My New Hope for Star Wars

| November 9, 2012

I’ve been thinking a lot about Star Wars lately. You probably have too, given that the news hit last week that Disney bought Lucasfilm and the fact that you’re visiting a site called NerdSpan. Even non-nerds like Star Wars. I’ve had friends who I had nothing in common with other than Star Wars. This comes only three years after Disney acquired marvel, so they’re basically buying all of pop culture. With DuckTales, Star Wars, and the Marvel Universe all under one roof, that’s 5-year-old me, 14-year-old me, and current me’s favorite things, all owned by one corporation…

Catch Us at Wizard World Austin Comic Con 2012!

| October 17, 2012

Catch us at Wizard World Austin Comic Con October 26-28, especially on Saturday the 27th. Wow, will we be busy that day! Between doing two panels of our own and moderating four others, we won’t slow down. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27th 11:00 – 11:45AM DEAN CAIN Q&A Dean Cain, the star of the popular American television [...]

Michael Uslan, World’s First Doctor of Comic Books

| October 5, 2012

A great time for comics scholars & all comic book fans: On October 10, Michael Uslan will be recognized as the world’s first Doctor of Comic Books, receiving a fine arts honorary doctorate in comic books. FULL STORY I must stress his importance for comics scholars, comic book fans, moviegoers, and, frankly, the course of [...]

Not a Real Article

| September 22, 2012

Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far. Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far. Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far. Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far.

Not a Real Doctor Who Panel Article

| July 30, 2012

This is not a real article. This is practice. We don’t want complete articles on the main page. We want pic and description/excerpt that can lead to the real article. “Bow ties are cool.” This is not a real article. This is practice. We don’t want complete articles on the main page. We want pic [...]

Doctor Who at SDCC 2012: Cowboys and Dinos and Groundhogs, Oh My!

| July 18, 2012

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After many fans waited 14 hours or more, they were treated to Doctor Who’s return to SDCC’s legendary Hall H yet again this year, bringing Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, and Stephen Moffat to the states. They showed a few clips, a couple of which came from the upcoming season. One clip came from [...]