The first trailer for the long awaited TRON LEGACY has been found online after fans followed a treasure hunt of links and clues. There’s no embed of it available legitimately just yet, but you can view it in all its glory (and various sizes) right here. Not sure how long the trailer will be up at that location, so enjoy it while you can, dear friends! The TRON LEGACY trailer looks beautiful, even though there are only fleeting glimpses of the Tron universe in it. We get some nice setup, and revisiting Flynn’s Arcade is a moment of serious geek goosebumps, but it’s the computer world scenes that many people will wnat to check out. What we see looks very sleek indeed, but maybe a little, hmm, flat? I’m hoping the colours are more vibramt once we see the real thing, as it was those stark colours that helped to make the original TRON movie so damn stunning. Still, cool trailer. We can has movie nao? Kthx.
This week saw the release of the first issue of a new Kevin Smith Green Hornet comic with a difference. This one is based on the script Smith wrote for the Green Hornet movie he was going to make once upon a time. Now, of course, there’s a Green Hornet movie on the way starring (and co-written by) Seth Rogen, which is nothing to do with the Kevin Smith version. Smith decided that as a filmmaker he was unable to adequately make a superhero movie the way the studios would want one, and thus the script languished in obscurity for a while.
That is, until Dynamite Comics came up with the idea of turning that lost script into a comic book series. The first issue is in stores now, and it is well worth a read. The dialogue is very much in the style of Kevin Smith, which is great to read coming out of the Green Hornet’s mouth.
Of course, there’s no bad language, but the quick-fire, witty dialogue is 100% Smith. Jonathan Lau’s art is highly kinetic and suits the tone of the yarn perfectly. There’s a bunch of covers available (I got the J. Scott Campbell one as I’m a sucker for his art), but the main thing is to get in on this cool curio as soon as you can. It’s a ton of fun.
Look, it’s the future, and if you’ve happily come to a site called ‘Your Geekness’ then you will no doubt have a Facebook account and be aware of the phenomenon that is Farmville. This highly addictive game allows users to create and maintain their own farms full if animals and crops, and has proven to be a massive hit with Facebook users. Granted, it’s also proved to be a massive annoyance to everyone else (Oh the joys of the ‘Hide/Block this application’ function), filling millions of Facebook feeds with nonsense, but for quite so many people to be taking part in it, there must be something being done right.
For players that want to get further with their game, there are loads of Farmville game Tips out there to be found, and there are even a bunch of unofficial Farmville game guides available too.
While it may make you want to scream sometimes, you have to admit it’s cornered the market for this type of thing (along with spamming your Facebook feeds into oblivion). As with stuff like Twilight and Glee, people either love it or hate it.
Which camp do YOU fall into? Do you think it’s the best game around and are eagerly searching for the best Farmville game tips? Or would you rather pour molten lava into your own eyes than play it? Either way, there’s no denying it has made its mark on pop culture right now.
The remake of The Crazies is doing very well right now, with a great many positive reviews flying about online and in print. This is a cool thing to see, considering it’s a remake of a cult low-budget flick from way back in 1973, which was directed by none other than Night Of The Living Dead mastermind George A Romero. The political satire aspect may have been toned down a bit for the remake in favour of more insanity, but it’s still a powerful remake.
This original version is worth seeing for more than just curiosity though. It’s a brilliantly executed (and somewhat underrated) SF film with a horror edge that holds up well today even of the production values are less than impressive now.
If you like the new big-screen version of The Crazies, then the original movie is well worth checking out for comparison. Then, if you like that film, I’d suggest searching out a good copy of the Farenheit 451 movie too. Oh, and Soylent Greeen! Those three work well together in my head
Holy payday, Batman! The comic book containing the first appearance of Batman, namely Detective Comics 27, has made history once again. A copy of the legendary comic has sold at auction for over ONE MILLION DOLLARS (Go on, put your Dr. Evil voice on and say it out loud).
The auction of the Batman comic book took place in Dallas, where the 1939 released comic was sold to an anonymous bidder. This follows on from a recent sale of an early Superman issue for a million dollars, but the Batman sale out-priced it!
The seller bought the issue of Detective Comics during the sixties at a price of $100, and had kept it in excellent condition ever since. This is an amazing amount for a comic book to sell for, and these two high profile sales are a boon to the interest in comics right now.
Collectors will hopefully see prices rise a little for collectible issues, and with a number of big movies and games around featuring comic heroes right now, this does bode well for the continued success of the industry.
Holy payday, Batman! The comic book containing the first appearance of batman, namely Detective Comics, has made history once again. A copy of the legendary comic has sold at auction for over ONE MILLION DOLLARS (Go on, put your Dr. Evil voice on and say it out loud).
The auction took place in Dallas, where the 1939 released comic was sold to an anonymous bidder. This follows on from a recent sale of an early Superman issue for a million dollars, but the Batman sale out-priced it!
The seller bought the issue of Detective Comics during the sixties at a price of $100, and had kept it in excellent condition ever since. This is an amazing amount for a comic book to sell for, and these two high profile sales are a boon to the interest in comics right now.
Collectors will hopefully see prices rise a little for collectible issues, and with a number of big movies and games around featuring comic heroes right now, this does bode well for the continued success of the industry.
The Glee TV series is taking the world by storm in all its white-toothed, harmonizing, bouncy glory, but how has this saccharin sweet comedy drama done so well for itself? Ah, that’ll be the geek link then. There seems to have been a noticeable shift in recent years for TV shows based on the Underdogs in society (waves at the audience).
Stuff like the Big Bang Theory has been of note this past few years, and the Glee TV series has the same sort of appeal. It’s a show aimed at the misfits amongst us, and if you’re at this site, then I’m sure that’s something you can relate to.
Why is it being written about here? Because I think the Glee TV series is a cool gateway show for young viewers to get into, and thus find other shows they will love in the future.
It’s the same reason we don’t have a problem with Harry Potter or Twilight, as they are all things that are great for younger audiences to be into before they move onto the proper stuff. The Glee TV Show may not be to our particular tastes, but it is telling a new generation of burgeoning geeks that they don’t have to follow the herd. Don’t stop believing, and all that
The trailers are out, the posters are showing up all around the world, and we’re not far off finally seeing the long awaited adaptation of the notorious Mark Millar/John Romita Jr comic series KICK ASS.
The buzz is reaching its apex, but is this flick going to be this year’s major comic book movie hit? Probably not in terms of box office (IRON MAN 2 will take that honour, without a doubt), but possibly in terms of acclaim, anyway.
With what has the potential to be a, erm, kick ass cast and direction that seems to have really captured the spirit of the source material, I think a lot of people around the world are about to get a new favourite film.
The release of the Kick Ass movie is being accompanied by a bunch of tie-in making of books and whatnot, all of which are helping the cause by giving non-comics fans a look behind what it takes to put these stories together. It does feel a bit weird when something that has been so loved by a core audience crosses over into the mainstream, but at least this time it looks like we have something to be proud of. Now that kicks ass.
Say it loud and proud: “I’m a geek, and I will demonstrate it thusly- behold! My chest of wonders!” Well, if that doesn’t float your boat you could just wear the t-shirts. Comic book t-shirts have become one of the most popular fashion accessories in the past couple of years, with superheroes and other comics characters showing up on garments at an ever increasing rate.
Hell, you can get Avengers underwear and Hulk sneakers now. The range of comic book t-shirts currently available is staggering, and pretty much any character from any publisher can be found on a shirt.
Granted, about 90 percent of comic book t-shirts will feature characters from DC and Marvel, but if you have a look around you can find most of your favourite characters from other publishers too. You could see comic book t-shirts and being a statement of your interests, your own allegiance or just something that looks pretty damn cool.
Taking a look in my own wardrobe for example, there’s three Judge Dredd t-shirts, a Spider-Man shirt, an X-men shirt, a Marvel villains shirt, a ‘Support Indie Publishers’ shirt, a Midtown Comics shirt my old housemate brought me from New York and a bunch of anime and movie t-shirts that are also great for suiting every mood.
That’s a good point actually- you can stick a comic book t-shirt on to suit every mood. Feeling angry and full of rage? Wear a Wolverine shirt. Feeling sneaky and mysterious? Batman shirts all the way. You get the idea. Want a bold fashion statement that is gonna last? Check out some of your four-colour heroes.
Geeks and movies go together like Han and Chewie, but there’s a common misconception that all we’re into is spaceships, monsters and people in spandex with hair that never gets messed up. While this is true to a certain extent, there’s much more to geeky films than just insane blockbusters and guys running away from explosions Just In Time. Here are five brilliant films that are dear to the hearts of many geeks.
Ghost World: The movie adaptation of the classic graphioc novel by Daniel Clowes is a bittersweet story of two girls coming to terms with how life changes once you’re thrown into the real world. A great cast is headed up by Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi.
Napoleon Dynamite: Vote for Pedro! A modern cult classic geek movie. It’s funny as hell once you get the hang of the humour, and everyone has known characters like these at some point in their lives.
High Fidelity: The adaptation of Nick Hornby’s great novel is a geek movie all collectors can all relate to, not to mention everyone who’s ever had a messy breakup. A great flick for older geeks.
Office Space: A bunch of office workers rebel against their dull existence following one of their number being hypnotized and losing their neuroses. Great fun, and a definite cult film. It bombed when it came out, but found an audience on DVD.
American Splendor: This comic book adaptation/biopic is a fascinating mix of dramatized scenes and monologues from the subject of the film, namely indie comics star Harvey Pekar. A great look at another side of the comics world.
These are just five examples of the wealth of great stuff that is out there in the realm of geek movies. These are geek movies with a difference, and great examples of films with a cult edge that still manage to have a heart. What would you add to the list?
Trends come and go, but there are some things that you can always rely on not to start sucking (Unlike, y’know, Lost or Heroes), and one of the most reliable things on the geek landscape has always been Sideshow Collectibles. Offering up a range of pop culture memorabilia literally second to none, and maintaining a ridiculously high level of quality that many companies can only dream of (and who don’t attain it by cutting corners when mass producing junk). Sideshow is one of the most beautiful aspects of this era of fandom.
There’s always something new, and always something that will have you reaching for your wallet in anticipation. After all, those display cases do need stuff in them to display, don’t they? Some of the awesome new stuff coming from Sideshow includes the new Ms. Marvel Premium Format Figure and the Bullseye Premium Format Figure – Sideshow Exclusive Edition. If those don’t tickle your fancy there’s always their incredible Star Wars range to check out.
It’s the choice and the quality that keeps Sideshow’s fans interested, and keeps their collectibles, well, collectible! Sideshow Collectibles, we love you, and quite rightly too.
The first trailer for the long awaited TRON LEGACY has been found online after fans followed a treasure hunt of links and clues. There’s no embed of it available legitimately just yet, but you can view it in all its glory (and various sizes) right here. Not sure how long the trailer will be up at that location, so enjoy it while you can, dear friends! The TRON LEGACY trailer looks beautiful, even though there are only fleeting glimpses of the Tron universe in it. We get some nice setup, and revisiting Flynn’s Arcade is a moment of serious geek goosebumps, but it’s the computer world scenes that many people will wnat to check out. What we see looks very sleek indeed, but maybe a little, hmm, flat? I’m hoping the colours are more vibramt once we see the real thing, as it was those stark colours that helped to make the original TRON movie so damn stunning. Still, cool trailer. We can has movie nao? Kthx.
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