Special Effects Marvel and Independent Feature Film “Project London” Gets Fundraising Campaign

Help us finish Project London: indiegogo.com/Project-London

Spiral Productions is pleased to present the Official Project London Trailer. Project London is an independently produced, science-fiction, action-adventure, effects movie. Made by Volunteers! Almost no Budget! Blender open-source 3D Software used to create animated elements! 774 Visual Effects!

Join the revolution! There’s only one source for information about Project London. The Official Project London Website: projectlondonmovie.com

Spiral Productions: spiralproductions.com
Learn more about Blender: blender.org
Project London on Facebook: facebook.com/ProjectLondon
Project London on Twitter: twitter.com/ProjectLondon

“Professor Layton and the Last Specter” Overflows with Portable Puzzle Fun

from Nintendo of Canada:

New and experienced fans of the Professor Layton video game series don’t have to wait for Halloween to discover a wealth of eerie tricks and brain-teasing treats this season. Launching today for the Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems, the Professor Layton and the Last Specter game marks an extraordinary new chapter in the fan-favourite puzzle adventure franchise, featuring a prequel storyline that invites players to help the top-hatted professor solve his very first case. Professor Layton and the Last Specter features more puzzles than any previous series installment and a bonus role-playing game called Professor Layton’s London Life that lets fans immerse themselves in the Professor Layton universe like never before. This new game delivers hours upon hours of unique portable entertainment.

In Professor Layton and the Last Specter, distinguished scholar Hershel Layton has yet to become a world-famous master sleuth. Upon receiving a mysterious letter from an old friend, he travels to a rural town called Misthallery that’s said to be haunted by a nocturnal phantom. As players progress through the story by solving a wide variety of logic, slide, picture, number and language puzzles, they’ll also encounter Layton’s brainy assistant, Emmy Altava, and witness his first meeting with would-be apprentice Luke Triton. The game’s numerous puzzles intertwine with the storyline in clever ways and are suitable for all skill levels. Starting October 23, players can also download additional puzzles by connecting their Nintendo DS system to the Internet via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

“The huge variety of puzzles in Professor Layton and the Last Specter make it not only entertaining but also a terrific value,” said Ron Bertram, Nintendo of Canada’s vice-president and general manager. “With a bonus role-playing game that takes the experience even deeper, players can get to know Professor Layton and his universe in a fun, interactive way.”

In the Professor Layton’s London Life role-playing game — which comes included on each Professor Layton and the Last Specter Game Card — players can experience life in Little London and mingle with quirky characters from throughout the Professor Layton game series. With more than 100 hours of game play and an additional storyline to complete, players can customize their appearance and surroundings, work odd jobs or collect clues to help uncover the origins of a mysterious fairy. Professor Layton’s London Life can be played anytime; it does not require players to complete the main game first.

Previous games in the Professor Layton series include Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2008), Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2009) and Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2010). To date, more than 12 million Professor Layton games have been sold worldwide.

For more information about Professor Layton and the Last Specter, visit professorlayton.nintendo.com/thelastspecter.

VIZ Media to Debut “Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha”, North America’s Only Near-Simultaneous Digital Manga Magazine

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, announces the countdown to the launch of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha (Weekly SJ Alpha), a weekly serial anthology of some of the most popular manga series in the world: Bakuman, Bleach, Naruto, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, One Piece, and Toriko. The first issue of Weekly SJ Alpha goes on sale January 30, 2012, and will be available through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Each new digital issue of Weekly SJ Alpha brings manga fans in North America the latest chapters of their favorite series only two weeks after it debuts in Japan’s massively popular Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine. Currently,
Japanese releases are often several months to years ahead of North American print titles; Weekly SJ Alpha eliminates the delay in unprecedented fashion.

“Simultaneously publishing an official translation of the most popular comics magazine in the world has been a dream since manga publishing began in North America in the 1980s,” said Alvin Lu, Senior Vice President & General Manager. “This is how manga is meant to be read in English – weekly, current, authorized and on the go. Now with Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha, it’s about to happen for real.”

Weekly SJ Alpha will be made available through an annual membership that provides access to 48 weekly issues for 52 weeks for just $25.99. Single issues of Weekly SJ Alpha can be read for a four-week rental from the time the reader purchases it for only $0.99. Each issue, once received on one device, can be read on all other enabled devices through the easy-to-use integrated VIZ Manga app and website.

To prepare fans for the debut of Weekly SJ Alpha, VIZ Media is also offering the Shonen Jump Digital Warp, a limited collection of digital graphic novel speed-ups that will bring North American readers up-to-date with Japanese releases. In some cases, the digital speed-ups will jump ahead of the print releases in North America. The Shonen Jump Digital Warp will begin with Naruto Volume 53 (available now) and Bleach Volume 49 (coming soon).

As more fans migrate to the digital Weekly SJ Alpha edition, VIZ Media plans to phase out the print edition of Shonen Jump Magazine. The popular, one-of-a-kind monthly magazine led the rapid growth of the manga market for much of the last decade and was VIZ Media’s flagship publication since it launched in 2003. The farewell April 2012 issue hits newsstands March 2012.

For more information on Weekly SJ Alpha and exclusive subscriber offers, please visit ShonenJump.viz.com or VIZManga.com.

The Guild Season 5, Episode 12: “Grande Finale”

from The Guild:

Episode 12, “Grande Finale” is now available on the web via MSN and Bing as well as Xbox Live and Zune. Codex tries to save the day while having to avoid cosplay carnage and hired muscle.

Catch up on all of Season 5 on Xbox Live and Zune and via MSN and Bing. Connect with The Guild: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr and our Fan Community.

This week sees the conclusion of one web series season and the launch of another. From The Guild’s production company Knights of Good Productions, the series is Dragon Age: Redemption and is written by and stars Felicia Day:

The Guild Season 5, Episode 12: “Grande Finale”

from The Guild:

Episode 12, “Grande Finale” is now available on the Xbox Live and Zune. Codex tries to save the day while having to avoid cosplay carnage and hired muscle.

Catch up on all of Season 5 on Xbox Live and Zune and via MSN and Bing. Connect with The Guild: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr and our Fan Community.

Today also marks the debut of the new web series from The Guild’s production company Knights of Good Productions. The series is Dragon Age: Redemption and is written by and stars Felicia Day:

J!NX: 10% Off is No Curse

from J!NX:

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Dragon Age: Redemption – Tallis (Episode 1)

Dragon Age: Redemption – Tallis (Episode 1)

Dragon Age: Redemption is a six-part web series set in the world of the EA/Bioware RPG Dragon Age. The series tells the story of Tallis, an Elvish assassin, who gets a last chance at redemption when she’s sent to capture a rogue Qunari mage intent on wreaking havoc in the world.

Dragon Age II DLC Mark of the Assassin offers Tallis as a playable character. Check out more info at:

dragonage.bioware.com/da2/addon/mota/

The Guild Season 5, Episode 11: “Costume Contest”

from The Guild:

Episode 11, “Costume Contest” is now available on MSN and Bing as well as Xbox Live and Zune. The Guild, semi–somewhat incognito, infiltrate the convention costume contest to stop their game from being ruined.

Catch up on all of Season 5 on Xbox Live and Zune and via MSN and Bing. Connect with The Guild: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr and our Fan Community.

VIZ Media Announces “Naruto” Movie Marathon on VIZAnime.com and HULU

from VIZ Media:

To celebrate the upcoming U.S. theatrical premiere and DVD and Blu-ray release of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS, and the birthday of the Naruto character on October 10th, VIZ Media has just announced a special NARUTO movie marathon on VIZAnime.com, the company’s own website for free anime, as well as on the streaming content provider HULU (Hulu.com).

A total of 4 feature films featuring the spunky ninja will stream on both sites from October 7th thru October 23rd and will include NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW, NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL, NARUTO THE MOVIE 3: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM. For the first time, these films will also be made available to stream with either subtitled or English dubbed dialogue tracks. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN:THE MOVIE will also be available dubbed on both streaming sites.

VIZ Media will premiere the latest NARUTO feature film – NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS – in a special theatrical event to be held at the New York School of Visual Arts Theatre (SVA) on Saturday, October 15th as part of the company’s activities at the 2011 New York Comic-Con. Esteemed Japanese voice actress Junko Takeuchi, who provides the original voice for Naruto, will also attend the event.

NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW (Rated TV-14)

A land forever covered in ice… A princess missing for ten years… And one high-spirited ninja named Naruto!

In this first NARUTO feature film, Naruto and the rest of Squad 7 take on a new mission: bring popular movie star Yukie Fujikaze to the Land of Snow, where they’re filming the final scenes of her latest movie. Trouble is, she’s even more headstrong than Naruto, and she doesn’t want to go! Her reluctance may be connected to what else lies in wait for them – three rogue Snow ninja and a tyrannical ruler seeking the key to a mysterious treasure.

NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL (Rated TV-14)

Naruto, Shikamaru and Sakura are in the middle of returning a lost ferret to its owner — the easiest mission ever. Or so they think! When a young knight, Temujin, attacks them out of nowhere, they are drawn into a fierce struggle over a treasure harboring legendary power – the Stone of Gelel. Temujin’s master wants to use the stone’s power to create a utopia, while the last of the clan who once controlled the stone wants to keep it sealed away forever. Naruto and the others, along with help from Gaara and Kankuro, must protect the stone from those who want to misuse its power. When the dream of utopia becomes a nightmare, it’ll take a ninja to set things right!

NARUTO THE MOVIE 3: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM (Rated TV-14)

Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi team up with Rock Lee to protect Prince Michiru and his son Hikaru on their return home to the Crescent Moon Kingdom. Easy enough, until the royal family becomes a royal pain!

Prince Michiru can’t help indulging his son, even buying him a circus along the way! Naruto has a tough time putting up with both the spoiled Hikaru and a saber-toothed tiger, but the real adventure begins when they reach the Land of the Moon and find themselves facing a villainous uprising. Does Naruto have what it takes to save an entire kingdom?

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: THE MOVIE (Rated TV-14)

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!

More information on NARUTO is available at Naruto.com.

New Releases from BOOM! Comics

from BOOM! Studios:

FARSCAPE: RED SKY AT MORNING VOL.5

Pilot’s home planet is under attack! The crew of Moya gets a close-up look at the world that birthed their trusted navigator. But Moya is not the only ship that has come to help. Aeryn gets a shocker when she sees who else is in their corner. Another red hot collection of the new ongoing FARSCAPE series written by the show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon!

ROGER LANGRIDGE’S SNARKED #1

FIRST ISSUE! Roger Langridge is back! The Harvey Award winner behind THE MUPPET SHOW and THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER returns for an all new side-splitting adventure that can only be explained as… SNARKED! Journey with Langridge as he pulls the carpet out from under such Lewis Carroll classics as The Walrus and The Carpenter, Through the Looking Glass, and The Hunting of the Snark, creating an all new world of humorous grandeur. Join Princess Scarlett as she and her baby brother Rusty outwit the villainous royal advisors and team up with the infamous Walrus and Carpenter to set sail in search of their father, the Red King, who has been lost at sea for six months. It’s a rip-roaring industry event you won’t want to miss, featuring connecting covers by Roger Langridge, and a special 1:10 THOR:THE MIGHTY AVENGER homage variant by fan-favorite Chris Samnee!

THE RINSE #2

Acclaimed crime novelist Gary Phillips (THE JOOK, VERTIGO’S ANGELTOWN and COWBOYS) returns to BOOM! with a new brand of crime! Money launderer Jeff Sinclair has $25 million in stolen casino cash that must be cleaned — whether he likes it or not! But with grisly Vegas enforcers breathing down his neck, and his legitimate (and not-so-legitimate) resources drying up, not to mention IRS agent Della Dash anticipating his every move, will Jeff survive long enough to initiate the rinse? A grounded, gritty look at the world of money laundering in the vein of Elmore Leonard, THE RINSE is a modern crime classic in the making! For fans of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ CRIMINAL!

STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER #11 and STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER #11 (LIMITED EDITION)

With the horrific plans of The Inheritors finally revealed, it’s up to the Traveler and Soldier Zero to find the source of their power before the entire planet is sucked into the cataclysmic fray! The crossover event of the year continues as Tom Peyer joins comic book icons Stan Lee and Mark Waid to bring you more time traveling mind benders!

28 DAYS LATER: GHOST TOWN VOL.5

After everything that has happened, Selena has London in her sights. But what is waiting for her there? Is there a part of her past lurking in the shadows, capable of destroying all she has worked for? The series that connects 28 DAYS LATER to 28 WEEKS LATER continues here!

DARKWING DUCK: F.O.W.L. DISPOSITION VOL. 3

“Revenge” is a dish best served cold, but “Double-Cross” turns out to be a dish best served… with duck? In this epic installment of the Disney Afternoon juggernaut, nothing is as it seems… or is it? Tune in and find out as Part 3 of Darkwing Duck’s “F.O.W.L. Disposition” charges on!

DEFINITIVE IRREDEEMABLE VOL.1

First time in a deluxe slipcase oversized hardcover edition! A gorgeous definitive edition of the acclaimed fan-favorite juggernaut! The first twelve issues of the ongoing superhero series from Mark Waid all in one collection! IRREDEEMABLE took the comic industry by storm in 2009 and is now celebrating its second year. With nothing like it on the market, Mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE has been a recipient of multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominations. If you are a long time fan of the series or someone who has been sitting on the fence, the DEFINITIVE IRREDEEMABLE EDITION is the book for you. So don’t miss your chance to dive into the series that dares to ask the question: what if the world’s greatest hero decided to become the world’s greatest villain?

GRANDPA WON’T WAKE UP

This is not the children’s book your mother read to you! Best known for TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN and I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER, Eisner Award-winning talent Shannon Wheeler brings you this Li’l Golden parody that takes a look at the lighter side of discovering a cadaver in your living room. See what ridiculous lengths will be reached in trying to wake up Grandpa… and were those fishnets really necessary? A hilarious send up from new writing talent simon max hill and Shannon Wheeler!

THE SHOW MUST GO ON TPB

Harvey Award Winner Roger Langridge has been lauded for his work on THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER, and his groundbreaking FRED THE CLOWN. This month while you are checking out his new KABOOM! series SNARKED, make sure you grab this collection of Langridge’s best, uncollected works. So come one, come all! Feast your eyes upon such marvels as Fred the Clown’s Flying Parsnip! See the Devil get outfoxed by the one and only Leppo! Behold the world’s greatest swordsman, the Kabuki Kid! Cower from our strobe-light-loving Undead Revue! Don’t miss the show-stopping song and dance of Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple! All this and the first time all of his MUGWHUMP strips have been compiled under one cover! Don’t miss this capricious collection of uncollected comics from Roger Langridge!

DON’T FORGET BOOM! STUDIOS COMICS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BOOM! STUDIOS COMICS APP!

“Dragon Age: Redemption” Trailer

Dragon Age: Redemption is a six-part web series set in the world of the Bioware RPG Dragon Age. The series tells the story of Tallis, an Elvish assassin, who gets a last chance at redemption when she’s sent to capture a rogue Qunari mage intent on wreaking havoc in the world. The series launches October 11th.

Dragon Age II DLC Mark of the Assassin offers Tallis as a playable character. Check out more info at: dragonage.bioware.com/da2/addon/mota/.

J!NX: New Contest – Win a Kindle Fire

from J!NX:

Some of you have reported receiving the BlizzCon contest newsletter after it ended. We want to make it up to everyone with a different contest we conjured up. We’re giving you a chance to walk away with something pretty kickass: two lucky winners will receive a brand-spanking new Kindle Fire. Not just that, we’re hooking you up with a $100 Amazon Gift Card so you can load it up with your favorite movies, music, and apps on Day 1.

So, we’re bringing you a shiny new J!NX Quest: Win a Kindle Fire. This is maybe the easiest Quest we’ve ever done, as all you have to do is tell us what your favorite book is and why.

There is, of course, some legal involved, so be sure to check out the contest page for all details.