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Picture of the Week: Stan ‘The Man’ at The White House

This week, President Bush presented nine recipients with the National Medal of the Arts, managed by the National Endowment of the Arts. Among the recipients was legendary comic book creator and geek icon Stan Lee, who created Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men and the Fantastic Four — to name a few.
I think this is the beginning [...]

Picture of the Week: New Watchmen Poster

Isn’t it weird how one image can summon so many (geektasic) feelings? That’s what this teaser poster does for me in regards to Watchmen. For anyone who’s been keeping track, Alan Moore is my patron wizard here at Achieve Nerdvana, as evidenced here. And although he’s none too happy about the screen adaptation, Dave Gibbons is [...]

Nar Ventures Back Into the Geekscape!

For those of you who enjoyed my previous appearance on one of the geekiest video podcasts on the net, check it: This week I guest hosted Geekscape with Jonathan London and Brian Gilmore — this time for episode 90! Here’s a taste of what we cover:
Movie Reviews: “Eagle Eye”! TV Reviews: “Heroes Season 3″ News: [...]

A Peak into Arkham Asylum

I don’t know who made this decision, but it’s a great one — whoever you are, I commend you: instead of releasing a rushed, crappy video game tie in with The Dark Knight (EA reportedly halted development on it), Rocksteady Studios and Eidos are now taking their time co-developing a new Batman video game for Xbox [...]

Courting the Fanboy Vote? Presidential Campaign Comics

After a record breaking summer for comic book movies, IDW Publishing is trying a different kind of mainstream crossover: putting politicians in comics! “Barack Obama: Presidential Material” will be written by Jeff Mariotte and drawn by Tom Morgan, while “John McCain: Presidential Material” will be by writer Andy Helfer and artist Stephen Thompson. Both books [...]