group known as the Pirate Skulls. Eight years later, she’s aboard their ship, but Captain Skulls, a violent, arrogant, womanizer, has discovered Arto’s secret. How will Armeria fare in the hands of the skirt chasing pirate captain, and how is he connected to the lost Luce? Read more

Zombieland grabs Woody Harrelson

Harrelson Heads To Zombieland

Woody Harrelson has signed on to star in the horror comedy Zombieland, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Written by the team of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (The Joe Schmo Show), Zombieland revolves around a mismatched pair of survivors who find friendship and redemption in a world overrun by zombies. Harrelson plays one of the men, a zombie fighter named Albuquerque. Read more

Manga, Graphic Novels To Get Hugo Award Category

Manga and other forms of graphic novels will have their own category in the Hugo Awards, the most prestigious honors voted on by science-fiction and fantasy readers, for the first time next year. At the Denvention 3 event in Colorado earlier this month, the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) moved to add a Best Graphic Story category in the Hugo Awards at its annual business meeting. The category cannot be permanently added to the awards until 2010 at the earliest, since the move must be officially ratified at the next year’s convention. Read more

The Savage World Of Solomon Kane RPG - A Review

Since a previous post dealt with the Solomon Kane character as a personality reference, I thought I would share a video review of the RPG, The Savage World Of Solomon Kane by PEG (Pinnacle Entertainment Group). The review is hosted by Kurt Wiegel and is extremely well done. In fact, this is one of the games on my short list of things to get my hands on as soon as possible. Read more

Solomon Kane - A Character Profile

Solomon Kane was created by Robert E. Howard sometime around 1928. Howard created 9 short stories, 3 poems, and 4 fragments about his Puritan avenger.

The following is a description of the Solomon Kane character from the novella “The Moon Of Skulls”, which was published in 1930. Read more

War Machine: Weapon Of Shield vs The Skrulls

With Iron Man occupied in the Savage Land, the Skrulls may think they’ve eliminated their armored opposition, but War Machine is out to prove them wrong in this must-read Secret Invasion tie-in! IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #33, from acclaimed Thunderbolts writer Christos Gage and fan favorite artist Sean Chen (Nova), kicks off “War Machine: Weapon on S.H.I.E.L.D,” which redefines War Machine’s place in the Marvel Universe as a result of Secret Invasion…and setting the stage of his upcoming ongoing series! A major new chapter in Tony and Rhodey’s history begins right here! Read more

Preview: Skaar Son Of Hulk #3 - Shipping August 27th

Shipping next week on August 27th is Skaar, Son Of Hulk #3 and TC Games has an early look at the issue.

Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by RON GARNEY & BUTCH GUICE
Cover by RON GARNEY

He’s the Son of Hulk, born in fire, raised by monsters, and destined to smash. She’s the Hero Protector of Imperia, claimant, and the deadliest and most beautiful warrior of the battlescarred wastelands. Will Skaar and Princess Omaka join forces to protect the refugees fleeing from Axeman Bone’s merciless barbarians — or will they tear each other to pieces in the radioactive swamps? Plus: A shocking second story pencilled by star artist Butch Guice! Read more

Voltron Live-Action Movie A Go

20th Century Fox has put the big screen adaptation of Voltron in turnaround, and the project is now being set-up at Relativity Media with, according to Variety, a “more moderate budget, utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in films including 300.” Mark Gordon and Jordan Wynn will produce the project, which is expected to announce a director within the next week. Relativity will finance and produce the film, before shopping it around to perspective distributors. Past Relativity films have been distributed by Lionsgate, but I would expect a bigger studio to bite. The “more moderate budget” comment does worry me a bit, because a film like this can not be done right if you skimp on the effects and action sequences. Read more

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