The hype says that Iron Man Three is the best of the franchise. I respectfully disagree. It was good. It was streets ahead of Iron Man: The Deuce. And it was funny and entertaining. I enjoyed myself. But for some reason, the entire drive home I complained about it. What’s up with that? Maybe it’s because it has 100 percent [...]

If you’re wandered around Tumblr since last May odds are you’ve stumbled on one of these things: Pictures of young people smoking (Stop it, stupid!), gifs from Real Housewives of the Seventh Circle of Hell, erotic drawing of things you wouldn’t normally find erotic that frankly make me worried the FBI will confiscate my computer when I stumble on them, [...]

I’m sure by now that all of nerdom has seen the newest trailer for Iron Man 3. (If not, shame on you, and it’s at the bottom of this article.) Anyway, the trailer was pretty epic, and it made me even more excited to see it. It also made me a little more confident that Ben Kingsley’s Mandarin won’t be [...]

I’ve emerged from my eggnog and snow-induced coma to toss some links over the snowbanks to you. The Andre’s rosè is chilling in your fridge; your party shirt has been re-sequinned and, if your year is like mine, your party jeans have all been stretched to accommodate your post-wedding, post-I-don’t-need-to-stay-the-same-size-for-a-year-any more body. You think you’re all ready for New Year’s [...]

Colleen is in the midst of wedding-ing, honeymooning, and moving, so she’ll be gone for awhile. Being the ever gracious editor-in-chief that I am, I’ve agreed to step up to the plate and attempt to bring all the geeky cool to you this week. Let’s set sail! In the spirit of Halloween, Neatorama showed us some of the best geeky [...]

I have to admit that I was not really that excited about Iron Man 3. I’m a big comic book fan, and I loved the first film with the Armored Avenger. I didn’t hate the second one, and Avengers was great, but I wasn’t sold totally on another outing with our favorite snarky billionaire. The trailer doesn’t have me completely [...]

It feels like autumn. The pumpkin beer is filling my Kroger, the pumpkin lattes are filling my hands, and the movie theaters are devoid of anything I’d remotely want to see. To fill this empty space in your entertainment hearts, I’m back with a week’s worth of Internety goodness. In a gift only Sheldon Cooper could truly appreciate, The Mary [...]

Pardon me whilst I rant for a moment. So what does DC have now that Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is done? Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel? A Justice League movie? That seems to be about it. What does Marvel have? Sequels to Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Avengers, plus a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Advantage: Marvel. Even though I’m [...]

I don’t know if you guys have noticed this, but I’m a fan of “The Avengers,” or “Avengers Assemble” if you’re British. (If you’re British, well done on the London games and thank you for giving us Doctor Who. I mean it. Pat yourselves on the back for both of those.) Where was I? Ranting! Of course. I was looking [...]

Comic artist, writer, creator, and educator Joe Kubert died Sunday. The creator of Sgt. Rock was 85. In his memory pull up a corner of sofa and try your hand at a sketch or two. PBS brings us the little known collaboration between Julie Child and T-Pain in honor of Child’s 100th birthday. TJ and John are at GenCon, and [...]

The first images of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent have leaked. Well, they’re either from Maleficent or the hardcore Goat Boy reboot. Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper art is apparently based on real life. Here is a video of a whale sneezing a rainbow. You’re welcome, Internet. It’s Gabrielle’s birthday, and if she wants to eat the Avengers in cake form, she [...]

Actually, I’m in a pretty good mood. I’ve come to terms with the soul-crushing truth of my impending death heralded by the yearly occasion of my birthday. *Sigh* Plus, it’s always a good time. (FYI: That’s a link to the new Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepsen song. I’m currently obsessed with it.) So, in celebration (ahem) of the day of my [...]

If you are anything like me or basically a person at all, you probably saw The Avengers this weekend. It broke some records and and took all of our money this weekend. It also got me thinking. How did we get to this point? It wasn’t too long ago comic books and video games weren’t cool. They were fun, but [...]

The Avengers is out. It’s live. The culmination of five years at Marvel Studios and arguably the most ambitious film event since Warner Brothers decided to do eight sequential movies about a boy wizard. If you’ve seen it already then you know what I know. And if you haven’t… well let’s be real. By Sunday evening everyone will have seen [...]

With the rapid approach of The Avengers (May 4…Get your tickets NOW!), I’ve noticed an uptick in all things superhero. Now, in no way am I complaining about this phenomenon. Quite the opposite, in fact! As a self-proclaimed geek, I readily admit my excitement. I even love the tie-ins that have absolutely nothing to do with Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, [...]

The Avengers is coming out in a couple weeks (or Marvel’s The Avengers if you’re not into the whole brevity thing, but still feels like one article too many to me), and I’m more excited than Agustus Gloop in the chocolate mixing room. I’m avoiding all spoilers. I’ve stopped watching snippets leaked online. Nope, I want to go into this [...]

From 16-21 I worked in a movie theater selling tickets. While the uniform was a pure polyester nightmare of maroon and ill-fitting vests, the perks ruled. Free movies for myself and a few friends with me. Yeah, any popularity I had during those years can almost be directly attributed to free moves (I say almost because, as you probably already [...]

Well, True Believers, did Santa bring you everything you wished for? The jolly old elf went above and beyond at my house! Not only do I have the incredible luck of being married to a true geek, but we have also managed to birth a baby geekling. Think Captain America can hold his own? Well, what if the good Captain [...]