Weekend Roundup 3/20/15-3/22/15: Insurgent crushes Cinderella
I'm a little surprised that The Divergent Series: Insurgent took in as much money as it did this past weekend. The movie debuted at $54 million, which is only slightly less than the $54.6 million that the first film opened up with. The film is getting horrible...
Kickstarter Update: ‘Universe Expanded’ is Fully Funded! Shadows of the Empire Add-on!
Over the weekend, one of our favorite Kickstarter campaigns hit its goal and it is now fully funded. Or as author Philip Reed puts it (in his best Tarkin voice), "it is now a 'Fully Operational' Kickstarter!", and I would have to totally agree. Time for some Death...
Mark Hamill Wants You to Attend Free Comic Book Day
You gotta love Mark Hamill. Not only is he one of the most iconic figures in all of film history with Luke Skywalker, he's also the voice of The Joker. He's a lover of comics and it always shows in his interviews and interactions with his fans. As Free Comic Book Day...
Stuart Immonen replaces John Cassaday as artist for Star Wars Marvel series!
When I heard that Jason Aaron would be taking on Star Wars as his next comic for Marvel and Lucasfilm Ltd., I flipped out. He's been doing an amazing job on Thor and the first few issues of the comic has been epic. The only problem I had with it was the artwork, which...
Far Back Friday: Jon remembers The Dark Crystal
During the 1980’s, the fantasy and the fantastic world of puppetry became popular with Jim Henson’s creative and imaginative works. With the success of the Muppet Show, Jim Henson decided to branch out his world of puppets to the big screen. In 1982, The Dark...
Top of the Stack – Comic Book New Releases for 3/18/15
I'm back you guys! Who missed me? It's okay take your time, I can wait. Anyway, I've got a lot of catching up to do from last week so I guess it's pretty good that this week is rather small wouldn't you say? That doesn't mean that it doesn't have some juicy nuggets in...