Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 99. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geeky news, then this IS the podcast you’ve been looking for.
Every week (mostly), 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 WILD CARD (our catch-all, random stuff category).
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Movies in Theaters This Week
- The Foreigner (d. Martin Campbell) w/ Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan
- Marshall (d Reginald Hudlin) w/ Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson
- (limited) The Meyerowitz Stories : New and Selected (d. Noah Baumbach) w/ Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson
- (limited) Goodbye Christopher Robin (d. Simon Curtis) w/ Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson
Movies / TV to Buy
- The Meyerowtiz Stories
- Brawl in Cell Block 99
- M. Night Shyamalan tweets that Glass is now in production – [collider]
- Natalie Portman carries a rifle and enters the unknown in the Annihilation trailer – [thenerdfu]
- Disney pulls the plug on Gigantic – [ign]
- New Halloween film will ignore the sequels, confirmed by John Carpenter – [ign]
- Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s F&F spinoff coming 2019 – [collider]
- Hulk will get three-movie arc – [ign]
TV / Streaming News
- Constantine will return as an animated series – [nerdist]
- Netflix slightly raises their price – [gamespot]
- The 10 scariest monsters from the X-Files – [nerdist]
- Amazing Stories will get a reboot from Apple – [ign]
- Batman: The Animated Series coming to blu-ray in 2018 – [ign]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Oct) MYTHICAL – deadline 10/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Nov) CRIME AND POLITICS – deadline 11/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Nov) THE LASTJEDI – deadline 11/15
- Disney Treasures (Dec) SNOWFLAKE MOUNTAIN – deadline 12/1
- Marvel Collector Corps (Oct) THOR: RAGNAROK – deadline 10/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Nov) JUSTICE LEAGUE – deadline 11/1
Funko Reveals
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Funko Christmas – New Vynl. Added – Elf (Elf + Narwhal), The Year Without Santa Claus (Yukon Cornelius + Bumble), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Heat Miser + Snow Miser)
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Disney Afternoon Action Figures (NOV) – Darkwing Duck (+CHASE), Scrooge mcDuck, Baloo, Chip and Dale
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DC Vynl (DEC) – Darkseid + Martian Manhunter
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Thundercats Vynl (DEC) – Panthro + Cheetra
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Costco Exclusive The Last Jedi 4-Packs (NOW) – individually packaged Pop!, with exclusive glowing lightsabers – The Rebel Pop! Four Pack includes Rey with a glow-in-the-dark lightsaber, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and BB-8! The First Order Pop! Four Pack includes Kylo Ren with a glow-in-the-dark lightsaber, Supreme Leader Snoke, First Order Executioner, and BB-9E!
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Kylo in Tie Fighter Pop! Deluxe (NOV)
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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite 2-Pack (NOV) – Black Panther + Monster Hunter
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10” Hulk – Target Exclusive (holidays)
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Marvel Mystery Minis Plush Keychains (JAN) – Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Green Goblin, Carnage, Venom
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DC Mystery Minis Plush Keychains (FEB) – Batman, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Batgirl
- Retailer Exclusives
- ThinkGeek / GameStop:
- Hot Topic: Some NYCC exclusives are up, Tempest Shadow (My Little Pony Movie)
- Walgreens:
- Target:
- Toys R Us:
- Box Lunch: NYCC Exclusives (BTVS, Dolores, Mickey Mouse 2-Pack)
- FYE: Rugrats Reptar with Cereal
- BAM: DC Bombshell Catwoman
The Stash-N-Cache
- The Book of Barb – [thenerdfu]
- The Walking Dead “Bicycle Girl” USB Drive – [thenerdfu]
- Fallout Operation – [thenerdfu]
- Masters of the Universe Exclusive Set from Loyal Subjects – [HotTopic]
- SNES Classic hacked to install more games – [gamespot]
- A Game Boy Classic may be Nintendo’s next big seller – [gamerant]
- Oculus Rift permanently drops to $400 price tag – [gamerant]
- Overwatch adds 8 new skins for Halloween Terror 2017 – [gamerant]
InvestComics will back soon!
Comic Book News
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- MONDOCON [Nov 4 – 5] @ Austin American-Statesman
- Tickets: 2-Day $99 | Sat or Sun each $50
- “MondoCon is a celebration of everything we love, featuring incredible artists & creators from around the world, panels, screenings, food trucks, & interactive events. This is the fourth annual MondoCon and we can’t wait for you guys to see what we have planned!”
- Guest include: Jock, Oliver Barrett, Scott C, Daniel Danger, Hi-Def Ninja, Rory Kurtz, Mike Mitchell, Randy Ortiz, Matt Taylor, Kevin Tong, Phantom City Creative
