Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 92. 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
- Annabelle: Creation (d. David F. Sandberg) w/ Stephanie Sigman, Miranda Otto, Lulu Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia
- The Glass Castle (d. Destin Daniel Cretton) w/ Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts
- Ingrid Goes West (limited) (d. Matt Spicer) w/ Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Pom Klementieff
Movies / TV to Buy
- Snatched
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Movie News
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan returning to theaters for 35th anniversary – [ign]
- The Lion King remake gains John Kani and Alfre Woodard for voice cast – [gamespot]
- Eli Roth’s Death Wish trailer stars Bruce Willis – [thenerdfu]
- First look at Josh Brolin’s Cable – [comicbook]
- Guardians Inferno music video –
- Milla Jovovich to play villain in Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen – [collider]
TV / Streaming News
- NBC says The Office and 30 Rock have an open invitation to come back – [gamespot]
- Disney to discontinue it’s Netflix offerings by launching its own streaming service in 2019 – [collider]
- Aaron Sorkin’s Lucy and Desi heads to Amazon with Cate Blanchett as Lucille Ball – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Aug) KINGDOM – deadline 8/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Sept) WICKED WAYS – deadline 9/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Sept) JEDI – deadline 9/15
- Disney Treasures (Oct) HAUNTED FOREST – deadline 10/1
- Marvel Collector Corps (Aug) FIRST APPEARANCE AVENGERS – deadline 8/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Sept) DC’s MOST WANTED – deadline 9/1
Funko Reveals
- Golden Girls Dorbz – Sophia, Rose, Blanche, Sophia (CHASE)
- Star Wars Mystery Minis (NOW) – Exclusives at Gamestop, Hot Topic & Walmart
- Blade Runner 2049 Dorbz (OCT) – Deckard (LE6,500), Wallace, Officer K, Sapper + Sapper CHASE | Pop!s (OCT) – Deckard, Officer K, Wallace, Luv, Sapper, Sapper CHASE, Joi
- NFL Legends (Fall) – Lawrence Taylor, Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Steve Largent, Brett Favre, and many more!
- NEW My Little Pony Pop!s (OCT) – Rainbow Dash Sea Pony (+CHASE), Pinkie Pie Sea Pony, Twilight Sparkle Sea Pony (+CHASE), Fluttershy Sea Pony & Tempest Shadow (HT Exclusive)
- Specialty Series (NOV) – Predator Pop! & Triceraton Dorbz (TMNT)
- DC Bombshells Dorbz – Batwoman, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Batgirl, Katana! Plus, Hot Topic exclusives + CHASE
- Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic: August Exclusives
- ThinkGeek / GameStop:
- Walgreens: Deadpool the Duck
- Target:
- Toys R Us:
The Stash-N-Cache
- Street Fighter Knockouts by Cryptozoic Entertainment – [thenerdfu]
- The Walking Dead season 7 Limited Edition Spike Walker Statue Blu-Ray set – [comicbook]
- Here’s everything that comes with the Call of Duty: WW2 Valor Edition – [ign]
- Ubisoft bringing 300 gameplay stations to Gamescom + Far Cry 5, Assassin’s Creed: Origins, The Crew 2 and more – [gamespot]
- Fallout board game revealed by Fantasy Flight – [gamerant]
- Nintendo World Championships return to New York just in time for NYCC – [gamerant]
- Rick and Morty: Anatomy Park the Game by Cryptozoic Entertainment – [thenerdfu]
InvestComics ( Hot Picks of the Week #487, Top 5 #125 ) which includes Redlands #1, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- First Strike #1
- Toyetica #1
- The Shadow #1
- Quake Champions #1
- …. and many, many more
Comic Book News
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- BOSTON COMIC CON [Aug 11 – 13] @ Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
- Tickets: DELUXE VIP SOLD OUT | Premium Package $119 | Fri $40 | Sat $55 | Sun $45
- Guests include: Stan Lee, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Charlie Cox, Tim Curry, David Ramsey, Felicia Day, Katie Cassidy, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, John Barrowman, Alan Tudyk, Anthony Daniels, Karl Urban, Ming-Na Wen, Eliza Dushku, Ian Somerhalder
- 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
- Guests include: Peter Capaldi, Weird Al, Felicia Day, Jason Isaacs, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff, Rose Mciver, Ming Chen
- 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
- NEW YORK COMIC CON [Oct 5 – 8] @ Javits Center
- Tickets: *Must be Fan Verified* | Thurs $45 | ALL OTHER DAYS SOLD OUT
- Guests include: Felicity Jones, Karen Gillan, William Shatner, Mark Hamill, Michael Rooker, Pablo Schreiber, Ryan Hurst, Sean Gunn, Theo Rossi, Tara Strong
- Artists include: Skottie Young, John Leguizamo, Jim Mahfood, Greg Capullo, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Chris Claremont, Babs Tarr
