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Andrew Garfield selected as Spider-Man July 01, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment According to a news release, Andrew Garfield (“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”) has been selected to play the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sony’s upcoming “Spider-Man” reboot. “Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor’s work understand his extraordinary talents.... Read More
Avatar: The Last Airbender 2006 interview July 01, 2010 “The Last Airbender” comes to theaters this weekend, based on the Nickelodeon cartoon series.  In 2006, I talked to the show’s co-creators, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. From The Oklahoman, Nov. 10, 2006: An effortless prodigy in the air with the ability to soar on the currents or... Read More
Top 5 Mike Baron comic-book runs July 01, 2010 It’s “Nexus” co-creator Mike Baron’s birthday today, and in honor, here are my picks for the top 5 comic-book runs by the longtime comic-book writer. 1. Nexus The six-time Eisner-Award-winning “Nexus” was created by Baron and artist Steve Rude.  Set 500 years in the future, Horatio Hellpop is a... Read More
Wonder Woman gets new costume: My kids react June 30, 2010 Wonder Woman’s new costume was revealed on DC’s Source blog.  DC Comics’ Jim Lee redesigned the costume for writer J. Michael Straczynski’s upcoming run on the character. My wife Annette asked our own focus group – our three daughters – what they thought of Wonder Woman’s new look. Audrey,... Read More
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer previews final episodes June 29, 2010 The two-part finale to the Harry Potter saga, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” nears release, with part 1 planned for Nov. 2010, and part 2 set for July 2011. The first trailer for the film, which stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, features a whole lot of action, and Voldemort. Read More
Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt are fans’ choice for actor, actress with geek appeal June 29, 2010 The votes have been counted, and Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt are the fans’ choice for actor and actress with geek appeal! Nerdage ran a month-long series highlighting which actors and actresses had the most “geek appeal,” based on hits and web searches.   Then, fans were given the opportunity to... Read More
Jeph Loeb to head up TV development at Marvel June 28, 2010 Marvel Entertainment, LLC, has named Jeph Loeb as Executive Vice President, Head of Television, a new division of Marvel Entertainment. According to a news release, Loeb will work along with Dan Buckley, Publisher & President of the Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide, Inc., to... Read More
Monday movie quote challenge #85 June 28, 2010 “He does have some sort of rock-like heart, doesn’t he?” Identify who said the above quote in what film in the comments! 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post nerdblog Read More
Tommy Lee Jones joins Captain America movie cast as Col. Phillips June 28, 2010 Marvel has announced that Tommy Lee Jones will join the cast of “Captain America: The First Avenger” as US Army Colonel Chester Phillips, the military officer who recruits Steve Rogers. Chris Evans will star as Steve Rogers/Captain America in the film, which is set for release on July 22, 2011.  The film... Read More
X-Men/Avengers: Search and Destroy, the Gamma Quest Trilogy book 2 review June 26, 2010 In the second part of Greg Cox’s X-Men/Avengers trilogy, “Search and Destroy,” the Avengers, X-Men and the Hulk put aside their differences following a melee at Niagara Falls at the conclusion of book 1.  This 1999 novel continues the “Gamma Quest” story. The Beast, who has been a member of both... Read More
Oklahoma State Pokemon master heading to nationals June 25, 2010 Oklahoma State student Jonathon Giles is heading to Indianapolis this weekend for the Pokemon national championships.   Nathan Poppe talked to the competitive gamer for NewsOK: Video games have been a part of Giles’ life as long as he can remember. He began with the Italian plumber adventure Super... Read More
Fall of the New Mutants preview from Marvel Comics’ New Mutants 15 June 24, 2010 Marvel Comics has provided a preview of “New Mutants” No. 15, which kicks off “Fall of the New Mutants,” by Zeb Wells and Leonard Kirk. According to Marvel, in the storyline, a secret military group is looking for Illyana Rasputin and they won’t let the New Mutants stand in their way. Read More
X-Men/Avengers: Lost and Found, the Gamma Quest Trilogy book 1 review June 24, 2010 The X-Men and the Avengers find themselves at odds when members of each of their teams go missing, in this 1999 novel by Greg Cox (writer of the “52″ and “Infinite Crisis” novelizations). Scarlet Witch of the Avengers, and Wolverine and Rogue of the X-Men find themselves attacked in strange situations,... Read More
DC Comics goes digital with comiXology, PlayStation Network June 23, 2010 DC Comics has announced a digital platform, kicking off today, on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, as well as a second app for the PlayStation Network. “Today’s launch provides an additional opportunity to convert new readers and recapture lapsed readers while serving existing fans,” said John Rood,... Read More
Like Iron Man, Nerdage is upgrading June 22, 2010 Like Tony Stark’s armor, the Nerdage blog will be getting an upgrade today, so posting will be light. Read More
Megan Fox wants Gen 13 movie role June 22, 2010 Megan Fox Megan Fox, who starred in the just-opened “Jonah Hex” and is involved with the planned upcoming “Fathom” movie, is campaigning for another comic-book role.   Fox News reports Fox is interested in playing Sarah Rainmaker if a “Gen 13″ movie came to fruition. “I don’t want... Read More
Archie meets vampires in Twilight parody June 21, 2010 Archie Comics takes a look at the world of Twilight with the parody story “Twilite,” kicking off in “Archie and Friends” #146. According to Archie’s news release: It’s love at first bite when two new mysterious students arrive in Riverdale. Read More
Monday movie quote challenge #84 June 21, 2010 “Well, ain’t this place a geographical oddity. Read More
Jonah Hex leaps from comic-book pages to big screen June 18, 2010 Josh Brolin stars as Jonah Hex, the scarred gunfighter, in the motion picture from Warner Bros. opening this week. The character, created by John Albano and Tony DeZuniga in 1971′s “All-Star Western” No. 10, is a hard-bitten anti-hero who has been drawn by artists including Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Tim... Read More
Megan Fox in new underwear ads June 18, 2010 According to Stylelist, new images of Megan Fox modeling Emporio Armani Underwear will soon appear on billboards in locations including New York, L.A., Rome, Milan, Paris, London, and Tokyo.  The “Jonah Hex” and “Transformers 2″ star will also model the bras and panties in movie theater commercials in... Read More

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