Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 67. 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
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (d. Paul W.S. Anderson) w/ Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Iain Glen, Ruby Rose
- Gold (d. Stephen Gaghan) w/ Bryce Dallas Howard, Matthew McConaughey, Toby Kebbell, Rachael Taylor, Edgar Ramirez, Bruce Greenwood, Stacy Keach
- Kung-Fu Yoga (d. Stanley Young) w/ Jackie Chan, Disha Patani
Movies / TV to Buy
- The Monster
- Inferno
- The Light Between Oceans
- Sherlock (S4)
- Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (S1)
- Star Wars: Episode 8 title revealed as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, first poster revealed – [collider]
- Thomas Jane joins The Predator cast – [superherohype]
- A look back at six of M. Night Shyamalan’s most memorable films – [thenerdfu]
- Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 has slim chance of happening per the filmmaker himself – [collider]
TV / Streaming News
- Lost Executive producer and writer Damon Lindelof discusses possibility of the show’s revival – [comicbook]
- 11 of the 13 Iron Fist episode titles are revealed – [comicbook]
- Aaron Paul hints that Jesse Pinkman may appear in Better Call Saul – [comicbook]
- Fox ordered X-Men TV series pilot, Bryan Singer to direct – [collider]
- Stranger Things season 2 details emerges on Fan2Sea Cruise – [collider]
- The Flash / Supergirl musical crossover event – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Feb) BUILD
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Mar) THE WORTHIER PART
- Marvel Collector Corps (Feb) SUPERHERO SHOWDOWN
- DC Legion of Collectors (Mar) SUPERMAN
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Mar) REBELS
Funko Information
- PX Exclusive Marvel Pop!s – [thenerdfu]
- London Toy Fair Reveals include:
- DC TV Mystery Minis, Donnie Darko, Gears of War, Ghost in the Shell, Looney Tunes, Lord of the Rings, Teen Wolf, Tekken, The Walking Dead, Workaholics, Space Jam, Overwatch, Inside Out, Batman: The Animated Series, Retro Video Games Mystery Minis, MST3K and more
Other Great Collectibles
- “Waiting for My J Man” Harley Quinn Statue – [mondo]
- Toy Story Chogokin Combo Figure – [thinkgeek]
- Constantine action figure – [entertainmentearth]
- Star Wars Bowling Bag Style Purses – [thinkgeek]
- Supernatural Chibi Plushes – [thinkgeek]
- A new list of officially confirmed games for the Nintendo Switch – [ign]
- Battlefield 1’s first paid expansion details released – [gamespot]
- Xbox One’s new guide and home screen coming in Spring – [gamespot]
- Overwatch Lunar New Year event – [gamespot]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #459, (Top 5: #97) which includes a Star Wars #27 title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- The Dregs #1
- Batgirl #7
- Odyssey of the Amazons #1
- Justice League vs Suicide Squad #6
- …. and many, many more
Boxes in Action
- (Officially Licensed) LADY DEATH standard comic book box – [pre-order]
- (Officially Licensed) SEX CRIMINALS short comic book box – [pre-order]
- Police Call Box dual short comic book boxes (set) – [pre-order] [only 20 sets made]
Conventions
- PAX SOUTH [Jan 27 – 29] @ Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX
- Tickets: 3-Day Sold Out | Sat Sold Out | Fri & Sun $35
- Panels include: Penny Arcade Q&A, Friday the 13th: The Game (Art of the Kill), Nerdcore: The Future of Video Game Pop Music
- EMERALD CITY COMICON [Mar 2 – 5] @ Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA
- Tickets: 4-Day Sold Out | Thur $20 | Fri & Sun $40 | Sat Sold Out
- Added guests include: Jeremy Renner, Evangeline Lilly, Rob Liefeld, Vincent D’Onofrio
- PAX EAST [Mar 10 – 12] @ Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
- Tickets: ALL TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT
- No guest / panel info yet
- SXSW [Mar 10 – 19] in Austin, TX pretty much in the whole city
- Tickets: As of now until Jan 13 – Music, Film, or Interactive badges each $1125 | Platinum badge $1450 ***Prices increase after Jan 13 to Feb 10 then even more onsite
- Guests include: WAY too many to list but here’s the link for all the info you can handle
- FAN EXPO DALLAS [Mar 31 – Apr 2] @ Dallas Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day $89 | Fri $25 | Sat $50 | Sun $40 (All prices increase at the door)
- Guests include: Tim Curry, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Norman Reedus, Stan Lee (LAST TEXAS APPEARANCE), John Barrowman, Ian Somerhalder, Adam West, Burt Ward
- WONDERCON [Mar 31 – Apr 2] moved back to the Anaheim Convention Center in California
- Tickets: 3-Day $65 | Fri & Sat $30 | Sun $18 ***Must be register or use your Comic-Con registration info***
- No guest / panel info yet
- C2E2 [Apr 21 – 23] @ South Building at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL
- Tickets: 3-Day $70 | Fri $30 | Sat $40 | Sun $35
- Additional guests include: Ivy Doomkitty, Jennifer Hale