FUNimation® Entertainment has acquired digital, broadcast, home video and merchandise rights to the fantasy anime series “Baka and Test — Summon the Beasts” (known in Japan as Baka to Test to Shokanju) and the supernatural action anime series “Dance in the Vampire Bund” and the from Media Factory. The agreement gives the American anime leader exclusive rights to the online streaming and simulcast of both series in the U.S.
Marvel Comics has two words to say to Spider-Man’s alter ego Peter Parker — You’re Fired! Beginning in Amazing Spider-Man #623, on-sale March 3rd, everyone’s favorite friendly neighborhood hero has to not only survive key arch nemesis Vulture’s reign of terror…but also losing his job at the Mayor’s office! Peter Parker lays it all on the line to protect J. Jonah Jameson and keep the city from ripping itself apart, but Peter’s sacrifice winds up costing his career as a photographer.
Las Vegas rockers Taking Dawn have been included on the soundtrack to the highly anticipated Gods of War 3 video game. The soundtrack (available March 2nd) will feature the unreleased Taking Dawn track “This is Madness”, as well as new and unreleased tracks from Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Dream Theater, Opeth, and Mutiny Within.
In an earlier press release, we had stated that nothing said “welcome to America” like getting tased. Apparently we were wrong. YOUR DEMISE guitarist, Stu Paice just posted a rather alarming story on the band’s official Tumblr page about how the band was stopped at the Canadian border, searched and held at gunpoint by the police:
The boys are back in town! Yup, just when you thought the net was safe from these 2…BAM! they’re back! Andrew and Mikael talk Smallville “Absolute Justice” the upcoming DC Comics DVD Crisis on 2 Earths and they tackle the rumor “Is Christopher Nolan taking on the Superman movie?” Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Straight from DC’s “Source” Blog, Geoff Johns talks about his new position as Cheif Creative Officer at DC Comics. If you’re like me than you have some what of an addiction to all things Geoff Johns and should probably seek help, but until that akward intervention, here’s a few words from the man himself that should get you more than excited about this new climate in DC. Just in time as the comics turn to the new Brightest Day line also by Johns……….. little overload there……. awesome.
IDW Publishing is thrilled to announce an exclusive partnership with worldwide bestselling author James Patterson to publish original comic stories and graphic novel adaptations of his top-selling novels. This groundbreaking alliance launches in May 2010 with a spellbinding, five-part story spinning out of Patterson’s acclaimed young adult novel, Witch & Wizard.
