| Comic Spotlight: Anno Dracula: 1895: Seven Days In Mayhem #1
Anno Dracula: 1895: Seven Days In Mayhem #1
Written by Kim Newman
Art by Paul McCaffrey
Colors by Kevin Enhart
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover A: Paul McCaffrey
Cover B: Tom Mandrake
Cover C: Brian Williamson
Cover D: Jeff Zornow
Cover E: Mike Collins
Cover F: Ben Oliver (Forbidden Planet/Jetpack Comics Variant)
Cover G: Ben Oliver (“Phoenix Event Exclusive” Variant)
Titan Comics
Release Date: March 22, 2017
Cover Price: $3.99 I loved the original 1992 Anno Dracula novel by British writer Kim Newman. Let’s just get that out of the way, okay? So it stands to reason that I would jump at the chance to review the new comic book Anno Dracula: 1895: Seven Days In Mayhem #1, right? Well, you would correct. And for a fan like me, the comic was pretty much what I would want and expect. But for the first-time reader, not so much.
...continue reading » Tags: 1895, Anno Dracula, Ben Oliver, Bram Stoker, Brian Williamson, Dracula, Jeff Zornow, Kevin Enhart, Kim Newman, Mike Collins, Paul McCaffrey, Seven Days In Mayhem, Simon Bowland, Titan Comics, Tom Mandrake | |
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| Sir Christopher Lee – Remembering a Legend
This is not an obituary or a career retrospective. This is simply one fan discussing his memories of an amazing man and tremendous actor — Sir Christopher Lee, who passed away earlier this week. There’s a popular meme making the rounds on Facebook detailing the accolades of Christopher Lee, ending with the line, “Now let’s see Chuck Norris top that.” I won’t discuss Lee’s absolutely badass life in great detail, but suffice to say he served in the military every year of WWII, was a highly ranked British officer, hunted Nazi war criminals, and was knighted for his contributions to the arts. This is about Christopher Lee the performer, a man born 93 years ago who had 281 IMDb credited roles and was probably the greatest screen villain in history.
...continue reading » Tags: Christopher Lee, Dracula, Horror of Dracula, James Bond, Lord of the Rings, Satanic Rites of Dracula, Sir Christopher Lee, Star Wars, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Last Unicorn, The Man With the Golden Gun, The Wicker Man | |
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| Deal: Universal 100th Anniversary Collection DVD & Blu-ray Box Sets
The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is Universal 100th Anniversary Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray box set for only $129.99 (that’s 63% the list price of $349.98). The DVD Limited Edition box set is also on sale today at 66% off – $102.49 (down from $299.98). Both box sets contain 25 of Universal’s most popular films — including Back To The Future, Dracula, E.T., JAWS, The Breakfast Club, Jurassic Park, and more — along with a 72-page exclusive “100 Years of Universal” collectible gigibook, a 15-track music CD, and bonus disc.
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| The Digital Wire Blu-ray/DVD Release News: Sin, Simpsons, Stallone
Welcome to another shiny new edition of The Digital Wire! Despite that exuberant fanfare, I am sad to announce that this week has been mighty slim in the realm of Blu-ray and DVD release news and the titles we have to report on won’t get much interest as they are all part of tired franchises, but one of the purposes of this feature is to give such titles the space they deserve. Besides, you may be interested in one or more of them. Below you’ll find info on several future home video releases complete with technical specs, release dates, and links to pre-order at Amazon. We would greatly appreciate it if you use those links to order because a small percentage of each order helps keep this website running at max power. The cover art for certain titles has yet to be finalized.
...continue reading » Tags: Blu-ray, Dracula, DVD, Fargo, Frank Miller, Kelsey Grammer, New Releases, Penny Dreadful, Release Dates, Robert Rodriguez, Sin City, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, The Digital Wire, The Expendables, The Expendables 3, The Simpsons, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Zoolander | |
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| Universal Classic Monsters To Get ‘Avengers’-Style Reboot
Universal Pictures wants in on the unified franchises game being perfected by the well-oiled machine that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe and attempted by Warner Brothers’ DC Comics lineup. But instead of acquiring a new superhero/comic book property, Universal is reaching back to some classics. It’s being reported that the studio has decided to reboot their Universal Classic Monsters, the legendary line-up of monster movies including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Creature From the Black Lagoon.
...continue reading » Tags: Creature From The Black Lagoon, Dark Universe, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, Universal Classic Monsters, Universal Monsters, Universal Pictures | |
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