| October
2003 Offworld Report: Comics, Anime and Manga CrossGen is
heading for the seven seas with their new pirate comic, El Cazador, the difference
between fans and fanboys is examined, a look at reality in Anime, and 'Scooby-Doo
Meets Batman' is reviewed (yes, really).
 A
prime crop of comic, anime and manga gems found offworld the 'Nest
for October 2003, in this month's monthly round-up of the 'best of
the rest'.
COMICS The
New Bats
An insider spills the secrets of the new Batman prequel movie.
CCI
2003
A look at the new 'Ministry of Space' and 'Aquaman', among other
insider gossip.
Eye
Of The Storm
'Wildcats' and 'Stormwatch' writers chat about Wildstorm's
new 'Eye of the Storm' imprint.
September
Pipeline
Look at new comic title including 'JLA/Avengers,' 'Trouble,'
'Formerly Known as the Justice League,' and 'Superman: Birthright'.
Lying
In The Gutters
Ian Ungstad on why a recent comics column of his was
pulled within less than 24 hours of it being published.
An
Odd Old Idol
'Comic Book Idol' moves into the final four and, finally,
some sequential pages…
Josh
Howard
Interview with Josh Howard, the creator of Dead@17, a new title
due out from Viper Comics in November 2003.
Battle
Royale: Volume One
Review of the comic about a cruel gameshow where
a high school class is kidnapped and brought to an island where they must kill
or be killed. Bendis
on Bendis
Interview with comics creator Brian Michael Bendis.
Music
To My Eyes
Article on how comics and street music influence each other.
Things
To Come: November 2003
Look at some of the more unconventional comics
coming our way in November 2003.
Doing
Digital
A look at the world of digital-only comic books.
.hack//
1: Legend of the Twilight
Review of this comic where children play
in a Tron-like game existence.
The
Marvel at Marvel
Con report from 2003's official Marvel Convention.
Marvel
War
Spider Man and The Ultimates face up to some nasty villains in
Ultimate War. Busiek
on Busiek
Interview with comics creator Kurt Busiek.
So
I Married a Webtoonist
Funny look at what happens when you marry a
fellow comics fan and webtoonist.
Pirates
Ahoy
Creator Chuck Dixon talks about CrossGen's trip across the seven
seas with their new pirate title, El Cazador.
Oddball
Comics
'The Creature From 'Strange Adventures!' was a story so weird
that DC had to hold a contest for its best explanation!
Sequential-Art
Sauce
I'll thank you not to call my collection of sequential-art erotica
'Dirty Comics'.
Damage
Steven
takes a look at that and also the difference between comics' fans and fanboys.
ANIME & MANGA This
Samurai Goes Deeper
Review of that fine manga, Samurai Deeper Kyo.
Marmalade
With That?
Tokyopop Inc. releases the DVD of the anime flick Marmalade
Boy.
Megatokyo
Goes With Dark Horse
Fred Gallagher and Dark Horse team up to publish
of Megatokyo: Volume 2, as well as a new expanded Volume 1.
Naughty
Ninjas
The 1995 flick 'Ninja Scroll' gets a new lease of life in 'Ninja
Scroll: The Series.'
Reality
in Anime?
A look at how anime and manga play an integral part of daily
life in Japan.
Scooby
Goes Bats
Review of 'Scooby-Doo Meets Batman'. Oh my gosh, yes, it
exists.
Rial
gets Real
Monica Rial, the voice actor behind Excel Saga as Hyatt,
Princess Nine as Izumi, Noir as Kirika, not to mention Gasaraki, Steel Angel Kurumi,
RahXephon and Full Metal Panic, gets interviewed.
An
Anime Fantasy
A gang of 'good' thieves go on a stealing spree in a
world of dragons and ogres in the "King of Bandit Jing." 
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OTHER CONTENT - October 2003
The Horror of Hamilton
Laurell K Hamilton on the eleven Anita Blake novels she has written to date, and why the series is a regular visitor into the upper reaches of the New York Times bestsellers list.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
Navigating the Aldabreshin Compass
Fantasy author Juliet E. McKenna interviewed about her new series, The Aldabreshin Compass. Will fans enjoy a ripping yarn set in a tropical climate with its roots far from the northern European staples of the fantasy genre? You bet.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
Seeing Mars from Uppsala
Ken MacLeod ruminates on his trip to Sweden's national science fiction convention, Swecon 2003, and finds a home away from home at SF-Bokhandeln - the Swede's main SFF bookshop.
(COMMENT)
October 2003 Offworld Report: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Spider Robinson blasts the genre and asks 'why are our imaginations retreating from science and space, and into fantasy?', Kir Bulychov dies, plus interviews with Jerry Pournelle, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Bob Eggleton, Robert J. Sawyer, Ben Bova and Vernor Vinge.
(NEWS)
October 2003 Offworld Report: Weird Science
Why the US military want to unleash a new fleet of robot-controlled aerial vehicles, Arthur C. Clarke talks at the Los Alamos Space-elevator Conference, plans for a bacterial battery, Erich von Däniken wants a Themepark of the Gods, and why Cold Fusion scientists feel unloved.
(NEWS)
October 2003 Offworld Report: RPGs and Gaming
Half-Life raises its game, Futurama gets onto the PC, the howlers to avoid when designing RPG adventures, plus reviews of rulebooks for Unknown Armies, Twilight of Atlantis, and Dungeons and Dragons: The Dungeon Master's Guide.
(NEWS)
October 2003 Offworld Report: Comics, Anime and Manga
CrossGen is heading for the seven seas with their new pirate comic, El Cazador, the difference between fans and fanboys is examined, a look at reality in Anime, and 'Scooby-Doo Meets Batman' is reviewed (yes, really).
(NEWS)
Spirited Away
Frank finds Spirited Away an opulent and emotionally moving Japanese children's animated adventure that's sure to capture the intrigue and imagination of moviegoers of all ages.
(FILM REVIEWS)
Freddy vs. Jason
In an interesting yet sordid way, the invention of wanting to put together a couple of the big screen's most prolific slayers and have them duke it out for warped fun definitely had its advantages. After all, who wouldn't want to see the morbid mayhem between Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13's Jason Voorhees?
(FILM REVIEWS)
Jeepers Creepers 2
Since useless sequels that no one was particularly clamoring for have bombarded the summertime, why break with tradition now? Frank finds himself exposed to the latest in a long line of unnecessary follow-ups with the release of Victor Salva's flavorless scarefest Jeepers Creepers 2.
(FILM REVIEWS)
The Xindi
In the first episode of the third season Enterprise, Evan discovers 'The Xindi' is not only a decent payoff to the second season finale, but it has some wonderful setups for the future. Trek on.
(TV REVIEWS)
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