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- Geek Gear: Mass Effect ‘Normandy SR-2 Service Repair Manual’ Shirt
- Geek Gear: Power Rangers ‘It’s Morphine Time’ Shirt
- Comics Deal: Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666 TPB
- Forget Dice Rolling and Stop-Motion Animation, ‘Community’ Goes 8-Bit
- Tonight On The Drill Down Ep. 234 LIVE!
- James Badge Dale Takes The Role of Coldblood In ‘Iron Man 3′
- Comics Review: Fanboys Vs. Zombies #2
- ‘Battleship’ Video Game Now Available For Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and 3DS
- Comic Review: Steed & Peel #5
- ‘Anchorman: The Legend Continues’ Teaser Poster Celebrates Shiny Shoes
- Comic Review: The Shadow #2
- TV Review: Game Of Thrones 2.7: A Man Without Honor
- Comic Review: Choker, Vol. 1
- ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Sequel Brings In ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ Writer
- The GoD List: Comics For May 16, 2012
| Geek Gear: Mass Effect ‘Normandy SR-2 Service Repair Manual’ Shirt Posted: 17 May 2012 05:50 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a Mass Effect-inspired shirt called “Normandy SR-2 Service Repair Manual” by adho1982. The sale at RIPT began today, Thursday, May 17, 2012, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on [...]            |
| Geek Gear: Power Rangers ‘It’s Morphine Time’ Shirt Posted: 17 May 2012 05:25 AM PDT  The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers-themed shirt called "It's Morphine Time" by stuartmday. The sale began at Teefury today, Thursday, May 17, 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 [...]      |
| Comics Deal: Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666 TPB Posted: 17 May 2012 04:45 AM PDT  The Deal of the Day over at Things From Another World today is Dark Horse's Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666 trade paperback, from 30 Days of Night creator Steve Niles, for only $7.77 (that's 40% off of the regular price of 12.95). Note – The sale at TFAW is valid only for today, Thursday, May 17, 2012, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last (and there's a limited supply, so it will sell out, so hurry!). Visit the TFAW's Deal of the Day page to view the hours left in the sale as well as quantities left on the item. If Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666 sells out, you can also buy a copy on sale for $11.04 at Amazon [...]      |
| Forget Dice Rolling and Stop-Motion Animation, ‘Community’ Goes 8-Bit Posted: 16 May 2012 08:57 PM PDT  Community has prided itself with superior comedic writing, strong character development, creative episodes (the "Remedial Chaos Theory" episode immediately comes to mind), and having fun with being self-aware. We've seen the study group dive into the world of stop-motion animation, have fun with the cult hit Doctor Who, and take pillow fights and blanket forts to a whole new level. But the study group is about to venture into a world that sitcoms rarely venture into, the world of 8-bit reality. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the study group "become video game characters to help Pierce (Chevy Chase) stay in the one percent." The trade has the first look at Abed, Pierce, Britta, Shirely, Annie, Troy, and Jeff as 8-bit characters, and you can take a look at their 8-bit forms in the two images below [...]      |
| Tonight On The Drill Down Ep. 234 LIVE! Posted: 16 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT  This week we'll look at the most successful campaign on Kickstarter, Apple's move away from Google Maps, Yahoo's next move after Resume-gate, and new changes at Facebook (and whether they're enough to keep advertisers interested... and more! Join us here LIVE in our chat room tonight at 10PM EST/7PM PST here! [...]      |
| James Badge Dale Takes The Role of Coldblood In ‘Iron Man 3′ Posted: 16 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT  Iron Man 3 is scheduled to begin production within a few weeks, but the casting process isn't quite yet complete. The third installment of the Iron Man franchise as already added Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Rebecca Hall to the cast, and now comes word that The Pacific star James Badge Dale will be joining them as Eric Savin. According to Variety, Savin is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army who accidentally steps on a landmine while on a mission. In order to save his life, cybernetic surgery is performed and he becomes Coldblood. Think of it as Marvel's version of RoboCop. This could mean that Iron Man 3 could be cluttered with three villains instead of two. Pearce would be playing as Aldrich Killain, a man who sells a dangerous technology to villains, and Kingsley would play as the main villain (rumored to be The Mandarin) [...]      |
| Comics Review: Fanboys Vs. Zombies #2 Posted: 16 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT  Fanboys Vs. Zombies #2 Written by Sam Humphries Art by Jerry Gaylord Ink Assists by Penelope Gaylord Colors by Nolan Woodard Letters by Ed Dukeshire Covers by Humberto Ramos, Hary Randolph, AlE Garza, Zombie King Arthur Suydam Cover Colors by Nei Ruffino, Blond Created by Ben Silverman and Jimmy Fox BOOM! Studios Release Date: May 02, 2012 Cover Price: $3.99 A few years ago, a circle of five friends attend Comic-Con International: San Diego, nickname themselves 'The Wrecking Crew 4 Lyfe,' and vow to return every year together. Flash forward to today, they've all come to the Con but jealousy and competitiveness have torn them into factions. All of a sudden, folks that thought they were suffering from Con-rot, that feeling of weariness and nausea most of us have when we've spent way to much time on the floor of a Con, have become flesh-eating zombies. By the time we get to Fanboys vs. Zombies #2 the Wrecking Crew 4 Lyfe are among the few survivors left at Comic-Con. Now one of our heroes, Rob, is fixated solely on rescuing a celebrity crush. On top of that, the convention center has been rigged as a disaster relief center, built to withstand bombs and hurricanes, trapping them inside. And worst of all, they're facing off against a horde of zombie D&D Cosplayers [...]      |
| ‘Battleship’ Video Game Now Available For Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and 3DS Posted: 16 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT  In anticipation of the release of Battleship, the new movie from director Peter Berg that stars Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, Activision Publishing Inc. has released their Battleship video game that's based on the movie... which is, of course, based on the Hasbro board game of the same name. Battleship has players taking control of a naval fleet, and combines both fist-person action gameplay with military strategy gameplay. [...]      |
| Posted: 16 May 2012 03:00 PM PDT  Steed & Peel #5 Written by Anne Caulfield Art by Ian Gibson Letters by Ellie DeVille Covers by Ian Gibson BOOM! Studios Release Date: May 16, 2012 Cover Price: $3.99 You know, BOOM! Studios should've just named Steed & Peel "The Avengers". I mean, c'mon, that's the actual name of the television show that this comic is based on, so they wouldn't technically be lying. And it would have sold much better, and then a lot more people would be exposed to this fun little comic. Just a suggestion. This MAY be why I'm not in the marketing field. I've been in love with this series since issue #1. It's a nice, charming mystery/spy thriller that never takes itself seriously, manages to throw in a lot of humor without turning the book into a comedy, and there's plenty of cliffhangers, page-turners, and such that make it really enjoyable [...]      |
| ‘Anchorman: The Legend Continues’ Teaser Poster Celebrates Shiny Shoes Posted: 16 May 2012 02:00 PM PDT  The gang from Adam McKay's Anchorman is coming back for a sequel and if Will Ferrell's announcement on Conan a few months back wasn't enough, and they have shot a teaser trailer that will be attached to showings of The Dictator, it doesn't get any more official than a teaser trailer. But the cherry on top with all this pre-production excitement is the brand new poster that has just appeared online. And if you have a news anchorman foot fetish, it's just everything you want and more. The new poster for the forthcoming Anchorman sequel confirms that the film will forgo the number in the title and have The Legend Continues in the subtitle. Other than that, the new poster looks like a cool way to sell some shoes. Check it out here below [...]      |
| Posted: 16 May 2012 01:00 PM PDT  The Shadow #2 Written by Garth Ennis Art by Aaron Campbell Colors by Carlos Lopez Letters by Rob Steen Covers by Alex Ross, Howard Chaykin, John Cassaday, Jae Lee, and Ryan Sook Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: May 16, 2012 Cover Price: $3.99 The Shadow #2 is, to put it bluntly, a mystery. But, a really FUN mystery. Filled with action and adventure, if you liked the first issue, you'll love the second. It's Garth Ennis and Aaron Campbell at their best. I have to wonder what made Garth Ennis take this assignment? Does he have a love for the character? Did he want to prove something to himself by writing a licensed book? Did Nick from Dynamite throw tons of cash at him? Who am I to say? But whatever the reason, I'm sure glad he did. I can't imagine anyone else writing this series. It's not too over the top on blood and guts like a lot of Ennis books are, but I'm sure that's because of the nature of the project. It does have enough edge to it to make it feel deadly serious, and not just another watered-down version of a pulp hero. The pacing is perfect, it speeds up when it needs to and slows down and gets into the heavy story beats when you need them. Something that I LOVED about this issue was that it's SO full of story. This isn't something you're going to read in 5 minutes and forget about in 10. This is a comic that your actually going to get $4+ of entertainment out of [...]      |
| TV Review: Game Of Thrones 2.7: A Man Without Honor Posted: 16 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT  Game of Thrones Season Two, Episode 7 – A Man Without Honor Directed by David Nutter Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Starring Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Carice van Houten, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright Early on in Games Of Thrones Episode 7, "A Man Without Honor," Theon (Alfie Allen) states, "It's just a game," which obviously serves to comment on the series as a whole, but it also describes most of the characters' intentions throughout the episode: each one of them is playing a smaller game in the context of a much larger and deadlier one. Arya (Maisie Williams) and Tywin (Charles Dance) continue to be my favorite part of the show week to week. After last week's killing, Tywin is searching top to bottom for the man who "made an attempt on his life" punishing those who aren't giving up the proper details. The two go back and forth in another powerful scene, each trying their hardest to either get or hide information from one another. The scene is a perfect example of how the entire series works as a whole, scaled down and played out over the course of several minutes and plays for beautiful television [...]      |
| Posted: 16 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT By Lucid Crash  Choker, Vol. 1 Story by Ben McCool Art by Ben Templesmith Letters by Tom B. Long Image Comics Release Date: May 16, 2012 Cover Price: $16.99 In Choker, Johnny Jackson is a hard-boiled Private Investigator or Gumshoe and he has the cigarettes, trenchcoat, cramped messy office, surly demeanor, and the contempt for the police force that canned him to prove it. What the reader is supposed to assume is he now leads a life of obscurity blurred by booze (even if the first scene finds him spying on the mayor's dalliances), but is about to get his one shot at public redemption when the cops call upon him to catch the drug dealer "Hunt Cassidy" he locked up years earlier. Jackson is surely an antihero with a vulgar mouth and skeletons in the closet, but he is not without his charms. At his most human we see him caring for his kind and nerdy assistant Seaton Price. With a backstory that is highlighted by the Shotgun Police Force forcing him to take an experimental drug called "Man Plus" which is supposed to turn ordinary civil servants into robocops, Jackson evokes sympathy after being left with a serious side effect that comes to define him. A vise-like gripping hand that has a mind of its own earns him the unfortunate moniker "Choker," and robs him of his badge and dignity after being deemed a danger to others [...]      |
| ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Sequel Brings In ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ Writer Posted: 16 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT  Twentieth Century Fox is busy putting together the pieces for a sequel to last summer's blockbuster prequel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It's being reported that Fox has found a new writer, bringing in Scott Z. Burns to work on the project. Burns' previous works include The Bourne Ultimatum, The Informant!, and Contagion. [...]      |
| The GoD List: Comics For May 16, 2012 Posted: 16 May 2012 09:00 AM PDT  Each and every week "The Vegetarian Veteran" MK2Fac3 and "The Natural Disaster" Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously you guys, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. I mean, it is possible… theoretically. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn't? So, let's take a look into the depths of their pull lists, grab some comics, and we'll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of May 16, 2012. Single issues and trades, they're all here. Look, I don't care what anyone else tells you today, there is a great wealth of coming comics that are sure to blow your mind out of your skull. Sure, there may be some faltering alongside a lot of the great, but really, there's good things to be seen and read. It's with consideration to this concept that you take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have The GoD List, our weekly look into all of the comics that are coming out. It's like, all killer and no filler without the Sum 41. Books like The Manhattan Projects, Saga, Saucer Country, Locke & Key, Adventure Time, The Shade, and Conan are all coming out this week and those are more than enough to get excited about. Oh, you want to know why you should be excited about these books? Well dear friend, you're just going to have to get your fingers prepared for clicking, and your eyes prepared for reading, because we're about to get into that business right about... now [...]      |
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