Even as the American space program scrambles to fund a modest mission to Mars, NASA’s marketing aces haven’t given up hope of inspiring future...
February 2012
Davy Jones, the actor and singer from the ’60s ironic rock band The Monkees, died today. He was 66. Strange as it sounds the then-teen icon had a big...
Not even a leap year could keep Arizona’s birthday month from ending. Presented here for the first time in one place is the complete story of a jealous...
Say what you will about the hastily made "pre-makes" of upcoming or recent sci-fi/fantasy/horror flicks -- but I really think they took a better tack in...
More than a year after an online combat game based on television’s Stargate franchise shut down after years of controversy and possible fraud, and more...
Penny Arcade, the long-running webcomic about gaming and gamers, is no stranger to branching out. They’ve got the charity Child’s Play, the annual...
Hold the phone.
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If the first governor of Arizona is buried in the middle of Phoenix, Egyptian-style, it stands to reason he could be raised in mummy-form when danger threatens...
There is more than enough blame to spread around for tarnishing our collective memory of that Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Is Disney's John Carter doomed to fail on any planet? The live-action film opens March 9, and by all indications so far it will hit the Earth with a resounding...
And... ACTION! We started shooting Ender's Game this morning! — roberto orci
The Academy Awards are well known for a lack of diversity and have never been kind to ‘nerdcentric’ films. With the exception of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
We’re at war. We’ve been at war for over 10 years now, and a lot of people forget that on a daily basis. We kick back in our easy chairs watching...
The new film Act of Valor opens in theaters Friday, Feb. 24, and stars real active-duty military SEAL Special Warfare team members from the US Navy and...
Filming has just started on Series 7 of Doctor Who in Cardiff. This series will see the last days of the Ponds with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill returning...
The upcoming Art of Video Games exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum plans to debut with guns blazing, which includes industry big gun Hideo Kojima...
There’s already a second episode of KaraokeFanboy Radio, and the Amazing Arizona Comics creator’s new podcast this time interviews Evermore...
The Arizona desert is home to many peculiarities, but some oddities can be found in the Phoenix metropolitan area, too . . . castles, caves, and -- a pyramid...
This weekend Vul-Con brings a coliseum of gaming to the Phoenix Convention Center. In this preview video hosted by Toni Darling, convention co-founder Jay Mann...
Over the weekend, Evermore Nevermore’s website was updated to reflect the owners’ new mission following the downtown Mesa shop’s December...
For some of us, they will have to pull our dog-eared printed copy of Jurassic Park from our cold dead hands, but as e-books continue to grow in popularity...
One is always hesitant to bad-mouth the CIA, especially in a public setting like the Internet, because you know that they know what you said. But I don’t...
Russ Kazmierczak Jr., whose Amazing Arizona Comics have taken the Valley by storm and often lampoon local politicos and situations on this website, has...
John Carter – Clip No. 1
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Everybody knows Arizona’s birthday falls on the 14th because the 12th is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, and the 13th was considered unlucky . . . but...
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Paulie Rojas is a bold and beautiful up-and-coming actress that stars in the iconic role of Dorothy Gale in "Dorothy and the Witches of Oz," which opens in the...
No one has ever really addressed what happens with people’s pets when the inevitable zombie apocalypse hits. That is until now, with Rex, Zombie Killer (Big...
Would you pay even more for the latest must-have electronics if it meant better wages and working conditions for their manufacturers?
Hayao Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece The Secret World of Arrietty finally arrives in U.S. theaters Feb. 17 (in the Valley, look for the import at...
There is not much in the movie Safe House that takes place in a house, nor is it ever safe in any way, but it is a gritty, brutal and realistic looking film...
I love great adventure books and movies, and as a kid on Saturday mornings I reveled in the spectacle of watching Journey to the Center of the Earth on...
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to watch Felicia Day do some medieval butt-kicking? The official DVD release for the video game based web...
In case you missed the news last week, Phoenix Comicon is going to have to expand their parking. Because I highly doubt that even the world-class downtown...
The latest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man confirms that the reboot will delve into Peter Parker’s parentage. We also get a peek at those much-talked...
Downtown Mesa’s Monsterland opened its doors for the Halloween season last October, with a two-story haunted attraction that consisted of elaborate sets and...
Super Bowl means super Sunday for the Nerdiverse! Not because of the big game, but because interspersed throughout the gridiron action will be a slew of new...
Teenagers find a mysterious alien something that gives them superpowers, and soon they learn that with great power comes great responsibility -– well, sort of...
"The Woman in Black" is an old-fashioned ghost story set in a remote English village at the turn of the 20th century. It is produced by Hammer Films, best...
Pop culture book publisher Bluewater Productions has announced that this March, they will be releasing a comic book based on the 37-year history of Saturday...
Writer Alan Moore is out. Illustrator Dave Gibbons wishes it well but doesn’t see the need. Nevertheless, DC Entertainment is launching seven linked miniseries...
MADCAP Theaters will be hosting Geeks’ Night Out, Tempe’s celebration of all things science, science fiction and technology 5 to 10 p.m. Feb. 16...
Mos Eisley Spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of sensitive Sith Lords and Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial critics.