Welcome to Nerd in the Basement.
This blog will be used to discuss the more nerdier part of pop-culture. From movies, to video games, maybe even some toys from time to time.
Keep your eyes peeled for some new blog posts over the course of the next few months!
Now what would be a good subject for a first blog post? Why not a little chat about one of the biggest gatherings of nerds and crazy devotees alike. I'm talking about New York Comic Con!
New York Comic Con (NYCC for short) started out in 2006. It's popularity wasn't anticipated, and access to the convention was prohibited due to the overload of people.
Now it is considered one of the largest conventions of the year, along with it's sister show San Diego Comic Con (SDCC).
The convention opened it's doors once again on October 9th. Per the usual, cosplayers and vendors gathered 'round.
Many companies use NYCC (and SDCC, for that matter) as a medium of introducing new information and merchandise.
New information is slowly creeping out at the time of this writing, but big names such as Disney and Lego have managed to get our attention. Disney is going all out in promoting their new Marvel/Disney collaboration Big Hero 6, due out this November, and promoting their new Star Wars cartoon, Star Wars Rebels.
Lego, on the other hand, revealed what may have been their worst kept secret. Ever. Bionicle, the classic Lego series that broke Lego records back in 2001 is slated to return for a three year run this upcoming January. Why is it the worst kept secret? People managed to get information and images leaked to the public as early as July. While most speculated whether it was true, and Lego denied any comment on the matter, all speculation has been crushed now.
And the news continues well into the weekend. This years convention will continue through this Sunday with panels for Legend of Korra, Rooster Teeth Productions, and many, many others. So keep those eyes peeled.
While I have your attention, I'd love to direct your attention to this survey. This is the way for you to get involved with next week's blog on shooter video games.
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Nioce! i look forward to what you have to say on FPSs
ReplyDeleteThis is a good post -- I'll be interested to see where you take this. What do you think is the addictive factor in these games?
ReplyDeleteYou should talk about the "behind the scenes" part of videogames. I think it would be very interesting to see what happens in the making rather than just general news.
ReplyDeleteNice writing! I'm happy to see another fan of Bionicle. :)
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