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Young Lovecraft’s name is Howard in Shout! Factory’s “Frozen Kingdom” Release

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From José Oliver (Author) and Bartolo Torres (Illustrator) web comic Young Lovecraft to Sean Patrick O’Reilly (Arcana Studio)’s Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom, both illustrative products have redefined who this seminal master of the macabre is for people of all ages to enjoy.

While there’s no new material for the Young series and The Frozen Kingdom saw an evolution with a film, thankfully to see the latter product get animated has this fan excited. I enjoy both works, and the teaser offered during Free Comic Book Day made me glad a trade paperback of the Frozen Kingdom is getting reprinted and offered late October at comic book stores near you.

The animated version is being released by Shout! Factory September 27, 2016 just in time for my birthday. I could not be any more thrilled. It will be made available on DVD, Blu-ray, VOD and Redbox. The combo pack will include bonus content such as an audio commentary and featurette. More details will be forthcoming as the date nears. As for fans who love O’Reilly’s art style, an exclusive poster will be offered for those who pre-order directly from Shout! Factory’s website.

Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom features the talents of Jane Curtin (3rd Rock from the Sun), Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy), Christopher Plummer (Pixar’s Up), Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Kiefer O’Reilly (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Alison Wandzura (CW’s Van Helsing). This film is said to be a veritable love letter to H.P. Lovecraft himself as it entwines new storytelling, actual events of H.P. Lovecraft’s life, iconic elements of his writings and literary characters Cthulhu, Shoggoth and more.

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TMS to Release “Shin Tetsujin 28-go” on Japanese Blu-ray!

Gigantor1By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

TMS Entertainment, the company that brought you the big robot goodness of Rokushin Gattai God Mars and animated The Mighty Orbots, have announced an official Blu-ray release of the 1980 animated series Shin Tetsujin 28-go (The New Adventures of Gigantor). Shin Tetsujin 28-go will be remastered from the series’ original 35mm prints. All 51 episodes will be made available on two individual box sets to be released October 26 and December 21, 2016. Extras for the box sets are tentative and could be changed before they hit retail outlets. As of now, each set will include a booklet with Box 1 containing credit-less series opening and first ending. Box 2 will have the second credit-less ending. Both box sets will retail for approximately ¥ 40,000 ($393 USD, $512 CAD) excluding tax.

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise DVD is Set to Roll Out Oct 20th!

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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The next chapter in the Transformers saga is set to arrive on DVD October 20th, courtesy of Shout! Factory Kids and Hasbro. Transformers: Robots in Disguise follows after the events of Transformers: Prime, and with the focus on Bumblebee, viewers can learn about whether he has what it takes to become a leader like Optimus Prime.

This little yellow vehicle who could seems to have difficulty with accepting the fact that he’s now a leader. One aspect of this series’ charm is in seeing him trying to find that catch phrase that improves upon what Optimus Prime, who makes cameo appearances, often says. Bee has to lead a rag-tag team on Earth looking for escaped Deception prisoners.

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