New Propaganda Posters For 'Ender's Game'

A trio of propaganda posters for the upcoming adaptation of 'Ender’s Game' have been released. I've not read the book, but I have listened to the unabridged audiobook and I'm fairly looking forward to this.

In the near future, a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the future Mazer. 

Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy but strategically brilliant boy, is recruited to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult challenges and simulations, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham himself to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.

'Ender's Game' is out in cinemas October 25 (UK) and November 1 (US).

'Pacific Rim' Extended TV Spot Trailer - 'At The Edge'

Cool Art: 'Pacific Rim' IMAX FanFix Poster By Sergio Grisanti

More 'Pacific Rim' poster goodness, with this IMAX FanFix poster by Sergio Grisanti, that will be given away at select IMAX theatres. You can click here for a list of participating IMAX theaters which will be distributing this poster on Pacific Rim's opening night!

Cool Art: 'Pacific Rim' by Grzegorz Domaradzki (aka Gabz)

Odd City Entertainment has announced an official partnership with Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures to produce limited edition screen prints for Guillermo del Toro's upcoming 'Pacific Rim'. The first print in the series is by Grzegorz Domaradzki (aka Gabz).

The prints are 24" x 36” in different flavours; a regular edition with 6 colours with 2 metallic inks in a run of 225 copies, and a variant edition in 6 colours with 3 metallic inks in a run of 80 copies. There's also a metal print of the regular print in a limited edition of 55 copies.

The prints will be available at Odd City's store, and will be released randomly beginning on Tuesday, July 2nd and lasting through Thursday, July 11th until the film's release. Follow @OddCityNews on twitter for further updates about future releases in the 'Pacific Rim' series.

Check out the official press release and the awesome posters by Gabz below.

Odd City Entertainment is excited to announce, in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, a series of limited edition screen prints from varying talented artists (Gabz, Todd Slater, NE, Gordon Jones and Graham Erwin) all inspired by Oscar® nominated director Guillermo del Toro’s EPIC new movie, Pacific Rim. When looking for artists to approach this soon to be classic sci-fi flick, Odd City Founder, Roman Morales, quickly zeroed in on the perfect lot that could bring the director’s vision to screen printed glory. Gabz, a world-renowned Polish artist, will be the first in this series to release his print upon unsuspecting Fanboys and Fangirls across the globe. Gabz expressed his enthusiasm about working on this project, “This is actually the first time I had an opportunity to work on something this big, so I was both excited and slightly overwhelmed at the beginning. Until now, I had worked on movies with plenty of references to be found on the Internet. In this case, I was mainly limited to the first teaser trailer that came out (pretty mind blowing by the way). I focused on Gipsy Danger, but instead of putting him in some type of massive sea battle, which was quite tempting, I proposed something inspired by World War 2 propaganda posters; something where the giant robot symbolizes the last stand of humanity. To better show the scale of the threat, I added a glimpse of the giant Kaiju hidden in the skyline. I’m pleased with the outcome and particularly with my version of the poster title, clearly inspired by Japanese apocalyptic cinema posters.” Roman, who worked closely with Gabz and the studios in this creative process, also commented on his beautiful work of art, “From the moment we discussed this project, Gabz was a part of it. He had already done a piece for us that we had yet to release and working with him was so easy. He had the ability to see the big picture, no pun intended. From just a single teaser, he was able to capture the spirit of a film that was already stirring all of our film geek sensibilities. I couldn’t see this series without him.”

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Mass Effect - Series 2: Episode 15 'The Justicar' & Episode 16 'Subject Zero'

Continuing with the serialisation of Matt Beaudette's TV show style edit of the Mass Effect trilogy with another double episode of the second chapter of the Mass Effect saga. (If you've not played the games, there be spoilers ahead!)

Episode 15: "The Justicar"
The Normandy returns to Ilium, with only one dossier remaining. Shepard catches up with Liara T'Soni and learns where he can find the last recruit; a member of an elite group of Asari warriors known as Justicars.



Episode 16: "Subject Zero"
After meticulous study of the Cerberus files Shepard gave her, Jack has discovered the location of the Cerberus research facility she was held captive at during her childhood.

Cool Art: Movie Travel Posters by Studio Muti

Studio Muti worked together with FoxP2 to create a series of posters for Ster-Kinekor Theaters, South Africa's leading cinema house. The illustrated vintage travel style posters feature locations from King Kong, The Shining, Avatar and The Lord of the Rings.

'The Last Of Us' The Movie

Much like his 'POV movie' of 'Bioshock Infinite', YouTube user dansg08 has edited a playthrough of 'The Last Of Us' into a movie, using some of the in-game dialogue and gameplay interaction with the cut scenes, focusing on the story of the game.

So, if you want to enjoy the story and for those that can't play it (ie Xbox 360 owners), here is the 6 hour movie of 'The Last Of Us'.

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My Favourite Webcomics: 'Perils On Planet X', 'Delilah Dirk' & 'Lady Sabre'

I love reading comics. Can't go wrong with 30 odd pages of action, adventure and suspense every month (or in a collected trade paperback after six or so issues if you prefer to read in one go). But not the ones of the superheroes in spandex kind that you see from Marvel and DC (although I did grow up on those types, until my mind was blown away by the likes of 'The Sandman, 'Hellblazer, 'Swamp Thing' etc!), but more along the kind that's mainly published by Image Comics, Dark Horse, Dynamite and Oni Press amongst others these days. My favourite monthly ongoing titles at the moment are 'Saga', 'Fables', 'Warlord Of Mars' and 'The Sixth Gun', and I can't recommend them enough!

But there's also webcomics. These are usually published online once a week for free, usually with a page or a few panels at a time. And below, are three (in no particular order) of my favourite webcomics.

'Perils On Planet X', which started in February this year and sees a new page every Friday, is a swashbuckling interplanetary adventure in the vein of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars or Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon. It's written by Christopher Mills, drawn by Gene Gonzales and colored by Ian Sokoliwski.

I love the stories of the pulp sci-fi era, especially the Barsoom books of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Otis A Kline's Mars and Venus series. This series so far, definitely has an air of the John Carter, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers about it, a stranger in a strange land, a princess, swords and some good old gosh darn adventure. Well worth keeping up with.

In a different direction to 'Perils On Planet X' is Tony Cliff's webcomic, 'Delilah Dirk'. The first story, 'The Turkish Lieutenant', (Eisner and Shuster Award-Nominated too no-less) is set in 19th-century Turkey, an officer in the Janissary army must struggle to repay a brash adventuress for saving his life, even though she was the one who endangered it in the first place. It's a fun read and introduces the two main characters, Delilah Dirk - International Mistress of Swordsmanship - and Erdemoglu Selim, the Turkish Lieutenant, as they flee from the attentions of Zakul and his army.

There's only a prologue and four chapters of 'The Turkish Lieutenant' online (and soon to be graphic novel), but there is a second story that continues the adventures of Delilah and Selim - 'Delilah Dirk And The Seeds Of Good Fortune'. This is only available to buy as a 32 page physical comic book. Definitely worth getting as it's another fun read. You can check out the six page online preview here.

The third of my favourite webcomics is 'Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether'. Written by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Rick Burchett, and with new pages published on Mondays and Thursdays, Lady Sabre is a steampunk-adventure comic about Lady Seneca Sabre - 14th Marchioness of Cascadia, and captain of the good ship Pegasus - and her crew as they sail the Aether and travel the Sphere. Full of swords, pirates, cowboys, airships with lots of adventure, romance and excitement and lots more. What's not to love!

There was also a recent very successful Kickstarter campaign to get the first five chapters collected into a printed 192 page hardcover volume too.

So there you go, three webcomics, each very different, but still offering a very fun read. Hope you give these a go.

The Sound and Music of 'The Last of Us'

In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile, they talk with the sound and music team behind the critically acclaimed Naughty Dog Studios game, 'The Last of Us'. They talk with Game Director Bruce Straley, Creative Director Neil Druckmann, Senior Sound Designer Derrick Espino, Audio Lead Phillip Kovats, Senior Audio Programmer Jonathan Lanier, and Music Manager, Jonathan Mayer.

Sci-Fi Short: 'OVO' by WeWereMonkeys

Stranded, starving and facing certain death, three intergalactic criminals encounter an ominous harbinger that will change the fate of the universe.

OVO is a short film by WeWereMonkeys.


Director : Mihai Wilson
Producer : Marcella Moser
Starring : Kazumichi Nakashima, Stacy Lundeen, Ron Stone & Marie-France Tessier
Written by: Mihai Wilson, Marcella Moser, Davide Di Saró
Art Direction and Visual Effects : Mihai Wilson
Original Score : Starscaper

Movie Review: 'Man Of Steel'

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I've said before that I'm not too much of a fan of superhero films (Marvel in particular for some reason), but I did enjoy Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' trilogy and Zack Snyder's adaptation of 'Watchmen', so I was fairly looking forward to watching their collaboration on 'Man Of Steel', especially after watching that third trailer.

It's the familiar origin of one of comic's most iconic characters, in which 'a young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.'

I liked the way they told Kal-El/Clark's upbringing and certain other events with flashbacks. Yes, this film is essentially a rebooted origin story, and it is a quite familiar story even to non-fans, so there's no need to go into too much detail, but just enough to get a grounding on his early life in Smallville and until we meet him proper.

The overall feel of the film I thought it was very sci-fi, much more so than any previous Superman film, what with the beginnings on Krypton and all the spacecraft etc. But I did enjoy that, and did separate itself from the previous films as a result.

This is a Zack Snyder film after all, and that is very apparent from the effects and camera angles. For me it did work well, particularly the way Superman, Zod, Faora etc were jumping and speeding around on screen. Also the carnage! By 'eck is there a lot of carnage during the climactic battle. So much so, I don't think there is much of a Metropolis left to make the already green lit sequel. Whole buildings collapsing, rubble everywhere, it all reminded me of the 9-11 ground zero videos.

I liked the ending with Clark and Lois at the end, had a smile on my face after that. Thought it was a good way to end it.

There is also a 42 page prequel comic, (story by David S Goyer, Geoff Johns and Zack Snyder, script by Sterling Gates with art by Jerry Ordway) that is worth a read that is set a thousand years before the film and ties into events in 'Man Of Steel'.

So, a modern update to a classic origin with all the thrills and action you can want, albeit with not much of a story, but just enough. The cast is really good in this and Henry Cavill IS Kal-El (Clark Kent only really appears at the end). If you're expecting a film in the same vein of 'The Dark Knight' trilogy, as most 'critics' probably were considering their low ratings, then you may be disappointed. But if you enjoyed 'Marvel's Avengers' and the other supers films from Marvel, then you'll certainly get a kick out of this!

**** out of 5

The Sound Of 'Man Of Steel'

In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile, they talk with the sound team for Director Zack Snyder's new film 'Man of Steel' including re-recording mixer Chris Jenkins, re-recording mixer Frank A Montaño, supervising sound editor and designer Eric Norris, supervising sound editor and designer Scott Hecker, and dialogue supervisor Kira Roessler.

Cool Art: ‘Like Tears In The Rain’ by Joshua Budich

This 'Blade Runner' inspired poster by Joshua Budich, 'Like Tears In the Rain', will be available at his store tomorrow (Friday June 21), at a random time. It's a 18″ x 24″ 3 colour screenprint, and is also signed and numbered, in a limited edition of 150 (with only 100 available online) and costs $40.

Follow @Jbudich on Twitter for when it goes on sale.

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Cool Art: 'Pacific Rim' by Matt Ferguson

I'm loving this 'Jaws' inspired 'Pacific Rim' fan art by Matt Ferguson!

This is part of the next #PosterPosse project from cool blog, Blurppy, which will be showcasing more fan art by some more very talented artists including; Adam Rabalais, Marie Bergeron, Paul Shipper, Alice Lin, Doaly, Erin Gallagher, Joe Vetoe, Johnny Dombrowski, Marko Manev, Mat Weller, Matt Needle, Patrick Connan, Peter Gutierrez, Richard Davies, Rodolfo Reyes, Sam Ho, Tim Anderson, Ben Whitesell, Ben McLeod, Sharm Murugiah, Nick Comparone, Luke Butland, Jonathan Santoro, Berkay Daglar and more.

Be sure to check back on July 1st at Blurppy.com, when they reveal the whole shebang! I for one can't wait to see what other gems they show.

Cool Art: 'Fairest In All The Land' Cover By Adam Hughes

In the grand tradition of 'Fables: 1001 Nights Of Snowfall', this original 'Fairest' graphic novel, 'Fairest In All The Land', features short stories written by Bill Willingham, as told through the Magic Mirror! Featuring 160 pages and cover art by Adam Hughes, plus artwork by some the finest artists in comics, including Chris Sprouse, Phil Noto, Adam Hughes, Renae De Liz, Fiona Meng and more, you won’t want to miss it!

'Fairest In All The Land' graphic novel will be out on November 20 from DC/Vertigo Comics.

Cool Art: 'Game Of Thrones' By Paul Renaud

A very cool 'Game Of Thrones' cover illustration by Paul Renaud for Dutch publisher, Dark Dragon Books.

New Trailer For 'Anchorman 2'

The legend continues this December.

'The Hero's Journey' Explained

Fafa explains Joseph Campbell's famous monomyth or 'The Hero's Journey' theory.

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'Superman: The Movie' - "Superman Saves Lois" Scene - Sweded

This week, the guys from Homemade Movies take on the 'Superman saves Lois' scene from 'Superman: The Movie'.

Thought 'Man of Steel' was too heavy on the visual effects? Here's a classic scene from 'Superman: The Movie' without any visual effects that'll make you believe a man (or action figure) can fly!

As always you can check out the side by side comparison and the behind the scenes.

Discover The Locations In A Featurette For 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'

Discover the stunning locations of New Zealand with the cast and crew of 'The Hobbit' Trilogy.

2013 British Fantasy Award Nominees

The nominees for the 2013 British Fantasy Awards 2013 have been announced. The winners will be revealed at an awards banquet during the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton on Sunday, November 3.

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)
Blood and Feathers, Lou Morgan (Solaris)
The Brides of Rollrock Island, Margo Lanagan (David Fickling Books)
Railsea, China Miéville (Macmillan)
Red Country, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce (Gollancz)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
The Drowning Girl, Caitlin R. Kiernan (Roc)
The Kind Folk, Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing)
Last Days, Adam Nevill (Macmillan)
Silent Voices, Gary McMahon (Solaris)
Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce (Gollancz)

Best Novella
Curaré, Michael Moorcock (Zenith Lives!) (Obverse Books)
Eyepennies, Mike O’Driscoll (TTA Press)
The Nine Deaths of Dr Valentine, John Llewellyn Probert (Spectral Press)
The Respectable Face of Tyranny, Gary Fry (Spectral Press)

Best Short Story
Our Island, Ralph Robert Moore (Where Are We Going?) (Eibonvale Press)
Shark! Shark! Ray Cluley (Black Static #29) (TTA Press)
Sunshine, Nina Allan (Black Static #29) (TTA Press)
Wish for a Gun, Sam Sykes (A Town Called Pandemonium) (Jurassic London)

Best Collection
From Hell to Eternity, Thana Niveau (Gray Friar Press)
Remember Why You Fear Me, Robert Shearman (ChiZine Publications)
Where Furnaces Burn, Joel Lane (PS Publishing)
The Woman Who Married a Cloud, Jonathan Carroll (Subterannean Press)

Best Anthology
A Town Called Pandemonium, Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin (eds) (Jurassic London)
Magic: an Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane, Jonathan Oliver (ed.) (Solaris)
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women, Marie O’Regan (ed.) (Robinson)
Terror Tales of the Cotswolds, Paul Finch (ed.) (Gray Friar Press)

Best Small Press (the PS Publishing Independent Press Award)
ChiZine Publications (Brett Alexander Savory and Sandra Kasturi)
Gray Friar Press (Gary Fry)
Spectral Press (Simon Marshall-Jones)
TTA Press (Andy Cox)

Best Non-Fiction
Ansible, David Langford
The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn (eds) (Cambridge University Press)
Coffinmaker’s Blues, Stephen Volk (Black Static) (TTA Press)
Fantasy Faction, Marc Aplin (ed.)
Pornokitsch, Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin (eds)
Reflections: On the Magic of Writing, Diana Wynne Jones (David Fickling Books)

Best Magazine/Periodical
Black Static, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
Interzone, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
SFX, David Bradley (ed.) (Future Publishing)
Shadows and Tall Trees, Michael Kelly (ed.) (Undertow Publications)

Best Artist
Ben Baldwin
David Rix
Les Edwards
Sean Phillips
Vincent Chong

Best Comic/Graphic Novel
Dial H, China Miéville, Mateus Santolouco, David Lapham and Riccardo Burchielli (DC Comics)
Saga, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
The Unwritten, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Gary Erskine, Gabriel Hernández Walta, M.K. Perker, Vince Locke and Rufus Dayglo (DC Comics/Vertigo)
The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Skybound Entertainment/Image Comics)

Best Screenplay
Avengers Assemble, Joss Whedon
Sightseers, Alice Lowe, Steve Oram and Amy Jump
The Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J. Bounds Award)
Alison Moore, for The Lighthouse (Salt Publishing)
Anne Lyle, for The Alchemist of Souls (Angry Robot)
E.C. Myers, for Fair Coin (Pyr)
Helen Marshall, for Hair Side, Flesh Side (ChiZine Publications)
Kim Curran, for Shift (Strange Chemistry)
Lou Morgan, for Blood and Feathers (Solaris)
Molly Tanzer, for A Pretty Mouth (Lazy Fascist Press)
Saladin Ahmed, for Throne of the Crescent Moon (Gollancz)
Stephen Bacon, for Peel Back the Sky (Gray Friar Press)
Stephen Blackmoore, for City of the Lost (Daw Books)

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Disney's 'Frozen' Teaser Trailer Sneak Peek

This teaser sneak peek for Disney's 'Frozen', their take on the Snow Queen, feels and looks like something more akin to the Pixar shorts you see before films. After seeing this, I'm not sure about watching the film. Still, you never know, it might yet be up to 'Tangled' / 'Wreck-It-Ralph' standards. Will have to see what the next trailer brings.

When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff and his sidekick reindeer Sven on an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa, the Snow Queen, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a funny snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.

'Frozen' is out in cinemas November 27 (US) and December 6 (UK).

Cool Art: 'Predator' by Domanic Li

'Predator' by Domanic Li, is a special limited edition print for the Cult Cinema Sunday screening of 'Predator' yesterday (Sunday June 16).

It's a 12" x 36" digital print on 140gsm paper and limited to only 10 copies, it's also hand signed and numbered by Domanic. It costs £25.

You can go buy it here.

Animated Short: 'Aurora' by Aimée de Jongh

'Aurora' is a short animated film by Aimée de Jongh and was part of the Ultrakort 2012 film programme, in which Dutch animators were given the opportunity to make a 2-minute film in six months. Every short film was screened before a blockbuster in all Pathé cinemas during the summer of 2012. "Aurora" was screened before "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter".

'Aurora' is based on a Dutch fairytale about spooky white apparitions that haunt the forests of the Netherlands. A young female is running from the haunting White Wives, but as she reaches her final destination, it turns out that nothing is what it seems.

Mass Effect - Series 2: Episode 13 'The Gift Of Greatness' & Episode 14 'The Collectors'

Continuing with the serialisation of Matt Beaudette's TV show style edit of the Mass Effect trilogy with another double episode of the second chapter of the Mass Effect saga. (If you've not played the games, there be spoilers ahead!)

Episode 13: "The Gift of Greatness"
Jacob receives a puzzling message sent directly to his private terminal, and asks Shepard to help him investigate.



Episode 14: "The Collectors"
Cerberus intercepts a Turian distress signal reporting an encounter with a Collector ship, so the Illusive Man sends Shepard to investigate.

Cool Art: Sci-Fi Posters From Galerie F

Galerie F will be releasing a set of new posters by Justin Van Genderen and Blunt Graffix.

The three Justin Van Genderen prints are 18″ x 24″ screenprints in a limited edition of 50 and cost $38 each. The Blunt Graffix '2001' print is a 24″ x 36″ 3-colour screenprint with 3-colour metallic split fountain. It's limited to only 25 copies and costs $75.

They go on sale Monday, June 17th at 2pm Central (12pm PDT) at the Galerie F website.
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'Define Earth' by Justin Van Genderen

JJ Abrams' 'Star Trek' As An 8 Bit Video Game

8-bit Cinema "gamifies" your favourite Hollywood Blockbusters into 60 to 120 seconds of 80's arcade and NES inspired action!

This week: JJ Abrams' 2009 'Star Trek' in the form of an 8 bit video game!

Cool Art: 'The Long Good Friday' by Paul Flanders

'The Long Good Friday' by Paul Flanders is the new release from Dark City Gallery's British Cinema Series of prints. It's an 18" x 24" screen print in a limited edition of 100, it's also hand signed and numbered. It goes on sale Tuesday 18th June at the Dark City Gallery website.

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Movie Poster Art: 'Man Of Steel' (2013)

With 'Man Of Steel' now out in cinemas, here's a look at the official posters and some of the fan art inspired by the movie.

New Featurette For Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pacific Rim'

Guillermo del Toro talks about the Jaeger’s or Mechs that feature in 'Pacific Rim' and the influence of anime and westerns.

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Cool Art: 'The Star Wars' Debut Issue Covers

Check out these covers for the debut issue of Dark Horse Comics adaptation of George Lucas' original Star Wars script. The first issue will be on sale September 4 2013.

Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas’s rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. 

Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well, the Sith are still the bad guys. High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy even further away!

The Star Wars #1 (Regular Cover) by Nick Runge

The Star Wars #1 (Variant Cover) by Jan Duursema

The Star Wars #1 (Ultra Variant Cover) by Doug Wheatley

New Trailer For 'Elysium'

Set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

'Elysium' is in cinemas August 9 (US) and August 23 (UK).

Cool Art: 'Morning Mist' by Jeremiah Ketner

Jeremiah Ketner has a new print on sale today (Friday June 14 at 12pm CT), 'Morning Mist'. It's a 13″ x 19″ Giclee, signed and numbered in a limited edition of 30, and costs $40.
Go here to buy.

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E3 2013: 'Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn' Trailer

Take part in an epic and ever-changing Final Fantasy as you adventure and explore with friends from around the world. Experience all the hallmarks of the best-selling franchise - airships, chocobos, moogles, and more!

'Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn' will be released on August 27, 2013, for PC and PlayStation 3 - with Phase 3 of the beta beginning this Friday! And if you buy the PS3 version of the game, you will be able to transition your accounts to the PlayStation 4 version when it's released next year.

First Trailer For '300: Rise Of An Empire'

Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel 'Xerxes', this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

'300: Rise of an Empire' pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian fo.rces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

'300: Rise of an Empire' is out in cinemas March 2014

Short Film: 'Little Sister' - A Live Action BioShock Short

A live-action fan film from Swedish directors André Hedetoft and Andreas Climent inspired by Bioshock, one of the most popular video games of all time. Made on a super low budget and shot in one day, with post-production taking place over a period of several months.

International Trailer For 'Snowpiercer'

AD 2031, the passengers in the train are the only survivors on Earth.

'Snowpiercer' stars Chris Evans, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris and is out in cinemas later this year.

Cool Art: 'The King In The North' by Rhys Cooper

Another cool 'Game Of Thrones' banner from Rhys Cooper. This is part of his second series of 'Game Of Thrones' 'Call The Banners', his first set of six was available from web store.

Follow his Facebook page for buying details and more in this series when they are released.

Cool Art: 'Game Of Thrones' Character Posters by Adam Spizak

These prints by Adam Spizak are 12" x 17" and on 150gsm Silk finish, and available at Funkrush for £6.99 or the set of three for £16.99.

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Cool Art: 'Venture Bros' / 'Paperman' Mash Up by Eddie Snow

'Venture Bros' / 'Paperman' Mash Up by Eddie Snow.

"Decided to do a variation of my Paper Venture Bros piece and have Meg get into the act by dressing up as Brock's lost love, Molotov Cocktease."

Check out his Deviant Art page for some more 'Paperman' mashups, featuring Iron Man, Kirk and Spock, and Don Draper from Mad Men.

Cool Art: 'Attack on the Death Star' by Billy Sagulo

'Attack on the Death Star' by Billy Sagulo.

E3 2013: 'Final Fantasy X & X-2' HD Remaster Trailer

E3 2013: Gameplay First Look At 'Final Fantasy XV'

After the trailer reveal, here's the gameplay first look at 'Final Fantasy XV'.

The armed forces of Niflheim launch a devastating assault upon the Kingdom of Lucis, casting Crown Prince Noctis and his comrades out of their homes and into the fray.

Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video

Just in case you wondered how the PS4 sharing games worked! Step-by-step how to lend games to your friends.

E3 2013: 'The Dark Sorcerer' PS4 Tech Demo

From the makers of 'BEYOND: Two Souls', Quantic Dream, watch the full PlayStation 4 next gen tech demo revealed at E3 2013 called 'The Dark Sorcerer: A Next Gen Comedy'.

'Blue & Beautiful' A Musical Tribute To Neil Armstrong

This is pretty cool, 'Blue & Beautiful', a musical tribute to Neil Armstrong from Melodysheep, aka John D Boswell, creator of the 'Symphony of Science' web series.

'The Last Of Us' Launch Trailer

'The Last Of Us' is out Friday, and here is the launch trailer for Naughty Dog's highly rated new  PS3 exclusive game.

Cool Art: 'Man Of Steel' Posters By Martin Ansin & Ken Taylor For Mondo

Wow! These are super cool posters from two of Mondo's legendary artists, Martin Ansin and Ken Taylor!

The Ken Taylor's poster measures 20″ x 36″ and costs $50 for the regular version and $75 for the variant. Martin Ansin's regular version, measures 24" x 36" and will also be $50, but if you want to go for the metal version, that's a bit more expensive. It's limited to only 100 copies and you'll have to pay $300.

And best thing is, Mondo will be doing something similar to what they did with the poster release of 'The Dark Knight Rises' by Olly Moss last year (One of the few Mondo prints I actually have). Instead of the normal limited edition sales, Mondo made the Batman design available for a full 24 hours. And today they've revealed that they will be doing something very similar for Man of Steel.

Mondo announced today via their official blog that Ken Taylor's prints will be on sale in the usual Mondo limited timed release, on sale this Thursday, June 13th, but Martin Ansin's regular print will be available for three straight days - 12:01AM CST on Friday, June 14th until 12:01AM on Monday, June 17th. 

So follow Mondo on Twitter for when the Ken Taylor prints go on sale and head on over to the Mondo website to bag the Martin Ansin print.

Check out the 'Man Of Steel' prints below.

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Regular Version by Martin Ansin

Metal Version by Martin Ansin

Regular Version by Ken Taylor

Variant Version by Ken Taylor

First TV Spot Trailer For Neill Blomkamp's 'Elysium'

First Trailer For 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'.

It's here. The first trailers for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'.

'Man Of Steel' Trailer Using Clips From The Classic Animated Series

The Hub has enlisted the original voice cast of 'Superman: The Animated Series' to help recreate the 'Man of Steel' theatrical trailer almost shot for shot using clips from the classic cartoon for a marathon of The Animated Series. Featuring the voices of Tim Daly and Dana Delany in the fan favorite roles as Superman and Lois Lane, Christopher McDonald as Jor-El and Mike Farrell as Jonathan Kent.


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E3 2013: 'The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD' Wii U Trailer

'Ender's Game' Trailer - Sweded

This week, the guys from Homemade Movies take on the 'Ender's Game' trailer.

Ender's Game is finally coming to theatres, but not without a homemade trailer! Watch Homemade Movies' surprisingly epic (and accurate) Ender's Game trailer made with exploding toy planes, plasma balls and sweet Ben Kingsly face tattoos.

As always you can check out the side by side comparison and the behind the scenes.

E3 2013: The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds' Trailer

E3 2013: 'The Elder Scrolls Online' Gameplay Trailer

E3 2013: 'The Order 1886' Trailer

E3 2013: 'Beyond: Two Souls' Trailer

E3 2013: 'Batman: Arkham Origins' Trailer

E3 2013: 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' Trailer

E3 2013: 'Tom Clancy's The Division' Gameplay Demo

E3 2013: 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' Debut Trailer

'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' is a unique combination of a non-linear story and an open world - a fantasy RPG focused on player choice, tactical combat and an immersive environment. Available on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Cool Art: 'Flash Gordon' Pixar Style by Phil Postma

I love my pulp era sci-fi heroes and I love the films of Pixar. Combine the two and I especially love Phil Postma's rendition of 'Flash Gordon' in the Pixar style. Would love to see this as an animated film or serial! Check out  Phil's blog for a look at his Pixar rework of two more pulp heroes; 'The Shadow' and 'The Phantom'

E3 2013: 'Watch_Dogs' Trailer

In 'Watch_Dogs', players will be immersed in a living, breathing and fully connected recreation of Chicago.

E3 2013: 'Destiny' Gameplay Trailer

In 'Destiny' you are a Guardian of the last city on Earth, able to wield incredible power. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system, from the red dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Defeat Earth's enemies. Discover all that we have lost. Become legend.

E3 2013: 'Mad Max' Announcement Trailer

Play as Mad Max, a lone warrior who must embark on a perilous journey after his Interceptor is stolen by a deadly gang of marauders. A reluctant hero with an instinct for survival, Max wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace in the storied "Plains of Silence".

'Mad Max' will be available on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in 2014.

E3 2013: 'Star Wars: Battlefront' Trailer

More from E3. The official teaser trailer for 'Star Wars: Battlefront', developed by DICE (creators of Battlefield) and utilizing the innovative Frostbite 3 engine.

E3 2013: 'Final Fantasy XV' Trailer

Another game from E3, and I'm excited about this from Sony's Playstation Conference. 'Final Fantasy Versus XIII' will now become 'Final Fantasy XV', and will be available not only on the next-gen PS4, but also the current PS3! Squee! Hopefully a return to the Final Fantasy games we know and love!


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E3 2013: Debut Trailer For 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' - 'The Fires Above'

Amongst all the usual plethora of sports, shooters and driving games (meh) at E3 so far, here's a little something that interests me. EA has shown of the debut trailer for 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' for the next-gen consoles, out Autumn 2014. I really enjoyed 'Dragon Age: Origins', and will of course be looking forward to this.

Cool Art: 'DC Bombshells' by Ant Lucia

The DC Bombshells are a line of hand-painted, cold cast porcelain statues which emulate the old 1940's / 1950's pin-up style. They are based on the art of Ant Lucia, and are available in comic book shops everywhere and online at DC Collectibles.

Check out the the banners by Ant Lucia and the statues of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn below.

New Character Posters For 'The World's End'

A set of character posters for Edgar Wright's 'The World's End'.

'The World’s End' will be in cinemas on July 19 (UK) and August 23 (US).

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Mass Effect - Series 2: Episode 11 'The Price Of Revenge' & Episode 12 'The Prodigal'

Continuing with the serialisation of Matt Beaudette's edit of the Mass Effect trilogy with another double episode of the second chapter of the Mass Effect saga. (If you've not played the games, there be spoilers ahead!)

Episode 11: "The Price of Revenge"
The Normandy docks on Omega to recruit the veteran mercenary Zaeed Massani. While there, Shepard gains some insight into Aria T'Loak's past.




Episode 12: "The Prodigal"
Miranda needs Shepard's help with a personal matter on Illium. While there, Shepard learns some startling facts about Reaper actions in the Milky Way prior to Sovereign's attack.

The First Poster For 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Revealed

With news that the first trailer for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' is attached to 'Man Of Steel', here is the first poster, of probably many if the first film is anything to go by, for the film.
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'Game Of Thrones': "Red Wedding" (Storybook Edition)

The infamous red wedding ruins another life.

Obviously, spoilers if you haven't seen 'The Rains Of Castamere' episode.


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Sci-Fi Short: 'Silicon; Bootdrive'

It’s the year 2015. A meteor collided with the Earth and changed human race.
“How were we created? Why do we live? And where are we headed? I wanted to know. And that’s why I’m here." ~David Craws~

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New 'Man Of Steel' Trailer

Possibly the final trailer before it's released in cinemas next week. The trailers have been pretty epic so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing this!


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Xbox One: A Space Odyssey (Parody)

Behold The Monolith, Dave!


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Cool Art: 'Kraken' by Mark Englert

'Kraken' by Mark Englert, is a slipcase cover for the hardcover edition of the anthology, Bad Karma - a kickstarter project by Jeremy Haun - and also a limited edition screen print.

The screenprint is 12" x 36", 5 colours and in a run of 100. Mark will also have 50 of them on sale at booth AA BOOTH 820 at Heroes Con the 7th, 8th and 9th of June. With the rest on sale later sometime on his website.

Check out his blog for a step by step process.

Cool Art: 'Hard Case Crime' Illustrated Pulp Art Covers

I love the art of the old pulp magazines and novels. It's where the work of such legendary artists like Robert McGinnis, Glen Orbik, Ron Lesser, Robert Maguire, Roy Krenkel Jr, J Allen St John and many more first caught my eye.

With some of the pulp heroes making a comeback in the world of comics, 'Hard Case Crime' is bringing back the pulp crime novels, complete with illustrated covers too!

Hard Case Crime is an American imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 by Charles Ardai and Max Phillips, and is dedicated to reviving the vigor and excitement, the suspense and thrills—the sheer entertainment—of the golden age of paperback crime novels, both by bringing back into print the best work of the pulp era and by introducing readers to new work by some of today’s most powerful writers and artists. Determined detectives and dangerous women… fortune hunters and vengeance seekers… ingenious criminals and men on the run… Hard Case Crime novels offer everything you want from a great story, all in handsome and affordable editions.

Check out a selection of the covers below, and go here for lots more.

Cool Art: Two New Prints By Tom Whalen For Mondo

Tomorrow, Mondo will be releasing two new prints by Tom Whalen. The first is a continuation of their Looney Tunes series, with a print for the short 'Knighty Knight Bugs'. It's a 18" x 24" screen print. Hand numbered and limited to 275 copies.

The other is an awesome print for the 1939 classic 'The Wizard Of Oz'. It is an 11-colour 24" x 36" screen print, that's hand numbered and in a limited edition of 350.

These posters will be available online at a random time on Thursday, June 6th at Mondo. So follow Mondo on twitter for when they drop.

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'Die Hard': The Death of Hans Gruber - Sweded

This week, the guys from Homemade Movies take on one of the best villain deaths of all time! John McClane sends Hans Gruber to his 40-story demise in this classic scene from the original Die Hard. Recreated at home with action figures, cardboard buildings and a furniture dolly.

As always you can check out the side by side comparison and the behind the scenes.

'Link's Shadow' by Corridor Digital

Check out this fan-made 'The Legend Of Zelda' video from Corridor Digital, definitely up there with IGN's April Fools Zelda trailer from a few years ago. You can check out a behind the scenes video too.

Three hunters in a forest discover that they have trapped a demon - Dark Link! An epic battle ensues as they try to prevent the murderous demon from reaching their village. The elder clansman gathers his mana and casts a beacon in to the sky, hoping to summon Link to save them.

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Cool Art: 'The Black Beetle' by Francesco Francavilla

Mondo' next limited edition print is 'The Black Beetle' by Francesco Francavilla. 

'The Black Beetle' is a mysterious pulp/noir crime fighting comic book series created by Francesco Francavilla and currently published by Dark Horse, drawing inspiration from classic film posters and heroes of the pulp / noir era.

The posters both measure 24" x 36", and the variant edition is limited to 110 copies and will go on sale this weekend at HeroesCon in North, Carolina for $75, where Francavilla will also be on hand for autographs. The regular edition will go on sale later on Mondo's website.

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Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Andy of the Kryptonian House of Dak

A bit of fun before 'Man Of Steel' comes out next weekend, find out what Kryptonian family house you belong to by answering a few questions at the Man of Steel website.

'Oblivion' Bluray / DVD Bonus Features Announced

'Oblivion' has been one of my favourite films of 2013 so far. The home video release is only a couple of months away, and now the special features for the Bluray / DVD have been announced. Check them out  below.

Bonus Features on Blu-ray and DVD:
Feature Commentary with Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski
Deleted Scenes
Promise of a New World: The Making of Oblivion — A comprehensive and thought-provoking multi-part feature covering the making of Oblivion, including:
Destiny – Looks inside the conceptualization, development and pre-production of Oblivion and the planning that went into the Herculean task of shooting the epic film.
Voyage – Follows the creation of the amazing Bubble Ship from its early design conception to its journey around the world. (Blu-ray™ exclusive)
Combat – Explores the film's ground-breaking action and death-defying stunts, all performed by one of the most popular movie stars in the world. (Blu-ray™ exclusive)
Illusion – Focuses on the film's post-production and dazzling visual effects.
Harmony – Delves into the innovative musical world of M83.
M83 Isolated Score — Watch the entire film accompanied by the evocative music track.
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Cool Art: Star Trek TOS Set 11 by Juan Ortiz

Artist Juan Ortiz is back with a new set of retro style Star Trek prints.

The four prints are available as a set of plated-printed lithographs on 100-pound, aqueous-coated, satin-finish paper. Each print measures 18" x 24" and the set of four is $34.95. US and Canada fans can purchase the sets at Star Trek Shop.

Pyramid will have the images available in the UK on Wood for £39.99 (43x59cm) and £49.99 (45x76cm), Canvas for £59.99 (60x80cm) and as Framed Art Prints at £49.99 (60x80cm). UK fans will be able to purchase the items at Amazon.co.uk, ForbiddenPlanet.co.uk and Oneposter.co.uk.

This month's random episodes are:
E12: The Menagerie (Part 2)
E22: Space Seed
E67: The Empath
E78: All Our Yesterdays

Take a peek at the posters in the set below.
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Cool Art: 'Moments' Art Exhibition by Alice X Zhang

From June 7th-June 28th, Bottleneck Gallery will be showcasing the art of Alice X Zhang, I've featured her awesome art on this blog several times before, in her first solo exhibition, 'Moments' featuring her latest works with a cinema-inspired theme. The artwork will be available as limited edition prints from Saturday June 8.

Check out a preview of the art below.

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New 13 Minute Featurette For 'Man Of Steel'

Warner Brothers have released a new 13-minute featurette for 'Man Of Steel', with the producers, stars and crew talking about what it took to get the idea for Man of Steel off the ground.
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Cool Art: 'Dark Side Of The Man' by Patrick Connan

'Dark Side Of The Man' is a Man Of Steel/Pink Floyd inspired alternative poster by Patrick Connan.