Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 38. 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
- Now You See Me 2 (d. Jon M. Chu) w/ Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman
- Warcraft (d. Duncan Jones) w/ Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Robert Kazinksy, Ben Schnetzer
- The Conjuring 2 (d. James Wan) w/ Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O’Connor
New to Buy : Blu-ray/Digital
- Justice League Dark may be DC Entertainment’s next animated feature – [collider]
- Spider-Man: Homecoming cast rumors of Michael Barbieri being pursued as Peter’s best friend (and new spin on) Ganke – [collider]
- Toby Kebbell says director’s “darker” cut of FF is great but we’ll never see it – [ew]
- John Boyega gets tapped for the lead role in Pacific Rim 2 by Legendary Pictures – [superherohype]
- The Division movie in the works with Jaek Gyllenhaal – [collider]
- Did Chiwetel Ejiofor get offered Doctor Who role – [i09]
TV
- Superman to appear in Supergirl in season 2 – [superherohype]
- Amazon picks up 5 new pilot orders from various creatives, one of which is Guillermo del Toro – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Firelfy Cargo – May 2016 Unbox – [nerd fu]
- Loot Crate [Next Box] – Dystopia (JUNE)
- Marvel Collector Corps [Next Box] – Women of Power (JUNE)
- DC Legion of Collectors [Next Box] – Suicide Squad (JULY)
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty [Next Box] – Jabba’a Palace (JULY)
Funko Information
- New Target exclusives – [funko]
- Power Rangers – Funko POP! – [nerd fu]
- Star Wars Funko POP! & exclusives – [nerd fu]
- Mega Man – [nerd fu]
- Hot Topic (June 2016 Exclusives) – [nerd fu]
- Ghostbusters Monopoly – [entertainmentearth]
- Super Mario Bros. Monopoly – [nerd fu]
- Space Ghost LITD by Mezco – [nerd fu]
- Ghostbusters Artist Series puzzles – [nerd fu]
- Rocky poster by artist Gabz and GMA – [nerd fu]
- Star Wars collectibles – [nerd fu]
- Voltron Legendary Defender artwork – [herocomplexgallery]
- Part of Her World sculpture – [thebradfordexchange]
- GTA 5 has huge update out now – [gamespot]
- Injustice 2 confirmed for PS4 and the Xbone – [gamespot]
- Looking forward to Kingdom Hearts 3 – [ign]
- Overwatch’s McCree will be “Nerfed” soon according to Blizzard – [collider]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #427, (Top 5 : #64) which includes a Aquaman title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Norman #1 – Titan Comics – SOLD OUT
- Henchgirl #8 – SOLD OUT – First 8 issues have all sold out
- Wonder Woman Rebirth #1
- Action Comics #957
- Detective Comics #934
- …. and many, many more
Conventions
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Article: Where’s the “Special” in “Special Event” – please read, comment & share [NerdFu]
- Comicpalooza [Jun 17 – 19] – added: Michael Rooker, Steve Lund (Bitten, Lost Girl, Alphas), Greyson Holt (Bitten, Alcatraz) | App available now Podcasting 104: The Business of Podcasting – Saturday, June 18th at 4pm – 5pm CST – Learn from podcasters that have years of experience. Podcasts include I Sell Comics! With Ming Chen, Metal Geeks Podcast, Nerd Fu, Comical Podcast, and Reality Check with Craig Price. Panelists: Ming Chen, Cary Gordon, Dave Armour, Craig Price, Justin Corbett, Miguel Garza, Chris Sully, Steve Araujo Moderator: George Tripsas
- RTX [July 1 – 3] – 3 Day VIP [SOLD OUT], Rooster Teeth Animation Festival announced, schedule is live
- SDCC [July 21 – 24] – Collider has a contest to win hotel, airfare, badges, and spending money (via Collider)
- NYCC [Oct 6 – 9] – First BookCon announced as part of NYCC, Fan Verification ends 6/13
