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[SDCC 2014] All Those Wonderful Toys

In addition to the cosplayers, celebrities, panels, trailers, and parties of San Diego Comic-Con, there’s one thing we can’t forget: all those wonderful toys. And books, stickers, clothes, trinkets, statues, figures, and every other cool geek item you can buy on the giant sales floor. We’ve collected together a few photos of the collectibles we

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Gam3rCon: why we need small conventions

The 2014 San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and in its wake we’re left with a sense of longing, despair, and relief. To those of us lucky enough to attend SDCC we all know what it’s like going through the process of registering a Member ID, checking Comic-Con’s website everyday, and sitting in virtual

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[SDCC 2014] Marvel Panel – Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Marvel panel (specifically the Avengers: Age of Ultron portion) at San Diego Comic-Con was one of the most eagerly awaited, hard-to-get-into, and most talked about event of the convention. Thanks to photographer Hilary Papiro, we have dozens of photos of the panel, plus a video of the cast (Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner, Chris

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Leland Pierce

Movie Issues: Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel and their cinematic universe opened the summer with Captain America: The Winter Solider, so it’s only fitting they also close down the summer movie season with their new film, Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, and featuring the voice

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Leland Pierce

Movie Issues: You Only Live Twice

You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! It is August and the guys felt it was time for a theme month. So for the whole month of August they guys are looking back at action movies. Starting in the 1960s with the James Bond classic, You Only Live Twice.

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Tech Review – MoblNRG Lithium Ion Battery

While we certainly enjoyed covering SDCC this year, we’re always battling one thing: our battery life on our smartphones and electronics. This year was no different. Between doing social networking, recording videos and taking pictures it was a chore to keep the smartphones charged. What’s worse is when you discover you have less then 50%

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Xbox One Announces Unlimited Gaming For $5 A Month

Following the model set byNetflix and PlayStation Now (debuting for PS4 users tomorrow, July 31), EA and Microsoft are teaming up to offer Xbox players a new subscription service. It’s called the EA Pass. For $5 a month, or $30 a year, the subscription gives players unlimited access to the “Vault,” an enormous selection of

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[SDCC 2014] Comic-Con photos: all the fun without the badge

Roving photographer Alex Dejecacion set out last week to answer the question: how much of Comic-Con can you see from outside the Convention Center?The result is a beautiful Hipstamatic gallery of cosplayers and attractions, all taken without ever setting foot inside the building.

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Comic Issues #181 – The Best Of Comic-Con

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! We survived Comic-Con! We’re tired, we’re broke, and we’re getting over the Con Crud, but we’d do it all over in a heartbeat. (Or in one year from now, we oughta be recovered by then.) Join Anthony, Elizabeth, and Sara from the

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