July 5, 2016 Johanna Comic Book Films One comment

Captain America: Civil War Comes to Home Video in September

Wondering how soon it will be before you can watch Captain America: Civil War in the privacy of your own home? We were — we were trying to figure out when to go see it again before then. Conveniently, I just got the press release announcement. Captain America: Civil War was a great movie, really an Avengers installment with all the other heroes involved. The highest-grossing film of 2016 will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13 and […]

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Wizard World Chicago Coming in August With Movie/TV Guests, Variant Comics

Wizard World is no longer a comic convention, but I’m interested in some of the guests and programming they’ve started announcing for Wizard World Chicago, held August 18-21. Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) will make her first ever Wizard World appearance there. Plus, there’s a Back to the Future reunion with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Lea Thompson scheduled. Another reunion is one for The X-Files, with Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi, and William B. Davis. The cast of […]

July 5, 2016 Johanna TV News 6 comments

TCM Charges for Fan Club

I missed this when it was announced as part of the TCM Film Festival back in April, but it’s another example of how to wring more revenue from your most devoted fans. TCM Backlot is the first official fan club for the classic movie cable channel, and it will cost you $87 a year to become a “charter member” for “unprecedented access”. That currently consists of eligibility to Vote on programming and help shape the network Go on the air […]

July 4, 2016 Johanna Viz Manga Reviews 4 comments

Everyone’s Getting Married Volume 1

I don’t really believe the motivations of Asuka, the lead of Everyone’s Getting Married volume 1. She’s a successful career woman who can’t wait to give it all up to be a housewife and take care of her (future) husband. At a friend’s wedding, she meets Ryu, an up-and-coming newscaster. He prevents her falling down a staircase, which leads to her thinking, “I just met a great guy. Though we’ll probably never see each other again.” Of course, she’s wrong. […]

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Honey So Sweet Volume 3

Given how many comics I read, I couldn’t recall the specifics of the mismatched school-age couple found in Honey So Sweet volume 3 — after all, finding romance across class or social boundaries is common in shojo manga — so I brushed up on my memories of the first two books. Plus, there’s a much-appreciated “Story Thus Far” that reminded me of the key names. Now that the core couple, Nao and Onise, have admitted their feelings for each other, […]

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Wizard World Cancels Cruise

In April, Wizard World announced they would be hosting a cruise in December, promising guests to include Norman Reeds, Ernie Hudson, Barry Bostwick, and more. Now, they’ve cancelled the whole thing (via). Unfortunately, due to multiple talent having new filming schedule conflicts beyond our control, we have been forced to cancel the Wizard World Cruise…. We apologize for the cancellation. They are refunding customers (as of June 22) as well as offering free VIP passes to a local Wizard World […]

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Servant x Service Volume 2

Instead of the occasional civil servant workplace jokes we got in the first volume by Karino Takatsu, Servant x Service volume 2 is pretty much all soap opera in four-panel comics. Which is a shame, since I don’t care that much about these characters to enjoy 300 pages of will Hasebe successfully ask out the book-obsessed Lucy? can they recover the chief, who speaks through a stuffed rabbit, when he’s accidentally mistaken for a toy? will Chihaya ever tell her […]

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Dark Beach #1

Dark Beach is a sci-fi noir. While it makes a couple of mistakes common to startup indy comics, it’s well-drawn enough for me to suggest you check out the preview pages (at the link above) if you’re curious. It’s the story of Gordo, a drug addict who takes crime scene photos to buy drugs, in a world where the only sun is artificial. He stumbles across a murder victim and gets her stuck in his head. When he sets out […]

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