Thursday, July 22, 2010

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SDCC 2010: Preview Night Photos: The Walking Dead, Thor, Tron & More!

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Tonight was Preview Night at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, and yes, the Geeks of Doom crew was there in full-force.

Below are a bunch of photos we took from the convention floor.

Of note was the Marvel booth, a massive area for sure, half taken up by a recreation of Odin's Throne in Asgard from their upcoming film Thor (see the Thor movie still of Odin's Throne HERE).

There's also a few shots of the Legendary Pictures booth, which showed off some costumes and props from The Dark Knight and Inception, as well as The Hangover (the pic from the latter film is truly a must-see).

A show-stopper at the Con was definitely the areas set up for The Walking Dead TV show, coming soon to AMC, which had a house filled with bloodied corpses in it. Pretty cool [...]

A Sea of Blue Hair: ‘Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour’ Release Party Jams Downtown Toronto Street

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:49 PM PDT

It was on like Donkey Kong on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 as Scott Pilgrim made his triumphant return to the streets of Toronto! The midnight release of Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour held at the Beguiling at Markham and Bloor jammed a city block full of Ramona Flowers, Young Neils, The Evil Ex-Boyfriends, and of course, Scott Pilgrim himself!

With a dash of a book signing, a smattering of street festival, and a generous handful of comic book convention, the Midnight Release Party (organized totally over Facebook) for Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour was attended by well over 300 people and featured costume contests, prizes, and the man of the hour himself, Bryan Lee O'Malley, signing the sixth and final edition of his wildly popular Toronto-based comic book.

Check out images I took from the event here below.

A cult phenomenon since its launch in 2004, the graphic novel series combines hipster pop culture references, manga-influenced art, and the feel of a classic video game to tell the story of Scott Pilgrim, a 20-something bassist in Toronto, ON who must battle the Seven Evil Ex-Boyfriends to win the love of indie-nerd beauty queen Ramona Flowers [...]

Get ‘Alien Swarm’ FREE

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:16 PM PDT

Here's a nice little freebie to brighten your day.

Yesterday Valve started giving away an updated version of the top down shooter Alien Swarm. It's a pretty good game. I spent some time with it this morning and it's very enjoyable. Especially for free! You go around with your team and well, fight alien swarms. There is actually a lot more to it than that. It is definitely a deep game for what it is.

On top of just the game, Valve is also giving away the complete base code to the game. I don't know what I could do with that, but I bet those of you smarter than I am have a good idea. You have to have a steam account to get this game, however I didn't have one and it was no sweat.

Click HERE for the free Alien Swarm [...]

SDCC 2010: We’re Heeeeeeere!

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:26 PM PDT

What Ho! Doomers,

The time of year is upon us whence thousands and thousands of comic, movie, and video game fanatics descend upon the quaint city of San Diego to create a glorious flash-mob oasis of mass Geekdom. It's 2010 Comic Con International, my peoples! This year's convention is set to bring tons of Grade A geeky goodness to the world—from the likes of Radical, D.C., Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate, Marvel, and of course Universal's upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which looks to be in tight competition with Tron Legacy for the largest advertising presence on the streets of San Diego.

The Geeks of Doom are here en masse and ready to kick Comic-Con's A-Double-S. Reporting on location from our ad hoc Doom HQ (read: the Residence Inn, Gaslamp Quarter) with @henchman21, @eveofdoom, @guy_jen, @tched, and me, (@geeksofdoom), we'll be bringing you the SDCC news from the panels and show floor as it happens. Also, we have a super special guest writer on hand this year (I'm so excited!) contributing his discerning opinion with exclusive daily wrap-ups from the 'Con floor—the awesome & infamous @MrBabyMan! We'll also be recording some special SDCC editions of our Doomcasts (@ComicsofDoom & @FlixofDoom) while we're here to discuss and decompress from what's sure to be a mass of sensory overload [...]

Blu-ray Deal: Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:35 PM PDT

The spotlight deal of the day over Amazon today is Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology on Blu-ray for only $52.49 (that's 60% off the list price of $129.95).

The blu-ray set comes with the four Batman films that were released from 1989 to 1997: Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns, and Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.

Note, this deal is only for today (Wednesday, July 21, 2010) until midnight PST while supplies last.

See below for a rundown of the special features included in this set [...]

More Images From Marvel’s ‘Thor’ May Restore Some Hope

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:19 PM PDT

Pictures from Kenneth Branagh's upcoming Marvel Studios production, Thor, have been making their way online fairly often as of late. One of the first official images (seen to the right) shows stars Chris Hemsworth as the hammer-wielding hero, Tom Hiddleston as his brother Loki, and Sir Anthony Hopkins front and center as their father, Odin.

Since that image was released a few more have showed up, and you can check them out here. One shows Odin and Thor again, another shows the great halls of Asgard along with the Warriors Three, and the latest shows Thor attempting to retrieve his mighty hammer.

Thor is expected to be a part of Marvel's big weekend at the looming San Diego Comic Con, so hopefully these images are just a tease set up to precede some exciting footage.

Click on over to the other side to check out more images now! [...]

You Decide Carmine’s Fate in ‘Gears of War 3′

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:12 PM PDT

Microsoft announced an interesting promotion today. Each of the previous Gears of War games has had a rookie, from the Carmine family, that meets their doom over the course of the game. Whether or not this happens in the third game in the series is up to you. Starting July 29th, you can purchase one of two avatar t-shirts, one stating to save Carmine, the other for him to meet his demise. Whichever shirt sells the most is what will happen in the game.

Now before you start yelling "Money Grab!" like I almost did, all proceeds will will go to the Child's Play charity, which if you are not familiar with is a great organization.

Lucky enough to be at Comic-Con in San Diego this week? You can grab one of these shirts in real life, at the NECA booth (#3145) for $20. I kind of hope he lives, but that seems unlikely [...]

New ‘Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde’ Comic Book To Get Movie Treatment

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was born by the mind of Robert Louis Stevenson and first appeared to the public in 1886. Since then, numerous adaptations of the character have shown up in all forms of entertainment, and this is still going strong today.

It's being reported that Dark Horse Entertainment and Skydance Productions are teaming up to develop a movie adaptation of the upcoming title from Dark Horse Comics, The Strange Case of Hyde. The comic is written by Cole Haddon, who will also be handling the screenplay.

Instead of using Hyde as a monster, as he has been so many times in the past the character will be something of an anti-hero in the comic and subsequent movie. The Strange Case of Hyde will still be set in the Victorian era, but this time it will be the scene of an exciting action and adventure story that sees Hyde battling a historical villain. [...]

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