Free Comic Book Day is May 4, 2019

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2019 features an amazing selection of comic book titles for the industry's most anticipated annual event which happens Saturday, May 4, 2019 at participating comic book shops worldwide.

Comic shop retailers chose fifty-one titles overall to be available on Free Comic Book Day: twelve Gold Sponsor comics and thirty-nine Silver Sponsor comics that give fans a great opportunity to discover new titles and genres. This year's announcement of Silver Sponsor comics includes such great titles as Minecraft & Disney’s The Incredibles, Little Lulu, Bob’s Burgers, The Amazing Spider-Man, My Hero Academia, Star Wars Adventures, and more.

“Each year, we continue to push ourselves to bring fans the very best Free Comic Book Day experience,” said Joe Field, originator of FCBD, and owner of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA. “The caliber, strength and depth of this year’s comic book titles is fantastic and independent comic book shop retailers all over the world can’t wait to treat fans and customers to an incredible day of fun, discovery, and learning about comic books and comic book shops.”

A complete listing of all fifty-one FCBD titles, including the twelve Gold Sponsor and thirty-nine Silver Sponsor comic books, can be found HERE!

Amazing High School Production of Alien

A  L  I  E  N

On March 21-23, 2019, North Bergen High School hosted a play based on Ridley Scott's 1979 Alien film. A few clips have made it online.

Actress Sigourney Weaver surprised the New Jersey high schoolers at their encore production of 'ALIEN.'

Watch the entire ALIEN Play below:

Respect Brings Us Together

SESAME STREET: Respect is Coming

Respect brings us together, and if anyone can convince Game of Thrones’s Cersei and Tyrion to get along, a familiar furry red friend might just be the one. #RespectIsComing 

As part of Sesame Street’s 50th anniversary celebration, we have a campaign, “Respect Brings Us Together,” highlighting the importance of respecting one another, even in disagreement — and even in the case of sworn enemies.

Creator of Lupin III Passes Away

MONKEY PUNCH

(May 26, 1937 – April 11, 2019)

81-year-old manga creator, Monkey Punch,
passed away on April 11 due to pneumonia
[Source: Anime News Network]

• Lupin III manga creator Monkey Punch (real name: Kazuhiko Katō) passed away on April 11 due to pneumonia. He was 81. 
• Monkey Punch was born in Hamanaka, Hokkaido in 1937. He made his major debut with Playboy Nyūmon in Futabasha's Manga Story magazine in 1965. Lupin III then launched in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine in 1967. Due to the popularity of the series, the first Lupin III television anime adaptation premiered in 1971. The franchise has since inspired numerous television anime and films, as well as live-action works and games.
• Beginning in the 1980s, Monkey Punch received honors such as Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award, Romics' Golden Romics, the Association of Media in Digital (AMD) Awards' Meritorious Service Award, and Tokyo Anime Award Festival's Meritorious Service Award. In recent years, Monkey Punch had been studying 3D art using CG, and he served as a guest lecturer for manga production at major universities. 
• The Lupin III franchise's newest anime film, Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso (Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko Mine's Lie), will open in Japan on May 31

Concrete Genie Trailer for PS4

Concrete Genie

The story takes place in a small town named Denska, which has been mostly abandoned and polluted. A young boy named Ash regularly doodles in his notebook. A group of bullies steals the book, rips out the pages and scatters them throughout the city. Ash goes on a quest to recover his pages. Along this quest, he discovers a paint brush that can bring his creations to life. Ash must overcome the bullies and bring life back to his hometown.

Sci-Fi Short Film "Planet Unknown"

Facing global resource depletion, mankind sends out Space Rovers to find potentially inhabitable planets.

"Planet Unknown"

by Shawn Wang

Disney's Live-Action 'Lion King'

The Lion King

Director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his. The all-star cast includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon. Utilizing pioneering filmmaking techniques to bring treasured characters to life in a whole new way, Disney’s “The Lion King” roars into theaters on July 19, 2019.

More Pics from Star Wars Celebration

STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2019

Thursday, April 11, 2019 - Monday, April 15, 2019

McCormick Place in Chicago, IL

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!

Star Wars Celebration - Galaxy's Edge

G A L A X Y ' S   E D G E

New to the Disney Theme Park, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge has been revealed at Star Wars Celebration 2019. Check out the panel and some of the pics below.

Pics from Star Wars Celebration

STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2019

Thursday, April 11, 2019 - Monday, April 15, 2019

McCormick Place in Chicago, IL

Guess how much they were selling this classic toy. $400!

Makoto Shinkai's Newest Anime Film

Weathering With You

Toho Co. recently released a Japanese trailer and poster (above) for writer/director Makoto Shinkai's "Weathering With You." You may know Makoto Shinkai from his work on "The Place Promised in Our Early Days," "5 Centimeters Per Second," "Children Who Chase Lost Voices," "The Garden of Words," and "Your Name" from back in 2016. The original title in Japanese is "Tenki no ko," which translates to "Child of Weather" the choice to go with "Weathering With You" may be a hint to the growth the two main characters go through together and the expected trials and tribulations of youth with or without supernatural powers.

"A young man befriends a girl who

can manipulate the weather."

Animated Short: "Being Good"

B E I N G   G O O D

Our story is about Embry and her two guardians, the Angel Ava and the Demon Mal who act as her conscience and – when they find out that Embry can actually see them – also as involuntary, surrogate parents for the runaway teen. While Ava and Mal could easily be considered as “good” and “evil” we quickly discover that they have very human personalities and flaws. Even more reason for Embry not to listen to their guidance. Being Good is about the concept of family and identity. Its about how our values are shaped and the fact that “being good” can mean something different to someone else entirely.

Kimetsu no Yaiba - Demon Slayer

D E M O N   S L A Y E R

Demon Slayer is a melancholy tale of humans and demons, bloodcurdling swordfights and comical characters from studio ufotable and based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Premieres April 2019.

Game of Thrones Returns for its FINAL Season

GAME of THRONES

Welcome back to the world of

Dragons and Zombies!

Alphabet-style!

How we missed you!

Anime Viewing Schedule for April 20, 2019

A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, April 20, 2019

Wood Dale Public Library

We're still in CELEBRATION mode!

Main Meeting Room, 10:15 am to 5:00 pm

10:15 - 11:05   Karakuri Circus 11-12

11:05 - 11:55   Golden Kamuy 3-4

11:55 - 12:45   Demon Slayer 1-2

12:45 - 1:15     Club Meeting / Announcements

1:15 - 2:05       Dororo 3-4

2:05 - 3-15       S.S.S.S. Gridman 10-12 (end)

3:15 - 4:30       The Rising of the Shield Hero 1-3

All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.

 

Don't miss the exciting anime series: Dororo and Golden Kamuy

ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW

The Next Club Meeting is April 20, 2019

 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K

Your Jedi mind tricks won't work on us!

"You WILL attend the club meeting this weekend..."
We will attend the club meeting...

Wood Dale Public Library

520 N. Wood Dale Road

Wood Dale, IL  60191

Main Meeting Room

Saturday, April 20, 2019

10:15 AM - 5:00 PM
 

Map
Public Transit Options

Our next club meeting will be at the Wood Dale Public Library, 
Main Meeting Room (on your far right as you enter the front doors), 
from 10:15 AM to 5:00 PM 
(until the library closes).

There is public transportation available. 
A Metra train-stop is located within walking distance. 

Please note: If you are driving, please park your car 
on the south side of the building (not the front) in order to 
make room for other library patrons.

 

A Viewing Schedule will be posted soon.

 

Hope to see you all there!

(Click below for maps) 

Clone Wars Season 7 - Sneak Peek

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS Season 7

Dave Filoni and special guests celebrate the return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and share a sneak peek at what’s to come.

THE MANDALORIAN

THE MANDALORIAN

Star Wars The Mandalorian Series takes place 5 years after Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Official Trailer

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order

Cal Kestis—one of the last surviving members of the Jedi Order after the purge of Order 66—is now a Padawan on the run. Experience this all-new single-player Star Wars™ story from Respawn Entertainment and EA Star Wars on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC this holiday season, 15 November 2019. 

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an action-adventure game set after Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith™. Develop your Force abilities, hone your lightsaber techniques, and explore the ancient mysteries of a long-lost civilization—all while staying one step ahead of the Empire and its deadly Inquisitors.

STAR WARS IX - Official Teaser Trailer

STAR WARS

Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

Straight from Celebration, the culmination of 42 years of storytelling, watch the very first trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX