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• Geek Gear: Geek Crossroads ‘Where Ya Headed?’ Shirt
• Video Game Deal: ‘Battlefield: Bad Company 2′ For $7!
• Geek Gear: Dexter ‘The Connoisseur’ Shirt
• Deal: Farscape: The Complete Series DVD & Blu-ray
• Wikipedia Goes Dark In Opposition Of SOPA
• Comic Review: The Dark Crystal, Vol. 1: Creation Myths
• BBC Series ‘Sherlock’ Gets A Season 3
• Documentary Review: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
• Simon Beaufoy Writing Sequel To ‘The Hunger Games’
• Digital Comics Deal: ‘Bone’ Half Off Sale
• Comic Review: Lord of the Jungle #1
• ‘Avengers vs. X-Men #1′ Gets Covered!
• Abigail Spencer Joins Joss Whedon’s ‘In Your Eyes’
• Comic Review: Steed And Mrs. Peel #1
• Here We Go Again: ‘Social Blend’ Podcast Travels Back To The Music Of 1987

Geek Gear: Geek Crossroads ‘Where Ya Headed?’ Shirt Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:50 AM PST The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a shirt called "Where Ya Headed?" by Brinkerhoff that contains directional signs for famous fictional places like Hogwarts, Winterfell, and Tatooine. The sale at RIPT began today, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Video Game Deal: ‘Battlefield: Bad Company 2′ For $7! Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:20 AM PST The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is the PC download version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for only $6.99 (that's 65% off the list price of $19.99. Note, this deal is only for today, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, until 11:59pm PST. Though not part of today's sale, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is also available for PS3 for $24.15, Xbox 360 for $32.31, and PC for $15.99 [...]

Geek Gear: Dexter ‘The Connoisseur’ Shirt Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:50 AM PST The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is the Dexter-themed shirt "The Connoisseur" by Stromboloid. The sale began at Teefury today, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Deal: Farscape: The Complete Series DVD & Blu-ray Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:27 AM PST The Gold Box deal of the day today over at Amazon today is the Farscape: The Complete Series box set on DVD for only $44.99 (that's 70% off the list price of $149.95) and Blu-ray for only $68.99 (that's 65% off the list price of $199.95). Note, this deal is valid only for today, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, until 11:59pm PST while supplies last. The 26-disc DVD set and 20-disc Blu-ray set both contain all 88 episodes of the sci-fi series Farscape, along with over 15 hours of bonus features like audio commentaries, featurettes, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes footage. Also, on the Blu-ray set, there's an all-new documentary titled Memories of Moya: An Epic Journey, which features new interviews with the cast and creators [...]

Wikipedia Goes Dark In Opposition Of SOPA Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:11 PM PST For 24 hours (beginning at 12:00am EST on the 18th of January, year 2012), Wikipedia will go dark to the English-reading world. The online encyclopedia made the decision to make such a bold statement in hopes of educating the masses on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), and the immense negative effects and restrictions that it could bring to the internet if it were to be made law. [...]

Comic Review: The Dark Crystal, Vol. 1: Creation Myths Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:00 PM PST The Dark Crystal, Vol. 1: Creation Myths Written by Brian Holguin Illustrated by Alex Sheikman & Lizzy John Lettered by Deron Bennett Prose Stories by Barbara Randall Kesel Pinup by David Petersen Additional Lettering by Dave Lanphear Designer Fawn Lau Concept, Character Designs, and Cover by Brian Froud Archaia Entertainment Release Date: December 28, 2011 Cover Price: $19.95 What I took away from The Dark Crystal Volume 1: Creation Myths was WAY different than what I thought I would, but it's my own fault. I have fantastic memories of my mom and dad taking me to see that movie and I remember reading the comic adaptation until the cover fell off. While I was expecting to revisit that world and thoroughly enjoy it, which I did, but on a totally different level. The only problem -- I haven't seen The Dark Crystal film since 1982 [...]

BBC Series ‘Sherlock’ Gets A Season 3 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST Fans of the hit BBC series Sherlock will be elated to hear that the show will indeed be returning for a third season. The show, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse) as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman (What's Your Number?, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), is a modern take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle character. [...]

Documentary Review: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:00 PM PST Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Coming to DVD Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky Starring Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, Lorri Davis, Mark Byers, Terry Hobbs, Burk Sauls, Dale Griffis, Natalie Maines, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky HBO Aired: January 12, 2012 The new documentary, Paradise Lost: Purgatory, third in the Paradise Lost series, attains a sense of closure in the case of the West Memphis Three. Recalling and reprising events from the previous two documentaries, filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky also follow the developments of the preceding ten years, leading up to the release of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley in 2011. [...]

Simon Beaufoy Writing Sequel To ‘The Hunger Games’ Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Confirming long standing rumors, the upcoming sequel to the yet-to-be-released Hunger Games feature adaptation just got a lot more prestigious. The Wrap is confirming that Simon Beaufoy, best known for his work behind the scripts for Danny Boyle's last two films Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours, is working on a screenplay for the new project, Catching Fire. [...]

Digital Comics Deal: ‘Bone’ Half Off Sale Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST Comixology and Cartoon Books have announced a 3-day half-off digital comics deal for one of the most critically acclaimed comic books of all time, Jeff Smith's Bone. Hey digital comics lovers, you've heard of Bone, right? Well, if you have and you haven't read it yet, I know that you've been meaning to read this epic comic for quite some time. How do I know that? Because I'm one of you. Sure, I've read some of it, but it's been a very long time since I have and I barely remember what I read. So, this sale is for us. We can read the entire series for only 99 cents an issue and a per-collection price ranging from $3.99 to $5.99. Considering Bone's extensive length, I'd say that's quite a deal [...]

Comic Review: Lord of the Jungle #1 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST Lord of the Jungle #1 Written by Arvid Nelson Illustrated by Roberto Castro Lettered by Simon Bowland Colored by Alex Guimaraes Covers by Alex Ross, Ryan Sook, Paul Renaud, and Lucio Parrillo Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: January 18, 2012 Cover Price: $1.00 Just about everyone knows the basic premise behind the story of Tarzan. For some reason, that's NOT the loincloth, he's always been one of my favorite characters since I was a kid. That's why, when I got the chance to review Lord of the Jungle #1, I jumped at it. Writer Arvid Nelson had a pretty humongous task ahead of him. Since the 1940s pretty much any incarnation in any entertainment medium of the Tarzan character has been a bust. Thankfully, Nelson took what everyone knew about the character, chose the best parts, and wrote a comic [...]

‘Avengers vs. X-Men #1′ Gets Covered! Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST Marvel is in full-on sell mode with their upcoming big Summer event that pits Marvel's two most popular superhero teams -- the Avengers and the X-Men -- against each other. The event is being led by some of Marvel's best creative types including Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Ed Brubaker, John Romita Jr., Adam Kubert and Olivier Copiel. The cover art for issue #1 of Avengers vs. X-Men comes to us from Jim Cheung. Check out the cover art here below [...]

Abigail Spencer Joins Joss Whedon’s ‘In Your Eyes’ Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:00 PM PST From wooing Don Draper to a romance that is, well, a bit more supernatural. THR is reporting that Mad Men star and Don Draper's mistress, Abigail Spencer has joined the cast of the upcoming film, In Your Eyes. Co-written and produced by Joss Whedon under his Bellwether Pictures banner, the film will be helmed by Ball Don't Lie director Brin Hill, and will follow the story of "two people who are preternaturally or supernaturally connected, despite being polar opposites." [...]

Comic Review: Steed And Mrs. Peel #1 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST Steed And Mrs. Peel #1 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Ian Gibson Lettering by Ellie De Ville Covers by Ian Gibson Boom! Studios Release Date: January 18, 2012 Cover Price: $3.99 I've never seen an episode of The Avengers TV show which this comic is based on, and I've never been a huge Grant Morrison fan. So, why did I ask to review Steed And Mrs. Peel #1? For something different. Thankfully, although I was a little confused at times, I was very pleasantly surprised. Nothing really needs to be said about writer Grant Morrison, so I'm not going to. As I stated before, I'm not at all familiar with The Avengers television series, but I really don't think that it hurt my enjoyment of the book at all. Granted, there were a few things that I didn't appreciate like, somebody who had been a fan of the TV show, but all in all, it's a great mystery/spy story [...]

Here We Go Again: ‘Social Blend’ Podcast Travels Back To The Music Of 1987 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST You might recall recently, on the last day of 2011, we had a look at the music from 25 years ago – our personal choices from the albums of 1986. Now we're into 2012, the Social Blend podcast has decided to look at the music from 25 years before now: 1987 in music, which was a huge years for the rock and metal scenes. Craniumelody, which is the music issue of the SB podcast, travels back in the time machine with some tunes from 1987 – including The Cult, Choirboys, Celtic Frost, Midnight Oil, Grateful Dead, Sonic Youth, and more [...]

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