Category: Books & Writing

VIZ Media Announces “Inuyasha: The Final Act” Scheduled to Stream in the U.S. Simultaneous to Airing in Japan

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, delighted anime fans at New York Anime Festival yesterday with an announcement of the near simultaneous Japanese/American simulcast of the action-packed conclusion to the Inuyasha animated series — Inuyasha: The Final Act.

Beginning on October 3rd, Inuyasha: The Final Act (subtitled) will stream on ShonenSunday.com/anime and Hulu.com mere hours after it airs in Japan. A new episode will air every Saturday thereafter. Inuyasha: The Final Act anime is rated “T” for teens.

Inuyasha is a hit TV anime series based on the manga by famed creator Rumiko Takahashi, who won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for Inuyasha in 2002. Many of the Takahashi titles have been adapted into other media such as anime, live-action TV series, and film. Takahashi’s manga, as well as the other formats her work has been adapted into, have continued to delight generations of fans around the world. Distinguished by her wonderfully endearing characters, Takahashi’s work adeptly incorporates a wide variety of elements such as comedy, romance, fantasy, and martial arts. Rumiko Takahashi is an artist who truly represents the very best from the world of manga. Please visit the new official North American web site for all Rumiko Takahashi-related news and information located at TheRumicWorld.com.

When an enchanted well draws her into the past, Kagome, an ordinary modern schoolgirl, finds her destiny tied to the doglike half-demon Inuyasha and a mythical gem called the Shikon Jewel, or “Jewel of Four Souls,” of which the smallest shard can grant the user unimaginable power.

Throughout their quest to restore the shattered Shikon Jewel, Inuyasha and Kagome have never faced an enemy more deadly or more cunning than the demon mastermind Naraku. With the Shikon Jewel nearly whole and in Naraku’s hands, the race to collect the remaining shards intensifies and a battle of epic proportions is brewing on the horizon…

Featuring the works of some of the top shonen manga creators in the world today, Shonen Sunday magazine in Japan provides the content for some of VIZ Media’s most impressive new titles. The magazine recently celebrated its 50th anniversary since its first issue arrived on newsstands in March of 1959. Rin-ne is the brand new Shonen Sunday manga series by Rumiko Takahashi and the first series ever to be published simultaneously in Japan and North America.

“Inuyasha is one of the longest running anime series in North America and we’re very proud to present the final episodes of this epic adventure to fans in the U.S. mere hours after episodes air in Japan,” says Ken Sasaki, Vice President Strategy & Business Development, VIZ Media. “Rumiko Takahashi created a classic with Inuyasha, and ShonenSunday.com/anime will be THE online destination where Inuyasha fans can watch all 167 previously available episodes, as well as follow the newest episodes from Inuyasha: The Final Act!”

VIZ Media publishes multiple series by Rumiko Takahashi, including her brand new manga series Rin-ne, the Inuyasha manga, Inuyasha ani-manga and The Art of Inuyasha. For more information on the Inuyasha anime please visit ShonenSunday.com.

BOOM! Studios Presents the Classic “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” as a Graphic Novel

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick was known for his bizarre take on the future, his paranoid and delusional characters and strange, unexpected twists. While other authors were churning out utopian futures based on scientific advancements that improved the human condition, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? painted a future of rot and decay where the Earth is a slum that normal people want to escape from physically, while the genetically-challenged escape in their minds. Moods are dialed up and served like noodles or rice — any way you like it. Animals are rare, many extinct, and it’s become an obligation to care for them, your duty as a human. The world’s gods have been replaced by Mercer, a man whose struggles you can tune into virtually and find your humanity in the Unity of the struggle. Androids that have replaced human workers in the off-world colonies have become so life-like, you wouldn’t know if the guy next to you was a human or an “andy”.

Enter Rick Dekard, bounty hunter. His job is to find and “retire” andies who have escaped their masters and fled back to Earth to hide. With the lead bounty hunter in his area laid up in the hospital after a hunt went wrong, Dekard finds himself with the task of tracking down and retiring six andies.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is considered to be PKD at his best. It was the basis for the film Blade Runner, which for many was an introduction to PKD’s work. (Other film adaptations of PKD’s work include Next, Total Recall, Minority Report and Paycheck). In BOOM! Studios’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? they’ve chosen to celebrate the brilliance of the original story by illustrating it and including the full, unaltered text of the original novel. Blade Runner has been celebrated over and over again with re-masters, re-edits and director’s cuts. It’s about time Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? gets its turn.

A blend of traditional and digital illustrations, each issue has three alternate covers for the enthusiasts who want to try to collect them all, and has more than thirty high-quality pages. Each issue also includes backmatter, commentary included in the final pages by various authors who were greatly influenced by PKD’s work. The heavy pages are inked from edge to edge and are absolutely gorgeous. The price tag of $3.99 is a bargain considering how much you get and what you find between the covers.

Tony Parker’s artwork tells the story just as surely as PKD’s words do, and the colors by BLOND give the world and the characters depth and dimension. The contrast between light and shadow is as dramatic as the muted and glowing colors that spill across the pages. The illustrations are so rich and every frame seems photo-like. No busy or blank backgrounds here. Everything is well-balanced and compliments PKD’s story. In the first issue, there were a few pixelated images that may or may not have been intentional, but with the exception of that, these images are sharp and impressive.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? will be released as a 24-part maxi series, the first three issues of which are currently available from BOOM! Studios or your local comic shop. Regardless of whether you are a comic book collector, a fan of the film Blade Runner, or a Philip K. Dick fanatic like me, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is definitely worth adding to your collection.

More Weta News: September 2009

from Weta:

Hey Weta fans,
New products, new book signings, a flourishing forum, special offers and more exciting news than you can shake a stick at. We’re manifesting our return to Middle-earth by releasing our first new polystone collectible from The Lord of the Rings, The Argonath flanking the river Anduin. This is total Deja Vu for us and extra exciting because that’s how Weta started its foray into collectibles back in the heady days of 2001. Enjoy!

Pre-order The Argonath!
Weta’s return to Middle-earth and specifically to polystone collectibles from The Lord of the Rings is celebrated with a truly iconic piece. It continues on from previous environments that have been popular with collectors the world over. The big difference this time is that the edition size is a mere 500. They will not last long, so get your pre-order in now. The Argonath will be shipped world wide!

Book signings galore at the Weta Cave:
2 October — Ian Brodie signs The Lord of the Rings guidebooks
3 October — Alan Lee signs advance copies of his new book
1 November — New Champ the Chopper book to be launched

In the News:
Weta will be attending the Armageddon Pulp Expo in Auckland on New Zealand’s Labour Day weekend, 24-26 October. This will be the first opportunity for many to see some of our new ranges. We will also be attending the Trinity of Terrors in Las Vegas at Halloween, after an invitation from our friends at Fangoria. This will be totally insane.

And don’t forget:
Vote for the best Voice of Gollum
A Yeti? In Queenstown?

WotWots DVD, books and toys available to buy online!
Every pre-schooler’s favourite alien twins, Spotty Wot and Dotty Wot have their own line of DVDs, toys and books and we have made a selection available to buy on our site. Check it out now!

Hot Tip:
If you’re seeing the wrong currency on our site, you can change it to one that makes more sense to you. We display our prices in US Dollars, Great Britain Pounds or New Zealand Dollars and we show you the one we think you’d prefer. But if you don’t agree — feel free to change it.

Have you pre-ordered your VICTORY yet?
As you are no doubt aware, we’re now taking pre-orders for: Victory! Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men and Literate Women. It follows the style of Dr. Grordbort’s Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory that was released last year. This is what Guillermo del Toro thinks about the book:

Wild, bizarre adventures told by the fireplace in a smokey, wood-panelled Gentleman’s club… but not in Victorian England but in a dazzling “Uchronism” that works both as a satire of our times and as a convex mirror for a future that never was. A violent, vibrant Neverland, witty and brilliantly realized. This book is your passport into a fully-formed habitat populated by dangerous, unstoppable predators — both human and inhuman…

Weta’s NEW FAN FORUMS are more popular than ever!
A few of the Weta artists (as well as a couple of us here in the office) have been completely hooked and are participating actively in the boards on the Shadow and Flame. Come and join us!

Weta Dollars Reminder:
Don’t forget — if you hold Weta Dollars that were earned on our OLD website, these expire 31 December 2009, so make sure you spend them before then!

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Hong Kong’s “DevaShard” Graphic Novel Set for the Big Screen

Vanouish

from Vanouish Motion Pictures:

The highly anticipated fantasy/epic graphic novel series DevaShard is slicing its way to the silver screen.

Vanquish Motion Pictures and its toppers Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta won out a long and fierce bidding war that ignited after Hong Kong-based Fluid Comics debuted the novel at San Diego’s Comic-Con.

Moving quickly on the property, Douglas and Gupta will produce and co-write the script with pen pal Heather Kenealy, from a screen treatment by Kevin Grevioux, co-creator of the Underworld franchise, who has just been tapped to adapt the 25 issue book, as well as executive produce.

The epic tale of DevaShard, inspired by Asian mythology and crafted by Fluid Comic’s Zen, Keith Burns and Johnny Tam, centers on two forsaken sons, one born of darkness, the other of light, struggling to find their place in a grim world riddled with corrupt kingdoms, cursed demons and terrifying magic. The DevaShard series is published by Fluid Comics seniors Simon Squibb and Helen Griffiths and has been met with rave reviews since its Asia release.

“The densely diverse world and characters which DevaShard possesses is just too damn cool not to be seen on screen,” said Douglas.

“Not only is the cover art by Frank Cho and Simon Bisley amazing, but the book’s stylized visuals and east-meets-west flare are seriously insane,” Gupta added.

Currently, Douglas and Gupta are also producing the globe-trotting video game adventure franchise Broken Sword with Radar Pictures while Grevioux is hot off setting up his own comic book creations, The Pale Horseman and I, Frankenstein.

VIZ Media Releases the Teenage Ninja Action Adventure of “Naruto: Shippuden: the Movie” on DVD This Fall

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the DVD release of Naruto: Shippuden: the Movie on November 10th. The new film is the fourth in the Naruto movie series, is rated “‘T+” for Older Teens, and will have an MSRP of $24.92 U.S. / $35.99 CAN.

In the newest animated feature film adventure, a powerful spirit that once threatened to destroy the world is back! Naruto’s mission is to protect a priestess named Shion, who is the only one with the power to seal away the monster. She also has the uncanny ability to predict someone’s fate. Her latest prediction: Naruto will soon die. Naruto’s only hope is to abandon Shion, but that’s not Naruto’s style. He decides to face her fatal prediction head-on — and die!

“The Naruto: Shippuden story arc is largely about growing up and as the world’s most popular ninja grows into adolescence, so have millions of his fans,” says Brian Ige, VIZ Media Director of Sales, Home Entertainment. “Naruto’s missions have become even more dangerous, and even fate will test Naruto’s skills and self confidence in this latest adventure as a mysterious princess foretells his death. We invite fans to check out all the action in this new feature film this fall!”

The Naruto: Shippuden manga and animated series pick up two years after Naruto left to train with his teacher and mentor Jiraiya. Now a teenager, the stories in the new series take a more mature and sometimes darker approach as Naruto returns to the Hidden Leaf Village to reunite with his old friends and discovers they are stronger than before — and maybe even stronger than he is! For Naruto, the spirit of a nine-tailed fox spirit trapped inside him is a metaphor for adolescence. There is a powerful force in this spunky teenager and he must learn to conquer it and overcome his own uncontrollable spirit and emotions while battling an array of villains and completing near-impossible missions.

Created by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto was first introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan in 1999 and quickly became that country’s most popular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens and has sold more than 92 million copies to-date. The manga series (rated “T” for Teens) and animated counterpart (Naruto rated “T” for teens, and Naruto: Shippuden rated “T+” for older teens) are some of VIZ Media’s most successful properties and have captivated millions of fans across North America, Europe and South America. Naruto is a co-production of TV TOKYO, VIZ Media parent company Shueisha Inc., and Pierrot Co., Ltd.

For more information on Naruto: Shippuden, and to view Naruto: Shippuden episodes (subtitled) please visit the official Naruto website at naruto.com. In addition, DTO (dubbed) is also available on iTunes. Classic Naruto episodes can be viewed on hulu.com, Playstation Network, Xbox Live, Amazon VOD and iTunes.

Victory: Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men and Literate Women

from Weta:

Victory — Pre-order yours now! The follow-up volume to Dr. Grordbort’s Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory

Pre-order directly from Weta and get an Art Card signed by Greg Broadmore. The year’s foremost journal of progressive armaments and weaponry! Behold the latest line of defense captured in action! The second book to emerge from the printshop at Grordbort Industries, Victory follows in the footsteps of the trans-galactically successful Dr. Grordbort’s Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory that was released last year. Filled to the brim with first hand tales of exploration and progress from the great heroes of our time, picture strips of unimaginable escapades on the frontier, never-seen-before portraits of dazzling damsels and monstrous villains, and laudable accounts of man and robot pitted against our greatest enemy (the uncivilized world), Victory is an onslaught of action-packed scientific adventure in full-spectrum color — containing facts that every boy and literate girl should know. A tongue-in-cheek look at the sometimes absurd realities of the British aristocracy of past eras. Written and illustrated by Weta Workshop Conceptual Designer Greg Broadmore, this book sumptuously details a science-fiction history that never was. Hearkening back to the classic sci-fi serials of yesteryear, it reveals the backstories and mythos of Weta Limited’s highly limited ray gun collectible line. This gorgeous 64 page full-colour hardcover will be shipping mid-November. Preview and pre-order yours here!

Fireworks frolics at the Tremontium foundry!
As you may have heard, the imitation metal devised for The Righteous Bison has caused some confusion at Dr. Grordbort’s heavy metal facility at Nether Wallop. These compounds are so similar to the naked eye, that a tub-full of the new-fangled resin made it into the furnace and caused severe breathing difficulties (you try inhaling an ignited liquid) with the 300 staff that witnessed the spectacle. Luckily, bottom-rung untrained nit-wits are easy to come by, so the workforce has already been replaced. Funerals (for those who care) are to be held on Tuesday week at the Chapel at Bishops Itchington.

Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Forum Still Infallible!
Reports hint at a measure of success for the eclectic as well as electric bulletin boards at the Shadow and Flame. If you haven’t yet made your opinions heard, you should! Right Here!

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VIZ Media Science Fiction Imprint Haikasoru to Debut New Novels “Zoo” and “Usurper of the Sun”

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the forthcoming release on September 15th of Zoo and Usurper of the Sun, the latest two books to be published by its Haikasoru imprint. Haikasoru is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation.

Otsuichi’s Zoo has been called, “haunting, emotional, and thoroughly engrossing” by Brian Keene, author of the best-selling horror novel, The Rising. Author Paul Levinson, author of The Plot to Save Socrates, described Usurper of the Sun as, “a compellingly poetic first contact story, gleaming with digital savvy, appealing human detail, and alien peril. Think Arthur C. Clarke meets Haruki Murakami, and gaze at Mercury in the sunset and sunrise with new awe.” Haikasoru is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation.

Zoo by Otsuichi — Price: $13.99 U.S. / CAN $16.00

A man receives a photo of his girlfriend every day in the mail… so that he can keep track of her body’s decomposition. A deathtrap that takes a week to kill its victims. Haunted parks and a child with the power to do anything at all, and his poor unfortunate parents. These are just a few of the stories by Otsuichi, Japan’s master of dark fantasy. Zoo sold over 740,000 copies in Japan and was made into a successful film that combined live-action and animation.

Usurper of the Sun by Housuke Nojiri — Price: $15.99 U.S. / CAN $18.99

Aki Shiraishi is a high school student working in the astronomy club and one of the few witnesses to an amazing event — a mysterious tower being built on the planet Mercury. Soon after, the enigmatic Builders construct a ring around the sun, and the ecology of Earth is threatened by its immense shadow. Aki is inspired to pursue a career in science, and the truth. She must determine the purpose of the ring and the plans of its creators, as the survival of both humanity and the alien Builders hang in the balance. A compelling new hard science fiction novel, Usurper of the Sun won a coveted Seiun Award in 2002 for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year.

For more information on Haikasoru please visit the dedicated website at haikasoru.com.

Romancing the Squid

from Raincoast Books:

Dear readers,

So we’ve had to say a fond farewell to Newsletter Norah here at Raincoast.

Ms. Perkins, the keeper of the Raincoast e-mail list this year, has gone to make her fortune with Canongate Books in bonny Scotland. So for one month only (fingers crossed!), you will have to put up with me, Digital Dan.

But what we may lack in the e-mail wit, charm and sophistication department this month, we more than make up for with some great books.

September sees the much-anticipated release of the hilarious Quirk Classic Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and we’re previewing the very cool Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection by Seattle-based writer and filmmaker Don Roff, released in early October!

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters
Quirk Books ISBN 978-1-59474-442-6
$16.95 paperback

From the folks who brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak… and tentacled mayhem.

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities — including the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon!

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters goes on sale September 15th, 2009!

Watch the Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters Book Trailer

Also available:

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Classic Regency Romance — Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Quirk ISBN 978-1-59474-334-4
$17.95 paperback

The Jane Austen Handbook
A Sensible Yet Elegant Guide to Her World
by Margaret Sullivan
Quirk ISBN 978-1-59474-171-5
$22.50 cloth

Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection
by Don Roff; illustrated by Chris Lane
Chronicle Books ISBN 978-0-8118-7100-6
$24.95 paperback

The year is 2011, and what starts as a pervasive and inexplicable illness ends up as a zombie plague that devastates the world’s population.

Taking the form of a biologist’s illustrated journal unearthed in the aftermath of the outbreak, this gruesome tale of zombie apocalypse follows narrator Dr. Robert Twombly as he heads north to Canada to watch the hockey… no wait… “where he hopes the undead will be slowed by the colder climate”. Ha.

Braaainss…

Thanks for reading the Raincoast newsletter (normal service will resume next month)!

Digital Dan (AKA Dan Wagstaff)

New original fiction: Mary Robinette Kowal’s “First Flight”

First Flight

from Tor.com:

Tor.com is thrilled to present “First Flight,” an original story from Mary Robinette Kowal. Kowal is the 2008 recipient of the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Cosmos, and Asimov’s. Her first novel, Shades of Milk and Honey, will be published by Tor in 2010.

Kowal is also a professional puppeteer and voice actor, and she lives in New York City with her husband Rob and nine manual typewriters.

The amazing oil-on-canvas illustration was done by Pascal Milelli, whose work has been seen in the picture books Rainbow Bay by Stephen Eaton Hume and The Art Room by Susan Vande Griek. This fall, Sleeping Bear Press will release his third book, Waiting for the Owl’s Call by Gloria Whelan.

Bibliophibian

Bibliophibian Shirt

Bibliophibian Shirt

You’ve got too many books. They crowd the shelves two or three deep, sideways or stacked any way they’ll fit; they pile on tables waiting to be read, re-read, or simply kept forever. It’s gotten to the point where they’ve started to multiply when you’re not watching — there’s definitely more today than yesterday. And it’ll keep on like this, until there’s nothing at all left but books, books, and more books. How glorious.

Others don’t understand, but you — you breathe the stuff. You inhale paper and exhale ink; you live between pages, and your habitat is the written word. For you are a bibliophibian.

Based on this popular Wondermark comic.

Order directly through the TopatoCo website.

Weta News: September 2009

from Weta:

Hey Weta fans,
There are more and more trailers coming out for the movies we have worked on over the last few years. Weta is very proud of our work on District 9, Neill Blomkamp’s first feature-length film, where Weta designed as well as created creatures, vehicles, weapons and props. This movie has been in theatres for a couple of weeks now. We have also been heavily involved in James Cameron’s Avatar — his first feature film since Titanic. This movie premieres in December world wide. Enjoy!

T-shirt clearance — all shirts under US$20! Save 20%!
As spring officially commences (although still very tentatively) here in the southern hemisphere, we thought we’d celebrate with a special offer. All adult T-shirts are now US$19.95 and kids’ shirts US$17.50. Offer ends 20 September. We have new colours in some styles and for the big-boned among us, a couple of styles now also come in 3XL. Check out the range!

In the News:
It’s been a busy and tumultuous time here at the Workshop. We’re getting used to being back in Middle-earth on many levels, not least in terms of our new range of collectibles. The first sword in our Master Swordsmith’s Collection — Andúril — has sold out. The Miniature Shields have been very popular. We are also incredibly proud that John Howe’s sculptures from Middle-earth have received such wide-spread accolade. It is especially pleasing for us to be able to offer these in faux bronze, to make them more accessible to our loyal friends and collectors.

Other stories from the last month:
Mess with the Mouse at Your Peril!
The Weta Halo Warthog takes a trip to Australia
Postcards from Venus — here are the winners

Have you ever tuned in to the Weta Cast?
We’ve had a lot of good feedback for our “online radio show”, the Weta Cast. Daniel Falconer and Magnus Hjert interview Weta Workshop crew as well as visiting celebrities and give you the inside scoop on the work that goes on inside Weta, reports from the shows we go to as well as friendly banter between your two fanboy hosts. It’s easy to tune in — if you can hear sound on your PC, you can listen to the Weta Cast. Go check it out! Listen to the Weta Cast, Episode XII with District 9 lead designer Greg Broadmore.

Just in — Two GREAT Interviews with Greg Broadmore
Greg has been a busy man – check out these two great interviews:
Indy Mogul interview Greg Broadmore about District 9, Rayguns and catfood
The Arms Channel interview Greg at Comic-Con about Rayguns

The Second Dr Grordbort’s book is near!
In a few weeks we’ll be starting to take pre-orders for Greg Broadmore’s second book: Victory! Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men and Literate Women. As politically correct as ever, Greg has this time written an Adventure Annual, designed to teach the younger generation all about conquering the Universe and those who inhabit it. It follows the style of Dr. Grordbort’s Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory that was released last year. We let a few of our friends have a preview — this is what one of them says:

“I utterly love this universe Greg has created. Join Lord Cockswain as he selflessly ventures out into our solar system in the name of science, and discovery. Watch in awe as he uses his fantastic guns to research all of the wondrous life he encounters! And while he’s at it, teach those filthy savages a thing or two. This satirical take on the colonial era and the astonishing and fully complete world that Greg has created leaves the reader engulfed in an overload of creatures, weapons, locations and characters that are truly fantastic. Drawing from both twenties and thirties fiction, while simultaneously mocking it, the end result is pure gold. Propaganda posters, ray guns and tanks, what more could you ask for?”
Neill Blomkamp, Director — District 9

Customers who buy the book directly from Weta’s website or at the Weta Cave, get an exclusive Art Card, signed by Greg Broadmore. Check out a preview of some of the pages in the book.

Have you checked out Weta’s NEW FAN FORUMS?
Charles Song and our friends at The Shadow & Flame have kindly agreed to host the official Weta forums. These only opened last week but have instantly become a hit. There are two — one for Weta stuff in general and one especially dedicated to Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators — The Infallible Forum! Go check it out! These are very friendly online forums and we highly recommend you go have a banter with other Weta fans.

Weta Dollars Reminder:
Don’t forget — if you hold Weta Dollars that were earned on our OLD website, these expire 31 December 2009, so make sure you spend them before then!

This is how you find us online!
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