May, 2014 - Forces of Geek

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The Classic Rocker: We’re Only In It For The Money

Okay Frank Zappa fans, settle down. I only grabbed the title from the 1968 Mothers of Invention album to use for this edition of...

Stefan BlitzMay 9, 2014

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NINJA GAIDEN II: THE DARK SWORD OF CHAOS, Or Judging a Video Game By It’s Awesome Cover

The year was 1990, and I was spending the weekend with my best friend, Chris Carroll. We were both 11-years-old and, let me tell...

Stefan BlitzMay 9, 2014

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FOG! Chats With RICHARD ELFMAN About His Indiegogo For FORBIDDEN ZONE 2!!!

Interview conducted by Stefan Blitz The Forbidden Zone is an assault on your eyes and ears in the best way possible. It’s an amazing...

Stefan BlitzMay 9, 2014

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NEIGHBORS (review)

Review by Caitlyn Thompson Produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver Written by Andrew J. Cohen, Brendan O’Brien Directed by Nicholas Stoller Starring...

Caitlyn ThompsonMay 9, 2014

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The Moonbase Discusses SAILOR MOON’s 20th Anniversary With Creature of Habit’s Vanessa Walton

Professional costumer, Vanessa Walton of Creature of Habit has just completed her tribute for the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary. A designer of fantasy costumes,...

Stefan BlitzMay 9, 2014

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

We all know that Mother’s Day might not be applicable to the woman who gave birth to you, but to any woman (or even...

Stefan BlitzMay 8, 2014

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COSMIC TREADMILL / TRIPLE SHOT – FREE COMIC BOOK DAY RECAP 2104

Another nerd holiday came and went, and unlike the usual December comedown, we ain’t sick of our presents after coming down from a sugar...

Clay N. FernoMay 7, 2014

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THOR For President

At the end of the most recent Thor movie, The Dark World, Thor’s father informs the title character that the people of the Nine...

Seth LeviMay 7, 2014

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FOG! Chats With ‘GODZILLA: AWAKENING’ Co-Writer GREG BORENSTEIN

Interview conducted by Stefan Blitz We’re still over a week away before Godzilla from Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros., arrives in theaters. In order...

Stefan BlitzMay 7, 2014

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WIGGING OUT

Wigs have somewhat of a bad reputation amongst those who don’t wear them. Fake hair is often associated with people who are trying to...

Stefan BlitzMay 6, 2014

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THE NAME GAME (Previously ‘Untitled Steve Segal Bi-Weekly Post’, and ‘Movie Titles in Flux’)

Seems changing movie titles is all the rage lately. A few months back, Warner Bros. took the perfectly good and unique title of the...

Steven Segal TwistMay 6, 2014

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It Makes Me Wanna Fart! SALUTE YOUR SHORTS, Flashback To The Present!

Welcome to the tenth installment of Flashback to the Present. I’ll be your contributing writer, Charles Knauf. Southern California is having an unseasonably warm...

Stefan BlitzMay 5, 2014

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Geek Swag For The Little Girl In Your Life Has Arrived at SuperheroStuff.com!

Our friends at SuperHeroStuff.com have launched a page dedicated to clothing and accessories aimed at the younger Girl Geek. That’s right, now there’s a...

Stefan BlitzMay 5, 2014

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FOG! Chats With KYLE HIGGINS About His New Series, C.O.W.L.

Interview Conducted by Stefan Blitz It’s becoming more and more difficult for writers to put their own spin on superheroes. As a genre within...

Stefan BlitzMay 5, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: NOT BASED ON A TRUE STORY

There are a lot of films out there that are “based on a true story.” Some actually are, but a few are…well…just not. Sure,...

Stefan BlitzMay 3, 2014

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‘And Then They Were 3!’ – A Look Back at FANTASTIC FOUR #381

This week, all the mainstream news outlets were breaking a huge story about an Earth-shattering development in Marvel Comics. Headline after headline after headline,...

Stefan BlitzMay 2, 2014

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FADING GIGOLO (review)

Review by Benn Robbins Produced by Bill Block, Paul Hanson, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte Written and Directed by John Turturro Starring John Turturro,Woody Allen, Sharon Stone,...

Stefan BlitzMay 2, 2014

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (review)

Review by Benn Robbins Produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach Screenplay by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner Story by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, ...

Stefan BlitzMay 2, 2014

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Read an Excerpt From ‘SONGS ONLY YOU KNOW’ By Sean Madigan Hoen

Thoughts of Ionesco frontman Sean Madigan Hoen has written his first book, Songs Only You Know: A Memoir for Soho Press. Songs Only You...

Stefan BlitzMay 2, 2014

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Save 16% All MAY From Our Friends At SUPERHERO STUFF!

It’s May! Summer movie season has begun! We’ve already had the fantastic Captain America: The Winter Soldier and tomorrow The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is...

Stefan BlitzMay 2, 2014

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GEEKS-IXUM OVERDRIVE: My Favorite Nerd-World Vehicles

I’ve never really been a car geek. You’ve read exploits of my many, many geekeries, but automobiles ain’t one of ’em. But I recently...

Marvin C. PittmanMay 1, 2014

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MST3K: Five of My Favorite Mike Episodes

Mike Nelson, in my humble eyes, is by and far one the best byproducts to come out of the Midwest. Although now settled in...

Kate DavisMay 1, 2014