I was skeptical about the idea of a big budget Voltron: Defender Of The Universe movie, if only because I felt that Michael Bay's Transformers scratched my giant robot itch as much as seemed necessary and, being British, I don't remember the cartoon from when I was growing up, so the entire concept still seems a little goofy to me. But it has to be said: these promotional images (which showed up online via JoBlo) by concept artist Andree Wallin are pretty damn impressive.
More proof that all of your childhood is returning comes in the form of the announcement that Voltron is next in line for a multimedia revival. World Events Productions, the company that owns the rights to the giant robot defender, announced today that not only will Nicktoons premiere a new animated series called Voltron Force, but Mattel also plans to push the character back onto toy shelves, as well.
Joe Hill — of Heart-Shaped Box fame, and various other fames (including imminent Horns fame) — has started on an epic meme on Twitter, hashtag #mygeekpeak. The theme being, in the words of the founder, “where you cop to your geekiest moment ever. If it isn’t a li’l embarrassing you aren’t trying”
