The Great Geek Manual

Anime

• Death Note, Vol. 5 (Jun 24)
• Kujibiki Unbalance, Vol. 2: Love Rikkyouin
• Maburaho: Complete Collection
• Shattered Angels, Vol. 2: Kyoshiro and the Eternal Sky

Books

• The House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
  A young adult fantasy novel set in the world of Howl’s Moving Castle.
  HarperCollins/Greenwillow. (ISBN: 978-0-06-147795-9) Hardcover. Length: 404pp
• The Summer Palace by Lawrence Watt-Evans
  The third volume in the Annal of the Chosen fanasy trilogy.
  Tor. (ISBN: 978-0-7653-1028-6) Hardcover. Length: 316pp

Comics

The following titles will arrive in stores on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008. Get a complete list of this week’s comic releases at Diamond Comics Previews.

Avengers Initiative No. 14
Batman Gotham After Midnite No. 2
Captain America No. 39
Daredevil No. 108
Fantastic Four No. 558
Final Crisis No. 2
Green Lantern No. 32
Hulk No. 4
JSA Classified No. 39
Mighty Avengers No. 15
New Avengers No. 42
Runaways No. 70
Secret Invasion Runaways Young Avengers No. 1
She-Hulk No. 30
Stephen Colberts Tek Jansen 1
Superman No. 677
Teen Titans No. 60
Thor Ages of Thunder Reign of Blood
Trinity No. 4
Ultimate Spider-Man No. 123
Uncanny X-Men No. 499
What If Fantastic Four Tribute to Mike Wieringo
Wolverine First Class No. 4
Wolverine Origins No. 26
X-Men First Class No. 13
X-Men Legacy No. 213
Young Avengers Presents No. 6

Films

It looks to be a good weekend for geeks at the cinema, with the animated Pixar film Wall-E and the matrix-style action flick Wanted both hitting the big screen on Friday, June 27. With Get Smart, The Happening, The Incredible Hulk, Indiana Jones, and Kung Fu Panda also still running at most locations, it seems to be a stacked deck in terms of choice, but frequent movie-goers may want to pace themselves, as all that will be released next weeks is Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.

Home Video

Three movies of interest hit shelves Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

New Releases
• 10,000 B.C. (PG13)
• Charlie Bartlett (R)
• In Bruges (R)
• Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)

Video Games

Alone in the Dark (Jun 23) P2, PC, Wii, X360
A survival horror game which casts players in the role of an investigator looking into a series of supernatural incidents in New York City’s Central Park. (ESRB: M)

Battlefield: Bad Company (Jun 23) P3, X360
A first-person shooter in which players join a squad of renegades fighting behind enemy lines for personal profit. Available in Standard or Gold editions. (ESRB: T)

Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (Jun 23) X360
An expansion pack for the real-time strategy game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. (ESRB: T)

Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm (Jun 26) PC
A fishing game based on the popular Discovery Channel series. (ESRB: T)

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (Jun 24) DS
The sequel to the turn-based tactical battle game Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. (ESRB: E10+)

Guitar Hero: On Tour (Jun 22) DS
The latest installment in the popular music series, Guitar Hero. (ESRB: E)

Hail to the Chimp (Jun 24) PS3, X360
A compilation of mini games that players must navigate to win the throne of the animal kingdom. (ESRB: T)

Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja (Jun 24) DS
A new entry in the Mega Man franchise that pits players against a new villain named Rogue. (ESRB: E)

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress (Jun 24) PSP
The sequel to Ultimate Ninja Heroes.

Operation Darkness (Jun 24) X360
A turn-based tactical strategy game set against World War II in an alternate fantasy world. (ESRB: M)

Overlord: Raising Hell (Jun 24) PS3
The original personal computer adventure game and its Raising Hell expansion pack. (ESRB: T)

Rock Band (Jun 22) Wii
A music game from MTV Games that casts player in the role of bass, drummer, lead guitar, and singer. (ESRB: T)

Supreme Commander (Jun 23) X360
A real-time strategy game that pits armies of robots against each other. (ESRB: E10+)

Top Spin 3 (Jun 22) DS, PS3, Wii, X360
A tennis game. (ESRB: T)

WALL-E (Jun 24) DS, PS2, PS3, PC, PSP, WII, X360
A game based on the upcoming Pixar movie of the same name. (ESRB: E)

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If you know of any major releases that I missed, mention it below.