Samurai Comics’ new Mesa location back in August when it opened and resembled, in owner Mike Banks’ words, a “comic book yard sale.”...
September 2011
Gotham City Comics & Coffee in downtown Mesa has quietly come under new ownership: Tom Price, who worked as a manager for the now-defunct Atomic Comics from...
Mesa geek spot Gamer’s Inn — 1232 E. Southern Ave., No. 14 — has been known for its 24/7 access to gaming tables and LAN terminals, but starting Saturday the...
After three full weeks (and one teaser week) of DC’s New 52, it’s safe to say that it’s a rousing success. Titles are selling out all over...
Several Valley comic book shops will be taking part in Saturday’s 24 Hour Comics Day Challenge. Cartoonists of all ages can participate — but they’ll have to...
This week you can meet two of the mechanical boxers from Hugh Jackman’s robot fighting movie "Real Steel," opening Oct. 7.
Spoilers may follow for the "Doctor Who" episode "Closing Time."
Last week the winners of the Saboten Con badge art contest were announced — and you can take a peek at their work below. The annual anime convention will...
You can geek out with fellow Eight Arizona PBS enthusiasts Oct. 29 at the inaugural Arizona PBS Nerd Walk, in conjunction with ASU homecoming in Tempe.
"The God Complex" is a remarkably compelling Doctor Who episode, one which takes us away from all the emotional baggage of the Doctor's date with destiny and...
DC's modernizing of their characters and universe continued with their third wave of books.
Faced with a stunning loss of subscribers and investors, Netflix is rebranding its disc rental service and adding the option to upgrade to video game rentals.
This Friday, The Lion King returns to theaters for a limited 3-D engagement. This, no doubt, is to promote the film's upcoming Diamond Edition release on Blu...
With 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' returning for a fourth season Sept. 16, many questions remain. Having seen the first two episodes, I can tell you that exactly...
We’re coming up on another of the Valley’s signature pop culture events: Saboten Con, a growing anime convention Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at...
The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting two events on Sept 18 and 22 that dovetail with the tandem comics-themed exhibitions IDIOS KOSMOS : KOINOS...
A Mesa Community College student placed in the Top 8 in the Senior Division of the Pokeom Trading Card Game World Championship Aug. 13-14 in San Diego.
"The Lord of the Rings" is the latest pop culture icon to come to the Valley in symphonic form.
This "Doctor Who" recap/review may contain spoilers for "The Girl Who Waited" and prior episodes.
Starting Sept. 18, the Nintendo DSi XL will be available in a new color: Metallic Rose, which Nintendo describes as “an eye-catching shade of pink with a...
While traveling through a village built on swordsmanship, Lion-O's cockiness loses him the Sword of Omens to the Duelist, a villainous sword-collector. With...
Despite being underwhelmed by last week's Justice League #1, the first book in the new DC Universe (DCnU), I gave DC the benefit of the doubt and picked up...
Borders is in its final death throes this week, with the once-mighty bookstore chain’s going-out-of-business sale reaching 70 to 90 percent off territory...
For the second September in a row, downtown Mesa's Second Friday block party will have a distinctly pulpy flavor. That's because ENCREDICON is back -- Evermore...
DC began their onslaught of 52 new titles with last week’s Justice League #1. DC only released two books last week to ensure that both would receive the...
Originally scheduled for release in June, a special 20th anniversary edition of Timothy Zahn’s landmark Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire hits...
This review originally ran Aug. 26 – please leave any comments on the original post. See the Nerdvana Calendar for showtimes of Bellflower at The Royale...
"Doctor Who," after returning from a midseason break to turn the River Song mystery completely on its head last week, is back to house calls.
This week’s episode of ThunderCats offers a history lesson as Lion-O travels into the Book of Omens to live out his ancestor’s past as Leo, who led...
Comic book fans, creators mourn Arizona’s Atomic Comics Torchwood: The terrible truth of ‘Miracle Day’ emerges Make your own TARDIS journal (2010) It’s...
