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We knew something was on its way from Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski but we weren’t expecting this: a new animated movie from Warner Bros. Animation and WB Home Entertainment.

Straczynski described it as: “Classic Babylon 5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space, and a love letter to the fans.”

It might not be as well known as his comic-book work, but Straczynski actually has a background in animation – writing episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Captain Power, The Real Ghostbusters, and other 1980s action favorites.

We know that Bruce Boxleitner is back – which is also fitting, as he’s got some hefty voice acting chops, reprising his most famous other science fiction role for the 2012 show Tron: Uprising – but we’re going to have to wait another week for more details.

From Marine Boy and Thundercats to Cities Of Gold and Akira, we look at the TV shows and movies that introduced the UK to Japanese anime

One evening in 1994, the BBC screened a documentary simply called Manga. Presented by Jonathan Ross, it showcased the rising popularity of Japanese animation, largely focusing on the output of Manga Entertainment, whose dubbed VHS releases had made a huge impact on anime fans and caused a certain amount of consternation among the mainstream press.

For British viewers, the anime boom took a long time to arrive. In America, Japanese shows like Kimba The White Lion, Gigantor and Astro Boy were a common sight on television in the 1960s, yet it took until the late 70s and 80s, and a string of European-Japanese co-productions, before anime finally began to find a hold on UK television.

As a youngster at the time, I didn't necessarily know...

Biowars is a free online digital comic book series featuring an exciting pair of intertwining storylines, from a small team that includes the writer of Wolverine and G.I. Joe as well as the artist behind Transformers.

While Alexander Hawking fights the sinister forces of the Combine in the outer world, the heroic BioWarriors of his immune system must defend his inner world against a deadly Combine-engineered pathogen. Biowars seeks to open the audience’s imagination to the wondrous alien world that lies within the human body and the strange threats it must face on a daily basis.

Issues 1-4 of Biowars are available now at Biowars.com. Check out some preview pages from the forthcoming fifth issue below – anyone else get a Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors vibe?...

There were some fantastic children’s television shows in the 1980s. Those of us who grew up in that era will often tell you that the equivalent scene today just isn’t the same – and, while everyone can say that about their own era, it really is true in this case.

One thing in particular was extremely memorable about the shows in question back in those days – the theme tunes.

We really were spoiled for choice for things to watch – to the extent that the memorable theme tunes to the likes of The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Dungeons and Dragons, Jimbo and the Jet Set, SuperTed, Bananaman, Knightmare, Transformers, Pugwall, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and Jem (and many more) actually miss out on this list! Controversial? You can let us know later.

The criteria for this list is that the show must have originated in the 1980s – whether that...

Welcome back to our weekly look at the new podcasts available at our “partners in podcast crime” the GeekCast Radio Network. As usual here’s our weekly look at the podcasts from Gcrn, This Week in Geek and the latest toy review videos from Baltmatrix, with descriptions and links to each and every podcast for your audio/visual pleasure!

Gcr – Special Episode – Top 10 Artists or Bands of the 1990?s

We are continuing the Music Spotlight here on GeekCast Radio! Join TFG1Mike, Optibotimus, and Chuckdawg1999 as they countdown their favorite artists and bands of the 1990?s. The 90?s was a time of evolution in music, with the emergence of gangsta rap and grunge. Tune into see what we have on our lists, and if any of our picks would match your own list.

ToonCast Beyond – Episode 16 – Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Fucking Oswald! And no I don’t mean Cobblepot!

The guys at the GeekCast Radio Network have been bashing IGN’s list of the Top 100 Animated Series for and they’ve finally decided to put their money where their mouth is by compiling their own list of the Top 100 Animated Series Of All Time – and they’ve got a little help! The GeekCast Radio Network has teamed with This Week In Geek, Chicken Pop Pod, The Pop Culture Network, Behind the Voice Actors and… us!

Yes, we here at Blogomatic3000 (well, when I say we I mean me) have compiled our own Top 100 list and that will be combined with the the lists from all the other participating sites to create The definitive Top 100 Animated Series List. As a pre-cursor to the unveiling of the combined list on the Gcrn Podcast we’re running down our Top 100 in two parts: 100-51 yesterday and 50-1 right now!

So without further ado,...