Cinefex (1980-2021) comic books 2015

In this issue: Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, featuring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway; Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings, starring Christian Bale, Sigourney Weaver and Aaron Paul; Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem, featuring Christoph Waltz; and a Q&A with special make-up effects designers and creature creators Tom Woodruff, Jr. and Alec Gillis. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

In this issue: In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) arrives at the climax of his adventure, leading a company of dwarves to the Lonely Mountain, where the dragon Smaug unleashes his wrath on the citizens of Lake-town and dark forces gather for an epic battle that threatens the future of Middle-earth. In the exotic science fiction fantasy Jupiter Ascending, a genetically engineered superman (Channing Tatum) arrives on Earth to help an unsuspecting young cleaning lady (Mila Kunis) meet her destiny as the leader of an intergalactic super race. And District 9 director Neill Blomkamp offers Chappie, an action/thriller story about a robot child prodigy kidnapped by criminals and raised within their dysfunctional family. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

In this issue: Jurassic World - twenty-two years after Steven Spielberg joined with Industrial Light & Magic, Phil Tippett and Stan Winston Studio to bring Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and its array of genetically engineered dinosaurs to the screen, director Colin Trevorrow helms Jurassic World; Avengers: Age of Ultron - Marvel Studios continues its box-office winning streak with this second Avengers offering, directed by Joss Whedon and starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo as the team; and Mad Max: Fury Road - director George Miller and Warner Bros. Pictures present the fourth film in the saga of Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), federal police officer turned post-apocalyptic road warrior, who this time battles the Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) in the wastelands of irradiated Australia. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

In this issue: Marvel Studios' Ant-Man introduces the latest hero to the Marvel Comics Universe with biochemist Dr. Hank Pym, a former crimefighter who recruits cat burglar Scott Lang to battle a rival weapons manufacturer. Alan Taylor directs Terminator Genisys, the fifth entry in the Terminator franchise launched by James Cameron in 1984. And Tom Cruise returns as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, the fifth entry in the phenomenally successful film run. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

In this issue: In the Heart of the Sea, director Ron Howard's retelling of the true events that inspired Herman Melville's 19th century classic Moby-Dick, starring Chris Hemsworth, detailing the attack of the whaling ship Essex by a monstrously large and aggressive sperm whale that resulted in the loss of the ship and most of her crew. Also profiled: Ridley Scott's The Martian; Baltasar Kormakur's Everest; and Hellboy creator Guillermo del Toro's highly anticipated gothic horror film, Crimson Peak. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

In this issue: Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm, Ltd. present the beginning of a new trilogy set in a distant galaxy, 30 years after the fall of the evil Emperor Palpatine, in which regional governors jockey for power, and survivors of the Rebel Alliance and the last order of Jedi Knights confront new Imperial threats. Director J.J. Abrams conjures exotic worlds and bizarre creatures, working with visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett, special effects supervisor Chris Corbould, special make-up effects supervisor Neal Scanlan and artists at ILM, Base FX, Kelvin Optical, Blind Ltd., Propshop and Imaginarium Studios. Also profiled: Spectre; The Finest Hours; and The Revenant. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.