Emerald City Comic Con 2013 Cosplay in Pictures

Earlier today, I received an email from a reader asking if it would be possible to post some cosplay pictures of this year’s edition of Emerald City Comic Con, so naturally, I had to oblige. While there isn’t as many CC-licensed pictures of the event when compared to other conventions such as NYCC or SDCC, […]

10 Marvel #1’s You Should Read For FREE

Did you notice Comixology’s servers getting utterly pounded on Sunday?  (And quite possibly, still are?)  Well, that’s just because Marvel just announced that they have over 700 comics available for a free download through the end of Tuesday, March 12. There are of course a great many classic series that you can try out, but […]


Reflections on King of the Nerds (Warning: Spoilers!)

When I first heard that TBS was producing a reality show pitting nerds against each other in competition, I was skeptical to say the least. There are a lot of ways that this could have been extremely insulting – especially since the show seems to have sprung out of the success the network has had […]

“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” Character Profiles [Videos]

Leading up to the March 28 launch of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Paramount has released three character profiles to help us acquaint ourselves with the American heroes before they reach the screen. Most buzzed, obviously, is Lady Jaye’s video. 1. Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye 2. Channing Tatum as Captain Duke Hauser 3. DJ Cotrona as Flint […]

“To This Day” Project Confronts Bullying with Powerful Words, Images [Video]

Spoken word poet Shane Koyczan has created a wonderful, beautiful, emotional roller coaster of words speaking about his time he and his friends were bullied in school. He enlisted the help of numerous other artists to help him bring his words to life and the result is positively chilling — with an emphasis on “positive.” […]

Canon takes augmented reality to next dimension

Canon has shown off more details with its 3D take on augmented reality. It looks like an impressive but expensive technology that might be a solution in search of a problem. The system is dubbed MREAL, standing for Mixed Reality, and goes on sale on March 1. It’s the same basic concept as augmented reality, […]