Sci-Fi Storm

The Thunder Child’s new contributor, Matt Sanborn, has written one article and two reviews that I’d like to share iwht readers of Sci-Fi Storm.

Why We Love the Call of Cthulhu – an article on the Keepers and those who play this RPG – and why so many are so bad at it!
http://volcanoseven.com/TheThunderChild/CallofReviews/LoveCthulhu.html

Reviews of the first 2 comics in the 4-set release to coincide with The Crazies movie:
http://volcanoseven.com/TheThunderChild/CallofReviews/Crazies1and2.html

A review of Peter Brother’s “Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men”: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda”
http://volcanoseven.com/TheThunderChild/CallofReviews/IshiroHondaReview.html

Please read and enjoy

The Thunder Child sf & fantasy webzine is not a fan of horror per se, but we’ve some interviews with various horror movie folks, and writers of Call of Cthulhu role playing games, etc. We’ll also be adding a regular horror review column thanks to Matt Sanford. To that end, we’ve just released two comics (out of a four comic set) from the movie The Crazies which is to debut Feb 26. Matt will be reviewing the comics shortly, but if you want to take a look at the covers, and head off to your local comic store to reserve your copies on the strenth of ’em:
http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/crazies-comic-books.html

The press release just in:

Calling all comic book loving Torchwood fans, aliens have landed…

Pontyvale Golf Club’s post-Christmas reopening hasn’t gone well thanks to some grisly killings… The site has been closed off, and Torchwood’s Captain Jack, Gwen and Ianto investigate. But they soon come face to face with the cause of the killings – and it’s not pretty!
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With Sam Raimi and Sony at an impasse over the villains for Spider-Man 4, the web-slinger lost his grip on the planned release date of May 6th, 2011 – and comic competition Thor from Paramount is the apparent heir to the date.

Disney is acquiring Marvel for about $4 billion in cash and stock. This will make for some very interesting interactions, as Universal Studios Theme Parks have rights to some of the characters…obviously those agreements will still be in place for the foreseeable future, but what happens when they expire is anyone’s guess.

Just ahead of the release of the Watchmen live action feature, an animated version of the highly acclaimed comic book hits the shelves Tuesday in the form of Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic, available on both DVD and Blu-ray. I’ve had the chance to see the DVD release, so Read More for details and a review. Wanting a little more interaction? Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will launch Watchmen: Justice is Coming, an MMO for iPhone and iPod Touch, on Friday to coincide with the movie’s release. G4TV has a preview video with interviews and gameplay footage.

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If the economy isn’t hurting you and you have a lot of extra cash screaming “spend me!” perhaps you want Action Comics #1, of which only about 100 are known to exist and perhaps 20 are “unrestored”. If you do, you may have your chance starting tomorrow as one goes up for auction at comicconnect.com. The issue is the first ever appearance of Superman.

The mystery wait is over. Reboot has come back as a comic book, but it includes fan involvement, with the fans apparently acting as consultants. “The ReBoot saga continues with this first installment of the Code of Honor storyline: Paradigms Lost. Two mortal enemies set aside their differences to battle a viral outbreak that threatens the stability of cyberspace. Will the unlikely allies cooperate… or stab each other in their backups?” There are still plans for three feature-length films though, produced wholly in-house, and previously described as a “reboot” of the franchise.

Serenity will be back – but not on video or film. Instead, it will appear as a Dark Horse comic book. It will start with a three-issue series called Serenity: Better Days, which looks back at the crew’s early years, and is due out this coming March. Also, Dark Horse will release a couple lunchbox designs.

Marve’s Doctor Strange has gotten animated lately – and will be released on DVD on August 14th. The official web site also has a trailer, and you can Read More for the synopsis. From the looks of it, it has a definite anime influence.

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