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Win one of five official New York Comic-Con 2009 posters drawn by Neal Adams

Sponsors of February’s New York Comic-Con are running a fun contest. Check out the picture of the two dudes at the bottom of this post. Can you picture them at New York Comic Con? They can’t either, but now is your chance to convince them of the greatness that is the Con! Tell Comic-Con sponsors ….

Horror Western film Priest lands director

Scott Charles Stewart, who’s doing post-production work on his debut feature, the action thriller Legion, has signed on to helm the film Priest, an adaptation of what’s described as a horror Western comic book from TokyoPop, that was written by Min-Woo Hyung, and tells the story of a world ravaged by battles between humans and ….

Bakugan anime to get feature film treatment from Universal

Variety reports that Universal has entered into a deal with toy company Spin Master to bring Bakugan Battle Brawlers to the big screen. The Japanese anime show airs six days a week on the Cartoon Network, and also has a strategy game that uses metal cards and magnetic, spring-loaded figures that transform from marble-like balls ….

The Crow returns with Blade director calling the shots

Blade director Stephen Norrington has been tapped to write and direct a reinvention of The Crow, according to Variety. The Crow, which is based on the comic created by James O’Barr, first came to the screen in 1994 via an Alex Proyas-directed film, and tells the story of rock musician Eric Draven, who’s murdered trying ….

Full trailer for Dragonball feature online

Dragonball follows the story of Goku, who, at the request of his dying adoptive grandfather Gohan, seeks out the great Master Roshi, in an attempt to gather all seven fabled “Dragon Balls”, of which he possesses one. His mission is to get them before the evil Lord Piccolo from using the power of the Dragon ….

New exclusive Watchmen footage now online free at iTunes

Who is Watching the Watchmen? Beginning today, iTunes visitors can watch special Watchmen features exclusively available as free downloads on the iTunes Store. At iTunes and the Apple App Store at www.itunes.com/watchmenmovie are exclusive Watchmen film sequences, previously only shown at San Diego Comic-Con, the Essential Watchmen app for iPhone and iPod touch, multiple behind-the-scenes ….

Acclaimed graphic album Batman: Black and White debuts as animated motion comic

Warner Premiere announced that the acclaimed graphic album Batman: Black & White debuted yesterday, as a Warmer Premiere Motion Comics series. Available exclusively on iTunes and coming soon to other distribution channels, including Amazon and Verizon VCAST, Batman: Black and White Motion Comics features 10 stories created by comic book legends that include Alex Ross, ….

Wonder Woman film to premiere at Comic Con in February 2009

Wonder Woman, the fourth entry in the DC Universe animated original movie series, will receive a big screen premiere at New York Comic Con on February 6, 2009 in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The 8:30 p.m. screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring members of the film’s cast ….

Dark Knight returning to theaters and IMAX in January

Warner Bros. is bringing The Dark Knight back for a return engagement in theatres and IMAX on January 23th 2009, giving audiences one more chance to see the film on the big screen. The film will re-open nationwide, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Distribution. One of the most ….

Animation community site goes global

The Association of Japanese Animations, an industry organization consisting mainly of animation production companies, recently announced that its community website, called Open Post, now has an English-language section. Open Post acts as a forum that provides animation professionals with an opportunity to submit and publish their work online. The new English-language section allows submissions from ….

Japanese anime company making live-action Bubblegum Crisis movie

Tokyo-based animation outfit Anime International Company (AIC) has contracted with Singapore-based Cubix, a visual software production company, to make a live-action version of the sci-fi anime series Bubblegum Crisis, according to Variety. The companies plan a large budget for the feature, directed towards a U.S. theatrical release sometime in 2011. Bubblegum Crisis creators Shinji Aramaki ….

Attack of the celebrity superheroes

Diverse Media Group is purchasing a stake in Celebrities In Action, in order to create a joint venture to develop superhero character franchises based on real-life Hollywood celebrities. The new characters will be developed in cooperation with film, music and television and sports stars and original storylines will span multimedia and multiplatform projects. Plans include ….

Astro Boy teaser trailer goes live

David Bowers, who helmed Flushed Away, is directing the upcoming Summit Pictures’ film Astro Boy. The Studio has just released the first teaser trailer for the movie, which is due in theaters on October 23rd 2009. Based on the classic anime series by Osamu Tezuka, with a script by Timothy Harris (Twins, My Stepmother Is ….

Fourth X-Men movie to bring younger mutants to the spotlight

Fox is working on continuing the X-Men movie franchise with a younger group of mutants, according to Variety. The studio has contracted with creator Josh Schwartz, creator of TV’s Gossip Girl, to write the film X-Men: First Class. Schwartz, who is also the creator of Fox’s The OC, as well as NBC’s Chuck, is expected ….

New Naruto media to release nearly simultaneously in U.S and Japan

VIZ Media has announced an innovative and unprecedented multimedia plan to provide a near-simultaneous Japan-U.S. release of NARUTO, one of the most popular Japanese animated and manga properties in the world. Beginning on January 15th 2009, the latest episode of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN animated series will be available for free viewing on the ultimate destination ….