Mar
25
2011
25
2011
10 Megalomaniacs Who Should Rule You (And Why)
You can hardly open a comic or switch on your TV without seeing some heroic do-gooder stopping one evil megalomaniac or other from taking over the world. On the face of it, watching evil space Hitler plunge to his grisly ...
Mar
23
2011
23
2011
The 9 Oddest Things G1 Transformers Transformed Into
Generation 1 Transformers are near and dear to many of our hearts, because they were the Transformers we grew up with in the '80s. We fully believed that these robots could come to Earth, scan for what technology was out ...
Mar
22
2011
22
2011
The 9 Sexiest Space Babes of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The year is 1987. NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. Captain William "Buck" Rogers of Ranger Three encounters a bizarre mixture of unknown outer space gases which leave Buck in hibernation, drifting helplessly across the universe.
...
Mar
21
2011
21
2011
The 5 Best and 5 Worst Stephen King Films
Being a Stephen King fanatic nowadays is no easy task. There's so much to digest! He's written nearly 50 novels, and those books have then spawned films, music, comic books and more. And that's not even counting
Mar
18
2011
18
2011
10 Real Historical Figures Who Became Comic Badasses
Real celebrities and politicians have shown up in the comic books since the medium was young. Remember every superhero in the '40s beating on Hitler and Tojo? Yeah. Heck, even once they were defeated, Hitler managed to pop back up ...
Mar
16
2011
16
2011
8 Mostly Forgotten ’90s Cartoons
In the '90s, you really only needed a few things to get the green light on an animated kids show: namely skeletons, sports, street culture, robots, or a Snake Eyes. It didn't hurt if your heroes are actually anthropomorphic animals ...
Mar
15
2011
15
2011
The 5 Coolest and 5 Most Awkward James Bond Toys
Forget Batman -- if you want a man with wonderful toys, you have to call on James Bond. He may be a British spy with a license to kill, but it's his laser watches, poison pens, tricked out cars, and ...
Mar
11
2011
11
2011
6 Terrifying Alternate Nerd Histories
They say those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. So what's that say about nerds who ponder the possibilities of alternate histories, where things happen slightly differently on the Earth we currently reside on? Well, we're pretty sure ...
Mar
10
2011
10
2011
10 Major Comics Events that Actually Mattered
Like it or not, the prevailing business model for Marvel and DC for the past decade-plus of comics has been to build up to crossover events, publish events and set up crossovers within the events they're publishing. It's a cycle ...
Mar
09
2011
09
2011
9 Manga Artists Who Totally Drew Porn
Porn's ability to kickstart a career is undeniable... in Japan, at least. Sure, in the west, porn is a multimedia industry that's seen as wrong and gross and something to be generally frowned upon by polite society. But in Japan, ...
Mar
08
2011
08
2011
12 Slasher Flicks to Plan Your Year By
Like many of you, I watch way too many awful films. Slasher films, almost by definition, fall into this category, and I've watched too many for it to be funny (seriously, I sat through Swinger's Massacre before it was cool). ...
Mar
07
2011
07
2011
The Spider-Man Musical Is Still Doin’ Great
By which, of course, I mean that $0-budget Spider-Man musical I mentioned the other day called The Spidey Project a.k.a. Spiderman Smackdown. Tickets for both of the musical's two shows -- which I remind you was conceived, written, composed, cast ...
Mar
07
2011
07
2011
The 20 Greatest Liquid Television Segments
Impossible though it may seem to anyone weary of the Valtrex-fueled exploits of the Jersey Shore gang, MTV used to be the home of compelling programming. Back in the 1990s, you could tune in to the network and catch classics ...
Mar
04
2011
04
2011
9 Films Nerds Love to Hate (That Really Aren’t That Bad)
There's a number of films out there that have drawn the ire of the nerd community: Many quite deservedly... some, perhaps not so much. I maintain that there are movies out there which we despise more as a matter of ...
Mar
03
2011
03
2011
10 Crappiest Aspects of the Star Wars Jedi Prince Series
It's hard to remember that there was ever a time when Star Wars was not that popular, but that's exactly the terrifying world nerds lived in during the Presidency of George H.W. Bush. People born in the mid-'80s could not ...
Mar
02
2011
02
2011
The 12 Ugliest/Stupidest/Crappiest New Pokémon
This is an exciting year for Pokèmon fans. Heck, it's an exciting week for Pokémon fans, too -- this Sunday is the day that Pokémon Black and Pokémon White will be released. These two new games mark the beginning ...
Mar
01
2011
01
2011
10 Ridiculous Life-Sized Role-Play Toys
Generally, role-play toys are an irresistible part of many toylines, both for nerds and for kids. When done the right way, these weapons and accessories enhance one's ability to feel like the protagonist (or villain) of the movie/cartoon/whatever, and ...
Feb
28
2011
28
2011
10 Almost-Cast Star-Trek Actors that Would’ve Improved the Franchise
For a franchise that had eight "evil universe" episodes and Roddenberry-only-knows-how-many time travel episodes, it's hard to imagine Star Trek turning out any differently than it did. After all, when you think of Spock, you immediately think of the cool ...
Feb
25
2011
25
2011
14 Great But Lesser-Known Fantasy Novels for Lil’ Nerds
As nerds, we have an obligation to pass on our sacred nerd knowledge to the next generation. Not only is it a good way to to keep the nerd ranks swelled, and not only is it a great feeling to ...
Feb
23
2011
23
2011
20 TV Superheroes Who Are Worse Than The Cape
With the debut of NBC's superhero drama The Cape this past January, came a wave of criticism that the show had basically ripped off nearly every comic book hero that came before it (with the possible exception of Ambush Bug). ...
Feb
22
2011
22
2011
The 15 Lamest Bobbleheads in Nerd-dom
Bobbleheads -- also known as wobblers, head knockers, nodders and those things you have to wade through pages of the Entertainment Earth catalog in order to get to the Star Wars figures -- used to strictly be the domain of ...
Feb
21
2011
21
2011
8 Movies That Inexplicably Got Cartoon Spin-offs
Cartoon spin-offs make good financial sense -- hell, you can squeeze more merchandising and brand recognition if kids are watching your characters everyday after school than if they just see a movie once. But what sense is there in making ...
Feb
18
2011
18
2011
10 Characters We Never Want to See in FFF
Rule 34 clearly states: If it exists, there is porn of it. And it's true. Dear God damn my eyes, it's true. I've inadvertently seen men peeing on stuffed Roger Rabbit dolls, men having sex while gulping down creamed corn, ...
Feb
17
2011
17
2011
The 10 Most Hilariously Evil Villain Twitter Accounts
Being a bad guy is easy - just write a book about sparkly vampires or produce a reality TV show. But to be a super villain, you need to set yourself apart from the crowd. Witless henchmen, a thirst for ...
Feb
15
2011
15
2011
The 10 Coolest Appearances of the Numbers on Lost
4 8 15 16 23 42... Just what did the Numbers on Lost mean? To the 9,000+ people that recently won with them in New York's Mega Millions Lottery (not to mention God knows how many people must play the ...
Feb
14
2011
14
2011
9 Robots Who Probably Won’t Take Over the World (But Could If They Wanted To)
I had a dream I was living through a robot apocalypse the other night. It scared the crap out of me. Much like zombies, robots can be pretty frightening in mass quantities but unlike zombies, who will simply bite you ...
Feb
10
2011
10
2011
The 5 Best — and 5 Worst – Utility Belt Toys
In the amazing world of a child's imagination, belts can transform from the weapon your angry father occasionally threatens you with to a fantastical utility belt, full of weapons and gadgets that enable you to fight crime, explore other planets ...
Feb
09
2011
09
2011
The 5 Best Moments of Each of the Red Dwarf Crew
So. Red Dwarf is coming back soon. As a long time fan, I'm sure I speak for many when I say I am both excited and a little dismayed. Excited because the show has been absent for far too long, ...
Feb
08
2011
08
2011
The 10 Lamest Horror Movie Slashers
Freddy Kruger. Jason Voorhees. Michael Myers. They're some of the most memorable horror villains since the era of the Universal monsters, and along with a handful of other legendary characters helped to popularize the sub-genre known as the slasher movie. ...
Feb
07
2011
07
2011
The 10 Greatest Non-Fiction Star Wars Books
The first hint of what a success Star Wars might be came in 1976 with the release of the film's novelization (famously ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster). That unassuming tome was the first brick laid in the foundation of ...
Feb
04
2011
04
2011
10 Awesome DC Animated Moments from Cartoons That Aren’t Part of the DC Animated Universe
In 1992, Batman: The Animated Series debuted on Fox, and overnight changed the way we looked at DC superhero cartoons. Gone were stupid jokes, cheap animation, and the damn dog in the cape. Now there were stories based on ...
Feb
03
2011
03
2011
10 Nerdiest Literary Inspirations for Concept Albums
Concept albums (and rock operas are a type of concept album) tend to be pretty nerdy propositions on their own, as they insist on continuity in a medium in which it is not always welcome. Most people just want to ...
Feb
02
2011
02
2011
10 Exclusive Action Figures You’ll (Probably) Never Own
One of the classic geek hobbies is collecting toys, specifically action figures. Many collectors are often "completists" who want to own every single figure in the line (including all the goofy guises like Arctic Batman or Colonoscopy Exam He-Man). Given ...
Feb
01
2011
01
2011
Worst RPG Character: And the Winners Are…
Damn you all. I hate you. You made me want to play table-top RPGS again.I swore I never would. I had so many shameful memories, and too many bad experiences, and things... well, things exactly like the stories you all ...
Jan
31
2011
31
2011
10 Mostly (and Deservedly) Forgotten Comic Book Movies
We don't need to tell you guys that comic book movies are big business. They're consistently top grossers, inspire people to read comics, and have a definite impact on pop culture. Even little books with low public awareness get made ...
The Protomen - Rock Music and Mega Man Combined.
An Irrelevant Take on the Zombie Goodness of the Walking Dead
Halloween Fear Fest - Mega Shark VS Giant Octopus
Amnesia: The Dark Descent will induce heart problems.
Redline - 7 Years in the making and damn, it looks good.