For the benefit of newcomers to the X-Realms, a quick reminder-

The X-Realms is excited to publish the first episode of Sundang the Slaybot, an exclusive downloadable comic exclusively for members of the X-Boards.

The comic, created by X-Realms staff member and professional artist Mitch Watley is now available to download from the Virtual News Stand in the  X-Realms Comic Forum. Mitch, who has been drawing comics since the age of ten will be providing his comic to download in the ’sequential image viewing format’ which means you can enjoy it using free reading software like CDisplay (PC) and Comical (Mac) and the humble PDF. The comic will only be available for members of the X-Boards, the community forums of the X-Realms, so register today!

“In the distant realm Yonder, the fate of Starpirate Clan Abysmo is in jeopardy! One by one, the ships of the Abysmo are being destroyed by a rogue robot calling himself Sundang, but this time he leaves behind a unique calling card in the form of a strange little girl…”

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Shurtugal, the Inheritance Trilogy fansite has published the new international Eragon trailer. The trailer shows a nicer compilation of FX shots from the movie and finally provides a glimpse of its true potential.

The movie is about a youth called Eragon who lives with his Uncle and cousin on a remote farmstead, ignorant to the cloud of darkness that is descending about him. One day whilst out hunting he stumbles across an amazing hollow gemstone in the remote forests of the Spine, a wild mountain range near his home. Returning home, he is unable to sell the stone to pay for food for his family, and then startled to discover that the object is in fact an egg. When a dragon is hatched Eragon is thrust into an exciting adventure, guided by a mysterious storyteller called Brom.

Click here to watch the video.

Click here to discuss Eragon in the Realm of Fantasy on the X-Boards.

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While actor Doug Jones has been cast in the coveted role of the Silver Surfer in the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (to be released June 2007), the Hollywood Reporter has now revealed that the character will be entirely computer-generated. 20th Century Fox has secured the services of special effects giants Weta Digital to animate the Silver Surfer, based on performance and movement references provided by Jones, a process very similar to how Weta created Gollum in The Lord of the Rings based on Andy Serkis’ performance. Weta is said to have developed an advanced computer-generated animation process that features updated motion-capture techniques.

Click here to discuss Fantastic Four on the X-Boards.

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The Scotsman has published the first two official movie stills from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth part of the series coming to theaters in May 2007. Currently, they are running only one of those stills on their online edition, but it can’t be long before the other one is scanned by a devoted fan and published on the net. The picture that is viewable shows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) lying on the ground in an alley at night, with his wand drawn out towards an oncoming Dementor (not pictured). Readers of the book will identify this scene as being from the very beginning of the plot.

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