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.
The CLAMP Festival 2011 Tokyo will be held on September 24 at Tokyo’s Ajinomoto Stadium. Tickets go on sale on August 27, and with your ticket of 7,350 yen or roughly $91.00 you will get an original manga booklet by CLAMP. If you know of any of your patrons that are planning a trip to Tokyo during this time you might let them know of this event.
Librarians let your Hellboy fans know that Dark Horse is having a Hellboy contest were a person is to recreate a Hellboy cover in any medium. The finished product will have to be scanned and sent to them no later than July 13. The winner of the contest will be selected on July 14. Up for grabs is the possibility to win a signed Hellboy: The Fury #1 and Hellboy Library Edition Vol. 4. Follow the link for the complete contest rules.
http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/484/recreate-hellboy-cover-contest
Listen to what Richard, Michelle, Logan and April thought about the latest movie they watched…..Green Lantern
This week we get a break from the movie studios and their “block busters”. The only two genre movies that are coming out this week are Ironclad and John Carpenter’s The Ward. Both movies have a limited release so your patrons will have to check with their local theaters to see if they will be playing in their town. Watch the trailers below provided by YahooMovies.
FUNimation announced at Anime Expo six new licenses that they acquired. The six titles are: science fiction story – Steins;Gate; a risque comedy – B Gata H Kei – Yamada’s First Time; post-apocalyptic – Deadman Wonderland; Fantasy – Baka and Test 2nd series; science fiction comedy – Cat Planet Cuties; and a financial thriller {C}. For the full article jump over to ICv2 linked below.
The Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced and can be viewed at their website by the link below. The winners will be announced at the Baltimore Comic-Con on Saturday August, 20th.
Hope everyone is having a happy and safe Independence Day.
We get the next Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is scheduled to hit theaters December 16. Tom Cruise will be reprising his roll as Ethan Hunt. As I’ve said on the podcast before I use movies as pure escapism, so this one I know Logan and I will definitely be waiting to come to our area. Watch the teaser trailer below provide by YahooMovies.
DC Comics has released a video through BleedingColl.com and YouTube a video on the upcoming re-numbering of their titles. Check it out below or you can look under “BleedingCool.com Presents The DC Comics New 52 Presentaton” listing posted by CoolBleeding.
ICv2’s site is reporting that a sequel to Thor as been green lite. The release is scheduled for July 26, 2013. So we get Avengers next Summer and Thor the Summer after.