Brentalfloss' "METROID: Fight for Love" features vocals that abring an emotional backstory to the classic NES side-scroller Metroid.
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Don Rosa's graphic novel chronicling the adventures of the world's richest duck have inspired a Finnish musician to create a progressive-rock soundtrack.
Rocket Raccoon did not appear on the cover of a comic until his second outing, in The Incredible Hulk #271, the jade giant's twentieth anniversary issue...
Adrian Paul, Duncan MacLeod from the Highlander TV series, will be doing a Q&A, meet-and-greet and signing autographs with photo-ops at DarkCon.
Arizona's prominent Star Wars costuming groups star in the awesome music video for a professor's Far, Far Away reinterpretation of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Today, Man of Steel flies onto Blu-ray, DVD and digital download. How do the special features stack up?
"The Enemy of the World" and "The Web of Fear," the two classic Doctor Who stories that have been restored, are now for sale on iTunes as promised.
You never know what $#*! William Shatner will say or do next ...
A mobile app currently crowdfunding through Kickstarter seeks to change the way EDM fans experience festivals.
CopperCon Revolution is getting underway at Mesa's Windemere Hotel.
Here’s an updated guest list for CopperCon Revolution, courtesy of event chairman Michael Fett. The Aug. 8-11 convention is organized by the Central Arizona...
The upcoming Star Wars animated series will draw heavily on the early imaginings of the late conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie.
It's alive. It's not alive -- Monsterland's plans to claw its way back from the grave are now toast.
Monsterland, the monster-movie-themed restaurant/night club in downtown Mesa, will reopen Aug. 24.
You know you’ve reached the pinnacle of pop culture prominence when they start writing songs about you, and I honestly can’t think of another fictional character in...
With all the excitement since the PAX East announcement of DuckTales Remastered, much homage is being paid to the game’s soundtrack, especially the...
You may only know them from the complete soundtrack to 2010’s Tron Legacy, but electronica duo Daft Punk have a cult following that goes far beyond fans of that...
The Teen Titans voice cast is returning this spring for DC Nation's "Teen Titans Go!"
There is not one, but at least two bids out there to keep Monsterland going -- one by dedicated employees of the venue and another by an East Valley businessman.
Monsterland, one of downtown Mesa’s newest and hottest haunts, is closing later this month.
We lost some great performers, artists and publications this year. This is far from a complete list — just a look at those we covered here on Nerdvana in 2012:...
Raymond Swanland was recently named artist guest of honor at LepreCon 39. He has worked on designing the Oddworld video game universe as well as contributions for RPG...
Howard Shore's music is part of what made the Lord of the Rings movies so magical. Of course he's returning for The Hobbit, and you can check out a portion of the new...
Pictures with Darth Santa and his Mandalorian bounty hunter elves. Highlights from the legendary Star Wars Holiday Special. (Don’t tell George!) And a presentation by...
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" hits movie screens on Dec. 14, and advance tickets are now on sale at your local theater; but you’ll want to be sure to weigh your...
The 23rd movie in the James Bond film franchise, Skyfall, goes back to its roots and is cinematic comfort food for fans of the world’s most famous super-spy. This...
The popular Steampunk Street show is the Valley’s original and longest running Steampunk themed event.
The devious Dr. Diabolic has some frightfully fun-filled adventures planned for this creepy week of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. The Doctor’s Traveling Roadshow...
These fantastic figures and guilds of geekery have survived the test of time to become permanent fixtures in our society and their legacies continue to ripple across our...
Amazon announced Friday it will settle a dispute with Arizona over unpaid sales taxes, and will begin collecting sales tax on items ordered by customers in the state. As...
Right up front, you are going to have to see Cloud Atlas twice or maybe even 3 or 4 times – so if you are not willing or able to make that kind of commitment to a film...
The new film Pusher is a remake of the 1996 cult-classic about a week in the life of a small-time drug-dealer whose life is spinning dangerously out-of-control...
Because of the fun trailer and the excellent talent involved with the film Seven Psychopaths, I had high hopes for this new comedic crime-thriller. I am excited to...
In 1980, at the height of the Iranian hostage crisis, a CIA agent and “exfiltration” expert named Antonio Mendez quietly slipped into the chaotic country and was able to...
OSU marching band’s halftime show celebrates video games And now, the Ohio State University marching band’s epic Oct. 6, 2012, halftime performance featuring...
This week we finally got to hear Adele’s long-rumored intro song for the upcoming Bond film Skyfall — now see a trailer of mostly familiar (but no less...
In 2008’s Taken, ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) has his daughter taken from him by a band of Albanian gangsters who specialize in kidnapping young girls and...
In the new stop-motion animated movie Frankenweenie, eccentric director Tim Burton remakes and re-envisions one of his first efforts, a 1984 live-action short-film, into...
Since 2006, Phoenix FearCon has presented the valley’s biggest hardcore horror themed event and film festival. This year is their fifth show and they are changing venues...
This Friday October 5th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. No, the very first James Bond film starring Sean Connery. This significant day has been declared...
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From The Minibosses’ Facebook feed comes word that the Valley’s NES prog rockers will celebrate their 250th show this Saturday at Tempe’s Yucca Tap...
If you attended NerdvanaCon back in August, you know that while the heat was oppressive, the turnout was impressive. And you likely heard some great video game- and sci...
Do you long for the days when Halloween was more about fun and games in your local community and less about ponying up a hundred dollars’ worth of candy to distribute to...
If you can imagine a young Clint Eastwood playing RoboCop in the implacable law enforcement style of Dirty Harry – and if you think that scenario could make for a...
Avast, ye lilly-livered bilge rats! Sept. 19 be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. If nothing else, it will give you another excuse to annoy your coworkers and loved...
Great art is often open to interpretation and the new documentary film Samsara certainly fits that bill. This film is a magnificent journey that shows where the human...
Whether you’re a Seadog or a Landlubber, set your compass heading for Mesa’s 2ND Friday “Pirates’ Block Party” this Friday, September 14, 2012, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. It’s...
Andrew Stanton reflects on John Carter’s stumbles. Los Angeles Times Amazon will let you opt out of built-in ads on its new range of Kindle tablets — for a...
This years’ Saboten Con played host to over 3,000 attendees, hundreds of hours of programming, and some of the most interesting guests the convention has seen. Among...
Bob Leeper: American elections are inherently funny and I’m endlessly amazed at the dreck that spews from our political leaders’ mouths and especially their respective...
A couple of weekends ago I was fortunate enough to be one of the first people to see "The Book of Mormon" off Broadway as it began its tour in Denver, a homecoming of...
If directors Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch co-fathered a bastard child from within a redneck Texas whorehouse, the result might be something like the new film...
Bounty Hunters, Ewoks and Emperors!
I didn’t have very high expectations for the new car chase comedy, Hit and Run, but I was pleasantly surprised to find this film smart (well, most of the time), charming...
Sylvester Stallone is a genius. Yes, I said it. No one can argue that his move to take washed-up action stars from the 80s & 90s and place them all together in the...
Batman gets a lot of credit for being the only superhero with no superpowers, but 27 years before Bruce Wayne was even glimmer in Bob Kane’s eye, Edgar Rice Burroughs...
An Arizona Renaissance Festival performer up for a spot in the semifinals of America’s Got Talent will not be moving on in the competition. Pennsylvania’s...
I’m not a big fan of movies about cute smarty-pants kids who are more intelligent than their parents and end up teaching the adults lessons about love and life. Truth is...
Cast in Bronze, a "spirit of the bells" who breathes life into the medieval carillon instrument, and has performed at renaissance festivals far and wide including...
37 years ago, Jaws made a star out of director Steven Spielberg and the film itself inspired multitudes of young people to become filmmakers, marine biologists...
CopperCon 32, sponsored by the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society, will be Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Avondale, and after this Wednesday the...
It was great being back in Arizona this weekend to attend NerdvanaCon, downtown Mesa’s 2nd Friday celebration of Nerdvana and all the geeky things it represents. I was...
MESA’S 2ND FRIDAY HELPS CELEBRATE NERDVANA WITH GEEKY ART WALK EVENTS Downtown Mesa’s 2ND Friday in August Hosts Pop Culture & Genre Themed Celebration August 6...
The Dr. Diabolic Traveling Roadshow & Fun-Time Variety Hour has its second run at the Phoenix Art Museum this Friday, August 3, and this time the not-so-good Doctor...
Just a few days ago I was neck deep in a sea of nerdiness and geekery at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, the world’s largest celebration of everything even remotely...
The teaser trailer for "Man of Steel," which was attached to "The Dark Knight Rises," is now available online from Yahoo! Movies.
ATTENTION: Pop Culture & Genre Themed Artists! As part of NerdvanaCon on Mesa’s Second Friday in August, Monsterland will be hosting local comic book and pop...
Like the country, the President, the state of Colorado and geek-communities everywhere, my heart goes out to the victims and the families of the Aurora Dark Knight Rises...
Remember that infamous day back in 1991 when “Ninja Rap” was born? So does local artist, genius web-designer and cult cinema connoisseur, Victor Moreno. And do you...
Another in a long list of cinematic sequels that, in its final installment, falls far short of earlier glory.
The crowd is getting bigger and bigger as the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con went into its second full day on Friday the 13th; and it’s getting even more difficult to...
Thursday was the first full day of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, but the size of the crowd out on this weekday made it seem more like a Saturday event.
The first-ever NerdvanaCon, in conjunction with downtown Mesa’s August Second Friday block party, is shaping up to be an adventure for the ages as we celebrate...
It’s been a while since we checked in on CopperCon 32, the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society’s celebration of science fiction and fantasy. At the...
Don’t you hate it when your bratty kid won’t listen to you and then they sneak off and consult a witch who gives them a curse that turns you into a bear – just to...
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is one of those films with a special feel that is difficult to capture in a two-minute movie trailer. Yes, you know it’s going...
Nerdvana's 5th anniversary is nearly upon us, and we're planning to celebrate all the geeky things in the East Valley that have made this blog so successful and...
Vomiting? Check. Drug and alcohol abuse? Check. Incest? Check. Geriatric sex? Check. Gratuitous profanity and nudity? Check and check. Masturbation? Check. Urine and...
Rock of Ages is a film interpretation of the 2005 musical play of the same moniker. The play and the film are both fashioned from many of the “hair-metal” rock ballads...
If you are a fan of popular culture and pop culture themed art, you won’t find a more fascinating purveyor of the craft than artist Michael Bennett. He has worked...
For many, summer means kicking back on the beach with a good book and soaking up the rays, but thanks to California’s unwillingness to fall into the Pacific, here in the...
The beloved Final Fantasy franchise returns with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. See how this rhythm-based take on Final Fantasy updates the classic RPG series.
How would you like to be part of a steampunk adventure that involves neo-victorian wizards, outrageously mechanized apparel & weapons and defending your world from...
What do the classic films The Exorcist, Cool Hand Luke and A Clockwork Orange all have in common? If you guessed, “a failure to communicate,” then you’d be correct. If...
The 2012 Phoenix Comicon wrapped up on Sunday evening, but for the last day of the con the halls were filled with legions of enthusiastic pop culture fans who attended...
This Saturday saw thousands of enthusiastic pop culture disciples descend on the Phoenix Convention Center with costumes, cameras, cash and a craving for cool...
Friday was another fantastic day of fun at the 2012 Phoenix Comicon. Astounding outfits were observed, rampaging robots ran amok, wars of wit & wisdom were waged...
If you are a fan of the Sacha Baron Cohen characters Borat, Brüno and Ali G, then you are certainly going to want to see Cohen’s new movie, The Dictator. It is every bit...
This is a story about a man cursed to stay in the darkness for 200 years until he escapes to find himself alone and confused in a new world he never knew. No, I’m not...
Wow, what an incredible event! Last Friday’s Ignite Phoenix #12 was my first Ignite show, but it will certainly not be my last. This was the most amazing mix of comedy...
Ignite Phoenix #12 is one of the valley’s premier community themed events and is happening this Friday, May 4, 2012, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Virginia G. Piper...
The unholy alliance of Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and Danny Elfman continues with the long-awaited big-screen adaptation of the classic gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows."...
Friday the 13th is notoriously a day of bad luck that strikes fear in the hearts of the phobia prone, but with two new and unique fright affairs opening simultaneously...
Pop culture nerd goddess Felicia Day's latest online venture, the YouTube channel Geek & Sundry, has launched with a bang.
A bill passed late last week by the Arizona Legislature would criminalize "use of an electronic or digital device to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or...
