The classic comic strip defenders of yesteryear have returned to protect our planet from evil in the new DVD release of Defenders of the Earth: The Complete Series (Digital1Stop, $24.98).
The release includes all 65 episodes of the 1986-87 series, which united The Phantom, Flash Gordon and Mandrake the Magician ‘ along with a number of new, younger characters ‘ against Ming the Merciless in this show from Marvel Productions and King Features Syndicate.
New additions to the anime aisle include Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season 1, Part 1 (FUNimation, $49.98 DVD, $54.98 Blu-ray) and the first high-definition release of Shinji Aramaki’s feature film version of Appleseed (Geneon, $39.98 Blu-ray).
Also new to home video today are the kid-vid entries Barney: Let’s Play Outside (HIT Entertainment, $14.98) and Curious George: Goes to a Birthday Party (Universal, $16.98).
