Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to season 3 of the Nerd Fu podcast – Episode 9. 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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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 (last) Week
- Fifty Shades Freed (d. James Foley) w/ Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan
- The 15:17 to Paris (d. Clint Eastwood) w/ Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone, Judy Greer, Jenna Fischer
- Peter Rabbit (d. Will Gluck) w/ the voices of James Corden, Sia, Colin Moody, Sam Neill, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, Daisy Ridley, Rose Byrne
Movies / TV to Buy
- A Bad Mom’s Christmas
- Only the Brave
- Suburbicon
- Homeland (S6)
- Joaquin Phoenix in talks to play Joker in the WB standalone, untitled origin film – [variety]
- David S. Goyer drops out of directing Masters of the Universe – [superherohype]
- Game of Thrones creators to produce new series of Star Wars films – [polygon]
- Deadpool 2 trailer let’s fans meets Cable – [thenerdfu]
- Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer is here – [thenerdfu]
TV / Streaming News
- Conan the Barbarian series in development at Amazon – [ew]
- Netflix drops a new trailer for Jessica Jones season 2 – [superherohype]
- Disney unveils some of it’s streaming service details – [deadline]
- J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama Demimonde finds home at HBO – [ign]
- The Good Place officially shares a universe with Parks and Rec – [ign]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Feb) PROTECT – deadline 2/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Mar) STILL FLYING – deadline 3/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Mar) ENDOR – deadline 3/15
- Disney Treasures (Feb) ADVENTURES – deadline 4/1
- Marvel Collector Corps (Feb) ????? – deadline 2/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Mar) GREEN LANTERN – deadline 3/1
Funko Reveals
- Emerald City Comic Con Reveals:
- Marvel – She-Hulk, Yondu, Deadpool the Duck Dorbz
- Star Wars – Padme & Ahsoka Plush
- Disney – Army Man & Maui (Moana)
- Rick and Morty – Alien Rick & Alien Morty
- TV – 6″ Wight (GOT), 8-Bit Barb, Amy Pond
- Care Bears – Flocked Good Luck Bear
- MOTU – Sorceress & Beast Man VYNL. 2-Pack
- DC – Emerald Chrome Batman, Poison Ivy DC Bombshells Rock Candy, Krypto/Ace Dorbs 2-pack
- Looney Tunes – Viking Elmer Fudd
- Video Games – Cuphead Pop! & Street Fighter II Tee
Funko Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic:
- FYE:
- BAM:
- Costco:
- Walgreens:
- Box Lunch:
- TRU:
- Walmart:
- GameStop:
- Entertainment Earth:
The Stash-N-Cache
- Iron Giant Ceramic Tiki Mug – [mondo]
- Dean Winchester Articulated Supernatural Figure – [thenerdfu]
- Dark Crystal Board Game – [thenerdfu]
- Sea of Thieves Xbox Controller gets pirate-themed accessories – [xbox]
- Mario Kart Tour – [ign]
- E3 public tickets for sale beginning next week – [ign]
Comic Book News ( Hot Picks of the Week #513, Top 5 #150 ) which includes Daredevil #598, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- X-Men Red #1
- Cosmo #2
- Portal Bound #0
- Avengers #679
Boxes in Action
- New graded box coming soon, vintage “Read Comics” design –
- Major Glory box available now
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 – Karl Urban, Ani-Mia, Billie Piper, 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 – 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)
