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Krypton Radio News Scramble: August 2, 2012

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Aug 022012

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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Internet sensation Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog by acclaimed director Joss Whedon (Marvel’s Avengers), will be making its television debut on The CW network starting October 8th. for the first time taking a mini-series made for the internet and putting it directly on television. This will not be a retelling or re-imagining, Dr. Horrible’s musically laden comedy will be presented as originally broadcast online. Featuring the acting talents of Neil Patrick Harris (Billy/Dr. Horrible), Felicia Day (Penny), Nathan Fillion (Captain Hammer), with Simon Helberg (Billy’s friend & part-time sidekick Moist).

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, follows the adventures of a wannabe Supervillian named Billy/Dr. Horrible who desperately wants to join the Evil League of Evil, which is run by the worlds most ruthless villain Bad Horse (an actual horse, just really evil). The basic requirements to join the League are to destroy a hero or commit an unspeakably evil act of evil, to which Dr. Horrible fails at time and time again. Always being stopped by, and usually beaten up by the egotistical Captain Hammer. Dr. Horrible’s plans are complicated when he discovers he’s falling in love with a local community activist named Penny; which he discovers is dating his arch-nemesis Hammer, leading to extreme jealously and comical mishaps along the way.

The CW’s ARROW

Also premiering in October on the 10th, is DC’s Green Arrow coming to The CW in the form of a live action drama called ARROW.

From The CW: After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.

The series stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Colin Donnell as Tommy, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, with Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen and Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance. The CW Arrow.

Movie Teaser

After Earth

From Sony Pictures we have news of an upcoming film, After Earth starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith.

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan; Screenplay by: Gary Whitta and M. Night Shyamalan; Story by: Will Smith; Produced by: Caleeb Pinkett, Will Smith, James Lassiter, M. Night Shyamalan; Executive Producer: E. Bennett Walsh Starring: Jaden Smith & Will Smith.

In Theaters June 07, 2013 After Earth.com

Video Of the Day! Special: The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses

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Jul 072012

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25 Years later it still inspires

Back in 1986 when the original The Legend of Zelda game was released on the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), game creator Shigeru Miyamoto probably never imagined that some 25 years later his simple story of an elf boy out to save a princess would inspire so many. While Miyamoto’s game has inspired countless sequels and a world wide fanbase, the game also inspired generations of musicians. Koji Kondo, who created the iconic music for the first game and the revised versions is known as an industry legend for video game music, and it was his work that has inspired what could be seen as the ultimate fan-work, with The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. A full fledged professional symphonic orchestra working in cooperation with Nintendo, is currently touring the United States and performing musical pieces inspired by the adventures of Link in his eternal quest to save Princess Zelda.

The Symphony of the Goddesses currently has tour dates through the end of the year and will be stopping in cities including Houston-TX, San Diego-CA, Orlando-FL, Philadelphia-PA, Vienna-VA, Pittsburgh-PA, San Jose-CA, Toronto-ON, Minneapolis-MN, Boston-MA, Chicago-IL, New York-NY, West Palm Beach-FL, and Miami-FL. Please check their website for exact dates and show times, which are subject to change.

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Special Effects Studio & Ron Perlman “Hellboy” Team Up To Grant Wishes of Two Young Boys

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Jul 072012

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Actors and Artists unite to grant wishes of terminally ill children

Hellboy & one of his biggest fans

Caleb at Spectral Motion

For two young boys who are fighting the ultimate battle, it was a life altering experience to get their wishes granted to visit a major Hollywood special effects studio. Zachary who wanted nothing more than to meet his superhero idol and possibly become him was surprised to meet the legendary Hellboy portrayed by veteran actor Ron Perlman. The Make A Wish Foundation, which aims to help grant wishes of terminally ill children wanting to experience something meaningful; contacted Spectral Motion the special effects studio behind the Hellboy movies, and asked if it were possible to arrange a special day for two children wanting their wishes granted. Spectral Motion not only gladly stepped up to the challenge of helping two of their young fans, but enlisted the aid of Ron Perlman who was happy to reprise his role of the famed Superhero demon Hellboy for this very special occasion.

As any actor who has dealt with the intensive makeup required for movies like Hellboy can attest to, it can take many hours and a lot of patience to deal with the application process. It really showed that Ron Perlman has a heart as big as Hellboy to volunteer for such an endeavor; and in true superhero style he added to the experience by ordering up a massive meal fit for his character of burgers, shakes, and fries for all to enjoy. Later during his visit to the studio Zachary attained the second part of his dream by going for a spin the makeup effects chair and getting a partial transformation into his hero with a sawed-horns headpiece of his very own and some face-paint with special assistance by makeup effects artists Lufeng Qu and Neil Winn.

Spectral Motion also acted as host to Caleb, who wasn’t looking to meet a superhero but instead learn how to make the fictional heroes and other amazing creatures come to life via movie magic. Special effects masters Rob Capwell, Scott Millenbaugh, Mark Setrakian, & Mike Elizalde, helped make Caleb’s experience a memorable one by treating him to a day of visiting the shops of the studio where they design and build some of the amazing animatronic creatures we see in major movies; with artist Tim Gore even donating a few of his books to Caleb from the studio reference library.

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Caleb getting some insider tips

Chillin with my homey Hellboy

Zachary signaling he’s ready to fight evil

Caleb learning the trade at Spectral

ComiXology Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary With Booth At Comic-Con International 2012

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Jul 052012

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Digital Comics Pioneer ComiXology Celebrates 5th Anniversary and 3rd Year of iPhone App Success

Press Release – New York, NY – ComiXology — the revolutionary digital comics platform with over 75 million downloads to date and a selection of more than 25,000 comics and graphic novels — is kicking off this year’s Comic-Con International 2012 in style by celebrating their 5-Year Anniversary and 3-Year App-iversary with a whole host of programming, a “Tweetup,” two opportunities to win a free iPad, publishing partner promotions, and, for the first time ever, comiXology will be manning a booth (#2547) in the heart of Comic-Con!

The celebration of comiXology’s 5-year Anniversary and 3-year App-iversary begins on Preview Night at the debut of comiXology’s new booth space (#2547) and continues all convention long! All comic fans are invited to have a hands-on look at the leading digital comics platform and all fans that register for comiXology’s newsletter at the booth will have a chance to win a brand new iPad!

But the comiXology booth is only where the celebration begins! Each day from Thursday to Sunday, one of comiXology’s many publishing partners will be giving away one of four limited edition postcards that has a promo code for a free comic or graphic novel! Once all four cards are collected, a larger image is revealed celebrating comiXology’s anniversary!

How do you collect them all? First up on Thursday, Image Comics will be giving away the Fatale #1 promo postcard at their booth (#2729). Then on Friday, IDW Publishing will be giving away the Locke & Key Vol. 1 promo postcard at their booth (#2643). Saturday, the promo postcard giveaway continues as Oni Press hands out the Sixth Gun Vol. 1 promo postcard at their booth (#1833). Last but not least, on Sunday, Archaia will be giving away the Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol. 1 promo postcard at their booth (#2635). Each postcard is limited to just 1,000 copies and is available only at these publishers’ booths and only on the days listed above.

Don’t get distracted while you are busy collecting all those postcards and miss a rare chance to meet part of the team behind comiXology! On Thursday July 12th from 4pm to 6pm, all comiXology fans and new users alike are invited to join us for the official “ComiXology Tweetup” at the Hilton Bayfront Odysea Bar where attendees can meet and mingle with the folks behind the award-winning digital comics platform — comiXology co-founders David Steinberger and John D. Roberts as well as team members Matt “Slim” Kolowski, Bronson Lingamfelter, Chip Mosher, Kevin Pearl and Elizabeth Yulianto. As a sincere “thank you” to our fans, one lucky attendee will win an iPad during the Tweetup! (Let us know you are coming on Facebook here!)

Stan Lee Sets Guinness World Record For Largest Graphic Novel

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Jun 282012

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That’s a big comic book!

Photo Credit/Copyright 1821 Comics

1821 Comics www.1821comics.com, comic legend Stan Lee and POW! Entertainment have set a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Graphic Novel ever published with a scaled up version of their New York Times Best Selling graphic novel ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR.

The giant version of the graphic novel was unveiled last week in a special celebration held at the Vault Gallery in Culver City that included a silent art auction with proceeds from the event benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute. The official certificate from the Guinness World Record organization was presented to Lee and 1821 Comics co-founder Terry Dougas by actor Thomas Jane, star of HBO’s Hung and Marvel’s Punisher. Michael Wayne, John Wayne’s grandson and Chair of the John Wayne Cancer Institute also attended the event and addressed the attendees.

ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR is one of the most sought after coffee table books with the original editions available on both hardcover and paperback. Both versions of the book have hit the New York Times Best Sellers list several times. ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR is the brainchild of Lee, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis and Terry Dougas, founders of 1821 Comics and Lee’s producing partner Gill Champion, President and CEO of POW! Entertainment. ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR is printed as a beautiful large coffee table book with the story re-imagined by Stan Lee and Terry Dougas, written by Max Work and artwork by Skan Srisuwan.

The book is available as a hard cover collector’s edition and soft cover. The book is available at local comic retailers, book stores and online. The limited edition giant book stands 25 inches tall, 33 inches wide and is 2 inches thick.

The donated art which was on display from the event included a limited edition Turbie Breaks The Frown Barrier by two-time Emmy Winner Rich Arons, Anticipation for Andy by Anthony Win, Brock Hamilton’s Spider Man, Mary Jane by Jamie Tyndall, and 6 giant pieces of artwork from ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR by Skan Srisuwan. The Vault Gallery will hold a viewing of the artwork from the event today for the general public.

1821 Comics is taking pre-sales of the record setting book for fans who want to personally own a copy. For additional details please email info@1821comics.com.

The event’s sponsors included: Stan Lee’s World of Heroes, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo Presented by POW! Entertainment, Sun Drop, Veev and Whosay.

Commented 1821 Comics co-founder Terry Dougas on the World Record “It’s truly an honor to first hit the New York Times best-sellers with ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR, and now to be setting a new world record for the largest graphic novel published with our limited edition scaled up version. I’d like to thank Stan Lee and POW! Entertainment for partnering with us on this project and to all of our sponsors and donors who attended last night’s event benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute.”

Stan Lee said: “It’s incredibly gratifying to be able to merge an entertainment project with a charitable endeavor. I’m delighted to have been able to combine the occasion of our graphic-novel ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR being included into the world-famous Guinness Book of Records with a perfect opportunity to aid the splendid work of the John Wayne Cancer Institute. It’s just one more example of art aiding life and I’m extremely proud to have been a part of it.”

“Publishing remains a core part of POW!’s business. We are always looking for creative, exciting ways to reach our fans and consumers, and this event exemplifies that perfectly,” remarked POW! Entertainment’s Gill Champion.

ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR story takes Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers and places them in the futuristic sci-fi/fantasy Empire of Verona, the most powerful territory on Earth. The MONTAGUES, powerful cyborgs made of artificial DNA, and the CAPULETS, genetically enhanced humans known for their speed and agility, worked in tandem to destroy all threats to the city. With no one left to fight, the Montagues and Capulets found themselves a new enemy: each other.

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Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society to Hold Ray Bradbury Tribute

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Jun 222012

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The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society is inviting all who wish to contribute and attend a tribute to one of their most cherished members, Ray Bradbury who passed away recently at the age of 91 on June 5, 2012.

In a statement issued by the LASFS:

A beloved member of the LASFS has recently passed. To celebrate his life we will be holding a Potluck Memorial to reminisce, and talk about how this special and talented man influenced and impacted our lives.

We have lost many an influential and important member of our club over the years, but none with such an affect not only on genre fiction fans but also, on the general public. His work brought needed attention to the world of science fiction/fantasy literature.

He joined the LASFS as a youth and was guided by such LASFS members and professional writers as Robert A. Heinlein, Henry Kuttner and Jack Williamson. As quoted by another of our beloved members Forrest J. Ackerman, a founder of the society (Born: November 24, 1916 – Died: December 4, 2008) said in a 1988 Times story, “It’s a wonder that he survived because we were all ready to strangle him,” ”He was such an obnoxious youth — which he would be the first to admit. He was loud and boisterous and liked to do a W.C. Fields act and Hitler imitations. He would pull all sorts of pranks.”

Memories, video interviews are just some of the things we will have at the memorial. We hope you will join us in remembering this special man and his works.”

We have a web page for people’s memories of Ray — and for tributes to his writing. It’s currently empty, but once it has some content we’ll put a link to it on the home pages. People should write the webmaster, and we will transfer whatever they write to that page. We hope someone will get copies of any written tributes from the July 7th Memorial and give them to us to put up.

The tribute is planned for Saturday July 7, and will be held at the Society’s Clubhouse at 6012 Tyrone Ave., Van Nuys, CA

You may contact the LASFS at lasfsmktg(at)yahoo.com or call 818-904-9544 for more information.

Space Command: A Sizzling Retro Vision of the Future

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May 152012

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Science fiction visionaries join forces to bring us the future of the past

Bucking the major Hollywood studios, famed television and movie magic makers Marc Scott Zicree, Doug Drexler, and Neil Johnson have united to bring us a new science fiction series called Space Command. It’s not unusual for big names such as these to join up for a tour-de-force of a movie or series, but what has been deemed a unique move is the trio deciding to gather funding for their ambitious project from the every day citizenry through donations.

The project is still under wraps to some degree, as the major details along with a demo video of the movie will be released May 16th. The group seeks to bring us a 1950′s retro styled science fiction action series, without the fear and issues associated with big budget studios trying to control the movie making process. The independent production will get funding via the Kickstarter.com program, and even give the major contributors screen credits and possibly even a guest spot on camera.

Many Star Trek fans know the name Doug Drexler, from his makeup effects work on Star Trek: The Next Generation, all the way to his visual effects work and designing of the Enterprise NX-01. His heart belongs to the future, and his passion has brought us some of the most memorable moments in recent sci-fi history to life, including his breathtaking work on Battlestar Galactica.
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Krypton Radio Gets 2000TH FAN on Facebook!!!!

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May 122012

Krypton Radio News….*faints*

A video to illustrate how we at Krypton Radio feel right now! This is a big deal for us for many reasons, we’ve worked hard to build a radio station that all can enjoy. Our fans on Facebook have been a wonderful way to gauge what people enjoy and what they dislike. Today marks a milestone in our development as we celebrate the addition of our 2000th fan on Facebook, it shows all we’ve done hasn’t been for nothing and that there are people who enjoy our work. This says to us, the staff of Krypton Radio: “You’re doing a damned good job, and we appreciate you bringing us quality music and content!”

Our message to the fans: “You guys rock, and you give us a reason to keep it all going. We look forward to bringing you many more years of incredible music and news from the worlds of Superhero, Comic Book, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Fantasy, and Gaming.”

Stay tuned to Krypton Radio.. You’re going to be surprised by what we have planned.

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