On June 21, Del Rey will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novel "Heir to the Empire."
January 2011
It looks like just a day after DC stopped submitting its content to the Comics Code Authority, Archie Comics — the last adherent to that McCarthy-era...
Phoenix Comicon organizers announced a whole bunch of comics-related guests this weekend, including writer, filmmaker and illustrator Billy Tucci and official...
The new Superman film from director Zack Snyder has its star: Henry Cavill, best known for a role in Showtime’s historical series The Tudors. The British...
It’s hard to believe the Valley’s public television station, KAET, is 50 years old today.
POOL Together, an indoor, co-op marketplace built in the shell of an abandoned Mervyn’s department store near downtown Mesa, is closing its doors...
A local web series, Mantecoza, with a steampunk theme is seeking extras in their own steampunk costumes to take part in filming Sunday in downtown Phoenix...
Anthony Hopkins delivers a chilling performance in 'The Rite' while Jason Statham reminds audiences why he's an action star in 'The Mechanic'.
Cox Communications has ranked in the top quarter of cable companies best able to stream Netflix video content for customers, according to Netflix’s own...
TOKYO (AP) — Sony said the successor to its PlayStation Portable machine will go on sale late this year, offering the quality of a home console in an on-the-go...
Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe is hosting 15 authors of young adult fiction starting at 4 p.m. Saturday — and event the store has dubbed YAllapalooza...
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Warner Bros. Animation today released the first image from the upcoming Cartoon Network revival of ThunderCats.
At Gamer’s Inn, you’ll never hear “game over.” That’s because the local haven for roleplaying, miniatures, collectible card games, board games and computer LAN...
Vul-Con, the new gaming convention announced just a few short weeks ago for late October at the Phoenix Convention Center, has been pushed back to early 2012.
According to a Marvel Comics e-mail obtained by Comic Book Resources, retailers will be able to sell Fantastic Four #587 Tuesday, one day earlier than the...
Newsarama reports on the end of an era: Comics-industry magazine Wizard and its sister publication, Toyfare, are ceasing their print runs, to be replaced by an...
Who wouldn’t want a cuppa in this mug shaped just like the TARDIS from Doctor Who? It even has a lid! BBC America Shop is selling the ceramic space-time...
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Organizers of Phoenix Comicon started rolling out band announcements this week for their 2011 event, set for May 26-29 (Memorial Day weekend) at the Phoenix...
2K Games and Gearbox Software announced Friday that Duke Nukem Forever will launch May 3 in North America for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC...
Natalie Portman proves she has a funny side - and makes 'No Strings Attached' one of the best romantic comedies to hit theatres in a while.
According to an e-mail sent to those signed up to pre-order Star Wars: The Complete Saga when it makes its debut on Blu-ray this fall, the magic date will be...
Adding to an already-astounding third season, Entertainment Weekly broke the news Thursday that Liam Neeson would reprise his role as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn...
DC Comics' Jim Lee announced Thursday on its The Source blog that DC titles would no longer carry the Comics Code Authority Seal of Approval, and instead would...
While many science fiction and fantasy shows spawn a series of original novels based on the TV series, Doctor Who may be unique in that SO many of its many...
Disney World President Meg Crofton announced yesterday (see video below) the re-Imagineered version of Star Tours: The Adventure Continues will open May 20...
Science fiction and fantasy novelist Michael Stackpole will lead the writing workshop “21 Days to a Novel” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at...
Bestselling author Anne Rice, who made vampires cool before vampires were cool, will visit Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe next month to sign copies of her...
Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries, Alice in Wonderland) has been cast as Selina Kyle, Catwoman’s alter-ego, in The Dark Knight Rises, the highly...
With the U.S. release date of the Nintendo 3DS finally known, parents may be concerned about recent warnings in Japan that advised against small children using...
As expected, the online action game Stargate Resistance has been shut down following the termination of an Arizona company’s license to produce games...
Nintendo's glasses-free 3-D handheld gaming system, the 3DS, will be available in North America starting March 27 for a price of $249.99.
A new line of Doctor Who collectibles including action figures, bobbleheads and glassware will debut at the New York Toy Fair in February and reach consumers...
Comic books often begin with an extraordinary substance that turns ordinary people into superheroes. In the real world, we call that substance coffee.
The roommate thing has been overdone on television, but the BBC’s Being Human revived it with a new spin on the classic concept: three supernatural...
Don’t forget: Tuesday night marks the return of the PBS documentary series Pioneers of Television, with a look at the early use of the science fiction...
Williams-Sonoma is offering 20 percent off its exclusive collection of Star Wars cookie cutters, pancake molds and other kitchen accessories. All you have to...
Alien Prequel is No More, Now “Prometheus” Instead (Geekosystem) Twelve New (and Geeky) Astrological Signs (GeekMom) Elijah Wood Signs On for ‘Treasure...
MAC Cosmetics is giving new meaning to the term “girl power,” bringing out the inner Amazonian super heroine in female geeks everywhere with its...
It’s confirmed: Chandler Fashion Center will host one of the Disney Store’s first new “innovative concept stores” in North America...
Columbia Pictures has released the first official image of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man in the next installment of the Marvel superhero franchise. Garfield...
Conan O’Brien was excited Monday to discover that the superhero he created with DC animator Bruce Timm, dubbed the Flaming C, has been animated into...
Superheroes make a living out of saving lives, but in Marvel’s “Captain America: A Little Help” released today, the story tackles a heavier...
Mario Paint for the Super NES was far more than an art program: It also allowed players to dabble in animation and music composition. One enterprising soul has...
The exact date hasn’t been revealed, but the Disney Store at Chandler Fashion Center reportedly will be one of the first six locations in North America...
Although he claims, referring to the incident with the dragon, that he was barely involved and all he did was give Bilbo Baggins a little nudge out of the...
British Actor: BBC Spends Too Much On ‘Doctor Who’ (Airlock Alpha) They’re Selling Comics On The iPad The Wrong Way (Kotaku) The Walking Dead...
'Country Strong' and 'Season of the Witch' get the 2011 movie season off to a rocky start.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns tonight on Cartoon Network with the second half of its third season.
Star Wars: The Complete Saga is now available for pre-order on Blu-ray.
Jim Ward, a former LucasArts and Lucasfilm executive who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Harry Mitchell in this...
BBC and Syfy don’t have the Arthurian legend market cornered with Merlin. Starz is getting ready to launch Camelot, a 10-episode epic drama premiering...
Dark Horse Comics is launching a digital comics platform for computers and mobile devices, and signing up for a newletter at Digital.DarkHorse.com enters you...
David Tennant, the host of Masterpiece Contemporary on PBS and the recent former star of Doctor Who, has become engaged to Georgia Moffett — who played...
Late last year the world lost comic actor and Forbidden Planet star Leslie Nielsen; now his love interest in that seminal sci-fi film, Anne Francis, has passed...
What Nerdvana content were you busy enjoying last month?
A new convention has been added to the Nerdvana calendar of events. Vul-Con is scheduled for Oct. 22-23 Feb 25-26 at the Phoenix Convention Center...
Arthur (Bradley James) and Merlin (Colin Morgan) (BBC/Syfy) Merlin, a British export that does for Arthurian legend what Smallville did for Superman, returns...
The New Year starts off with a bang for fans of eldritch horror, Japanese pop culture and comic books. Next weekend, look out for not one, not two, but THREE...
Syfy will air the last five new episodes of Caprica, its canceled Battlestar Galactica prequel, starting at 6 p.m. this Tuesday, Jan. 4. Meanwhile, comedian...
