Japan has a drinking problem… but if you’ve got a thirst for adventure, it’s where you want to be.

10) Pepsi Ice Cucumber: It’s lean, green and sounds obscene

When American companies introduce products tailored for foreign tastes, we often experience discomfiting culture shock. Sort of like when Homer Simpson uses his toaster time machine to go back 10 million years, steps on a slug, and then comes back to an oddly different world. Maybe that really did happen, and Springfield is now Tokyo! Exhibit A: Pepsi Ice Cucumber, introduced to the Japanese soft drinks market June 12th and to our Top Ten Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks listing immediately thereafter. Pepsi? Good… Cucumbers? Great! Cucumber-flavored Pepsi? DOH!! Read the rest of this entry »

May 14th, 2008 – Los Angeles, CA – Spacedog Entertainment and Top Cow Productions have teamed up to create a contest where aspiring comic writers and artists can submit their work for publication. The contest, dubbed “Choose Your Own Creator,” launched on May 1st, 2008 and runs through April 15th, 2009. The contest will have 22 winners total that will be paid for their work and be included in the resulting five-part comic series to be published by Top Cow Productions. Read the rest of this entry »

Lovers of Narnia, rejoice! “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” arrives in theaters May 16, and fans who have been hooked ever since “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” can hardly wait to see the adventure continue. Once again, the Pevensie siblings will find themselves in the magical world they’ve discovered — although this time, things will be shockingly different.

And no one is more excited than Ben Barnes, who has joined the series as Prince Caspian. The prince, rightful heir to the throne of Narnia, must join the Pevensies to save the kingdom. It’s a big role for Ben, but that’s not the only reason he’s anticipating the film — he’s a dyed-in-the-wool Narnia fan from way back. Read the rest of this entry »

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A beautifully told story about the power of family and courage, Under The Same Moon (La Misma Luna) arrives on DVD June 17 from Fox Home Entertainment. Starring world-class Latino talent including Adrian Alonso (The Legend of Zorro), Telenova superstars Kate del Castillo (“El Derecho de nacer”) and Eugenio Derbez, (“Los Perplejos”), Jesse Garcia (The Comebacks), Carmen Salinas (Man on Fire) and Golden Globe-winner America Ferrara (“Ugly Betty”) in a “beautifully rendered…warm hearted” (Richard Roeper) feature from first-time director Patricia Wiggins, Under The Same Moon Read the rest of this entry »

IDW’s Star Trek: Second Stage continues, as veteran comic artist John Byrne unveils the first-ever Star Trek series of his decades-spanning career! Spinning out of the 1968 Star Trek TV episode “Assignment Earth,” was intended by Gene Roddenberry as the pilot for a spin-off series that never came to pass, Byrne’s new series presents the series that never was, in print.

The Star Trek “Assignment Earth” episode introduced intergalactic super-spy Gary Seven, Roberta Lincoln, and Seven’s cat and partner Isisa. Read the rest of this entry »

This year, one of the biggest names in cutting-edge action comics will team with one of the most respected publishers and developers of video games, as Devil’s Due announces a new publishing deal with Capcom®. As part of an expansive package, Devil’s Due will launch four new titles based on Capcom game properties, including Bionic Commando® and Lost Planet™. Read the rest of this entry »