Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to season 3 of the Nerd Fu podcast – Episode 6. 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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Movies in Theaters This Week
- 12 Strong (d. Nicolai Fuglsig) w/ Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Elsa Pataky, William Fichtner, Taylor Sheridan, Michael Pena
- Den of Thieves (d. Christian Gudegast) w/ Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, 50 Cent, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Dawn Olivieri
Movies / TV to Buy
- Blade Runner 2049
- The Snowman
- Better Call Saul (s3)
- After Avengers 4, Chris Hemsworth says he’s done playing Thor…..contractually – [ew]
- Saban Films acquire rights to Black Water which will star JCVD and Dolph Lundgren – [variety]
- 6 comic book movies that really need a reboot – [nerdist]
- Ivan Drago’s son is revealed for Creed 2 – [ign]
- Director Doug Liman says Edge of Tomorrow sequel may finally be close – [collider]
TV / Streaming News
- The Walking Dead gets renewed for season 9 plus a new showrunner – [ign]
- John Wick TV series gets the greenlight at Starz – [ign]
- J.J. Abrams is shopping around his new sci-fi series – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Jan) DISCOVER – deadline 1/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Mar) STILL FLYING – deadline 3/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Mar) ENDOR – deadline 3/15
- Disney Treasures (Feb) HAPPILY EVER AFTER – deadline 2/1
- Marvel Collector Corps (Feb) ????? – deadline 2/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Mar) GREEN LANTERN – deadline 3/1
Funko Reveals
- Walmart – Death Star Three-Pack (FEB) – Gunner, Officer & Trooper
- Disney Pint Size Heroes – Series 2 (MARCH) – Sulley, Mike, Wall-E, Eve, Dumbo, Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Captain Hook & more + exclusives at Toys R Us and Hot Topic
- Universal Studios Exclusive Deadpool Dorbz (JAN 13) – torn mask at Universal’s Islands of Adventure Marvel store
- Hikari XS – Red & White Venom (late-JAN)
- Gizmoduck (NOW) – latest Funko Fridays release at Target
- BoxLunch Exclusive Lilo & Stitch Pop Collector Dome (Soon)
Funko Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic: Kurt Cobain, Cuphead Pop! Tee with Devil, Rick and Morty – Rick’s Ship, Furiosa
- FYE:
- BAM: Flocked Rajah Pop!
- Costco:
- Walgreens:
- Box Lunch: Lilo & Stitch in Dome
- TRU:
- Walmart:
- GameStop: 8-Bit Jason (NES Colors), Freddy (NES colors), Venompool with Phone
- Entertainment Earth: Previews Exclusive 8-Bit Alien Blood Splatter
The Stash-N-Cache
- TMNT Baby Turtles action figure 4-pack – [thenerdfu]
- Jumanji Steelbook – [thenerdfu]
- The Duke controller for Xbox gets a remake – [gamerant]
- Fortnite disables friendly fire – [gamerant]
- LEGO Incredibles and LEGO DC comic book villains – [ign]
- Microsoft reportedly working on a new Xbox Elite controller – [ign]
Comic Book News ( Hot Picks of the Week #510, Top 5 #147 ) which includes Damage #1, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Harley Quinn #35
- Deadpool vs Old Man Logan #4
- The Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Omega #1
- Avengers #676
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- TOY FAIR in New York – Feb 17 – 20
- Event is open to trade/industry only
- EMERALD CITY COMIC CON in Seattle – March 1 – 4
- Tickets – 4 Day sold out | Thurs $30 | Fri $40 | Sat sold out | Sun $40
- Guests – Christopher Lloyd, Felicia Day, Khary Payton, Jeremy Shada, Mark Sheppard, Sean Maher, Shannon Purser, Tom Wilson, Summer Glau
- 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 – Brandon Routh, Charlet Chung, Dominic Purcell, Dave Bautista, Lennie James, Caity Lotz, Mark Sheppard, Pom Klementieff
- Cancelled Guests: Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty)
