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We reported on IDW and Topps teaming up on a new series of MARS ATTACKS comics a week ago, spilling the beans on plans for 55 covers and the release of a new set of trading cards (also included all of the original cards for you to enjoy). Today Topps makes it official with the… [Continue Reading]
IDW and Topps have announced a new series of MARS ATTACKS comic series launching this June, with CHEW writer John Layman and artist John (HITMAN) McCrea are teaming up on the effort. Collectors will delight in the 55 collectible covers, one based on each card in Topps’ original 1962 MARS ATTACKS series. A new set… [Continue Reading]
GOG is the long lost third film in director Herbert L Strock’s “Office of Scientific Investigation” trilogy, after 1953′s THE MAGNETIC MONSTER and 1954′s RAIDERS TO THE STARS. The trilogy was not only critically well received, but also embraced by the scientific community, who appreciated Strock’s efforts to root his pictures in fact and with… [Continue Reading]
By Fred Burdsall Fiend Without a Face first started out as a story that appeared in Weird Tales (possibly the best fantasy/horror fiction magazine ever) back in 1930 as “The Thought Monster” by Amelia Reynolds Long. The film’s director, Arthur Crabtree, also gave us Horrors of the Black Museum in 1959. A lone sentry on patrol… [Continue Reading]
By Fred Burdsall Back before the dinosaurs died off (sometime around 1968), a little film called Mad Monster Party made its way to my local theater, and like any kid…I had to see it. So, armed with some cash courtesy of my parents, I marched in and was handed a clip-on button that simply read “The… [Continue Reading]
Here’s a quick recommendation for sci-fi fans seeking a vintage fix: Z.P.G. (Zero Population Growth) is a seriously underrated gem directed by Michael Campus. Campus has precious few other helming credits, with The Mack and The Education of Sonny Carson among them, but in this 1972 shocker that channels classic Orwellian themes, Campus’ debut proves… [Continue Reading]
Once again our witty friends over at www.io9.com have blistered our minds with verbal love. This time Charlie Jane Anders skewers that ripe old chestnut, The Portentous Explanatory Voiceover At The Beginning Of The Film. Our fangs to Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders for permission to reprint this hoot. Additional reporting by Alexis Brown…. [Continue Reading]
The MONSTER of Monster Conventions arrives in just 7 MORE DAYS! Click the attached link to hear the spot running on KROQ all this upcoming week!! Also, KROQ ‘s van will be parked at Monsterpalooza Saturday from 12:00 P.M – 2:00 P.M handing out swag. TICKETS IN ADVANCE!! http://www.rubberroom101.com/monsterpalooza09/ticket.html HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS http://www.rubberroom101.com/monsterpalooza09/hotel.html MONSTERPALOOZA SITE http://www.rubberroom101.com/monsterpalooza09/ AS… [Continue Reading]
As mentioned previously, here at Famous Monsters our emissary is to cover what you want to know. Your thoughts and commentary are always appreciated in helping us make FM your go-to community for genre news! On that note, I’d like to point you in the direction of this year’s FUNimation Anime Festival at the L.A…. [Continue Reading]
In addition to their latest sequel news, various sites such as /Film and MTV have reported that Paramount Pictures has released a pack of Star Trek trading cards, which reveals new, never-before-seen images from the highly anticipated reboot film. Among the batch of images is one of an Orion slave girl (Diora Baird), young Spock… [Continue Reading]
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