Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 95. 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
- IT (d. Andy Muschietti) w/ Bill Skarsgard
- Home Again (d. Hallie Meyers-Shyer) w/ Reese Witherspoon, Lake Bell, Michael Sheen
Movies / TV to Buy
- All Eyes on Me
- Rough Night
- Blade Runner (4K re-release)
- Supernatural (S12)
- Narcos (S2)
- Doctor Who (part 2, S10)
- The Flash (S3)
- Mr. Robot star Rami Malek will star as Freddie Mercury in the Bryan Singer-directed Bohemian Rhapsody – [ew]
- Apple and Amazon join other big giants like Warners and Sony in a fight the for the rights to the Bond franchise – [thr]
- Shia LaBeouf will not appear in Indiana Jones 5 per the film’s screenwriter David Koepp – [ign]
- NYCC will debut the Pacific Rim Uprising trailer plus the film’s panel – [superherohype]
- The new Crow movie lands at Sony with director Corin Hardy and lead Jason Momoa nearing a close – [superherohype]
- Bad Moms 2 Christmas Red Band trailer drops – [collider]
- Colin Trevorrow out as director for Star Wars: Episode IX – [collider]
TV / Streaming News
- Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville gets a horrible review – [collider]
- The Best TV shows with the worst titles – [collider]
- Thoughts on Death Note, The Defiant Ones, and Little Evil
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Aug) ROBOTIC – deadline 9/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Sept) WICKED WAYS – deadline 9/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Sept) JEDI – deadline 9/15
- Disney Treasures (Oct) HAUNTED FOREST – SOLD OUT
- Marvel Collector Corps (Aug) THOR: RAGNAROK – deadline 10/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Nov) JUSTICE LEAGUE – deadline 11/1
Funko Reveals
- Night King on Dragon Pop! Ride (WINTER) – [thenerdfu]
- Krampus Pop!s (NOV) – Look for CHASE versions + Hot Topic & FYE Exclusives
- Hikari : Mickey Mouse XS (NOV) 4″ tall, Sparkly Red and Black 2-Pack, LE 5000 Mad Max Fury Road (WINTER) – Rock Candy, Mystery Minis and Pop!s
- Elf Pop!s – Wave 2 (FALL) – Jovie, Buddy Elf (+CHASE), Papa Elf + Narwhal (TRU), Buddy Elf with Snowballs (BoxLunch)
- Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic: Thor (holding Surtur’s mask)
- ThinkGeek / GameStop:
- Walgreens:
- Target:
- Toys R Us:
- Box Lunch: BB-9E (chrome)
- FYE: Drax with Groot, Batman/Aquaman 2-pack, Chewbacca (flocked)
- BAM: Grumpy (Snow White), Neegan/Karl 2-pack
The Stash-N-Cache
- Star Wars Wampa Cave Snow Globe – [thenerdfu]
- Nuka Cola Bottle Opener – [thenerdfu]
- Pixel Pals – [thenerdfu]
- Millennium Falcon LEGO Set – [thenerdfu]
- Destiny 2 Collector’s Edition (currently) in stock on Amazon – [ign]
- Atari 2600 Retro handheld console – [ign]
- Wireless gaming headsets finally coming to the XB1 – [xbox]
- Resident Evil News
InvestComics ( Hot Picks of the Week #491, Top 5 #129 ) which includes Veonmverse #1, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Fruit Ninja #1
- Black Sable #1
- Journey to Star Wars The Last Jedi #1
- The Walking Dead #171
- …. and many, many more
Comic Book News
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- ROSE CITY COMIC CON [Sept 8 – 10] @ Oregon Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day Weekend $65 | 3-Day Premium $129 | Fri $30 | Sat $40 | Sun $35
- Cancelled guests include: Jason Isaacs, Felicia Day, Michael Rosenbaum
- Added guests include: William Shatner, Danielle Panabaker
- HASBRO HASCON [Sept 8 – 10] @ Rhode Island Convention Center & Dunkin Donuts Center
- Tickets: 3-Day Super Fan $600 | 3-Day $165 | Single Day $60 each
- Guests include: Stan Lee, Flo Rida, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Daya, James Gunn
- SALT LAKE COMIC CON [Sept 21 – 23] @ Salt Palace Convention Center
- Tickets: VIP $250 | Thurs $20 | Fri $35 | Sat $45
- Added guests include: Stan Lee
- NEW YORK COMIC CON [Oct 5 – 8] @ Javits Center
- Tickets: *Must be Fan Verified* | Thurs $45 | ALL OTHER DAYS SOLD OUT
- Added guests include: Todd McFarlane
- Cancelled guests include: Lena Headey
- Artists include: Skottie Young, John Leguizamo, Jim Mahfood, Greg Capullo, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Chris Claremont, Babs Tarr
I’m SUPER excited about this giveaway! I’ve tried most all of the giveaways and post all the time ….never have won. Hope it’s my turn to win! Such a horror fan!!
Also…seems Sully ALWAYS has his “mind in the gutter”. :p