Comics: The Cartography of Gotham City
by Kim Filchak Who doesn’t love map porn? And maps of fictional places are even better, they give substance and boundaries to places that would otherwise exist as semi amorphous cartographic blobs in readers’ heads. Maps make fictional places real,…
Movie News: Sources Say Josh Brolin Will Play Thanos
by Kim Filchak Ever since we first saw his unmistakable purple profile in the post-credit scene from The Avengers we have been wondering who is going to play Thanos. Well, comic book fans were wondering about it and then explaining…
Rampant Speculation!: “Ant Man”-The Saga Continues!
by Kim Filchak Hello again! Yes this is Rampant Speculation returning once again to be your one stop shop for internet rumors too good to be true and to horrible to contemplate. Just when we thought the continuing drama of Ant…
TV News: Marvel’S Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
by Mike Favila, Editor Look! We made it to the Blu Ray! I personally am excited and relieved that this is coming out. Also note that Captain America: The Winter Soldier is being released the same day, so we can…
Movie Review: A Million Ways To Die In The West
by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor Well old timers, get ready to take a trip back in time, because funny guy Seth MacFarlane has just released his Comedy Western, A Million Ways To Die In The West. Following the success of…
Levar Burton’s Emotional Thank You To Supporters
by Kim Filchak Oh God Geordi, now you’re making me cry. In an emotional video posted to YouTube an obviously deeply touched Levar Burton expressed his gratitude to those who helped his kickstarter campaign hit it’s one million dollar goal in a…
Will “Community” Live Again on Hulu?
By Kim Filchak Good News Everyone! We may be getting Community back! Maybe. If things work out and it all does not get snatched away by the cruel hands of fate and negotiation break downs. We were all saddened by…
Rampant Speculation! The “Ant Man” Edition
By Kim Filchak Good morning and welcome to Rampant Speculation, a new semi-daily/weekly column dedicated to all of the rumors floating around out there. Rumors and speculation are sort of like a journalistic version of two truths and a lie….
Comic Book News: Dave Sim’s Cerebus: High Society comes to DVD!
by Mike Favila, Editor If you’re an old school comics fan like me, you still remember a time when being an independent publisher meant that you were really taking a huge risk. No backing, shaky distribution lines, lack of internet…
James Gunn Talks About Marvel/Wright Split
By Kim Filchak It sucks when friends break up, watching helplessly from the sidelines as what was once a hopeful partnership fades away. Today Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn posted his thoughts about the Marvel/Edgar Wright split on his Facebook page…
David Lynch’s “Return of the Jedi”
By Kim Filchak Ever wonder what would have happened if David Lynch had said yes to George Lucas and directed Return of the Jedi? Were you like me and did not even know that was an option? Well YouTube user…
Proof That Joss Whedon Is The Best!
By Kim Filchak It is a given that most people who are into geeky type things are into Joss Whedon. Not everyone mind you, but if you asked a random panel room at a random convention in random town for…
BBC Releases “Doctor Who” Teaser Trailer!
By Kim Filchak For all of the Whovians out there and everyone else who enjoys following the adventures of the mad man in the blue box, the BBC has released the teaser trailer for the next series of…
Simon Kinberg talks “X-Men: Apocalypse”
by Kim Filchak, Reporter Warning, there are spoilers in this story. Read at your own risk. With X-Men: Days of Future Past hitting the screens this week and getting some pretty good reviews, as well as looking to make a…
Movie Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor I don’t know about you guys, but there isn’t another movie that I have been more excited to see in 2014 than X-Men: Days of Future Past. To the uninitiated, this story is considered to…