Rob Bricken

10 Ways Etta Candy Was More Badass Than Wonder Woman

Now that Lucy Davis has joined the Wonder Woman movie as Etta Candy, we need to take a moment to acknowledge Wonder Woman’s most amazing sidekick. Because the Golden Age Etta Candy is one of the most incredible female characters in comics. Created by William Moulton Marston only an issue after Wonder Woman’s debut, Etta…

Agents of SHIELD‘s Ward Has Turned Into a Supervillain and Now We Know Which One

When we last saw the traitorous ex-Agent of SHIELD Grant Ward, he wasn’t just Grant Ward. He’d been hijacked by an alien entity known as the Beast, but it turns out that the transformation has also made him a (semi-)major Marvel supervillain. Spoilers! At the Wizard World Portland con this weekend, Actress Elizabeth Lily (“Simmons”)…

All 10 Minutes of Batman v Superman Released So Far, in (Theoretically) Chronological Order

The runtime of Batman v Superman is a hefty 151 minutes. Also hefty? The amount of footage from the film Warner Bros. has released in trailers, TV spots, promos, etc. YouTube user M1llion has very kindly assembled all the footage we’ve seen into this video. Care to see nearly seven percent of the finished film?…

George R.R. Martin is setting aside all other writing work until he finishes The Winds of Winter, the infinitely anticipated next installment of A Song of Ice and Fire. The author announced this on his blog in the comments of this post. There’s still no ETA on when the book might be done, but he’s…

This Is What a ‘Happy’ Episode of The Walking Dead Looks Like

Don’t let the above picture fool you! Much time has passed since Alexandria was saved, and Rick and the Alexandrians actually have a moment of peace. I daresay they’re actually kind of happy! The town’s been rebuilt! A much-anticipated hook-up finally occurred! And the episode also introduced a delightfully absurd character who will undoubtedly help…

This New Orphan Black Trailer Is Intense But Surprisingly Danceable

Seriously! Grab your adopted brother and your three or four favorite clone sisters and get ready to get your groove on, because for some reason this new trailer for season 4 has a good beat and you can dance to it. Despite the trailer’s oddly energetic soundtrack, none of the clones look happy here. Cosima…

Will Disney Ever Let The Force Awakens‘ Finn and Poe Be a Couple?

Greetings and salutations, my friends! I’m back, and I couldn’t be more delighted to be back. I have a lot to catch up on, so let’s get right to it—I’ve received questions about a certain Star Wars couple, how the Deadpool movie will change the industry, why Talking Dead even exists, and the mystery of…

Azrael Joins Gotham in the Most Insane, Gotham-y Manner Possible

Hey, were you at all worried that, when it returns on February 29, Gotham won’t continue to be completely bonkers? Let me happily assure you that this is definitely not going to be the case, as this first look at the arrival of Batman’s eventual work acquaintance proves. Spoiler warning! We all knew Azrael was…

It Begins: Fox Says Wolverine 3 Will Be Rated ‘R’

Well, that didn’t take long! A mere two days after Deadpool’s shocking box office success, Fox has begun going all-in on “adult” superhero films. At the New York Toy Fair, the studio announced that it wants the third solo Wolverine movie to also be rated “R.” https://gizmodo.com/deadpool-has-changed-the-x-men-movies-forever-but-thats-1758048487 This is only the beginning, folks. But the…

Ask Me Your Burning Nerd Questions, Because ‘Postal Apocalypse’ Returns on Thursday

Yes, it’s true. After a lengthy hiatus, I am immensely pleased to announce that your beloved post-apocalyptic fake mailman is returning, along with the “Postal Apocalypse” mail column! The first column returns this Thursday, so send your letters to the Postman asap!. Are you in a nerdy dilemma and need advice? Have a concern about…

This Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday Trailer Is a Beacon of Hope in a Forlorn World

Oh, Pee-Wee, you have been missed. This new trailer for the new Netflix-made movie is delightfully familiar. One might even say it looks like Pee-Wee goes on a Big Adventure during his Big Holiday. However, if you don’t want to see Joe Manganiello giving Pee-Wee Herman tips on being cool, then you are already lost.…

Deadpool Has Changed the X-Men Movies Forever, But That May Just Be the Beginning

Forget Days of Future Past. Sending Wolverine’s consciousness back to the 1970s may have erased the calamity of X3: X-Men United, but that’s small potatoes compared to how Deadpool may have altered the trajectory of the future of Fox’s X-Men movie universe—and a lot of other superhero movies, too. Here’s the deal: Deadpool is a…

We Now Live in a World Where Official Deadpool Underoos Exist

There’s so much to despair about in the modern world that it’s always nice to take a moment to appreciate the things that make life so worthwhile—things like these official, totally real, 100% licensed Deadpool Underoos. Yes, you can buy this underwear/t-shirt combo for you (adults only, much like the Deadpool movie, which is R-rated,…

Here’s What Was Wrong With The Walking Dead’s Mid-Season Premiere: Everything

Last week, I was able to watch an early screening of “No Way Out”, Sunday night’s mid-season premiere. Upon my first viewing, I was struck by a single scene that disturbed me mightily. Upon Sunday night’s viewing, I had the opportunity to be appalled by every other aspect of the episode, which was one of…

This May Be the Season The Walking Dead Finally Goes Too Far

The Walking Dead has never been accused of being a happy show, but it’s one of the few series to be called “misery porn”—an exercise in watching characters face tragedy after tragedy until their eventual horrible deaths. I’ve never thought this was true… but having seen this Sunday’s mid-season premiere, I wonder if the show…

AMC Is Making a Talk Show for Geeks I Have Zero Desire to See

Having discovered that reality shows for nerds are the most cost-efficient TV programming possible, AMC has announced a new series premiering this summer titled Geeking Out, hosted by professional nerd Kevin Smith and actor Greg Grunberg. As a self-proclaimed nerd, I feel like AMC wants me to be excited by this announcement, and yet somehow…

A Bizarre Star Wars Mystery Has Finally Been Solved

How do you appear in one of the biggest movies of all time without anyone, including the people who worked on the movie, knowing your name? You’d have to ask BoShek, the gloriously sideburned human hanging out in the cantina in Star Wars. For nearly 40 years, no one has known who played this character.…

The Author of Dark-Hunter Is Suing the Author of Shadowhunters for Potentially Obvious Reasons

Scifi/fantasy author Sherrilyn Kenyon is suing scifi/fantasy author Cassandra Clare, claiming that the latter’s Shadowhunters series (also known as The Mortal Instruments) is copying elements of the former’s Dark-Hunter series. Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter books first premiered in the US in 1998, while Clare’s first Shadowhunters book debuted in 2007. Both series are about secret groups who…

I Have Never Seen a Superhero Act Stupider Than on Last Night’s The Flash

Man, last night’s episode of The Flash was fun. “Welcome to Earth-2″ sent Barry and Cisco to a parallel world where Barry is a nerd in tweed, Joe West is a lounge singer, and TVs are vertical instead of horizontal. (Madness!) And yet the most amazing change is that it turned Earth-1’s Flash into an…

Thunderbirds Are Go is go in America, as Amazon has licensed the CG reboot of the classic UK puppet series to debut on Prime Video. In fact, Amazon has not just licensed it, but ordered four seasons of the adventures of the Tracy brothers. The season one trailer is here. Contact the author at [email protected].