October 2007

Halloween ‘Star Wars’ goodies!

Head on over to StarWars.com for a whole galaxy of Halloween-themed activities and goodies, including a downloadable audio file sure to scare the trick-or...

Merry Sithmas!

It’s never too early to start thinking about the perfect holiday gift for the geeks in your life. Especially when one side of a Target aisle is littered...

A trilogy becomes a tetralogy

Random House has announced that the third book in the Inheritance series begun with Eragon and Eldest will be released Sept 23, 2008. The still-untitled third...

JLA-spin-off-a-rama!

George Miller‘s Justice League of America movie hasn’t even been officially cast yet, and there’s already news of spin-off movies...

The Ultimate Superman writer?

With Variety reporting that the writers of 2006’s Superman Returns won’t be returning for the sequel, the job seems to be open and comic book...

Kubrick’s masterpieces in HD!

As the HD DVD and Blu-ray high-definition disc format war wages on there have been many victories and defeats. Last week HD DVD fans (that’s me!) were...

Today, Wii mourn a friend

Rest in peace, my old friend. Nintendo of Japan has officially retired the Famicom – their version of the Nintendo Entertainment System (pictured)...

‘Karas’ is anime done right

Sometimes in life you just get lucky…really lucky. As a big fan of anime television shows and movies, I’m always on the hunt for something new and...

Boba Fett sets course for Mesa

Jeremy Bulloch, the actor behind the mask of intergalactic bounty hunter Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, will be a guest at...

Enterprise crew complete at last

It’s official: Relative unknown Chris Pine will be helming the good ship Enterprise in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek film, due in theaters Christmas Day...

That ’70s show … Arizona style

If you’re one of the few Arizonans who was actually here in the ’70s (born in ’77 here, baby!), Channel 8 wants to hear from you. The...

G4 adds Heroes to lineup

After weeks of teasing viewers with a “big announcement,” G4 has announced they will be showing new episodes of Heroes (Season 2) on Saturday...

Captain America returns!

Captain America #34 cover, with a new costume designed by Alex Ross Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) was shot and killed on his way to trial last March...

Pen for your thoughts

If you have the new Nintendo DS game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Nintendo wants to give you a gift for your opinion. Just head over to register...

Wii update adds keyboard support

Wii users have been clamoring for a keyboard. (Wii users I work with in particular have been clamoring for a better all-around online experience.) Well, if...

Love and war on the Red Planet

I’m a huge fan of the writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs, even though I believe he was an unabashed white supremacist. (Just to be clear, I am not.) Tarzan...

Thundercats are loose!

The cavalcade of ’80s animation to the big screen of the 21st century continues! Remember this: “Thunder … Thunder … Thunder …...

Iron Man movie poster revealed!

Image courtesy of Marvel Comics The first poster for 2008’s Iron Man movie is here. For more information check out Marvel’s Iron Man movie website...

Seven heroes to appear in JLA movie

Image courtesy of DC Comics Finally, some good news about the upcoming, live-action Justice League of America movie. Entertainment Weekly is reporting they...