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MOVIES

Captain Marvel trailer has most views in 24 hours for a Marvel movie
Disney announces Star Wars movie slow-down

TV

Alan Tudyk to star in Resident Alien series
Michael B Jordan to portray John Clark in Tom Clancy series
Star Trek: Short Treks coming to CBS All Access
Kristen Bell to portray title character in Hulu’s Veronica Mars
Jordan Peele will be host on new Twilight Zone
Stargirl cast Brec Bessinger as title character on DCU Streaming
Daredevil season 3 out on October 19th on Netflix
Big Mouth season 2 premieres October 5th on Netflix

COMICS

James Bond 007 #1 to feature Oddjob
Batman: Damned #1 second printing will edit out Bat-penis

COLLECTIBLES

Diamond Select’s Marvel Premier Venom Statue Returns
Ragnarok Gladiator Hulk 1/6 scale action figure from Hot Toys
Psylocke Premium Format figure by Sideshow Collectibles
HBO & Funko will have pop-up shops in Manhattan during NYCC

GAMES

Sony is getting out of hand-held game market
PS4 Spider-man sold 3.3 million copies in first 3 days

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All the Nerdy News that is fit to know for Thursday!

MOVIES

Bruce Greenwood cast in “Doctor Sleep”
Ryan Coogler will produce Space Jam 2
Aubrey Plaza cast in “Child’s Play” reboot

TV

Walking Dead planning movies and spin-offs

COMICS

Garfield gets a reality show in “Garfield: TV or not TV #1”
“Cheryl Blossom” and “Go-Bots” will release on Local Comic Shop Day
Carol Danvers origin retconned in “Life of Captain Marvel”
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” moving to Boom Studios
Wolverine’s healing power not quite right in “Return of Wolverine #1”
Dark Horse to publish “Berserk” hard cover deluxe editions
Lex Luthor makes a deal with Batman Who Laughs

COLLECTIBLES

Lego has Star Wars Advent Calendar

GAMES

Sony Playstation Classic will be out December 3rd

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All the Nerdy News that is fit to know for Sunday.

MOVIES

Rowan Atkinson back for third Johnny English movie
Predator is tops at the box office this past weekend
Avengers Infinity War has 4th highest domestic box office ever
Solo: A Star Wars Story comes out on Bluray September 25th

TV

Matt Hardy announces retirement from wrestling

COMICS

Barry Allen investigates Strength Force
Upgrade Soul optioned for movie adaption

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MOVIES

Black Panther has highest domestic Bluray sales for 2018
Venom one shot comic for opening weekend at AMC theaters

TV

Elizabeth Tulloch cast as Lois Lane in Arrowverse
Cassandra Jean Amell cast as Nora Fries in Arrowverse
Hulu developing Into the Dark horror series
Today is Batman Day
Xander Berkeley cast as Ben Lockwood’s father on Supergirl

COMICS

The Thing is getting married in Fantastic Four #5
Marvel had 40% + market share for month of August
Soul of the Dragon OGN has Tommy the Green Ranger saving his son

COLLECTIBLES

Yoda 1:4 scale statue by Iron Studios

Predator life size bust by CoolProps

GAMES

Animal Crossing & Luigi’s Mansion 3 coming to Nintendo Switch

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Here’s the Nerdy News to get you through the weekend.

MOVIES

Silent Night, Deadly Night Bluray will come with Ricky action figure
Popular Film category dropped from Oscars
Burt Reynolds passed away at age 82
Star Wars: Last Jedi is best selling Bluray of 2018
Mattel launching their own film studio

TV

Party of Five reboot in development by Disney
High School Musical in development by Disney
Iron Fist season 2 will have an after credits scene

COMICS

Peter Parker and Spider-man are separated

STATUES

Darth Vader premium format statue by Sideshow Collectibles
Fist of the North Star Kenshiro statue by Prime 1 Studios

GAMES

Fortnite getting a Monopoly version
Mega Man 11 has a free demo

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I really like how Disney is giving us a Star Wars side story in between the major story-line movies. Rogue One gave us a look at how the rebels were able to get the blue prints for the Death Star. Now they are gonna shed some light on the early days of fan favorite character, Han Solo.

Judging by the trailer we will see Han’s time training as an Imperial pilot, before being booted from the program. We get to see how Han was mentored by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson). Tobias will teach him how to navigate through galactic criminal channels.

Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) has a bit of on screen time in the trailer. I am crossing my fingers that we get to see the famous poker game where Han Solo wins the Millennium Falcon from Lando.

Chewbacca is present in the trailer too. It is not certain if they will show how Han and Chewie met. If not, hopefully we will get a stand alone Chewbacca movie.

With Ron Howard in the director’s chair, I believe this movie will be great. I must believe this! Han Solo is an iconic Star Wars character and anything less than a great movie about him would be a disappointment.

Are you looking forward to Solo: A Star Wars Story? Do you want to see Han do the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs? Let us know what you want to see in the movie in the comments.

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When you first see C-3PO in Star Wars Force Awakens he has a red arm. There is no way to overlook this fashion faux-pas since C-3PO brings attention to it himself. What they never explain is why his left arm is red. The reason is explained in the Star Wars C-3PO #1 one-shot comic and no where else. If you aren’t a comic book reader you likely don’t know the answer to this question.

Star Wars C-3PO #1 by Marvel Comics starts out with a Resistance ship crashing onto an unidentified planet. The reserve fuel tanks fail to jettison on re-entry and the ship explodes killing all the crew except for 6 droids. 5 of these droids are Resistance droids. The other droid was actually a prisoner on the ship. He was an RA-7 First Order protocol droid named Omri.

Omri supposedly has information on the location where the First Order is holding Admiral Akbar. The First Order will interrogate him for information and undoubtedly kill him when they get what they need.

The Resistance droids detect a beacon from a crashed First Order TIE Fighter nearby. They decide to get the beacon, change the frequency to alert the Resistance, and deliver Omri.

The trip to the beacon is perilous and filled with hostile life forms. All the droids meet their demise except Omri and C-3PO. C-3PO does lose his left arm in one of the scuffles. They make it to within steps of the beacon when acid rain begins to fall and eat away at them.

They take refuge under the wing of a downed spacecraft. The acid rain begins to eat through their make-shift cover and they realize they won’t be safe for long.

Omri confides in C-3PO that he does indeed have the location of Admiral Akbar. He gives this info to C-3PO and sacrifices himself to reset the beacon. As the acid is eating away at Omri we see under his protective outer coating is red primer. C-3PO is able to salvage the red left arm.

A Resistance ship answers the distress beacon and saves C-3PO. Once aboard the Resistance ship C-3PO puts the red arm on his body. He tells BB-8 the arm offends him aesthetically, but he decides he will keep it on for a while as a memorial.

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Patrick from ZiaComics.com opens and builds the Lego Star Wars Slave I set 75060. It took him about 2 days to complete the build, but don’t worry… we time lapsed the build so it only takes a few minutes to watch it go from a pile of Legos to the completed Slave 1.

Slave I is the iconic ship owned by Jango Fett before the Clone Wars. His son/clone Boba Fett took ownership after Jango was killed by Mace Windu. Slave I is a modified Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft. Jango outfitted the craft with a number of weapons including laser cannons, projectile launchers, and seismic charges.

After several failed attempts to kill Jedi Master Mace Windu to avenge his father, Boba Fett, Aurra Sing, and Bossk traveled to the planet Florrum to meet with Sing’s friend, spice pirate Hondo Ohnaka.

Jedi Ahsoka Tano and Plo Koon captured Fett and Bossk. Aurra Sing tried to escape on Slave I. Ahsoka Tano sliced off a wing with her lightsaber. This caused Sing to lose control and crash the ship. Hondo Ohnaka took ownership of Slave I until near the end of the Clone War when it returned to Boba’s ownership.

The ship became well-known to the galaxy’s fugitives. It is recognized as being the ship of the galaxy’s deadliest bounty hunters. Boba Fett used Slave I to transport a carbon-frozen Han Solo from Cloud City to Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War. Originally, it had a blue base instead of the dark red. This was changed when it came into Ohnaka’s possession.

Features – product details for Slave I™ 75060 from Star Wars™

Track down fugitives with legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett™ aboard the powerful Slave I! This exclusive LEGO® Star Wars™ model features a rotating cockpit and wings for flight and landing mode, plus dual shooters and hidden blasters to repel attackers.

Reenact the capture of Han Solo™ in Star Wars™: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and take off from Bespin with the carbonite-imprisoned Rebel hero in the cargo hold. Attach the stand to display this iconic ship in characteristic upright flight. Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Boba Fett™, Bespin Guard™, Stormtrooper™ and Han Solo™.

Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Boba Fett™, Bespin Guard™, Stormtrooper™ and Han Solo™

Also includes Han Solo™ in carbonite!

Features a rotating cockpit and wings, opening side hatches with hidden guns and missiles, 2 rotating dual shooters, cargo hold and a display stand with data sheet

Weapons include special blaster pistol for Boba Fett™, blaster pistol for Bespin Guard™ and a blaster rifle for the Stormtrooper™

Rotate the cockpit and wings for flight and landing mode

Place carbonite-imprisoned Han Solo™ in the cargo hold

Open the side hatches to unleash missiles from the hidden guns

Showcase the huge Slave I in upright flight on the display stand

Recreate classic scenes from Star Wars™: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back

Measures over 7” (20cm) high, 17” (45cm) long and 14” (37cm) wide in landing mode

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Building the Lego Star Wars Snowspeeder

Patrick from ZiaComics.com unboxes the Exclusive Lego Star Wars Snowspeeder item #75144. This Lego set has 1,703 pieces and is for ages 14+. It took about 3 days of building after work to complete. There are some cool features like opening canopy and dial down flaps in the back (as seen in the video). This was a very fun build and we recommend it to anyone, especially Star Wars fans.

Product Details from Lego

Collect a true Star Wars classic: the T-47 Snowspeeder. This LEGO® interpretation of the iconic airspeeder that fans will remember from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back has all the details you’d expect, including opening airbrakes, rotating rear gun, and an opening cockpit with space for the included Rebel Snowspeeder Pilot and Rebel Snowspeeder Gunner minifigures. This model also comes with a display stand and fact plaque, so it can take pride of place in any LEGO Star Wars collection.

Includes 2 minifigures: a Rebel Snowspeeder Pilot and a Rebel Snowspeeder Gunner.

Features intricate, authentic detailing, opening airbrakes, rotating rear gun and an opening cockpit with space for the 2 included minifigures.
Attach the Snowspeeder to the stand with fact plaque to display it.
Impress your friends with this amazing recreation of a classic Star Wars Snowspeeder.

Includes 2 blaster pistols.

Accessory elements include electrobinoculars, a Snowspeeder Pilot helmet and a Snowspeeder Gunner helmet.

Snowspeeder on display stand measures over 8” (21cm) high, 15” (39cm) long and 11” (29cm) wide, and over 4” (11cm) high without stand.

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It’s a tie! The Top 10 comics for December are an even 50/50 split between Marvel and DC. None of the smaller publishers were able to crack the top 10 this month.

DC Comics again relied heavily on Batman related titles. All 5 of their top 10 comics have Batman in them. Batman #12 & 13, Dark Knight Master Race Book 7, All-Star Batman #5, and Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1. Not sure if this is a statement about the popularity of Batman or if DC is just having trouble elevating another character to Bruce Wayne’s level.

2 of Marvel’s top 10 titles are in the Star Wars Universe. Star Wars #26 kicks off the Yoda story. We get to learn a little about the diminutive Jedi’s early exploits. Doctor Aphra #1 gives one of the newer Star Wars characters her own book. She is like Indiana Jones of outer space. She is accompanied by 2 re-purposed Imperial droids, 0-0-0 specializing in torture) and BT-1 (assassin droid). You’ll also see more of Black Krrsantan, a Wookie bounty hunter.

There are also 2 Marvel titles dealing with big fights in Inhumans vs X-men #1 and Civil War II #8. The last Marvel title in the top 10 is Hulk #1 which sees She-Hulk take over the mantle of “Hulk” as she wrestles with her growing inner rage.

Let us know what titles you are reading and why you believe they should be in the top 10. Just leave a note in the comments section.

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Patrick from ZiaComics.com unboxes the new SideShow Star Wars R5-J2 action figure. R5-J2 is an R5-series astromech droid that possesses masculine programming.

Imperial R5-J2’s have a black-and-silver body, though some of his panels are painted bronze. R5 is inexpensively made which is it’s primary selling feature.

ABOUT THIS SIXTH SCALE FIGURE

Joining Sideshow’s acclaimed Star Wars Sixth Scale Collection is the R5-J2 Imperial Astromech Droid.

Making a brief appearance in the opening of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, this sleek black and copper colored repair droid was stationed on the second Death Star during the battle of Endor. Built slightly larger than the Imperial R2-Q5 unit, the R5-J2 Sixth Scale Figure measures roughly 8.6 inches tall and features hinged panels, retractable treads, and a unique swiveling trapezoid-shaped head. Not even a memory inhibitor could keep this droid from bringing personality and charm to your Star Wars collection.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

The Star Wars R5-J2 Imperial Astromech Droid Sixth Scale Figure specially features:

A highly detailed R5 series Astromech sculpt
Rotating head
Articulated terrain tread legs
Antennae
Body compartments with hinged panels

PRODUCT DETAILS

License: Star Wars
Scale: Sixth Scale Figure
Manufacturer: Sideshow Collectibles
Product Size: 8.66″ H (219.96mm) x 4.5″ W (114.3mm) x 3″ L (76.2mm)*
Box Size: 5.00″ H (127mm) x 9.00″ W (228.6mm) x 12.00″ L (304.8mm)*
Product Weight: 1.00 lbs (0.45 kg)*
Dimensional Weight: 3 lbs*
Int’l Dim. Weight: 4 lbs*

*Size and weight are approximate values.

Product Sku: 100383
UPC: 747720231917

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Pascual Wawoe (Sculpt)
Tim Niver (Sculpt)
Jason Eaton (Paint)
Kat Sapene (Paint)
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One of the most iconic starships of the Star Wars™ saga is back, and it’s leaner and meaner than ever before! As featured in exciting scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this latest LEGO® version of the Millennium Falcon™ is crammed with new and updated external features.

The external features include an even more streamlined and detailed design, detachable cockpit with space for 2 mini-figures, rotating top and bottom laser turrets with hatch and space for a mini-figure, dual spring-loaded shooters, sensor dish,ramp and an entrance hatch.

Open up the hull plates to reveal even more great new and updated details inside, including the main hold with seating area and Holochess board, more detailed hyper-drive, secret compartment, extra boxes and cables, and storage for spring-loaded shooter ammo. And of course no LEGO Millennium Falcon model would be complete without Han Solo and Chewbacca, as well as other great characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Activate the hyper-drive and set course for LEGO Star Wars fun! Includes 6 mini-figures with assorted weapons: Rey, Finn, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Tasu Leech and a Kanjiklub Gang Member, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid.

Lego kit contents

Includes 6 minifigures with assorted weapons: Rey, Finn, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Tasu Leech and a Kanjiklub Gang Member, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid

Exterior features streamlined and detailed design, detachable cockpit with space for 2 mini-figures, rotating top and bottom laser turrets with hatch and space for a mini-figure, dual spring-loaded shooters, sensor dish, ramp, entrance hatch and opening hull plates

Detailed interior includes a more detailed hyper-drive, Holochess board, secret compartment, extra boxes and cables, and storage for spring-loaded shooter ammo

Weapons include a blaster pistol, silver-colored blaster pistol, blaster, gang pistol, gang rifle and a bowcaster

Lift the hull plates and check out the detailed interior
Become a make-believe Holochess master!

Detach the cockpit

Fire the dual spring-loaded shooters

Hide weapons and other cargo in the secret compartment

Pretend to activate the hyper-drive and make a fast getaway!

Recreate fantastic scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The perfect addition to any LEGO Star Wars collection

Measures over 5” (14cm) high, 18” (47cm) long and 12” (32cm) wide

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