With the release of The Phantom Menace in 3D to theaters, George Lucas has once again thrust Jar-Jar Binks upon the masses. But the wretched Gungan hardly has a monopoly on defacing the Star Wars universe. Here are ten characters at least as annoying as Jar-Jar — maybe even more so. Read more »
LEGO Marvel Superheroes: Revealed
Just like The Lord of the Rings, another major property that fans have long desired is coming to LEGO this year: Marvel superheroes. The first 6 sets have been revealed, and they’re mostly (but not all) in support of The Avengers movie. Here we go… Read more »
LEGO Lord of the Rings Unveiled at Toy Fair
This June, for the first time ever, you’ll be able to buy official LEGO Lord of the Rings toys. Revealed just yesterday at an exclusive event just before the start of Toy Fair 2012 in New York City, here are full details and images of all of the sets. Despite what you may see elsewhere, there are seven sets, not six. Read more »
Win a Bottle of Geeky Nail Polish from NerdLacquer!
Remember the post we had about geeky nail polish last month? Etsy shop owner Amanda Collier blends the nail polish on her own, drawing inspiration from all-time sci-fi favorites such as Dr. Who and Star Trek. You can purchase your geeky nail polish of choice from her Etsy shop NerdLacquer, or you can join our giveaway contest to win a color of your choosing! If you’re a girl, this contest is perfect. If you’re a guy, it still works. Either you give the nail polish to your girl friend for Valentine’s or you wear the polish yourself. It’s not like guys don’t do that these days, right? ;) You know Read more »
Max Payne Coming to iPad & iPhone!
Is it bad that I’m more excited about this than I am about Max Payne 3? The original Max Payne, by Remedy Entertainment, is being ported to iOS devices with an expected arrival within the next two months. Read more »
New Media From ‘The Walking Dead’ Game
Man, that Robert Kirkman gets around. In addition to his duties writing numerous comic books, he’s also part of the writing staff on AMC’s The Walking Dead TV show and serves as its de facto public face. Now he’s helping launch an online talk show about Telltale Game’s upcoming tie-in video game. Read more »
‘Fall of Cybertron’ Spawns Transformers Toy Line
More news out of Toy Fair in NYC: a whole bunch of Transformers toys have been inspired by the forthcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron video game. Does this vote of confidence from Hasbro mean we’re finally getting a killer Transformers game? Read more »
Ticket to Ride Pocket is FREE. Grab it now!
Here at Forevergeek, we regularly try to paint a picture of the multitudinous aspects of geekiness. From science fiction to video gaming, from comics to cosplay. Sometimes, these different paths of geekdom coincide into a central nexus making things so much more fun to report. In this case, it’s when board games and video games come together. I’m about 95% sure you’ve heard of the classic board game Ticket to Ride. It’s an all-American best selling board game that’s easy to learn, hard to master and totally addicting to play with friends. The magic of Ticket to Ride is that it appeals to both the board game veterans and casual Read more »
The Art Of The Franchise Crossover
While there is little on this week’s shipping list that fills me with enthusiasm, this is by far made up for with the news that IDW are releasing another of their franchise crossovers. As a science fiction fan since a small child, then this is a landmark event. What are the two biggest names in science fiction? (And bear in mind that I am British as I ask this.) One perpetuates an idealistic view of the future, where mankind can rise above its differences and work together in harmony, while the other promotes the heroism of the individual, the anti-establishment icon that can correct a society gone wrong. I speak Read more »
14 Anime for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a time for love and romance, but if you’re an anime geek and flowers and chocolates aren’t your thing, then you could consider a night of anime. Here are 14 anime that deal with love and romance. Just a warning – as with real love, not all of them have a happy ending. Kimi ni Todoke One of the sweetest high school romances in the last few years is Kimi ni Todoke. For most of her life, Sawako Kuronuma has been alone because of her looks – she so closely resembles the girl that climbs out of the well in “The Ring” that everyone calls her Sadako. Read more »
Winter 2012 Wonder Festival Highlights
The Winter 2012 Wonder Festival took place this weekend and as usual, a flood of new anime and game figure prototypes were out on display. Below are just some of the highlights from the event. Figmas Max Factory has dominated the articulated figure market with their Figma line-up, and fans of the series can expect a few goodies later this year. Two new figmas being released are Saber and Kiritsugu Emiya from Fate/Zero. Both of them are geared towards action poses, and they would look great if you had Saber’s motorbike too. Other figmas planned for release this year include Black Rock Shooter TV Animation version, Hibiki Tachibana from Read more »
Raising Hell
Many people say, and I’m not one to argue, that what started as a brilliant franchise became watered down after a number of sequels that failed to reach the dizzy depths that were plumbed by the original Hellraiser. ‘Oh we have such sights to show you’ became a jaded phrase. Having said that, I seem to recall I really liked the eighth and final movie, and feel it was much maligned in later recollections. Or maybe it was the seventh. Anyway, moving on… We lived through Marvel’s abortive attempt at Clive Barker’s derived characters in the Razorline family of titles, which again contained a small number of gems but fell Read more »
Ramos Alarm Clock for When You Really Want to Wake Up
How difficult is it for you to wake up in the morning? If you are anything like me, you have tried all sorts of alarm clocks just to ensure that you get up in time for work every day. I even set several alarms, especially for days when I have something really important on my plate. Alas, it doesn’t always work. Enter the Ramos alarm clock, a Kickstarter project by Paul Sammut, who also seems to have his own experiences with these devices to kick you out of bed. The idea behind the Ramos alarm clock is to get you use your brain, assuming that this will help you really Read more »
CBS Making ‘Modern Day Sherlock Holmes’ Show
CBS, the broadcast TV home of all things procedural (and boring), has green-lighted a pilot for a show called Elementary, which brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into a modern-day setting. Sound familiar? Read more »
Who Wants Bacon Milkshake?
We love bacon. There is no denying that. For sure, we all agree that nothing beats bacon for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Bacon is bacon, and nothing more needs to be said. I have to admit, however, that there are so many things with bacon these days that you just can’t help but wonder if the hype has gone overboard. Take this bacon milkshake from Jack in the Box. As much as I love bacon, I am not sure if I will like it. Jack in the Box is an iconic chain founded back in 1951 by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California. Today, they branches in countless states. Read more »
When Classic Art and LOLspeak Collide
Lolspeak is here, and it might be here to stay. At least for a while, until it evolves into something else. Whether that next kind of language is better or worse than lolspeak, I have no idea! If you are averse to the idea of the English language being corrupted by lolspeak, maybe it’s high time you loosen up a bit. If you use lolspeak on a regular basis, you will definitely have fun with these images. These are “portraits” which shout CLASSIC! The big difference is that lolspeak has been injected, rather blatantly, resulting in a hilarious mashup. Perhaps those who are knowledgeable about art will find the mashup Read more »
