To start off the news today I wanted to run with a story from the “Joss Whedon Is My Master Now” department. Browncoats who follow the official NASA twitter feed were delighted to see the following tweet from February 12.
Shuttle crew awoke @4:14pET to theme song from “Firefly.” The Ballad of Serenity, performed by Sonny Rhodes, was played for Bob Behnken.
1:18 PM Feb 12th from web
Robert Behnken is a mission specialist on the current shuttle mission and, it seems, a Firefly fan. You really can’t stop the signal!
If you’re looking for some geek eye-candy, Toy Fair happened in New York this weekend. On display were new figures from Bioshock 2, Gears of War, Jonah Hex and lots more. Pulse Figures, Comics Beat, Slash Film, and Collider have great photo galleries up.
Anime
- Funimation has announced that it will be re-releasing the Trigun anime series on DVD and Blu-Ray. Press release below –
FUNimation Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home entertainment, theatrical, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights to the 26 episode action comedy space western “Trigun” from Flying Dog, Inc.
Based on the manga series created by Yasuhiro Nightow, the anime is directed by Satoshi Nishimura.
FUNimation Entertainment will release the series on DVD in Fall 2010.
Trigun was originally released on DVD in 2000-2001 but distribution was halted in 2007.
Boardgames
- WizKids/NECA will be bringing Wacthmen to their collectible super hero boardgame HeroClix in the form of a collector set of figures and a 14 inch Dr. Manhattan Colossal Figure. The boxed set will contain a complete set of the 25 Watchmen HeroClix figures including Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre. The collector set and the colossal Dr. Manhattan will both be debuting at ComiCon in San Diego and will be in stores this summer. No word on whether or not either of the Dr. Manhattan figures will be anatomically correct.
Comics
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British internet TV station Watch and Titan comics, producers of the regular Torchwood strip in the official Torchwood magazine have teamed up and produced an exclusive on-line Torchwood webcomic by artist Brian Williamson (Marvel, Dark Horse, 2000AD, Titan & Tundra) and Doctor Who story writer Oli Smith.
Pontyvale Golf Club’s post-Christmas reopening hasn’t gone well thanks to some grisly killings… The site has been closed off, and Torchwood’s Captain Jack, Gwen and Lanto investigate. But they soon come face to face with the cause of the killings – and it’s not pretty!
The comic was produced in honor of Watch’s “Alien Invasion” week and is available through a reader on their site
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