The digital disc picks are up. However, it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to get an event comic review up until tomorrow morning.
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Legend of the Seeker Review: Prophecy
The television adaptation of Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth books hits the screens. I had sinking feelings the moment I saw what the title was going to be. Did they continue missing the point? There’s only one way to find out…
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Smallville Review – “Identity”
I’m almost caught up from my vacation backlog. (I hate getting behind, but this photo alone makes it completely worth it.) Still coming today: an event comic review and this week’s digital disc picks.
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Building the (Anime) Future?
Forget that Japanese gentleman who wants to marry a cartoon character (shades of Gibson’s Idoru). How about academics interested in building SF tech? Apparently, Gundam Academy is a go.
Weekly Comics Discussion – October 29, 2008
Better late than never. The reviews of event titles will likely resume tomorrow. The complete list is here.
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Halloween Review: Night of the Living Dead
Fiziko is in transit, so I’m posting his review of Night of the Living Dead, a classic low-budget horror that probably did more than anything else to establish the zombie genre.
Did your town have a Zombie Walk this week? Watch this movie and see where it began. “They’re coming to get you, Barbra….”
Life on Mars (U.S.) Discussion
“Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?”
David Tennant standing down as Doctor Who
The BBC have the news that David Tennant will leave the role of the Doctor after completing the four specials due to air over the next year. Naturally there is no word yet on who will replace him. Let the rampant speculation begin!
Heroes Review: “Eris Quod Sum”
All roads lead to Pinehearst.
Live Action “Ninja Scroll” film from WB
SciFi Wire reports that Warner Brothers has acquired the rights to adapt the action-horror anime Ninja Scroll for live action. The film is currently being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, as well as Japanese animation studio Madhouse, who did the animation for the original release. The script is currently being written by Alex Tse, who wrote the screenplay for the upcoming adaptation of Watchmen as well as the currently-in-production adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s “Illustrated Man” anthology – both films being either directed by or likely to be directed by (respectively) Zach Snyder (300)