The NerdFu Podcast – 2-05-14 – EPISODE 29

Hey kids!, and welcome to Episode 29 of the Nerd Fu Podcast, where your resident NERDS Steve & Sully cover the latest in Nerd news.  If you consider yourself a nerd/geek, then you are in the right place.

Every week, we talk SCREENSHOT (movies & tv), STOCKPILE (collectibles), HIGH SCORE (gaming), COMICS n CONS (no description needed) and WILD CARD (our catch-all, random stuff category).

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The Links

Don’t go scavenging the interwebs for things we talked about on the podcast, we’ve got everything covered during Episode 29 right here (see below).

 

GENERAL

Times tickin’ away!! Our latest giveaway – The Walking Dead: Survivors vs Walkers has launched.  We’ve got TWO giveaways running simultaneously.  Are you a SURVIVOR or a WALKER??

We’re still in the hunt for a Shorty Award and we need your help.  If you like the podcast and are a fan of what we do here on theNerdFu.com, please nominate/vote Nerd Fu in the podcast category by clicking the link and tweeting.  It only takes a second.

SCREENSHOT

Movies in Theaters This Week

The Lego Movie (D: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller) – Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Shaq

Vampire Academy (D: Mark Waters) – Zoey Beutch, Lucy Fry, Gabriel Byrne

The Monuments Men (D: George Clooney) – George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman

 

Movie News

R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman – 1967-2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction Super Bowl trailer – watch it again and again and…..

DiCaprio & Hill Re-Team in Story of Richard Jewell (deadline.com)

Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) in Negotiations to Helm UNCHARTED (collider.com)

Marc Webb Reveals B.J. Novak’s Character in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (superherohype.com)

 

TV

Stan Lee Cameo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (entertainment weekly)

Candice Patton & Carlos Valdes cast in The Flash (superherohype.com)

 

STOCKPILE

Funko Information

Hot Topic Exclusives

• Viserion (one of the three Game of Thrones dragons)
• Brienne of Tarth (blood splattered variant) 

MegaCon Exclusives

• Stan Lee – ‘Nuff Said! variant
• Doc Brown – GITD Radioactive variant

Ghostbusters – Spengler, Stantz, Venkman, Slimer AND The Stay Puft Marshmallow man all coming soon! Don’t worry, Funko didn’t forget Winston.

 

Other Collectibles

DC Scribblenauts Unmasked – blind box mini figures (IGN.com)

itt bittys from Hallmark (link coming soon)

 

HIGH SCORE

Disney Infinity will be using Marvel & Star Wars properties (IGN.com)

Super Retro Trio – unboxing from IGN

 

COMICS N’ CONS

InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week – Jay gives us the low-down on which comics to pick up and which ones to pass on!

Turok #1 Exclusive Cover and Signing at Heroes’ Haven in Tampa, FL (heroeshavencomics.com)

Ms Marvel #1 – The legend has returned! (Marvel.com)

28 Days Later Omnibus – Volume 1 (BOOM! Studios)

 

SDCC 2014 Badge PreRegistration sales February 8 (sdccblog.com)

MegaCon (March 21-23) – Stan Lee, Allison Mack, David Morissey, Eliza Dushku, Aaron Asmore, Ivy Doom Kitty, James Marsters, John Barrowman & more

Dallas Comic Con – Sci Fi Expo (Feb 8-9)

* VIP Tickets now SOLD OUT

 

WILDCARD

Bad Elf GPS (uncrate.com)

“Savior” – New shirt design from Francis Te of TeeNoEvil

BONUS!!! – Don’t forget that TeeNoEvil is offering a 20% off Coupon Code for Nerd Fu fans (valid thru 2/7)

 

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