Wizard World Comic-Con, Portland, OR.
Given that I’m the only American on here, it’s my responsibility to cover whatever conventions come my way. Yesterday was one such example.
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James Franklin
An aspiring filmmaker coming from a military family, my solitary life allowed me to gain an intimate knowledge of geekdom. I specialize on horror and military, but I am also knowledgeable on science fiction, fantasy, comic books and classic cartoons.
Boba Fett Speculation, Part 1
There’s been a lot of speculation about the cast for the upcoming Star Wars movies, and I just recently discussed it with a friend of mine.
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AMCs The Walking Dead Midseason Premiere
WARNING- HERE THERE BE DRAGONS!! CORRECTION- SPOILERS!! If you’re reading this review, then odds are that you know the pain of waiting for months on end to…
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Writers Challenge: Zombie Apocalypse Survival Team 6, James
“Harry …… HARRY…… HARRY! GODDAMMIT CALLAHAN, WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!”
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Karl Urban, a.k.a. Batman?
This is sort of a follow up to “The Future Of The Bat”. In that article, I mentioned possible directions that the Batman saga could go in.
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On This Day in History- 3 January 1892
Given the recent release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, or The Hobbit Part 1 as I like to think of it, it’s fitting that today marks the 121st birthday…
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On This Day- 27 December 1922
Many geeks and nerds can’t stay with that label very long without running into Japan.
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On This Day- 24th of December 1955
Have you ever heard of a happy accident? There are multiple examples that I can think of, but this one takes the cake. In 1955, the Sears Roebuck and Co.
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On This Day- December 22, 1944
Have you ever watched Charlie Brown, heard him say “nuts!”, and wondered how that came about. It’s an interesting story.
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On This Day- December 21, 1937
It’s interesting how some major things can come to us. Today, in 1937, Los Angeles’ Carthay Circle Theatre premiered a movie that would start a cultural…
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The Future of the Bat: How two filmmakers and a Warner Bros. executive can make or break the Batman series
Any of the writers at Geek Pride can tell you that my specialty is movies.
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Spike, VGA 10, and the everyday geek.
It’s interesting to think how far geeks have come in the last 25 years. We went from being the social outcasts to the cool kids.
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