Monday, April 2, 2012

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Geek Gear: Star Wars ‘Alderaan Now’ Shirt

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Star Wars aAlderaan Now

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Star Wars-themed shirt with a nod to Apocalypse Now called "Alderaan Now" by Wildabeast.

The sale at RIPT began today, Monday, April 2, 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 [...]

Geek Gear: Game of Thrones ‘Winter Is Here’ Shirt

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Game of Thrones Winter Is Here

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Game Of Thrones-themed shirt done in the style of Peanuts called "Winter Is Here" by queenmob.

The sale began at Teefury today, Monday, April 2, 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 [...]

Bummer: ‘Mars Attacks’ Not Coming To Broadway

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Mars Attacks Not Coming To Broadway

On Friday, we reported that IDW and Topps would soon be bringing us a Broadway musical based on Mars Attacks called Mars Attacks: 21st Century Slaughter to be written and produced by comic book veteran John Layman (Chew, Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness). This was an official announcement send out to news outlets by the two companies, who have been collaborating on a new Mars Attacks comic book series, and Topps has lots of plans for the franchise for its 50th anniversary. Therefore, I was pretty excited about the news -- I mean, it wasn't SO far-fetched to me. I figure it'd be like Little Shop of Horrors or the awesome Evil Dead: The Musical.

Well people, turns out IDW and Topps were playing an early April Fool's Day joke on everyone, because the companies issued a second press release today, along with the above graph, revealing that it was all just a prank for today's holiday [...]

Watch Colin Farrell In The Full ‘Total Recall’ Trailer

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT

Colin Farrell Total Recall

A few days ago, Sony Pictures released a 32-second teaser video for the trailer for the upcoming remake Total Recall.

After premiering on television tonight during the Heat vs. Celtics basketball game, the full trailer for Total Recall is now online at Apple Trailers.

Watch the trailer here below.

The film, which stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, and John Cho, hits theaters on August 3, 2012 [...]

Game Of Thrones: Pledge Your Allegiance To One Of The Houses Of Westeros

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 02:30 PM PDT

Game Of Thrones: Pledge Your Allegiance

If you love Game Of Thrones, but were not one of the 50 people who got free Game Of Thrones permanent tattoos in New York on Friday, don't worry, there's plenty of other ways to show your love for the show without getting inked.

HBO is currently running a promotion called "Pledge Your Allegiance," where fans of the series can go to the show's official Facebook page to watch videos and pledge their loyalty to one of the five Houses of Westeros: Stark, Lannister, Baratheon, Greyjoy, or Targaryen [...]

GOP Seeks Headbanger For President; Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Answers The Call

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Dave Mustaine announces presidential bid

Disgusted with the rich empty suits currently in the running, the Republican Party is now looking to the world of heavy metal for the right candidate to put up as leader of the free world. RNC Chairman Reinhold Reince Priebus was quoted today, April 1, 2012, as saying, "We like Ted Nugent because he's into guns and stuff, but Dave Mustaine is really the perfect combination of extremist vitriol and worldwide appeal. I mean, Megadeth is really popular in other countries, so it's like a no-brainer."

The guitar-wielding wildly-maned Mustaine responded immediately to the call of duty by putting in his bid for election. "Well it's about fucking time the world sees what greatness I have to offer it," the Megadeth frontman said. "I mean, America would be so lucky to have me as President because I'm the only one who knows what the fuck is really going on around here." [...]

$.99 Digital Comics: Which Titles To Get In The Joker’s April Fool’s Day Sale

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Joker Sale

Comixology announced on Saturday that they would be offering a 3-day sale over April Fool's weekend where the digital versions of several different Batman-related comic books featuring the horrible and sometimes hilarious antics of The Clown Prince of Crime, The Joker, would be discounted to only $.99 each.

The Joker is a character that's probably on par in popularity as Batman and Superman, and he's absolutely the most iconic villain from comics, and that's with good reason. The Joker has been all over the map in his tenure as a super villain from murdering people with laughing, or tuberculosis gas depending on your interpretation, to stealing diamonds, to trying to copyright a fish, to becoming a detective in the wake of Bruce Wayne's apparent death after he reformed himself into a total psychopath. Seriously, the Joker's done it all, and that's one of the reasons comic book fans love him so much. But there's one thing to remember, he's killed a lot of people. So while this weekend is the weekend for pranksters, let's hope no one you know starts pranking anyone in the way the Joker would. Seriously.

Anyway, now that the disclaimer's out of the way, let's get to what Comixology is actually offering you in this deal, shall we? [...]

DC ReRelaunch: DC Comics Announces ‘New New 52′

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 11:00 AM PDT

DC Re-Relaunch banner

In a desperate attempt that's sure to surprise everyone in the comic book community, DC Comics is planning a RE-relaunch of their entire line of comic books to boost sales and appeal to new readers with The New New 52.

The breaking news came not at this weekend's popular Northwest convention Emerald City Comic Con, which DC decided to skip altogether, but rather from flyers handed out by costumed superheroes today, April 1, 2012, at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ, to confused attendees of the Tony Robbins Unleash The Power Within seminar.

And I've got to say that I'm utterly shocked by this recent turn events. Yes, it seems that the sales that were being reported on DC's recent relaunch on their entire line of comics was not as spectacular as we all thought, as they're going back to the well one more time and introducing a new line up of comics, and you may be surprised by the results as the comic titles released are not what any of us would have expected to see. In fact, most of the superhero comics are long gone and replaced with several unknown titles that are made to appeal to separate groups of the non-comics reading public. Sure, the mainstays are here, but that's about it. So, are you ready to check out the new list that will be debuting in July? I hope you're sitting down [...]

George Takei To Target That Explosion and Fire Again In Sulu Spinoff ‘Star Trek: Excelsior’

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:50 AM PDT

George Takei

It's the moment we've all been waiting for ever since we heard Captain Sulu give the order to "Target that explosion and fire" in 1991's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Paramount Pictures announced today, April 1, 2012, a new Star Trek movie entitled Excelsior. The spin-off film will see George Takei return as Captain Hikaru Sulu to the bridge of the starship U.S.S. Excelsior.

Those involved with the film are keeping a tight lid on plot details, but Geeks of Doom's sources have confirmed exclusively to us that the film will find Sulu and crew back to cataloguing gaseous planetary anomalies in the Beta Quadrant. Whether Sulu will give the command to fly the ship apart is still unknown, but with a movie like this, you can be sure that Sulu will give his catchphrase order of "Shields up!" [...]

April Fool’s Day 2012 Sponsorship: Direwolf Cub

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Direwolf Cub adoption

With Season 2 of Game Of Thrones premiering tonight, we decided that our charity spotlight for today's holiday, April Fool's Day, would be TFAW's Direwolf Cub Adoption. For only $2499.99 you can adopt your very own direwolf cub, which comes with all its necessary vaccinations, as well as a complimentary one-year supply of Purina Direwolf Chow. According to the adoption form, the direwolf cubs have been "rescued from the terrors that threaten their lives north of The Wall," so just think about how much good you'd be doing!

If you love direwolves, but perhaps you don't have enough room to keep one or sufficient funds to adopt one, here's a practical alternative that's great for any day of the year: : you can symbolically adopt a Wolf from Defenders Of Wildlife organization for as low as $15. Your donation comes with Personalized Certificate, Photo & Fact Sheet; for only $10 more you'll also get a small wolf plush. You can also "adopt" a Gray Wolf at the World Wildlife Fund - a $25 donation to them gets you an Adoption Certificate, Species Info Card, and Photo; for $50, you get all that, plus a 12-inch Wolf Plush, a Gift Box, and a Gift Bag [...]

HBO Gives 50 People Free ‘Game Of Thrones’ Tattoos At ‘NY Ink’ Shop

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:01 AM PDT

Game Of Thrones Tattoos

In conjunction with the Season 2 premiere of HBO's Game Of Thrones and the network's current "Pledge Your Allegiance" ad campaign, HBO gave out free Game Of Thrones-themed tattoos on Friday to 50 devotees, who waited hours outside the Wooster Street Social Club, home to TLC's reality series NY Ink.

The first 50 people in line outside the shop in the SoHo section of New York City on March 30, 2012 got to choose one of five designs, each a sigil of the five Houses of Westeros: the Stark direwolf, Lannister lion, Baratheon stag, Greyjoy kraken, Targaryen three-headed dragon. The tattoos were designed by shop owner and artist Ami James. For those not wanting permanent ink, there were temporary tattoos available [...]

LOL: Conan O’Brien Buys Mashable For 3,500 Smackeroos

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Conan O'Brien Buys Mashable

Comedian and late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien announced today, April 1, 2012, that he has purchased the tech news site Mashable for a whopping 3,500 Smackeroos and has ousted its CEO and founder Pete Cashmore.

O'Brien announced the news through a video on Mashable's YouTube video page; you can watch that video here in full below.

Of his reasoning behind wanting to take over Mashable, O'Brien said the following:

I'm sick and tired of scanning the Internet looking for any news about technology: Devices, gadgets, what's coming up, maybe even a rating system for gadgets that are out there. It doesn't exist on the web and it's high time it did. [...]

Deal: Certified Pre-Owned TARDIS (Companion Not Included)

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Certified Pre-Owned TARDIS

The deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is -- and you Doctor Who fans are going to love this -- a Certified Pre-Owned TARDIS!!!

Note, this deal is valid only for today - APRIL 1, 2012, until 11:59pm EST while supplies last, and with an item as rare as this, I'm thinking it will be gone real soon! And chances are, this kind of opportunity won't come around again in your lifetime.

According to the product page, this 10-foot-tall TARDIS is only slightly used and features ample storage space and remote keyless entry, as well as a gourmet kitchen with professional-grade stainless-steel appliances, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and - most importantly - a stereo with AM/FM radio and cassette player. Unfortunately, Companion not included [...]

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