It’s the Sunday before the big day, and here are some things to keep in mind before you venture out on Thursday and start running around downtown San Diego. The new SDCC App SDCC has released a new app for people with smart phones to keep up with their daily […]
Lifetime Gets Pre-Apocalyptic Fiction Right With The Lottery
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSdaJErRF0A] First off, no, The Lottery has absolutely nothing to do with the Shirley Jackson short story we all probably read in high school. Let’s get that out of the way now because literally every time I start talking about this show that’s the first thing people say: “Oh, like […]
TNT's the Last Ship Will Return for a 13 Episode Second Season!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L_xXKA2nC8] Over here at Nerdophiles we’re pretty huge fans of TNT’s latest action series, The Last Ship. If we had to pick our top new series of the summer then this one would be it. It’s fun and full of action (and a little cheesey, we’ll admit). It’s got a […]
"The Purge: Anarchy" Takes the Ideas of the First Film and Makes them Great
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6KI4ojKjEg] The Purge: Anarchy Release Date: July 18, 2014 Cast: Frank Gillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoe Soul, Michael K. Williams, Jack Conley Director: James DeMonaco Studio: Blumehouse Productions, Platnium Dunes Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre(s): Horror Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia I’m one of those people who actually kind of liked the original […]
'Whosoever holds this hammer, if SHE be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.’
Big news broke today on the Marvel front from an unlikely source. This morning’s episode of the View featured our very first look at a new, female Thor who will be debuting in the comics in October. Yes, that’s right. We’re not only getting a new Thor but this […]
Tic-Tac-Toe-No-You-Didn’t!
Tic-Tac-Tome: The Automonous Tic-Tac-Toe Playing Book Author: Willy Yonkers Release Date: June 11, 2014 Publisher: Quirk Books Source: Quirk Books Genre(s): Novelty, Game, Fun Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon That’s what I’ve been saying to this freakin’ book. Okay, it’s not actually what I’ve been saying to it but it’s definitely what I’ve been thinking. […]
Spread #1 Consumes Our Pull Lists
Spread #1 Author: Justin Jordan Artists: Kyle Strahm, Felipe Sobriero Release Date: July 9, 2014 Publisher: Image Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Sciene Fiction, Horror, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Comixology | Amazon | TFAW | Image Comics Is it just me or does Spread kind of seem like a cross between the Walking Dead and Saga? That’s definitely not […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Was Amazing – See the IMAX Extended Trailer Here!
So Therese and I were some of the lucky few who got to see an early seventeen minute pre-screening of Guardians of the Galaxy footage. It was amazing. They showed us what was probably the full prison escape scene which comes up after everyone is arrested in the earlier trailers […]
Today Poké Fans in Paris Can Pick Up the Pokéball Pattern Vivillon and I Am Ridiculously Jealous
Beginning today a temporary Pokemon Center in Paris will be distributing special edition Vivillons with a very distinctive pokéball patterning. We first learned about this particular pattern a while back when the Pokemon X/Y code was cracked revealing the existence of both an unreleased Fancy and Pokéball Pattern Vivillon. Considering it also […]
SDCC Sundays: Biggest Convention Mistakes & Regrets
These days we’re a seasoned bunch of con-goers here at Nerdophiles, but we were once rookies who made a lot of mistakes. From the convention (San Diego Comic Con) to our local area cons, we’ve got some mistakes and some regrets that we still lament. Learn from our experiences and don’t […]
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