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Archive for March, 2013
Miss Fury #1 Preview
Mar 31st
Wealthy socialite Marla Drake is back in her cat suit wearing, vigilante form! Originally known as Black Fury, the character more popularly known as Miss Fury first appeared in Sunday comic strips of 1941 through 1952. Marvel Comics, back when the publisher was simply Timely Comics, reprinted these strips as comic books in the mid-1940′s. Miss Fury’s comic strips have also seen reprint from Archival Press and IDW. She has been revived by both Malibu Comics and Marvel, with the latter giving her a cameo in J. Michael Straczynski’s The Twelve. However, now Miss Fury, Marla Drake, is back in More >
Avatar: The Legend of Korra Season 2 Gets Unofficial Release Date
Mar 29th
It may not be an exact date, nor is it an official press release, but thanks to the twitter of Janet Varney, Avatar fans have a rough date to aim for when it comes to expecting season 2 of the popular Avatar: Legend of Korra series. Varney, the voice actress for Korra, gave us this unofficial announcement in response to a question on twitter. Asked by a fan when season 2, otherwise known as Book 2: Spirits, of Legend of Korra would finally air, Varney responded “Mid-April, I believe!” The tweet has since spread around several fan sites for the series More >
From Guns to Vigors - The Art of Bioshock: Infinite
Mar 28th
The process of video game development might be a longer process than most people believe. The Art of Bioshock: Infinite, a brand new artbook from Dark Horse comics and based around the most recent release of the popular Bioshock series, shows the readers that the video game design team shoots down many more ideas than what actually makes it into the game. Ken Levine, the creative director for the game, touches on that exactly in the intro to the book. Character design, creature ideas, hair styles, and even building types are built up, broken down, and built up again, sometimes More >
Guardians Of The Galaxy #1 AR Reveals Marvel’s Future
Mar 27th
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy #1 is in stores today and has some big news for those looking ahead in the Marvel Universe. If you have a mobile device capable of using the Marvel AR app, I highly recommend turning it on and picking up your copy of Guardians for a few insightful and humorous video clips. The big one comes right off the bat from Joe Quesada, Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer, giving us a look at Marvel’s next big event book, Infinity. Written by Jonathan Hickman, with art by Jim Cheung, this is definitely the event creators have been More >
SG2M Travels: WonderCon 2013
Mar 26th
This Easter weekend, WonderCon returns to Anaheim, California for its second and final year at the Anaheim Convention Center before returning back to San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Tickets are already quickly selling out for the comic convention right across from Disneyland, but if you act now you can join us for a sunny Southern California con. Expect some big news to come from DC, with several major creators and the company’s publishers on site. Joss Whedon will be bringing his cast of the new Much Adieu About Nothing film, and Netflix will be showing of its upcoming Hemlock Grove. So More >
Constantine #1 - Comic Review
Mar 25th
The major comic companies put out enough comics that sometimes it can leave your head spinning and eyes bleeding as you search the new titles each week for something worth reading. To aid in your Geeky endeavors, Speak Geeky To Me on occasion reviews new titles from the major companies to spotlight the best and worst of what’s available at your local comic shop. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a new Comic Review.
Title: Constantine #1
Genre/s: Fantasy
Writer: Ray Fawkes (Batgirl, Justice League Dark) & Jeff Lemire (Swamp Thing, Sweet Tooth)
Artist: Renato Guedes (Wolverine, Superman)
Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo (Demon Knights, More >
Prepare For Season 3 Of Game Of Thrones
Mar 24th
It has been almost 10 months since season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones ended with the dramatic episode, Valar Morghulis. As some of you Song of Ice and Fire fans might be aware, “Valar Morghulis” is High Valyrian for “all men must die”. This old Valyrian phrase is traditionally answered with “Valar Dohaeris,” meaning “all men must serve”. Equally, HBO is responding to the season 2 finale ending of Valar Morghulis with the season 3 premiere episode, entitled Valar Dohaeris. The episode premieres in 1 week, on March 31st at 9PM. It is sure to be a crazy season, More >
A First Look At The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug and Peter Jacksons Exclusive Blu-ray Interview
Mar 24th
For fans who already purchased the Blu-ray version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, earlier today you were able to sit in front of your computer and watch a live streaming Q&A with director Peter Jackson that featured a preview of the upcoming Desolation of Smaug, the second in Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy. The event started at 12:00 PM PST and was only accessible to those with a code made available in the Blu-ray collection. But for those who missed out on the fun, and rather long Q&A, we have the part you all want to see below. Some smart and More >
Exclusive: Executive Assistant Assassin’s Newest Flower - An Interview With Vince Hernandez
Mar 22nd
Executive Assistant: Assassin’s newest assassin, Daisy. Art by Lori Hanson.
Aspen MLT’s popular on-going series about female assassins, Executive Assistant: Assassins, is preparing to enter its second year of publication this summer, and to celebrate we have an exclusive interview with the series’ writer about the newest Executive Assistant. Executive Assistant Daisy makes her debut in Executive Assistant: Assassins #12 this June, and will be the first American-born executive assistant. The character was created and will be written by Aspen MLT’s Editor-in-Chief, Vince Hernandez (Charismagic, Dellec), who has taken some time out of his busy schedule to share with us a little More >
Thomas Jane Promotes Free Comic Book Day
Mar 21st
We’ve already had Wolverine advertising Free Comic Book Day, so why not include the live action representative of The Punisher? Yes, Thomas Jane has joined in on spreading the word of Free Comic Book Day. For those not in the know, Free Comic Book Day is like Christmas come early for comic book fans, as publishers put together a large collection of new or re-printed comic material for comic shops to hand out free to customers on the first weekend of May each year. You can learn more about Free Comic Book Day by visiting their site, here. And now, More >
