As part of its 75th birthday celebrations, DC Comics announced today that they’re releasing an album called The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection, collecting 31 pieces of music from various movie and TV adaptations of DC properties for your listening, uh, “pleasure.” Described as “all the essential sounds and songs” from …
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App of the Week: CardStar
You might not consider yourself a coupon-clipper but let me ask you something – do you hate saving money? Didn’t think so.
Verizon recently invested $400,000 in mobile start-up CardStar, a sign that wireless carriers have taken notice that commerce is going mobile. The CardStar app for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android platforms …
Two Minute Video: Laptop Buying Tips
Whether you’re a soon-to-be college student looking for a new laptop or a grown adult looking to cash in on the bevy of laptop deals that retailers will be offering during the coming weeks, here are some quick and simple tips to keep in mind when shopping for a portable computer.
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The Future of Hasbro’s Star Wars Line Involves “Lots and lots of Ewoks!”
Just because Gary Kurtz said George Lucas took the Star Wars franchise in a different direction after ESB because of its lucrative licensing deals doesn’t necessarily mean we’re opposed to the molded action figures of our youth. I, for one, got sucked into the original trilogy because of them. I still remember the Kenner box sets …
Spot the Gadgets in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
In honor of Star Wars Month, I volunteered to painstakingly watch all six Star Wars movies and compile a list of gadget-like devices I spot in each one. I can promise you I will miss a few and I won’t know what some of them are supposed to be called, but I’ll be damned if I don’t watch all six episodes of one of the greatest film
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A Brief History of DC’s War Comics
This month, DC is publishing one-shot revivals of five of their old war series: Our Army at War, Weird War Tales, Our Fighting Forces, G.I. Combat and Star-Spangled War Stories. There aren’t many ongoing war comics being published these days–and all-ages war comics are a thing of the past–but from the ’50s to the ’80s, DC’s war series …
10 Star Wars Comics You Should Read
With hundreds of collections – and multiple time periods and casts – to choose from, it can seem a little overwhelming to know where to start with Star Wars comics. Luckily, we’re here to help. Here’re our choices for 10 Star Wars Comics You Should Read… and in (roughly) chronological order, too!
Star Wars: Vector Vols. 1 & 2
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Hobbit Movie To Feature Lord Of The Rings Characters?
Despite rumors to the contrary, former Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy will not be starring in the title role of Peter Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit… because he’s apparently in the running for another, less short, more powerful role in the movie instead.
BleedingCool cites “a 100% trustworthy source close to the situation,” and claims …
Justin Long Interview: Unaired Mac Spots Feature Zach Galifianakis As Drunk Santa?
Justin Long created quite a stir last week among nerds when he appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show with a jailbroken iPhone. That in and of itself is nothing shocking. Jailbreaking your iPhone is legal nowadays but Long was the Mac guy for nearly four years in Apple’s unforgettable “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” ad campaign. Our …
Two Times The Seasons, Half The Episodes: Doctor Who Regenerates Format
When the BBC’s Doctor Who returns for its next season in 2011, things will be different. Including, apparently, how many episodes are in a season, and how many seasons fans get a year. New showrunner Steven Moffat has announced that, instead of one thirteen-episode season a year, the format is going to switch to two seasons, of seven and …
First Klingon Opera Debuts Next Month
Yep, you read that right. Earth’s first Klingon opera will premiere in The Netherlands in September.
Organizers of the Star Trek-themed show, u, have been working on the project for three years, and with help from Klingon creator Mark Orkrand, have even extended an inter-galactic invitation to the Klingon race. (Yes, really.) The …
New Comics 9/1/10
While Diamond may be delivering comics earlier in the week in 2011 we’ve still got some soldiering to do here in the ten. Here is your list of new comics for the week. There are some interesting things happening here. Wolverine might be trying to take back his title from Deadpool and there’s a new Sgt. Rock story as well. Picking the …