Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
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Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 21. 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
- Dirty Grandpa (D: Dan Mazer) – Robert DeNiro, Zac Effron, Aubrey Plaza, Dermot Mulroney …
- The Fifth Wave (D: J Blakeson) – Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff …
- The Boy (D: William Brent Bell) – Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell, Jim Norton …
New to Buy – Blu-ray/Digital
- Suicide Squad – Official Trailer #1 [Nerd Fu]
- Wonder Woman – First Look Featurette with New Footage [Nerd Fu]
- 10 Cloverfield Lane – Trailer [Nerd Fu]
- Neighbors 2 – Trailer [YouTube]
- Vin Diesel drops official Fast 8 poster w/tagline [Deadline]
- Ryan Reynolds Talks Taskmaster and Teases Cable & Deadpool [ComicBookMovie.com]
- Stan Lee Thinks a Star Wars & Avengers Crossover Could Happen [ComicBook.com]
TV
- Legends of Tomorrow starts 1/21/16 at 8/7 c [CWtv]
- The Punisher series in Development at Netflix [ComicBook.com]
- Prison Break “reboot” set with Wentworth Miller & Dominic Purcell [Collider]
- Undercover Boss: Star Killer Base – SNL skit with Adam Driver is the best thing on the internet this week [YouTube]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (JAN) “Invasion” – Deadline has passed – Review coming soon
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (JAN) “The Resistance” – Deadline has passed – Review coming soon
- NEW Legion of Collectors Subscription Box from Funko – “Batman v Superman” is first box
Funko Information
- Independence Day Pop! Vinyl [FEB] – Steve Hiller, Davide Gevinson, Alien & Alien Chase Variant [Nerd Fu]
- Futurama Pop! Vinyl [FEB] – Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Nibbler, Zapp Brannigan [EntertainmentEarth]
- Futurama Dorbz [FEB] – Fry, Leela, Zoidberg, Bender and the Gold Bender Chase figure [EntertainmentEarth]
- Harry Potter Pop! Vinyl [MAR] – Harry (Triwizard), Dobby, Hermoine (Yule Ball), Ron (Yule Ball), Draco Malfoy, Sirius Black, Dementor, Lune Lovegood, Albus Dumbledore
- Unmasked Kylo Ren – Exclusive to the big box store that shall not be named here
- Green Goblin Walgreens Exclusive – Metallic Chase variant coming soon. Confirmed by Walgreens Toy Buyer
Chase Goblin – of the new distribution leaving Funko warehouses this week, chase Gobby is 1 of every 6 in the case. Only has chase sticker.
— Steven Anne (@stevenganne) January 20, 2016
- Deadpool Sixth Scale Figure – Hot Toys [Nerd Fu]
- Game of Thrones – Winterfell Desktop Sculpture by Factory Entertainment [ThinkGeek]
- Star Wars – Variable Action D-Spec AT-AT [BigBadToyStore]
- Annabelle 18″ Prop Replica Doll [BigBadToyStore]
- Star Wars – Egg Attack Magnetic Floating Millennium Falcon [EntertainmentEarth]
- Lego Dimensions – Ghostbusters Trailer [SuperHeroHype]
- Popular Fallout 3 Location recreated in Fallout 4 [IGN]
- Co-op Half-Life comes to Steam Friday [Kataku]
- Doom – John Romero released first new Level in 21 years [PCGamer]
- Rocket League – Upcoming patch ends Season One, Brings New Rewards [IGN]
- Mortal Kombat XL Announce Trailer [YouTube]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #407, 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!
- Deadpool #6
- New Avengers #5
- Avenging Spider-Man #9 (2012)
- Captain Marvel #1 (2012)
- Ms Marvel #1 (1977)
- …. and many, many more
Boxes in Action Launches “Artist Signature Series” Kickstarter with Johnny Segura [Nerd Fu]
Conventions
- PAX South [Jan 29 – 31] – Schedule is live! 3-Day tickets are sold out! Saturday sold out! Friday & Sunday still available, but for how long?!
- Dallas Fan Days [Feb 13 – 14] – added: Brent Spiner (Star Trek: TNG)
- 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]
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