Heathcliff: I (Heart) Sonja
Just in time for Valentines day, Gearge Gately's troublemaking cat gets a DVD release chronicling some amorous adventures, and at $6.99, it's not a bad deal. Here's Amazon's description:
"Lard Times - Sonja tells Heathcliff he needs to lose a little weight, so he goes on a crash diet with the help of the Alley Cats. Every time Heathcliff weakens and tries to eat something, Mungo or Hector snatch food away. When Heathcliff is finally able to tell Sonja he has 10 pounds, she admits she'll love him at any weight so he instanty returns to his former gluttonous ways. Sonja's Nephew - In order to get a date with Sonja, Heathcliff promises to baby-sit her little nephew, Eggbert, for the day. The precocious kitten runs Heathcliff so ragged, he doesn't have the strength to go out with Sonja that night. Star of Tomeow-meow - Heathcliff and Sonja land the leading roles in a movie which is filming in her town. However, once on the set, Heathcliff discovers he is merely a stunt double for a temperamental star. After surviving several rigorous stunts, Heathcliff challenges the conceited star, who storms off the picture, leaving Heathcliff to do the final love scene with Sonja. The Whitecliffs of Dover - A highbrow English couple, and their equally-arched cat Reginald are new in town. Reginald takes Sonja on a date but a twist of fate has locked him out of his house. This leads to a tangle with the Alley Cats; a near-capture by the Dog Catcher; and a tussle with Spike - with Reginald being saved each time by Heathcliff. In the end it's tit-for-tat. Heathcliff's learned a little about how to treat Sonja like a lady; so he sets out to teach Reginald how to survive - Heathcliff-style. May the Best Cat Win - Much to his dismay, Iggy and Marcy enter Heathcliff in a show against pedigree cats. He uses his less-than-scrupulous best to win the show and impress Sonja."
DVD's
Afro Samurai: Resurrection-Director's Cut
The baddest mother on the planet (that's Samuel L. Jackson folks) returns for another round of bad-assness. Also available in Blu-ray and an edited version. Here's the description:
"Afro Samurai (Academy Award ® nominee Samuel L. Jackson) avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio (Lucy Liu: Kill Bill). She won’t quit until Afro is schooled in the brutal lessons he dealt those who stood in his way. There’s no such thing as final vengeance. The cycle of bloodshed spinning around the Number One Headband must roll on. Featuring the voice of Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and fresh production from The RZA (Wu-Tang Clan), the saga that began in the best-selling anime DVD of 2007 continues in AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION. "
Lone Wolf & Cub, Volume 6
Apparently there have been two Lone Wolf & Cub series; this warrents further investigation I suppose; I was aware of this one, and I believe this release is a completely different series judging from the actors involved. Yet, wikipedia says there have been no DVD releases of this second series. But, wiki's are often out of date, and the release started less than a year ago. Here's the descrtion:
"Master swordsman Ogami Itto held the honorable position as the Shogun's executioner. When rivals kill his wife and handmaidens, it is initially believed that it was to avenge a clan lord's execution. However, the ghastly deed was designed by the envious Yagyu Retsudo to disgrace and frame Ogami in the eyes of the Shogun, giving him criminal status and forcing him to forfeit his lofty post. With his surviving one-year-old son, Daigoro, Ogami sets off to live as an assassin-for-hire until he can locate and exact revenge upon the Yagyu clan. Based on the manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, the Lone Wolf and Cub television series began in 1973 and chronicles the journeys and adventures of the fabled duo on their pat to vengeance. Tokyo Shock is proud to bring this classic series to the English-language market for the first time ever."
See, not a lot of DVD's this week...
Comics
As always, follow any links in the titles to see a preview of the issue.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 #22 $2.99
I still haven't made it past Season 4 of this show...I'll get to it one day. Here's the official description from Dark Horse:
"Vampires are the hottest thing around -- forget hipsters; being a bloodsucking fiend is where’s it’s at! Slayers must take the good fight underground if they’re to avoid any bad press from the general public.When Kennedy is sent to Japan to evaluate Satsu’s efforts as team leader, they are taken by surprise by some fierce furry creatures who want to do nothing more than destroy Buffy (surprise!), while Twilight remains the captain of the anti-Slayer ship."
Kull #4 (of 6) $2.99
I love it when companies describe their own productions.
"Dark Horse's riveting adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Shadow Kingdom" comes to a bloody crescendo, as Kull and Brule uncover further layers of deception and treachery in the ancient halls of Valusia's Tower of Splendor. Over the centuries, the human race has become confident of its complete dominance over the natural and supernatural realms. Using humanity's own arrogance and indolence against itself, a shadowy race of snake creatures has returned to nearly full strength -- and is poised to take over Valusia as a first step in toppling man's soft civilization! Kull, the newly crowned warrior-king, and Brule, a Pict emissary, are all that stand between the snake-men and the decimation of the Seven Empires. Ancient rivalries are put aside as Kull and Brule fight for their lives, their people, and their very souls!"
Looney Tunes #171 $2.50
I love that cover. Here's DC'c official description:
"Love is in the air as Taz meets the monster of his dreams! But who can teach him to sweep her off her feet? Why, none other than Monsieur Pepe Le Pew!"
That actually sounds hilarious.
Ender's Game: Battle School #3 $3.99
Eventually Marvel is going to just publish comic adaptions of books.
"The legendary sci-fi epic by New York Times Bestseller Orson Scott Card continues as the children's training continues at Battle School, but Ender begins to question exactly who the enemy is. He's been isolated, his peers have been turned against him, and now he's been thrown into the deep end... transferred into an army of kids all much older than him. Even if Ender can make it through this, he's found a new game that he might not be able to beat. It's called the Giant's Drink, and no one's ever gotten out of it alive. "
Also available at you local comic shop (some you can pick up discounted at Amazon, just follow the links!):
OCT084241 COMPLETE CHESTER GOULDS DICK TRACY HC VOL 06 $29.99
NOV084167 CLASSIC TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 03 $19.99
OCT083941 FARSCAPE #2 $3.99
NOV083854 FUTURAMA COMICS #41 $2.99
NOV084335 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 03 $7.99
SEP083927 MAN WITH NO NAME #7 $3.50
NOV084127 TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #7 $3.99
DEC084091 TRANSFORMERS REVELATIONS TP $17.99
OCT084045 ZORRO #10 $3.50
I included Diamond's order code (that's all that info next to the title), so if you can't find it at you local comics shop, get 'em to order it for you! Don't know where your local comics shop is? Go here, enter your zip code, and presto, it'll give you the closest one!
All in all a pretty light week, which is great, maybe I'll get some reviews done this week!
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