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Books in which fairy tale and mythological motifs are closely intertwined, the epic coexists with the mystical, and the heroes live in an imaginary world have formed the basis of many fantasy films and TV series.

However, some of the real gems of the genre are still unnoticed by filmmakers.

1. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams

For more than two decades, Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings has been the most important fantasy adaptation. Many producers and directors want to repeat its success, and the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy could be the best basis for this.

It tells the story of a boy named Simon who lives as an ordinary servant at the royal court. By chance, he is drawn into a larger story: the new king has made contact with dark forces and can destroy the entire country. Simon sets out on a journey to prevent this from happening.

When NBC’s Magnum P.I. on Wednesday night returned with its first new episode on five months, it quickly hit viewers — and Thomas — with a “pregnant pause.”

As in, Juliet reported to her beau that she was “late” and thus might be expecting.

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A spiritual successor to the Dresden Files and some “uncanny” happenings give October’s most intriguing new fantasy releases some Halloween flavor. Here are our top picks for the best new fantasy books in October 2022.

Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher

Type: Novel

Publisher: Ace

Release date: October 11

Den of Geek says: Butcher follows in the footsteps of his father, whose Dresden Files series has gained a massive following over its decades-long run at the forefront of urban fantasy.

Publisher’s summary: On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is…not one of those witches.

After flunking out of the Auditor training program and being dismissed as “not Department material,...

Exclusive: Management firm and production company The Cartel has signed a trio of new clients: Into the Badlands and Defiance executive producers Michael Taylor, Why Women Kill consulting producer and Grand Hotel co-ep Curtis Kheel, and Famous In Love actor Niki Koss.

Koss starred in Freeform’s Famous In Love as Alexis Glenn, where she was a series regular opposite Bella Thorne, Charlie DePew, Carter Jenkins and Georgie Flores. She also appeared in Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse, Red Wing, The Appearing, Girl On The Edge, Trafficked, and Warning Shot. She acted and produced Dreamcatcher and Burying Yasmeen. Koss also won of the Female Filmmaker of the Year at the 2019 Burbank International Film Festival and is a Sundance Institute Directing Fellowship alumni.

The Cartel is representing Koss for Literary. She remains represented by McKeon/Myones Entertainment for talent.

Taylor is best known for writing and exec producing Syfy’s Defiance,...

True Blood only finished its final and least impressive season six years ago, but it’s been decided that this is long enough to warrant the series being rebooted. Naturally, fans of the show are less than pleased with the announcement, and haven’t been shy in making their feelings known.

Social media reaction to any kind of reboot or remake is usually negative, but the news of True Blood being done again has provoked a particularly vocal outcry, where it didn’t involve people taking the opportunity to relive just how horny both the series was and it made them.

See below for a sample of what folks are saying:

They Rebooting #TrueBlood!?! ummm idk about this! pic.twitter.com/BaMeK6diP9

— Poppyseed Jr (@hausofkingz) December 9, 2020

why are they rebooting all old shows/movies recently? no one can come up with new ideas?

theyre rebooting all gossip girl, icarly,...

In the land of fantasy novels, it’s not uncommon for series to go on for seven, twelve, or fifteen books. Some of my favorite series have clocked in at ten books or more. George R. R. Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire” books are planned to hit seven in order to catch up to where the television adaptation Game of Thrones ended; the “Wheel of Time” books by Robert Jordan, completed by Brandon Sanderson, reached an epic fourteen; and books sixteen and seventeen of Jim Butcher’s “Dresden Files” are due out this year.

When such length is the norm, it become even more impressive when authors can pack a solid punch with a trilogy. This year, three solid trilogies have already concluded, giving readers a chance to see how even a short series can really stick the landing when it comes to that final installment. Kameron Hurley...

The game Plague Inc. is getting a new mode that lets you save the world from a pandemic instead of destroy it.

“The game Plague Inc. is best known for letting you create a disease to wipe out humanity. But in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Plague Inc. will add a new game mode that’ll let you do the opposite and save the world from a deadly outbreak. The game’s developer Ndemic Creations is creating the new game mode on feedback from the World Health Organization and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.”

Read more at PCMag.

The plots of Disney’s Frozen 2 and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil have a lot in common.

“Remember that Disney sequel last year where the sweet princess found out that her people had been involved in some light genocide of an indigenous race, but not to worry, her older magical guardian would save the day?...

The Dresden Files is headed to the small screen ... again. Deadline reports Fox21 Television Studios is developing a new TV show based on the books by Jim Butcher.

The fantasy novels "follow private investigator and wizard Harry Dresden, as he recounts investigations into supernatural disturbances in modern-day Chicago." The books were adapted as a TV series by Syfy in 2007, but the show was cancelled after only one season.

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Consulting wizard Harry Dresden is headed back to TV: Fox21 Television Studios is developing author Jim Butcher’s contemporary fantasy novels The Dresden Files into a series, our sister site Deadline reports.

The books were previously adapted into a 2007 Syfy drama starring Paul Blackthorne (Arrow) as the titular private investigator/wizard, who takes on supernatural cases from human and nonhuman clients, in addition to consulting for the Chicago Pd’s Special Investigation unit. In the novels, Dresden faces off with a variety of creatures — magic, vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves and other monsters are real — while realizing that his cases...

In a competitive situation, Fox21 Television Studios has optioned the rights to The Dresden Files, the long-running New York Times bestselling series of contemporary fantasy novels written by Jim Butcher for series development.

The books follow private investigator and wizard Harry Dresden, as he recounts investigations into supernatural disturbances in modern-day Chicago. In the world of The Dresden Files, magic is real, along with vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, outsiders, and other monsters. Harry Dresden works as the world’s only “consulting wizard”, accepting supernatural cases from both human and nonhuman clients, as well as the Chicago Pd’s Special Investigation unit. As the series progresses, Dresden takes on an increasingly important role in the supernatural world at large, as he works to protect the general public, making getting by as a working wizard and private investigator difficult for him. He finds himself facing off against an increasing variety of...

The CW’s Arrow is saying good-bye to another series vet, as it makes plans for its recently ordered Season 7.

TVLine has learned that original cast member Paul Blackthorne, who plays Star City lawman-turned-interim mayor Quentin Lance, will not be returning to the CW drama next season as a series regular.

The news comes just weeks after Willa Holland made her final appearance as Thea Queen.

Prior to his six-season Arrow run, Blackthorne’s TV credits included The River, The Dresden Files, Lipstick Jungle, Big Shots, 24 and Presidio Med.

Arrow airs Thursdays at 9/8c, with this season’s finale landing...

I am, as I have previously noted, a big fan of Jim Butcher’s long-running series about the modern-day wizard Harry Dresden, a.k.a. The Dresden Files. The stories and characters are great fun and the books just keep getting better, and more complex, and deeper overall. If you haven’t encountered the series before, I highly recommend it; and of course Wikipedia has a handy list of all of the books if you need to see where to start.

At Dragon Con in 2013, I sat down with Jim to hear more about book fifteen of the series, Skin Game. It was a delight talking with Jim and getting to learn the latest on a world I’ve grown to love. And now, fortunately, I’ve gotten to have that experience again – this time, at Dragon Con 2016 and with book sixteen, a.k.a. Peace Talks. Jim shared all...

While we’re still hopefully awaiting the day that the film adaptation of Jim Butcher’s supernatural detective novel series The Dresden Files (we included it our list of great horror book series) hits screens, it’s good to see that the franchise… Continue Reading →

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Having survived some (really) wild adventures at Warehouse 13, Joanne Kelly will next brave (very) wild animals on CBS’ Zoo.

RelatedBig Brother, Zoo, Good Wife Creators’ Follow-Up Get Premiere Dates at CBS

TVLine has learned exclusively that the actress has landed the recurring Season 2 role of Allison, the Deputy Secretary of Defense who is actively seeking a solution to the animal crisis… and who shares a surprising history with Mitch (played by Billy Burke).

An adaptation of the James Patterson novel, Zoo was renewed back in October after emerging as last summer’s most watched scripted series (averaging 6.4 million...

So I’m lying on the physical therapy table today, mostly trying to not concentrate on how painful whatever my therapist is doing is (“But it’s the good pain ­– the good pain!” I assure myself as I grasp the edge of the table) when the therapist next to me and his patient start talking about having just seen the Deadpool movie. Naturally I can’t help but join the conversation.

“So what did you think?” I inquire, and both of them enthusiastically agree that it was great. “Have you read the comics, or did you come to the character through the movie?” I ask. Neither has read the comics, although the patient’s son has. But both agree that they are looking forward to the sequel already; and after some talk about Deadpool, the conversation slides easily and naturally into Netflix’ Jessica Jones and Daredevil, and then hops over to The Dresden Files.

Take another look @ actress Laura Vandervoort, who plays a female 'werewolf' in the TV series "Bitten", in a revealing pictorial for "Maxim" magazine, plus footage from the shoot:

After commercials and guest-starring roles on Canadian TV series "Mutant X", "Prom Queen", "Goosebumps", "Twice in a Lifetime", "Doc", "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye", "Troubled Waters", "The Dresden Files" and the Disney TV movies, "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" and "Alley Cats Strike", Vandervoort landed a lead role on the CTV series "Instant Star".

In 2006, Vandervoort shot her first feature "The Lookout". This was followed by an appearance on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the role of 'Kara Kent' aka 'Supergirl' on "Smallville".

She was a regular in "Smallville" season seven, and appeared in the "Bloodline" episode for season eight, returning for another two episodes in the series' 10th and final season.

Vandervoort then co-starred in "Into the Blue 2: The Reef...

We take a look at the Wachowski's latest outing, the Netflix sci-fi drama Sense8. Spoilers lie ahead...

This is a spoiler-y review.

A collaboration between the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski sounded almost too good to be true, but Netflix delivered last Friday with the release of the entire first season of Sense8. If Daredevil gave genre fans an incentive to subscribe to Netflix, Sense8 gave them a reason to stick around.

The first season of Sense8 may not pack the same entertainment power as Daredevil, but Sense8’s long drawn – some might even say overdrawn – character-driven moments and slowly unfolding plot make the series almost as worthy of binge watching.

The premise of the series sounds like rehash of material that has already been seen countless times in genre fiction over the past three decades. Who has any interest left for yet another psychic powers story? Yet, from its first moment,...

From Star Trek: Generations through to Star Trek: Nemesis - here are 47 nerdy spots in the Next Generation films...

Since Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979, the Star Trek cinematic outings have proved to be a smorgasbord of references and famous actors (or those who would go on to be), and often had complex behind the scenes events that stopped some rather, ahem, fascinating moments making it to the final version. We found lots of nerdy spots in the first six films here.

This time out we look at the films featuring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation and choose 47 factoids. Granted, there's a lot more than that of interest, but we've tried for ones that you might not be aware of.

Oh, and there are some major spoilers...

Star Trek: Generations (1994)

1. The first of the Next Generation films was something of a rush job as principal photography...

I have a thing for rainbows. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve always liked rainbows. Not the upside-down-smiley-face, fluffy-clouds-on-the-ends drawings of rainbows (I kind of don’t like those), but real, elusive, illuminated water droplets in the sky and spectrums created by prisms rainbows. I have even been known to run out into the rain to get pictures of a really good (really big) rainbow.

I also have a thing for nail polishes – my collection of colors and varieties is embarrassingly large – and have been known to play around with sort of complicated designs for kicks, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle nails, Iron Man arc reactor nails, magnetic polish nails, and Union Jack nails. (And so many more, but I can’t find all the pictures, alas! You should have seen the Burberry nails.) I’m also always on the lookout for cool nail polish products, like...

Oz alum Lee Tergesen has signed up for a major stint on Syfy’s Defiance, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Also boarding Season 3 of the sci-fi drama are Conrad Coates (The Strain, The Dresden Files) and Nichole Galicia (Django Unchained).

Following the events of the Season 2 finale, Defiance picks back up on the eve of an impending military siege upon the titular town, which has fallen on hard times following the collapse of its mines. The citizens face further threat with the surprise arrival of the Omec, a mysterious and nearly extinct alien race of warriors marked by the decades of...

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Constantine TV Review (NBC)

The world of sci-fi television is growing by leaps and bounds, and the comic-related realm is especially skyrocketing as of late, but even in the new era of television, Constantine is a massive gamble. A weird hybrid of film noir-esque motifs and traditions, and the wildest fantasy filled with demons, angels and everything in between, it’s a story tailor made for self-professed comic geeks. Superheroes are one thing, but Constantine, popular as it is within its own circle, is a niche in a niche, and it’s in a small box in the corner of that room besides.

Convincing the numbers NBC is going to want isn’t going to be easy, and the somewhat half-hearted special effects budget isn’t going to help.

John Constantine (Matt Ryan) is introduced to us inside a mental hospital, and he tells us through narration that he’s checked himself in…...

Take another look @ actress Laura Vandervoort, who plays a female 'werewolf' in the TV series "Bitten", in a revealing pictorial for "Maxim" magazine, plus footage from the shoot:

After commercials and guest-starring roles on Canadian TV series "Mutant X", "Prom Queen", "Goosebumps", "Twice in a Lifetime", "Doc", "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye", "Troubled Waters", "The Dresden Files" and the Disney TV movies, "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" and "Alley Cats Strike", Vandervoort landed a lead role on the CTV series "Instant Star".

In 2006, Vandervoort shot her first feature "The Lookout". This was followed by an appearance on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the role of 'Kara Kent' aka 'Supergirl' on "Smallville".

She was a regular in "Smallville" season seven, and appeared in the "Bloodline" episode for season eight, returning for another two episodes in the series' 10th and final season.

Vandervoort then co-starred in "Into the Blue 2: The Reef...

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Last year it was announced that the The Wachowskis (The Matrix, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas) and J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Thor, Underworld Awakening) would be teaming up with Netflix to develop a new series called Sense8. Up to this point all that we've know about the show is that it was developed from a conversation about "the ways technology simultaneously unites and divides us." It's also been described as "a gripping tale of minds linked and souls hunted.”

Thanks to Deadline, we now have a lot more information on the ten episode series, including the large cast and details on the plot.

Naveen Andrews (Lost), Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill), and Brian J. Smith (Stargate Universe) are among a 14-member international cast. As for the story, the following information comes from Straczynski, who is the showrunner:

“The series follows eight characters around the world who, in the aftermath of a tragic death,...

Naveen Andrews (Lost) and Daryl Hannah (Hawaii Five-0) are among the just-announced stars of Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi drama Sense8 from Andy and Lana Wachowski.

Related Sense8 Scoop: First Deets on New Netflix Sci-Fi Drama From Andy and Lana Wachowski

Per our sister site Deadline, the international cast also includes Brian J. Smith (Defiance), Freema Agyeman (The Carrie Diaries), Aml Ameen (Harry’s Law), Tuppence Middleton, Tena Desae, Doona Bae, Max Riemelt, Alfonso Herrera, Erendira Ibarra, Jamie Clayton, Miguel Sylvestri and Terrence Mann (The Dresden Files).

As TVLine previously reported, Sense8 will follow eight people scattered around the globe who are connected by a violent,...

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Take another look @  actress Laura Vandervoort ("Smallville"), the current star of recently renewed female werewolf TV series "Bitten", in a revealing pictorial for "Maxim" magazine:

After commercials and guest-starring roles on Canadian TV series "Mutant X", "Prom Queen", "Goosebumps", "Twice in a Lifetime", "Doc", "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye", "Troubled Waters", "The Dresden Files" and the Disney TV movies, "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" and "Alley Cats Strike", Vandervoort landed a lead role on the CTV series "Instant Star".

In 2006, Vandervoort shot her first feature "The Lookout". This was followed by an appearance on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the role of 'Kara Kent' aka 'Supergirl' on "Smallville".

She was a regular in "Smallville" season seven, and appeared in the "Bloodline" episode for season eight, returning for another two episodes in the series' 10th and final season.

Vandervoort then co-starred in "Into the Blue 2: The Reef", followed by "The Jazzman...

Greetings, Mafiosi. Just a friendly reminder that sample chapters of Skin Game, the 15th novel in Jim Butcher‘s The Dresden Files begin hitting the interwebs today in anticipation of the novel’s release on May 27th. The Dresden Files tells the story of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago’s first (and only) Wizard P.I. With the help of his […]...

Take another look @ "Smallville" 'Supergirl' actress Laura Vandervoort in a revealing new pictorial for "Maxim" magazine, plus footage from the shoot:

After commercials and guest-starring roles on Canadian TV series "Mutant X", "Prom Queen", "Goosebumps", "Twice in a Lifetime", "Doc", "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye", "Troubled Waters", "The Dresden Files" and the Disney TV movies, "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" and "Alley Cats Strike", Vandervoort landed a lead role on the CTV series "Instant Star".

In 2006, Vandervoort shot her first feature "The Lookout". This was followed by an appearance on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the role of 'Kara Kent' aka 'Supergirl' on "Smallville".

She was a regular in "Smallville" season seven, and appeared in the "Bloodline" episode for season eight, returning for another two episodes in the series' 10th and final season.

Vandervoort then co-starred in "Into the Blue 2: The Reef", followed by "The Jazzman" and a continuing role in the 2009 "V" series.

Sneak Peek former 'Supergirl' actress Laura Vandervoort ("Smallville"), the current star of "Bitten", in a revealing new pictorial for "Maxim" magazine:

After commercials and guest-starring roles on Canadian TV series "Mutant X", "Prom Queen", "Goosebumps", "Twice in a Lifetime", "Doc", "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye", "Troubled Waters", "The Dresden Files" and the Disney TV movies, "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" and "Alley Cats Strike", Vandervoort landed a lead role on the CTV series "Instant Star".

In 2006, Vandervoort shot her first feature "The Lookout". This was followed by an appearance on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the role of 'Kara Kent' aka 'Supergirl' on "Smallville".

She was a regular in "Smallville" season seven, and appeared in the "Bloodline" episode for season eight, returning for another two episodes in the series' 10th and final season.

Vandervoort then co-starred in "Into the Blue 2: The Reef", followed by "The Jazzman" and a continuing role in the 2009 "V" series.

Feature Caroline Preece 23 Jan 2014 - 07:00

Demon hunters have changed: no longer crazy old men like Van Helsing, the current breed of screen heroes are young and, well, cool...

Since the days of Dracula and Van Helsing, demon hunters have always existed in popular culture. While this idea has evolved to include witches, slayers, vigilantes and modern-day descendents of classic characters, they have essentially remained the same over the years. There are many reasons for a character to be or become a hunter, but they always have just one goal – rid the earth of evil and save humanity. Our television screens have hosted a myriad of interesting figures over the years and now, with shows like Grimm flying the flag and subverting a lot of our ingrained ideas, the TV demon hunter is experiencing a kind of second golden age.

The first, of course, came with shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer,...

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Amigo...

Are you ready? The incredible saga of high-school-chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin Walter White is coming to a finish tonight in the series finale (gulp) of AMC’s Breaking Bad.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment cooks up a full batch on Nov. 26 when Breaking Bad: The Complete Series comes to Blu-ray™ in its entirety. One of the most explosive series to air on television, the 16-disc set is this year’s must-have gift for the holiday season, complete with all 62 episodes and more than 55 hours of special features. Starring three-time Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series) alongside two-time Emmy® winner Aaron Paul (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series), the critically acclaimed drama from Sony Pictures Television boasts one of television’s most radical storylines, giving viewers a glimpse into the life of how far a man might go in order to take care of the ones he loves.

by Paul Montgomery

Every little thing he does is magic, or so the ensorcelled suits at Warner Bros. seem to believe. "Man of Steel" writer David S. Goyer's already pounding away at a Batman-infused sequel, but that may be sidelined, if momentarily, by a case of Vertigo. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Goyer will partner with Daniel Cerone, executive producer of "The Mentalist," to script a "Constantine" pilot for NBC television.

Conjured by scattered bones across a nicotine pentagram in the very image of Police-era Sting, street-wise sorcerer John Constantine first appeared in the pages of Alan Moore’s "Swamp Thing." He soon established his own haunts in Vertigo's long-running "Hellblazer" series, stewarded by the likes of Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Denise Mina, Andy Diggle, Peter Milligan and more. In 2005, Keanu Reeves donned his demons (but not his brogue or blonde hair) in a film by Francis Lawrence.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of The Dresden Files, so it was awesome to get to sit down and chat with author Jim Butcher about the series while at Dragon Con last weekend!

The Dresden Files, as you may know, is a series about the wizard Harry Dresden, and follows his adventures and investigations into supernatural disturbances in modern-day Chicago, which he recounts through a first person narrative. It’s also, oh-by-the-way, a ton of fun, and weaves a lot of lore, myth, and legend from all cultures into modern adventure stories with a wizard who’s more gunfighter than Gandalf (even if he fights with a staff much of the time). As the series has progressed, it’s also gotten more complex and nuanced, with some great plot twists and character developments along the way. I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn’t yet read it.

Cinema Retro has received the following press release from Sony:

Culver City, Calif. (September 9, 2013) –

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment cooks up a full batch on Nov. 26 when Breaking Bad: The Complete Series comes to Blu-ray™ in its entirety. One of the most explosive series ever to air on television, the 16-disc set is this year’s must-have gift for the holiday season, complete with all 62 episodes and more than 55 hours of special features. Starring three-time Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series) alongside two-time Emmy® winner Aaron Paul (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series), the critically acclaimed drama from Sony Pictures Television boasts one of television’s most radical storylines, giving viewers a glimpse into the life of how far a man might go in order to take care of the ones he loves. “Bryan Cranston is still turning in a transformative, unimpeachable performance as Walt,...

New comic book Wednesday has come and gone. The dust at your local comic shop has settled. An eerie silence descends as you finish reading your last superhero book of the week. Now it's time for something a little more sinister. Welcome to Bagged and Boarded: comic reviews of the sick, spooky, twisted and terrifying! Itty Bitty Hellboy No. 1 Yes, you read that title correctly! Hellboy and the gang (Abe Sapien, Karl Kroenen, Johann, etc.) are all imagined as kids in this all-ages romp. In six short stories, the kids go swimming, fight over cardboard box forts, and fill Johann's suit up with chicken soup and crackers (because he has a cold and keeps sneezing himself out of his suit). These stories, told in a Peanuts style, loosely connect and follow each other, but it's really all about the fun and jokes. Bag it or board it up? Yes. Yes...

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.

Aazurn Publishing

Envy (One Shot), $2.49

Amigo Comics

Arcane Secrets #1 (Of 3), $3.99

Antarctic Press

Gold Digger Gina Vs Penny (One Shot), $3.99

Last Zombie The End #4 (Of 5), $3.99

Last Zombie Volume 4 Before The After Tp, $14.95

Arcana Studio

Butcher Street Gn, $19.95

Archie Comics

Sabrina The Teenage Witch The Magic Within Volume 3 Tp, $10.99

Aspen Comics

All New Fathom #2 (Of 8)(Cover A Direct Market), $3.99

All New Fathom #2 (Of 8)(Cover B Aspen Reserved), $3.99

All New Fathom #2 (Of 8)(Cover C J. Scott Campbell Sketch), Ar

Executive Assistant Assassins #14 (Cover A Lori Hanson), $3.99

Executive Assistant Assassins #14 (Cover B Elizabeth Torque), $3.99

Executive Assistant Assassins #14 (Cover C Pasquale Qualano), Ar

Overtaken #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Aspen Reserved), $1.00

Overtaken #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Direct Market), $1.00

Avatar Press

Crossed Annual 2013 #1 (Matt Martin Cheerful Cover...

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.

3 Finger Prints

Zombies Vs Cheerleaders Volume 2 #2 (Cover A Ryan Kincaid), $3.99

Zombies Vs Cheerleaders Volume 2 #2 (Cover B Jason Pedersen), $3.99

Zombies Vs Cheerleaders Volume 2 #2 (Cover C Matt Hebb), $3.99

Aam Markosia

Infernal Fyre-Dragon Gn, $17.99

Tales Of Discord Gn, $17.99

Abstract Studios

Rachel Rising #18, $3.99

AC Comics

Men Of Mystery #90, $29.95

Action Lab Entertainment

Princeless Tales Of The Family Ashe (One Shot), $3.99

Altus Press

Doc Savage The New Adventures Volume 5 Skull Island Sc, $24.95

Amigo Comics

Westwood Witches #2 (Of 4), $3.99

Antarctic Press

Boneyard The Biggening #1 (One Shot), $3.99

Victorian Secrets Summer Special #1, $3.95

Archaia Entertainment

Mouse Guard Volume 3 The Black Axe Hc, $24.95

Archie Comic Publications

Archie And Friends Double Digest #29, $3.99

Archie Meets Glee Tp, $12.99

Jugheads Double Digest #194, $3.99

Mega Man #27 (Patrick Spaziante Variant Cover), $2.99

Mega Man #27 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover...

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.

3 Finger Prints

Zombies Vs Cheerleaders Volume 2 #2 (Cover A Ryan Kincaid)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Zombies Vs Cheerleaders Volume 2 #2 (Cover B Jason Pedersen)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Zombies Vs Cheerleaders Volume 2 #2 (Cover C Matt Hebb)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Action Lab Entertainment

Princeless Volume 2 #4 (Of 4), $3.99

Arcana Studio

Steam Engines Of Oz #1, $3.99

Archie Comic Publications

Archie #645 (Fernando Ruiz Regular Cover), $3.99

Archie #645 (Tim Seeley Variant Cover), $3.99

Archie Double Digest #241, $3.99

Legacy Of The Crusaders Tp, $16.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #250 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $3.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #250 (Patrick Spaziante Variant Cover), $3.99

Aspen Comics

Charismagic Volume 2 #3 (Of 6)(Eric Basaldua Aspen Reserved Cover), $3.99

Charismagic Volume 2 #3 (Of 6)(Eric Basaldua Variant Cover), Ar

Charismagic Volume 2 #3 (Of 6)(Vincent Cucca Direct Market Cover), $3.99

Fathom The Elite Saga #3 (Cover A Ken...

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 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.

AC Comics

Femforce #162 (30th Anniversary Special), $9.95

Antarctic Press

Bad Kids Go To Hell Volume 2 #1 (Of 3), $5.99

Gearhearts Steampunk Glamor Revue #6, $3.99

Archie Comics

Archie And Friends Double Digest #25, $3.99

Jugheads Double Digest #190, $3.99

Mega Man #23, $2.99

Sabrina The Teenage Witch Magic The Within Volume 1 Tp, $10.99

Aspen Comics

Executive Assistant Iris Volume 3 #3 (Cover A Alex Lei), $3.99

Executive Assistant Iris Volume 3 #3 (Cover B Pasquale Qualano), $3.99

Executive Assistant Iris Volume 3 #3 (Cover C Elizabeth Torque), Ar

Shrugged Volume 2 #1 (Of 6)(Jonathan Marks Reserved Cover), $1.00

Shrugged Volume 2 #1 (Of 6)(Micah Gunnell Direct Market Cover), $1.00

Avatar Press

Crossed Badlands #25 (Jacen Burrows Burn Baby Burn Cover), $3.99

Crossed Badlands #25 (Jacen Burrows Chopper Cover), $3.99

Crossed Badlands #25 (Jacen Burrows Die Cut Cover), $3.99

Crossed Badlands #25 (Jacen Burrows Foxy Cover), $3.99

Crossed Badlands #25 (Jacen Burrows Lip Snip Cover...

The rich mysteries and the encounters with the Fae will both continue thanks to Syfy. The network announced this week that two of its series, Warehouse 13 and Lost Girl shall live on. One pops in after a mid-season break, the other celebrates a series renewal for another intrepid season.

When Warehouse 13 returns to the airwaves, you can consider it Season “4.5″. When does this happen? I know you Warehouse fans are burning to know. Well, burn no more. The come back is scheduled for April 29. This will kick off the show’s final 10 episodes of the current season in a brand new time slot. Pay attention! Mondays at 10 p.m. on Syfy now belong to the 13 crew.

According to EW, this change in scheduling will give Warehouse 13 a “lead-in” from Syfy’s new drama Defiance. You remember the details on that one, right? Aliens are involved.

The Warehouse 13...

For Christmas this year one of the books I got was The Dresden Files graphic novel, Welcome to the Jungle. By that point, I’d read all of the novels; but what got me into them was actually the TV show. When the show came out back in 2007, I remember hearing vaguely about it via a friend’s blog or two, but I never actually saw it. Thanks to the wonder of Netflix, though, a couple of years ago I discovered and watched it on streaming video, and enjoyed it enough to want to see more – but sadly, it only ran for one short season of 12 episodes. Thus I went back to acquire and read all of the books as well; and now, of course, I want more. The TV show adaptation wasn’t perfect, but it had a lot of positives, the first three being Paul Blackthorne as Harry,...

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.

Action Lab Entertainment

Order Of Dagonet #3, $3.99

Antarctic Press

Crawling Sky #2 (Of 5), $3.99

Last Zombie Before The After #4, $3.99

Ape Entertainment

Strawberry Shortcake Berry Fun Digest Collection Volume 1 Tp, $14.99

Arcana Studio

Fafnir The Dragon Volume 2 Barack To The Future Gn, $14.95

Swerve Sc, $19.95

Archaia Entertainment

Mouse Guard Black Axe #6 (Of 6), $3.50

Archie Comics

Archie And Friends Double Digest #24, $3.99

Mega Man #22, $2.99

Sonic The Hedgehog Select Volume 7 Tp, $11.99

Ardden Entertainment

Devil Is Due In Dreary #3 (resolicited), $3.99

Arthur A. Levine Books

Bird King An Artist’s Notebook Hc, $19.99

Aspen Comics

Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover A Khary Randolph), $3.99

Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover B Emilio Lopez), $3.99

Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover C Siya Oum), Ar

Executive Assistant Assassins #8 (Cover A Jordan Gunderson), $3.99

Executive Assistant Assassins #8 (Cover...

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.

Aam Markosia

Cancertown Blasphemous Tumours Tp, $19.99

AC Comics

Men Of Mystery #88, $29.95

Ace Books

Doctor Who The Wheel Of Ice Hc, $26.95

Action Lab Entertainment

Order Of Dagonet #2, $3.99

Amryl Entertainment

Cavewoman 2008 HeroesCon Signed Regular Sketchbook, Ar

Cavewoman Gangster #3 (Of 3), $3.75

Antarctic Press

Gold Digger Holidays Special #2, $3.50

How To Draw And Design Steampunk Pocket Manga Tp, $14.95

Zombie Kid Diaries Volume 3 Walking Dad Gn, $10.99

Ape Entertainment

Strawberry Shortcake Digest Volume 3 Field Day And Other Stories Gn, $6.99

Strawberry Shortcake Volume 2 #2, $3.99

Arcana Studio

Arcana The Book Gn, $14.95

Intrinsic Gn, $14.95

Archaia Entertainment

God Machine Hc (Leather Bound Edition), $49.95

Archie Comics

Archie #640, $2.99

Archie And Friends Double Digest #23, $3.99

Betty And Veronica Prom Princesses Tp, $9.99

Jugheads Double Digest #188, $3.99

Mega Man #21 (Alice Meichi Li Variant Cover), $2.99

Mega Man #21 (Chad Thomas...

The CW’s Arrow hit primetime on Wednesday night — but in your opinion, did it hit the bullseye? Or did it land in, like, that first ring just outside dead center?

Photos | Hot Shots: The CW’s Arrow Takes on Deadshot

Arrow presented Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, an uberwealthy cad who loses his father — and what was left (i.e. not much!) of his innocence — in a tragic yachting accident. After five years of isolation on a remote isle, a megabuff and brooding Oliver returns home to Starling City where he assumes the after-hours persona of Arrow, a hooded,...

On TV this Wednesday: Arrow will have you aquiver, Nashville starts with a twang, Chicago Fire hopes to ignite your interest and Modern Family makes up for lost time. As a supplement to TVLine’s original programming, here are 10 programs to keep on your radar tonight.

Related | Stephen Amell Reveals Arrow‘s Greatest Weakness: ‘He’s Going to Self-Destruct’

8 pm Arrow (The CW) | Series premiere: After a shipwreck maroons Oliver Queen on an island for five years and kills his dad, the rich playboy is rescued and secretly becomes Arrow, a vigilante who’s got a bow and isn’t afraid to use it.