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Animated Tron Has Surprisingly Stellar Voice Cast

by Susana Polo | 1:56 pm, November 5th

Disney has officially announced a long rumored animated series based on Tron, to debut in the summer of 2012, so, only a year and a half after the movie comes out. But the news here really is not really the what. It’s the who. By the off-screen credits alone, Tron: Uprising will have Baconesque connections to Dexter’s Laboratory, Animaniacs, Ren & Stimpy, Batman: The Animated Series, Tiny Toons, and Lost.

And then there’s the cast.

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Geekolinks

Geekolinks: 10/16

by Susana Polo | 6:00 pm, October 16th

We Quite Like The BBC, Too (yesthatmitch)

The Rapping, Dancing X-Men Cosplayers From NYCC (G4)

Sometimes Fictional Superheroes Save Real Lives (Reddit)

World Record for Reciting Hamlet’s Soliloquy While Using a Shake Weight (The Universal Record Database)

The New GoldenEye Game Has A Plot (GameInformer)

We Think This Miss Havisham Cake is In Excellent Taste, Actually (Hotham Street Ladies)

Chris Sims Explains How a Bit of Silver Age Crack Introduced Him to Comics (Comics Alliance)

(pic via Reddit.)

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Geekolinks: 10/3

by Susana Polo | 6:00 pm, October 3rd

Cool Dudes Talk About H.P. Lovecraft (Comic Book Resources)

They’re Making a Petz MMO?! (Massively)

This is What Happens When You Go Out To Eat With Jim Lee (Twitpic)

The Marvel Universe Goes Speed Dating (Comics Alliance)

Emma Stone is Mary Jane? (Bleeding Cool)

Fractal Cupcakes, Mmmmm (Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories)

Who is the Swedish Chef’s Wife? (ToughPigs)

(pic is P. Craig Russel‘s alternate cover to Action Comics #894 (you know, the one with Death), via Paul Cornell, click to embiggen.)

Improbably Connected Things of the Day

The Best Old Spice Guy-Luke Cage Stop Motion Mash-Up You Will See All Day

by Susana Polo | 5:27 pm, October 2nd

If you follow these sorts of things, you might know that Isaiah Mustafa (otherwise known as the Old Spice Guy) has been making a push to get picked as the actor to play Luke Cage, one of Marvel Comics‘ most well known African American superheroes.

This guest stint on the (yes, official) Marvel Super Heroes: What the–?! video series seems to indicate that his pleas are being heard. We couldn’t be more happy. Or more on-a-horse.

(via Comics Alliance.)

Geekolinks

Geekolinks: 9/18

by Susana Polo | 6:00 pm, September 18th

Mega Man Universe Will Have Hideous Box Art Mega Man (Wired)

IBM Choose Your Own Adventure Patent Story Explained Through Choose Your Own Adventure Story (Geeks are Sexy)

New Bill and Ted Movie Possible? (Bleeding Cool)

Ghost Rider 2 Dated (ScreenRant)

Critical Meme Density Shirt (Fashionably Geek)

More Awesome Muppet Shirts Than You Can Shake A Stick At (ToughPigs)

Scott Pilgrim and Evil Exes: Gender Swapped (Project: Rooftop)

(pic by Dean Trippe via Comics Alliance.)

Geekolinks

Geekolinks: 9/11

by Susana Polo | 5:59 pm, September 11th

Finally, Rock Band Oriented Gaming Storage (Wired)

Alan Moore: Paranoid, or Justifiably Paranoid? The Debate Rages (Bleeding Cool)

A Cappella Inception Trailer (Urlesque)

Ico For PS3 Rumors Continue Apace (Kotaku)

LotRO Is Now Officially Free To Play (Joystiq)

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Best Comic Book Modes of Transportation (Comics Alliance)

(pic via Topless Robot.)

DID YOU KNOW?

J. Jonah Jameson Kicks Ass

by Susana Polo | 2:28 pm, September 4th

Just when you think there couldn’t possibly be another clip from the 1960′s Spider-Man show where J. J. Jameson makes a face, says something completely ridiculous, pounds his desk and/or yells for his secretary, this video just keeps going. For ten minutes.

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Improbably Connected Things of the Day

For A Little Kid Who’s Watched Way Too Much Adult Anime: Tiny Evangelion Toys

by Susana Polo | 2:10 pm, August 25th

Or, you know, for the kid you know who has been expected to save the world on a weekly basis by piloting a giant robot that may or may not be fueled by their dead mother’s soul. Like you do.

For those children, or children at heart, Namco Bandai has made this lovely collectible set of Polly Pocket/Mighty Max-esque replicas of NERV headquarters.

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Geekolinks

Geekolinks: 8/21

by Susana Polo | 5:00 pm, August 21st

D&D Themed Sports Team Shirts (Geeks are Sexy)

Biggest Diablo News Ever At BlizzCon (That Videogame Blog)

Soon Neptune Will Complete Its First Orbit Since Discovered (Discovery News)

The ABCS of Lame Marvel Villains (Comics Alliance)

A Deleted Scene From Neil Gaiman’s Dr. Who Episode (Neil Gaiman)

Korean StarCraft Addicts Treated With Drugs (Kotaku)

Space Food Over the Years (BoingBoing)

(picture via Game Informer: Portland Bike Lanes Power-Up With Mario Symbols.)

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Geekolinks

Geekolinks 7/25: All Comic Con, All The Time

by Susana Polo | 5:00 pm, July 25th

SDCC Captain America Clip Had Thor Mention (Bleeding Cool)

Abin Sur Lies In State (Comic Book Resources)

Godzilla Redesign (io9)

Seth Rogan Talks Green Hornet 3D (Cinema Blend)

Neil Patrick Harris in Cast of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Comics Alliance)

Harrison Ford’s First Trip To Comic Con (The LA Times)

Marvel Studios Regains Rights to The Punisher (Comic Book Resources)

(picture via The National Post.)

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14 of the Best Geekiest Beers

Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.

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Eric Limer I'm trying to come up with a control scheme where I can use my xbox 360 controller for leisurely web surfing. It's....interesting.
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James Plafke For a show about a sport I don't really dig, Friday Night Lights is an alright show.
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Eric Limer Just spent a few hours playing Kyntt. Stunning, cute little game. Highly recommended.
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Max Wanna create work flows, wanna make it all work work work.
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James Plafke I am jealous Elmo got to make out with Kristin Chenoweth.
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Eric Limer I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
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Max Court is now in session at the Burp Castle.
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Eric Limer I don't look at my finances as often as I should which is the main reason why I don't often want to look at my finances.
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Max Desert PolyBus: The game where you drive to Reno and then die.
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Eric Limer If I wrote a webcomic, every strip would be titled "Get it? GET IT?!"
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Max Got chili oil on my hands and face. It hurts. A lot.
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Eric Limer Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
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James Plafke The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
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Max Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
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Eric Limer Twitter is like RiffTrax for EVERYTHING.
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James Plafke I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
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Eric Limer I hereby apologize to all persons --past, present and future-- who have the misfortune of hearing me "sing" dubstep songs.
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Max Even Facebook's Timeline thinks I could have done more with my life.
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Max I did that thing where Facebook turns your Timeline into a movie. Mine had pictures of ducks and foliage set to really dramatic music.
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Max "But I don't wanna go to the dog show!"
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