Coraline, Henry Selick’s acclaimed feature film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s beloved story, leads an impressive array of pre-Comic-Con DVD and Blu-ray releases.
The stop-motion animated film will be available on 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray formats featuring both 2-D and 3-D copies of the movie and a digital copy for computers. Coraline is available July 21 from Focus in a Collector’s Edition DVD ($34.98), 3-D and 2D DVD ($29.98) and a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray ($39.98).
Also out this week is Watchmen (Warner Bros., $28.98 DVD, $34.99 Director’s Cut DVD, $35.99 Director’s Cut Blu-ray), Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the acclaimed superhero graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The film is available in both a regular edition and a director’s cut that adds about a half-hour of never-before-seen footage.
Fans of Snyder’s work ‘ and comics artist Frank Miller ‘ also will want to check out 300: The Complete Experience (Warner Bros., $39.99), bringing the film to Blu-ray for the first time with expanded bonus features.
Also out this week is Robot Chicken Star Wars: Episode II (Warner Bros., $19.97), an extended version of the irreverent show’s most recent send-up of the classic movie series; and Wolverine and the X-Men: Deadly Enemies (Lionsgate, $14.98), the second release of episodes from the current hit Marvel series airing on Nicktoons.
Additional animated releases this week include Heathcliff: A Cat & His Boy (NCircle Entertainment, $6.99), Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: Robots Attack (NCircle Entertainment, $6.99), The Secret Saturdays, Vol. 1 (Turner $14.98), SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not … (Paramount, $16.99), Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Off The Map (NCircle Entertainment, $6.99) and Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season (Warner Bros., $39.98 DVD, $49.99 Blu-ray).
