- Princess Leia and stunt double sunbathing on Tatooine (Jason Kottke)
- Supernatural Collective Nouns (Wondermark)
- Joss Whedon and the Terminator (Atomic Comics)
- Monsters From the Old Testament Who Want to Eat Your Kishkes (io9)
- Tucson Time Capsule : DUNGEON MASTER AT WORK (AZStarNet)
- Welcome to the Dungeon (The Harvard Crimson)
- Finding the magic in geeks’ fantasy, reality (The Boston Globe)
 Weekend ReadingNovember 8th, 2009, 12:30 am by Jayson PetersNerdvana Weekly: Nov. 1-7, 2009November 7th, 2009, 12:25 am by Jayson PetersCheck out my first attempt at a video game-inspired jack-o’-lantern. Or else. A handful of links that didn’t get their own posts. Phoenix College book sale benefits scholarship fund Pick up some new reading material at a good price, and for a good cause.
Doctor Who star in a pilot for NBC. Give ‘Stray Bullets’ a shot! For free! Read the first four issues online. No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani ain’t no ‘Honky Tonk’ girl Activision provokes another lawsuit. Comic-Con founder, Sheldon Dorf, passes away Ubergeek was 76.
Atari launching its enterprise before fiscal year ends. ‘The Box’ offers sci-fi morality tale Turns out Donnie Darko wasn’t a fluke. Princess Zelda comes out of the dungeon in ‘Spirit Tracks’ Who needs rescuing? D&Deal: 2 Player’s Handbooks for the price of 1 A holiday bundle to rule them all. Japanese TV mascot invades 7-Eleven stores Domo-kun! Japanese TV mascot invades 7-Eleven storesNovember 7th, 2009, 12:22 am by Jayson Peters
Ever heard of Domo? Those not in the know are probably scratching their heads after visits to 7-Eleven convenience stores. That’s because Domo, the mascot of Japan’s NHK television station, has expanded his empire to include Slurpees, bad coffee and truly terrible hot dogs. The gassy, meat-loving, apple-hating, egg-born cave-dweller can be seen on 99 cent coffee cups and other products. (You can check out lots of pictures at Top Cultured, or just head on down to your local 7-Eleven.) It’s not Domo’s first foray into American retail: In 2008 the character was used in Target’s Halloween promotions. D&Deal: 2 Player’s Handbooks for the price of 1November 7th, 2009, 12:09 am by Jayson Peters
The 4th Edition Player’s Handbook Collection includes both the essential Player’s Handbook and Player’s Handbook 2, which contains additional character races, classes and powers. The bundle’s $34.95 price includes both manuals in a handsome slipcase, plus a $12 discount off a year’s subscription to the online D&D Insider service. Not included: dice, Dungeon Master’s Guides, Monster Manuals or imagination. See also: D&D parent co. pulls legal PDFs off market, starts flame war Princess Zelda comes out of the dungeon in ‘Spirit Tracks’November 6th, 2009, 7:24 am by Jayson Peters
That’s all about to change in the new entry for the DS and DSi handheld systems. Zelda is coming out of the dungeon and joining the adventure for the first time. ‘The Box’ offers sci-fi morality taleNovember 6th, 2009, 5:53 am by Chris "KeL" AdamsIn 2001, after bursting onto the scene and receiving critical acclaim for his mind-bending sci-fi film “Donnie Darko,” writer-director Richard Kelly stumbled badly with his 2006 follow-up “Southland Tales.” His next major project “The Box,” opening this week, achieves neither the highs, nor lows of his previous efforts. It is, however, a thought-provoking and respectable effort, that proves Kelly is a talent and “Darko” wasn’t entirely beginner’s luck. ‘Star Trek Online’ star-dated: MMO launches in FebruaryNovember 5th, 2009, 2:47 pm by Jayson Peters
Closed beta testing of the game, which is set in the generation after Star Trek: The Next Generation, began earlier this year. Via Cinema Blend Comic-Con founder, Sheldon Dorf, passes awayNovember 5th, 2009, 2:12 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
In 1970, Dorf put together the Golden State Comic-Convention, in a time where comic book cons were few and far between. From these humble beginnings the convention grew to what is now the largest gathering of comic and pop culture fans in the country. No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani ain’t no ‘Honky Tonk’ girlNovember 5th, 2009, 1:27 pm by Jayson Peters
The band No Doubt doesn’t like a feature in the new Band Hero video game that lets players control digital versions of real band members and change things up by making them sing other artists’ songs. It’s called “character manipulation, and a lawsuit filed Wednesday against Activision claims this lets players have all sorts of bawdy fun by making lead singer Gwen Stefani perform suggestive lyrics from the Rolling Stones hit Honky Tonk Women, for example. It claims the band raised objections but they were not heeded, and the result is a “virtual karaoke circus act.” No Doubt is seeking unspecified damages and an order barring Activision from using any band members’ likenesses with non-No Doubt songs. Just a few months ago, the widow and former bandmates of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain railed against Activision for using the late grunge rocker’s likeness to play other artists’ songs in Guitar Hero 5. Before that, the company settled a lawsuit over Brutal Legend, a rock ’n’ roll adventure game starring Jack Black that the company tried to kill after it acquired a smaller developer. The game was published last month by Activision’s rival, Electronic Arts. Give ‘Stray Bullets’ a shot! For free!November 4th, 2009, 4:20 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Writer-artist David Lapham creates a beautifully interconnected world full of criminal tales. We see how thin the line is between the normal world and the dark underbelly. Seeing the bad things that happen to good people who cross that line, mistakenly or otherwise, never ceases to enthrall. Lapham’s black-and-white art matches the intensity and strength of his writing. In my opinion, aside from the legendary Frank Miller and possibly Matt Wagner, Lapham is the finest writer/artist working in the industry today.
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Happy Halloween … Boo!
David Tennant is coming to America
‘Star Trek Online’ star-dated: MMO launches in February
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In the popular Legend of Zelda video game series from Nintendo, Princess Zelda has always been some variation of the typical damsel in distress, and young hero Link has always been her savior.
Cryptic Studios and its parent company, Atari, have confirmed that their MMO Star Trek Online will be released Feb. 2, 2010, in North America. The European launch will follow on Feb. 5, the companies told 
Sheldon Dorf, the man responsible for starting the convention that would become the San Diego Comic-Con, died Tuesday from kidney failure. Dorf was 76.
