NerdFu Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to season 3 of the Nerd Fu podcast – Episode 10. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geeky news, then this IS the podcast you’ve been looking for.
Every week (for the most part), we bring you the latest in Nerd News, including SCREENSHOT (movies & tv), STOCKPILE (collectibles), HIGH SCORE (gaming), COMICS n CONS (that one explains itself) and FU-BITS (our catch-all, random stuff category).
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It’s on like the Apocalypse!
Here are links to SOME of the awesome nerdy stuff we covered on the podcast. Not all of the things, but most of the stuff that you might wanna throw your money at. Support your “Nerd Needs” by supporting Nerd Fu and use the links we’ve provided below. For most of them, we get a little referral when/if you purchase.
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Movies in Theaters Week
- Pacific Rim Uprising (d. Steven S. DeKnight) w/ John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman
- Isle of Dogs (d. Wes Anderson) w/ the voices of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Koyu Rankin
- Sherlock Gnomes (d. John Stevenson) w/ the voices of Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp, Michael Caine, James McAvoy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maggie Smith, Stephen Merchant, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne
Movies / TV to Buy
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- Pitch Perfect 3
- Downsizing
- Archer (S8)
- The Matrix reboot still in early stages – [slashfilm]
- Avengers: Infinity War trailer drops – [thenerdfu]
- Indiana Jones 5 moving forward with Spielberg and Harrison Ford – [collider]
- Danny Boyle confirms plans to direct James Bond 25 – [ign]
TV / Streaming News
- Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series to cost $500 million – [ew]
- Matt Ryan to return as series regular on Legends of Tomorrow – [superherohype]
- ScoobyNatural airs March 29th – [thenerdfu]
- Rick and Morty has not been renewed for a season 4 – [screenrant]
- John Winchester will come back says Jeffrey Dean Morgan – [fanfestnews]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Apr) ARTIFACTS – deadline 4/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (May) SHINDIG – deadline 5/15
Funko Reveals
- New Rick and Morty Pop! Tees [Spring]
- Deadpool Mystery Minis – with exclusives at GameStop, Hot Topic & Target [May]
- Specialty Series – MOTU Vynl (Prince Adam & Cringer) + Green Hornet (1960) Pop! [June]
- Shape of Water Pop!s + Guillermo del Toro [Soon]
- The Last Jedi Wave 2 – Movie Moments, sad Porg, C’ai Threnalli, a caretaker from Ahch-To and Roses sister Paige, Vulptex and Luke Skywalker (from final battle with Kylo) [Soon]
Funko Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic:
- FYE:
- BAM:
- Costco:
- Walgreens:
- Box Lunch:
- TRU:
- Walmart:
- GameStop:
- Entertainment Earth:
The Stash-N-Cache
- Avengers: Infinity War Iron Spider backpack by Bioworld – [thenerdfu]
- New Marvel high top sneakers – [thenerdfu]
- Hyperkin The Duke Xbox One Controller – [thenerdfu]
- Egg Attack Infinity War Iron Spider – [thenerdfu]
- Sea of Thieves Day One Patch for Xbox and PC – [gamespot]
- Rooster Teeth’s Barbara Dunkelman kicks off new IGN show called Fast Travel – [ign]
- New Atari console is officially named the Atari VCS – [ign]
- State of Decay 2 Collector’s Edition leaves out one important item – [thenerdfu]
Comic Book News ( Hot Picks of the Week #519, Top 5 #156 ) which includes Cable #155, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Weapon H #1
- Mighty Thor #705
- Iron Man Hong Kong Heroes #1
- Gingerbread Man Meets Evil Bond #1
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON in San Jose – April 6 – 8
- Tickets – 3 Day $99 | Fri $25 | Sat $50 | Sun $50
- Guests – Stan Lee, Sean Astin, Jewel Staite, Matthew Lewis
- C2E2 in Chicago – April 6 -8
- Tickets – 3 Day $75.75 (pre-show) | Fri $30.75 | Sat $40.75 | Sun $35.75 (all pre-show prices)
- Guests – Milo Ventimiglia, Justin Harley, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Alan Tudyk, Brandon Routh, Charlet Chung, Dominic Purcell, Dave Bautista, Lennie James, Caity Lotz, Mark Sheppard, Pom Klementieff
- Cancelled Guests: Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty)
- Comicpalooza in Houston – May 25 – 27
- Tickets – 3 Day $72 | Single tickets range from $38 to $50
- Guests – Joe Manganiello, Charlie Cos, Levar Burton, Michael Chiklis, Patrick Wharburton, Edward James Olmos, Orlando Jones, James Marsters, Michael Emerson, Henry Ian Cusick, Ray Park, Ross Marquand, Jimmie Walker, David Faustino
- Special Podcast Announcement: We’re hosting a special podcasting panel with fellow nerds Mulehorn Gaming/Analog Assault and Three Beers and a Mic
- E3 in LA – June 12 – 14
- Tickets – “Gamer Pass” now on sale | 3 Day $249
