Just about every store has the following two versions available. They will have their own unique pricing and we’ll call that out in the list

o   Regular Widescreen DVD/Blu-ray version of The Twilight Saga: New Moon

o   The Twilight Saga: Special Edition DVD/Blu-ray

• 2 Discs of content

• Over  70 minutes of special features

• Revealing feature length commentary with Director Chris Weitz and Editor Peter Lambert

• 6-PART DOCUMENTARY (Part 1: Life After Twilight; Part 2: Chris Weitz takes the helm; Part 3: The Subtle Details; Part 4: Time to Shine; Part 5: Tricks of the Trade; Part 6: Ready for the World)

• Band Rehersal Footage with Muse; and Music videos from Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Marina, and MuteMath

Target

• The Twilight Saga: New Moon Special Edition (DVD $16.99/Blu-ray $19.99)
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon 3 Disc Deluxe Edition (DVD $19.99/Blu-ray $24.99)

o   Special Edition PLUS:

o   Target Exclusive bonus disc content: Deleted Scenes, Introducing the Volturi Featurette, Frame by Frame:From Stoyboard to Screen Featurette, Fandamonium: A Look at the Die Hard Fans, and The Beat Goes On: The Music of New Moon Featurette

o   Target Exclusive Bonus Collectible Film Cell – authentic reproduction of a cell from the filming of Twilight Saga: New Moon contained within a glossy foil. Each is individually numbered with gold foil lettering and measures approximately 5×7. Film Cell included will be one of 250 available collectible cells.

Walmart

o Twilight Saga: New Moon Walmart Ultimate Fan Edition/Twilight in Forks Documentary Bundle (DVD $29.96)

o   Special Edition PLUS:

o   Walmart Exclusive: Lenticular Packaging

o   Walmart Exclusive:  7-minute sneak peek of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” with new interviews with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, as well as with series-creator Stephenie Meyer

o   “Twilight In Forks” – The definitive DVD documenting the town of Forks made famous by the “Twilight” books and movies.

o   Twilight Saga: New Moon  (The Ultimate Fan Edition (DVD $24.96/Blu-ray $29.96)

o   Special Edition PLUS:

o   Walmart Exclusive:  Lenticular Packaging

o   Walmart Exclusive:   7-minute sneak peek of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” with New interviews with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, as well as with series-creator Stephenie Meyer.

o   Twilight Saga: New Moon Special Edition (DVD $17.00/Blu-ray $19.96)

Blockbuster

o   Twilight Saga: New Moon Special Edition (DVD $25.99)

Amazon.com

o   Twilight Saga: New Moon Special Edition (DVD $16.99/Blu-ray $19.99)

Barnes and Noble

o   Twilight Saga: New Moon Special Edition (DVD $23.99/Blu-ray $27.99)

o   The Twilight Saga: New Moon Barnes and Noble Collectors Edition (DVD $33.99/Blu-ray $39.99)

o   Special Edition PLUS:

o   B&N Exclusive:  New Moon Dreamcatcher Bag Clip, a metal dangle finished in antique brass that combines a circular dreamcatcher, a sculptural Wolf Pack-tattoo charm, a Wolf Pack jewelry tag, feathers, and crystals.
Borders

o   Twilight Saga: New Moon Special Edition (DVD $22.99/Blu-Ray $24.99)

o   The Twilight Saga: New Moon Borders Exclusive (DVD $29.99)

o   Special Edition PLUS:

o   Borders Exclusive:  Exclusive packaging

o   Borders Exclusive:  Includes exclusive medallion necklace on a silver chain—gold side features wolf-pack tattoo design, silver side shows the Cullen crest.

o   Borders Exclusive:  Over 25 minutes of previously unreleased EXTENDED SCENES such as Jake in Bella’s Room and Edward meeting the Volturi and many, many more! INTERVIEWS with cast members Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, the Cullen Family, the Wolf Pack, the Volturi and Director Chris Weitz; unrivaled RED-CARPET FOOTAGE from the movie premiere; front row seats to The Twilight Saga: New Moon WEBCAST.

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After the departure of the bugs from the world, the survivors discover new antagonists. Our now dwindled group of characters find their latest fears manifesting not only in the form of road agents: they can also be their own worst enemies. They also come to realise that the long forgotten government of the Old America has been made obsolete, with a sinister new form looming in the destroyed capital, Washington D.C.

The latest release in the series is issue 5, which answers a question that followers have been pondering since issue 2 – what is in the bank! It also aids to develop a main character further by revealing part of his past, a key piece of information that lends clarity to a small event from an earlier issue. Another feature of this issue is a small side story called “Resurrection Tales”, added at the end of the comic, of which there are previous (but unrelated) instalments in issues 2 and 3.

The reader is exposed to the story from many points of view. It is told in a flash-back/ flash-forward style, compelling the reader to weave together the fragments and snippets painstakingly offered throughout each issue. Guggenheim takes advantage of the bombshells that he plants at key points in each issue, leaving the reader breathless and gasping for more.

Guggenheim uses very intense dialogue to put across the harshness and brutality of his post-invasion reality. He centres the action of the comic on a few individuals, some who have a link to each other which is revealed later in the series. This intensity coupled with the authoritative style in which Justin Greenwood has drawn makes for a compelling and confrontational read. It will be interesting to see where Marc Guggenheim will take these characters further into the series.
If you liked TV series’ such as Lost and Battlestar Galactica, or comics such as Y-The last man, then this is for you.

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Most superheros have a secret origin: a terrible injustice that was done to them by an evil doer; a super power they gain from a mutation, caused by an experiment gone wrong, or a freak accident; or a dire need for helping people. Dave Lizewski didn’t have any special secret origin, he was just bored.

“I always wondered why nobody did it before me…”

Inspired by his love of comic books super heroes, as well as the lack of real-life ones, in the first issue of the comic this self-proclaimed class nobody embarks on a mission to become a super hero. Deciding that you don’t need special powers to be a super hero – just a wetsuit and mask off EBay – the crime fighting begins with our yet to be named hero prowling roof tops and wearing his costume under his school clothes. At first this is enough to satisfy Dave, until he eventually blunders into an encounter with graffiti-ing thugs who stab and beat him, as well as a run in with the front end of a Mercedes, leaving him hospitalised and fighting for life.

Overcoming intensive rehabilitation and multiple surgeries under the guise of mugging related injuries – but unable to go back to a “normal” life – Dave resumes his crime fighting escapades in the second issue. He begins prowling the streets once again, this time becoming involved in an incident that gets recorded via mobile phone and posted to YouTube. Dave, not a popular kid at school and purely a geek at heart, thoroughly enjoys the overnight sensation that his now named alter ego – Kick-Ass – generates. He creates a MySpace account under the name Kick-Ass to talk to the people, and get requests for help. And so the tale of our less than average hero Kick-Ass begins. (There is a MySpace page set up for Kick-Ass, with the “actual” footage of him saving the guys life. www.myspace.com/kickass_comic)

Mark Millar introduces two new super heroes in the third issue, father and daughter duo Big Daddy and Hit Girl – who are the opposite of Kick-Ass. These two characters impart a no holds barred, take no prisoners stance – they are willing to kill for what they believe in. At this point, if not blindingly obvious earlier, it becomes clear that this is not a typical super hero story. The evil doer doesn’t get caught by the hero and left for the cops to deal with. Hit Girl and Big Daddy serve up their own brand of justice, and they serve it up steaming hot. Mark Millar occasionally drops comments into the narration that give reference to his political views, which adds substance to the vigilante feel of the Hit-Girl and Big Daddy characters.

Issue five introduces the fourth and final super hero character – Red Mist. This character presents a rival for Kick-Ass; he sparks intense feelings of outrage and jealousy in Dave. Red Mist is seemly one of many in a copy cat subculture spawned by Kick-Ass’ popularity in the media. It soon becomes apparent that Red Mist is exactly like Kick-Ass – he has no powers or training – so his addition adds a curious interest to the story, leaving the reader wanting to know where the author will go with it.

Kick-Ass is an original, 8 part mini-series that delivers a fresh perspective on the super hero genre, with a modern-day real-world edge. Not only does it deal with a super hero with no powers, it imparts a sense of cynicism about the hero stereotype. There are many cringe-inducing moments in the story, but there are also many moments leaving the reader thirsty for more. The use of profane language in the comic is not for the faint hearted, but it adds a reckless quality to the characters that is almost endearing. Dave is an easily likeable character; even though most of the time he thinks he’s a total bad-ass, at the end of the day he knows he’s just a comic book geek out for cheap thrills.

The movie Kick-Ass, starring Nicolas Cage, and new comers Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse is released in Australia early next year. It looks to be as action packed as the comic, but it is doubtable that it will convey the same amount of blood and guts or profanities as John Romita Jnr and Mark Millar depict on paper. Initial reviews about the movie are that if you like the comic book, then you’ll love the movie. Hopefully it doesn’t turn out be another of those movies where all the good bits are in the trailer.