The Nerd Fu Podcast – EPISODE 81 – #HowDoYouFU

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SCREENSHOT

Movies in Theaters This Week

TV

Community Trailer: Greendale Is Back With a Vengeance – [Yahoo.com]

5 Things to Remember Before AGENTS OF SHIELD’s Midseason Return – [Collider]

NETLFIX Announces Premiere Dates for Wet Hot American Summer, Orange is the New Black and more – [IGN]

First ORPHAN BLACK Season 3 Trailer and Tons of New Story and Character Details – [Collider]

The Walking Dead meet the “Queen of Alexandria” – [THR]

HBO Standalone Service “HBO Now” Aiming to Launch in April; Price Revealed – [Collider]

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STOCKPILE

Funko Information

Daredevil Funko Pop! exclusives from Forbidden Planet – [Nerd Fu] Avengers Age of Ultron Pop! Variants – Gamma Glow Hulk & Gray Savage Hulk – [Funko Trading by PopVinyls.com] Marvel Collector Corps Update – Avengers/Guardians of the Galaxy Cover Revealed by Marvel, Funko – [The Hollywood Reporter]

 

Other Great Collectibles

Guardians of the Galaxy Dancing Baby Groot Solar-Powered Bobble Head– [EE]

 

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HIGH SCORE

Loot Crate February unboxing – PLAY – [Nerd Fu]

Hands-on with Nvidia’s Shield console – [IGN]

Long Awaited Halo: The Master Chief Collection Stability Patch Arrives – [IGN.com]

 

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COMICS N’ CONS

InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #361 is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!

• All New Hawkeye #1
• Detective Comics #40 (don’t miss the Matrix variant cover)
• Guardians Team-Up #1
• Citizen of the Galaxy #1
• Descender #1
• Con Job #1
• …. and many, many more

Scottie Young Variant Covers available for order/pre-order
Spider-Gwen #1 – Comic Book Review

Conventions

SXSW [March 13 – 22] – no updates

WalkerStalker Con Dallas [March 14-15] – added: Kyla Kennedy, Brighton Sharbino, Giancarlo Esposito, Harold Perrineau, Danai Gurira  cancelled: Henry Ian Cusick & Elizabeth Mitchell

Emerald City Comic Con [March 27 & 29] – Karen Allen cancelled – program scheduled online now  –  Funko panel announced

C2E2 [April 24 to 26] – Ivy Doom Kitty aded, Thrilling Adventure Hour added

Comicpalooza [May 22 to May 25] – Bryan Johnson & Mike Zapcic of Comic Book Men added

Fan Expo Dallas [May 29 to May 31] – Billie Piper and Karen Gillan added

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WILDCARD

LEGO-inspired handmade coffee table – BranchingOutward
Star Wars Tie Fighter Charm via ThinkGeek
The Walking Dead dopp bag from EntertainmentEarth
Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix – Vol. 1 Pendant