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Avatar: The Last Airbender has four main bending types with unique abilities, including fire, earth, water, and air. The show became popular but had a despised live-action movie; a Netflix series is set for release in 2024. Each bending type has special subsets like bloodbending, metalbending, and energybending with various powers.

Avatar: The Last Airbender features four main types of bending: fire, earth, water, and air; however, each of them has its unique specialties as well. Airing on Cartoon Network from 2005 to 2008, Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the most beloved animated shows of all time. The show became so popular that it received a despised live-action movie called The Last Airbender. More recently, plans were announced for a Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series based on the beloved TV show, which will be released on February 22, 2024.

Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place in a world where some people...

The critics are loving The Iron Claw, even if it's leaving them as a blithering mess by the end of it.

Written and directed by Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw explores the tragic, real-life story of pro wrestling's famous Von Erich family. Zac Efron leads the cast as wrestling legend Kevin Von Erich, supported by Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson playing his brothers and fellow pro wrestlers. It's not opening wide until Dec. 22, but with its early reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, the film has debuted with an approval rating of 91%. The overwhelming majority of the critics are giving very high praise to the film, giving credit to the entire cast along with Durkin's presentation of the "gripping" story.

Related Netflix's Wrestlers Docuseries Pulls Back the Curtain on Indie Pro Wrestling In a new trailer, Netflix goes behind the scenes of Ohio Valley Wrestling with Al Snow for the new docuseries Wrestlers.

To celebrate the release of WWE: Christmas Classics on DVD we are giving away a DVD copy. A collection of WWE’s greatest Christmas matches and moments – including Stone Cold Steve Austin stunning Santa Claus, a stack of festive surprises, and the traditional Miracle on 34th Street Fight! With appearances from John Cena, The Rock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Mick Foley, Batista, and old Saint Nick himself!

Batista vs. Santa Claus Miracle on 34th Street Fight Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose Miracle on 34th Street Fight Elias vs. Bobby Lashley John Cena & Trish Stratus vs. Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix Kurt Angle vs. Santa Claus All I Want for Christmas Battle Royal Plus lots more!

Christmas is always chaotic in WWE! Whether it’s Superstars hitting each other with gifts in the Miracle on 34th Street Fight or Santa Claus stepping in the ring. This collection features great festive action alongside...

Wrestlers documentary series on Netflix focuses on Ohio Valley Wrestling (Ovw) and the behind-the-scenes struggles faced by CEO Al Snow and his team. Ovw hopes that the show will bring attention and turn their fortunes around, and the response so far has been overwhelmingly positive from both wrestling and non-wrestling fans. Leila Grey, a member of Aew and Ovw, discusses her experience on the show, working with Aew superstar Jade Cargill, and her goals in Aew as a standalone character.

Leila Grey is a member of the All Elite Wrestling roster, but she's also part of Ohio Valley Wrestling, which is the focus of the new Netflix documentary series, Wrestlers.

In Wrestlers, CEO and head of creative Al Snow copes with the pressures of booking his local Kentucky pro wrestling promotion, Ovw, which has a live weekly television show. Along with a rowdy locker room of wrestlers including Ovw Champion Mahabali Shera,...

Nestled away in what looks to be a warehouse district in Louisville, Ky is the Davis Arena. It might not look like much, but the sign outside of the door suggests otherwise:

“Tomorrow’s Superstars, Today!”

This is the home of Ohio Valley Wrestling, what I affectionately like to call the “little promotion that could.” It is also the subject of the powerful, hard-hitting new Netflix docu-series, Wrestlers, which follows the men and women in this struggling developmental territory. They are the future stars of professional wrestling, many of them. All of them have that dream. But to accomplish it, they must first make their name and prove themselves. And that happens in places like Ovw. Unfortunately, times are tough for the company. No longer a breeding ground for the main roster stars of WWE, Ovw is going through a turbulent stretch with new owner Matt Jones, who often conflicts with 60-year-old wrestling legend,...

Plot: A group of underdog wrestlers try to make the big time.

Review: When people think of professional wrestling, they imagine the glitz and polish of the WWE, which has dominated the landscape for decades. Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler put a spotlight on what is the reality for most wrestlers out there, and that is the struggle they face to remain part of this business, to make money in it, to reconcile this grueling profession with their personal lives and individual demons. Netflix’s Wrestlers, a new docu-series from Emmy-winning filmmaker Greg Whiteley, has captured the everyday drama and struggle of professional wrestling in a way that has never been done before.

The series centers on Ohio Valley Wrestling. Chances are you’ve never heard of it. As someone who has grown up with professional wrestling, been in the ring a bit, and basically loves it with every fiber of my being,...

Sports drama documentaries have had a resurgence in recent times. Netflix has released countless documentary series and movies in this genre to help people understand the amount of training, time, and investment that goes into making this one athlete or team world-famous. Wrestlers, directed by Greg Whiteley, is about a bunch of wrestlers from an organization who make sacrifices for the sake of their passion and entertainment.

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Wrestlers is a seven-part documentary series that talks primarily about Ohio Valley Wrestling Gym, which is the starting point for many wrestlers who want to make their passion a serious profession. The Ohio Valley Wrestling Gym, also known as Ovw, is run by ex-WWE fighter Al Snow, whose real name is Allen Ray Sarven. He talks about the amount of work that he and his team put in to entertain the audience, which loves watching their favorite wrestlers fight. Ovw is...

Everyone loves an underdog, but it’s possible nobody loves one more than Greg Whiteley. With Netflix hits “Cheer” and “Last Chance U,” the documentarian trained his eye on undergraduate athletes whose programs lack the resources or respect of a Big Ten institution. Each show made a compelling case for its subjects’ skill, tenacity and right to a bigger spotlight; “Cheer,” in particular, made stars of its protagonists, a charismatic squad of Texas students who performed death-defying stunts with a smile.

The second season of “Cheer” was forced to reckon with the fallout of its own success, taking some focus away from its namesake sport to address squad member Jerry Harris’ being sentenced to prison for soliciting sex from minors, as well as coach Monica Aldama’s stint on “Dancing With the Stars” and the uncomfortable transition from challenger to heavy favorite. Thankfully, Whiteley’s latest effort offers a fresh start.

A wrestling school that helped launch the careers of some of the biggest names in the sport is the subject of a new Netflix documentary series from Greg Whiteley, the creator of Cheer and Last Chance U. Wrestlers, which premieres September 13, centers around ex-WWE star Al Snow as he helps the next generation along at Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky. Snow, who previously appeared as a coach on the reality series Tough Enough, has worked tirelessly to carry on the rich history of Ohv from founder Danny Davis. Names including John Cena, Brock Lesnar, The Miz, Mickie James, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar, Dave Bautista, Cm Punk, Cody Rhodes, and countless others honed their skills at one point or another there. New stars like “Mr. Pec-Tacular” Jessie Godderz of Big Brother and Impact Wrestling fame among others are featured. In the show’s seven episodes, cameras follow Snow as...

"Wrestlers" is a new 8-episode BBC Studios documentary TV series, directed by Greg Whiteley, streaming September 13, 2023 on Netflix:

"...wrestler Al Snow is attempting to keep professional wrestling league 'Ohio Valley Wrestling' (Ovf) afloat, navigating the brutal waters of mounting debt and the power struggles of new ownership.

"Ovf is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and once served as a premiere training ground for aspiring pro wrestlers like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Dave Bautista, The Miz, and Randy Orton. In recent years, Ovf has struggled to keep its doors open, prompting Snow to sell a majority stake to a group of local businesses — one of whom is Matt Jones, one of the most popular radio personalities in the state of Kentucky..."

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Netflix will be pulling back the curtain a bit into the world of indie pro wrestling with Wrestlers, an all-new docuseries coming to the streaming platform in September.

Consisting of seven one-hour episodes, Wrestlers specifically dives into the operations of Ohio Valley Wrestling, a regional wrestling league where some of the industry's most popular stars honed their craft before breaking out in WWE, such as Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Dave Bautista, Randy Orton, and The Miz. There to help guide the way is WWE legend Al Snow, now dedicated to training the superstars of tomorrow while keeping Ovw in business. The series will officially premiere on Sept. 13, but you can get a sneak peek by watching the new trailer released by Netflix on Monday.

Related: Hulk Hogan Discusses Legal Fight With Marvel to Keep His Name

An official synopsis for Wrestlers reads, "Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky was once...

Netflix has set the premiere date for a docuseries about the pro wrestling promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling, Variety has learned exclusively.

Titled “Wrestlers,” the show will debut on Netflix on Sept. 13. The series hails from director and executive producer Greg Whiteley, who previously created the hit docuseries “Cheer” and “Last Chance U” for Netflix.

A trailer and first look images from the series can be seen below.

Ohio Valley Wrestling, or Ovw, is based in Louisville, Ky. It was originally an independent promotion until it became a developmental territory for the WWE. It has since returned to being independent, but not before future stars like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Dave Bautista, and Cm Punk passed through its doors.

The official synopsis states: “Once a proud finishing school for aspiring pro wrestlers, the gym has since hit hard times. Acclaimed wrestler Al Snow clings to an old...

Remember Ecw? I do. Extreme Championship Wrestling was the underground wrestling phenomenon that had a cult following in the 90s and still does today. It was on the fringe. During an era of pro-wrestling that consisted of WWF booking Doink the Clown, Bastion Booger and a more cartoony product and WCW was beginning to sign former WWF talent and starting to resemble the WWF a few years earlier Ecw was the grunge-rock scene, it was punk, it was hardcore, it was edgy. Before WWF Attitude, before WCW turned Hogan heel and flew to the moon on the back of the New World Order of wrestling, brother, there was Ecw doing something that influenced pro-wrestling forever.

Now, I am a lifelong WWF fan and I loved the cartoon era because I was a kid back then, and I loved the Attitude Era, because I was a teenager, and so on, and so forth.

Louisville, Kentucky’s Ohio Valley Wrestling will once again serve as the minor-league system for Impact Wrestling, feeding talent to the larger company.

The renewed partnership follows the two pro-wrestling promotions’ co-billed Louisville event, One Night Only: Clash in the Bluegrass. That Davis Arena show, which featured wrestlers from both organizations, sold out.

Ovw previously served as WWE’s minor leagues from 2000 to 2008. Alums include Brock Lesnar and John Cena.

Ohio Valley Wrestling was Impact’s training territory from 2012 to 2014.

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Impact Wrestling airs a weekly TV show, “Impact!” on the Pursuit channel and on Twitch. Ovw has its own local television show, which has aired more than 1,000 episodes.

“We are excited to grow our outreach and partnership with promotions worldwide,” said Impact Wrestling Evp Scott D’Amore. “It is great to work with Al Snow and the team at Ovw,...

WWE legend King Kong Bundy, real name Chris Pallies, died on Monday at the age of 61. The news of his death came just hours after Bundy posted on Twitter that he was appearing at WrestleCon with Al Snow. He said in the tweet that all requests should go through David Herro, the man who officially reported on Bundy’s death. Who was King Kong Bundy? King Kong Bundy was a massive star in WWE in the ’80s and was actually in the main event of WrestleMania II as he battled Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match for the WWE […]

The post King Kong Bundy death: Tributes flood in, cause of death still unknown appeared first on Monsters and Critics.

After a raucous night in the woods, three friends are visited by a supernatural presence in Brian Cunningham's new film Wretch. With the psychological horror movie coming to digital and OnDemand on January 29th from ThoughtFly Films, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers.

"Psychological horror/thriller Wretch is coming to digital and OnDemand on January 29th via ThoughtFly Films. Described as "The Blair Witch Project on acid," the film stars Spencer Korcz, Megan Massie, and Riker Hill.

Wretch follows three friends struggling to piece together fractured memories after a drug-fueled night in the woods. In the process, they’re forced to confront guilt, jealousy, and a supernatural presence that threatens to expose their true natures.

Wretch is written and directed by Brian Cunningham, whose previous films include the horror-comedy Overtime, the acclaimed haunted house documentary Monsters Wanted, and the recent Loss Prevention,...

2019 is trying hard to beat 2018 when it comes to horror movies, and it's on its way to accomplishing that, with a ton of big releases planned throughout the year. But it's the smaller genre films that really make a year shine, and we're going to get some weird, wild, truly horrifying experiences over the next 12 months. And that's definitely the best way to describe Wretch.

Psychological horror/thriller Wretch is coming to digital and OnDemand on January 29th via ThoughtFly Films. Described as The Blair Witch Project on acid, the film stars Spencer Korcz, Megan Massie, and Riker Hill.

Wretch follows three friends struggling to piece together fractured memories after a drug-fueled night in the woods. In the process, they're forced to confront guilt, jealousy, and a supernatural presence that threatens to expose their true natures. Wretch is written and directed by Brian Cunningham, whose previous films include the horror-comedy Overtime,...

Alzheimer’s is a horrendous disease that is unfortunately very common amongst the elderly.. There is a chance that most the people reading this post know someone or have a family member close to them dealing with Alzheimer’s… It’s a disease that is often overlooked in the mainstream media and not best represented! Director Jonny Wright and the guys at Three Wise Monkeys hope to show you a movie about the effects with their beautiful, passionate and important short film Ethel.

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Ethel is a short film that aims to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease and also engage a younger audience. The film is based on a real life event that happened to the writer/director Jonny Wright. An event so powerful it burnt into his consciousness and developed over time into a gritty and grounded drama, starring Miriam Margolyes as Ethel. We hope to help promote a charity,...

Terror Films and iflix recently forged a partnership to distribute films digitally in multiple global markets, including Unearthed and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary. Also: Monster Hunt DVD release details, The Passing clips, Matthew Quinn's The Thing in the Woods, and the winners recap for the 5th Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival.

Terror Films and iflix's Global Distribution Digital Deal: Press Release: "Los Angeles, California (Friday, May 26th, 2017): Genre distributor Terror Films has teamed up with the world’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service, for emerging markets, iflix. This newly formed partnership will allow the distributor to expand their digital reach into multiple territories within iflix’s footprint including South East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, with future territories to be announced.

The films set to launch under the deal will include a wide variety from the label. They will include: the post- apocalyptic film,...

"Hello, Hal. Do you read me?" This is awesome! Editor/filmmaker Luc Bergeron, also known as Zapatou, has released a mashup video featuring scenes from 25 space movies all edited together to tell one 5-minute story. It's actually quite amusing, especially once things get going. The video is titled Space Story: A Bad Day and includes footage from pretty much every great sci-fi/space movie ever made - from Star Wars to The Fifth Element to 2001: A Space Odyssey to Apollo 13 to Moon to Armageddon to Avatar to Guardians of the Galaxy and everything else. This reminds me of the Hell's Club mashup but with space movies. Enjoy! Thanks to Kottke for the tip. Edited by Luc Bergeron, also known as Zapatou. He writes: "Here is my new Mashup. 25 movies in 4 minutes. The action starts at 1.40, but you have to watch the start for understanding story." For more from Zapatou, follow him on Twitter or check out his ...

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Jokers, circus masters and demonic dolls. Which TV characters terrify you? Den Of Geek asked its writers that very question…

The subconscious is a terrible place; dark, mysterious and peopled by spectres from the past. As a bit of a laugh then, we sent our writers journeying into theirs and asked them to drag out any TV terrors they found lurking in the shadows.

Some television fears had been ensconced there since childhood, others were more recent tenants. Some were morally terrifying; human beings with icy hearts capable of atrocities, others were simply… atrocities.

Join us as we count down in order of terror from the sort-of-creepy to the downright terrifying, the 50 TV characters that, for whatever reason, give our writers chills. It’s by no means an exhaustive list, so feel free to fill in gaps by adding your own peculiar television nightmares below…

50. Charn -...

Back in 2010 — during the height of the post-“Avatar” green screen Renaissance — Disney released a live-action adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” starring Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp. Directed by Tim Burton, the film was a darkly psychedelic trip through Wonderland. The film was visually stunning but deeply divisive among both critics and audiences. But love it or hate it — or have no strong feelings about it one way or the other — the movie made over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that Disney is going back for a second helping, especially considering the recent success of their live-action “Cinderella.” Today at the annual Disney Expo, the teaser posters were unveiled for 2016’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass.” Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios According to IMDb, Linda Wolverton returns as the screenwriter but Tim Burton has not. James Bobin...

This is it, y’all. We made it to the mid-season finale! After tonight it will be farewell until after the first of the year. So let’s squeeze ever last insane drop out of “The Akeda,” like a giant shake’n’bake of mythology and history. Abbie and Ichabod have the sword of Methuselah, and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse have Moloch. Who will triumph? ************ Thunder and lightning greet the audience to let us know things are about to Get Real™. Ichabod and Abbie are headed straight to Fredrick’s Manor with the sword, because time is of the essence. Henry has blown the horn to signal the rise of Moloch. I kind of wonder what the range on that thing is? All across the tri-state area, the top news story tonight is about the strange trumpeting sound being reported by hundreds of people. More at 11. Ichabod is giving directions the old-fashioned way,...

Black Friday may be over, but today comes that other big shopping day of the year and this one exclusively online - Cyber Monday.

Today marks the last day of bargains and sales on Amazon.com until after Christmas, along with some of the biggest discounts you'll see all year in Blu-ray films, Blu-ray TV boxsets and console game sales. Below are the best bargains on offer in these categories.

Please note that Dark Horizons will earn a very small referral fee when readers purchase something on Amazon through one of the links below. Said fee helps contribute towards the site's running costs. We only do this type of sale once a year so if you do grab something today - thank you, it's really appreciated.

Recommendations: "The Best of Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection" normally retails at $600 and is available today for just under $200. The set includes both the Blu-ray...

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Alternative Comics

Hawd Tales #1, $4.99

Andrews McMeel

Baby Blues Collection Wetter Louder Stickier Tp, $18.99

Antarctic Press

Gold Digger #215, $3.99

Archie Comic Publications

Jughead And Archie Comics Digest #7, $4.99

Sabrina #1 (Robert Hack 2nd Printing Variant Cover)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #266 (Rafa Knight Super Smash Variant Cover)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #266 (Tracy Yardley Regular Cover), $3.99

Avatar Press

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Crossed Badlands #65 (Gabriel Andrade Wraparound Cover), $3.99

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Crossed Badlands #65 (Jacen Burrows Regular Cover), $3.99

Crossed Badlands #65 (Michael Dipascale Fatal Fantasy Cover), $3.99

Black Library

Warhammer 40K Gods Of Mars Hc, $24.99

Book Palace

Art Of Modesty Blaise Sc (not verified by Diamond), $39.99

Illustrators Magazine #8, $24.99

Boom! Studios

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Horror legend Robert Englund talks about his new film The Last Showing, what was wrong with the Nightmare On Elm St remake, and more...

Sitting with Robert Englund deep in the bowels of a gilded London hotel, it becomes obvious just what a great storyteller he is. As he reminisces about his early acting career in such films as Five Easy Pieces or Hustle, or goes even further back to his childhood brushes with the horror genre, he talks in a soothing, sonorous voice that is a million miles away from his signature role of Freddy Krueger.

Then again, Englund doesn't look or sound like the character in his latest movie, either. In The Last Showing, a psychological horror thriller written and directed by the UK's Phil Hawkins, Englund plays Stuart, a once proud projectionist who, thanks to the advent of digital cinema, finds himself busted down to the lowly...

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Sherwood TX #2 (Of 5), $3.99

215 Ink

Enormous #3 (Cover A Mehdi Cheggour), $3.99

Enormous #3 (Cover B Sarah Delaine), $3.99

Action Lab Entertainment

Skyward #9 (Gene Ha Variant Cover), $3.99

Skyward #9 (Jeremy Dale Regular Cover), $2.99

Alternative Comics

Death In Oaxaca #1, $4.99

Amryl Entertainment

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Archie Comics

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Sonic The Hedgehog Archives Volume 23 Tp, $7.99

World Of Archie Comics Digest #42, $4.99

Avatar Press

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Uber Special #1 (Michael Dipascale Pure Rage Cover), $9.99

Big Finish Productions

Avengers The Lost Episodes Volume 2 Audio CD Box Set, $49.99

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3D Total Publishing

Digital Art Masters Volume 9 Sc (not verified by Diamond), $49.99

Abstract Studios

Rachel Rising #26, $3.99

Adhouse Books

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Airship Entertainment

Girl Genius Volume 13 Agatha Heterodyne And The Sleeping City Hc, $50.00

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Alternative Comics

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Ritual Three Vile Decay (One Shot), $6.95

Antarctic Press

64-Bit Zombie #1, $3.99

Arcana Studio

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Archie Comic Publications

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Betty And Veronica Friends Double Digest #239, $4.99

Jughead And Archie Double Digest #3, $3.99

Mega Man #38 (Ben Bates Character Packed Variant Cover), $2.99

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Sonic Mega Man Worlds Collide Volume 3 Chaos Clash Tp, $11.99

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With just four weeks left until the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past in theaters, the worldwide press tour is beginning for Twentieth Century Fox’s latest mutant superhero adventure. And no expense will be spared for the studio’s second most expensive production to date (second only to Avatar), the most expensive comic book film ever.

The final full-length X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer – the best one yet – debuted two weeks ago and Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hits theaters this week and even features a button during the credits teasing the X-Men. The movie’s cast – one of the X-Men’s best selling points - will be doing the press rounds worldwide and franchise star Hugh Jackman will unsurprisingly doing most of the leg work.

He even made an appearing at last night’s WWE Monday Night Raw. Jackman ...

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The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Abstract Studios

Rachel Rising #25, $3.99

AC Comics

Crypt Of Horror Volume 21 Tp, $29.95

Alternative Comics

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Mostly Wordless Hc, $18.95

Sugar Booger #2 (Of 3)(not verified by Diamond), $5.95

Altus Press

Doc Savage The New Adventures Volume 7 Phantom Lagoon Sc (not verified by Diamond), $24.95

Amryl Entertainment

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Cavewoman Journey #1 (Of 2)(Cover B Rob Durham), Ar

Cavewoman Journey #1 (Of 2)(Cover D Budd Root), Ar

Antarctic Press

Last Zombie Zomnibus Tp, $49.99

Arcana Studio

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Archie Comic Publications

Betty And Veronica Double Digest #223, $5.99

Jughead And Archie Double Digest #1, $3.99

Mega Man #36 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $2.99

Mega Man #36 (Brent McCarthy Trial Of Dr Wily Variant Cover), $2.99

Avatar Press

Absolution Volume 2 Rubicon Tp,...

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Amigo Comics

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Antarctic Press

Victorian Secret Winter Wonder Catalog (One Shot), $3.99

Arcana Studio

10th Muse Volume 4 Crossovers Tp, $14.95

Archie Comic Publications

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Avatar Press

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Extinction Parade #5 (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover), $3.99

God Is Dead #7 (Jacen Burrows End Of Days Cover), $3.99

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God Is Dead #7 (Jacen Burrows Iconic...

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Ace Books

Doctor Who Shada The Lost Adventure Sc, $16.00

Action Lab Entertainment

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Fracture #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Bill Blankenship), $2.99

Fracture Encore Edition (One Shot)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Jack Hammer #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Ionic), $2.99

Jack Hammer #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Riley Rossmo), $2.99

NFL Rush Zone Super Bowl Special Tp (not verified by Diamond), $19.95

Princeless Encore Edition #3 (Of 4), $2.99

Skyward #5 (Cover A Jeremy Dale), $2.99

Skyward #5 (Cover B Khary Randolph & Laura Martin), $2.99

Antarctic Press

Ghost Cop #2 (Of 3), $3.99

Gold Digger #206, $3.99

Paper Dreams The Ben Dunn Sketchbook Tp, $14.99

Arcana Studio

10th Muse Volume 3 The Image Comics Run Part 3 Tp, $14.95

Steampunk Originals Volume 1 Gn, $14.95

Archie Comic Publications

Archie Funhouse Double Digest #1, $3.99

Archie’s Valentine A Rock And Roll Romance Tp,...

Last Wednesday, Vince McMahon announced the launching of the WWE Network. Suffice to say it was well received by his hardcore fans just as he’d hoped. To use a bit of hyperbole – which all things considered, seems apropos – the self-made millionaire stands to become a billionaire with the launch.

It’s many things, but above all else, it’s a stroke of genius in the modern era of content delivery. Comic companies might want to take note… but I’m getting ahead of myself.

The WWE Network would appear to just be Netflix for hillbillies, but truly those who aren’t in-the-know, and quick-to-judge are missing out the insane deal the WWE is offering. For $9.95 a month (purchased in six month blocks, with a potential discount for year long subscriptions forthcoming), users get access to every pay-per-view since 1985 from the WWE, as well as rival companies WCW and Ecw.

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

47 North

Star Trek Stellar Cartography The Starfleet Reference Library Deluxe Hc, $79.99

Alternative Comics

Sugar Booger #1 (Of 3)(not verified by Diamond), $5.95

Antarctic Press

8-Bit Zombies #1 (One Shot), $3.99

Very Zombie Christmas #5, $3.99

Arcana Studio

Steam Engines Of Oz Volume 2 The Geared Leviathan #1, $3.99

Archaia Entertainment

Hawken Melee #2 (Of 5), $3.99

Archie Comics

World Of Archie Double Digest #34, $3.99

Aspen Comics

Trish Out Of Water #3 (Cover A Giuseppe Cafaro), $3.99

Trish Out Of Water #3 (Cover B Eric Basaldua), $3.99

Avatar Press

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Crossed Badlands #43 (Jacen Burrows Red Crossed Incentive Cover), Ar

Crossed Badlands #43 (Jacen Burrows Regular Cover), $3.99

Crossed Badlands #43 (Jacen Burrows Torture Cover), $3.99

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Extinction Parade #4 (Of 11)(Raulo Caceres End Of A Species Cover), $3.99

Extinction...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Airship Entertainment

Girl Genius Volume 1 Agatha Heterodyne And The Beetleburg Clank Tp (New Printing), $25.00

Girl Genius Volume 12 Agatha Heterodyne And The Seige Of Mechanicsburg Hc, $50.00

Girl Genius Volume 12 Agatha Heterodyne And The Seige Of Mechanicsburg Tp, $25.00

Girl Genius Volume 3 Agatha Heterodyne And The Monster Engine Tp (New Printing), $25.00

Girl Genius Volume 4 Agatha Heterodyne And The Circus Of Dreams Tp (New Printing), $25.00

Archie Comics

Betty And Veronica Double Digest #218, $3.99

Fox #1 (Mike Norton 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99

Sonic Super Digest #5, $3.99

Sonic Super Special Magazine #9, $9.99

Sonic Universe #58 (Ryan Jampole Chibi Variant Cover), $2.99

Sonic Universe #58 (Tracy Yardley Regular Cover), $2.99

Sonic Universe Volume 6 Treasure Team Tango Tp, $11.99

Aspen Comics

All New Fathom #4 (Of 8)(Cover A Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald), $3.99

All New Fathom #4 (Of...

It took twenty years but it finally did it - Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" has earned a membership in the billion dollar movies club. The original film took in around $920 million in unadjusted worldwide grosses back in 1993.

The 3D global re-release has now added around $90 million to that total since it began rolling out in April, taking it to just over $1 billion. The re-release also took in a whopping $28.8 million in its opening weekend in China this past weekend.

Other films in the global billion dollar box-office club include "Avatar," "Titanic," "Marvel's The Avengers," "Iron Man 3," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Skyfall," "The Dark Knight Rises," "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," "Toy Story 3," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,...

"Pacific Rim" is director Guillermo del Toro's latest sci-fi action epic, and the result is an entertaining battle between huge "Godzilla"-like creatures (called the Kaiju) and ginormous man-made weapon-ized robots (called Jaeger -- "hunter" in German) piloted by human soldiers. As per usual in these movies, the extinction of humanity is a very real possibility if the small circle of brave Jaeger pilots doesn't succeed. There's humor (courtesy of Charlie Day, who plays a Kaiju researcher, and Ron Perlman, who's a fabulously outfitted black-market dealer), romance, and staggeringly massive action sequences, so be prepared to take your tweens and teens to see "Pacific Rim."

But first, here are five questions to consider before taking the kids to see "Pacific Rim."

1. Is your kid freaked out by monsters? If there's one thing director Guillermo del Toro is known for, it's his big, scary creatures ("Pan's Labyrinth" "Hellboy," "Hellboy II'). In "Pacific Rim,...

Back in 1995, the WWF was offering five PPVs – Rumble, WrestleMania, Kotr, Summerslam and Survivor Series – at $30 apiece. The idea behind the concept was that a shorter (2 hours compared to 3) and cheaper ($15 to start with) PPVs in months without a major event would give them an edge over the increasing WCW threat.

You may notice that the earliest PPV included was in February ’97, despite the first event being held almost two years prior. The problem was that, although some of the main events were exceptional, the overall cards were poor because the WWF didn’t have a brilliant roster. The fact that the WWF seemed obsessed with stipulations at the time didn’t help – Razor Ramon vs. 1-2-3 Kid in a Cry-baby Match comes to mind.

Iyh: Mind Games is a perfect example. Shawn Michaels defended the WWF Championship against Mankind, in a brilliant thirty minute bout. While the main event was excellent,...

Hollywood often produces two films on one subject, but the six movies based on the Battle of Çanakkale are a sign of a healthy domestic market for Turkish products

Maybe one sign of a fully matured film industry is when it's capable of spewing out an Olympus Has Fallen and a White House Down at the same time – coinciding films with identical subjects. One of those little zeitgeist clots that suggest creative minds running in parallel, in a highly evolved community driven by the relentless background hum of close competition – and also, all those scripts passing between studios, with ample opportunities for intellectual-property theft. Mostly, these weird convergences seem to come in pairs: Deep Impact and Armageddon, A Bug's Life and Antz, and so on.

So what does it say about the emerging Turkish industry that it has six movies on the same subject either recently on release or imminent?...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Abrams Comicarts

Good Riddance A Graphic Memoir Of Divorce Gn, $17.95

Legends Of The Blues Hc, $19.95

Raven Girl Gn, $19.95

AC Comics

Men Of Mystery #89, $29.95

Amulet Books

Will And Whit Gn, $12.95

Ape Entertainment

Drew Hayes’ Poison Elves #1 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99

Archaia Entertainment

Mumbai Confidential Volume 1 Good Cop Bad Cop Hc, $24.95

Archie Comic Publications

Jugheads Double Digest #192, $3.99

Life With Archie #29 (Fernando Ruiz Regular Cover), $3.99

Life With Archie #29 (Jon Gray Variant Cover), $3.99

Mega Man #25 (Matt Herms Evil Friends Forever Variant Cover), $2.99

Mega Man #25 (Patrick Spaziante Gatefold Regular Cover), $2.99

Sonic Super Special Magazine #7, $9.99

Aspen Comics

Executive Assistant Assassins #10 (Cover A Jorden Gunderson), $3.99

Executive Assistant Assassins #10 (Cover B Ryan Odagawa), $3.99

Fathom Volume 4 #9 (Cover A Alex Konat), $3.50

Fathom Volume 4 #9 (Cover B Giuseppe Cafaro), $3.50

Fathom...

The horror-comedy Overtime: The Movie (review) starring Al Snow and John Wells is now available. One of the film's creators, Brain Cunningham, has just released insider details of how filmmakers can create their own film and get it into Walmart stores entitled How to Make a Movie for $2,700.

Learn how to make your own horror film now!

How to Make a Movie (and get it into Walmart) for $2,700

In 2010, my partner and I began work on a script called “Overtime.” It started as a pet project...something for us to do on the side while we made our living shooting and editing commercial video at a Louisville, Kentucky production company.

Nearly three years later, that project has grown to something neither Matt nor myself could have ever imagined at the start. “Overtime,” a hit-man vs. zombie-aliens action/comedy starring Tna Impact Wrestling’s Al Snow, was released on Blu-ray...

Okay, kids! Overtime: The Movie (review) releases to the masses on January 1, 2013, and fans will laugh until their eyes bleed in this latest sliver of horror/sci-fi lunacy.

We recently had the opportunity to set down with WWE Superstar Al Snow and the creative geniuses behind the film - Matt Niehoff and Brian Cunningham.

Amanda Dyar: Overtime stars wrestling legend Al Snow and John Wells as the hit duo Raph and Max. How did you guys go about recruiting these two actors for the roles, and what directing tips did you give the duo that allowed them to work so well together?

Matt Niehoff: As a director, I wish this answer was more exotic. But honestly, John Wells and I used to play in bands together back in our younger years (there was always a debate on who had the bigger arms back then... Now... It's John). Anyway,...

0:00 - Intro 8:15 - Review: Flight 1:06:25 - Headlines: Disney Buys Lucasfilm, Arnold to Star in New Conan Movie, Jamie Foxx to Play Electro, Bryan Singer to Direct X-Men: Days of Future Past, Ernest Reboot, Iron Man 3 Trailer 1:42:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Brood, Hell House, The Girl, The Birds, Avatar 3D, Moonrise Kingdom, Rosemary's Baby, Nosferatu, Shock Waves, Fright Night: Part 2, Microwave Massacre, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Lost in Translation 2:21:35 - Junk Mail: Steven Soderbergh and the old WB Logo, Directors Who Cast Themselves, Trend-Setting Movie Posters, Shocking or Emotional Deaths in Movies, Recent Buddy Cop Movies, Pineapple Soda, Other Podcasts We'd Like to Do 2:46:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray 2:49:15 - Outro

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Every week Sony updates the Playstation Network with loads of new digital games, demos, Dlc and videos. To make things a little easier for you we've grabbed the full list if new content coming to Psn ans put it all right here for you to browse through.

This week, like so many before it, is a doozy. Plenty of full games have been added to the Playstation Store along with the introduction of a ton of sales and new add-on content. What are you waiting for? Head past the break and find something new to play!

From the Playstation Blog:

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Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes ($49.99)

The Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin join other famous super heroes from the DC Universe including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to save Gotham City from destruction at the hands of the notorious villains Lex Luthor and the Joker.

Wizards is an interesting animated film. At first glance, it is about good vs. evil as the film sets up a clear dichotomy in the beginning. That idea travels through the whole film and never becomes convoluted, but Wizards is more than that. Magic, technology, and Armageddon play a large role as well. The film wants to spread some sort of message about the errors of mankind’s ability to create things that kill and it also wants to promote believing in some sort of indefinable magic. I wanted to start off talking about this because Wizards is not an ordinary animated film and to an extent, not even a kid’s film. Wizards is mature in its own right, and should be. This spewed out of the mind of Raplh Bakshi, so, why would it be normal?

You may know Bakshi for his other animated films which dealt with...

The 2010 film Defcon 2012 has suddenly experienced a bit of a rise in popularity due to its subject matter and the coming 2012 end-of-the-world prophecy. Check out what producers of the film had to say and see the ... unique ... trailer.

You certainly have to give this group points for exuberance. Read the press release below ... actually, watch the trailer first, then read the press release below. After that all you can do is sit back and watch Defcon 2012 take over the world. Give them a like on the official Defcon 2012 Facebook page and maybe they'll spare your life when they rule with an iron fist!

From the Press Release

Producer Carolina Ford Lichtenstein and Brian Shotwell's micro-budget and experimental science fiction film Defcon 2012 has become a smash international hit because of foreign distribution and sales. The story about a film director, his cast and crew vanishing on...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Abrams

Art Of Daniel Clowes Modern Cartoonist Hc (not verified by Diamond), $40.00

Garbage Pail Kids Hc (not verified by Diamond), $19.95

Gonzo A Graphic Biography Of Hunter S Thompson Tp (not verified by Diamond), $17.95

Sidekicks Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.99

Antarctic Press

How To Draw Sci-Fi Pocket Manga Tp, $14.95

Ape Entertainment

Dark Axis Rise Of The Overmen #3 (Of 4), $3.99

Dark Axis Rise Of The Overmen #4 (Of 4), $3.99

Archaia Entertainment

Judge Bao Volume 1 Judge Bao And The Jade Phoenix Hc, $14.95

Archie Comics

Archie & Friends Double Digest #14, $3.99

Jughead #212, $2.99

Jugheads Double Digest #179, $3.99

Knuckles The Echidna Archives Volume 2 Tp, $9.99

Sonic Genesis Hc, $24.99

Sonic Universe #38, $2.99

Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #1 (Alex Saviuk Regular Cover), $2.99

Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #1 (Alex Saviuk Variant Cover), $2.99

Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #1 (Signed...

Looking for an excuse to revel in blood and body parts while the rest of the world goes caroling? Trying to find something to comfort your disturbed soul during December’s holiday stress and mayhem? Since Hollywood seems to stay away from scares during the Yuletide season, look no further than your local comic shop. Comic book publishers have been delivering the goods when it comes to horror series lately, and these titles are sure to have you giggling ghoulishly from now to the New Year. So snap them up. Or, even better—hand the single issues out as holiday presents to insufferable relatives who insist on displaying “holiday cheer”. A bit of merry doom will do them good.

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Garth Ennis & Mike Wolfer, writers

Mike Wolfer, artist

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It may not be overwhelmingly intellectual, but the supernatural war story that Garth Ennis began in a short film and continued...

What do this year’s most successful Hollywood films say about our changing tastes, and how do they compare to previous years? Ryan finds out…

At first glance, a look at this year’s ten highest grossing movies reveals nothing more than the usual diet of sequels and effects-filled blockbusters. The final Harry Potter movie made more than $1.3bn. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides made more than $1bn, in spite of middling reviews. The rest of the year’s hits were largely dominated by computer-animated movies for the family crowd: Kung Fu Panda 2, The Smurfs, Cars 2 and Rio all made the top ten.

Look a little more closely, though, and you’ll see that this year’s hit films reveal numerous common themes, and tell us a great deal about movie-going appetites and contemporary fears…

Alien invasion

The Strause brothers...

Certain stories stick with us as a culture, providing imagery that can cause a flood of emotions to most of the general populace. These themes, tracing back to the earliest orally told tales, resonate with us in ways we aren’t always fully conscious of: the lone hero’s triumph over oppressive evil, the hilarious case of mistaken identity leading to wacky hi jinks, two people falling in love despite all the odds being against them. We are familiar with all of these stories and they affect us in amazing ways. The characters and settings may change, but ultimately all of our favorite stories borrow from what’s come before, building on a tradition of fictive conventions going back to ancient times.

Next year, two movies will be released in theaters based on the classic Grimm’s Fairy Tale, Snow White. In March, Mirror Mirror, a Julia Roberts vehicle that...