tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59451576283324076342019-02-28T11:25:57.839-06:00The personal blog of a small town girl living in a nerdy world.Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.comBlogger979125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-83502960019531058632014-11-29T19:38:00.001-06:002014-11-29T19:38:59.018-06:00<p>I've moved over to <b><i><a href="http://www.anerdyworld.com/">A Nerdy World</a></i></b>. Please update your bookmarks/subscriptions accordingly!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-27369624312337956772014-11-14T10:23:00.000-06:002014-11-14T10:23:00.242-06:00<p>It has been a busy month+ friends. And I'm sorry to have left you hanging, but I have something exciting to report:<br /><br /><b>Chocolate and Cream Cake will soon be transitioning to my new site: A Nerdy World.</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.anerdyworld.com/">Come say hi!</a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-74868678312631948022014-11-01T10:23:00.000-05:002014-11-01T21:20:03.454-05:00<p>The eleventh month of the year knows how to steal its way into your heart.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hint: It involves pie.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/november2014_ccc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/november2014_ccc.png" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(If you'd like to download this page of the <a href="http://www.chocolateandcreamcake.com/2014/01/the-2014-man-calendar-peacoats-and.html">2014 Man Calendar</a> for personal use, just click on the image and it'll open in a new window. You can then right/control click and save it. Each page should print at 6"x9".)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-91350831164261745442014-10-23T10:23:00.000-05:002014-10-23T10:23:00.101-05:00<p>A million+ more to go!*<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Wedding/Photos/Ashley%20and%20Aaron/5127143022_88429651da_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Wedding/Photos/Ashley%20and%20Aaron/5127143022_88429651da_b.jpg" height="477" width="640" /></a></div><br />To the ends of the universe, my darling.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Yes, we will live for a million+ years. Or at least ... our love will!**</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Yes, I know, we're gross.***</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">***Not back from my pause yet—Just had to pop in to publicly tell a certain someone happy anniversary.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-62785887786635259132014-10-02T10:23:00.000-05:002014-10-02T12:25:49.391-05:00<p>As you might have noticed during the past few months, I haven't been around these parts much.<br /><br />I <i>really</i> miss it.<br /><br />That said, I also need a little break to clear my head and do some rethinking. October is going to be a very busy month for me, for a variety of reasons, so I'll be taking time off from blogging here.<br /><br />In case you need a fix of nerdy news while I'm away, check out:<br /><br /><a href="http://badassdigest.com/">Badass Digest</a> | <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/">Comics Alliance</a> | <a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/">Fashion and Action</a> | <a href="http://geektyrant.com/">GeekTyrant</a> | <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/">IFL Science</a> | <a href="http://io9.com/">io9</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/">Joystiq </a> | <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/">The Mary Sue</a><br /><br />And, if you need a fix of me, you can always find me at <a href="http://www.foreveryoungadult.com/">Forever Young Adult</a> or on social media, which you can access in the sidebar.<br /><br />I promise this isn't goodbye.<br /><br />Be good while I'm away!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-85648363895883701052014-10-01T10:23:00.000-05:002014-10-01T10:23:00.457-05:00<p>The tenth month of the year's feeling a bit sinister, but you know underneath those masks there are good hearts.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/october2014_ccc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/october2014_ccc.png" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(If you'd like to download this page of the <a href="http://www.chocolateandcreamcake.com/2014/01/the-2014-man-calendar-peacoats-and.html">2014 Man Calendar</a> for personal use, just click on the image and it'll open in a new window. You can then right/control click and save it. Each page should print at 6"x9".)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-64102599698793453712014-09-30T10:23:00.000-05:002014-09-30T10:23:00.533-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 34</i></span></div><br />Hey kids! Hope you’ve had a good start to your week. What’s up in the world of nerdy pop culture?<br /><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Mark your calendars for Nov. 7: A trailer for <i>The Avengers: Age of Ultron</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/avengers-age-of-ultron-trailer-likely-attached-to-interstellar">might be shown in front of <i>Interstellar</i></a>.</li><li>Storm, Jean Grey and Cyclops <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/next-x-men-will-recast-its-old-mutants.html">will be recast</a> for <i>X-Men: Apocalypse</i>.</li><li>The DVD of <i>X-Men Days of Future Past</i> will feature <a href="http://io9.com/a-new-x-men-days-of-future-past-cut-will-give-us-rogue-1639426307">a whole lot more of Rogue</a>.</li><li>The <i>Fantastic Four</i> reboot <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/fantastic-four-reboot-will-have-a-different-origin-story">will have a different origin story</a> than most are familiar with.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/29/shatner-confirms-hes-been-asked-to-be-in-star-trek-3">William Shatner has confirmed</a> that he’s been asked to be in <i>Star Trek 3</i>.</li><li>Here are <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/vin-diesel-drops-two-fast-and-furious-7-photos-and-teases-trailer">a couple of new photos</a> from <i>Fast &amp; Furious 7</i>.</li><li>And <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/mockingjay-part-1-pics-2/">some from <i>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay–Part 1</i></a>.</li><li>Asa Butterfield (<i>Ender’s Game</i>) <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/tim-burton-wants-asa-buttlerfield-for-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children">might be the star</a> of the Tim Burton adaptation of <i>Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children</i>.</li><li><i>The Perks of Being a Wallflower</i> author <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/stephen-chbosky-beauty-and-the-beast/">Stephen Chbosky is working on a script</a> for a live action <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>.</li><li><i>Game of Thrones</i> stars Lena Headey and Charles Dance have both <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/charles-dance-lena-headey-in-austen-zombie-film.html">joined the cast of <i>Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</i></a>.</li><li>Speaking of <i>Game of Thrones</i> actors, <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/29/littlefinger-to-get-scorched-in-the-maze-runner-sequel">Aiden Gillen will have a role in <i>The Scorch Trials</i></a>, the sequel to <i>The Maze Runner</i>.</li><li><i>Taken 3</i>—or <i>Tak3n</i>?—<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/23/taken-3-gets-some-photos-and-sort-of-a-synopsis">has a synopsis</a>. Here’s <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/29/taken-3-gets-a-weird-ass-french-poster">a French poster</a> for the film.</li><li>Keanu Reeves is <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/keanu-reeves-is-willing-to-return-for-speed-3">game for <i>Speed 3</i></a>.</li><li>The long-talked about <i>Y The Last Man</i> adaptation <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/26/the-y-the-last-man-movie-has-thankfully-died">is no more</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a few trailers and a featurette:<br /><br /><i>All You Zombies</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jcQacCfi_pw" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/in-the-movie-of-heinleins-all-you-zombies-ethan-hawk-1640366058">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Big Hero 6</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qXVWIXm2zEE" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/disneys-big-hero-6-has-a-radical-new-full-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Boxtrolls</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-kUBtftqP_g" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-boxtrolls-featurette-focuses-on-stop-motion-development">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Jupiter Ascending</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EVZELMRXeYM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/25/jupiter-ascending-gets-a-new-story-driven-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Kingsman: The Secret Service</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kl8F-8tR8to" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/kingsman-the-secret-service-new-action-packed-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Here’s a <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-at-adrianne-palicki-as-mockingbird-in-agents-of-shield">first look at Adrianne Palicki</a> as <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i>’s Mockingjay.</li><li>Christopher Walken’s Captain Hook is <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-at-christopher-walken-as-captain-hook-in-nbcs-pan">a frightening thing to behold</a>.</li><li>You can <a href="http://io9.com/three-unfinished-clone-wars-episodes-have-been-released-1639677771">watch a few unfinished episodes</a> of <i>The Clone Wars</i> online.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/steven-spielbergs-fantasy-drama-luman-coming-to-tnt">TNT has picked up <i>Lumen</i></a>, a show about “a famous author of a best-selling series of fantasy books who suddenly disappears and a family of four who are transported to the mystical alternate world that inspired her work,” from Steven Spielberg and Joe Johnston, director of <i>Captain America</i>.</li><li>NBC is working on <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/real-genius-reboot-nbc/">a “workplace comedy” <i>Real Genius</i> reboot</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a couple of <i>Legend of Korra</i> previews <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt!)</span>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NCEFMY4TWGw" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/korra-book-4-trailer-89471257.html?vcs=social_20140926_32385036&amp;xid=lokfb">via</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" scrolling="no" src="http://widgets.ign.com/video/embed/content.html?url=http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/09/29/the-legend-of-korra-book-four-opening-sequence-three-years-later" width="468"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/29/the-legend-of-korra-exclusive-clip-watch-the-opening-sequence-from-book-four">via</a>)</span></div><br />Don't forget that the fourth (and final *sad*) season of <i>Korra</i> starts this Friday!<br /><br />An animated <i>Buffy</i> would be amazing! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca!)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0bnbxP6HHMY" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br />In <b>webseries</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Netflix is <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/popples-netflix/">working on a Popples series</a>. I still kick myself for getting rid of mine!</li></ul><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>A model kit of Baby Groot is <a href="http://comicbook.com/2014/09/27/guardians-of-the-galaxy-baby-groot-model-kit-announced/">now available for pre-order</a>.</li><li>Also available for pre-order: <a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/apparel/hoodies.html?price=68-68&amp;treehouse_options=77">These fantastic <i>Mass Effect </i>costume hoodies.</a></li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/hot-toys-han-solo-and-chewbacca-star-wars-1-6-scale-figures">Hot Toys’ Han Solo and Chewbacca</a> are predictably spectacular.</li><li>There is actually a burger, inspired by <i>The Walking Dead</i>, that <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/the-walking-dead-human-tasting-meat-hamburger-is-real-gross">supposedly tastes like human meat</a>.</li></ul><br />Han Solo, Star-Lord and Mal Reynolds walk into a bar …<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Wy7lFghO6AE" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/han-solo-star-lord-and-captain-mal-discuss-the-joy-of-1639254567">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li>NASA has <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/nasa-found-water-on-distant-planet/">discovered water on a distant planet</a>.</li><li>What is <a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-materializing-in-titans-ocean">this mysterious blob</a> on Titan? <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.) </span></li><li>Speaking of water, <a href="http://io9.com/half-of-our-planets-water-may-be-older-than-the-sun-1639447265">half of Earth’s might be older than the sun</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/new-invisibility-cloak-device-can-hide-almost-anything/">This new invisibility cloaking device</a> works really well. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>Scientists have created <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/liquid-metal-why-science-why/">a T-1000-like liquid metal</a>.</li><li>This <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/how-does-tattooing-work">video of slow-motion tattooing</a> is fascinating and a little stomach-turning. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>Odd green balls of living algae <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/what-are-odd-green-balls-covering-australian-beach">have washed on-shore in Australia</a>.</li><li>Sea turtles sense the change of the seasons <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/sea-turtles-sense-seasons-through-skylights-their-skulls">through their “skull skylight.”</a></li><li><a href="http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/where-does-smell-old-books-come">This is why old books smell like they do</a> (i.e., super great).</li></ul><br />So that’s how he stays so calm.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-6-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-6-5.jpg" height="640" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/hulk-yoga-banner">via</a>)</span></div><br />More adorable lil’ heroes art, this time from artist Richard Garcia.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-5-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-5-7.jpg" height="214" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-10.jpg" height="412" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-12.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-8.jpg" height="412" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-18.jpg" height="388" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/lil-heroes-and-villains-series-by-richard-garcia">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>gaming</b> news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/09/23/blizzard-officially-cancels-titan/">Blizzard has officially cancelled <i>Titan</i>.</a> Rumors are that part of the reason it was cancelled was that it came too close to <i>Destiny</i>. According to the company, however, it was cancelled because it just wasn’t fun.</li><li><i>Infinite Crisis</i> has <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/09/24/infinite-crisis-recruits-nightmare-robin-and-atomic-joker/">rolled out a pretty massive update</a> with lots of tweaks to gameplay as well as two new characters: Nightmare Robin and Atomic Joker.</li><li>The scary ghost girl from the recent <i>Silent Hills</i> playable trailer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/22/p-t-s-ghost-makes-a-spooky-cameo-in-metal-gear-solid-5/">will have a small role in <i>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain</i></a>.</li><li><i>League of Legends</i> is <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/09/24/league-of-legends-introduces-ranked-restrictions-for-toxic-playe/">introducing new restrictions</a> for players heavily downvoted by the community for bad behavior in games.</li><li>The super over-the-top action/explosion game <i>Sunset Overdrive</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/23/sunset-overdrive-live-action-trailer-is-impossible/">set out to make a live-action trailer</a>. It didn’t go so well.</li><li><i>Defiance</i> is <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/09/25/defiance-gets-third-season-pick-up-on-syfy/">getting a third season on SyFy</a>, which is good news for players of the now free MMO.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/25/super-smash-bros-3ds-tourney-in-us-gamestop-stores/">Nintendo will be holding <i>Super Smash Bros. 3DS</i> tournaments</a> at 15 Gamestop locations across America, as well as the Nintendo World Store in New York Oct. 4. Signups are first-come first-serve. </li></ul><br />This is just too cute. Yes, even with the whole fake murdering business.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jnk15Wf6xMU" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/26/murder-is-just-adorable-in-assassins-kittens-unity/">via</a>)</span></div><br />And finally <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="288" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed.html?eid=donqsau1bfalcoarn9nvnq" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="512"></iframe><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.dailydot.com/geek/chris-pratt-saturday-night-live-marvel-gotg-spoof/">via</a>)</span></div><br />I’d SO watch <i>Marvel’s Some Shopping Carts</i>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-38064066769393525492014-09-23T10:23:00.000-05:002014-09-23T10:23:00.822-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 33</i></span></div><br />Hey kids! It’s that time again ...<br /><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Nick Frost <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/nick-frost-joins-doctor-who-christmas-special">officially has a role</a> in the <i>Doctor Who</i> Christmas special.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/agents-of-shield-dramatic-season-2-poster">a new poster</a> for <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i>’s second season, which stars back up tonight.</li><li>James D’Arcy (<i>Cloud Atlas</i>) <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/james-darcy-agent-carter-jarvis/">will play the original (Edwin) Jarvis</a> in <i>Agent Carter</i>.</li><li>Nick Tarabay (<i>Spartacus</i>) <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/arrow-16-new-photos-and-nick-tarabay-cast-as-captain-boomerang">has joined <i>Arrow</i></a> and will play Captain Boomerang. Here are some new stills.</li><li>Amanda Pays <a href="http://io9.com/another-classic-flash-tv-show-star-joins-the-new-series-1635260640">will reprise her 90s role as Dr. Tina McGee</a> in <i>The Flash</i>.</li><li>CBS is running with <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/supergirl-show-cbs.html">a Supergirl show</a>.</li><li>The official plot for <i>The Walking Dead</i>’s fifth season <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/walking-dead-season-5-plot/">has been released</a>. And here are <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/ten-new-photos-from-the-walking-dead-season-5">a bunch of new photos</a>.</li><li>Fox is working on a show <a href="http://io9.com/lucifer-tv-series-will-follow-neil-gaimans-devil-to-los-1635565349">based on Neil Gaiman’s Lucifer</a> character.</li><li>Two <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/american-horror-story-freak-show-twisted-teaser-and-poster">new posters</a> for <i>American Horror Story: Freak Show</i> have been revealed. <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/18/new-american-horror-story-freakshow-poster-has-a-real-point">This one</a> is particularly DISTURBING. You’ve been warned.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/xbox-sci-fi-series-humans-lands-on-amc">AMC will air</a> the Xbox series <i>Humans</i>.</li><li>Tiger Lily in NBC’s <i>Peter Pan</i> musical <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/nbc-peter-pan-musical-tiger-lily/">is an actual Cherokee descendant</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a couple of previews:<br /><br /><i>American Horror Story: Freak Show</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Z5hGuy4gzHg" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/american-horror-story-freak-show-twisted-teaser-and-poster">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Star Wars Rebels</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vVR9jpzABWo" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/36Vqllz1YVI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/trailer-for-star-wars-rebels-the-movie-and-generations-series-spot">via</a>)</span></div><br />And a great <i>Arrow</i> gag reel:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FRQxTReaui0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.spoilertv.com/2014/09/arrow-season-2-gag-reel.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />Nakatomi Inc. gallery, who’ve done <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/75435172@N00/sets/72157631939307483"><i>Blade Runner</i> and<i> Doctor Who</i> free print series</a> previously, is now doing a series of <i>Firefly</i> prints. Here are the first two to be revealed (and a variant):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mal-inara-reg-web-700x933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mal-inara-reg-web-700x933.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mal-inara-variant-web-700x933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mal-inara-variant-web-700x933.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=0231d1f4-5ca6-41c5-ac92-db5de38a23f5&amp;c=e201d870-4c60-11e3-83e1-d4ae52844279&amp;ch=e2a7b560-4c60-11e3-845f-d4ae52844279">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>webseries</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Patrick Warburton says <a href="http://io9.com/patrick-warburton-reveals-the-first-keen-details-on-the-1635351972"><i>The Tick </i>reboot will be grittier</a> than the TV series.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/powers-tv-series-sony-playstation-sharlto-copley-christian-walker/">a first look at Sharlto Copely and Susan Heyward</a> from Playstation’s <i>Powers</i> series.</li><li><i>11/22/63</i>, the series from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King, <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/jj-abrams-and-stephen-kings-11/22/63-series-lands-on-hulu">will air on Hulu</a>.</li></ul><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The full <i>The Avengers: The Age of Ultron</i> synopsis <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/full-avengers-age-of-ultron-synopsis-released.html">has been released</a>.</li><li>A photo of <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/unsettling-photo-of-hawkeye-wearing-a-black-widow-mask-on-avengers-2-set">Jeremy Renner wearing a super realistic Black Widow mask</a> on the set of <i>Age of Ultron</i> is a thing that exists (and frightens).</li><li><a href="http://aggressivecomix.com/2014/09/deadpool-movie-is-a-go/">The Deadpool movie is a go!</a> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca!) </span>But it will likely <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/that-deadpool-movie-we-are-all-excited-about-will-be-pg-13">be PG-13</a>?</li><li><i>Man of Steel</i> apparently featured <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/09/19/batman-v-superman-aquaman-man-of-steel-whales/">a hint of an Aquaman cameo</a>?</li><li>A Suicide Squad movie <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/19/david-ayer-might-direct-a-suicide-squad-movie">might be in the works</a>.</li><li>Here are <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-photos-from-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1">some new photos</a> from <i>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1</i>, featuring a wickedly badass-looking Natalie Dormer.</li><li>There is <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/22/theres-a-part-for-william-shatner-in-star-trek-3">a role for William Shatner in <i>Star Trek 3</i></a> … but if he’ll play it remains to be seen.</li><li>This new <i>The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies</i> <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/hobbit-character-poster-thranduil/">character poster</a> features Thranduil in full (apathetic) battle mode.</li><li>Tom Hiddleston has <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/tom-hiddleston-to-star-in-new-king-kong-movie.html">signed on for <i>Skull Island</i></a>, the new King Kong movie.</li><li>Matt Smith has <a href="http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/09/matt-smith-lands-role-in-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies/">joined <i>Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</i></a> … as Mr. Collins. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Mom!)</span></li><li>Guy Richie’s <i>King Arthur</i> <a href="http://deadline.com/2014/09/king-arthur-guinevere-astrid-berges-frisby-836259/">has found its Guinevere</a> in French actress Astrid Berges-Frisby.</li><li>The titular Pete in the <i>Pete’s Dragon</i> remake <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/disney-casts-pete-in-petes-dragon-remake">has been cast</a>.</li><li>The <i>Assassin’s Creed</i> movie <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/19/assassins-creed-movie-pushed-back-new-date-undisclosed/">has been bumped from its Aug. 15, 2015, release date</a>, and there’s no word on a new one yet. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes!)</span></li></ul><br />Here’s a trailer for Tim Burton’s new Margaret Keane biopic <i>Big Eyes</i>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2xD9uTlh5hI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/19/this-big-eyes-trailer-wants-you-to-love-tim-burton-again">via</a>)</span></div><br />KellaBell9’s Rocket and Groot illustration is just adorable.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/Galaxy-Buddies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/Galaxy-Buddies.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/19/Galaxy-Buddies-Guardians-Of-Good-Vibes/">via</a>)</span></div><br />These <i>Interstellar</i> posters (by various artists) are fantastic.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse9.jpg" height="400" width="256" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse8.jpg" height="400" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse6.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse5.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse2.png" height="400" width="295" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse1.jpg" height="400" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse3.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse.jpg" height="400" width="275" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/interstellar-poster-art-collection-from-the-poster-posse">via</a>)</span></div><br />In gaming news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li>A rumor has popped up that Guerilla Games, developer of the <i>Killzone</i> series, is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/16/rumor-killzone-devs-new-game-has-robot-dinosaurs/">working on a new IP featuring robot dinosaurs</a>. Says Wes: “Robot dinosaurs. Game of the Year 2015. I’m calling it now.”</li><li><i>Destiny</i> is only a few weeks old, but Bungie is trying to make sure everyone knows that they’re going to be <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/16/bungie-doubles-destiny-public-events-plans-to-add-requested-fea/">supporting the hell out of this game</a>. Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/17/destinys-plot-condensed-to-dinklebot-size/">a video of the game’s plot summed up</a> (more or less) in about 2 and a half minutes without spoilers.</li><li>Here's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/18/silent-hills-concept-trailer-at-tgs/">a concept trailer for <i>P.T.</i></a>, the playable trailer for <i>Silent Hills</i>. Do not watch if you want to sleep ever again.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/18/watch-20-minutes-of-new-gameplay-from-mgs5-the-phantom-pain/">20 minutes of gameplay</a> from <i>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain</i> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/19/battleborn-engages-cooperative-gameplay-trailer/">15 minutes of gameplay footage</a> of new “friendly shooter” <i>Battleborn</i>. You know, if you have that long to spare watching someone else play a game.</li><li>The Ice Climbers <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/17/ice-climbers-wont-be-in-the-new-smash-bros-and-heres-why/">didn’t make the cut</a> for the upcoming <i>Super Smash Bros.</i> for Wii U and 3DS due to the 3DS’ lack of hardware capable of running the duo.</li><li>Here’s a <i>Final Fantasy Type-0 HD</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/18/final-fantasy-type-0-hd-trailer-shows-before-and-after/">before and after trailer</a>.</li><li>And here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/18/nomura-no-longer-directing-final-fantasy-15-new-tgs-trailer/">a trailer for <i>Final Fantasy 15</i></a>, which will be getting a demo sometime early next year.</li><li>TNT series <i>Falling Skies</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/21/falling-skies-combats-an-invasion-on-september-30/">getting a spin-off game</a> Sept. 30 called <i>Falling Skies: The Game</i>. The game takes place between seasons 3 and 4 of the show and will be available for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC.</li><li>Surprise indie-darling <i>Goat Simulator</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/17/goat-simulator-gives-us-the-billies-on-ios-android/">now available on iOS and Android</a> for $5 and includes “all the bugs from the PC version.”</li><li>Square Enix is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/19/square-enix-unveils-cloud-gaming-business-shinra-technologies/">launching a game-streaming service</a> called Shinra Technologies.</li><li>Sony’s game streaming service <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/18/playstation-now-ps3-open-beta-starts/">PlayStation Now is entering beta</a> on PS3 and PS4.</li><li>The company is also planning on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/20/sony-games-division-to-launch-internet-tv-by-end-of-year/">getting into the Internet TV game</a> by the end of the year. </li><li>Imagine Dragons has <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/18/league-of-legends-and-imagine-dragons-team-for-championship-song/">released a new song and video</a> in association with the <i>League of Legends </i>World Championship.</li><li>A Videogame History Museum <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/20/national-videogame-museum-finds-a-home-in-frisco-texas/">will open early next year</a> in Frisco, Texas’ Frisco Discovery Center.</li></ul><br />Fossard Christophe’s Poison Ivy illustration is very sweet.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/charming-poison-ivy-art-by-fossard-christophe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/charming-poison-ivy-art-by-fossard-christophe.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/charming-poison-ivy-art-by-fossard-christophe">via</a>)</span></div><br />Otto Schmidt has a very unique take on Wonder Woman.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/wonder-woman-rebellion-of-justice-art-by-otto-schmidt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/wonder-woman-rebellion-of-justice-art-by-otto-schmidt.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/wonder-woman-rebellion-of-justice-art-by-otto-schmidt">via</a>)</span></div><br />The smeared feel of Jason Liwag’s art fits these characters nicely.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-11.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-17.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-9.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/marvel-character-art-set-by-jason-liwag">via</a>)</span></div><br />Stephen Langmead’s art is a nice homage to the original pin-up artists.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead3.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead2.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead5.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead6.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead1.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/classy-female-superhero-pin-up-art-by-stephen-langmead">via</a>)</span></div><br />I will never tire of Skottie Young’s art.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/new-female-thor-gets-the-skottie-young-treatment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/new-female-thor-gets-the-skottie-young-treatment.jpg" height="400" width="262" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/new-female-thor-gets-the-skottie-young-treatment-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/new-female-thor-gets-the-skottie-young-treatment-1.jpg" height="400" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-female-thor-gets-the-skottie-young-treatment">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Badass Digest has put together <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/18/the-batman-star-wars-social-media-war-is-a-goddamn-delight">a post on all that's happened so far</a> in the wholly amusing Batman v. Star Wars social media "war."&nbsp; </li><li>Funko will be releasing <a href="http://thenerdfu.com/e-t-funko-pops/">E.T. POPs</a>.</li><li>This new <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/fabrikations-plush-chewbacca-figure">Fabrikations Chewbacca figure</a> is super cute.</li><li>Near replicas of Marty McFly’s <i>Back to the Future</i> sneakers <a href="http://io9.com/marty-mcflys-back-to-the-future-2-sneakers-are-finally-1635785058">are now available</a> for under $100.</li><li>Krispy Kreme will be selling <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/ghostbusters-themed-donuts-coming-from-krispy-kreme">Ghostbusters-themed donuts</a> in honor of the movie’s 30th Anniversary.</li><li>Apparently, “pirate speak” <a href="http://io9.com/pirate-speak-is-a-myth-perpetuated-by-disney-1636848384">is a myth</a>.</li></ul><br />Love the feel of this Han/Greedo illustration from Kevin M. Wilson.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-17.png" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-art-by-kevin-m-wilson-going-somewhere-solo">via</a>)</span></div><br />Eric Tan has created a great set of original trilogy-inspired art, too.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/beautiful-star-wars-trilogy-poster-art-set-by-eric-tan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/beautiful-star-wars-trilogy-poster-art-set-by-eric-tan.png" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/beautiful-star-wars-trilogy-poster-art-set-by-eric-tan">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li>In <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/watch-hank-green-reveal-50-science-misconceptions">this video</a>, Hank Green reveals 50 science misconceptions.</li><li>New Martian satellite Maven <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/maven-mars-probe-closes-in-on-red-planet/">will do a study of the red planet</a> from orbit.</li><li>Here are some of <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/21/Astronomy-Photographer-of-the-Year-Awards-2014/">2014’s best astronomy photos</a>.</li><li>The Lykoi—the Werewolf Cat—is <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/16/New-Cat-Breed-Lykoi-the-Werewolf-Cat/">a new breed of cat that looks a little like a, well, werewolf</a>.</li><li>A language gene found in humans <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/brain/human-language-gene-speeds-learning-mice">can speed learning when spliced into mice</a>.</li><li>This new blood test <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/brain/blood-test-diagnoses-depression">can diagnose depression</a>.</li><li>DARPA is developing <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/darpa-developing-tiny-implants-trigger-self-healing">tiny implants that can trigger a person’s self-healing</a>.</li><li>A study of more than 100 billion animals shows that <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/comprehensive-study-100-billion-animals-finds-gmos-safe-livestock">GMOs are actually safe</a>.</li><li><a href="http://io9.com/theyre-calling-this-new-species-of-hadrosaur-the-king-1636925900">This new species of dinosaur</a> is called “King Nose.”</li><li>The <a href="http://io9.com/the-chemistry-behind-the-brilliant-colors-of-autumn-lea-1637440283">chemistry behind the change in colors of autumn leaves</a> makes me miss Massachusetts in the fall a whole lot.</li><li>The death of King Richard III wasn’t a pleasant one: <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/technology/king-richard-iii-suffered-nine-blows-skull">He suffered nine blows to the skull.</a></li><li>An Israeli archaeologist has discovered <a href="http://io9.com/israeli-archaeologist-discovers-huge-monument-older-tha-1635760236">a giant ruin that’s older than the pyramids</a>.</li></ul><br />And finally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FRSr0GprIIw" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/classic-disney-movie-musical-remix-the-trouble-by-pogo">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-11732297884186294172014-09-16T10:23:00.000-05:002014-09-16T10:23:00.399-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 32</i></span></div><br />Howdy kids! Hope you’re having a good week so far. What the latest in nerdy news?<br /><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The rumors of Chris Evans’ last role in a Marvel film <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/captain-america-3-may-not-be-chris-evans-last-marvel-film-after-all">might have been greatly exaggerated</a>.</li><li>Here’s some <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/joe-anthony-russo-captain-america-3/">info on what we might see</a> in <i>Captain America 3</i>.</li><li>Michael Douglas <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/michael-douglas-will-not-be-wearing-an-ant-man-costume">will not wear an Ant-Man costume</a> in <i>Ant-Man</i>.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/drax-will-have-significant-role-in-avengers-3">Dave Bautista will reprise the role of Drax</a> in <i>Guardians of the Galaxy 2</i> … and <i>The Avengers 3</i>?</li><li>A few photos of the new Batmobile from <i>Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice</i> have been released this week, <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/10/your-best-look-yet-at-the-new-batmobile">some from on set</a> and <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/11/okay-okay-heres-an-official-photo-of-the-batmobile">one more official</a>.</li><li>Zack Snyder also released a jokey picture of <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/gotham-city-police-arrest-a-stormtrooper-in-set-photo-from-zack-snyder">a Stormtrooper getting arrested in Gotham</a> after rumors circulated around the Internet that the Batmobile had been stolen from the set.</li><li>Warner Bros. is <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/warner-bros-wants-a-legion-of-superheroes-movie">interested in making a <i>Legion of Superheroes</i> movie</a> due to the success of <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>.</li><li><a href="http://io9.com/james-mcavoy-will-star-in-x-men-apocalypse-but-his-ha-1633717624">James McAvoy will star in <i>X-Men: Apocalypse</i></a>, and he’ll look a whole lot more like the Professor X we’re familiar with.</li><li>Here’s a vaguely spoilery <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/15/why-is-episode-vii-bad-guy-adam-driver-dressed-in-an-x-wing-pilot-uniform">photo of Adam Driver on the set</a> of <i>Star Wars: Episode VII</i>.</li><li>Related: Here’s what <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/daisy-ridley-star-wars-costume/">Daisy Ridley’s character’s outfit</a> might look like.</li><li>Theo James <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/12/underworld-films-get-more-diverse-make-the-lead-a-man">has snagged the lead role</a> in the <i>Underworld</i> reboot.</li><li>Matt Damon is <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/15/prep-your-bourne-again-headlines-damon-greengrass-are-coming-back">headed back to the <i>Bourne</i> franchise</a>.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/09/pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-could-include-a-familiar-delicate-pretty-face">Orlando Bloom might be back</a> for <i>Pirates of the Caribbean 5</i>.</li><li>Idris Elba and Dominic West <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/11/finding-dory-picks-up-a-couple-of-badasses-from-the-wire">have roles in <i>Finding Dory</i></a>. (I really love how the article makes a big deal that they starred together in <i>The Wire</i> … which is a far cry from <i>Nemo</i>.)</li><li>Mugatu <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/will-ferrell-says-mugatu-will-be-in-zoolander-2.html">will be in <i>Zoolander 2</i></a>.</li><li><i>Top Gun 2 </i><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/09/jungle-book-writer-to-script-top-gun-2-the-sky-book">has a writer</a>.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/11/james-franco-options-chuck-palahniuks-rant">James Franco has optioned</a> Chuck Palahniuk’s <i>Rant</i>.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/09/sony-is-moving-ahead-with-23-jump-street">There will be a <i>23 Jump Street</i>.</a></li><li>A remake of <i>I Know What You Did Last Summer</i> <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/15/looks-like-theyre-remaking-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer">is in the works</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a couple of trailers:<br /><br /><i>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay–Part 1</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C_Tsj_wTJkQ" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/15/the-mockingjay-lives-new-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Playing it Cool</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JlvyE_Rhzy8" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/chris-evans-trailer-playing-it-cool-romantic-comedy.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />And a couple of clips from the <i>Captain America: The Winter Soldier</i> gag reel:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zrEJbkSNXqo" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BJGWFKGFTwY" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/captain-america-winter-soldier-blooper-reel/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Might <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/rumors-star-wars-doctor-who/">Nick Frost have a role</a> in <i>Doctor Who</i>’s Christmas special?</li><li>Agent Peggy Carter will have some sort of guest starring role in <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. </i><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/10/hey-look-its-a-photo-peggy-carter-on-agents-of-shield">Here’s a first look.</a></li><li>And here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/full-cast-photo-of-marvels-agents-of-shield-season-2">a cast photo</a> of the show’s main crew.</li><li>This <a href="http://toybox.io9.com/new-sherlock-box-set-comes-with-slightly-creepy-holmes-1631951770/+katharinetrendacosta">new <i>Sherlock</i> box-set</a> comes with mini-busts of Holmes and Watson. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca!) </span></li><li>Book 4 of <i>Legend of Korra </i><a href="http://io9.com/surprise-legend-of-korras-final-season-debuts-in-less-1633281553">will begin Oct. 3</a>! <a href="http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/korra-215-clip.html">Here's a preview.</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Thanks, Colt!)</span></li><li><a href="http://observationdeck.io9.com/korra-gets-a-new-look-in-book-4-balance-1634510666/+rtgonzalez">Korra got a haircut</a> for the new season, too.</li><li>The <i>Teen Titans</i> <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/11/teen-titans-could-come-to-live-action-tv">could be getting their own live-action show</a>. </li><li>Gillian Anderson <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/gillian-anderson-hannibal/">has been promoted to series regular</a> for the next season of <i>Hannibal</i>.</li><li>CBS <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/stephen-kings-things-they-left-behind-headed-to-cbs">will air an adaptation</a> of Stephen King’s <i>Things They Left Behind</i>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/see-a-photo-of-sweaty-rick-from-walking-dead-season-5.html">a new shot of Rick Grimes</a> from <i>The Walking Dead</i>.</li><li>TNT is <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/12/finally-theyre-making-a-shooter-series">planning a <i>Shooter</i> series</a>.</li><li>HBO is considering <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/hbo-seriously-considering-a-stand-alone-hbo-go.html">a stand-alone HBO Go</a> subscription service.</li></ul><br />Here’s a preview for <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Cqo-7oli7iA" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/agents-of-shield-are-on-the-highway-to-hell-in-this-new-preview">via</a>)</div><br />This Buffy poster by Florey is fantastic.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/cool-buffy-the-vampire-poster-art-by-florey-the-stake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/cool-buffy-the-vampire-poster-art-by-florey-the-stake.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-poster-art-by-florey-the-stake">via</a>)</span></div><br />This <i>Sherlock</i> duo by Andy Fairhurst is really great, too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-8.jpg" height="400" width="306" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-7.jpg" height="400" width="307" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/limited-edition-sherlock-prints">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/earth-plate-tectonics-discovered-europa">Europa has plate tectonics</a> similar to Earth’s.</li><li>Scientists have <a href="http://gizmodo.com/scientists-have-recorded-the-sound-of-a-single-atom-1633877529%20C">recorded the sound of a single atom</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>An underground mapping project <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/technology/underground-map-reveals-hidden-secrets-stonehenge-and-nearby-monstrous-super-henge">has revealed much more about Stonehenge</a> and the surrounding area.</li><li>Coffee naps—drinking a cuppa and then napping for 20 minutes—<a href="http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6074177/coffee-naps-caffeine-science">work better than naps or coffee alone</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-sn-anxiety-drug-alzheimers-20140909-story.html">Anxiety drugs can lead to Alzheimer's.</a></li><li>A woman in China <a href="http://io9.com/doctors-discover-a-woman-with-no-cerebellum-1633439918">has no cerebellum</a>, and has surprisingly minimal side effects.</li><li>Fennec foxes are adorable to look at, but <a href="http://animals.io9.com/this-baby-fennec-fox-is-just-the-happiest-1634236903/+rtgonzalez">they’re even cuter to watch</a>, particularly when they’re as happy as this little dude.</li></ul><br />Mondo released a few <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</i> posters last week by Tom Whalen, Rich Kelly, JC Richard and Andrew Kolb and inspired by various eras of <i>TMNT</i>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/f40ece623f30fb1ac914007f_533x708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/f40ece623f30fb1ac914007f_533x708.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/9a6be75ecda2bd64b8f2129f_533x711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/9a6be75ecda2bd64b8f2129f_533x711.jpg" height="400" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/03519f6eced7bfd37e7b0504_533x244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/03519f6eced7bfd37e7b0504_533x244.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/46a6e7040f788bed884fc467_533x711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/46a6e7040f788bed884fc467_533x711.jpg" height="400" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/message/l743h/p6ei4g">via</a>)</span></div><br />The gallery will also be hosting a show for Batman’s 75th anniversary. Artist Seb Mednard will be <span style="font-size: small;">showing these two adorably bittersweet pieces.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-10.jpg" height="293" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-16.jpg" height="400" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/young-bruce-wayne-art-set-for-mondo-art-show">via</a>)</span></div><br />Bottleneck Gallery is hosting a new show featuring the art of 100% Soft, Glen Brogan and Russ Moore, including these pieces.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/d2511e80-aedf-4b93-b160-6edf82230398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/d2511e80-aedf-4b93-b160-6edf82230398.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/771a1617-d62f-4eaa-958d-f0acbbd96735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/771a1617-d62f-4eaa-958d-f0acbbd96735.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/2e9b0100-37a3-4652-ac5f-14e3cd880abc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/2e9b0100-37a3-4652-ac5f-14e3cd880abc.jpg" height="320" width="280" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/46cb93e1-0f6e-46eb-86e1-b45d17558ec1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/46cb93e1-0f6e-46eb-86e1-b45d17558ec1.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/d83c8857-926d-499e-ae84-a115f900ec8a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/d83c8857-926d-499e-ae84-a115f900ec8a.jpg" height="320" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/4012e408-be6c-4086-8a78-c842f5ab1ba3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/4012e408-be6c-4086-8a78-c842f5ab1ba3.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/0cf1a200-3412-4523-8502-7c4e246e1b04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/0cf1a200-3412-4523-8502-7c4e246e1b04.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/collections/3-man-show">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>gaming</b> news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li>Although <i>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor</i>’s release date was previously moved up from mid-October to late-September, it turns out that was only for Xbox One and PS4 users. Xbox 360 and PS3 users <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/09/shadow-of-mordor-delayed-on-xbox-360-ps3/">will still have to wait an additional two months</a>.</li><li><i>The Walking Dead </i>seasons 1 (including the 400 Days DLC) and 2 and <i>The Wolf Among Us</i> are <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/11/the-walking-dead-wolf-among-us-to-hit-ps4-and-xbox-one-soon/">coming to Xbox One and PS4 in disc form in October and November</a>, respectively.</li><li>Sega is celebrating the certified completion of <i>Alien: Isolation</i> with a series of vignettes about surviving in the game. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/09/theres-no-escape-from-the-latest-alien-isolation-trailer/">Here’s the first one</a>, which is an example of how to get killed without even realizing it.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/13/spider-man-unlimited-is-an-endless-web-swinger/">Spider-Man has a new infinite runner</a> on iOS, Android and Windows phones called <i>Spider-Man: Unlimited</i>. </li><li><i>Guild Wars 2</i>’s playable narrative is <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/09/10/guild-wars-2s-living-story-season-resumes-in-november/">set to continue with season 2</a>, which will begin Nov. 4.</li><li><i>Grand Theft Auto 5</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/12/grand-theft-auto-5-hits-ps4-xbox-one-nov-18-pc-in-2015/">making the jump to Xbox One and PS4</a> Nov. 18; the long-awaited PC version will be released in early 2015.</li><li>“Did You Know Gaming?” produced a video <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/14/credit-stealing-space-cows-and-other-mass-effect-series-facts/">based around interesting <i>Mass Effect </i>facts and Easter eggs</a>.</li><li>Paul McCartney signed on to work on Bungie’s <i>Destiny</i> “<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/11/paul-mccartney-didnt-receive-a-check-for-his-destiny-work/">for the creativity</a>” and because he saw it as a good way to reach an audience that might not otherwise hear him (i.e., he did it all for free, for fun).</li><li>Will Ferrell is offering one random fan <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/10/will-ferrell-battles-cancer-with-streaming-gameplay-duel/">the chance to take him on in an in-person video game competition</a> that will be broadcast via Twitch. The only catch: He’s trying to raise $375,000 for a cancer charity via indiegogo and to be eligible to win, you have to donate.</li><li>A programmer has developed a way to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/15/can-you-play-doom-on-a-printer-yes-you-canon/">play <i>Doom</i> on a Canon Pixma printer</a>.</li><li>Rumors are floating around that Microsoft might be testing a new service that would allow users to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/13/rumor-microsoft-testing-browser-connected-xbox-games/">play Xbox games via web browsers</a> without a console.</li><li>Here’s some info on what some of the improvements in the iPhone 6 and 6+ <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/09/game-devs-on-board-with-the-iphone-6-apple-watch/">mean for gaming on the iPhone</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/15/microsoft-confirms-acquisition-of-minecraft-studio-mojang/">Microsoft has purchased Mojang Studios</a>, owners and creators of <i>Minecraft</i>, for $2.5 billion. The game will continue to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/15/xbox-chief-minecraft-will-continue-on-playstation-mobile/">be playable on all platforms</a>.</li><li>The first, limited-edition consumer versions of the Oculus Rift <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/13/report-oculus-rift-consumer-version-due-by-summer-2015/">will be available sometime next year</a> for around $200–$400.</li></ul><br />This is great.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aAYGSBOO-6E" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-opening-dance-scene-recreated-in-destiny">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Funko is releasing a <a href="http://popvinyl.net/pop-vinyl-news/nycc-frost-giant-loki-exclusive-glam-shots/">Frost Giant Loki POP</a> at NYCC. (Thanks, Amanda!)</li><li>They’ll also be releasing some cute Hobbit POPs, too, including a <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/funko-smaug/">larger-than-normal Smaug</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/doctor-woah#2xccbcy">A set of the 50th Anniversary<i> Doctor Who</i> short stories will be released</a> with fun paperback covers and a new story about the latest Doctor.</li><li>A bunch of well-known authors are working on <a href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/time-capsule-of-unpublished-books-wont-be-opened-until-1632208953/+charliejane">a time capsule of writing</a>. </li><li>A new app for iOS 8 <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/09/12/popkey-gif-keyboard-ios-8/">will let you message in GIFs</a>.</li></ul><br />And finally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Tj-GZJhfBmI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-is-really-awkward-without-john-williams-score">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-54620613354742444302014-09-11T10:23:00.000-05:002014-09-11T10:23:00.078-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv3_header_haikurevieu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv3_header_haikurevieu.png" /></a></div><br /><i>The Maze Runner</i> (****)<br /><br />The maze doors open<br />Boys run from creepy monsters<br />The maze doors draw closed<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Haiku%20Revieu/mazerunner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Haiku%20Revieu/mazerunner.jpg" height="400" width="273" /></a></div><br />I read <i><b>The Maze Runner</b></i> a few months ago when I heard that this movie was coming out. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't in love with it. The adaptation, however, was really good!<br /><br />The premise is this: A young man wakes up in an elevator, not remembering who he is or how he got in the situation. When the elevator stops, it opens into a large glade, which is populated by a group of other young men. The glade, it turns out, is in the middle of a gigantic maze, and it's up to the boys (or so they think) to find their way out. They thrive on routine and the rules of the Glade. But soon, circumstances change, and all routine is thrown out the window.<br /><br />Those adults in charge of <i><b>The Maze Runner</b></i> were smart to look outside of the standard YA adaptation stars—I'm looking at you, Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort—and cast a semi-unfamiliar ensemble that had great chemistry together.&nbsp; Thomas is played by <i><b>Teen Wolf</b></i> star Dylan O'Brien; I've never seen the show, so I don't know what he's like on it, but I think he did well in the role of Thomas, who runs the gamut of from confused amnesiac to solid leader. Thomas Brodie-Sangster—yes, Sam from<i> Love Actually</i>—was great as second-in-command, and he's still as adorable as ever. (But so skinny! Someone get the boy a Kalteen bar.)<br /><br />Although the adaptation wasn't to the letter of the book, it was quite close. I have a few nitpicky complaints about some of the changes (with the sets, specifically), but I don't feel like they detracted from the movie experience. But I really wish they'd spent a little more on the vines. (If you've seen the movie/once you see the movie, you'll know what I mean.)<br /><br />I haven't read the second or third book in the series, but a movie sequel has already been greenlit, so I suppose I'll need to move those up on the TBR* list.<br /><br />Regardless of if you've read the book, if you're a fan of thrillers or dystopian YA adaptations, I think you'll enjoy this film. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*to be read</span><br /></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-83644665473995399592014-09-09T10:23:00.000-05:002014-09-12T10:50:16.698-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 31</i></span></div><br />Welcome to the first Tuesday edition of <i>Nerd News</i>! I hope y’all enjoy what I’ve found for you, regardless of when you end up reading this. <br /><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Chad Michael Murray (<i>One Tree Hill</i>) and Enver Gjokaj (<i>Dollhouse</i>) <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/29/agent-carter-chad-michael-murray/">will both have roles in upcoming episodes</a> of <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i> Here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/synopsis-and-spot-for-marvels-agents-of-shield-season-2">a synopsis</a> for the show’s second season.</li><li>Netflix is betting large on <i>Gotham</i>; <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/2/6099727/netflix-buys-batman-prequel-gotham-wb-fox%20C">they’ve already bought the show’s streaming rights</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt!)</span> Here are <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-stills-from-foxs-gotham">some new images</a> from the show.</li><li>Warner Bros. TV is working on <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/04/female-superhero-arms-race-heats-up-with-new-supergirl-tv-show">a Supergirl series</a> with the guys who brought us <i>Arrow</i>.</li><li>Speaking of, <i>Arrow</i>’s <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/arrow-ras-al-ghul-matthew-nable/">Ra’s Al Ghul has been cast</a>. (And he’s a white guy.)</li><li><i>Constantine</i> has <a href="http://screencrush.com/nbc-constantine-the-spectre-dc-jim-corrigan-emmett-scanlan/">its Detective Jim Corrigan</a>.</li><li>Weird Al <a href="https://www.facebook.com/weirdal/photos/a.72964746004.106302.70358446004/10152597225211005/?type=1&amp;fref=nf">will have a cameo role</a> on ABC’s midseason medieval musical <i>Galavant</i>.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Thanks, Rebecca!)</span></li><li>Hodor and Bran <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/09/03/hodor-bran-stark-game-of-thrones-season-5/">will not be in <i>Game of Thrones</i>’ fifth season</a>.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/three-new-photos-from-the-walking-dead-season-5">New photos</a> from <i>The Walking Dead</i>’s fifth season have been released.</li><li>The new cast image for <i>American Horror Story: Freak Show</i> <a href="http://io9.com/american-horror-story-cast-pic-has-angela-bassett-as-a-1628035287">features a three-boobed Angela Bassett</a>. </li><li>Steven Spielberg’s <i>Minority Report</i> series <a href="http://io9.com/minority-report-tv-series-will-take-place-10-years-afte-1632172768">will take place 10 years after the movie</a>.</li><li>Here’s a first look at Allison Williams (<i>Girls</i>) <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/photo-allison-williams-peter-pan.html">as Peter Pan</a>.</li><li><i>The LEGO Movie</i> directors are working on <a href="http://io9.com/the-lego-movie-directors-are-rebooting-the-greatest-ame-1628655342">a reboot of <i>The Greatest American Hero</i></a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a few previews:<br /><br /><i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1Tkfi6QtZQw" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/synopsis-and-spot-for-marvels-agents-of-shield-season-2">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>American Horror Story: Freak Show</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qKGwySm9nMc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/08/gooba-gabba-the-first-american-horror-story-freak-show-teaser-is-here">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Once Upon a Time</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/S_KRoh2wp7I" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/once-upon-a-time-pretends-that-frozen-was-always-a-thin-1631148674">via</a>)</span></div><a name='more'></a><br />Gallery 1988’s Joss Whedon show is full of great art, including these <i>Firefly</i> pieces:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show5.jpg" height="640" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show4.jpg" height="400" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show-1.jpg" height="400" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show2.jpg" height="237" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/firefly-fan-art-from-the-joss-whedon-art-show">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>webseries</b> news:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://io9.com/the-tick-is-being-revived-with-patrick-warburton-to-st-1629033168">Amazon is reviving <i>The Tick</i>!</a> With Patrick Warburton!</li><li>Netflix’s Marvel shows “<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/marvels-netflix-shows-wont-be-afraid-to-go-darker">won’t be afraid to go darker</a>.”</li></ul><br />And here’s a trailer for the <i>Veronica Mars</i> spin-off <i>Play it Again, Dick</i>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XB0aEonzPl8" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/teaser-for-veronica-mars-spin-off-series-play-it-again-dick">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Here’s <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/07/behold...-the-vision-from-avengers-age-of-ultron">a better look at Vision</a> from <i>The Avengers: The Age of Ultron</i>.</li><li>Also, might we get <a href="http://io9.com/are-we-getting-a-new-avengers-line-up-at-the-end-of-age-1628328226">a new Avengers team</a> at the end of the film?</li><li>Robert Downey Jr. says <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/07/theres-no-iron-man-4">there will not be an <i>Iron Man 4</i></a>.</li><li><i>Captain America 3</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/russo-brothers-say-captain-america-3-will-wrap-up-steve-rogers-storyline">will likely be the end of Steve Rogers’ run</a> as Cap.</li><li>James Gunn is <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/02/james-gunn-could-include-one-of-these-female-characters-in-guardians-of-the">looking to include more female characters</a> in the next <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>.</li><li><i>X-Men: Apocalypse</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/x-men-apocalypse-will-start-shooting-in-montreal-next-year">will start shooting in Montreal</a> next year.</li><li>Related: The charges against Bryan Singer <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/sexual-abuse-allegations-against-director-bryan-singer-dropped-by-accuser/">have been dropped</a>.</li><li>Troy Barnes had <a href="http://io9.com/there-is-a-tiny-donald-glover-easter-egg-hidden-in-amaz-1628692655">a surprising cameo</a> in <i>The Amazing Spider-Man 2</i>.</li><li>The Rock is officially in a superhero movie; <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/rock-dwayne-johnson-black-adam-captain-marvel-dc.html">he’ll be playing Black Adam</a> in a Shazam movie.</li><li>The Shazam movie <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/03/shazam-wont-be-a-dc-universe-movie">might not be part of the typical DC universe</a>, however (i.e., it’ll have jokes).</li><li>Love the winged-armor look in <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/04/shit-gets-dark-in-katniss-new-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-poster">this new <i>Hunger Games </i>poster</a>.</li><li>The release of <i>How to Train Your Dragon 3</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/how-to-train-your-dragon-3-delayed-by-a-year">has been delayed</a>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-clip-and-stills-from-disney-shorts-lava-and-feast">some info on Disney’s upcoming new shorts</a>, <i>Lava</i> and <i>Feast</i>.</li><li>Neil Gaimain's "Hansel and Gretel" <a href="http://variety.com/2014/film/news/hansel-and-gretel-live-action-movie-1201297303/">will be adapted for film</a>. </li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/03/koba-could-be-back-in-the-next-planet-of-the-apes-movie">Koba might make an appearance</a> in the next <i>Planet of the Apes</i> movie.</li><li>Charlie Hunnam <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/charlie-hunnam-to-play-king-arthur-in-guy-ritchies-medieval-saga">will play King Arthur</a> in Guy Richie’s new Arthurian movie.</li><li>Vin Diesel has released <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/vin-diesel-releases-first-photo-from-the-last-witch-hunter">a photo of himself</a> from the set of <i>The Last Witch Hunter</i>.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/05/paramount-plans-terminator-onslaught-with-three-movies-in-four-years">The release dates</a> for three new <i>Terminator</i> movies have been announced: July 1, 2015; May 19, 2017; and June 19, 2018.</li><li>The <i>Underworld</i> franchise <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/underworld-is-getting-rebooted">is getting a reboot</a>. Sigh.</li><li>Quentin Tarantino’s <i>The Hateful Eight</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/quentin-tarantinos-the-hateful-eight-will-shoot-in-january">will start filming in January</a>.</li><li>The <i>Shadow of Colossus</i> film <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/04/shadow-of-the-colossus-film-finds-a-director/">has a director</a>: Andres Muschietti, who also directed <i>Mama</i>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes!)</span></li></ul><br />Here are some trailers:<br /><br /><i>Big Hero 6</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uEeBXUUOBiI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1919034/big-hero-6-clip/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Burying the Ex</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rYfkstJGu2k" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/first-clip-from-joe-dantes-burying-the-ex-unearths-the-1630241804">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Cymbeline</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_2HIe9MefPU" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/03/what-is-up-with-this-action-packed-cymbeline-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Dracula Untold</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7s_NzFH_hx8" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/dracula-untold-international-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Seventh Son</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TXiNkOjM7oM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/thrilling-new-trailer-for-seventh-son">via</a>)</span></div><br />And a new <i>Star Trek Into Darkness</i> gag reel!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CLBHKkTIijc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/humorous-star-trek-into-darkness-gag-reel">via</a>)</span></div><br />Mondo released a fun set of <i>Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures</i> posters by DKNG last week.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/690f69c141356caad6386037_533x800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/690f69c141356caad6386037_533x800.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/69868ebb453da1181e3ec2b9_533x800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/69868ebb453da1181e3ec2b9_533x800.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/message/paq1h/p6ei4g">via</a>)</span></div><br />Filipe Carvalho has created a fun set of <i>Star Wars</i> minimalistic characters.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-6-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-6-4.jpg" height="400" width="373" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-flat-character-icons">via</a>)</span></div><br />Tom Hiddleston recently <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2014/09/tom-hiddleston-hank-williams-impression">stopped by a music festival and performed</a> as part of his preparation to play Hank Williams. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Meredith!)</span> The video got removed, but <a href="http://kzookev.tumblr.com/post/96833905778/tom-hiddleston-just-performed-at-the-wheatland">here's another view</a>. <br /><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Funko is releasing <a href="http://thenerdfu.com/firefly-pops-from-funko"><i>Firefly</i></a> and <a href="http://popvinyl.net/pop-vinyl-news/marvel-x-men-pop-vinyls/">cartoon X-Men</a> POPs.</li><li>Marvel is releasing <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/marvel-superheroes-help-bullied-kids-in-comic-variant-covers">a set of variant covers</a> in October to show their support for anti-bullying month.</li><li>Neil Gaiman is writing <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/neil-gaiman-new-short-story-anthology/">a new short story anthology</a>.</li><li>He and Terry Pratchett are also <a href="http://toybox.io9.com/neil-gaiman-and-terry-pratchett-are-adapating-good-omen-1630938107/+charliejane">adapting <i>Good Omens</i> for radio</a>.</li><li>R.L. Stine will be writing <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/thank-rl-stine-for-more-dead-teenagers-fear-street-is-back">more<i> Fear Street </i>books</a>.</li><li>Hannibal is getting <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/hannibal-cookbook/">a cookbook</a>. I wonder if there are vegan options.</li><li>MAC is releasing <a href="http://io9.com/rocky-horror-getting-a-mac-makeup-line-just-take-our-m-1630174934">a new makeup line</a> inspired by <i>The Rocky Horror Picture Show</i>.</li><li>The identity of Jack the Ripper <a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/identity-of-notorious-serial-killer-jack-the-ripper-finally-unveiled-9716900.html">might have finally been figured out</a>, this time thanks to DNA.</li><li>A lost Monet painting <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/07/Lost-Monet-Painting-Found-in-Suitcase-after-75-Year-Absence/">was found in a suitcase</a> 75 years after it went missing.</li><li>That whole business about Hello Kitty not being a cat? <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/hello-kitty-actually-is-a-cat/">Not true.</a> Or not entirely, anyway?</li><li>These <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/06/Shakespearean-Versions-of-Modern-Songs/">Shakespeare versions of Modern songs</a> are great.</li><li>Even greater: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nintendarmok?src=hash">#nintendarmok</a>.</li></ul><br />I wish these Cornetto Trilogy figurines were real!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-7.jpg" height="385" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-6.jpg" height="365" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-5-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-5-6.jpg" height="295" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/three-flavors-cornetto-trilogy-figurines">via</a>)</span></div><br />Heymonster’s Strong Female Characters series is so great.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM09.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM06.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM08.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM07.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM05.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM01.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM04.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM02.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/HM03.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://comicsalliance.com/heymonsters-strong-female-character-prints-are-the-inspiration-you-need/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Incredibles </i>could have been a whole lot darker.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7tQGOYuiB7s" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(via)</span></div><br />And <i>Monsters, Inc.</i>, could have been a whole lot more … <i>Alien</i>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3FluHAfM6a4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/monsters-inc-gets-a-prometheus-style-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li>NASA wants you to <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/nasa-seeks-images-messages-asteroid-time-capsule">tweet them messages</a> to include in an asteroid time capsule.</li><li>Curiosity recently <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/curiosity-captures-clouds-mars">captured photos of clouds</a>. On Mars.</li><li>The most powerful deep space rocket ever <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/worlds-most-powerful-deep-space-rocket-set-launch-2018">will be launched in 2018</a>.</li><li>Turns out: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/archaeology/11066703/Stonehenge-ghostly-outlines-of-missing-stones-appear.html">Stonehenge was originally a circle</a>.</li><li>Trovants—stones in Romania—<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/02/Trovants-The-Growing-Stones-of-Romania/">actually grow</a>.</li><li>The mystery behind Death Valley’s rolling rocks <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/mystery-death-valleys-sliding-rocks-solved">has been revealed</a>.</li><li>This new weight loss program <a href="http://www.today.com/health/weight-loss-program-rewires-brain-crave-healthy-food-scans-show-1D80115273">rewires a person’s brain</a>.</li><li>The <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/dreadnoughtous-schrani-new-dinosaur_n_5753058.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000042&amp;ir=Technology%20C">world’s largest dinosaur</a> has a name: Dreadnoughtous Schrani. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>Five new flying monkey species <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/five-new-species-flying-monkey-described">have been described</a>.</li><li>Blue Whales <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/california-blue-whales-bounce-back-whaling">have bounced back</a> from whaling.</li><li>A super rare <a href="http://gawker.com/black-tiger-cub-is-young-rare-super-cute-1628073005/+katharinetrendacosta">black tiger cub</a> has been born.</li><li>Dogs <a href="http://io9.com/a-new-study-reveals-that-dogs-prefer-petting-over-vocal-1630653882">prefer petting</a> to vocal affirmations.</li><li><a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/health-check-five-supplements-may-help-depression">These five supplements</a> might help combat depression symptoms.</li><li>Dyson has announced that they’ll be releasing <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/4/6104855/dyson-finally-announces-a-robot-vacuum-cleaner%20C">a robot vacuum</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li></ul><br />Love these chibi Avengers illustrations by Sean Galloway and Brian Lawver.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-9.jpg" height="400" width="261" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-15.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/avengers-go-art-by-sean-galloway-and-brian-lawver">via</a>)</span></div><br />These “if DaVinci designed Iron Man” illustrations by Axel Medellin are fun.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/if-leonardo-da-vinci-designed-iron-mans-armor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/if-leonardo-da-vinci-designed-iron-mans-armor.jpg" height="400" width="262" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/if-leonardo-da-vinci-designed-iron-mans-armor2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/if-leonardo-da-vinci-designed-iron-mans-armor2.jpg" height="400" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/if-leonardo-da-vinci-designed-iron-mans-armor1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/if-leonardo-da-vinci-designed-iron-mans-armor1.jpg" height="400" width="262" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/if-leonardo-da-vinci-designed-iron-mans-armor">via</a>)</span></div><br />This Joey Chou Wonder Woman piece is gorgeous!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/d6iwseymqe478u1vxfyp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/d6iwseymqe478u1vxfyp.jpg" height="400" width="308" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/behold-wonder-woman-with-a-lightsaber-on-a-two-headed-1627813788">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>gaming</b> news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li>A lot happened at PAX Prime this weekend, so here’s <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/31/mmo-week-in-review-pax-prime-2014/">a roundup of all the MMO info</a> that’s fit to print.</li><li>Bungie has launched <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/02/take-a-tour-of-destiny-with-planet-view/"><i>Destiny Planet View</i></a>, which is, essentially, Google’s street view, but for <i>Destiny</i>’s environments.</li><li>Here’s a new <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/04/destiny-live-action-trailer-has-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vibes/">live-action trailer for the game</a>, which is being described as very <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>. (The trailer, not the game.)</li><li>Additionally, someone has created <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/08/destinys-tower-gets-blocky-in-minecraft-tribute/">a <i>Minecraft</i> tribute to the game,</a> which is out today.</li><li>More info about the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/04/dragon-age-inquisition-multiplayer-builds-on-mass-effect-3-lega/"><i>Dragon Age: Inquisition</i> multiplayer component</a> was released at PAX Prime.</li><li>Here’s more info in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/31/biowares-shadow-realms-is-4-on-1-action-rpg-mayhem/">BioWare’s upcoming 4-on-1 RPG <i>Shadow Realms</i></a>.</li><li><i>Batman: Arkham Knight</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/08/batman-arkham-knight-leaves-the-cave-in-june-2015/">will be released June 2, 2015</a>. Check out the link for all of the cool things that you can get along with the game.</li><li>Rumors are circulating that <i>Beyond: Two Souls</i> is the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/01/beyond-two-souls-ps4-trophies-emerge-directors-cut-reported/">next game in line for an HD upgrade</a> to PS4; it’s likely to be a Director’s Cut as well.</li><li>A glitch in <i>Madden NFL 15</i> would shrink Browns linebacker Christian Kirksey down to about one foot tall. Instead of fretting over the issue, EA has run with it and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/07/tiny-titans-legacy-continues-in-ea-mockumentary-short/">created a new challenge and a mockumentary to go along with</a>.</li><li>Sackboys are coming to PS Vita, iOS and Android sometime in October in promotion of <i>LittleBigPlanet 3 </i>with the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/05/run-sackboy-run-starts-an-endless-stitch-hunt-on-vita-mobile/">free infinite runner <i>Run Sackboy! Run!</i></a></li><li>A new <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/04/wayforward-developing-next-tmnt-game-danger-of-the-ooze/">side-scrolling, action/adventure game</a> based on the current Nick <i>TMNT</i> series has been announced.</li><li><i>Resident Evil</i> is getting another HD remake; the first one was 13 years ago. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/01/resident-evil-trailer-reanimates-remake-in-horrifying-hd/">Here’s a trailer.</a></li><li>Here’s <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/09/04/warlords-of-draenors-robin-williams-tribute-confirmed/">what players can expec</a>t from Robin Williams’ <i>WoW</i> memorial.</li><li>Nintendo showed off the first <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/29/nintendo-reveals-first-amiibo-figures-and-prices-but-no-release/">near-field communication Amiibo toys</a> last week.</li><li>Xbox One’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/29/xbox-one-update-adds-smartglass-features-usb-media-playback/">new update</a> adds support for Smartglass features and USB media playback.</li><li>The console is also making its way to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/02/xbox-one-lands-in-28-new-countries-in-september/">28 new countries</a> this month.</li><li>Microsoft is currently running a promotion through select retailers where, if you buy an Xbox One, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/04/xbox-one-promotion-offers-free-game-with-console-purchase/">you can also get a game of your choice</a>. The deal runs until Sept. 13.</li><li>Samsung has announced a partnership with Oculus that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/06/oculus-powered-samsung-gear-vr-headset-coming-this-year/">will result in a new VR headset</a> for use with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. </li><li>To go along with the headset, Harmonix (developers of <i>Rock Band</i>) are <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/07/harmonix-music-vr-coming-to-samsungs-gear-vr-headset/">creating VR music visualizer software</a> called <i>Harmonix Music VR</i>.</li></ul><br />These illustrations by James White are awesome.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/geek-culture-movie-inspired-art-series-by-james-white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/geek-culture-movie-inspired-art-series-by-james-white.jpg" height="488" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_naxqzic0MR1qg8i80o5_r2_1280.jpg" height="488" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_naxqzic0MR1qg8i80o3_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_naxqzic0MR1qg8i80o3_1280.jpg" height="489" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_naxqzic0MR1qg8i80o9_r1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_naxqzic0MR1qg8i80o9_r1_1280.jpg" height="488" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_naxqzic0MR1qg8i80o10_r1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_naxqzic0MR1qg8i80o10_r1_1280.jpg" height="488" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/geek-culture-inspired-art-series-by-james-white">via</a>)</span></div><br />And finally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vm5sdW51kpU" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/doctor-who-theme-wonderfully-played-on-cellos">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-16563460822406759382014-09-04T10:23:00.000-05:002014-09-04T10:23:00.102-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/nerdnewsboxes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/nerdnewsboxes.png" height="380" width="400" /></a></div><br />I wanted to let y'all know that <i>Nerd News</i> is moving to Tuesdays as of now. Thursdays are going to be super busy for me on FYA in the coming weeks, so I hope this might alleviate some of my late (<i>late</i>) Wednesday nights.<br /><br />The series might move back to Thursdays, or even to another day of the week, if this move doesn't work out. I hope y'all will continue reading, regardless!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-62033370719173899982014-09-01T10:23:00.000-05:002014-09-01T10:23:01.007-05:00<p>Let's get toasty by the fire with the ninth month of the year.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/september2014_ccc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/september2014_ccc.png" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(If you'd like to download this page of the <a href="http://www.chocolateandcreamcake.com/2014/01/the-2014-man-calendar-peacoats-and.html">2014 Man Calendar</a> for personal use, just click on the image and it'll open in a new window. You can then right/control click and save it. Each page should print at 6"x9".)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-9868391062161092922014-08-28T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-28T10:23:00.104-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 30</i></span></div><br />Happy Thursday, everyone. I hope you’ve had a great week so far. Before we get into the news, I wanted to ask: If I needed to shift <i>Nerd News</i> to another day, which day would you be most likely to read it? Or, does it matter? Let me know in the comments?<br /><br />Now, onto the good stuff.<br /><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/avengers-age-of-ultron-whedon-and-feige-on-ultron-army-and-hulkbuster">some news on Ultron’s army</a> from <i>The Avengers: Age of Ultron</i> and <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/higher-res-versions-of-stills-from-avengers-age-of-ultron">some set photos</a>.</li><li><i>Ant-Man</i> will have <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/25/the-weird-way-ant-man-ties-into-the-incredible-hulk">a tie to <i>The Incredible Hulk</i></a>.</li><li>Evangeline Lilly recent shared <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/evangeline-lilly-shows-off-her-ant-man-movie-look">a photo of her <i>Ant-Man</i> hair-do</a>.</li><li>Hawkeye <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/25/hawkeye-could-show-up-in-captain-america-3">could have a role</a> in <i>Captain America 3</i>.</li><li>DC Comics superhero movies might have <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/27/warner-bros-says-dc-superhero-movies-are-serious-business">a no jokes rule</a>.</li><li>Here’s a rumor on a known bad guy <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/23/rumor-a-bad-guy-is-coming-back-for-episode-vii">who might make an appearance in <i>Star Wars: Episode VII</i></a>. The news is spoilery, natch. (In fact, I didn’t even read the article, but I trust BAD to bring us proper news.)</li><li>David Yates (director of <i>Harry Potter</i> 5–8) <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/harry-potter-director-to-take-on-spinoff.html">will be directing</a> the first in the new <i>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</i> series.</li><li>These <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-rebel-warriors-posters">new <i>Hunger Games</i> posters</a> are fierce. Particularly Natalie Dormer’s.</li><li>Bond 24 might be <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/25/bond-24-is-bringing-henching-back">bringing the character of Henching back</a> to the big screen.</li><li>Tom Hanks and Ron Howard will be <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/27/ron-howard-and-tom-hanks-are-seriously-making-inferno-this-april">working on the third <i>Da Vinci Code</i> novel film adaptation</a>.</li><li>Joseph Gordon Levitt is <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/21/joseph-gordon-levitt-is-still-chugging-along-on-sandman">still working on the <i>Sandman</i> movie</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a couple of trailers:<br /><br /><i>Automata</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/d0lSG1oOF-M" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/08/25/Automata-Trailer-Looks-Like-Breathtaking-Sci-Fi-at-its-Finest-2/">via</a>)</div><br /><i>Outcast</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OnRuRFbpnCM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/outcast-trailer-nicolas-cage.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen in the same movie? This could be AMAZING(ly awful).<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Check out <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/doctor-who-promo-series-8-ep-2/">these promo photos</a> for this week’s episode of <i>Doctor Who</i>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/08/fun-clever-new-poster-for-flash-tv.html">a new poster</a> for <i>The Flash</i>.</li><li>Donald Glover will be playing Spider-Man … <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/donald-glover-spider-man-miles-morales.html">on an upcoming episode of <i>Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors</i></a>.</li><li><i>Phineas and Ferb</i> is <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/damon-lindelof-to-write-lost-themed-episode-for-phineas-and-ferb">getting a <i>Lost</i> episode</a>.</li><li><a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/22/new-abc-special-dares-to-rank-all-time-best-schoolhouse-rock-songs/">An upcoming ABC special</a> will “rank” the best <i>Schoolhouse Rock</i> songs.</li><li>The network is also <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/abc-developing-series-based-on-richard-castles-derrick-storm-books">working on a show</a> based on Richard Castle’s (the fictional author and star of <i>Castle</i>) Derrick Storm books. </li><li>Possibly in the works: <a href="http://www.people.com/article/full-house-reunion-revival">A <i>Full House</i> reunion.</a></li><li>The Croatian Church <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/croatia-church-cersei-game-of-thrones-scene/">does not want Lena Headey to get nekkid</a> for <i>Game of Thrones</i>.</li><li>Martin Scorsese is going to work with HBO on <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/hbo-planning-shutter-island-series-with-martin-scorsese">a <i>Shutter Island</i> series</a>.</li><li>Steven Spielberg is looking to develop <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/steven-spielberg-to-develop-minority-report-as-tv-series">a <i>Minority Report </i>series</a>, too.</li><li>Keri, Tori and Grant are <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/mythbusters-build-team-leaving/">leaving <i>Mythbusters</i></a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a few previews:<br /><br /><i>American Horror Story: Freak Show</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2fCULL7NSuI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/heres-the-first-ahs-freak-show-teaser.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Doctor Who</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Ge-GOTcPyHc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/L_rY_t-3FAI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/doctor-who-clips-into-the-dalek/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Walking Dead</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/d_ePSiubShA" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/the-walking-dead-season-5-teaser-trailer-1">via</a>)</span></div><br />These <i>Who</i> posters by IdeaStorm Media are great. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/50cd309146ee079f798f8534d0e96a3b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/50cd309146ee079f798f8534d0e96a3b.jpg" height="400" width="273" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/2153ed845ca517515449cdf8e7669298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/2153ed845ca517515449cdf8e7669298.jpg" height="400" width="273" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ideastormmedia/my-superhero-prints/">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>webseries</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The Netflix <i>Daredevil</i> series <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/26/the-marvel-netflix-shows-will-be-grittier-than-the-movies">will be much “grittier” than the movies</a>.</li></ul><br />In <b>gaming</b> news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li><i>Disney Infinity</i> fans can <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/21/upgrade-disney-infinity-wii-to-wii-u-free-of-charge/">upgrade their game to the Wii U version for free</a> through the Nintendo eShop.</li><li><i>Dragon Age: Inquisition</i> will have <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/27/dragon-age-inquisition-4-player-co-op-revealed-separate-to-cam/">an online multiplayer component</a> that will put players in the role of one of the inquisitor’s lackeys.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/21/destiny-launch-trailer-debuts-sans-moon-wizards/">a new launch trailer</a> for <i>Destiny</i>.</li><li>A <i>Doctor Who</i> skin pack is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/27/doctor-who-dlc-wibbles-wobbles-to-minecraft-xbox-360/">coming to Minecraft on Xbox 360 next month</a> and will feature Doctors, companions and enemies. So far, only 12, Clara and the Daleks have been confirmed.<br /><li>New strategy game<i> Star Wars: Commander</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/star-wars-commander-clashes-clans-on-ios/">is free for iOS devices this week</a>.</li><br /><li><i>Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham</i> has <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/lego-batman-3-goes-beyond-gotham-on-november-11/">an official release date of Nov. 11</a>. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/23/brainiac-has-the-whole-world-in-his-hands-in-lego-batman-3/">Here’s a trailer.</a></li><br /><li><i>Elder Scrolls Online</i> will soon have <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/21/elder-scrolls-introduces-subscriber-loyalty-program/">a subscriber loyalty program</a>; eligible people will be notified via email.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/21/paradox-reveals-out-of-this-world-rts-ancient-space/">The announcement trailer</a> for new scifi, single player RTS <i>Ancient Space</i> features a few sci-fi regulars.</li><br /><li>The Astronauts have released <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/22/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter-due-next-month-new-gameplay-video/">a new commentary video</a> for detective game <i>The Vanishing of Ethan Carter</i>, which is set to release Sept. 25 on PC and sometime next year on PS4.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/25/twitch-confirms-amazon-purchase/">Amazon has acquired Twitch</a> for $970 million.</li><br /><li>Charles Martinet, voice of Mario, has joined Instagram. His feed is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/25/charles-martinet-fills-instagram-with-funny-mario-clips/">packed with clips of Mario and Luigi figures</a> out and about.</li><br /><li>There have been a million ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos over the past few weeks, but this may be the first fictional character to participate: <i>Destiny</i>’s Ghost (voiced by Peter Dinklage) <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/23/destiny-ice-bucket-challenge-bungie-donation-alsa/">took the challenge</a> and then nominated Jonathan Irons (Kevin Spacey’s character from <i>Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare</i>), Joel from <i>The Last of Us</i> and George Lucas. Instead of a flat donation, Bungie is donating 20 percent of their proceeds from the Bungie store until Sept. 9.</li><br /><li>Oakland, CA, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/22/oaklands-80-year-pinball-prohibition-ends/">has just lifted their 80-year ban on pinball machines</a>. To celebrate, the Fruitvale Station Radioshack store is holding a month-long competition on an Iron Man machine.</li><br /></ul>I am digging Clog Two’s <i>TMNT</i> art: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art1.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art3.jpg" height="400" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art4.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art5.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art6.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-14.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-2-8.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/outstanding-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-fan-art-series">via</a>)</span></div>In <b>misc.</b> news: <ul><li>In case you missed me squeeing about it on social media, you can <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/marvels-official-dancing-groot-from-guardians-of-the-galaxy-revealed">preorder the Funko POP Baby Groot</a>!</li><li>Hot Topic is selling a fashion collection <a href="http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/PopCulture/Movies/BookofLife.jsp">inspired by the upcoming <i>The Book of Life</i></a>.</li><li>Her Universe released some <a href="http://www.heruniverse.com/brands/doctor-who/new-products.html">new <i>Doctor Who</i> merch</a> to celebrate the new series.</li><li>Lois Lane will have a starring role in <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/lois-lane-will-star-in-a-new-young-adult-novel-by-gwenda-bond/">a new YA novel</a>.</li><li><i>Fringe</i>’s Peter Bishop is also <a href="http://io9.com/first-look-at-peter-bishops-untold-adventure-from-befo-1624948030">getting a novel</a>.</li><li><i>Galaxy Quest</i>’s sequel <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/galaxy-quest-sequel-comic-book/">will be in comic form</a>.</li><li>Hello Kitty is <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/hello-kitty-not-a-cat/">NOT a cat</a>.</li><li>Which Wikipedia article titles can be sung to the tune of <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</i>? <a href="http://io9.com/xkcd-reveals-which-wikipedia-titles-you-can-sing-to-the-1626643292">XKCD found out.</a></li></ul>More awesome Disney Princess art from Seventy-Two Studio: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-7-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-7-2.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-8-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-8-2.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-3-6.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-6-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-6-3.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-5-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-5-5.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-4-5.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/disney-princess-art-promises-new-endings-to-old-stories">via</a>)</span></div>In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news: <ul><li>Check out these <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/23/marvel-science-facts/">nine things from Marvel comics/movies</a> that are backed by science.</li><li>A recent test flight of a SpaceX rocket <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/spacex-explosion/">ended disastrously</a>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://gizmodo.com/another-great-way-to-prove-moon-hoax-conspiracy-theoris-1625929078/all">yet another way</a> to disprove those people that say humans have never gone to the moon.</li><li>Scientists have identified <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/researchers-identify-genetic-recipe-lizard-tail-regeneration">the genes that help lizards regenerate</a> and <a href="http://io9.com/researchers-isolate-a-gut-microbe-that-combats-food-all-1626987928">a microbe in the human stomach</a> that helps combat food allergies.</li><li>Scientists have also found <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/brain/scientists-find-area-brain-motivates-us-exercise">the area of the brain that motivates us to exercise</a>, which I seem to be missing completely.</li><li>Botox might be helpful <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/wrinkle-fighting-botox-may-be-useful-treating-stomach-cancer">in the fight against stomach cancer</a>.</li><li>Children with autism <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/brain/children-autism-have-extra-synapses-their-brains">have extra synapses</a> in their brains.</li><li>Childhood drawings might shed light on <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/brain/childhood-drawings-may-indicate-intelligence-teenagers">how intelligent people will be when they’re teenagers</a>.</li><li>In rare and adorable animal news: <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/four-rare-white-lion-cubs-born">Four white lion cubs</a> have been born to a Munich circus, and <a href="http://io9.com/two-rare-snow-leopard-cubs-just-made-their-debut-at-the-1625303830">two snow leopard cubs</a> recently made their debut at the Bronx Zoo.</li><li>Oregon courts have ruled that <a href="http://io9.com/oregon-supreme-court-rules-animals-can-be-considered-vi-1626243920">animals can be considered victims</a>. You go, home state!</li></ul>And finally: <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.halloweencostumes.com/infographics/Marvel-Heroes-Height-Comparison-Chart.jpg"><img alt="The Marvel Superhero Height Chart" border="0" src="http://images.halloweencostumes.com/infographics/Marvel-Heroes-Height-Comparison-Chart.jpg" height="297" title="The Marvel Superhero Height Chart" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.halloweencostumes.com/blog/p-542-superhero-height-chart.aspx">via</a>)</span></div>Please note: Rocket Raccoon is nearly as tall as Wolverine. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-35851802708421620782014-08-25T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-25T12:15:05.013-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_lustingafter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_lustingafter.png" /></a></div><br />Happy Monday, friends! In honor of this past weekend's <i>Doctor Who</i> Series 8 premiere, I went on a little browser-shopping spree and found some great <i>Doctor Who</i> merch.<br /><br />What did I find that's totally lust-worthy?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Lusting%20after/8-24_la-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Lusting%20after/8-24_la-1.png" height="640" width="400" /></a></div><br />1 | A fun spin on Bad Wolf. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/zerobriant/works/10367352-bad-wolf-black">T-shirt</a>)</span><br />2 | A way to show off your nerdy side as you get fit. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.lookhuman.com/design/41347-working-off-my-adipose">tank top</a>)</span><br />3 | Pretty Who-welry. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/176105974/crack-in-space-and-time-doctor-who">crack necklace</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/153064361/doctor-who-tardis-sign-necklace">pendant</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162934302/doctors-locket-doctor-who-bbc-geek-nerd">locket</a>)</span><br />4 | Bags that are bigger on the inside. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/85498340/tardis-bag-doctor-who-tardis-purse-blue">TARDIS purse</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99805986/dalek-bag-doctor-who-grey-felt-bag">Dalek purse</a>)</span><br />5 | An arty accessory. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1b86/">scarf</a>)</span><br />6 | The promise of adventurous dreams. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Double-Duvet-Dispatched/dp/B00I4VIMI4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1408916741&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=TARDIS+duvet">duvet set</a>)</span> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Lusting%20after/8-24_la-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Lusting%20after/8-24_la-2.png" height="640" width="400" /></a></div><br />7 | A fantastic tech accessory. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/197355806/tardis-doctor-who-vinyl-decal-doctor-who">decal</a>)</span><br />8 | Warmth for the cosplayers. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f3a4/">10th coat</a>, <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/14ed/">11th coat</a>)</span><br />9 | Awesome art. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/161874891/i-believe-doctor-who-and-x-files-blue">I Believe</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99963926/all-of-time-and-space-illustration-print">All of Time and Space</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/166955702/doctor-who-tardis-print-were-all-stories">We're All Stories in the End</a>)</span><br />4 | Time for tea. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/15eb/">infuser</a>, <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ef6d/">teapot</a>)</span><br /><br />Have you run across anything on the web lately that makes your two hearts go a-pitter-patter?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div><br />P.S.—I'll be recapping each episode of the new series for Forever Young Adult, if you'd like to discuss! <a href="http://foreveryoungadult.com/2014/08/25/doctor-who-8x01-deep-breath/">Here's my recap of "Deep Breath."</a><br /></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-55632587142929826142014-08-21T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-21T10:23:00.217-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 29</i></span></div><br />Hey guys! Thanks for your understanding last week. But just because I was busy didn’t mean the news machine stopped churning. What’s up in the world of pop culture?<br /><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>io9 has released <a href="http://io9.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-this-falls-science-fiction-and-fa-1621785372">a guide to this year’s new scifi and fantasy TV shows</a>.</li><li>Jenna Coleman <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-whos-jenna-louise-coleman-quits-4061757">will leave <i>Doctor Who</i> at Christmas</a>. Can I get a yee-haw?!</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/every-title-of-doctor-who-season-8-revealed">All series 8 episode titles</a> have also been revealed. The new season will also have a new opener, <a href="http://io9.com/this-fan-made-doctor-who-opening-is-so-awesome-stephen-1622434800">which was inspired/created by a fan</a>.</li><li><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/07/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-kyle-maclachlan/">Kyle MacLachlan</a> (<i>Twin Peaks</i>, <i>Dune</i>) and <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&amp;id=54950">Adrianne Palicki</a> (<i>Friday Night Lights</i>, <i>G.I. Joe</i>) have joined <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i> Palicki will play the superhero Mockingbird. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt!)</span></li><li>Clancy Brown (<i>Carnivàle</i>) <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/clancy-brown-cast-in-the-flash">has been cast in <i>The Flash</i></a>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/comic-book-tv-casting-roundup/">a round-up</a> of a bunch of other superhero show casting.</li><li>Simon Pegg and Nick Frost <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/simon-pegg-and-nick-frost-reprising-shaun-of-the-dead-roles-for-phineas-and-ferb">will reprise their <i>Shaun of the Dead</i> roles</a> in an upcoming <i>Phineas and Ferb</i> episode. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Emily!)</span></li><li>Here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-at-anna-and-elsa-from-frozen-in-once-upon-a-time">a first look at <i>Once Upon a Time</i>’s Anna and Elsa</a> together.</li><li><i>Star Wars: Rebels</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-rebels-release-date-announced">will premiere Oct. 3</a>.</li><li>Craig Ferguson is <a href="http://deadline.com/2014/08/craig-ferguson-to-host-syndicated-talk-show-with-tribune-820185/">in talks to host a syndicated talk show</a>.</li><li>You can check out the pilot episode of the new Karen Gillan/John Cho show <i>Selfie</i> <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/see-abcs-pilot-for-a-modern-my-fair-lady-sitcom.html">here</a>.</li><li>Patti LaBelle <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/patti-labelle-american-horror-story-freak-show.html">will have role</a> on <i>American Horror Story: Freak Show</i>.</li><li><i>Outlander</i> <a href="http://io9.com/outlander-renewed-for-a-second-season-1622523629">has been renewed</a> for a second season.</li><li>Keanu Reeves is coming to TV; <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/keanu-reeves--tv-show-rain.html">he’ll star in <i>Rain</i></a>, “which centers around John Rain, a hit man whose specialty is making his victims look like they died of natural causes.”</li><li>NBC is planning <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-hood-1970s-music-series-725027">a 10-part musical series</a> about Robin Hood and Maid Marian.</li><li>ABC is making <a href="http://io9.com/abc-is-making-an-astronaut-comedy-show-inspired-by-chri-1624419024">a new astronaut comedy based on Chris Hadfield’s memoir</a>, <i>An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth</i>.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/10/theres-a-resident-evil-television-show-in-the-works/">There’s a <i>Resident Evil</i> series in the works.</a> Not much is currently known about it, but it’s being billed as a "thrilling detective drama." <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes!)</span></li><li>Lifetime is working on <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/lifetime-is-making-a-brittany-murphy-movie.html">a movie about Brittany Murphy</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are some previews:<br /><br /><i>Community</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rQ3qzm0c7FA" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/see-the-first-trailer-for-yahoos-community.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Doctor Who</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KjQ2x2-kxNQ" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-spot-for-doctor-who-season-8-deep-breath">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Flash</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/egptEhSWF-U" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/the-flash-trailer-shows-barry-allens-powers-in-action-1617717612">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Gotham</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Muu4YGrFKS0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/uk-gotham-trailer/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Houdini</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zaOPX2m9tTA" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/full-trailer-for-history-channels-houdini-with-adrien-brody">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />And be sure to check out the footage from never-aired parody series <i>Not Another Teen TV Show</i>, starring Alison Brie as ... Muffy ... Jennifer Lawrence and H. Jon Benjamin.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RWPIVNqJ8K0" width="420"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/watch-the-buffy-parody-series-so-bad-it-never-aired-un-1622953729">via</a>)</span></div><br />I’d watch a <i>Doctor Who</i> animated series.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ALcQh2HqKT4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/08/14/If-Doctor-Who-Had-An-Animated-Show-This-Would-Be-The-Intro/">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>webseries</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Kristen Bell <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/kristen-bell-and-ryan-hansen-return-for-veronica-mars-webseries">will join Ryan Hansen</a> in the <i>Veronica Mars</i> webseries.</li><li><i>Powers</i> won’t be a webseries, exactly—it’ll air on the Playstation Network—but a bunch of actors have recently joined the show, including <a href="http://screencrush.com/sony-powers-tv-series-eddie-izzard-noah-taylor-olesya-rulin/">Eddie Izzard</a> and <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/sharlto-copley-christian-walker-michelle-forbes-retro-girl-powers-tv/">Sharlto Copley</a> (<i>District 9</i>, <i>The A-Team</i>).</li><li>Developer 343 recently revealed a little bit about <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/18/halo-is-it-the-tv-youre-looking-for/">what to expect from the <i>Halo</i> TV app</a> coming to Xbox One and Windows 8. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li></ul><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>James Gunn says Peter Quill’s dad <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/12/james-gunn-on-guardians-2-and-star-lords-dad">will not be the same one as in the comics</a>.</li><li><i>Ant-Man</i> <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/18/ant-man-has-started-filming">has begun filming</a>; here’s <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/first-look-at-paul-rudd-in-ant-man.html">a first look at Paul Rudd</a> in the role.</li><li>The <i>Doctor Strange</i> movie <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/marvels-doctor-strange-will-not-tell-an-origin-story">will not be an origin story</a>.</li><li>An <i>Inhumans</i> movie <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/12/inhumans-still-in-development-at-marvel">is still in development</a>.</li><li>Here are <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/13/spoilers-luthors-plan-in-batman-v-superman-revealed">some spoilers on Lex Luthor’s plan</a> in <i>Batman vs. Superman</i> and a look at Henry Cavill in <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1905007/superman-dawn-of-justice-costume/">his new Super suit</a>.</li><li>There are <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/2-writers-hired-to-write-an-aquaman-movie.html">two different Aquaman scripts</a> currently being written. Jason Momoa <a href="http://io9.com/jason-momoa-will-officially-be-aquaman-in-batman-v-sup-1620111374">will, officially, be playing the role</a>, at least in<i> Batman vs. Superman</i>.</li><li>Guillermo del Toro says <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/12/guillermo-del-toro-reveals-justice-league-dark-is-still-on">he’s still working on the dark Justice League film</a>.</li><li><strike>The Rock</strike> Dwayne Johnson says <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/dwayne-johnson-confirms-hes-involved-with-shazam">he’ll be playing Shazam</a> in some upcoming movie.</li><li>J.J. Abrams recently released a peek at <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/15/exclusive-we-know-whose-star-wars-hand-jj-abrams-showed-us">someone’s hand</a> from <i>Star Wars Episode VII.</i></li><li>Related: Here’s some <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-episode-vii-main-villain-concept-art">concept art for the movie’s main villain</a> and <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/15/exclusive-find-out-about-han-solos-new-ride-in-episode-vii">info about Han Solo’s new ride</a>.</li><li>Rumor has it that Disney <a href="http://io9.com/is-disney-really-releasing-the-unaltered-star-wars-tril-1622812966">might be releasing the unaltered original trilogy</a> on BluRay.</li><li>Check out these <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/08/up-against-the-wall-new-hunger-games-mockingjay-posters">new <i>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1</i> posters</a>.</li><li><i>Godzilla 2</i> <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/godzilla-2-isnt-coming-until-2018.html">won’t be released until 2018</a>.</li><li>Sigourney Weaver <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/20/sigourney-weaver-too-smart-to-join-the-expendabelles">has turned down a role</a> in <i>The Expendabelles</i>.</li><li>She has, however, <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/sigourney-weaver-joins-liam-neeson-in-a-monster-calls">joined Liam Neeson</a> in the film adaptation of Patrick Ness’ <i>A Monster Calls</i>.</li><li>Sylvester Stallone <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/sylvester-stallone-training-for-rambo-5">has begun training</a> for <i>Rambo V</i>.</li><li>Tom Hiddleston is <a href="http://io9.com/ben-hur-remake-wants-tom-hiddleston-as-its-star-1620678122">currently being wooed</a> for the title role of the <i>Ben-Hur</i> remake.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://io9.com/interstellar-image-gives-a-good-look-at-chris-nolans-ne-1621935147">a new image</a> from <i>Interstellar</i>.</li><li>Casting has ramped up for the other Jungle Book movie—<i>Jungle Book: Origins</i>, led by Andy Serkis: Benedict Cumberbatch <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/cumberbatch-to-voice-shere-khan-in-jungle-book.html">will voice Shere Kahn</a>, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett <a href="http://and Cate Blanchett">will voice Bagheera and Kaa</a>, respectively.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/elijah-wood-joins-vin-diesel-in-the-last-witch-hunter">Elijah Wood has joined Vin Diesel</a> in <i>The Last Witch Hunter</i>.</li><li>New movies based on Anne Rice’s <i>Vampire Lestat</i> series <a href="http://io9.com/more-anne-rice-vampire-chronicles-movies-are-coming-1618193183">are in the works</a>.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/07/warner-bros-dates-two-lego-sequels">Two more LEGO movies have been announced</a>, in addition to <i>The LEGO Movie 2</i>, and will be released in 2018 and 2019.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/20/resident-evil-the-final-chapter-delayed/">Production has stalled</a> on <i>Resident Evil: The Final Chapter </i>due to Milla Jovovich's pregnancy. Filming will pick up again next summer. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li><i>Legend of Conan</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/legend-of-conan-to-start-shooting-in-2015">will begin filming next year</a>.</li><li>Lee Pace will star in <a href="http://io9.com/lee-pace-will-lead-the-alien-resistance-in-prisoner-of-1617541356">a new “aliens vs. humans action hero" movie</a> <i>Prisoner of War</i>.</li><li>Sigh. <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</i> <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/10/i-hope-youre-proud-of-yourselves-tmnt-getting-a-sequel">is getting a sequel</a>. Here are <a href="http://io9.com/tmnt-movie-makers-reveal-ninja-turtle-easter-eggs-you-s-1617636460">some Easter eggs</a> from the first movie.</li><li>Ving Rhames <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/18/ving-rhames-will-be-back-in-mission-impossible-5">will reprise his role</a> in <i>Mission: Impossible 5</i>.</li><li>The Lonely Island are <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/lonely-island-guys-are-getting-a-movie.html">getting their own movie</a>.</li><li><i>Babylon: 5</i> <a href="http://io9.com/babylon-5-could-soon-be-rebooted-as-a-feature-film-1619026279">might soon be rebooted</a> in movie form.</li></ul><br />Here are some trailers:<br /><br /><i>Big Hero 6</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EaNigr0olyM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/big-hero-6-tv-spot-baymax-ocean-advice">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Book of Life</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4kCkVDma8Sg" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/vibrant-trailer-for-guillermo-del-toros-the-book-of-life">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>A Good Marriage</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pP9-6F3HMfI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/intense-trailer-for-stephen-kings-a-good-marriage">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Mordecai</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/PGTZT4I1I5I" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/12/johnny-depp-is-an-upper-class-twit-in-the-mortdecai-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br />A deleted scene from <i>The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug</i> was also released:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IIN_NGHLR5s" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/check-out-deleted-scene-from-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug">via</a>)</div><br />Can’t get enough <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> fan art.<br /><br />From M.J. Hiblen:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgcuteMJHiblen3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgcuteMJHiblen3.jpg" height="302" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgcuteMJHiblen4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgcuteMJHiblen4.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgcuteMJHiblen1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgcuteMJHiblen1.jpg" height="222" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/08/i-am-cute-guardians-of-galaxy-art-by-mj.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />Glen Brogan:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgglenbrogan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgglenbrogan.jpg" height="323" width="400" /></a></div><br />Tracy Tubera:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GOTG_GuardiansoftheGalaxybyTracyTubera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GOTG_GuardiansoftheGalaxybyTracyTubera.jpg" height="400" width="257" /></a></div><br />Bamboota:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgteeartbamboota.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgteeartbamboota.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><br />Caycowa:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/star_lord___12_percent_of_a_plan_by_caycowa-d7razwv.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/star_lord___12_percent_of_a_plan_by_caycowa-d7razwv.png" height="392" width="400" /></a></div><br />Maddie Chaffer:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotggnbymaddiechaffer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotggnbymaddiechaffer.jpg" height="400" width="308" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/08/guardians-of-galaxy-awesome-fan-art.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />Aktheneroth:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/l2hqeiumuho5zjnxfyzu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/l2hqeiumuho5zjnxfyzu.jpg" height="222" width="400" /></a></div><br />Ayme S.:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/u6wimoj5kk50xbqrvfef.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/u6wimoj5kk50xbqrvfef.jpg" height="400" width="342" /></a></div><br />Mike Mitchell (which I’ve posted before, but I do what I want):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/pqeqfr7k7xpcll17encc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/pqeqfr7k7xpcll17encc.jpg" height="396" width="400" /></a></div><br />and Wetrilo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/dw3ndgm6du7wjtung3ze.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/dw3ndgm6du7wjtung3ze.png" height="400" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/need-more-rocket-and-groot-here-is-tons-of-fan-art-to-1623925336">via</a>)</span></div><br />That last one, you guys. <i>My heart.</i><br /><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/marine-plankton-found-surface-international-space-station">Plankton has been found</a> living on the <i>outside</i> of the International Space Station.</li><li>Listen to Felicia Day and Neil deGrasse Tyson <a href="http://space.io9.com/heres-a-six-minute-summary-of-the-curiosity-rover-missi-1621110628/+riamisra">recap Curiosity’s Mars mission</a>.</li><li>The earth used to be <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/shut-it-down-science-has-found-dragons/">overrun with "dragons."</a></li><li>If this tick bites you, <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/tick-bite-makes-you-allergic-meat">you become allergic to meat</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>Shark Week is fun, but often misleading. Here are <a href="http://animals.io9.com/learn-real-science-facts-about-great-white-sharks-1620330747/+laurendavis">real science facts about Great Whites</a>.</li><li>You know those shudders you get when falling asleep? <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120522-suffer-from-sleep-shudders">Here’s why.</a> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Mom!)</span></li><li><a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2014/08/72657/surgery-migraine-cure">This new surgery might cure migraines</a>, but it sounds kind of horrible to endure.</li><li><a href="http://io9.com/a-genetic-test-for-suicide-risk-1621541280">A new genetic test</a> might reveal a person’s risk of suicide.</li><li>Women who smoke during pregnancy not only affect their children, but <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/smoking-during-pregnancy-could-affect-your-grandchildrens-growth">also their grandchildren</a>.</li><li>Scientists have made <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/new-study-supports-links-between-dementia-and-vitamin-d-deficiency">a connection between dementia and vitamin D deficiency</a>.</li><li>Eating grapefruit while taking prescription drugs <a href="http://io9.com/grapefruit-could-cause-you-to-overdose-on-prescription-1618070555">could lead to an overdose</a>.</li><li>Turns out that a small amount of video gaming <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/small-amount-video-gaming-associated-better-adjusted-youths">actually makes kids more well adjusted</a>.</li><li>Regular pot use, however, <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/regular-pot-use-bad-young-brains">is bad for young brains</a>.</li><li>THIS IS THE CUTEST: A robot is <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/technology/hitchhiking-robot-treks-across-canada">hitchhiking his way across Canada</a>.</li><li>OK, no, THIS is the cutest: Meet Butterfly, <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/meet-butterfly-rare-sheep-goat-hybrid">a rare goat/sheep hybrid</a>.</li><li>Fine, I lied again. THESE are the cutest: <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/08/20/Fennec-Fox-Kits-Born-in-Tel-Aviv/">Fennec Fox kits have been born in Tel Aviv.</a></li><li>Also cute: <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/rare-blond-penguin-spotted-antarctica">A blond penguin has been spotted</a> in Antarctica.</li><li>A recent sandstorm in Peru has <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/sandstorm-uncovers-new-nazca-lines">uncovered new Nazca lines</a>.</li><li>Two new Mayan cities have been <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/two-ancient-maya-cities-unearthed-mexican-jungle">unearthed in the Mexican jungle</a>.</li><li>Adding salt to lithium batteries <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/salt-improves-batteries/">improves them</a>.</li></ul><br />These Tim Doyle Gotham prints are very cool.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/batman-red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/batman-red.jpg" height="640" width="283" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/batman-blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/batman-blue.jpg" height="640" width="284" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.frenchpaperartclub.com/en/78-one-year-of-batman">via</a>)</span></div><br />Also cool: Trailer mashups.<br /><i><br /></i> <i>Expendables 3</i>/<i>Frozen</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-TD2gCQwAyc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/expendables-3-is-your-ultimate-cure-for-frozen-overload-1621939486">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Hobbit</i>/<i>The Neverending Story</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pDBtIQZbQTQ" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/the-never-ending-story-gets-a-hobbit-style-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br />Michael Bay’s <i>Up</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/u5KQQWlIgGc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/08/18/Michael-Bays-Up/#!bG6TTG">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>gaming</b> news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li>Here are the highlights for the recent <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/12/xbox-gamescom-2014-press-conference-round-up-tomb-raider-halo/">Microsoft</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/12/playstation-gamescom-2014-press-conference-round-up-wild-hellb/">Sony</a> Gamescom press conferences. And a bunch of trailers from each presentation (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/12/an-influx-of-indie-games-on-xbox-one-superhot-goat-simulator/">Microsoft</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/12/sonys-gamescom-trailers-showcase-bloodborne-rime-until-dawn/">Sony</a>).</li><li>At Gamescom, BioWare showed off <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/13/bioware-debuts-original-ip-shadow-realms/">a new 4-on-1 RPG title called <i>Shadow Realms</i></a>. Sign up for the alpha via BioWare’s website.</li><li>Robin Williams <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/robin-williams-will-be-a-npc-in-world-of-warcraft">will be memorialized in <i>World of Warcraft</i></a> as an NPC.</li><li>A possible reveal of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/12/report-ps4s-pt-teaser-may-open-a-door-to-silent-hills-from-k/">a new <i>Silent Hill</i> game</a> also happened at Gamescom. Hideo Kojima has since <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/13/kojima-discusses-collaboration-with-del-toro-for-silent-hills/">confirmed that it will be a new game</a>—<i>Silent Hills</i>—and that he hopes players will “shit your pants.” A translation of a Swedish radio broadcast heard in the game's playable teaser suggests that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/20/silent-hills-swedish-radio-broadcast-hints-at-aliens/">it might center around aliens</a>.</li><li>Additionally, Kojima showed off all <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/12/old-box-learns-new-tricks-in-metal-gear-solid-phantom-pain/">the wondrous new things Snake can do with his trusty cardboard box</a> in <i>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain</i>.</li><li>Here’s some <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/13/what-youll-be-doing-in-your-150-hours-of-dragon-age-inquisitio/">new info on <i>Dragon Age: Inquisition</i></a>.</li><li>The new <i>Super Smash Bros.</i> for Wii U will feature player created Mii’s as playable characters; players will also be able to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/11/dress-your-mii-as-nintendo-characters-in-super-smash-bros/">dress their Mii’s up as Nintendo characters</a>.</li><li>The <i>Sims 4</i> “Create a Sim” demo is available to download and try out now.</li><li>The studio behind the <i>Payday</i> games has released a reveal trailer to announce that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/13/payday-developer-reveals-co-op-walking-dead-game/">they’ll be working on a new co-op <i>Walking Dead</i> game</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/14/life-is-strange-ambiguous-young-love-among-leading-ladies/">The upcoming <i>Life is Strange</i></a> is about a girl who returns from college to a somewhat estranged and changed best friend and the mystery surrounding her. Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/11/square-enix-gets-real-reveals-time-bender-life-is-strange/">more info on the game</a>.</li><li><i>No Man’s Sky</i> has been touted as “infinite,” but <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/18/it-takes-billions-of-years-to-see-all-of-no-mans-sky/">there is a finite number of planets available</a>. According to the developer, it would take about 5 billion years to see each planet in the game if you only spent a second on each one.</li><li>Developer Obsidian has acquired the rights to start creating <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/17/obsidian-rolls-critical-success-acquires-pathfinder-rpg-license/">games based on the <i>Pathfinder</i> table-top RPG series</a>.</li><li><i>Total War: Rome 2</i> is now offering <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/16/6009823/daughters-of-mars-brings-women-warriors-to-total-war-rome-2">a $3 “Daughters of Mars” DLC pack</a> that adds a whole slew of badass lady fighters. The game is also <a href="http://games.on.net/2014/08/total-war-rome-2s-free-update-brings-female-warriors-to-the-battlefront/">getting a free update</a>, which will include a few other lady warriors.</li><li>While going through a bunch of gaming media submitted to it for archival purposes, someone at the Library of Congress discovered a previously unknown, but totally playable, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/07/library-of-congress-discovers-unreleased-duke-nukem-game-chews/"><i>Duke Nukem</i> game for PSP</a>.</li><li>PS4’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/15/ps4s-share-play-limited-to-one-hour-increments/">Share Play feature</a> will allow users to join in with their friend’s games online without actually owning a copy of the game themselves. The catches? These sessions are limited to an hour and all game data is saved on the host’s PS4.</li><li>Xbox One has <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/19/upvote-while-you-showboat-with-xbox-ones-reddit-app/">a new Reddit app</a>.</li><li>Ouya developers, who are offering Android game-making tutorials through Ouya apps and online claim <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/07/ouya-tutorials-help-you-make-a-game-in-20-minutes/">it’s possible to make a game, start to finish, in about 20 minutes</a>.</li><li>Pierce Brosnan was recently a guest on the <i>Tonight Show</i>, so, of course, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/20/no-mr-brosnan-we-expected-you-to-die-in-goldeneye-007/">Jimmy Fallon played a game of Goldeneye with him</a>.</li><li>And here are new trailers for:</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/15/a-toy-robot-proves-crucial-in-latest-alien-isolation-trailer/"><i>Alien: Isolation</i></a></li><li><i>Destiny</i> (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/15/get-your-character-class-to-mars-in-new-destiny-trailer/">Mars gameplay</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/18/destiny-trailer-gives-us-venus-envy/">Venus gameplay</a>)</li><li><i>Disney Infinity 2.0 </i>(<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/14/disney-infinity-2-0s-evolved-toy-box-mode-detailed/">Improved Toy Box mode</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/07/disney-infinity-2-0-is-a-whole-new-world-with-aladdin-jasmine/">Aladdin and Jasmine</a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/06/the-sims-4-gets-weird-in-latest-trailer/"><i>Sims 4</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/08/sherlock-holmes-dishes-out-crimes-and-punishments-on-september-30/"><i>Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments</i></a></li><li><a href="http://kotaku.com/yep-blizzard-still-makes-the-best-trailers-1621592312/+bricken"><i>World of Warcraft</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/08/killallzombies-makes-undead-slaughter-social/"><i>#killallzombies</i></a></li></ul></ul><br />You make some good points, <i>Mass Effect</i> Honest Trailer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/S5_mHgxSRzQ" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/mass-effect-honest-trailer/">via</a>)</span></div><br />MechaniqueFairy’s Disney steampunk series is great. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(More at the link below.)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/disney_steampunk__beast_by_mecaniquefairy-d3iqg78.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/disney_steampunk__beast_by_mecaniquefairy-d3iqg78.png" height="400" width="295" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/disney_steampunk__alice_by_mecaniquefairy-d4uja2y.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/disney_steampunk__alice_by_mecaniquefairy-d4uja2y.png" height="400" width="302" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/awesome-series-of-steampunk-disney-character-art">via</a>)</span></div><br />I also really dig Emmanuel Viola’s tatted-up princesses. (Even if their bosoms are a bit ridiculous.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tattooed-disney-princesses-hipster-glam-pin-up-and-gothic2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tattooed-disney-princesses-hipster-glam-pin-up-and-gothic2.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tattooed-disney-princesses-hipster-glam-pin-up-and-gothic6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tattooed-disney-princesses-hipster-glam-pin-up-and-gothic6.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/edgy_disney_princesses_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/edgy_disney_princesses_01.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/edgy_disney_princesses_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/edgy_disney_princesses_06.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/edgy_disney_princesses_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/edgy_disney_princesses_03.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tattooed-disney-princesses-hipster-glam-pin-up-and-gothic5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tattooed-disney-princesses-hipster-glam-pin-up-and-gothic5.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/tattooed-disney-princesses-hipster-glam-pin-up-and-gothic">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Beacon, New York, now houses <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/08/14/A-Doctor-Who-Themed-Restaurant/">a <i>Doctor Who</i> restaurant</a>.</li><li>Funko will be releasing POPs for <a href="http://thenerdfu.com/american-horror-story-pops-from-funko/"><i>American Horror Story</i></a> and <a href="http://thenerdfu.com/pop-movies-kill-bill/"><i>Kill Bill</i></a>.</li><li>Hot Toys will be releasing amazing—natch—versions of <a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/08/hot-toys-gamora-16-scale-gotg-action.html">Gamora</a> and <a href="http://www.nerdist.com/2014/08/rejoice-because-hot-toys-is-making-that-groot-toy-from-guardians-of-the-galaxy/">Rocket Raccoon and Groot</a>. (Including a version of Baby Groot!)</li><li>DC Comics artists <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/dc-artist-monster-cereal/">will be revamping the look</a> of General Mills’ Monster cereals.</li><li>J.K. Rowling has written <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/18/jk-rowling-harry-potter-celestina-warbeck/">another new <i>Harry Potter</i> story</a> about a witch named Celestina Warbeck.</li><li>One of the White House’s most famous paintings <a href="http://io9.com/theres-a-spelling-error-in-one-of-white-houses-most-fam-1622311725">has a spelling error</a>.</li><li>The Oxford online dictionary <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/oxford-dictionary-adds-mansplaining/">has added new words</a> including mansplain, douchebag and fandom.</li></ul><br />And finally <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1GncYQHBJIw" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-8233982720412071972014-08-19T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-19T10:23:00.742-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv3_header_haikurevieu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv3_header_haikurevieu.png" /></a></div><br /><i>The Expendables 3</i> (****)<br /><br />Ross and gang are back<br />But who are those young people?<br />Needs more R rating<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Haiku%20Revieu/ex3-poster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Haiku%20Revieu/ex3-poster1.jpg" height="400" width="268" /></a></div><br />POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD. Y'all know that I'm a huge <i>Expendables</i> fan. The first movie blew me away, and then the second movie surpassed the first in both action and hilarity, which I didn't think was possible. Sadly, that spark has gone missing between the second and third films.<br /><br /><i>The Expendables 3</i> again follows the team of ragtag mercenaries with hearts of gold led by Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and made up of Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hail Caesar (Terry Crews).&nbsp; While on a mission to take down a warlord, things go amiss when Barney recognizes the warlord as a former associate, Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). Barney suddenly begins to feel his mortality, and so fires his old crew and finds a new one filled with a bunch of young ne'er do wells. Of course, explosions and ridiculous dialogue and fight scenes ensue.<br /><br />First of all, let me say: Those character names ... They are THE BEST. I don't think I'd really paid attention to them before, but they're so ridiculous. And the old guard can pull them—and their equally ridiculous characters—off so well. The actors might not be winning Oscars for these roles, but they do a fine job.<br /><br />The new kids, however, left something to be desired. <i>The Expendables</i> movies are about old (and old<i>er</i>—Terry and Jason are in their late 40s, and I don't consider that old at all) guys kicking ass. Watching the younger actors, who, certainly, can kick some major ass, made me feel like I was watching a different franchise. (And someone please tell Ronda Rousey that she should really stick to MMA. I'm not doing it—I'm not that stupid.) Additionally, the movie's rating is PG-13, which meant less cursing and less ridiculous violence. Now, I'm <i>not</i> a proponent of meaningless violence, but these movies are meant to be farsical, and the fact that people get blown to shreds in them is funny because of the level of ridiculousness with which it happens.<br /><br />The movie's saving graces were—surprisingly—Antonio Banderas and Wesley Snipes. Their characters, Galgo and Doc, respectively, added needed humor into the film. I have long had an animosity toward Antonio (for no real reason other than that I didn't like him?), but I will admit that this movie has done a lot for bringing him into my good graces. And Wesley give great crazy eyes.<br /><br />On the whole, I enjoyed the movie, but I didn't <i>love</i> it like I did the others. It was much more a typical (i.e., formulaic) action film, and that's not what's so amazing about the franchise.<br /><br />If you liked the other films, I would recommend seeing this one, too, if only to make the possibility of a fourth one a reality. (There's always a dud in a franchise somewhere.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-77019840079081216732014-08-14T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-17T15:01:59.496-05:00<p>Apologies for the lack of <i>Nerd News</i> today, friends! I just started a new job this past Monday—I know! I'm excited, too!—and have therefore been a bit overwhelmed. I also got the opportunity to see a preview showing of <i>The Expendables 3</i> last night—with live explosions!—and you know I couldn't pass on such an awesome opportunity.<br /><br />I'll be back next week with all of the nerdy news that (I think) is fit to print.<br /><br />To tide you over, I'll leave you with this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/groot-soundboard-guardians-of-the-galaxy.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Grootsoundboardclip.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Click to play, or visit <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/groot-soundboard-guardians-of-the-galaxy.html">here</a>.)</span></div><br />&lt;3!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-46323602812272592242014-08-07T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-07T10:23:00.538-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 28</i></span></div><br />Hey kids! Hope you’re having a good week so far. Let’s get going ...<br /><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Sony is supposedly working on <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/04/sony-has-vague-plans-for-a-spider-man-universe-movie-with-a-female-lead">a Spider-Man movie with a female lead</a>.</li><li>Here’s some information (and a photo of Ben as Bruce) about <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/04/where-does-batman-begin-in-batman-v-superman">what Batman’s been up to</a> before <i>Batman vs. Superman</i> begins.</li><li>Speaking of, the movie’s release date has been moved; <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/06/marvel-wins-release-date-chicken-batman-v-superman-moves">it’ll now open March 25, 2016</a>.</li><li>DC has released their timeline of <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/06/warner-bros-reveals-their-dc-movies-release-dates">releases through 2020</a>, but no titles as of yet.</li><li><i>Galaxy Quest 2</i> <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Galaxy-Quest-2-May-Actually-Happen-Here-Why-66548.html">isn’t entirely a lost cause</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt!)</span></li><li><i>The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug</i>’s extended edition <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/05/scientists-break-hobbit-length-barrier-add-25-minutes-to-desolation-of-smau">will be 25 minutes longer</a>.</li><li>Jon Favreau’s <i>The Jungle Book</i> just keeps getting better: Bill Murray has joined the cast; <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/01/bill-murray-to-baloo-it-up-for-jon-favreaus-the-jungle-book">he’ll voice Baloo</a>.</li><li>Jennifer Lee (director of <i>Frozen</i>) is working on <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/05/a-wrinkle-in-time-is-getting-adapted-by-frozen-director-jennifer-lee">a new adaptation of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i></a>.</li><li><i>Terminator: Genesis</i> is actually <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/06/the-terminator-reboot-has-a-dumb-title"><i>Terminator: Genisys</i></a>. Your guess is as good as mine.</li><li>Paul Feig (director of <i>Bridesmaids</i>) might be directing <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/02/paul-feig-may-direct-a-female-ghostbusters-3">a female-centric <i>Ghostbusters 3</i></a>.</li><li>The reboot of <i>The Mummy</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/alex-kurtzmans-the-mummy-to-launch-cinematic-monster-universe">will be the first movie</a> in a new Universal monsters franchise.</li><li><i>Snow White and the Huntsman</i> sequel <i>The Huntsman</i> <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-prequel/">will now be a prequel</a>, and will focus on the Huntsman and the evil queen.</li><li>Carrie Brownstein (<i>Portlandia</i>) <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/brownstein-will-finish-ephrons-lost-in-austen.html">will finish the <i>Lost in Austen</i> movie</a> Nora Ephron was working on before her passing.</li><li>Ricky Gervais is working on an <i>Office</i> (U.K. version) <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/05/ricky-gervais-to-finally-get-back-to-the-office-with-spin-off-movie">spin-off movie</a>.</li><li>The <i>Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</i> adaptation <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/04/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-continues-to-not-die">isn’t dead yet</a>.</li><li>The <i>Dead Island</i> movie had been sort of shelved, but <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/report-dead-island-movie-back-from-the-grave-of-hollywood/">movement is being made to restart production</a> in early 2015. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes!)</span></li></ul><br />Here are a couple of trailers:<br /><br /><i>The Expendables 3</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RLhp7YGl0vY" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/31/okay-okay-heres-one-last-expendables-3-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Into the Woods</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sNVGDZHRJXM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/07/31/into-the-woods-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br />The <i>Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier</i> blooper reel has been released:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: black; text-align: center; width: 520px;"><div style="padding: 4px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:1067589/cp~vid%3D1067589%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A1067589" width="512"></iframe><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/samuel-l-jackson-calls-out-cobie-smulders-in-captain-a-1616767740">via</a>)</span></div><br />Some behind-the-scenes <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> videos have been released as well:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zsElqAo7qgQ" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/chris-pratt-gives-cribs-tour-of-star-lords-ship.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zsCJ0JH_XrU" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/watch-vin-diesel-proclaim-i-am-groot-in-a-variety-of-1613900743">via</a>)</span></div><br />These fake movie posters starring Groot shouldn’t amuse me as much as they do, but I do what I want.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-3.jpg" height="400" width="273" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-1-1.jpg" height="400" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-2-1.jpg" height="400" width="273" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-4.jpg" height="400" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/a_560x0-5.jpg" height="400" width="273" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/guardians-of-galaxy-groot-starring-other-movies-posters.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />Love this mashup trailer. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca!)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xys1kVN_Wec" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.nerdist.com/2014/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-trailer-done-in-lego/">via</a>)</span></div><br />And these Easter egg round-ups are super helpful.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: black; width: 520px;"><div style="padding: 4px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:1066697/cp~vid%3D1066697%26instance%3Dmtv%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A1066697" width="512"></iframe><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/04/marvel-easter-eggs/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HThP0bbWYUk" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/did-you-catch-all-of-these-easter-eggs-in-guardians-of-1615888153">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The premiere dates for the networks’ fall season shows <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/tv-premiere-dates-network-fall-schedule-2014.html">have been released</a>.</li><li>Madame Vastra is back in these <a href="http://www.blastr.com/2014-7-31/new-doctor-who-season-8-premiere-pics-feature-return-old-fan-favorite">new <i>Doctor Who </i>series 8 photos</a>.</li><li>Moffat wants to do <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/moffat-wants-to-do-more-online-only-content-for-doctor-who-this-season/">more online content</a> during the next series.</li><li>Interested in the series 8 premiere in a theater? <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/doctor-who-s8-theatrical-release-info/">Here are more details.</a></li><li>Gag reels for <i>Community</i>’s fifth season <a href="https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/exclusive-community-gag-reel-202245931.html">have been released</a> (exclusively and non-embeddedly) on Yahoo.</li><li>Here are some <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/ouat-frozen-pics/">more photos</a> of <i>Once Upon a Time</i>’s <i>Frozen</i> characters.</li><li>John Stamos <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/john-stamos-galavant/">has joined ABC’s upcoming <i>Galavant</i></a> (the medieval musical show).</li><li>James Corden (<i>Doctor Who</i>, <i>Gavin and Stacey</i>) <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/05/craig-fergusons-late-late-show-replacement/">might be replacing Craig Ferguson</a> on <i>The Late, Late Show</i>.</li></ul><br />Here are a couple of previews:<br /><br /><i>Star Wars: Rebels</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jZn_TrwbPN8" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/08/star-wars-rebels-tv-series-7-minute.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Z-Nation</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LMdvVh89wN8" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/first-teaser-for-syfys-answer-to-the-walking-dead-z-na-1613994104">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>webseries</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Here’s a first look at <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/first-look-at-netflixs-daredevil-in-his-daywear.html">Matt Murdoch in his lawyer costume</a> (a.k.a. street clothes) from Netflix’s <i>Daredevil</i> series.</li></ul><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Funko has released a new line of <a href="http://thenerdfu.com/introducing-funko-pocket-pops-keychains/">POP! key chains</a>. I hope they release more soon!</li><li><i>Saga</i> co-creator Fiona Staples has created <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/new-thor-1-variant-cover-fiona-staples-marvel/">an awesome cover variant illustration</a> for the new Thor.</li><li>George R.R. Martin is <a href="http://io9.com/george-r-r-martin-is-writing-a-game-of-thrones-childre-1614711457">working on a <i>Song of Ice and Fire</i> children’s book</a>.</li><li>Think Geek is selling an exclusive <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/borg-cube-mini-fridge-will-assimilate-your-soda">Borg Cube mini-fridge</a>.</li><li>A <i>Legend of Zelda</i> Monopoly set will be available later this year, and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/do-not-collect-200-rupees-in-monopoly-the-legend-of-zelda/">Gamestop will be offering some pre-order bonuses</a>.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Thanks, Wes.)</span>&nbsp;</li><li>Disney is working on plans for <a href="http://io9.com/disney-is-really-building-a-star-wars-theme-park-1617182964">a <i>Star Wars</i> theme park</a>.</li></ul><br />I’m just gonna leave this here. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/S6Eg-Qai6f0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li>A space engine that was formerly considered an impossibility <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/technology/nasa-scientists-claim-impossible-space-travel-engine-could-actually-work">might actually work</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>The Mars 2020 Rover just <a href="http://space.io9.com/the-2020-mars-rover-has-awesome-toys-1614102579/+riamisra">keeps getting more kitted out</a>.</li><li>NASA’s new spacecraft cockpit will have “<a href="http://io9.com/nasas-new-spacecraft-will-have-a-star-trek-like-cockpit-1613903846"><i>Star Trek</i>-like control panels</a>.”</li><li>Here are <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ten-things-you-really-should-know-about-ebola">ten things you should know about Ebola</a>.</li><li>Stem cells have been <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/surprising-source-stem-cells-found-teeth">found in the nerve cells of teeth</a>.</li><li>In keeping with Siberia’s mysterious sinkholes, <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/mysterious-lake-appears-middle-desert-without-explanation">a lake has suddenly appeared in Tunisia</a>.</li><li>Scientists might have figured out <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/scientists-think-they-may-have-solved-siberian-crater-mystery">that whole Siberian issue</a>, however.</li><li>Thousands of transparent blue creatures <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/thousands-these-bizarre-blue-animals-wash-along-california-shores">have washed up on Californian shores recently</a>.</li><li>Related: Scientists can now <a href="http://animals.io9.com/scientists-have-figured-out-how-to-make-organisms-trans-1614848383/+rtgonzalez">make organisms transparent</a>.</li><li>Celestis Pets will <a href="http://io9.com/you-can-now-launch-your-dead-pets-into-space-1614262379">launch the ashes of your dead pets into space</a>.</li></ul><br />Let Neil deGrasse Tyson illuminate you on how long you’d survive on other planets in our solar system:<br /><br /><script height="371px" src="http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.js#pbid=6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e&amp;ec=t5aWJkbzqDz_cJs-3113wmVyGzrBiBrz" width="650px"></script><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/ndgt-explains-lifespan-on-solar-system-planets/">via</a>)</span></div><br />In gaming news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> skins are <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/31/guardians-of-the-galaxy-skins-to-appear-in-minecraft/">coming to </a><i><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/31/guardians-of-the-galaxy-skins-to-appear-in-minecraft/">Minecraf</a>t</i> on Xbox 360.</li><li>The full <i>Halo</i> and <i>Mass Effect</i> SDCC panels are <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/01/commander-watch-the-master-chief-collection-mass-effect-sdcc-p/">now free-to-watch online</a>.</li><li><i>Resident Evil</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/05/resident-evil-2015-remake/">getting a re-remake early next year</a> for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4.</li><li><i>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor</i> has a whole slew of retailer specific pre-order bonuses. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/02/study-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordors-pre-order-special-editio/">Here’s a breakdown/guidance on where to buy.</a></li><li>And here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/31/please-watch-shadow-of-mordor-gameplay/">a new gameplay trailer</a> for the game.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/04/destiny-beta-88-3-million-games-played/">a nice infographic</a> about the <i>Destiny</i> beta.</li><li>Zelda villain Ganondorf <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/05/zelda-villain-ganondorf-playable-in-hyrule-warriors/">will be playable</a> in <i>Hyrule Warriors</i>.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/01/no-mans-sky-coming-to-pc-after-ps4-launch/"><i>No Man’s Sky</i> will be made available on PC</a> after its PS4 debut.</li><li><i>Habitat</i>—a game that asks players to ensure humanity’s survival by collecting junk in space and building livable ships out of it—has already been announced for Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux; <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/habitat-to-turn-space-junk-into-spaceships-on-ps4/">the game will also see a release on PS4</a>. Expect it in 2015.</li><li><i>Oort Online</i>, which will be a large, multi-world, MMO about discovery through exploration, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/lionhead-ea-vets-reveal-rpg-sandbox-title-oort-online/">is being crowdfunded and crowd-developed</a> (kind of).</li><li><i>Double Action</i> is a game full of fancy, slow-mo, John Woo-style action sequences. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/04/double-action-is-a-shooter-dictated-by-the-rule-of-cool/">Here’s a trailer.</a></li><li><i>Broforce</i> is an over-the-top, explosion- and bullet-filled, 2D side-scrolling shooter. That said, it makes perfect sense that it would get tie-in <i>Expendables 3</i> features. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/05/statham-and-stallone-star-in-broforce-spin-off-the-expendabros/">Here’s a trailer for the free <i>Expendabros</i></a> featuring Broney Ross, Bro Christmas, Bro Caesar and several other bro-ized cast members.</li><li>Three volumes of songs from the original <i>Mega Man</i> games are <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/02/mega-man-soundtrack-volumes-on-itunes-amazon-more-soon/">now available on iTunes or Amazon</a>.</li><li>USA Now and Syfy Now apps <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/02/usa-now-syfy-now-apps-bring-psych-burn-notice-to-xbox-one/">are coming to Xbox Live</a> to provide on-demand streaming of those networks’ content.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/05/report-gamestop-to-revamp-complex-trade-in-program/">Gamestop is revamping its trade-in system.</a></li></ul><br />And finally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-cGCcgnrXRs" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/harry-potter-done-in-the-style-of-scott-pilgrim-is-real-1615070840">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-53925769902293288152014-08-06T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-06T10:50:57.675-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv3_header_haikurevieu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv3_header_haikurevieu.png" /></a></div><br /><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> (*****)<br /><br />Five anti-heroes<br />Save the galaxy with snark<br />Ooga Chaka, Oo ...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Haiku%20Revieu/GOTG_Payoff_1-Sht_v4b_Lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Haiku%20Revieu/GOTG_Payoff_1-Sht_v4b_Lg.jpg" height="400" width="268" /></a></div><br />POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD. I've been excited about seeing <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> since it was announced. I knew very little about the comic the movie is based on—I've learned a bit since then—but I was excited, regardless. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I am becoming more and more a Marvel fangirl.)</span> Plus, any movie in which two of the five main characters are a talking raccoon and his BFF, a tree creature that can only say "I am Groot" in various inflections? SOLD.<br /><br /><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> is about a group of misfits/outlaws/criminals who don't want anything to do with each other at first, but soon find themselves working together out of necessity to save the galaxy (and their own hides) from a crazed villain hell-bent on destruction.<br /><br />The movie ties into the already filmed Marvel 'verse via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYEohTJxd4">the end-credits scene from </a><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYEohTJxd4">The Avengers</a>,</i> in which we got a glimpse of Thanos, and <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ar73v_thor-the-dark-world-2013-credits-scene-hd_shortfilms">the mid-credits scene from <i>Thor: The Dark World</i></a>, in which we met The Collector (Benecio del Toro). This film has a somewhat different feel than the other Marvel movies we've come to know and love, however, in that it's a little sillier and a little lighter. It fits in with the rest of the movies well, but the main cast—Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax and Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel voicing Rocket Raccoon and Groot, respectively—aren't your typical superheroes. They're not superheroes at all; at least, not the Captain America and Thor kind. They're outlaws/criminals who just so happen to also have hearts of gold.<br /><br />The actors, both the main five and the supporting ones, are all fantastic in this movie. Chris is so great as Peter Quill (a.k.a. Star-Lord) with his "big talk and somewhat smaller action" persona. I was really impressed with Dave Bautista, too. The plot isn't exactly Oscar-worthy, but if you're going to a Marvel movie for deep philosophical ideas ... you obviously have someone else's tickets. I was also impressed with the quality of the CGI—both Groot and Rocket actually look like living creatures, rather than cartoons.<br /><br />But really, <i>Vulture</i> hits the nail on the head with this article: "<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/best-part-of-guardians-of-the-galaxy-dancing-baby-groot.html">Is This the Best Part of <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>? (Yes)</a>." <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Definite spoilers in that one, so do avoid it until you've seen the movie.)</span><br /><br />If you're a fan of Marvel's superhero movies, particularly the snarkier/more lighthearted bits, then I'm certain that you'll enjoy this film.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-24714599920464000582014-08-01T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-01T10:23:00.209-05:00<p>Let's give a hearty <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sk%C3%A5l">skål</a> to the eighth month of the year!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/august2014_ccc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Projects/Graphics/Man%20Calendar/2014/august2014_ccc.png" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(If you'd like to download this page of the <a href="http://www.chocolateandcreamcake.com/2014/01/the-2014-man-calendar-peacoats-and.html">2014 Man Calendar</a> for personal use, just click on the image and it'll open in a new window. You can then right/control click and save it. Each page should print at 6"x9".)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-1253731867453512742014-07-31T10:23:00.000-05:002014-07-31T10:23:00.150-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 27</i></span></div><br />Hey kids! Tonight is the night. <i>GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY</i>. I am very excited. However, first things first: Loads of good stuff came out of SDCC last weekend, so let’s jump right in.<br /><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The season premiere of <i>Doctor Who</i>’s eighth series <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BBCAmerica/photos/a.10151990674982978.1073741833.13048857977/10152540717527978/?type=1">will be aired in theaters around the country</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca!)</span></li><li>Here are some <a href="http://io9.com/agents-of-shield-announces-new-characters-1611194981">details on new <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i> characters</a>, including who Lucy Lawless will be playing.</li><li>The Russo Brothers (directors of <i>Captain America: The Winter Solider</i>) <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/25/sdcc-the-russo-brothers-to-direct-two-episodes-of-marvels-agent-carter">will direct two episodes</a> of <i>Agent Carter</i>. Here is <a href="http://io9.com/everything-we-learned-about-agent-carter-at-comic-con-1611306115">more information about the series</a>.</li><li>At SDCC, Marvel announced <a href="http://www.newsarama.com/21719-sdcc-2014-marvel-announces-guardians-of-the-galaxy-animated-series.html">a new <i>Guardians of the Galaxy </i>animated series</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Amanda!)</span></li><li><i>The Flash</i> and <i>Arrow</i> <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/26/sdcc-flash-and-the-arrow-will-have-a-two-hour-crossover-episode">will have a two-hour crossover episode</a>.</li><li>Nickelodeon <a href="http://io9.com/nickelodeon-yanks-legend-of-korra-off-tv-shoves-it-onl-1610340783">will not air any more episodes of the third season</a> of <i>The Legend of Korra</i> on TV, but they’ll be available online.</li><li>Details on <i>Community</i>’s sixth season <a href="http://io9.com/community-cast-crew-reveal-season-6-secrets-and-the-f-1610559324">were revealed at SDCC</a>.</li><li>John Rhys-Davies and Tyler Jacob Moore (<i>Shameless</i>) <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/lotr-actor-joins-frozen-role.html">have joined <i>Once Upon a Time</i>’s <i>Frozen</i> arc</a>. Rhys-Davies will voice Pabbie the Troll King and Moore will play Hans. Here’s a first look at <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/frozen-elsa-once-upon-a-time/">Georgina Haig as Elsa</a>.</li><li>Meet the new <i>Game of Thrones</i> season five cast members in <a href="http://io9.com/meet-the-new-cast-members-of-game-of-thrones-season-fiv-1611120417">this video</a>.</li><li>Here’s the latest news on <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/what-we-know-about-american-horror-story-freak-show-after-comic-con.html"><i>American Horror Story: Freak Show</i></a> and <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/24/sdcc-2014-hannibal-season-3-scoop-from-the-panel"><i>Hannibal</i></a>’s third season.</li><li>Bruce Campbell will star in <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/bruce-campbell-confirms-he-will-star-in-evil-dead-series">a new <i>Evil Dead</i> TV series</a>.</li><li>Jessica Biel will be playing “the hottest scientist in the world” <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/jessica-biel-new-girl.html">in the <i>New Girl</i> season premiere</a>.</li><li>SyFy <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/29/lev-grossmans-the-magicians-is-headed-to-syfy">has greenlit a two-hour pilot</a> based on Lev Grossman’s novel <i>The Magicians</i>.</li><li>Allison Williams (<i>Girls</i>) will follow in Mary Martin's footsteps <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/30/nbcs-peter-pan-is-one-of-the-girls">and play Peter Pan</a> in NBC’s live broadcast.</li><li>Andy Samberg and Kit Harrington <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/andy-samberg-kit-harington-lead-720863">will star in a new HBO tennis mockumentary</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a bunch of previews:<br /><br /><i>Arrow</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZKE36sL6jKc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/ras-al-ghul-introduced-in-new-trailer-for-arrow">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Constantine</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oVYtGBhYYG4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/watch-the-constantine-trailer-shown-at-comic-con">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Gotham</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5S_bodvIBG4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/comic-con-movie-style-trailer-for-gotham">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Flash</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XuoKFkv6P0c" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/flash-comic-con-promo-spot-speed-trap">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Legend of Korra: Book Three</i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt!)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0KoPfT04eok" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><i>Sleepy Hollow</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Jyl95obG0ac" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/its-ichabod-vs-the-banking-industry-in-new-sleepy-holl-1611722860">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Walking Dead</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/j4GAs9TJVjM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/the-walking-dead-season-5-comic-con-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />A few blooper reels were also released this week:<br /><br /><i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AUTYPLp24fs" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><i>Game of Thrones</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/v-7Fs9HJvs0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/game-of-thrones-season-4-blooper-reel">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/watch-a-hannibal-season-2-gag-reel.html"><i>Hannibal</i></a>—no embed on this one, sadly.<br /><br />In <b>webseries</b> news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li>Check out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/24/halo-nightfall-trailer-shows-a-guardian-of-the-galaxy-in-action/">the first trailer for <i>Halo: Nightfall</i></a> straight from its SDCC debut.</li><li><i>Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist</i> is getting <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/26/street-fighter-assassins-fist-web-series-sequel-in-the-works/">a sequel series</a> subtitled <i>World Warrior.</i></li></ul><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>James Gunn (director of <i>GotG</i>) has <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/25/james-gunn-signs-on-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-2">signed on to direct</a> a <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> sequel.</li><li>Evangeline Lilly and Corey Stoll’s roles in <i>Ant-Man</i> <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/evangeline-lillys-ant-man-role-revealed/">have been revealed</a>.</li><li>Joaquin Phoenix is the latest actor to be <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/25/by-the-hoary-hosts-of-joaquin-phoenix">rumored for the role of <i>Doctor Strange</i></a>.</li><li>Here’s the much-talked-about image of <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-at-gal-gadot-as-wonder-woman-in-batman-v-superman">Gal Gadot in full Wonder Woman regalia</a>.</li><li>The Bat-fleck cowl <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/24/sdcc-check-out-batman-v-supermans-batfleck-batface">looks good on his face</a>, but off of it—it’s the stuff of nightmares. (<a href="http://io9.com/batmans-new-cowl-is-the-perfect-palette-for-photoshop-h-1610304692">io9 agrees.</a>) </li><li>Iggy Azalea <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/iggy-azalea-will-be-in-fast-furious-7.html">will be in <i>Fast and Furious 7</i></a>?</li><li>Here are <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/2-new-images-from-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies">a few new images</a> from <i>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies</i>.</li><li><i>Godzilla 2</i> is a go; <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/26/sdcc-legendary-announces-the-monster-line-up-for-godzilla-2">here are the monsters</a> that will join Godzilla in the film.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/26/sdcc-legendary-will-release-skull-island-a-new-king-kong-movie">A new King Kong movie</a>—<i>Skull Island</i>—will open in November 2016.</li><li>Warner Brothers <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/29/warner-bros.-gets-its-hands-on-a-shitload-of-pern-novels">has optioned <i>22</i> of Anne McCaffrey’s <i>Pern</i> novels</a>.</li><li>Edgar Wright <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/edgar-wright-to-direct-grasshopper-jungle">will direct an adaptation</a> of YA novel <i>Grasshopper Jungle</i>.</li><li>Joe Hill’s <i>Locke and Key</i> graphic novels <a href="http://io9.com/cult-favorite-comic-locke-and-key-to-become-a-movie-tri-1611478517">will become a movie trilogy</a>.</li><li>Christopher Walken and Giancarlo Esposito (<i>Once Upon a Time</i>) <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/28/the-jungle-book-christopher-walken-to-finally-play-an-orangutan">have joined <i>The Jungle Book</i></a>. Walken will voice King Louie and Esposito will voice Akela, the wolf pack leader.</li><li>Photos from <i>Into the Woods</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-at-the-twisted-fairy-tale-into-the-woods">have been released</a>.</li><li>A few select <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/24/warcraft-movie-props-look-ready-for-battle-at-comic-con/"><i>Warcraft</i> movie props</a> were on display at SDCC this year. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>Maisie Williams (<i>Game of Thrones</i>) is <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/25/sdcc-game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-in-talks-for-last-of-us-movie">possibly in the running for the Ellie role</a> in the adaptation of<i> The Last of Us</i>.</li><li>Here are <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/3-new-photos-from-the-goosebumps-movie">three new photos</a> from <i>Goosebumps</i>.</li><li>A trailer for <i>Atari: Game Over</i>, the documentary based on the recent unearthing of the Atari E.T. The Game cartridges in a New Mexico landfill, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/26/trailer-for-xboxs-atari-e-t-documentary-phones-home/">has been released</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li></ul><br />Here a bunch of trailers and a featurette:<br /><br /><i>The Expendables 3</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pdJVtWgaSeQ" width="560"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/the-expendables-3-new-featurette-and-colorful-character-posters">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZSzeFFsKEt4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-trailer.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Horns</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/w99gDxUqVko" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/horns-trailer-gives-radcliffe-the-power-of-persuasion.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay–Part 1</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JzcYyzCZdiM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/27/poor-katniss-is-really-up-a-creek-in-this-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/akX3Is3qBpw" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/27/see-the-first-footage-from-the-movie-of-2015-mad-max-fury-road">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Maze Runner</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AwwbhhjQ9Xk" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/29/the-maze-runner-gets-an-action-packed-new-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Night at the Museum 3</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Hr1fFMp0MqU" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/night-at-the-museum-3-heads-to-london-because-hey-why-1613381224">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Penguins of Madagascar</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9AhcFGohEX0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/penguins-of-madagascar-poster-and-clip">via</a>)</span></div><br />Mondo released a set of <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> posters at SDCC this year, and they’re all great … but man, that Mike Mitchell Groot and Rocket one is adorable.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-star-lord-francavilla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-star-lord-francavilla.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-rocket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-rocket.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-groot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-groot.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-drax-phantom-city-creative.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-drax-phantom-city-creative.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-gamora-vance-kelly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-gamora-vance-kelly.jpg" height="400" width="267" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-tree-hugger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/mondo-tree-hugger.jpg" height="400" width="313" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://comicsalliance.com/mondo-guardians-of-the-galaxy-poster-collection/">via</a>)</span></div><br />Here’s another blooper reel—if 30 seconds counts as a reel—featuring Tina Fey in <i>The Muppets Most Wanted</i>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BYoRVOI1kkQ" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/muppets-most-wanted-tina-fey-bloopers/">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>gaming</b> news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li>The next <i>Mass Effect </i>game won’t revolve around Shepard and pals, but <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/26/the-next-mass-effect-might-be-about-you-and-yours/">here are a few mysterious screenshots and cryptic details</a> about the (eventually) upcoming game.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/video-preview-nobody-expects-the-dragon-age-inquisition/">a new video preview</a> for <i>Dragon Age: Inquisition</i> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/30/dragon-age-inquisition-combat-trailer-burninates-the-countrysid/">a new combat trailer</a>.</li><li><i>Disney Infinity 2.0</i> has <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/24/disney-infinity-2-0-hits-north-america-on-september-23/">an official release date of Sept. 23</a>. Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/29/loki-green-goblin-are-disney-infinity-2-0-marvel-super-villains/">a new trailer</a>, which introduces Loki, Green Goblin and Ronan the Accuser.</li><li><i>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor</i>'s release date <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early/">has been moved up a week to Sept. 30</a> due to Warner Bros. “hearing fans’ excitement over the release.” Wes believes it’s likely due to the intense competition of the games being released Oct. 7. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/have-some-more-lore-in-new-shadow-of-mordor-trailer/">Here’s a new story trailer.</a></li><li>This new trailer for <i>Alien: Isolation</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/27/the-nostromo-crew-lives-again-in-alien-isolation-trailer/">reunites the cast of the original film</a> (minus Ian Holm, unfortunately) to talk about it.</li><li><i>The Walking Dead Season 3</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/27/the-walking-dead-season-3-confirmed-by-telltale/">has been confirmed by Tell Tale</a>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/28/visit-scenic-twilight-gap-destinys-latest-crucible-map/">a trailer for <i>Destiny</i>’s multiplayer map</a> called “Twilight Gap.”</li><li><i>Firefly Online</i> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/firefly-online-brings-the-crew-back-together-for-voices/">will be reuniting the original cast</a> to reprise their (vocal) roles.</li><li><i>LittleBigPlanet 3</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/29/littlebigplanet-3-launching-november-18-pre-orders-net-costumes/">coming to PS3 and PS4 Nov. 18</a>; info about retailer exclusive pre-order incentives can be found at the link.</li><li>2K Games recently tweeted <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/24/2k-is-teasing-something-bioshock-related/">an image that seems to hint at something <i>BioShock</i> related</a>, but what exactly isn’t clear.</li><li>A new trailer for <i>Sims 4</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/30/sims-4-trailer-is-emotional-features-topless-selfies/">available for viewing</a>. </li><li>Here are <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/ccp-promotes-andie-nordgren-to-executive-producer-on-eve-online/">some highlights from a recent interview</a> with new <i>EVE Online</i> Executive Producer Andie Nordgren suggesting that there are big developments in the works.</li><li>Check out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/crimes-and-punishments-finds-a-gameplay-trailer-my-dear-watson/">a new gameplay trailer</a> for<i> Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments</i>.</li><li><i>The Last of Us</i> stage production is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/29/watch-the-last-of-us-one-night-live-but-not-the-unseen-epilogu/">available on YouTube</a> to watch <i>almost</i> in its entirety. Apparently, attendees got a special treat with a previously unseen epilogue scene written by Neil Druckmann and acted by Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson.</li><li>Related: The remastered version of the game for PS4 is coming soon, and Sony has released <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/28/watch-the-last-of-us-ellie-reminisce-about-pushing-around-anoth">this video of Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson discussing the making of the game</a>.</li><li>The latest PS4 update <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/29/3d-blu-ray-support-arrives-in-latest-playstation-4-update/">adds 3D Blu-Ray support</a>.</li><li>EA is launching <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/29/ea-unveils-xbox-one-subscription-service-ea-access/">a subscription based service for Xbox One</a> called EA Access. For $5 a month (or $30 a year) subscribers get access to some of EA’s biggest games plus discounts on other products.The service <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/30/sony-evaluated-ea-access-but-felt-it-wasnt-good-value/">will not be available on PS4</a>, however.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/30/what-it-cost-one-developer-to-port-a-game-through-id-xbox/">an interesting look</a> at the actual cost (~$5,000) of releasing a game through the ID@Xbox indie game program for Xbox One.</li><li>Google is reportedly <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/24/report-google-deal-to-acquire-twitch-for-1-billion-is-so-on/">buying game streaming service Twitch</a> for $1 billion.</li><li>Rob Zombie’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/26/rob-zombies-assassins-creed-short-is-ultra-violent-surprised/"><i>Assassin’s Creed</i> short</a> that played at SDCC this year is—spoiler alert—super violent.</li></ul><br />It’s a good thing the Turtles run around so much, otherwise Alex Solis’ art might come true.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o5_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o5_1280.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o3_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o3_1280.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o7_1280.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o7_1280.png" height="300" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/-1-13.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o1_1280.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o2_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o2_1280.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o6_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/tumblr_n9288f2JF11qg8i80o6_1280.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-all-pizza-diet-art">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>In a tweet that rocked the my world, <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2014/07/71937/nsync-new-album">Lance Bass posted about a new ‘N Sync album</a> … that’s actually just a disc filled with the group’s greatest hits.</li><li>Tom Hiddleston wrote <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/read-tom-hiddlestons-thank-you-letter-to-joss-whedon">a letter of thanks</a> to Joss Whedon for Loki’s part in <i>The Avengers</i>, and it is—completely unsurprisingly—absolutely adorable.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/27/why-marvels-new-darth-vader-comic-could-be-the-most-interesting-star-wars-c">New comic <i>Star Wars: Darth Vader</i></a> tells about Vader’s life in the period between <i>A New Hope </i>and <i>Empire Strikes Back</i>.</li><li>Comic publishers IDW and Boom! Studios are <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/star-trek-planet-of-the-apes-idw-boom-studios-crossover/">working on a <i>Planet of the Apes</i>/<i>Star Trek </i>crossover</a>.</li><li>It’s been proven: <a href="http://mic.com/articles/95236/psychologists-find-a-surprising-thing-happens-to-kids-who-read-harry-potter">Reading <i>Harry Potter</i> makes kids better human beings.</a></li><li>Speaking of: <a href="http://shelf-life.ew.com/2014/07/30/here-are-the-new-uk-harry-potter-covers-you-wont-be-able-to-buy/">The new UK <i>Harry Potter</i> covers</a> are super cute.</li><li>George R. R. Martin <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/28/george-rr-martin-is-sitting-out-game-of-thrones-season-5-to-finish-his-next">won’t be working on <i>Game of Thrones</i>’ fifth TV season</a> so that he can focus on writing <i>Winds of Winter</i>.</li><li>Currently, only our kitchen is decked out in <i>Star Wars</i> stuff, but it could start moving into the bathroom … starting with this <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/han-solo-trapped-in-carbonite-toilet-seat">Han Solo in Carbonite toilet seat lid</a>.</li><li>In honor of the Transformers’ 30th anniversary and the PS1’s 20th anniversary, Takar Tomy Arts will be producing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/takara-tomy-imagines-playstation-as-optimus-prime-in-disguise/">a toy PS1 that transforms into Optimus Prime</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>That frightening Batman statue I posted about last week? Turns out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/25/nomuras-batman-design-drawn-from-canceled-project/">it comes from a cancelled project</a> that pre-dates the concept of <i>Kingdom Hearts</i>. Supposedly, the character’s back story will be revealed at a later date. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>Blackmilk has released <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/black-milks-princesses-and-villains-collection">a new line of princess and villains items</a>.</li></ul><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li>New fossils suggest that <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/newly-discovered-fossils-hint-all-dinosaurs-had-feathers">all dinosaurs had feathers</a>.</li><li>Tyrannosaurs also <a href="http://io9.com/new-evidence-suggests-tyrannosaurs-hunted-in-packs-1610336730">likely hunted in packs</a>.</li><li>Two more sinkholes <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/two-more-mysterious-siberian-craters-discovered">have been discovered in Siberia</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>Scientists have manufactured <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/technology/inventor-develops-synthetic-leaf-produces-oxygen">a synthetic leaf that creates oxygen</a>.</li><li>E-cigarettes <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/studies-reveal-health-risks-e-cigarettes">are definitely not as harmless</a> as they’ve been portrayed.</li><li>A new, simple blood test <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/simple-blood-test-could-detect-all-types-cancer">could detect all types of cancer</a>.</li><li>There’s a scientific reason <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/why-do-dogs-smell-butts-so-much">why dogs smell butts so much</a>. It’s still gross. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.)</span></li><li>This stat is horrific: Over the past 500 years, <a href="http://io9.com/humans-have-caused-322-animal-extinctions-in-the-past-5-1610770918">humans have been responsible for 322 animal extinctions</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>An octopus mom sat on her eggs, waiting for them to hatch, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/octopus-mom-waits-record-4-5-years-for-eggs-to-hatch-1.2722807">for <i>53 months</i></a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Kim!)</span></li><li>This new ice cream <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/scientist-invents-ice-cream-changes-color-you-lick-it">changes color as you lick it</a>.</li><li><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/07/30/world-trade-center-shipwreck/">More is now known</a> about the mysterious 18th century wooden ship that was uncovered by construction workers <i>under </i>the World Trade Center/Ground Zero construction site in NYC. </li></ul><br />And finally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JoSDbku7Cio" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://mashable.com/2014/07/30/sherlock-and-the-doctor-join-forces-in-wholock-the-musical/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div><p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-8158974585540834632014-07-28T10:23:00.000-05:002014-07-28T10:23:00.418-05:00<p>Do you enjoy dystopian movies or YA novels?<br /><br />Do you want to see me being a nervous wreck?*<br /><br /><b>Then join me this Sunday, Aug. 3 for <a href="http://drafthouse.com/movies/an-evening-with-chris-weitz/houston">An Evening with Chris Weitz: MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME</a> at the Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park!</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/cweitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/cweitz.jpg" height="225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/beyond-thunderdome-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/beyond-thunderdome-3.jpg" height="225" width="400" /></a></div><br />Because of my work with <a href="http://www.foreveryoungadult.com/">Forever Young Adult</a>, I was asked to moderate a Q&amp;A with film director Chris Weitz (<i>About A Boy</i>, <i>American Pie</i> ... <i>Twilight: New Moon</i>), who has written a new dystopian YA novel <i>The Young World</i>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/the_young_world_cover_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/the_young_world_cover_p.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I finished the book this weekend and enjoyed it—thankfully! I'll be posting my review on FYA this Wednesday, if you're curious.)</span><br /><br />Here are the event deets from the Drafthouse site:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <i><a href="http://www.murderbooks.com/"><strong>Murder by the Book</strong></a> and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema presents an in-depth discussion with writer/director Chris Weitz.</i><br /><br /><i> </i><i> Weitz is the acclaimed director of <strong>AMERICAN PIE</strong>, <strong>ABOUT A BOY</strong> and <strong>THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON</strong>. In addition, Weitz has written the screenplays for films such as <strong>ANTZ </strong>and the upcoming Disney live-action adaptation of <strong>CINDERELLA</strong>. Most recently, Weitz has authored the YA novel "The Young World," a a gripping thriller set in a post-apocolyptic New York City where adults have been killed off by a myserious Sickness and the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. When a potential cure is discovered to the Sickness, a group of five teens set out on a life-altering road trip to save humankind.&nbsp;</i><br /><br /><i> </i><i> Weitz will sit down with <strong><a href="http://foreveryoungadult.com/">Forever Young Adult</a></strong> writer Mandy Curtis for an extended Q&amp;A about his career, his novel and his writing process. In addition, Weitz will introduce <strong>MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME</strong>, a movie that has influenced him during the course of writing <strong>THE YOUNG WORLD</strong>.</i></blockquote>I'd love to see you, if you can make it out! And, if you know anyone in the Houston area, please pass this on.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">*Only slightly kidding.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-59860564466521000322014-07-24T10:23:00.000-05:002014-07-24T10:23:00.020-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 26</i></span></div><br />Today is the first day of San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) … and I am not there, sadly. I hope that if you are there, that you’re having a great time. (And reading this after the event is over. Or while standing in line.) If you’re like me, however, you can be sure I’ll be sharing links to roundups in next week’s <i>Nerd News</i>. Let’s console ourselves with some links.<br /><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Here are <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/17/guardians-of-the-galaxy-secondary-character-poster-a-go-go">a few more character posters</a>—this time for the villains—for <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>.</li><li>Details on the movie’s cameos <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-cameos-revealed">have also been leaked</a>.</li><li><a href="http://io9.com/12-guardians-of-the-galaxy-facts-the-movie-wont-tell-yo-1608362478">These 12 facts</a>, supposedly, about <i>GotG</i> won’t be in the movie. </li><li>Robert Downey Jr. <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/23/robert-downey-jr-i-like-money-and-thus-would-be-open-to-iron-man-4">would be open</a> to an <i>Iron Man 4</i>.</li><li>Marvel announced <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/marvel-sets-5-new-release-dates-through-2019">five released dates</a>—but no movie titles—this week, then <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/23/marvel-adds-a-third-unknown-movie-to-2018">added another for 2018</a>. <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&amp;id=54233">According to Kevin Feige</a>, they’re planning on a “one sequel, one new character per year” calendar. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca!)</span></li><li>Sony’s <i>Sinister Six </i>movie <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/23/holy-shit-sony-actually-gave-sinister-six-a-release-date">will be released Nov. 11, 2016</a>.</li><li>Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/dwayne-johnson-confirmes-dc-comics-role-is-it-shazam">recently confirmed he’ll be playing a DC superhero</a>, but what role he’ll embody has yet to be revealed.</li><li><a href="http://www.omaze.com/experiences/starwars-episode-vii">Donate to charity</a> and you could get a walk-on role in <i>Star Wars: Episode VII</i>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span></li><li>Christina Chong (<i>24: Live Another Day</i>) <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/17/someone-named-christina-chong-will-be-in-star-wars-episode-vii">has joined the movie</a>. Here’s <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/20/exclusive-star-wars-episode-vii-plot-details-revealed">a bit more information about the film</a> as a whole, and <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/22/why-i-believe-gwendoline-christies-star-wars-episode-vii-character-was-gend">Gwendolyn Christie</a> and <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/20/star-wars-episode-vii-follow-up-john-boyegas-character-is">John Boyega</a>’s roles. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Possible spoilers, natch. I didn’t actually read the last three links so as to not spoil myself.) </span></li><li>Smaug is looking pretty peeved in <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/23/shits-about-to-go-down-in-this-awesome-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-ar">this new <i>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies</i> poster</a>.</li><li>And here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-photo-from-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies">a new photo</a> featuring Gandalf and Thranduil’s back.</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/23/shits-about-to-go-down-in-this-awesome-mad-max-fury-road-poster">A new poster</a> for and <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/5-more-photos-from-mad-max-fury-road">some more photos</a> from <i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i> have been released.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/idris-elba-to-star-in-guy-ritchies-king-arthur">Idris Elba is in talks</a> to join the Guy Richie-directed <i>Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur</i> retelling.</li><li>The first photo from the upcoming live action/CGI hybrid movie <i>Pixels</i> <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/18/dont-act-like-you-dont-want-to-see-this-first-image-from-pixels">features a mulleted Peter Dinklage</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zss1EHSuT1A">The lead single</a>—a rap song, natch—from the upcoming <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</i> movie has been released. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes!)</span></li><li>The <i>Uncharted</i> movie <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/uncharted-movie-will-star-shooting-in-2015">will begin filming in 2015</a>.</li><li>There’s a <i>Space Invaders</i> movie <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/19/take-me-to-your-theater-space-invaders-movie-in-works/">in the works</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>Paddington Bear will now be <a href="http://io9.com/paddington-bears-new-voice-is-skyfalls-q-1607032936">voiced by Ben Whishaw</a> (<i>Skyfall</i>).</li><li><i>The Shining</i> prequel <a href="http://io9.com/the-shining-prequel-will-be-directed-by-mark-romanek-1607366894">has a director</a>.</li><li><i>Pirates of the Caribbean 5</i> <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/23/pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-is-coming-out-in-2017-for-some-fucking-reason">will open July 7, 2017</a>.</li></ul><br />Here are a few trailers/clips/20 minutes of the new <i>TMNT</i>:<br /><br /><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-ZSpl7nZgoU" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/star-lord-is-all-kinds-of-funny-in-latest-guardians-of-1606807740">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FDFom5Typ0s" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/new-guardians-of-the-galaxy-clip-will-make-you-fall-in-1607271701">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EzI-U1Fh9zc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/watch-the-guardians-of-the-galaxy-meet-in-this-five-min-1608745606">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Imitation Game</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cZkHJMxR-l0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/benedict-cumberbatch-is-alan-turing-in-the-first-imitat-1608345068">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Sin City: A Dame to Kill For</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rCqj5HV0aUY" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/energetic-tv-spot-for-sin-city-a-dame-to-kill-for">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JSTyegeoISo" width="420"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/20-minutes-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-footage-is-k-1607193918">via</a>)</span></div><a name='more'></a><br />We have absolutely no room on our walls, but I want all the <i>GotG</i> art. Including this poster by Matt Needles:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GotgSDCCposter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GotgSDCCposter.jpg" height="640" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/guardians-of-galaxy-sdcc-swag-poster-by.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />And these IMAX posters by Marko Manev:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgimaxposter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/gotgimaxposter.jpg" height="640" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/Gotgmarkomanev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/Gotgmarkomanev.jpg" height="400" width="267" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GOTGvarmarkomanev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GOTGvarmarkomanev.jpg" height="400" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/guardians-of-galaxy-imax-swag-poster-by.html">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Ant Man</i> concept art posters will be given out at SDCC.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/Ant-Man-Comic-Con_612x942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/Ant-Man-Comic-Con_612x942.jpg" height="640" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/ant-man-movie-concept-art-teaser-poster.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />The promo for <i>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1</i> is really kicking it up a notch or ten with this awesome SDCC propaganda-style poster:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/comic-con-poster-for-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/comic-con-poster-for-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1.jpg" height="640" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/comic-con-poster-for-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li><i>Doctor Who</i>’s upcoming eighth series <a href="http://observationdeck.io9.com/doctor-who-series-8-is-recreating-an-iconic-image-from-1607959978/+riamisra">will recreate an iconic <i>Who</i> image</a>.</li><li><i>Supernatural</i>’s 200th episode will be … <a href="http://www.nerdist.com/2014/07/supernaturals-200th-episode-will-be-musical-ish/">musical-ish</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span></li><li>Lucy Lawless (<i>Xena: Warrior Princess</i>) <a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/22/lucy-lawless-agents-of-shield/">has joined <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i></a></li><li>Check out these <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/agent-carter-supporting-characters/">details on the supporting characters</a> on <i>Agent Carter</i>.</li><li>DC Comics’ TV shows and movies <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/geoff-johns-dc-entertainment-movie-tv-universes-separate/">will remain separate</a>, or so says Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://io9.com/first-look-at-arrow-sidekick-roy-harper-as-arsenal-1609788377">a first look</a> at <i>Arrow</i>’s Roy Harper as Arsenal. And <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/arrow-roundup-romance-felicity-badass-ladies/">here are some details</a> on what’s to come during the show’s third season.</li><li>Speaking of, here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/the-flash-official-detailed-description">a full description</a> for <i>The Flash</i>.</li><li>Wentworth Miller (<i>Prison Break, Dinotopia</i>) <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/prison-breaks-wentworth-miller-joins-the-flash-as-captain-cold">will play Captain Cold</a> on the show.</li><li>And here are some <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/5-new-photos-from-gotham">new photos</a> from <i>Gotham</i>. The series will also involve <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/gotham-will-include-older-harvey-dent-and-hugo-strange">an older Harvey Dent and Dr. Hugo Strange</a>.</li><li>Five episodes of <i>The Legend of Korra</i> <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/korra-episodes-pulled/">have been pulled</a> from the series’ third season, for reasons unknown.</li><li>Details on <i>Once Upon a Time</i>’s <i>Frozen</i> arc have been revealed.</li><li>Neil Patrick Harris would like to be <a href="http://io9.com/everyone-wants-to-neil-patrick-harris-on-american-horro-1608161517">on <i>American Horror Story</i></a>.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/four-new-photos-from-the-walking-dead-season-5">New photos from <i>The Walking Dead</i>’s fifth season</a> have been released.</li><li>There’s a new <i>Rainbow Brite</i> <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/rainbow-bright-is-being-resurrected-for-tv">in the works</a>. Emily Osment (<i>Hannah Montana</i>) will voice the lead.</li><li>Disney is working on <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/disney-developing-haunted-mansion-animated-series">a Haunted Mansion animated special</a>.</li></ul><br />Here is a trailer for <i>Star Wars: Rebels</i>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xg5YN3LAGw4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-star-wars-rebels-cartoon-extended.html">via</a>)</div><br />The Queen’s Guard also enjoys a little <i>Game of Thrones</i>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/O59SiA4Yg0A" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/20/Game-of-Thrones-Theme-at-Buckingham-Palace/#!bkSIMO">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>webseries/gaming system series</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Deborah Ann Woll (<i>True Blood</i>) <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/17/daredevils-karen-page-has-been-cast">has signed on to play the lead</a> in Netflix’s upcoming <i>Daredevil</i> series.</li><li>Susan Heyward (<i>The Following, 30 Rock</i>) <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/susan-heyward-deena-pilgrim-sony-playstation-powers/">will play lead lady Deena Pilgrim</a> in Sony Playstation’s <i>Powers</i> series.</li><li>Microsoft has <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/microsoft-shuts-down-xbox-entertainment-studios/">shut down Xbox Entertainment Studios.</a>. The company will still be working on <i>Halo: Nightfall</i>, however.</li><li>Speaking of which, the protagonist of the <i>Halo: Nightfall</i> series has been revealed; <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/22/meet-agent-locke-star-of-halo-nightfall/">his name is Agent Locke</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>There’s a new <i>Mortal Kombat</i> series in the works—<i>Mortal Kombat Legends: A HIstory of Blood</i>—that <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/mortal-kombat-legends-a-history-of-blood-web-series">takes a look at the plot behind the game</a>.</li><li>On July 28, Naughty Dog <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/21/the-last-of-us-spawns-one-night-only-live-stage-show/">will host <i>The Last of Us: One Night Live</i></a>, a stage production/stage reading. It’s happening in L.A., but the performance will also be streamed via Twitch, YouTube and the PSN. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li></ul><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li>NASA’s newest telescopes <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/nasa-believes-newest-telescopes-could-spot-extraterrestrial-life-within-20-years">could spot extraterrestrial life within 20 years</a>.</li><li>Their <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/nasa-shows-off-new-mars-rover/">new Mars rover</a> is pretty fantastic, too.</li><li>The agency and Canada have teamed up to <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/canada-and-nasa-partner-intercept-potentially-hazardous-asteroid">intercept a possibly dangerous asteroid</a>.</li><li>More than 100 genes with links to schizophrenia <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-than-100-genes-linked-to-schizophrenia-identified/">have been identified</a>.</li><li>A parasite commonly found in cats <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/cat-parasite-modified-effective-cancer-vaccine">might be an effective cancer vaccine</a> once modified.</li><li>A new study has discovered neurons in mice that <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/researchers-discover-neurons-play-role-asthma-attacks">might be part of the cause of asthma</a>.</li><li>Australia has approved <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/hiv-killing-condom-approved-australia">HIV-killing condoms</a>.</li><li>That crazy sinkhole I posted about last week? <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/scientists-get-first-look-inside-mysterious-siberian-crater">There’s an icy lake at the bottom.</a></li><li>This tree grows <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/single-tree-grows-40-kinds-fruit">40 different kinds of fruit</a>.</li><li>This is hard to comprehend, but if you fold a piece of paper in half and then in half and then in half (etc.) 103 times, <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/space/fold-piece-paper-half-103-times-and-it-will-be-thick-universe">it will be as thick as the universe</a>.</li><li>A British scientist has created <a href="http://io9.com/british-inventor-to-aim-the-worlds-largest-fart-machine-1609514817">the world’s largest fart machine</a> … which he will point at France.</li></ul><br />This optical illusion is crazy. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt!)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pNe6fsaCVtI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.iflscience.com/brain/cycloid-optical-illusion-will-boggle-your-mind">via</a>)</span></div><br />In gaming news, from TGG:<br /><ul><li><i>Dragon Age: Inquisition</i> has been pushed back by about six weeks and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/22/dragon-age-inquisition-delayed-to-november/">will now be released Nov. 21</a>.</li><li>The new <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles </i>movie is getting a free Xbox Kinect <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/18/tmnt-training-lair-snapping-at-kinect-next-week/">downloadable tie-in game</a> called <i>TMNT: Training Lair</i>. The game hits the Xbox Live Marketplace this week.</li><li>Bungie’s <i>Destiny</i> will <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/20/bungie-engineer-explains-lack-of-cross-platform-play-for-destiny/">no longer include cross-platform play</a>.</li><li>GameStop will have <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/23/batman-arkham-knight-red-hood-dlc-exclusive-to-gamestop/">exclusive <i>Batman: Arkham Knight </i>DLC</a> in the form of "The Red Hood" story missions. </li><li>The North American cover art for <i>FIFA 15</i> has been revealed: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/21/fifa-15s-north-american-cover-gets-shirty-over-xbox-sponsorship/">Clint Dempsey stands alongside Argentina’s Lionel Messi</a>.</li><li>Here’s a look at the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/22/hulk-smash-disney-infinity-marvel-2-0-on-ps4-ps3/"><i>Disney Infinity 2.0</i> collector’s edition</a> for Sony platforms, featuring all of the Avengers and a Frost Beast statue/display.</li><li><i>Disney Infinity 2.0</i> (the regular edition) is also <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/23/guardians-of-the-galaxy-converge-in-disney-infinity-2-0/">getting a <i>Guardians of the Galaxy </i>pack</a>.</li><li><i>Sims 4 </i>will introduce <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/20/sims-4-premium/">a “Premium Subscription” service</a> for the upcoming game; here’s 20 minutes of gameplay</li><li><i>Majestic Nights</i>, an “alternate 1980’s RPG” in which you control an intelligence operative and a private detective to uncover that our most well known conspiracies are true, will be episodic in nature. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/23/alternate-1980s-rpg-majestic-nights-is-one-big-conspiracy/">The free “Episode 0” will be released in September</a> and cover the Moon landing.</li><li>Atari has announced <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/17/pridefest-is-the-gay-pride-parade-simulator-from-atari/">a new game called <i>Pridefest</i></a> in which players create their own LGBT-themed parades.</li><li>Wes describes <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/18/well-this-is-weird/">new game <i>Push Me Pull You</i></a> as CatDog, but with people … and he’s right. Check out the link for creepy GIFs and a trailer.</li><li>A brave soul is working on recreating <i>Star Wars: A New Hope</i> in <i>Minecraft</i>. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/19/just-breathe-star-wars-a-new-hope-in-minecraft-is-coming/">Here’s a trailer.</a></li><li><i>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/21/watch-ocarina-of-time-get-crushed-in-18-minutes-metroid-prime-i/">has been beaten in 18 minutes</a>. (Also at the link, someone beating <i>Metroid Prime</i> in 55 minutes.)</li><li>The <i>Dota 2</i> International competition streamed this past weekend on ESPN3, and the finals were broadcast on ESPN2. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/21/newbee-wins-first-place-5-million-in-dota-2-international/">Team Newbee won the tournament</a> and took home a $5 million prize.</li><li>A YouTuber has managed to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/23/one-man-band-covers-banjo-kazooie-theme-all-instruments-include/">recreate the main theme</a> to <i>Banjo-Kazooie</i>.</li></ul><br />Yesterday was Batman Day. Here’s a bear who celebrates all year round.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Bd1Ior68i_k" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/22/Bear-with-a-Batman-Logo-on-His-Chest/#!bkSn28">via</a>)</div><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/21597-meet-marvel-s-avengers-now-female-thor-falcon-cap-new-iron-man-suit-more.html">Here’s the new <i>Avengers</i> lineup</a>, featuring the female Thor and the Falcon in his new Captain America role. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span></li><li><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1874523/fight-club-2-comics/"><i>Fight Club</i> is back</a>—in comic form.</li><li><i>Orphan Black</i> is being <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/idw-publishing-orphan-black-comic-space/">turned into a comic series</a>, too.</li><li>And Princess Leia is <a href="http://io9.com/marvels-newest-star-wars-comic-book-will-focus-on-princ-1609429902">getting a comic book</a> as well.</li><li>The <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/hot-toys-guardians-of-the-galaxy-rocket-raccoon-and-groot-action-figures">Rocket Raccoon and Groot Hot Toys action figures</a> are, unsurprisingly, fabulous looking.</li><li>The <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/hot-toys-back-to-the-future-collectible-action-figure">Hot Toys Marty McFly</a> is impressive, too.</li><li>Mondo has added another product to its line. The company will be <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/07/21/mondo-pop-culture-toys-exclusive/12937471/">selling pop culture toys</a> now, including an amazing Iron Giant figurine.</li><li>The gallery will also host a new show in October <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/23/mondo-announces-75-years-of-batman-gallery">celebrating 75 years of Batman</a>.</li><li>Speaking of, NECA has announced their next 8-bit tribute release, and it’s an <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/23/batman-goes-retro-with-neca-8-bit-colored-figure/">homage to the 1989 Batman video game</a> based on the Tim Burton film. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span> </li><li>And, ever wonder what Batman would look like if he were in a <i>Final Fantasy </i>game? Wonder no more: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/24/final-fantasys-tetsuya-nomura-envisions-a-new-batman/"><i>Final Fantasy</i> and <i>Kingdom Hearts</i> designer Tetsuya Nomura has created an interpretation of the Dark Knight.</a> A statue of the "pretty terrifying design" will be on display at this year’s SDCC. (<span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>Her Universe will be <a href="http://www.heruniverse.com/blog/first-look-new-universe-releases-san-diego-comic-con/">debuting new items at SDCC</a>, including a Loki dress I might need.</li><li>Vans has released <a href="http://www.vans.com/shop/mens-collaborations-star-wars?cm_mmc=Google-_-Branded-_-Star%20Wars%20|+Search-_-star+wars+vans&amp;gclid=CjwKEAjw0a2eBRDVrabv9vWJ90USJACsKRDHeMxiZ5LmErhN4Kc_Ea1RxJ-8zMbbP3W4GaJz9D2nOxoCazvw_wcB">new shoes in their <i>Star Wars </i>collaboration line</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span></li></ul><br />Love this Justice League illustration by Tyler Champion.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/rad-justice-leauge-fan-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/rad-justice-leauge-fan-art.jpg" height="640" width="412" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/rad-justice-league-fan-art-by-tyler-champion">via</a>)</span></div><br />This video by former Disney animator Glen Keane is gorgeous. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GuX52wkCIJA" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://boredbuffet.com/glen-keane/">via</a>)</span></div><br />And finally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OjgDoxfHW4w" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-fan-battle-between-jon-stewart-and-stephen-colbert">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945157628332407634.post-91721002590114079962014-07-17T10:23:00.000-05:002014-07-20T20:18:02.708-05:00<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/Headers/cccv30_header_nerdnews.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vol. 5, Issue 25</i></span></div><br />Hey guys! Sorry again for the lack of <i>Nerd News</i> last week. Projects tend to pile up when I’m away from the computer for a few days! Let’s get going.<br /><br />In <b>TV</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The first photo from <i>Doctor Who</i>’s season premiere <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/doctor-who-season-8-premiere-pic/">is very Victorian</a>.</li><li>Brandon Routh (<i>Superman Returns</i>, <i>Chuck</i>) <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrow-brandon-routh-joins-season-716916">has joined <i>Arrow</i></a>; he’ll be playing The Atom. Robbie Amell (<i>The Tomorrow People</i>) has also joined the show. <a href="http://io9.com/holy-the-flash-just-cast-arrows-cousin-as-firesto-1602540914">He’ll play Firestorm.</a></li><li><i>Gotham</i> <a href="http://io9.com/gotham-will-introduce-a-potential-joker-each-week-1605244767">will introduce a potential Joker each episode</a>. WARNING: There is a freaky illustration of the joker at the link.</li><li>Carol Kane (<i>The Princess Bride</i>, <i>Annie Hall</i>) <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/today-in-gotham-news-carol-kane-and-kyle-massey-have-been-cast/">will be playing Oswald Cobblepot’s mom</a>.</li><li><i>Orphan Black</i> has been <a href="http://io9.com/orphan-black-has-officially-been-been-renewed-for-a-thi-1602675900">renewed for a third season</a>.</li><li>Guillermo del Toro has released some <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/new-info-on-pacific-rim-animated-series">more information about the <i>Pacific Rim</i> animated series</a>.</li><li>Thomas Jane has <a href="http://io9.com/thomas-jane-will-play-the-hardboiled-space-detective-in-1603806458">grabbed the starring role in SyFy’s <i>The Expanse</i></a>, a new show based on James S. A. Corey's books.</li><li>Christopher Walken <a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/13/peter-pan/">will play a “tap-dancing Captain Hook”</a> in NBC’s live musical version of <i>Peter Pan</i>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca!)</span></li></ul><br />Here are a few promo videos and a featurette:<br /><br />SyFy’s <i>12 Monkeys</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sPNHIz1-8aM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/trailer-for-syfys-12-monkeys-series">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Doctor Who</i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TivqZTq5u6Y" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.nerdist.com/2014/07/the-first-trailer-for-doctor-who-series-8/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Flash</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/utsGqFIpL8Y" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<span id="goog_785564933"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/">via<span id="goog_785564934"></span></a>)</span></div><br /><i>Sleepy Hollow</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8VnOzjR7bP8" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/its-all-out-war-in-the-first-sleepy-hollow-season-2-pro-1602658221">via</a>)</span></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />This fake old Japanese <i>Doctor Who</i> parody … thing … is both weird and awesome.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Thanks, Colt!)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eak26ohx1Y8" width="420"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.nerdist.com/2014/07/japanese-doctor-who-parody-is-the-weirdest-and-best-thing/">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>webseries</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The <i>Reading Rainbow</i> Kickstarter <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/03/5-4m-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-reading-rainbow-kickstarter/">ended at just over $5.4 million</a>. That means, in addition to a web series, the show will also find its way onto consoles “like Xbox and Playstation.” <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes!)</span></li><li>In December, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/12/ps-plus-subscribers-get-free-powers-in-december/">the PSN will be debuting <i>Powers</i></a>, a new live-action series based on the comic of the same name. All users will be able to watch the first episode for free, while PS+ members can watch the entire series free. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li></ul><br />In <b>movie</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The first official photos from <i>The Avengers: Age of Ultron</i> have been released. Here’s <a href="http://screenrant.com/avengers-2-official-ultron-photo-reveal/">a glimpse at Ultron’s look</a> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Colt.) </span>and then, <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/8-official-photos-from-avengers-age-of-ultron">CHECK OUT THIS SMIRK</a>:</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/RCWfTRY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/RCWfTRY.jpg" /></a></div><br />I want to be at that party. Did y'all notice Mjolnir just chilling amidst the takeout boxes?<br /><ul><li>Here are a bunch of new promo photos—<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/latest-mix-of-guardians-of-galaxy-promo.html">set 1</a>, <a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/yondu-ronan-more-in-new-guardians-of.html">set 2</a>—<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-thief-two-thugs-assassin-and-maniac.html">an official poster</a> and character posters for <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-poster-for-yondo">Yondo</a>, <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/guardians-nova-corps-posters/">Nova Ray and Corpsman Dey</a> from <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>.</li><li>An <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/x-men-day-of-future-past-extended-directors-cut-confirmed">extended, director’s cut version</a> of <i>X-Men: Days of Future Past</i> that possibly features more of Anna Paquin’s Rogue (#blech) will be released.</li><li>The Spider-Man franchise <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/13/spider-man-no-more">might be in trouble</a>.</li><li><i>Batman vs. Superman </i><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/03/is-batman-v-superman-stuffed-with-villains-as-well-as-heroes">might be as full of villains as it is of heroes</a>.</li><li>Filming for <i>Star Wars: Episode VII </i><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/07/star-wars-episode-vii-taking-two-weeks-off-for-harrison-fords-bones">took two weeks off because Harrison</a>, and two new unknown actors have been cast in as-yet-undetermined roles.</li><li><i>Fast &amp; Furious 7</i> has wrapped filming. And <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/10/fast-and-furiou-7-finishes-shooting-tries-to-make-you-cry">they’ve written about it in a letter</a> that’s a little bit heartbreaking. <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/fast-and-furious-7-and-insidious-3-have-new-release-dates">The movie’s release date has also been bumped up</a>, from April 10, 2015, to April 3.</li><li><a href="http://io9.com/read-the-official-synopsis-of-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-1604334568">The official synopsis</a> for <i>The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies</i> has been released.</li><li><a href="http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/the-jungle-book-mowgli-neel-sethi-cast/">Mowgli has been cast</a> for the live action/CGI hybrid, Jon Favreau-helmed <i>Jungle Book</i>.</li><li>Disney is planning <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/08/youll-believe-an-elephant-can-fly-disney-doing-a-live-action-dumbo">a live-action <i>Dumbo</i> film</a>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-at-sir-ian-mckellen-as-sherlock-holmes">a look at Sir Ian McKellan</a> in a new Sherlock Holmes role.</li><li><a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/elle-fanning-cast-in-neil-gaimans-how-to-talk-to-girls-at-parties">Elle Fanning has been cast in a lead role</a> in an adaptation of the Neil Gaiman short story “How to Talk to Girls at Parties.”</li><li><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/09/mission-impossible-5-may-have-found-some-new-faces">Alec Baldwin might have a role</a> in <i>Mission: Impossible 5</i>.</li><li>Here are some new <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/10/check-out-these-four-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-motion-posters"><i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle</i> motion posters</a>.</li><li>The writers of <i>X-Men: First Class</i> <a href="http://io9.com/new-power-rangers-movie-gets-x-men-first-class-writers-1605450716">will be working on the new <i>Power Rangers</i> movie,</a> which means it might actually be good?</li></ul><br />Here are some trailers and teasers:<br /><br /><i>Big Hero 6</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rD5OA6sQ97M" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/15/big-hero-6-gets-a-slightly-more-traditional-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Exodus: Gods and Kings</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lB6LBwGX9ns" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/the-ten-plagues-look-cheesily-great-in-the-trailer-for-1602711239">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aHUBlv5_K8Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/07/an-extended-guardians-of-the-galaxy-trailer/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>Horns</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sOwqLsoJ5LY" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/15/heres-the-first-trailer-for-alexandre-ajas-horns">via</a>)</span></div><br /><i>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay–Part 1</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/k4e-qJdEAXo" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/district-13-interrupts-second-mockingjay-teaser.html">via</a>)</span></div><i><br /></i> <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles </i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Cx8O195whLo" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XGKk0V2iMwE" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>The Zero Theorem</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nhatScsOQhc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/08/the-zero-theorem-gets-a-new-trailer-is-definitely-a-terry-gilliam-movie">via</a>)</span></div><br /><br />And here’s an awesome viral promotion for <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SiCNtW6RUb0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/14/Travel-To-The-Stars-With-Galaxy-Getaways/">via</a>)</span></div><br />YES.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/rockethanScottBlairArt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/rockethanScottBlairArt.jpg" height="400" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GOTGrocketsoloScottBlairArt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/GOTGrocketsoloScottBlairArt.jpg" height="305" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://fashionnaction.blogspot.com/2014/07/rocket-solo-probably-my-favorite-thing.html">via</a>)</span></div><br />These watercolors by Clementine Campardou are so great.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/smticbnhpmro4gexnrqx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/smticbnhpmro4gexnrqx.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/bjqnxigb0byhgbcisfuy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/bjqnxigb0byhgbcisfuy.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/avz8ltpeqdfx6q8mktko.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/avz8ltpeqdfx6q8mktko.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/miynwybbpjlsymz55gcw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/miynwybbpjlsymz55gcw.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/lffko6nnbvtgaelnbyqs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/lffko6nnbvtgaelnbyqs.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/lodlxysquvy9pxzqyeqo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/lodlxysquvy9pxzqyeqo.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://io9.com/an-exclusive-look-at-the-new-fan-art-from-one-of-our-fa-1600187929">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>misc.</b> news:<br /><ul><li>The new Thor is … <a href="http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=151211">a badass-looking lady</a>. Here’s what the traditional Thor <a href="http://www.dorkly.com/post/65595/thor-finds-out-hes-losing-mjolnir">thinks about it</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span></li><li>Falcon will be <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1862036/captain-america-falcon/">taking on the mantle of Captain America</a> in a new series.</li><li><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1864359/batgirl-exclusive-dc-comics/">The redesign of Batgirl</a> is pretty dang awesome.</li><li>Doctors 10 and 11 <a href="http://io9.com/see-doctor-whos-tenth-and-eleventh-doctors-meet-their-n-1603642569">will be getting new companions</a> in their new comics.</li><li>A <a href="http://www.comicvine.com/articles/idw-announces-a-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-g/1100-149279/">four-issue <i>TMNT</i>/<i>Ghostbusters</i> crossover comic</a> will be released this October to celebrate both franchises’ 30th anniversaries. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>Archie Andrews <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/14/funnybook-character-archie-andrews-to-be-martyred-for-gun-control-gay-right">will die trying to protect his gay friend</a>.</li><li>Marvel will soon be releasing <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/marvel-comics-announces-star-wars-the-original-marvel-years-omnibus">a <i>Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years</i> comic omnibus</a>.</li><li>Mondo will be releasing <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/mondo-batman-animated-series-music-vinyl-shirley-walker-comic-con-harley-quinn/">a vinyl of the <i>Batman: The Animated Series</i> music</a> at SDCC.</li><li>Also at SDCC: This years <i>Assassin’s Creed</i> panel will feature <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/13/rob-zombie-debuting-assassins-creed-short-at-comic-con/">an animated short based on the new game, <i>Assassin’s Creed: Unity</i></a>, presented by Rob Zombie. (Thanks, Wes.)</li><li><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/george-rr-martin-says-fck-you-to-doubters.html">George R. R. Martin says “eff you”</a> to fans who think he won’t finish the Song of Ice and Fire series.</li><li>Here are some <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/grrm-previews-details-of-winds-of-winter/">spoilery details on the next book</a>, however.</li><li>Nickelodeon has revealed <a href="http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=22880">their plans for SDCC this year</a>, including lots of <i>TMNT</i> stuff. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Wes.)</span></li><li>MAC is releasing a line of <a href="http://imabeautygeek.com/2014/07/07/mac-simpsons-makeup-sneak-peek/#axzz37IV9NGHd"><i>Simpsons</i>-inspired makeup</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span></li><li><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/homestar-runner-is-coming-back.html">Homestar Runner is having a resurgence.</a></li><li>These <a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/creepy-guardians-of-the-galaxy-halloween-costume"><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> Halloween costumes</a> are a bit frightening.</li><li>Over the next month-ish, Barnes and Nobles across the land <a href="http://comicsalliance.com/barnes-and-nobles-get-pop-cultured-celebration-batman-marvel-ninja-turtles/">will celebrate pop-culture</a>.</li></ul><br />These mashups are fantastic.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/k7Q5p5JA1HM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/amazing-mashup-of-game-of-thrones-and-lord-of-the-rings">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CfeZxrN_db4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://geektyrant.com/news/saving-private-ryan-gets-a-badass-expendables-3-style-trailer">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>SCIENCE!</b> and <b>tech</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Here are <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/common-science-myths-most-people-believe">10 scientific myths that most people believe</a>, including the “fact” that humans only use 10% of their brains.</li><li><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/giant-hole-appears-at-the-end-of-the-world-in-siberia-9609728.html">A giant sinkhole</a> has appeared in an area of Siberia with a name that translates to “the end of the world.”</li><li>Scientists <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/researchers-translate-chimpanzee-language">have translated some words and phrases</a> of chimpanzee “language.”</li><li>Two male penguins in Kent, England, <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/two-male-penguins-adopt-abandoned-chick">have adopted an abandoned baby chick</a>.</li><li>Some plants <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/plants-can-hear-themselves-being-eaten">can hear themselves being eaten</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/new-finger-device-reads-books-blind">This new finger device</a> can read normal texts to blind people.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://io9.com/the-science-of-how-eyes-glow-in-the-dark-1600183971">the science behind why eyes seems to glow</a> in the dark.</li><li>Elon Musk <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/technology/elon-musk-pledges-1-million-tesla-museum-wardenclyffe">has donated $1 million</a> to the “build a Tesla museum” fund.</li><li>Vantablack is a new product that reflects <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-super-black-material-absorbs-99965-light">a world record-breaking 99.965% of visible light</a>.</li><li><a href="http://io9.com/an-8-000-year-old-skull-has-been-found-with-preserved-b-1604650921">Preserved brain matter has been found</a> in an 8,000-year-old skull.</li></ul><br />This superhero photography series by Benoit Lapray is bittersweet and beautiful. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks, Rebecca.)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_019.jpg" height="425" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_017.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_002.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/the_quest_010.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/THE_QUEST_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Nerd%20News%202/THE_QUEST_001.jpg" height="420" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://mashable.com/2014/05/20/lonely-superheroes/#:eyJzIjoiZiIsImkiOiJfMHUxaGs4NnA0eTByaHJzZCJ9">via</a>)</span></div><br />In <b>gaming</b> news:<br /><ul><li>Leliana <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/06/dragon-age-inquisition-gains-a-die-hard-bard-with-leliana/">will make an appearance</a> in <i>Dragon Age: Inquisition</i>. BioWare recently did a Q&amp;A session during which they <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/10/dragon-age-inquisition-eight-romances-no-deadly-war-hounds/">dropped a bunch of specifics about the game</a>; here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/09/enjoy-16-minutes-of-dragon-age-inquisition-gameplay/">16 minutes of gameplay</a>, in case you want to spoil the game for yourselves.</li><li>According to the official <i>Lego Batman</i> Twitter account, Adam West might be making <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/16/holy-cameo-batman-adam-west-as-himself-in-lego-batman-3/">a cameo in <i>Lego Batman 3</i> as himself</a>.</li><li>Pre-order bonuses for<i> Alien: Isolation</i> will allow players to complete missions as some of the crew of the original film, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/09/ellen-ripley-leads-nostromo-crews-return-in-alien-isolations-p/">including Ellen Ripley</a>.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/11/gollum-debuts-in-shadow-of-mordor-behind-the-scenes-clip/">a new behind-the-scenes trailer</a> for <i>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor</i> featuring the familiar face of Gollum.</li><li>More characters than the Marvel superheros will be added to <i>Disney Infinity 2.0</i> this fall; <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/16/tinker-bell-and-stitch-run-wild-in-disney-infinity-2-0/">here’s a trailer featuring Tinkerbell and Stitch</a>.</li><li><i>Halo: The Master Chief Collection</i> has a new trailer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/06/master-chief-collection-teaches-the-meaning-of-friendship/">focusing on his alien buddy, The Arbiter</a>.</li><li>Players who pre-order Bungie’s new game <i>Destiny</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/11/destiny-beta-grants-three-download-codes-for-each-player/">will receive three beta codes</a> for the console of their choice. The beta launches July 17 for PS3/PS4 and July 24 for Xbox 360/Xbox One for anyone with a pre-order. (The game’s actual release date is Sept. 9.) Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/07/destiny-beta-launches-this-month-premium-editions-outlined/">a launch trailer</a>. </li><li>Bungie has also released a video showing off, in detail, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/13/destinys-collectors-editions-are-haunted-by-ghosts/">the various special editions of <i>Destiny</i></a>. </li><li>Additionally, the game is also <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/14/destiny-companion-app-offers-up-lore-loadout-changes/">getting a companion app</a>, which will expand on the lore and storyline.</li><li>Need some pointers for surviving <i>Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel</i>? <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/05/these-borderlands-pre-sequel-tips-came-from-the-moon/">Handsome Jack is here to help.</a></li><li><i>The Wolf Among Us</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/03/the-wolf-among-us-finale-out-next-week/">coming to an end this week</a>; here’s a trailer for the final episode.</li><li><i>Civilization: Beyond Earth</i> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/03/civilization-beyond-earth-enters-orbit-on-october-24/">will be released Oct. 24</a>.</li><li><i>Gigantic</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/15/starcraft-guild-wars-veterans-go-big-with-gigantic/">a new free, online game</a> coming from some of the makers of <i>StarCraft</i> and <i>Guild Wars</i>.</li><li><i>The Sims 4 </i><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/08/ea-addresses-exclusion-of-toddlers-and-pools-in-the-sims-4/">won’t be including pools or the toddler life-stage </a>when it ships this September.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/07/sunset-overdrive-opening-gameplay/">the opening cinematic</a> to <i>Sunset Overdrive</i>, plus a video featuring about eight minutes of gameplay. Related: Mondo is producing <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/07/16/sunset-overdrive-mondo-poster/">an awesome poster</a> for the game.</li><li>Here’s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/08/borderlands-studio-mixes-moba-and-fps-in-battleborn/">a trailer for <i>Battleborn</i></a>, a first-person battle arena style game set in a fantasy sci-fi universe in which players are trying to repel a “consuming, evil force in order to save the universe’s last star.”</li><li><i>Overland</i> is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/10/overland-a-lonely-game-filled-with-monsters/">an upcoming survival game</a> about a group of people in a post-apocalyptic world, but the important thing, Wes says, “is that they never become heroes. Instead they just survive.”</li><li>The Elder Scrolls Renewal Project, Skywind, is moving forward quite and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/06/skywind-mod-will-re-open-morrowind-to-the-public-soon/">has released a video of their progress</a>. (The project’s goal is to recreated <i>Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind</i> using the <i>Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim</i> engine.)</li><li>Someone has beaten <i>Fallout 3</i>, which Wes estimates is a 10–12 hour game if you’re just sticking to the main story, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/04/fallout-3-in-23-minutes-or-how-to-conquer-the-american-wastelan/">in 23 minutes</a>.</li><li>Kinect 2.0 is no longer a requirement for Xbox One, but it is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/06/kinect-2-0-finds-a-home-on-pc-july-15/">now an option for PC gamers</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/07/psa-xbox-live-service-limited-video-apps-hit-hardest/">Some video services are having issues on Xbox Live.</a> Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and are working on a fix.</li><li>Japan is getting <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/11/limited-edition-frozen-ps4-only-announced-for-japan-let-it-go/">a limited edition <i>Frozen</i>-themed PS4</a>.</li><li>In this episode of <i>Kids React</i>, a bunch of kids age 6 to 13 <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/06/feel-old-by-watching-kids-not-know-what-a-game-boy-is/">were shown an original Game Boy</a>. It’s as depressing as you might think.</li><li>Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is not happy with how he was portrayed in <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops 2</i>. As a result, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/16/former-dictator-suing-activision-over-depiction-in-call-of-duty/">he’s suing Activision for damages</a>.</li></ul><br />I found an item as well: <a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/16/bioware-wants-your-input-on-the-next-mass-effect">Bioware wants your feedback on their games.</a><br /><br />And finally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8Gv0H-vPoDc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/weird-al-word-crimes/">via</a>)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="nopin" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/mandustries/Choco%20and%20CC/Art/Graphics%20v3point0/cccv30_signature.png" /></div></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com22