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January 2011

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Impact Magazine Tron Cover January 201110 / binary star

It’s a sequel nearly three decades in the making. But does Tron Legacy measure up? In the first of a two-part chat with Jeff Bridges, we assess his latest outing...

14 / the way of the gun

Clash of the icons. America has its cowboys, the East has its ninjas. It was only a matter of time before the action kicked off. Impact looks at The Warrior’s Way...

18 / state of the action ‘10

Impact’s writers sit down to discuss some of the major highs, lows, developments and trends of the last twelve months...

24 / mark my words

Comics enfant terrible, Mark Millar has firmly made his mark on the industry, but as a new year begins, what are his plans? Mark talks exclusively to Impact about pros, cons and the state of things to come...

30 / the thought that counts...

Impact editor John Mosby hosted a comics/movies panel at the recent prestigious UK convention and reports back on the whole weekend’s activities...

36 / japanime

This month it’s women and manga in the driver’s seat, with men and anime stuck in the back, as Andrez Bergen takes a look at the traditionally masculine nature of Japanese society - and the new cinematic outings, themselves based on some ground-breaking manga publications...

40 / anime attack

Neal Molyneaux examines the Japanese Chanbara tragedy that is the Blade of the Immortal series...

44 / chan’s encounter

As Jackie Chan gets a season of movies on the UK SyFy channel, he reveals a very personal look back at his career...

50 / casanova wong

Impact continues its in-depth interview with one of the enduring icons of Hong Kong and Korean cinema, the man they call ‘Casanova Wong’...

54 / asia extreme

This month: Battle Royale battles its way onto Blu-ray, even more lacerations from the Land of the Rising Sun in Shogun Assassin: Special Edition and Korea gets gory with new serial killer thriller Missing...

58 / jesse johnson

Director Jesse V Johnson - whose credits include Pitfighter, The Last Sentinel, The Butcher and most recently, the award winning Charlie Valentine - makes a full blooded return to action with his latest project, Bratva. Mike Leeder investigates...

62 / uwe-biqutous

This month we conclude our conversation with one of the most controversial men in the film industry, Mr Uwe Boll.

66 / live three or die

Russell Crowe believes his wife is innocent, but how far will he go to prove it? Impact reviews his latest outing, The Next Three Days...

68 / far from fragile

From the outside, the comics industry appears to be stronger than ever, but Beau Smith gives an insider’s view that says the industry has some hard decisions to make...

70 / multimedia

A round-up of the latest books, DVDs and games that should be on your shopping list post-Christmas...

82 / next month

Next month we continue our conversations with superstars Jeff Bridges and Jackie Chan and sit down with legendary comics-artist John Romita Jnr...

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