The New York Geekcast

I was wondering how to review this movie and I thought, well why not wait till the last minute?  Gird your loins everyone, Scott Pilgrim vs the World comes out in half an hour!

The minute the opening credits started, I thought about what I was dealing with.  Was this a return to scratch film animation, or was this some how closely reproduced in a computer, with some heartfelt scratches and paint added in some new way.  Did that matter?  Then the movie started.  What is up with Canada, I thought?  It seemed like The Discrete Charm of the Hipster Bourgeoisie.  But that quickly passed when the music animation began.  Ghostly blended comic book stars and stripes representing one medium in another.  The basic shapes were an interesting change from the usual abstract Apple visualizer or hippie trance that one often sees as “music art.”

And then came the first evil ex-boyfriend.  What an effin awesome adventure.  I haven’t read the books I had no idea what was going to happen.  Poor guy doesn’t know how to read emails, crashes at his gay best friends bachelor pad, and gets stalked by a Catholic Asian school girl who looks like she walked straight of your nearest EGL web comic.

Each increasingly awesome battle was separated by the introduction of the characters who dain to orbit about Micahel Cera and his Punk chic girlfriend.  Like *SPOILER* the crazy goth lesbian, the angry girl drummer, and my favorite, Aubrey Plaza from “Parks & Recreations.”  Scott Pilgrim vs the World is a computer game, with a nod to ATARIs.

Nothing like a 3 day geek convention to introduce me to the West coast. Armed with my nerdy t-shirts, camera, sketchbook, and magical Super Mario 3 baseball cap, I tried to absorb as much info as possible. I apologize in advance for the random panels I attended.

3 things you need to know: 1) One fan stabbed his friend in the eye with a pen for a seat for “Cowboys & Aliens” 2) Stan Lee made out with two chicks simultaneously in the Marriot hotel lobby on Saturday night, and 3) this will all be in documentary by Morgan Spurlock

Comic Con

Check out the album for my Top 5 Cosplayers, all the runner ups, and photos from events!

Click to read more about Comic Con secrets! Continue reading ‘cOMIC cON 2010′

This is a joyous occasion: Fashion consultant Tim Gunn and comic book/pop culture historian Alan Kistler discuss the fashion choices of superheroes through the years.

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Part 2:

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Crazy Sexy Geeks – Tim Gunn Strikes! Part 1
Crazy Sexy Geeks – Tim Gunn Strikes! Part 2

What is Superpup? It’s an unaired pilot from 1958 in which all the characters from Superman are portrayed by little people in dog costumes. You’re welcome.

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Part 2:

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Yo yo peeps,

Feb. 11th Thursday night @ 9:30pm we’re recording Macking for Geeks part 2: Mack Harder
and we’re hoping YOU…yes YOU…can be a part of it.

Between the hours of 9:30 and 11 give us a call at 1-718-303-2193 to tell us your stories of geek love lost & found.

If you call in and the call doesn’t get through, don’t get discouraged; try again 5 mins later and we’ll pick up your call!

Until then, you can join the discussion on Facebook.

Ever considered the Smurfette Principle, aka The Token Chick, in children’s media? Well, you should. Allow Nostalgia Chick to break it down for you.

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Just a quick update to let you all know — episode 26 is still being edited. We were minorly set back by the inclusion of our epic “HOLIDAYS FTW!!!1″ party this past weekend, but our next episode should be out no later than this week. Thanks for your patience, everyone!