What more can I say? My experience at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con was unforgettable. It was fantastic hanging with fans, seeing famous artists, writers and...
July 2008
I THINK I’M IN LOVE. NO, I’M DEFINITELY IN LOVE.
While I recover from the convention, please enjoy these wonderful photos.
AN OLD-SCHOOL BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WITH A FULLY-FUNCTIONAL HELMET. SWEET! Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, it did. Saturday was my...
BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL!!! Friday at the San Diego Comic-Con seemed busier than previous days. The long lines and cramped isles made it tough to get around...
SCI FI CHANNEL PHOTOS Doctor Who fans in the U.S. have been patient. Most of us. I know some who have resorted to less-than-legal means to watch the show...
A FULL-SIZE JABBA THE HUTT REPLICA, BUT NO PRINCESS LEIA. THAT’S TOMORROW! It was my second day at the San Diego Comic-Con and I think I’m hitting...
Freema Agyeman, late of Doctor Who where she played world-saving medical student Martha Jones, and Jamie Bamber, of the about-to-wrap reincarnation of...
Last night was preview night at the San Diego Comic-Con, which can only be described as organized madness … and a taste of things to come.
Finally, I’m going to the San Diego Comic-Con. A mecca for fanboys and pop-culture geeks, the convention is one of the biggest events in the world with...
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/NASA On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the...
E3 was a mixed bag this year. What did we learn? That Microsoft is coming off as a little elitist these days, and Sony a little desperate. And Nintendo ...
If you haven’t seen the new three-act Internet series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly creator Joss Whedon...
DR. MANHATTAN FROM THE WATCHMEN. IMAGES COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. Even though KeL told us about the new Watchmen trailer in his post the other day, I...
KONAMI IMAGE Giant, evil Easter Island heads and enormous bosses with glowing weak spots that scream “shoot me.” They’re all back to menace...
Visitors to Comic-Con International next week in San Diego won’t get much in the way of sneak previews for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie coming next...
Image from TerminatorSalvation.com Finally, the fight we’ve all waited to see! Yahoo has the first teaser trailer up for Terminator Salvation: The Future...
Some Star Wars-themed episodes of popular animated shows have been nominated for the 60th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards: Outstanding Animated Program (for...
IMAGES COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. Visionary director Christopher Nolan delivers another masterpiece with The Dark Knight, a gritty and epic crime story full of...
Science fiction got some props today in the nominations for the 60th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards: Battlestar Galactica nominations (6): Outstanding Writing...
The History Channel series UFO Hunters is sending a crew to the Valley to investigate a March 13, 1997, incident known as the “Phoenix Lights.” On...
Karen Traviss, author of such Star Wars tie-ins as the Republic Commando series and the Legacy of the Force series, will come to Tempe’s Changing Hands...
HIGHLIGHTS FROM NINTENDO’S PRESS CONFERENCE: The sequel to Wii Sports, the ever-popular Wii launch title, Wii Sports Resort adds activities like fencing...
One of the biggest video game publicity events is happening this week at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles. That means lots of gaming news...
Apple boosted the capabilities and usefulness of the iPhone and iPod touch last Friday with the release of third-party applications. The App Store on iTunes...
See More Wii Music Screenshot at IGN.com One of the biggest video game publicity events is happening this week at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los...
After seeing their cross-town rival, Marvel, score two sizable hits this summer in The Incredible Hulk ($130 million dollars at the box office) and Iron Man...
One of the biggest video game publicity events is happening this week at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles. That means lots of gaming news...
TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO Ready for some more geeky podcasts? Thought so. And in case you missed it, don’t forget to check out Part I. Or, you can check out...
CopperCon, the annual Arizona science fiction and fantasy convention hosted by the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society, is coming Aug. 29-31 to Embassy...
LUCASARTS IMAGE Who needs The Clone Wars? Sure, the new CGI Star Wars movie is coming to theaters Aug. 15, but why dwell on the past of the prequel era (again)...
Here’s a peek at a promotional poster for McDonald’s Happy Meal toys that tie in with the upcoming film Star Wars: The Clone Wars: PHOTO VIA...
PHOTO BY STEVE SCHOFIELD Photographer Steve Schofield’s Land of the Free gallery offers a glimpse at British fans of sci-fi, fantasy and Westerns showing...
IGN has the exclusive trailer for Mega Man 9, soon to be released on Wii Ware, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network: [kml_flashembed movie="" width="433"...
The top post in the Pegasus Galaxy is starting to feel a lot like the Defense Against the Dark Arts position at Hogwarts: cursed. The fifth season of Stargate...
IMAGES COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. If you’re psyched for The Dark Knight (July 18) and you want to see Batman like you’ve never seen him before, check...
IMAGES COURTESY OF ELECTRONIC ARTS It’s hard to distinguish yourself in a gaming market that’s saturated with military shooters, and while...
ABOVE: Replicas of the Federation starships Enterprise and Voyager hang from the ceiling at the Las Vegas Hilton’s Star Trek: The Experience, just before...
There are some things you just can’t kill. Take Futurama, for example. The animated series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening ended years ago, but...
“New” words you’ll find in the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary: fanboy (a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee of...
TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO Podcasts are a great way for busy geeks to stay on top of their obsessions when they’re stuck in traffic (or a cubicle). A good...
If you caught Albert Ching’s June 20 Tribune story “More men seeking sneakers for shoe collections,” you know that acquiring massive piles of...
LUCASFILM/STARWARS.COM The New York Times reports that Toys “R” Us stores are now displaying clocks counting down to July 26, when many will open...
Blizzard continues to make this a banner year for video game fans. The company has announced that Diablo III is in the works. The latest game in the Diablo...
Is the Xbox 360 headed for a $50 price drop? That’s what online reports suggest, citing “leaked” advertisements showing a $300 20GB unit...
(BBC IMAGE) Doctor Who isn’t on tonight — it’s the Fourth of July, and Sci Fi is airing a Twilight Zone marathon. (Because, really, what says...
IMAGE AND TEXT COURTESY OF DC COMICS AND APPLE INC.
Your favorite DC Comics superheroes are now on iTunes.
Do you hear that jingle-jangle sound? No, it’s not those shiny coins from Super Mario Bros. or the pretty rupees from The Legend of Zelda –...
Image courtesy of Marvel Comics Famed comic book artist Michael Turner recently passed away after a struggle with cancer. Turner broke into comics in the late...
