Why do millions of people around the world stay up late and turn their eyes to Times Square? Could it be that the ball itself represents the leaps and bounds...
2016
The unpaid Phoenix Comicon volunteer staff will be required to pay dues as members of a nonprofit "social club."
Carrie Fisher has died at age 60 after suffering an in-flight medical emergency last week.
We have the first Alien: Covenant trailer to whet our gruesome appetites.
What’s in store for the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Bill (Pearl Mackie) in 2017? Find out in the new first-look Doctor Who Season 10 trailer!
Passengers is a disappointment and proof positive that good movies require good stories – not just money, special effects and star power.
The Douglas Adams Doctor Who classic City of Death is free to watch on demand for a limited time.
The Art of Splatoon will celebrate the fresh aesthetic of Nintendo's quirky squid-ink shooter.
Nerdvana's interview with Chris Ayers and Dennis Cooper, whose 'People v Batman v Superman' podcast dissects Zack Snyder's film - piece by horrifying piece.
Free Comic Book Day returns May 6, 2017, with a new slew of exclusive titles.
Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, is coming Oct. 6, 2017.
David Tennant headlines the new DuckTales cast.
Hayao Miyazaki's historical fantasy epic Princess Mononoke is coming back to the big screen for its 20th anniversary.
Super Nintendo World looks very much like Mario's magical Mushroom Kingdom come to life.
The Force is strong with this One.
The Klingons of Star Trek: Discovery are here!
Start saving your galleons for a trip to New York, because "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is in talks to open on Broadway in spring 2018, Pottermore...
The Doctor Who Christmas special is drawing near, and now there's a trailer for "The Return of Doctor Mysterio!"
Directed by John Madden and written by Jonathan Perera, this seems to be very much a man’s take on how a wily woman might work in the world of politics.
Tom Holland pushes the boundaries in the trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The DuckTales 2017 reboot's first season will comprise 21 half-hour episodes and two hourlong specials.
Jason David Frank, aka "Green Ranger" Tommy Oliver, is the first Phoenix Comicon 2017 guest to be announced.
The shadowy Vashta Nerada are returning to Doctor Who in a Big Finish audio drama starring Tom Baker.
Phoenix Tonight host: What can I do in the absence of The Late Show With Dave Letterman that would both honor its traditions and make it viable for a new...
The Mummy is coming. Again.
Barnes & Noble stores will fete fans of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts with the Magical Holiday Ball on Dec. 9.
Back and cute (and dangerous) as ever, Baby Groot is undeniably the star of this new teaser trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Telltale Games will release a five-episode-long take on Guardians of the Galaxy next year.
Where have all the heroes gone?
Nintendo reveals a beautiful new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, as well as a fun gamplay video showcasing combat and exploration.
Nerdvana is making preliminary preparations to attend and cover Star Wars Celebration Orlando.
The first Rogue One clip has been released in Felicity Jones' appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!
The organizers behind Amazing Arizona Comic Con have pulled the Phoenix event off their schedule, along with a sister Houston event.
A new synopsis and promotional image has been released for the Doctor Who Christmas special, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio."
The Star Trek: Discovery cast is starting to take shape ...
Nintendo characters are coming to Universal Studios theme parks in Hollywood, Orlando and Japan.
Pablo Hidalgo's Twitter feed is always enlightening for Star Wars fans. What could his cryptic Death Star conference room clue mean for Rogue One?
In the spirit of "Movember," here is a list of exemplary facial hair in superhero comics.
Ron Glass, who appeared on TV's Barney Miller, Friends, Firefly and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has died. He was 71.
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Hayao Miyazaki's surreal Spirited Away, the film is returning to theaters Dec. 4 and 5.
Wizards of the Coast has been quietly making a selection of old Dungeons & Dragons products available via print on demand.
The Doctor Who Christmas special "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" will be screened in theaters Dec. 27 and 29.
Rogue One tickets go on sale Cyber Monday.
Lion gives a nod to adoptive parents everywhere regardless of culture.
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Michelle Yeoh is reported to play a starship captain in Star Trek: Discovery.
Alien: Covenant, the sequel to Prometheus and prequel to Alien, will be coming out May 19, according to a new teaser poster.
Emilia Clarke has joined the cast of the untitled Han Solo Star Wars spinoff.
Christmas creeping up too early? Not when it comes to our first clip from the Doctor Who Christmas special, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio."
Phoenix Tonight presents: An Evening with Ann Moses
It’s not much of a stretch to say that this film is an ingenious and symbolic snapshot of fly-over America’s current hateful, cuck-calling state of affairs.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones and Diego Luna narrate a featurette about the movie.
Take flight in the cockpit of a Rebel X-Wing -- but don't get too attached to it -- in a Star Wars 360-degree video experience.
Is Defenders of the Triforce a new Zelda video game?
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling borrows heavily from Men in Black with a convoluted and meandering story.
Super Mario Run will be released Dec. 15 for iOS devices.
Ignite Phoenix's first music-oriented event is available to watch online.
It's hardly possible to turn to a page of Volo's Guide to Monsters and NOT discover an adventure hook -- and that's the way it always should be ...
D&D, Fisher-Price Little People and the venerable swing join the National Toy Hall of Fame.
Hatchling marine iguana versus hungry pit of racer snakes: Who will win?
Del Rey has revealed the final cover art for Alexander Freed's Rogue One novelization.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's historic election defeat has been immortalized in classic comic fashion for Nerdvana by Amazing Arizona Comics.
Cartoon election special: The Klute's list of the best animated shows about politics.
Most of this Rogue One: A Star Wars Story TV teaser is recycled from previous trailers.
Doctor Strange is yet another Marvel masterpiece. It’s a great origin story and introduction to one of the comic universe’s most intriguing characters.
Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine opens June 2, 2017.
What could possibly make this year's second annual Cottonwood Comic Book Show any different from its peers?
Johnny Depp will have a co-starring role in the second Fantastic Beasts film, and speculation is rampant he'll play the feared Dark Wizard Grindelwald.
In a world with all manner of nasty news, just when we need a true-blue (or bronze, rather) hero most – Doc Savage returns to Arizona for Doc Con XIX.
Hellboy is back in a third original graphic novel next spring.
Three weeks until the first Fantastic Beasts film premieres, we're already getting details about the second movie – including young Dumbledore.
Next year's gorgeous Legend of Zelda game Breath of the Wild will revisit locations from the 8-bit NES' original Hyrule adventure.
Michelle Gomez gets into her role as renegade Time Lord Missy on Doctor Who like no one else - even on Halloween!
Bryan Fuller is already moving on from his "showrunner" role on Star Trek: Discovery.
Ignite Phoenix Music brings together 18 Valley residents to share their passion for music.
Planet Earth II, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, will premiere Feb. 18 on BBC America.
Big Finish's November Doctor Who audio drama features a stained glass Dalek - something never attempted on TV, with a creature few have dared to reimagine.
Google Fiber won't be coming to the Phoenix area anytime soon.
Jack Chick, who stoked the "Satanic panic" that vilified pop culture such as D&D, has died at age 92.
25 years ago, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died, but his universe lives on.
Steve Dillon, comic book artist and co-creator of Preacher, has died.
Donald Glover will play Lando Calrissian in 2018's untitled Han Solo standalone "Star Wars Story" film.
Logan stars Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart in their purported final appearances as Wolverine and Professor X.
Phoenix Zine Fest organizer Brodie Hubbard talks to Nerdvana about the celebration of independent publishing.
Nintendo has pulled back the curtain to reveal, at long last, its next-gen console: Nintendo Switch.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 doesn't arrive until May 5, 2017, but Marvel's got us hooked on a feeling already with the film's first sneak-peek trailer.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them debuts in exactly one month, and news about the film series just keeps coming.
A new Duracell battery ad highlights the rebellious spirit of youth and a taste of the adventure coming this December in Rogue One: A Star Wars story.
These days, when you think politics, orange aliens and scientific impossibilities, there is probably a certain presidential candidate who comes to mind...
The Accountant is a goofy-but-fun cross between John Wick, Rain Man and Kill Bill, and it is an exciting new spin on the well-worn action/thriller genre.
Rogue One's final trailer lays on the Death Star glamour shots pretty thick - and it works.
Many early Doctor Who adventures have been lost and re-created, but Power of the Daleks, the most ambitious attempt yet, is getting a theatrical debut.
"New Rogue One poster revealed by Director Gareth Edwards, as seen on The Star Wars Show today. Plus, see the new trailer tomorrow morning!"
"He lives." And with that cryptic line, Star Wars Rebels just possibly rekindled a conflict out of "Legend."
The Iron Fist trailer debuts, and the Defenders assemble - to fight Sigourney Weaver?
The Class trailer showcases the Doctor Who spinoff's pop culture roots.
New looks at the Doctor Who Christmas special and Class spinoff series!
Phoenix Comicon's Fan Fest event later this month will introduce paid guaranteed seating for popular panels.
The Birth of a Nation is not for the faint of heart: It is a bold, unflinching look at America’s racist past and an important movie that you need to see.
If you’ve been hankering for an atmospheric whodunit involving unstable characters, then The Girl on the Train could be your next stop.
