• New Draft of Hitchhiker’s Guide Novel to be Released

    Nothing is more exciting a diehard fan than more material coming out. In the case of a deceased author like Douglas Adams, such an event seems almost impossible, but it’s happening. Recently, an early draft of Life, the Universe, and Everything, a book in the inaccurately named Hitchhiker’s Trilogy was discovered by Adams’ biographer. The…

  • LOTR: Does Tolkien Still Matter?

    J.R.R. Tolkien is the forefather of fantasy as we know it. His Lord of the Rings trilogy inspired thousands of readers and writer, whether those writers used his tropes or attempted to redefine him.  There is no denying that what Tolkien is one of the most important fantasy series, possibly one of the most important series in…

  • Comic Review – Loki: Agent of Asgard

    They say the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist and Loki appears to have taken that sentiment to heart in “Loki: Agent of Asgard”. “Agent of Asgard” is currently has four issues out but this review will tackle specifics of the first two issues so consider this  a…

  • “Kill la Kill” Vol. 1 Now Available On Limited Edition Blu-ray and DVD

    TRIGGER’s first original TV anime, Kill la Kill, is now available in a limited edition package that went up for pre-order on the series’ US website the 29th of May.  The package includes three discs, both Blu-ray and DVD copies featuring episodes 1-4, as well as a CD copy of the original soundtrack.  The Blu-ray and DVD both feature…

  • Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune: Relationship Unveiled

    Everyone and anyone who watches Sailor Moon, no matter what the season, knows that Amara (Sailor Uranus) and Michelle (Sailor Neptune) are nearly conjoined at the hip, Siamese twins, inseparable. Practically…a couple? It’s quite obvious that these two are the best of friends and will never leave the side of one another, but is there more…

  • Emma Watson Graduates And Makes Us All Look Like Slackers

    Emma Watson has moved on from the Harry Potter franchise to star in films such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Noah but she’ll always be Hermione Granger in the hearts of many geeks. Like her character, Watson has always been devoted to her academics. Therefore, it’s no surprise that she graduated on…

  • Digimon vs. Pokemon:  A Retrospective in Monster Marketing

    There are some franchises that never truly dissipate. Some grow in scope or simply maintain their status quo even as the target audience grows old enough to understand how much marketing and propaganda was squeezed into their tiny heads to sell TMNT lampshades and Power Rangers dental floss. Two such franchises have battled for almost…

  • Gone: Why You’ll Never See The Best YA Series On Screen

    The Gone series by Michael Grant has everything that makes a YA novel popular and, in most cases, adaptable for film or television.  But it’s not typical young adult literature and it seems people are too scared to touch it. Gone If you haven’t read the Gone series, read them. They’re young adult, which means they’re simple reads but…

  • VIS Media takes on Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal

    VIS Media hosted a panel at Anime Central this month where they announced they have gained the licensing for both the original “Sailor Moon” series and yet to be released “Sailor Moon Crystal” series. The original series includes 200 episodes, 3 feature length films, and multitude of shorts and specials not previously aired stateside. Sailor…

  • Female Marvel Fans: We’re Here To Stay

    Ask a girl what turns her on. If she says character development, she’s probably a Marvel Cinematic Universe fan. Superhero movies are in their renaissance period, and most of us can admit that Marvel is the reason. While DC continues to market remake after remake of Batman and Superman, leaving other characters in the dust,…

  • Sailor Moon and Sailor Scouts to Save Television Screens in July 2014

    You’ve heard it here first, geeks and geekettes: Sailor Moon is coming back on the air! Our beloved moon princess, not to mention future Neo-Queen Serenity, and fellow sailor scouts were taken off the air (English dubbed version) in 2004 because DIC Entertainment’s contract pertaining to legal owning rights had expired in North America. That’s quite…

  • So You Want to be a X-Men Fan: Here’s Where to Start

    If you haven’t heard, this week marks the release of the ambitious X-Men: Days of Future Past. Starring actors and characters from separate X-Men franchises, the film works to build continuity between them and create a mega-franchise. But X-Men fans know all this already. It was the year 2000 when the first X film was…

  • 5 YA Series You Aren’t Reading but Should Be

    Avid readers know that the Young Adult genre can be the literary equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, in recent years more than ever, the genre is going through what some are calling a golden age or renaissance. With so many options, for better or worse, sometimes it’s easy to walk or…

  • Summer Arrives With “Free!” Season Two Teaser

    “See you next summer!” was the message fans of “Free! Iwatobi Swim Club” were left with at the conclusion of the anime’s first season. At the beginning of the month a second season was confirmed along with a minute long teaser. The show had fair bit of criticism thrown at it for a “fanservice” based art…

  • Comic Review: Ghosted #9- Lions and Tigers And Bears, OH MY!

    There are no bears in Issue 9 of Ghosted. But plenty of other angry beasts ready to tear Winters apart and that’s my kind of forest! We delve into the memory that made Winters such a cold customer, see a comic book artist really shine and some people get possessed. This is Ghosted, not a…