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DVD Review: Nabari, The Complete Series: Part Two

With Miharu having made the decision to use his power to help erase his friend's existence, the battle lines have been drawn. He joins the Iga Clan to be close to Yoite, who is desperate to have his existence erased before his inevitable death. Yoite has the "Kira" or power to inject his ki or energy into his opponents body and control them. Although, every time he uses this power, the price is that his life is shortened. The Iga clan wants Miharu's ultimate power and is working to extract it from him. There is also the small group of Miharu's friends that would like to save Miharu from his own folly.

 

DVD Review: The Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 5

New adventures of our favorite wall-crawler are now on DVD as Volume Five of The Spectacular Spider-Man comes home for your collection. Following the events of Season One, Peter has been searching for his lost friend, Eddie Brock, who was last seen sporting a very evil symbiotic costume. Pete feels that Eddie's situation is his fault and he wants to desperately save his friend…but it might be too late. This first volume, featuring the Master Planner story arc, introduces us to new incarnations of classic Spider-Man villains like Mysterio, Kraven The Hunter, The Master Planner and more!

Over the last year we have had the opportunity to speak with the team responsible for this new batch of episodes, now you can see what they have to say:

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DVD Review: Justice League The Complete Animated Series

When the world needs help, humanity turns to the Justice League! The combined might of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter stop the evil of the DC Universe in 91 thrilling adventures, now available in one complete series set.

"Secret Origins": Watch as Earth's Heroes come together to stop an impending invasion from Mars!

"The Enemy Below": Aquaman is in trouble and only the Justice League can help him! Gone is the short haired, classic rendition of our aquatic hero, only to be replaced with the long haired, grizzly version from the 90's. This episode features a new version of the story of how Aquaman loses his hand!

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DVD Review: Superman The Complete Animated Series

The Man of Steel has made his way to DVD in a new Complete Animated Series collection! Now all of adventures from Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm are available for you to own in a sleek 7 disc set! Now you can relieve Superman's battles with Lex Luthor, Parasite, Metallo, Livewire, Toyman, Lobo, Brainiac, and Darkseid!
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"The Last Son of Krypton": Spoiler Alert: Krypton explodes!!! Ok you probably knew that already…but this three part episode features the origin of Superman and his journey to become the hero that we all know and love. This episode introduces us to Metropolis, Smallville, Lois, Jimmy, Perry White, Lex Luthor, John Corbin and more!

DVD Review: Wolverine and the X-Men Volume 3: Beginning of the End

Wolverine and The X-Men must face their biggest battles yet in the action packed Volume 3: Beginning of the End! Following the adventures in Volumes 1 and 2, Wolverine and his team are desperately trying to stop the coming war between humans and mutants from erupting!

This volume contains 5 episodes from the hit animated series:

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Blu-ray & DVD Review: Rome: The Complete Series


 
There are some work collaborations that just sound like genius from the get go, and HBO pairing with BBC to create a dramatic historical rendition of Ancient Rome was one of them. The show Rome caused history buffs to drool, literature snobs to squeal, and everyone else to think 'lots of sex, nudity, violence, and an epic bromance. We're so in.' Unfortunately after two seasons it was cancelled due to the costs of keeping such a vibrant and accurate series alive. Now Rome: The Complete Series is out for Blu-ray and DVD, and this is your best chance of seeing this spectacular series from beginning to end for a reasonable price.

DVD Review: Evangelion 1.01: You Are (Not) Alone


Evangelion 1.01: You Are (Not) Alone

Episodes 1-6 banded together to make a theatrical version, with remastered work using new ways of expression.  Evangelion is planned to be released in four parts, with this 1.01 being the first installment.  14-year-old Shinji has been chosen to pilot the synthetic humanoid Evangelion Unit-01.  His dad is the one in charge of NERV, but doesn't show much emotion to the fact that his son has a great chance of getting killed while piloting.

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DVD Review: Zorro- The Complete First and Second Seasons

In 2001, to honor Walt Disney's 100th birthday, the studio teamed up with film critic/historian Leonard Maltin to release a series of "Treasures" of early works culled from their extensive archives.  Each subject gets a deluxe DVD set in a fancy tin case, with little collectibles and a numbered certificate of authenticity.  Each set is introduced by Maltin who explains a little of the history and context of the presentation, and includes a disc of extras relating to the "making of" and background info.  Three or four titles get the treatment on a roughly annual basis, and now they have worked their way up to Zorro- The Complete First and Second Seasons.

DVD Review: The Answer Man

There are all sorts of films that come out of the Sundance Film Festival, and while some of them are celebrated and adored, some of them fall straight into obscurity. The Answer Man is in the second cateogry, since it did not make a huge splash in theaters when it was released in July, and even now DVD lovers might scratch their heads and go 'when was this movie out?' This sweet and sour romantic comedy stars Lauren Graham, Jeff Daniels, and Lou Taylor Pucci, with nice side appearances by Kat Dennings, Tony Hale, and Olivia Thirlby. It's about the man that everyone believes has all the answers, and how, in fact, he has none at all.

DVD Review: Dragon Ball, Season 2 Remastered

 

The quest to retrieve Goku's Grandfather's 4 star Dragon Ball is full on. He has the Dragon Ball radar finder that Bulma gave him and his Nimbus to get him around, all that is left is the bad guys and helpless people. 

 

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DVD Review: Gabriel Iglesias “I’m Not Fat… I’m Fluffy” Live From El Paso

Gabriel Iglesias may be another example of an "overnight success" years in the making.  Just now starting to achieve broad popularity, the comedian has been performing since 1997, first in small clubs in Southern California where he grew up, then larger venues around the southwest, eventually getting invites to do small bits on specials and shows like Late Late, Kimmel, and eventually Leno.  He was already well established by the time he appeared on Last Comic Standing where he did well before being disqualified for BlackBerrying his longtime grirlfriend on his status.

DVD Review: Medium The Fifth Season

Medium (based on experiences of real-world psychic Allison DuBois) premiered in January of 2005 to strong numbers and garnered its star Patricia Arquette a Best Actress in a Drama Series Emmy. It has since survived scheduling chaos, moving from Monday to Wednesday and then back to Monday, And now with the current season, it's jumped to Friday and it's jumped from NBC to CBS, where it's been filmed all along. Fans like us at ComicsOnline are hoping that this will lend some stability and allow Medium to continue for another five seasons.