It’s New Toy Day again, and two new electronic vehicles from
Diamond Select Toys – one from the 1980s, the other from the 1980s by way of the 23rd century – are rolling into comic shops and specialty stores! Plus, the latest Walking Dead Bottle Opener has finally arrived! Check out what’s new below, and visit comicshoplocator.com to find your nearest comic shop. Continue reading
Equipment: New in Stores This Week from Diamond Select Toys
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Transmissions: Bitten Sinks Its Teeth into Syfy’s Monday Night Lineup
We here a Geekstronomy have been given the opportunity to preview another
of the Syfy’s brand new series, Bitten, which premieres tonight Monday, January 13th. Bitten is based on the novel of the same name written by best-selling author Kelley Armstrong and stars Laura Vandervoort(Smallville) as Elena Michaels, the lone female werewolf in existence. Continue reading
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Vids: Riddick Comes to Blu-ray and DVD
Riddick is the third movie in the series by director David Twohy an
d starring Vin Diesel. Diesel stars as the title character, Richard Riddick, escaped convict, murderer and total badass. The first movie, Pitch Black was a great mix of horror and sci-fi action while the second one, The Chronicles of Riddick fell flat for me. Riddick is a return to the sci-fi action of the first. Continue reading
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Transmissions: Helix Review (Spoiler Free)
Robert Frost wrote, “Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice
…” but I don’t this that this is the case. The end of the world will be less grandiose; the world will be ended by nothing more than a microbe. Science fiction has predicted the end of the world many ways from zombies to alien invasions but it will be a microscopic particle that finally will bring us down. This is why Syfy’s newest show, Helix scares the hell out of me. Continue reading
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Equipment: Marvel Select Jane Foster Figure from Diamond Select Toys
Thor: The Dark World is the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2011 bl
ockbuster, Thor. This time Thor (Chris Hemsworth) must battle Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) and his dark elves as they try to destroy the Nine Realms. Once again, Thor is joined by the beautiful Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and her friends. With the very existence of reality threatened, both the inhabitants of Asgard and the people of Earth must fight to defeat the dark forces. Continue reading
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Transmissions: Interview with Steve Maeda and Kyra Zagorsky from Syfy’s Helix
Helix, the highly anticipated new series from Syfy premieres tonight 
at 10pm. Earlier this week Executive Producer Steve Maeda and series star Kyra Zagorsky (Julia Walker) took some time to speak to a group of journalists and give some insight about the very secretive show. Continue reading
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Equipment: Star Trek Select Capt. Picard Beams Down This Week
Is it the 24th century already? It must be, because this week’s New Toy Day brings one of
the 24th’s greatest starship captains, the commander of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, Captain Jean-Luc Picard! Jean-Luc is the newest Star Trek Select figure from Diamond Select Toys, and he hits comic shops and specialty stores across North America today. Continue reading
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E.V.A.-‘Eleventh Doctor’ Matt Smith To Attend Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con
Matt Smith, who recently completed an acclaimed four-year run a
s the 11th incarnation of the Doctor in the landmark British television series “Doctor Who,” will make his first Wizard World appearance at New Orleans Comic Con on February 7-8. Smith will greet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct an interactive Q&A during the event, held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Continue reading
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Vids: Catch Ridley Scott’s Edge-of-Your-Seat Thriller, “The Counselor,” on February 11!
An all-star cast, featuring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Cameron
Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Penélope Cruz, sizzles in this adrenaline-fueled thriller from visionary director Ridley Scott and Academy Award-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy. A talented lawyer (Fassbender) known for doing the right thing for the wrong people decides to put his connections to the test by diving into a treacherous drug deal for some quick cash. But The Counselor soon learns that having it all could mean losing everything. Continue reading
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Hard Copy: The End of an Era at Dark Horse
All things come to pass. So too, do all licensed deals. I am sad to report 
that Disney, the new owner of Lucasfilm, has notified us here at Dark Horse of their intention to move the Star Wars publishing license to another of their recent acquisitions, Marvel Comics, beginning in 2015. This will end a partnership that has lasted more than two decades. Continue reading
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