Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to season 3 of the Nerd Fu podcast – Episode 5. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geeky news, then this IS the podcast you’ve been looking for.
Every week (for the most part), 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 FU-BITS (our catch-all, random stuff category).
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Here are links to SOME of the awesome nerdy stuff we covered on the podcast. Not all of the things, but most of the stuff that you might wanna throw your money at. Support your “Nerd Needs” by supporting Nerd Fu and use the links we’ve provided below. For most of them, we get a little referral when/if you purchase.
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Movies in Theaters This Week
- The Commuter (d. Jaume Collet-Serra) w/ Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patick Wilson, Jonathan Banks
- Paddington 2 (d. Paul King) w/ Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins
- Proud Mary (d. Babak Najafi) w/ Taraji P. Henson, Neal McDonough, Danny Glover, Xander Berkeley
Movies / TV to Buy
- IT
- My Little Pony Movie
- The Foreigner
- Chris Hemsworth wants to see Wolverine take on Hulk – [nerdist]
- Todd McFarlane gives an update on Spawn film – [collider]
- David Goyer remains unsure about the future of the Green Lantern Corps movie – [superherohype]
- X-Men’s Kitty Pryde solo film in development – [ign]
- Vin Diesel in talks to play Valiant comic’s Bloodshot– [comicbook]
- Chris Hemsworth wants to do more Thor movies after Avengers 4 – [ign]
TV / Streaming News
- American Horror Story season 8 to take place in the future – [collider]
- Showtime president says the Halo tv series is still in very active development – [tvguide]
- Marvel’s Runaways renewed for second season on Hulu – [superherohype]
- Snowpiercer TV series coming soon – [cbr]
- Sons of Anarchy spinoff series Mayans MC goes through pilot reshoots and recasting – [deadline]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Jan) DISCOVER – deadline 1/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Jan) AIM TO MISBEHAVE – deadline 1/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Jan) SITH – deadline 1/15
- Disney Treasures (Feb) HAPPILY EVER AFTER – deadline 2/1
- Marvel Collector Corps (Feb) theme ? – deadline 2/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Mar) GREEN LANTERN – deadline 3/1
Funko Reveals
- James Bond Pop! Rides! (FEB)
- HeroWorld (NOW) – At Target now
- Black Panther Pop! Tees! (Spring)
- Pop! Drag Queens Hot Topic Exclusives (mid-JAN)
- Yuri!!! on ICE Rock Candy! (MAR)
- Specialty Series Hellboy Pop! & Bazooka Joe Dorbz (April)
Funko Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic: Black Panther GITD Dorbz, Eleven Dorbz (hospital gown), Beauty and the Beast Rose, Flocked Abu Pop!
- FYE:
- BAM: Flocked Rajah Pop!
- Costco:
- Walgreens: Young Anakin Skywalker Pop!
- Box Lunch:
- TRU:
- Walmart:
- GameStop:
- Entertainment Earth:
The Stash-N-Cache
- Die Hard print by artist Krysztof Domaradzki – [hcg]
- Green Gladiator and Thor companion piece by Q-Fig – [entearth]
- New Xbox One dashboard update announced – [ign]
- 35 big Xbox games to look forward to – [ign]
- New Xbox achievement system – [ign]
- 343 Industries states there will be no Halo 6 this year but promises new adventures are coming – [ign]
- Chucky mod hits GTA V – [youtube]
Comic Book News ( Hot Picks of the Week #509, Top 5 #146 ) which includes Stabbity Bunny #1, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe #1
- Harley Quinn #34
- Suicide Squad #33
- Spider-Man/Deadpool #26
Boxes in Action
- Nothing new to report at this time
Conventions
- PAX SOUTH in San Antonio – Jan 12 – 14 (website redesign looks good)
- Tickets – 3 Day sold out | Fri/Sat/Sun $40
- Schedule now available
- Panels of interest – Penny Arcade Q&A, Streaming 101: Launching Your Broadcast, Kingdom Hearts 101: Potentia Ad eXtremis, Gaming Done Different: Playing Games with Weird Controllers
- ACE COMIC CON in Arizona – Jan 13 – 15
- Tickets – 3 Day $95 | Sat $55 | Sun $55 | Mon $45 (all pre-show prices, $5 more day of show)
- Guests – Stan Lee, Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Hulk Hogan, Laura Harrier, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Karl Urban
- TOY FAIR in New York – Feb 17 – 20
- Event is open to trade/industry only
- EMERALD CITY COMIC CON in Seattle – March 1 – 4
- Tickets – 4 Day sold out | Thurs $30 | Fri $40 | Sat sold out | Sun $40
- Guests – Christopher Lloyd, Felicia Day, Khary Payton, Jeremy Shada, Mark Sheppard, Sean Maher, Shannon Purser, Tom Wilson, Summer Glau
- SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON in San Jose – April 6 – 8
- Tickets – 3 Day $99 | Fri $25 | Sat $50 | Sun $50
- Guests – Stan Lee, Sean Astin, Jewel Staite, Matthew Lewis
- C2E2 in Chicago – April 6 -8
- Tickets – 3 Day $75.75 (pre-show) | Fri $30.75 | Sat $40.75 | Sun $35.75 (all pre-show prices)
- Guests – Brandon Routh, Charlet Chung, Dominic Purcell, Dave Bautista, Lennie James, Caity Lotz, Mark Sheppard, Pom Klementieff
- Cancelled Guests: Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty)
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