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Coming out of Avengers: Age of Ultron, one of the most interesting developments of the movie was the creation and introduction of the character The Vision. Comic book purists know that they significantly tweaked the Vision’s origin…

I'm always reading several books at a time, usually split between two itches: educational and recreational, the latter being almost exclusively populated by the members of NPR's Top 100 Sci-Fi/Fantasy List. But occasionally I am turned…

I like Marvel superheroes. I like games. I like cards. I like artwork. Oddly, I also like The 100 on the CW, but I hardly see what that has to do with Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game by Upper Deck, so one wonders why I brought it…

A while back Jason shared his Nerd Blindspot: Doctor Who. This got me thinking about areas of nerd culture that I just don't know a lot about.  Frankly,  I have a lot.  In fact, I may just be a nerd poser at this point. In my defense, I…

Some of us just have to learn the hard way. But those of us who have traveled the path before, learning by trial-and-error, will gladly share our experience if it will keep a fellow nerd from falling flat on his face. I've touched the hot…

I was recently hanging out with my nephew, who is nearly 4. He has a sweet pair of sunglasses that have the Avengers on the arms of the glasses. A huge fan, he had recently seen the first Avengers movie and he says to me matter of factly,…

I want to introduce you to Golyat Trollcrusher Ekron-Ashkalon. Golyat's life has been filled with more than his share of adventure (and loneliness). First, it should be pointed out that Golyat is an absolute mountain of a man. Golyat…

You may remember the intial thoughts we shared about Daredevil back when Netflix first dropped the series into all of our greedy, greedy hands in April. And though I plowed through the remaining episodes pretty quickly, I have let the…

Jason is kinda like the Obi Wan to my Luke Skywalker when it comes to comics.  I was just tinkering with droids (video games) on Tatooine (but really my den) when he shows up, tells me of something greater (comics, among other things), and…

The idea of an apocalypse has a rich history in literature. Now the apocalypse is also intrinsically tied to pop culture.