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    From the pages of Vampire! Featuring Fire Fang

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    The cover of issue #2 of Meteor’s 1995 Vampire! that collected the vampire stories of Gerald Carr including his yellow peril vampire stories featuring Fire Fang and the Brothers of Fire Fang. (For more, see Comic Editor Carol Borden’s article at the Gutter).

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    2. Feb 26th, 2012     racismcomicsgerald carrvampireschinahistoricalsaustraliasexploitationyellow perilgalleryscans

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    Trailer for the Czech animated feature, Alois Nebel. The film will be screening at both the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. Cartoon Brew has more.

     
    3. Sep 4th, 2011     animationczechtrailershistoricalshistorycold wartomas lunak

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    Cheng Pei-Pei as the Ching Dowager Empress (with full-on Manchurian lady hair) in the tv adaptation of Jin Yong/Louis Cha’s The Book and The Sword. Also, stars Chiu Man-Cheuk/Vincent Zhao Wen-Zhou.

     
    4. Aug 21st, 2011     ChinaHong Kongadaptationscheng pei-peichiu man-cheukfantasyhistoricalsjin yonglouis chatvvincent zhaowuxiazhao wen-zhoustills

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    Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Mihashi getting drunk in Inagaki’s Chushingura (1962)

     
    5. Aug 16th, 2011     JapanmoviesstillschanbarahistoryhistoricalsHiroshi InagakiTatsuya MihashiToshiro Mifunedrink

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    Stills from Chushingura

    The geisha Ume faces down Tawaraboshi in Inagaki’s Chushingura (1962)

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    6. Jul 29th, 2011     moviesJapanstillschanbarahistoricalshistoryChushingura