Spike Spiegel at 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships

Yes, you read that correctly. Spike Spiegel, the male character with his iconic blue suit, yellow shirt and black tie from Cowboy Bebop, made an appearance at the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in the Short Program. He was portrayed by Kevin Reynolds, a senior level Canadian skater, who is a three-time Canadian silver medalist. Except this time, he ended up with the bronze medal. Unfortunately, he will not be making an appearance at the 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championship in March, he was not assigned to that competition. Thinking about it though, if he did compete, how would the international judges panel score him? Would they like the music? Some conservative judges may not. Would he have made it to the podium? I guess we will never know.

Oh yeah, he also skated to Chrono Trigger by Yasunori Mitsuda and The Legend of Zelda by Koji Kondo as his Free Skate program for 2011 to 2012 season and 2014 to 2015 season, respectively. Too bad I can't find his National competitions for these programs.

© 2016 Linda Thai

CLAMP’s epic professional debut!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—The breakout manga that put CLAMP on the map will be released by Dark Horse in summer 2016.

The prequel story to the entire Blood-C series!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—In spring 2016, Dark Horse Comics will deliver the first volume in the prequel to the Blood-C saga from CLAMP, Production I.G, and artist Ryo Haduki: Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight!

CRIMINAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A BANG

A special stand-alone with magazine-sized edition
The Eisner Award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (THE FADE OUT, FATALE, Sleeper) will release a brand-new 64-page one-shot of their acclaimed noir series CRIMINAL in April.

Anime Boston 2015 Cosplay

Ms. Frizz from The Magic School Bus! Ah childhood. Not even sure if the show is on anymore or if there’s a new version of the series.

Kick Off 2016 With More Sold Out Marvel Titles!

Don’t Miss The Second Printings of These Hit Issues!
New York, NY—January 6th, 2016 — The new year is off to a bombastic start as even more second printings of your favorite All-New, All-Different Marvel titles are coming to comic shops! Featuring the hottest creators, the biggest characters and the best stories, don’t miss one issue of these hit new titles!

The creator of Spirit of Wonder returns!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to announce the publication of the first new work by Kenji Tsuruta in English in 20 years: Wandering Island!

Hello, McFly!: Five-Time Emmy Award Winner Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson To Appear At Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia

Set your Destination Time for Saturday, June 4, because Back to The Future's Marty McFly himself, five-time Emmy Award winner Michael J. Fox, and Lorraine Baines McFly (Marty's mother), Lea Thompson, will make their first Wizard World appearances on that date at Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The "Family Ties" and "Spin City" star and "Caroline in the City" and SpaceCamp standout will greet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct an interactive Q&A panel for fans.Thompson will also appear on Sunday, June 5.

Kantai Collection Sightings at Anime Boston 2015

When the convention opened, I was hoping to find some merchandise from Kantai Collection. I was unsure of the popularity, however, but I am glad I saw some items. I couldn’t get enough of KanColle. Check out my sightings below!

Buttons! I love buttons but they were too expensive for me. Plus, I would have prefer other characters instead.

VIZ MEDIA INVITES FANS TO BEGIN 2016 WITH ACTION PACKED NEW DIGITAL ANIME CONTENT

Start January With Must-See Episodes For HUNTER X HUNTER, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN and SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL; Catch The U.S. Premiere Of The Final Season Of Classic SAILOR MOON
VIZ Media gets 2016 underway with a brand new digital update for its free anime content streaming platform for January.

VIZ MEDIA CELEBRATES 2016 WITH A BRAND NEW DIGITAL MANGA UPDATE FOR THE NEW YEAR

Open The New Year With Series Launches For HONEY SO SWEET, SAVING LIFE And KANNAZUKI NO MIKO Along With New Manga Bundle Selections And Updates To 16 Other Continuing Titles

Anime Boston: Good Security Checks, Bad Crowd Controls

Beginning with Anime Boston 2013, security has improved on their checkpoints. However, when it came to crowd control, they need to find a better solution or improve on it for 2014.

Studio Ghibli's Only Yesterday starring Daisy Ridley is now in theaters!

Come see Only Yesterday from legendary Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata. Starring Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens).

IMAGE COMICS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL WALKING DEAD 1:0000 RETAILER VARIANT

Image Comics/Skybound is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for any comics retailer who orders at least zero copies of THE WALKING DEAD #150.

Can You Escape From Monster Island?

HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA—Writer Joe Tyler and prominent artist Carlos Granda come together with Zenescope Entertainment to deliver an action-packed adventure into the most dangerous place in the world: Monster Island.

Random Commentary Anime Boston 2015

In my years going to Anime Boston, I have never encountered this many people on line for check in. This was after 3pm.

SENTAI FILMWORKS ANNOUNCES APRIL 2016 RELEASE SCHEDULE

HOUSTON, December 17, 2015 – Today, Sentai Filmworks announced its April slate of releases; including the highly acclaimed sci-fi/horror series Parasyte -the maxim. Available on DVD, Blu-ray and Limited Edition Premium Box Set.
Product details follow, in order of release