We are just having fun reviewing and discussing comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime/animation, music and movies that we have recently read, listened to or watched.
ICv2 reports that the next, direct to DVD, animated movie coming from DC Comics and Warner Animation will be an adaptation of Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One. Watch the promo video for this new movie below.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/20249.html
ICv2 is reporting that 20th Century Fox has hired Brad Caleb Kane to write a script for a reboot of the Daredevil property. Will it come to pass? How knows, we’ll just have to wait and see.
High School of the Dead Volume 1, Daisuke Sato & Shouji Sato, 2011, Yen Press. ISBN: 978-0316132251, $13.99
Rat Catcher, Andy Diggle & Victor Ibanez, 2011, Vertigo (DC Comics). ISBN: 978-1401211585, $19.99.
Daytripper, Gabriel Ba & Fabio Moon, 2011, Vertigo (DC Comics). ISBN: 978-1401229696, $19.99.
This past Monday we made a post of the 5th episode of the ComicPop Library Podcast. For some reason it didn’t get through to the Facebook link. If you would like to listen to the podcast jump to our website and go to the podcast archives and it will be the most recent cast listed.
The Kyoto Seika University is now offering a Doctorate degree in Manga Studies. In 2000, the university began an undergraduate degree in Manga Studies and in 2010 it developed a masters degree in Manga Studies. This came about in response to the ” internationalization of manga culture, increased public support, and developments in digital media and global contents culture”. Graduates of this program can become researchers, professors or artists. It would be nice if we could have this type of degree in U.S. universities as well as an American Comic Book Studies degree or combination of both.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-07/kyoto-seika-university-offers-japan-1st-manga-ph.d
AnimeNews Network is reporting that Tekken: Blood Vengeance produced by Namco Pictures and distributed by Bandai Entertainment will have a limited release to theaters. The date scheduled is July 26, so have your patrons that enjoy anime to start checking their local theaters. Even though it doesn’t have a list of theaters it is to be expected that it will be in the major metropolitan areas. Trailer is provided through YouTube.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-07/tekken/blood-vengeance-to-run-in-u.s-theaters-in-3d
I know most of you probably already have seen this trailer, but for those that have not here it is for Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer.
There is a new site, Bistro Animeshi at http://www.animeshi.net/recipe002.html, that just begun where the creators are posting recipes for different foods from anime shows. Pictured above is the Herring and Pumpkin Pie from Kiki’s Delivery Service. If you go there you will need to translate the recipes into English. The site currently only has a few recipes that includes Spaghetti and Meatballs from Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro. Visit their site and see what you think.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-06-06/japanese-site-offers-recipes-for-food-in-anime
For any libraries that are in the Calgary area mark your calendars. The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo is being held June 17-19. The Joe Shuster Awards will be on June 18, from 6-8 p.m., at the Boyce Theatre. Jump over to the official Joe Shuster Awards site for more information.
L’Arc~en~Ciel will be having a world tour in 2012 and one of their stops will be in New York. Other stops will include Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, Bangkok, London and Paris. If your patrons are into JPop let them know about the tour and dates will be forthcoming when they become available. Thanks to AnimeNews Network’s site for the early heads up though.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-29/larc-en-ciel-to-hold-world-tour-in-8-cities-in-2012