This week we have the first of two issues worth of Comic-Con International coverage! So many announcements were made and surprises revealed last Thursday and Friday in San Diego and we need to talk about so much of it. Plus, we saw a couple of movies last week, went to a beauty pageant and caught some anime. And, amazingly, there’s a bit of non-Comic-Con news to share. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 164 – Here Come the Con
This week is the time of year that most geeks wait for – it’s time for Comic-Con. No longer just for comics (that hasn’t been the case for more than a decade), every aspect of pop culture is represented in San Diego right now, including the gaming industry. So here’s a breakdown of some of the bigger video game panels, so you know what news is going to be hitting in the next few days. Continue reading Playing Around – Gaming the Con
The geek new year is almost upon us – Comic-Con International: San Diego (aka SDCC) is coming up this week! So we want to give you a preview of the awesomeness so you’re prepared for what’s to come, whether you’ll be there or (like us) catching details as they drop online. There’s also a lot of news from the past week too, including the Emmy nominations, some new comicbook tv shows in development and further developments on the Disney/Fox front. Plus, it’s time for another Oddmall at the end of this month! Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 163 – The Con Approacheth
It’s our monthly Malted Meeple issue and our buddy Marcus Calvert decided to join us. By now you’ve heard (and seen) a lot of what came out of Comic-Con International (aka San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC), but we want to make sure you know about some of the cool stuff that was a bit more under the radar. Sure, we have details about the big Marvel and DC properties, but we also have some TV and comicbook news you might have missed. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 115 – Copious Quantities of Comic-Con
Unless you live under a rock (or were vacationing there for the weekend), you know that Comic-Con International (aka San Diego Comic-Con aka SDCC) took place last weekend. It stopped being a true comic convention years ago and is now a pop culture and media convention. Of course, a lot of today’s pop culture is based on comicbook properties, so there’s a full circle thing going on anyway. The fact remains: SDCC is the grand-daddy of comic cons and it’s now where Hollywood lets loose with the vast majority of announcements and surprises for the year in pop culture to come. Continue reading She Geek Critique – All the Things