Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
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Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 19. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geekie 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 Revenant (D: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu) – Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson …
- The Forest (D: Jason Zada) – Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt, Osamu Tanpopo …
New to Buy – Blue-ray/Digital
- Sicario
- The Walk
- The Visit
- Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
- Joe Dirt 2
- True Detective: Season 2
- XXX Sequel – Tony Jaa and Jet Li join Vin Diesel for the next XXX movie [Twitch Film]
- Star Wars – Andy Serkis confirms his Snoke is NOT Darth Palgueis [ComicBook]
- Star Wars – Disney/Lucasfilm planning to release the unaltered, original cut of the original trilogy [EpicStream]
- Creed – Stallone hints at possible ideas for Creed sequel, including Carl Weathers [Collider]
- Nine Classic geek movies turning 30 in 2016 [DailyDot.com]
- What R2-D2 was really saying
Posted by The Geeky Star Wars Couple on Tuesday, August 25, 2015
TV
- Daredevil Season 2 – New trailer and official release date announced [Nerd Fu]
- Vikings Season 4 – Trailer teases Ragnar & Bjorn’s Bloody Feuds [Collider]
- Red Hood – Fan series turns to Kickstarter for support [ComicBook]
- Gotham – Paul Reubens as Penguin’s father – first images [Collider]
- Voltron – Netflix & Dreamworks expand lineup & include re-imagined Voltron animated series [ComicBook]
Subscription Boxes
- Marvel Collector Corps (DEC) Guardians of the Galaxy – Unbox/reveal up now
- Loot Crate (DEC) GALAXY – Unbox/Reveal up now
- Reminder: Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (JAN) Deadline approaching – Jan 15th
Funko Information
- January Hot Topic Funko Exclusives – Pirate Deadpool, Underwater Aquaman, Ninth Doctor w/Banana, Flocked Cheshire Cat, Green T-60 Power Armor, Blushing BMO, Pink & White Harley Quinn + Doctor Who Wave 2 Pre-Release Exclusives – Jack Harkness, River Song, Rose Tyler, Sarah Jane, The Silence
- Finn w/Light Saber – Barnes & Noble Exclusive
- Captain America: Civil War Funko Pop!’s & Dorbz Revealed (click on image below for full lineup & pre-order info)
- Rey will be added to a new, upcoming version of Star Wars Monopoly [ComicBook]
- TMNT Figures show Krang & the Technodrome [Collider]
- LEGO Super Heroes Avenjet Space Mission [Amazon]
- Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Ecto-1 – Hot Wheels Elite Cult Classics [EntEarth]
- Thundercats – Mega Scale Lion-O w/ Snarf [EntEarth]
- Star Trek Stamps [StarTrek.com]
- Assassin’s Creed – No new game for 2016, first time since 2009 [GameSpot]
- PS4 Exclusives Set for 2016 Release [GameSpot]
- Skilled PC Modder crafts ultimate gaming rig that fits in a Star Wars Star Destroyer [Kotaku]
- Xbox One & PC (Windows 10) Exclusives for 2016 [BGR.com]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #404, which includes a couple of Star Wars titles, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Amazing Spider-Man #611 (2009) – First appearance by Deadpool in a Spider-Man comic
- Spider-Man Deadpool #1
- Howard theDuck #3
- Doctor Strange Vol 4 #4
- Swamp Thing #1
- …. and many, many more
Conventions
- New Orleans Wizard World [Jan 8 – 10] – no updates
- PAX South [Jan 29 – 31] – Schedule is live! 3-Day tickets are sold out! Individual days still available, but for how long?!
- Dallas Fan Days [Feb 13 – 14] – Guest list updated
- NY Toy Fair [Feb 13 – 16]
- C2E2 [Mar 18 – 20]
- Emerald City Comic Con [April 7 – 10]
- Ottawa Comic Con [May 13-15]
- MegaCon [May 26 – 29]
- Space City Comic Con [May 27 – 29]
- Fan Expo Dallas [Jun 3 – 5]
- Comicpalooza [Jun 17 – 19]
- RTX [July 1 – 3]
- SDCC [July 21 – 24]
- NYCC [Oct 6 – 9]
