Nerdvana founder Jayson Peters shares some of his favorite stories from 2012. Disney acquiring Lucasfilm for $4 billion, slates Star Wars Episode 7 for 2015...
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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...
Along with the long-awaited return of the suddenly halted DC Nation superhero programming block including Green Lantern and Young Justice), next Saturday...
Fun Find Fridays is my series on the strange comic book related paraphernalia I’ve found at comic book shows, antique shops, swap meets, or buried in my closet...
A team of journalists who cover Nintendo games are hoping to keep the spirit of the now-defunct Nintendo Power magazine alive. Nintendo Force was announced...
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...
Britain’s Royal Mail has released stamp designs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013. You can see one below celebrating the First...
"Doctor Who" was new on Christmas Day in more ways than one. The titular Time Lord got a new world view, a new kick in the pants, a new companion, a new...
The mystery of the Doctor's new companion, Clara Oswin/Oswin Oswald or whatever her name is this time, has only deepened after the "Doctor Who" Christmas...
Welcome to a special post-Christmas Webcomics Wednesday, continuing the adventures of Zombie Santa! You saw him resurrected on Halloween, but what does the...
Phoenix New Times nerd blogger and friend of Nerdvana Bob Beard shares with us this image of possibly the wildest denizen of The Phoenix Zoo’s ZooLights...
Actress, singer and voice artist Nichelle Nichols, who broke racial barriers again and again on the original Star Trek as Lt. Uhura, will attend Phoenix...
Phoenix Comicon organizers kicked off the countdown to their 2013 convention in a big way by announcing that the creator and main cast of '90s sci-fi series...
With just days left before Christmas, you may be looking for gift ideas for the geek or nerd in your life. Here’s a roundup of the gift guides...
Timothy Zahn’s “Oceans Eleven”-style Han Solo heist adventure Scoundrels hits bookstores Jan. 1. (Nerdvana acquired an advance copy and a...
Roleplaying game designer and occasional Nerdvana contributor Stephen Carpenter has been branching out into digital filmmaking. Behold the fruits of his...
Video game publisher THQ has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. They plan to continue normal operations and release of future games. THQ has been...
It’s been a while since we’ve had any concrete Star Wars Episode VII updates — and it may be a while still. I’m hearing rumblings that...
Over the summer Wired magazine writer Mat Honan related his nightmare of costly identity theft through vulnerabilities in the way his Amazon, iCloud and Google...
Just days away from its debut in the Doctor Who Christmas special, the new TARDIS console room set has been unveiled online as a sneak peek by the BBC.
The holidays are fast upon us — and nerds have needs. Nerdvana has a few ideas to aid in your selfless quest!
The first issue of the recently announced Gygax Magazine is just a few weeks away, and people who signed up to be notified of updates at the gaming...
More about Star Trek on Nerdvana: Star Trek Into Darkness teaser debuts online Star Trek Into Darkness poster reveals epic devastation Star Trek Into...
A new prequel to the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special has surfaced.
BBC America has a new trailer for the "Doctor Who" Christmas special, "The Snowmen," and so does proper BBC across the pond.
Fun Find Fridays is my series on the strange comic book related paraphernalia I’ve found at comic book shows, antique shops, swap meets, or buried in my closet...
Some good news for Doctor Who fans with Netflix streaming subscriptions: The online video service has finally begun listing all its available episodes of the...
Via GeekTyrant and Geek News Network
Popular sci-fi author Timothy Zahn and famous fantasy authors Terry Brooks and Brandon Sanderson will be featured at Phoenix Comicon 2013, May 23-26 at the...
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...
We love our smartphones and how they’ve surpassed the 23rd century communicator prophesied in the original Star Trek – but when do we get to tap...
Fun Find Fridays is my series on the strange comic book related paraphernalia I’ve found at comic book shows, antique shops, swap meets, or buried in my closet...
Saturday’s episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is the last new adventure until Jan. 5. We’re still in the midst of the “droid strike”...
The original Batmobile from the 1960s’ campy Batman TV series will be auctioned Jan. 19 at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale. There...
Remember when Syfy was just The Sci-Fi Channel, and it showed more science fiction programming than reality shows, James Bond marathons and wrestling? Revisit...
UPDATED: Watch the teaser trailer here now. (SPOILER ALERT!)
Saturday, Dec. 8 – Weston Ochse signs Seal Team 666 – at the Barnes and Noble Westside in Tucson Sunday, Dec. 8 – Weston Ochse signs Seal Team 666 – at...
"The Dark Knight Rises" is available this week in Blu-ray combo pack, DVD and download.
On Xmas day we’re going to have the U.S. premiere of the Doctor Who spinoff series K-9. Whovians, mark your calendars! — Craig Engler (@Syfy) December 5...
There’s been a flurry of pop-culture news to start the week off with a bang. Here are a few items that slipped through the cracks earlier today on...
Star Wars: Battlefront III maybe the ultimate in vaporware — never officially announced, it may not even have existed. But a claim last week that it was “99%...
The sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man has a new cast member: 24-year-old Dane DeHaan will play Harry Osborn, Peter Parker’s friend and the son of the Green...
ET reports that Jamie Foxx has confirmed his role as the villain Electro in the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man. The former In Living Color comedian and Oscar...
An update on news that longtime Lucas collaborator Rick McCallum has parted ways with Lucasfilm in the wake of Disney's acquisition of the company.
Last year Mortal Kombat fans were treated to a nine-episode long web series entitled Mortal Kombat: Legacy, which not only dove into several interesting...
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TV Guide magazine (yes, it’s still a thing) held a Fan Favorites competition online to determine the show that will be on the cover of this week’s...
According to Latino Review -- which has a good track record for these things -- the villain in Warner Bros. upcoming live-action Justice League movie will be ...
Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but Khan Noonien Singh is a spicy dish best served on the big screen.
The first poster for "Star Trek Into Darkness" gives us a glimpse of the "mass destruction" hinted at in the synopsis released just a week ago.
A young woman’s arrest recently in India over “annoying” Facebook posts is a look into what might have resulted from legislation considered earlier this year...
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones will be released in 3-D on Sept. 20, 2013, followed by Episode III Revenge of the Sith on Oct. 4.
Fun Find Fridays is my series on the strange comic book related paraphernalia I’ve found at comic book shows, antique shops, swap meets, or buried in my closet...
This Saturday marks the beginning of a new story arc on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars."
Cronkite News Service reports via the Arizona Capitol Times that online shoppers thumbed their nose at the state to the tune of an estimated $708 million in...
Strange as it sounds — TSR is back. The trademark name of the company that launched Dungeons & Dragons nearly 40 years ago has been picked up by...
Christmas Eve 1892, and the falling snow is the stuff of fairytales.
Patrick Steward and Ian McKellen will reprise their roles as Professor Xavier and Magneto in the multigenerational "X-Men: Days of Future Past."
Like many children and geeks, I spent Black Friday Weekend wondering which toys I’d like for Christmas. I’m an action figure man, and I’ve been wondering if...
With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
HitFix, citing exclusive “sources,” claims that Joseph Gordon-Levitt “absolutely” will be appearing as Batman in a Justice League film...
Another Valley gaming convention has folded.
Many questions remain about the future of the Star Wars brand and other Lucasfilm properties under Disney's management.
It was December 2010 when I last mentioned the development of a new movie based on the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying franchise for Syfy. And it...
It looks like the "Safety Not Guaranteed" director has taken himself out of the running to direct "Star Wars Episode VII."
Here’s something to be thankful for: While many shows are in re-runs due to the holiday, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is all new, and finishing out the...
Deadline is reporting that Disney wants The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan and X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of...
Pictures with Darth Santa and his Mandalorian bounty hunter elves. Highlights from the legendary Star Wars Holiday Special. (Don’t tell George!) And a...
Via David Muller
The Virgin Books novel "Love and War" introduced a new companion for the Doctor, a witty archaeologist named Professor Bernice Summerfield. Now, on the 20th...
Last season on Doctor Who, fans were treated to an award-winning script by sci-fi superstar Neil Gaiman that explored the thoughts and feelings of the Time...
Believe it or not, the brick-and-mortar video store is not dead — at least not in America’s shopping malls. Trans World Entertainment, which still...
Marvel will release "Age of Ultron," a 10-issue limited series by Brian Michael Bendis and others, in March 2013.
Video: More from Lucas, Kennedy on new Star Wars films Video: Lucas, Kennedy discuss new Star Wars movies Episode VII set 50 years after Episode VI? ‘Think...
Adding fuel to the fire surrounding rumors of "Safety Not Guaranteed" director Colin Trevorrow helming the next "Star Wars" film, a video interview from June...
Via Saturday Night Live
Brad Bird wants his Twitter followers (and presumably the wider world) to know that he is not going to direct the new "Star Wars" movie, no matter how much you...
The “Modern Ruins” series of posts over at io9 just pointed me to the depressing “Video Decay” photostream on Flickr from photographer...
I paid a visit to my local comics shop this past Wednesday and picked up a handful of new books; in particular the Fantastic Four #1, the first comic in...
It’s called … “The Snowmen!”
See also: ‘The Great Detective’ – Watch the prequel to Doctor Who’s Christmas special now!
See also: First trailer for Doctor Who Christmas special arrives
Okay, right up front, I’ve never read a Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novel or seen a Twilight movie, including The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1;...
If you dig politics and/or history then you are going to love the new Steven Spielberg film, Lincoln, about how our 16th President valiantly fought against all...
The latest issue of Amazing Arizona Comics explores the consequences of Arizona's potential secession from the United States -- on a parallel Earth, where the...
The younglings must get their act together and rescue Ahsoka after she risked everything to secure their escape from Hondo's pirates last week.
In practically the same breath, Twilight leading “man” Robert Pattinson has said he would jump at a role in the new Star Wars movies “in a...
Will Darth Vader be resurrected in the new Star Wars trilogy?
Frank Marshall, the producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark and husband of Lucasfilm president and Star Wars and Indiana Jones brand manager Kathleen Kennedy, has...
"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...
Everyone’s having fun throwing around dream directors for Star Wars Episode VII. Longtime Lucas cohort Steven Spielberg has already distanced himself...
A new poster has been released for The Host, an adaptation of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s other work.
Capcom announced today that the next game in the rebooted Devil May Cry franchise, entitled DmC Devil May Cry, will feature add-on content that enables players...
Russ Kazmierczak Jr.: The collision of my interests in politics and superheroes spawned an epiphany: politicians and superheroes have a lot in common.
David Yates, the director of the last four Harry Potter flicks, has signed-on with Warner Bros. to helm the next big screen Tarzan film.
StarWars.com confirms that "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Toy Story 3" screenwriter Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the new "Star Wars" film.
