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September 2010

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Contents

12/to be a pilgrim

The cult comic Scott Pilgrim gets the big-screen tratment and romance gets a make-over as our hero takes on the wrath of super-powered ex-boyfriends. Ain’t love grand?

18/the froth element

Two words: Epic. Fail. The Last Airbender has seen some of the most savage reviews of the year and most of them were deserved. What went wrong with this adaptation of the Nickleodeon animated series?

22/la femme nikita

As America’s CW gets ready to broadcast its own take on the Nikita franchise starring Maggie Q, we trace the concept back through its other incarnations...

26/reno: armed and dangerous

He’s one of Europe’s most interesting actors and no stranger to the action genre. Impact editor John Mosby and Calum Waddell talk exclusively to Jean Reno about his career and latest movie, 22 Bullets.

30/oui, the people

During this year’s heatwave, Impact was invited to experience this year’s Paris Comic Con and spotted some familiar faces inside the massive venue...

34/cannes I kick it?

Impact looks back at this year’s Cannes film festival and sees how some of the main action contenders are measuring up...

38/asian extreme

Calum Waddell casts his eye over the more extreme edges of the Eastern, horror and action genres and includes a look over the highly controversial gorefests that are the Human Centipede and Meat Grinder...

42/macabre

An Indonesian take on Psycho meets Hostel? Mike Leeder girds his loins and braves the gory Macabre!

46/new york state of mind (and cinema)

It’s that time of year again... the New York Asian Film Festival has proven to be a big deal in the Big Apple. As it opened its doors for another impressive line-up of movies, Abe Goldfarb was there to enjoy the whole experience...

51/kick-ass competition

Here’s your chance to win one of three copies of the massive movie adaptation of Mark Millar and John Romita Jnr’s controversial comic...

52/yu, da man

He’s rapidly become one of the most sought-after artists in the business and one of the fastest! Impact spoke to Leinil Francis Yu on his recent trip to Paris and finds out about his plans for new Millar-penned comic Superior...

56/japanime

Andrez Bergen continues to chart the must-have, must-see contenders for the best in anime...

62/anime attack

This month, Impact looks at two anime releases - Rin: Daughters of Mnenosyne and Bleach: Diamond Dust Rebellion.

66/under african skies

As our own Mike Leeder headed to Africa on film-casting duties, he casts an eye over the continent’s rich history of movies...

70/far from fragile

Our amigo Beau Smith presents his regular column and - this month - discusses the comic-convention experience...

72/multimedia

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

82/next month

We have more from the world of Scott Pilgrim, a look at the success of Sweden’s Millennium trilogy and we make sure you aren’t Tekken for granted...

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