In our increasingly mass media world, everything needs a tie-in. Having seen Iron Man 3 this past weekend, I can’t begin to explain the vast amount of corporate tie-ins that appeared in that one movie, let alone in just one scene. I have in the past may have ranted a bit about how corporate owners [...]
Arrow, the television series based on the Green Arrow character from DC Comics is nearing the end of its first season and is officially the network’s #1 show! Not surprising, the show is actually pretty good. Creators Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg have woven a tale about an every-man hero in a dark and dangerous [...]
‘Boob-plate’ armor…only the finest armor any female warrior in an epic fantasy story could wear, right? You know what I’m talking about…the kind of armor that not only protects female warriors (unlike bikini-mail (and don’t bother trying to google, it because all you’ll find are pictures of guys in skimpy, bikini bottoms…trust me, I know *shudders*) [...]
The release of Iron Man 3 this weekend marks the beginning of summer blockbuster movie season more importantly, the summer of comic book-inspired blockbusters. As expected Tony Stark and Co. should break records with ticket sales and will likely be challenged by the next few weeks’ crop of movies. As far as summer movies go, [...]
Hey Nerds! Uhh.. guess what? This month’s edition of the Movie Trailer Round-Up series is kinda late, and I’ll bet like, ALL of you know that Iron Man 3 came out last week, so, uh… oops! But you know what else? There are like, MORE movies coming out this month that you could take [...]
Almost two years ago, DC Comics launched their rebooted universe with the New 52. However, with that they jettisoned over 75 years of history, characters and continuity. Timelines became too compressed, fan favorite characters disappeared, a lack of context was formed. In the days, weeks and months since, certain…shall we say zealous…fans have been clamoring [...]
The second The Avengers’ box office numbers surpassed all expectations, DC and Warner Bros. have been looking to cash in on a superhero team movie with The Justice League. Announced for release in 2015, this quickly started to unravel when the writer of the movie’s script, Will Beall’s most recent film, Gangster Squad, failed to impress [...]
Great scott! Marty, get my DeLorean and Christopher Lloyd. We clearly need to get back to the future! The other night on his television program, The 700 Club, televangelist Pat Robertson answered a question from a concerned viewer. The question seemed innocent enough. The viewer asked if it was alright for Christians to enjoy video games that [...]
The solicits for July’s Batman titles came with this little tidbit: BATMAN, INCORPORATED #13 Written by GRANT MORRISON Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM 1:25 Variant cover by GRANT MORRISON 1:100 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM On sale JULY 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T FINAL ISSUE • Combo pack [...]
Hey Nerds! It’s the first weekend of April, and you know what that means? That means it’s time…. for the April SciFi and Fantasy Movie Trailer Round-Up, that’s what! It’s a light grouping this month, but the trailers we’ve got for these four flicks look pretty interesting, so see for yourself! APRIL 5 [...]
Zoe Saldana is not a well-known actress, but she is a well-liked one. She’s best known for playing Uhura in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek reboot and for portraying Neytiri in Avatar. If the rumors are true, Ms. Saldana might add Gamora to her list of credits. But this depends on whether she gets the role or not. [...]
This past Saturday marked the end of the line for two shows: Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series. As several sites have pointed out, the rational being given for the cancellation of the show is the fact that the toys are not selling very well. Given that this is a children’s show, the [...]
Not sure what to do this weekend? Not sure where to meet geeks of your kind? Weekend preview will light your way. Here is one to look forward to this weekend! Hey Nerdites! What’s that sound? Is it the singing of It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year? Okay, maybe not, but convention season [...]
Hey there nerds! Ready for some March movie trailer madness? Check out the Word of the Nerd’s sci-fi and fantasy movie round-up for this upcoming month! MARCH 1 RELEASES Title: Jack the Giant Slayer Rating: PG-13 Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, and Ewan McGregor What it’s about: The old Jack and the Beanstalk tale gets an [...]
A couple of weeks back, I talked about Geoff Johns leaving Green Lantern after nine great years on the title. Looks like he’s taking the current creative teams in the GL family with him. DCComics.com told fans about just who would be working on the individual books in a recent story: Green Lantern will be [...]
Grab your torches and pitchforks, fellow TMNT fans, because just when you thought the hurting and the nightmare was finally over, it comes back with a vengeance just like any main antagonist in a horror film. You know what I’m talking about…that moment at the end every horror movie where the surviving hero or heroine [...]
My apologies if there’s some repetition in this article that’s been covered by my esteemed colleague, Daniel K., in his article, but the history major in me just won’t let sleeping dogs lie. A professor I worked with in college once told a group of freshmen that everything is political. In many ways, I’m inclined [...]
I try not to mix my politics with my comics (my writings FOR comics, on the other hand, is another story!). However, the news of Orson Scott Card being hired to write a Superman title peaked my interest. I knew him for being the writer of Ender’s Game…and now I know him as an horrendous [...]
I tried to like it. Really. I did. Yet, while I don’t like the show, I don’t exactly hate it either. At best, I am…disappointed. I gave the producers four weeks — four weeks in which to prove that it wasn’t just another cheesy reality TV show designed to mock people who have already suffered enough [...]
Once again, rumors on the future of the Star Wars franchise were flying faster than the Millennium Falcon making the Kessel Run. But before we get to that, a little bit of background – a refresher on what we know about Star Wars. Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy have confirmed that there are indeed new Star [...]
