GeekDad Matt Blum has a review of The Secret World of Arrietty, the latest Miyazaki import. It opens Feb. 17 in the U.S. Residing quietly beneath the...
October 2011
Remember when fantasy roleplaying was a more social experience that relied on imagination, and there was more gold stretched across the hairy exposed chest of...
Local geek mom blogger Sari was the second and final winner in our Scooby-Doo plush Halloween toy giveaway. She and her meddling kids came into the Tribune...
ThunderCats resumes Friday with “Berbils,” which reintroduces the robot teddy bears that featured as recurring characters in the original 1980s...
Kim is the first winner in our Scooby-Doo Halloween toy giveaway. You’ll be contacted offline to arrange pickup or shipment, Kim. Thanks for commenting...
It’s mystery time. Earlier this week I posed the first trivia question in our Halloween Scooby-Doo plush toy giveaway. This time the theme will be Warner...
Being touted as a "found-footage" movie mixed with superheroes, 'Chronicle' actually looks pretty decent - check out the new trailer!
To promote "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated," Warner Bros. has graciously provided Nerdvana with two Scooby-Doo plush toys that we're giving away in a trivia...
A couple weeks back, I reported that Tucson’s Lulubell Toy Bodega, a store specializing in designer vinyl collectibles and gallery pieces, was setting up shop...
On the heels of New York Comic Con, Cartoon Network has released the complete first scene from Warner Bros. Animation’s Green Lantern: The Animated...
George Lucas on Saturday presented Darth Vader with the Spike TV Scream Award for Ultimate Villain. Doctor Who’s Matt Smith won the award for best sci-fi...
The hype has begun for spring’s Clone Wars event bringing Darth Maul back from the dead and roaring back into the Star Wars universe. And — oh...
A movie with robots beating the bolts out of each other? And it has a decent plot too? Count me in!
Angela Lansbury turns 86 on Sunday. What more fitting tribute for such a grande dame of stage and screen than a team-up between her iconic television sleuth...
“Zombies Versus” is the theme of this month’s Second Friday block party in downtown Mesa. Dress like a zombie for a zombie walk, or dress...
Downtown Mesa is kind of a scary place to begin with. I should know — I worked there for more than 12 years, until the Tribune moved its main office to...
The owner of the now-shuttered Atomic Comics chain has a new gig. Mike Malve has been named a partner at Epic Digital and also will serve as president of the...
Call it the ultimate game of “Riddles in the Dark.” Friend of the blog Jonathan Simon, who runs the awesome (and Best of East Valley-winning)...
Gamers rejoice: Devastation is coming to the Phoenix Convention Center. The annual video game tournament and convention will kick off Thursday with an...
Last week marked the end of September and the first wave of DC’s 52 new books. The bold idea of restarting all of their super-hero books seems to have...
Did you know there’s a calendar right here on Nerdvana where you can scope out the local convention scene and find other geeky events going on in the...
A designer toy store in Tucson plans to open a downtown Mesa location this fall. Lulubell Toy Bodega specializes in vinyl collectibles and gallery pieces, and...
The last days of Borders The music of Middle-earth comes to town Clone Wars: You can’t miss a season premiere of this magnitude! Mesa geek haven Gamer’s Inn no...
