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So, to keep pace with the xxxHolic reviews, we’re continuing with volume 2 of Tsubasa. You thought I’d forgotten about this one, didn’t ‘cha? General Information Title: Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle – Vol. 2 Written and Illustrated by CLAMP Translated by Anthony Gerard English Lettering by Dana Hayward Originally Serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine Cover [...]

The landmark issue features a Silver-Agesque cover, three stories, and several promotional items for other titles. In contrast with the recent fan-film, “City of Scars,” which captures Batman at his darkest moments, this issue re-presents Superman as the embodiment of hope and light. Writers: James Robinson, Bernard Chang (“The Comeback”), Dan Jurgens (“Geometry”), J. Michael [...]

See this fan-made film now, before DC’s lawyers stop it. And before Hollywood (hopefully) puts the Shoenkes to work with a real budget. Title: “City of Scars” Cast and Crew Directed by Aaron Shoenke Written and produced by Aaron and Sean Shoenke Music by Sean Shoenke Kevin Porter as Batman/Bruce Wayne Paul Molnar as the [...]

Our first full Summer School term launches next Monday, with a virtually math-free course in University level Quantum Mechanics delivered over every Monday in July and August. In the meantime, here’s our shortest teaching tidbit yet: an alternative means of interpreting the Ideal Gas Law.

Another slow week in the DVD releases. Title DVD Release(s) Blu-Ray Release(s) Action Predator Blu-Ray Alex: This is the release that actually has all the features of the prior DVD release, so if you were holding off from upgrading so you could get all the special features, here’s the time. Return of the One-Armed Swordsman [...]

The end of the series seems to have come a lot more quickly this time – or is it just me? Cast and Crew Matt Smith as the Doctor Karen Gillan as Amy Pond Alex Kingston as River Song Arthur Darvill as Rory Caitlin Blackwood as Amelia Susan Vidler as Aunt Sharon Frances Ashman as [...]

This week we have another anime series that (sort of) celebrates the anime fan, much like the animated segments in Otaku No Video did. However, this series has significantly more romantic comedy elements, and is also considerably more focused on one particular field – the act of making a fan/small press comic or doujinshi. Cast, [...]

We’ve got a round-up of some genre-related Youtube videos: the World Cup goes to Middle Earth, Marvel/DC stage a musical, Iron Baby takes on killer bunnies, and a Bureau-crat directs an educational Ninja movie. AT-AT Day Afternoon The Fellowship of the Vuvuzela Hi, I’m a Marvel… and I’m a DC: The Musical (100th Video) Death [...]

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The complete list of titles is available here. Boom! Studios INCORRUPTIBLE #7 INCREDIBLES #10 DC Comics BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #3 (OF 6) BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #13 DETECTIVE COMICS #866 FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE #1 (OF 6) GREEN ARROW #1 – Brightest Day. Also the subject of a preview teaser in what [...]

In our last installment, Geobaldi and company agreed to join forces with Tetsuya and Kahm to fight the Santovasku Empire. If you could work your way around those mouthfuls, then we’ll move on to volume 5. General Information Title: Outlanders Vol. 5 Written and Illustrated by Johji Manabe Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith [...]

The marketing is everywhere. Toys, games, tie-ins, and more. Oh yeah, and there's a movie. Plus, Brian finally caves in and sees a 3D movie.

Another slow week this week. Title DVD Release(s) Blu-Ray Release(s) Action Bourne Trilogy Blu-Ray Anime Afro Samurai: The Complete Murder Sessions Blu-Ray Both “seasons” of the anime series that was aired on Spike TV. Ah! My Goddess: Season 2 – Viridian Collection DVD Slimpack release of Ah! My Goddess Season 2 Bio-Booster Armor Guyver: Complete [...]

Lots of threads come together for the first part of the first series finale of Steven Moffat’s reign. Cast and Crew Matt Smith as the Doctor Karen Gillan as Amy Pond Alex Kingston as River Song Arthur Darvill as Rory Tony Curran as Vincent Bill Paterson as Bracewell Ian McNeice as Winston Churchill Sophie Okonedo [...]

This week, I’ve got a review of an anime that’s a bit different from most of the anime I’ve reviewed previously, and probably most of the anime in general I’ve reviewed. It’s from Gainax, and it’s semi-biographical. It’s called Otaku No Video. Cast, Crew, and Other Info Kikuko Inoue as Misty May Kouji Tsujitani as [...]

The latest teaching tidbit is ready: finding the greatest common factor of two number using subtraction. New topics can be requested and old topics can be found through the Bureau 42 Teaches sidebar.

This is our second topic by e-mail request. I also plan to post a method for determining the greatest common factor of two numbers using only subtraction as an operation shortly. You can learn to calculate logarithms by hand here. Also, check out the sidebar on the right for the new “Bureau 42 Teaches” link [...]

Well, the prelude to E3 has come and gone, and featured press conferences from Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft. So, what of note, genre wise came from this events? Microsoft We got our first look at gameplay in Gears of War 3. In particular, we got a look at the game’s four-player simultaneous co-op. In [...]

The complete list of titles is available here. Boom! Studios DARKWING DUCK #1 DUCK KNIGHT RETURNS FARSCAPE ONGOING #8 Dark Horse Comics PREDATORS #2 (OF 4) DC Comics BIRDS OF PREY #2 – Brightest Day BRIGHTEST DAY #4 DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #2 (OF 10) FABLES #96 JOKERS ASYLUM HARLEY QUINN #1 JOKERS ASYLUM MAD HATTER [...]

This week, instead of “Manga Monday”, I’m doing something a little different with “Music Monday”, where I review a concert DVD, album, or even Opera that is in some way Genre related. It could be an opera with sci-fi or fantasy subject matter (such as the Ring Cycle), or it could be a concept album [...]