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News from around the net related to comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime, and movies.

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Reader Privacy Still Not Garunteed

Over at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund site is an article concerning how the Patriot Act has been re-Upped and still gives authorities the right to search book store and library reader records.  A campaign was put forth to at least make the search be warrented by having searchs done on records of individuals that are suspected of terrorist or criminal activity, but this measure failed.  All records can still be searched.  For the full article link below to CBLDF’s site.

http://cbldf.org/homepage/re-upped-patriot-act-fails-to-protect-reader-privacy/

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Trip to the Rockies

The family and I will be taking a trip into the Rocky Mountains this weekend.  Therefore, this will be the last post for this week, I’ll pick back up next week after the holiday.  Mentioning the holiday, everyone remember our fallen troops and your loved ones this Memorial Day Weekend.

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2nd Vol. of Twilight GN Available

Yen Press has the second volume of the graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight is listed as being available to purchase in October.  Ordering information is:

TWILIGHT: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL Volume 2
by Stephenie Meyer, art and adaptation by Young Kim

Coming October 2011 | ISBN: 978-0-316-13319-7 | $19.99 ($21.99) | 224 pages | 5.5″x8.25″

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Party in NYC!

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is having a party.  If you are a librarian or other type of book representative of the book industry tomorrow night is the date.  Join CBLDF from 7-10 p.m. at The Village Pourhouse, 366 West 46th St., New York City, in conjunction with the 2011 Book Expo.  This is a membership drive where the organization wants to bring recognition to the struggle that comic books and books are currently involved in with 1st Amendment issues.  Follow the link below for the full article.

http://cbldf.org/homepage/cbldf-invites-you-to-the-2011-book-expo-america-member-party/

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Batman Rises

ICv2 is reporting that Warner Bros. is stating that Batman: Dark Knight Rises has begun principal photography.  The article also mentions that this film will be filmed using cameras for IMAX theaters, will the filming be for the whole movie though?  If it is then it will be the first movie to be filmed completely with IMAX equipment, but it doesn’t sound like this will happen yet.  Planned release date is currently for July 20, 2012.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/20112.html

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Fullmetal Trailer Streaming

Jump to the below website for Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi trailers.  There is a set of five different trailers you can watch.  Even though it is in Japanese you patrons will still be interested in watching the trailer.  Why?  Because as popular as Fullmetal Alchemist is, this movie will eventually make it to the U.S. market for sell.  And then libraries will want to pick it up for their Anime Collections.

http://www.hagaren-movie.net/#/trailer

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Sometimes Its Good to be a Burden

Dark Horse’s site, linked below. is reporting that Beasts of Burden has been nominated for an Anthony Award, for best graphic novel for 2011.  This award is in conjunction with the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention.  This recognizes excellence in crime fiction.  2011 marks the first year that the awards has made a graphic novel section for an award.

http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/414/beasts-burden-nominated-2011-anthony-award

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Amulet gets Writer

ICv2 is reporting that Ron Edwards is currently attached as the writer for a possible adaptation of Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet movie.  Will Smith and his Overbrook Entertainment obtained the rights to Amulet in 2008 and is working with Warner Bros. as a distributor.  Hopefully this is a good sign and this project can now move forward.  Only time will tell.  Link to the brief article below.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/20099.html