Saturday, December 11, 2010

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Geek Gear: Batman-Transformers ‘Batcon’ Shirt

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 10:57 PM PST

Batcon shirt

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is "Batcon," which takes Batman's symbol and mashes it up with that of the Decepticons from Transformers.

The tee, by artist EmeraldBeacon, went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, December 11, 2010, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it's gone forever.

The t-shirt is available in men's and women's sizes in charcoal for $10 each. Kids sizes are $15 (Boys in light gray; Girls in pink; Toddler in gray); Onesies are $18 (in gray). You can also get the design on a Hoodie for $38 (in charcoal in Men/Unisex sizes) [...]

25 Days of Geek TV Christmas: Day 10 – Veronica Mars

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 08:16 PM PST

Christmas TV Day 10 - Veronica Mars

The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!

For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we'll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture's greatest shows. Each day we'll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!

Friday, December 10th, 2010 - Day 10: Veronica Mars

Season 2, Episode 10: "One Angry Veronica"
Directed by: John Kretchmer
Written by: Russell Smith
Starring: Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Teddy Dunn, Jason Dohring, Ryan Hansen, Enrico Colantoni, and Steve Guttenberg
Original Air Date: December 7, 2005

You can stream the episode over at TheWB or watch it right here below! You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes [...]

Book Review: ‘The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader’ Enhanced eBook

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 06:57 PM PST

Narnia - Voyage of the dawn treader

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles Of Narnia
By C.S. Lewis
Enhanced eBook
Price: $9.99
Platform: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
HarperCollins
Release date: October 26, 2010

With The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie out in theaters this weekend, it's a great time to go back and read the classic C.S. Lewis story in this brand new Enhanced eBook edition recently released by HarperCollins for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch handheld devices.

Dawn Treader has always been one of my favorite Narnia books, so I've read it in print, but then I also purchased the Kindle edition when I got that device. It's a quick read, so I found it very easy to get through in ebook format. Now I've also read this Enhanced eBook edition, which has full-color illustrations and is packed with lots of interactive features, on my iPad through iBooks and found it even more enjoyable.

Enhanced eBooks are relatively new on the market, and I don't think they're really on anyone's radar at this time, but I'm hoping that will change, as publishers are getting more creative in how they put these eBooks together. I love illustrated books, so being able to read this with full-color illustrations was a real treat. Also, double-tapping the images enlarges them, which was a nice bonus [...]

First Official Teaser Trailer For Marvel’s ‘Thor’ Is Here!

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 05:38 PM PST



The very first teaser trailer for Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios latest title in the march to The Avengers, Thor, has been released online via Yahoo! Movies.

The movie is based on the Marvel comic book character of the same name, an immortal but cocky warrior from the lands of Asgard who's cast out by his father, Odin, in order to try and instill some humility in him. He ends up on Earth, and eventually becomes the great superhero, defending the world from evil.

Directing the film is Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet, Sleuth), and it stars Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek, A Perfect Getaway), Natalie Portman (Black Swan, Garden State), Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs, Legends of the Fall), and Tom Hiddleston (Unrelated, War Horse).

You can see the trailer by clicking on over to the other side now. A brand new poster for the movie has also been released, which you can see in all its glory by clicking the image above. [...]

Lots Of New Images From ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:25 PM PST



A slew of new images have been released by Disney for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the continuance of their multi-billion dollar juggernaut franchise.

The images show off what looks like a Pirates of the Caribbean movie, as you might expect them to. You'll see some Johnny Depp as his now iconic character, Captain Jack Sparrow, as well as peeks at Penelope Cruz as lady of Sparrow's past, Angelica, and her father, the feared Blackbeard (Ian McShane).

The movie is directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha), and is set for release on May 20, 2011.

You can see the new set of images by heading on over to the other side now!

With these new images and less than a year before the movie is released, a trailer is also surely soon to come, so don't wander too far away! Many people grew sick of the movies before the third one even arrived, but for the rest of us who never get sick of these fun and fantastical pirate adventures, the trailer and movie can't come soon enough. [...]

New ‘Venom’ On-Going Series Coming In March

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:06 PM PST

Venom

Everyone's favorite symbiote is getting a new series thanks to writer Rick Remender and artist Tony Moore. That's right, Venom is getting another ongoing series this March from Marvel Comics so you better get ready. The series will feature the creative team of Remender and Moore, the pair having previously teamed up on Fear Agent and Franken-Castle, and it's a pairing that has created some great comics together, so I'm more excited to see that than I am the particular character of the book.

According to Marvel, the series will see the alien entity that is one of Spider-Man's deadliest enemies joining with a new host that is familiar to fans who is then forced to work with the government. The new series was masterminded by Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott and editor Steve Wacker, and was then handed off to Remender to flesh out. Slott will set up the series in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man 654.1 in February (part of Marvel's Point One series), and will continue in Venom #1 [...]

Movie Review: Lemmy

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST



Lemmy
Directed by Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski
Starring Lemmy, Dave Grohl, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo, Henry Rollins, Scott Ian, Billy Bob Thornton, Ozzy Osbourne
Damage Case Films
Released: December 7, 2010 (Limited UK)

He is ex of psychedelic space-rockers Hawkwind, master of many a collaboration, a skilled lyricist, and the bass-playing gravel-voiced leader of the neverending metal machine that is Motörhead. He is Lemmy, the 'baddest motherfucker in the world'.

Lemmy describes the music that influences you the most as the stuff you listened to when you were 20 that knocked you out. For many, like me, that was Motörhead. Although I was nearer the age of 10 and my dad let me watch an episode of the chaotic comedy The Young Ones in which each week they would have a musical 'guest' where a band would play a song in the young ones' house while all hell was breaking loose in cutaways. While Rick, Vyvyan, Mike, and Neil made their way to the train station to make an appearance on University Challenge, a man in shades with long hair played the greatest song my pre-teen ears had ever heard: "Ace Of Spades."

The man who can't sing, but no one can sing like him, became a fascination. Onstage Lemmy hardly moves but is a frighteningly captivating and charismatic performer. Lemmy's book, White Line Fever is a great read of some of the most unbelievable drug stories and one incredible rock and roll life. He never tells his drug stories in any kind of salacious way. It is honest; it is what it is [...]

Awesome ‘The ABC’s of Heavy Metal’ Poster

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 10:12 AM PST

The ABC's of Heavy Metal

Looking for ways to teach your child the alphabet? Well, allow me to direct your attention to this very awesome poster titled "The ABC's of Heavy Metal," which makes the alphabet out of various heavy metal band logos.

Check out the poster image here at right (click for larger full view).

This 18" x24" art print, by Aye Jay, comes in a hand-numbered edition of 80 and is available here for $25. The two-color image is printed on metallic silver currency paper.

There's also a version that's the same size that's printed on a sheet of metal stainless steel for a super limited edition of 10. That's so metal!!! Another variant is the Glam Metal edition, which looks real cool, but "glam" doesn't apply to the bands represented on this print. The glam metal edition is on black paper with metallic gold ink and "a righteous split fountain" and is limited to 20.

It took me all of 60 seconds to figure out which band logos 21 of the 26 letters came from. It wasn't too difficult considering I'd spent a good portion of my teen years drawing these same band logos all over my school notebooks, folders, and binders.

Can you guess which bands are represented in this poster?

I've put my choices here below, with an asterisk next to the ones I didn't know right away [...]

Watch Now: Trailer For Douglas Adams’ ‘Dirk Gently’ Inspired By Doctor Who

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 08:54 AM PST

Dirk Gently

As many of you know, while he was working on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams cut his teeth and refined his craft with the crew of Doctor Who, back when Tom Baker was portraying the fourth incarnation of the Doctor. Adams served as script editor for the series, and also is credited as writing a few episodes of the show.

One of the most infamous episodes written by Adams was once called Shada. This Doctor Who serial was never completed or fully broadcast due to industrial action and protests that happened at the time.

Where am I going with this? Well, as it turns out, the BBC is about to launch a new show called Dirk Gently; which is based on the novels Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul written by Douglas Adams. These two novels, in part, form the basis of the unaired Shada episode of Doctor Who.

Essentially, what happened was Adams decided to take the concepts he really enjoyed from the unaired episode and created a whole new adventure focusing on the detective known as Dirk Gently [...]

Mark Waid Steps Down As BOOM! Studios CCO

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:52 AM PST



BOOM! Studios announced yesterday that Chief Creative Officer Mark Waid has decided to step down from that position in order to refocus on his writing.

Waid, who was promoted to CCO this past Summer, originally took the job of Editor In Chief at BOOM! in 2007, and leaves the company in a much stronger place than when he joined it. Under Waid's tenure as EIC, the company expanded its presence in the comics market and launched its successful BOOM Kids! line of books featuring many characters from both Disney and Pixar. BOOM! also increased the number of licensed books published, with titles like 28 Days Later and Die Hard: Year One. Waid himself added several successful titles by writing Irredeemable and Incorruptible. Finally, the company was able to launch three titles created by Stan Lee, one of which, The Traveler, was also written by Waid. Mark Waid will continue to write the all three of the books he is currently working on: Irredeemable, Incorruptible, and The Traveler [...]

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