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<\/p>\nLet\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n
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Cronos<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with Cronos<\/span>, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Kindly antiques dealer Jes\u00fas Gris (Federico Luppi) happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious American named Angel (a delightfully crude and deranged Ron Perlman). Featuring marvelous special makeup effects and the haunting imagery for which del Toro has become world-renowned, Cronos is a dark, visually rich, and emotionally captivating fantasy.<\/p>\n DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:<\/p>\n Optional original Spanish-language voice-over introduction<\/p>\n Two audio commentaries, one featuring del Toro, the other producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and coproducer Alejandro Springall Welcome to Bleak House, a video tour by del Toro of his home offices, featuring his personal collections Video interview with actor Federico Luppi<\/p>\n Stills gallery<\/p>\n Trailer<\/p>\n New and improved English subtitle translation, approved by the director<\/p>\n PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and excerpts from del Toro\u2019s notes for the film<\/ul>\n \n X’ed Out<\/span><\/a> Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n From the creator of Black Hole<\/span><\/a>: the first volume of an epic masterpiece of graphic fiction in brilliant color. <\/p>\n Doug is having a strange night. A weird buzzing noise on the other side of the wall has woken him up, and there, across the room, next to a huge hole torn out of the bricks, sits his beloved cat, Inky. Who died years ago. But who\u2019s nonetheless slinking out through the hole, beckoning Doug to follow. <\/p>\n What\u2019s going on? <\/p>\n To say any more would spoil the freaky, Burnsian fun, especially because X\u2019ed Out<\/span>, unlike Black Hole<\/span>, has not been previously serialized, and every unnervingly meticulous panel will be more tantalizing than the last . . . <\/p>\n Drawing inspiration from such diverse influences as Herg\u00e9 and William Burroughs, Charles Burns has given us a dazzling spectral fever-dream\u2014and a comic-book masterpiece.<\/p>\n \n Vampire Boy<\/span><\/a> Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Left nameless by his father and sentenced to eternal life by a trick of fate and fortune, the protagonist of Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso’s Vampire Boy<\/span> has spent fifty centuries in a body that never ages, locked in an eternal struggle with a rival as immortal as he.<\/p>\n Acclaimed writer Carlos Trillo teams with legendary artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets<\/span>) to produce a poignantly engrossing twist on the classic vampire mythos, now collected in English for the first time!<\/p>\n * Writer Carlos Trillo has worked with some of the giants of the international comics scene, including Alberto Breccia and Jordi Bernet. Acclaimed artist Eduardo Risso is known for his work on titles like 100 Bullets<\/span>, Aliens<\/span>, and more.<\/p>\n * Collected in English for the first time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. Cronos Promo copy: Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with Cronos, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. … Continue reading New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Guillermo del Toro and cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)<\/p>\n
\nGeometria, an unreleased 1987 short horror film by del Toro, finished in 2010, with a new video interview with the director<\/p>\n
\nNew video interviews with del Toro, Navarro, and actor Ron Perlman<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51b-qWpKGCL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\")
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\nby Charles Burns<\/span><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51lF%2Bs2zQxL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg\"){kind=icon}
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\nWritten by Carlos Trillo
\nArt by Eduardo Risso<\/span><\/p>\n