GeekMatic!: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

He-Man and the 50 Shades of Grayskull!

07.31.2012 – The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is creative, funny and geek friendly. He comes up with funny skits and very interesting punches to your nightly talk shows. It’s a different take from the days of Conan O’Brien and David Letterman his predecessors.

Jimmy did gave us a treat a collaboration with Carly Rae Jepsen with his in-house band The Roots to the tune of “Call Me Maybe” using classroom instruments. The song is so huge there were also other renditions but we are not talking about the song.

Presenting a Star Wars Imperial Cruisemissile Trooper from the Power of the Force Toyline.

While preparing this blog entry, it occurred to me that one of the reason why I started this blog to begin with is that there is absolutely no way in the world that I would be able to remember all the names of the toys in the Dungeon. The only way that I would be able to keep track is to put it here. True enough it took me half a day researching on-line to find out what the hell this particular vehicle was called.

It was quite difficult to find because the Imperial Cruisemissile Trooper is not classified as a vehicle. It's classified as... well... personnel. So a quick comb-through the Galactic Empire's Database did not reveal the Cruisemissile Trooper. Eventually I got lucky by searching for Power of the Force vehicles where I found it in someone's set for sale on Ebay.

Originally conceived to be two movies - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Hobbit: There And Back Again", Peter Jackson has finally gotten his wish, as the famed The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy director, MGM, and Warner Bros. are working out details to commission a THIRD movie for the prequel story to the LOTR saga!

The Hangover 3 "Wolfpack" teaser image revealed

Scrawled over the interwebz and teasing the idiocy and hilarity to come, Warner Bros. and Legendary have unveiled the first teaser logo/ image for their third Wolfpack adventure for "The Hangover 3"! The sequel is expected to hit theaters on May 24, 2013, and will once again see director Todd Phillips back at the helm. Stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis are expected to return, with the story reportedly centering on Zach's character Alan getting institutionalized in a mental hospital and getting rescued by his buddies. More details haven't arisen yet, but stay tuned and check out the source post at Bleeding Cool for more info on the wolf logo teaser.

The Hangover Part III sees the Wolfpack return on May next year!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Stephen Segovia & Dennis Crisostomo Comic Book Signing!

07.29.2012 – Stephen Segovia and Dennis Crisostomo recently had a comic book signing event at Comic Odyssey in the Fully Booked High Street flagship store. It’s the store’s first event in this branch since it opened officially during the Free Comic Book Day in the Philippines last May 19, 2012 courtesy of Fully Booked.

The event was held just beside the store at The Forum where the frenzy crowed was in a ruckus excitement for the prized sketches done by Stephen Segovia.

James Bond Escorts The Queen to the London 2012 Olympics!

07.28.2012 – The opening ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics for the Summer Games has been much anticipated from all over the world. What’s more cool than the Olympics? The 007 Facebook page an official site for EVERYTHING James Bond shared a cool photo.

Yes, that is the Queen of Great Britain herself along with Agent 007 escorting her off to see the opening ceremonies of the Olympics taken LIVE on BBC One looking realistic earlier today. SKYFALL is the much awaited 23rd James Bond film marking the franchise’s 50th Anniversary.

Presenting Like Cage from the Marvel Universe Toy-line. Real name Carl Lucas AKA Power Man.

I have to say that I was not really a fan of Power-Man back before he became the leader of the New Avengers. It's hard to take someone seriously as a hero when he dresses like a chocolate disco banana with a golden-tiara to frame his afro and a bromance with a rich-white-boy with a tattoo fetish.

So I'm really glad that Marvel decided to modernize him by putting him into regular street clothes - no fancy latex or costumes - and getting rid of his afro. This Luke Cage looks like someone you'd see sitting on the steps of a busy Bronx apartment building keeping the streets safe from drug dealers, crime lords and common thugs.

But Marvel did give one last nod to his disco past by making sure everyone on that street knows his name thanks to that bling.

A Sleeper Hit in The Crime Fighting Call Center Agents!

07.27.2012 – A few weeks ago Noel Pascual and AJ Bernardo changed the way a bunch of Call Center Agents turned into Crime Fighting adventurers or so we thought they were when they rolled out the very first issue of the “Crime-Fighting Call Center Agents.”

Four friends based and inspired from real people that Noel Pascual who worked with in his previous job as a… Call Center Agent in one of the well-known contact centers in Makati City two years ago. We spoke to Noel during Indieket regarding the inspiration that pursued his interest in writing about four young people who fought creatures of the night in one of their team buildings.

07.27.2012 – The Robotars Custom Toy Show is the sequel to the 2010 launch of the original designer resin creation by JoMike Tejido.

There are two color versions of the resin figurine of Robot Tarsiers made which comes in blank and the standard appearance in brown.

It is an independently-produced resin figure and an urban art toy based on tarsiers described as tiny primates a threatened species found in the Philippines represented for the love of urban art.

The Dark Knight Rises: Whatever Happened To The Joker?

For those who have seen or have yet to see The Dark Knight Rises, it's a given by the synopsis alone that the film takes place eight years after the events of The Dark Knight. The Joker, played and immortalized by the late Heath Ledger, was understandably missing because of the Australian actor's passing and director Christopher Nolan choosing not to incorporate the character to honor Ledger's memory. However, the novelization of TDKR briefly mentions the criminal mastermind, and a fan has taken the liberty of creating a storyboard sequence where we find out one interpretation of what exactly happened to the so called Clown Prince of Crime.

07.26.2012 – Everyone knows Sailor Moon making an impact in the Filipino Popular Culture when it first debuted in the 1990s dubbed in Tagalog language.

It has been one of the iconic anime series that fans followed that spawned merchandise, videogames and cosplayers suiting up emulating their favourite characters from the show.

If Sailor Moon is as popular as other animations in the west then you know how big this series turned out to be.

The Dark Knight actor Christian Bale visits Aurora Colorado victims!

In what is undoubtedly a noble and honorable gesture coming from the heart, Batman star and British actor Christian Bale was spotted visiting the victims of the recent Aurora Colorado theater shooting at the Medical Center of Aurora. The Denver Post reports that the man who played Bruce Wayne and his alter ego in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy was seen visiting the hospital this Tuesday afternoon, staying for 2 1/2 hours and meeting five people still being treated for their injuries. He wasn't representing Warner Bros., and he was just doing this on his own, as this video report from ENTV reports:

Following the release of two types of teaser trailers that feature voice overs of Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner) and Jor-El (Russell Crowe), someone in YouTube has actually done the amazing job of recutting and adding John Williams' signature score from the original 1978 Superman flick to very first trailer for Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder's Superman reboot film "Man Of Steel"!

DVD on Rewind: Batman, Are You Ready To Begin?

07.25.2012 – Following a successful run of The Dark Knight Rises we look back to start with Batman Begins. We have seen it so many times that some of you might have memorized some popular lines from the film. The acknowledgement of this film deserves more than just a review and we’re sure some have not seen this film entirely.

Last week Warner TV Asia (check you cable listings) showed Batman Begins on July 15, 20, and 21 to promote the release of The Dark Knight Rises which was shown in the Philippines on July 19, 2012 and had a special press media premiere at the IMAX Theater in the SM Mall of Asia on July 18, 2012.

The Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan says farewell to The Batman

Currently playing in theaters and ushering in the final chapter of the Dark Knight Trilogy to fans and viewers worldwide, The Dark Knight Rises also marks the last time Christopher Nolan will direct Bruce Wayne's journey in the Big Screen. That being said, the recently released book The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy contains a foreword from the British-American director himself as he bids goodbye to the Batman film franchise he helped restore to prominence.

Here is the foreword below, courtesy of Superherohype and its forums.

Dexter Soy's First Comic Book Signing at Comic x Hub!

07.23.2012 – Last Saturday we got the chance to meet Dexter Soy during his first comic book signing at Comic x Hub. The new addition to a long line of talents at Marvel who was discovered online currently is making waves in his debut as artist in the new Captain Marvel series that re-introduces Carol Danvers known previously as Ms Marvel.

We get to talk to the talented and very humble Dexter Soy who became known for his freelance works and portfolio that he shares with the world on Deviant Art (a social media for the passionate artist).

Man Of Steel teaser trailers hits online

Attached together with "The Dark Knight Rises" in theaters, the teaser trailer to Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder's reboot of the Superman film franchise "Man Of Steel" has finally made its way online. If you haven't seen it, be sure to check it out below. Note this is different from what premiered in the San Diego Comic-Con. Still, it's a teaser, and epic to see and watch.

UPDATE: Two versions of the teaser trailer, featuring voiceovers of Russell Crowe as Jor-El and Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent have made themselves available online. Watch them below.

Christopher Nolan Releases Statement on TDKR Theater Shooting.

Following the news of the tragic shooting incident at Colorado during a TDKR midnight screening, The Dark Knight Rises director himself, Christopher Nolan, released a statement:

The news of the Colorado Theater Shooting during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises hit the world hard today, myself included. Families and innocent people became victims to a senseless act of violence.

The Bourne Legacy Teaser Scene: Aaron Cross VS. Manila Police!

07.20.2012 – Jeremy Renner is this year’s man of action has been starred alongside Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in 2011. Then you got him as Hawkeye as part of the super hero blockbuster hit in the Avengers.

Now we’re about to see him in The Bourne Legacy as Aaron Cross who also went through the program and on the run. Early this year a portion of the film was shot in the Philippines and it was much publicized in the country where some had a chance to see the behind the scenes in making this spy action movie from director Tony Gilroy.

Presenting Soundwave from the Transformers Prime Toy-line (Robots in Disguise - not the Takara one).

I once stated that I am not a fan of the "Animated" versions of things - especially when they start distorting the heroes. But I have to say that I really like what Hasbro has done with the Transformers Prime: Soundwave.

In the Transformers Prime Animated series - and practically all Transformers canon, Soundwave is, and remains Megatron's first recruit and number one die-hard fan faithful to his unappreciative leader to the very end.

And a faceless master spy who never fights alone because he has his own loyal sidekicks - in this case he has only one, Laserbeak.

In this incarnation, Soundwave transforms into a Predator Drone (General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper AKA Predator B or Guardian)

Soundwave also actually has a... third form - kinda, sorta, could-be.

Spoiler-Free Review: The Dark Knight Rises.

It shows today, and true enough, Christopher Nolan delivers the epic finish to the Dark Knight trilogy. I have a spoiler-filled review via my other movie site, but here's the short and sweet non-spoiler version for the public to note, featuring non-spoiler excerpts from the other detailed review. It opens today in cinemas in the Philippines, both in IMAX and conventional theaters. Thanks again goes to Warner Bros. Philippines and SM Cinema for the premiere!

07.19.2012 – The Dark Knight Rises is now shown in the Philippines and comes full circle completing Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy.

Many had anticipated for this film and it was a fitting end making the only Batman film with a consistent cast of great actors led by Christian Bale.

The film opens in the international screen date of July 19, 2012 and the Philippines is one of the first few countries to have the opportunity to have it shown a day earlier than the US.

Presenting Van Flyheight's Zoids Blade Liger from Zoids: Chaotic Century and Zoids: Guardian Force.

People have been posting photos of various Zoids on the Facebook pages that I hang out in so I thought that I would take out some of my Zoids from storage and present them.

I'm honestly not a fan of Zoids. I just enjoyed how they looked, the fact that they could move and the fact that you had to assemble them by hand.

My greatest Zoid treasure is actually the Liger Zero - which barely beat a Blade Liger in the cartoons - because I really love how the armor can be swapped out with the parts of other Zoids to boost its capabilities. Unfortunately, my Fire Phoenix and my Jet Falcon are deeper in storage than I expected. It'll take a while.

07.19.2012 – The Dark Knight Rises has finally descended in the Philippines when Warner Bros. Pictures had a very special press media screening last night at the Coca-Cola IMAX Theater at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

The press from various media in print, television and online converge to witness the epic saga come full circle from Director Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale in a titular role. What considered a masterpiece that others tried to emulate and change the way we see super heroes in the big screen has finally ended.

Gerry Alanguilan Announced as Guest at STGCC 2012!

07.17.2012 – As the San Diego Comic-Con International winds down another much awaited event is going to happen in two months this time we shift our attention to Asia.

Recently Gerry Alanguilan who was one of the speakers at the recently concluded Komikon Indieket has announced his participation in the upcoming Singapore Toys, Games, and Comic Convention. Where East meets West happens on September 1 and 2, 2012 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

07.17.2012 – The recently concluded San Diego Comic-Con International has left with launches on unveils and surprises that definitely would entice us to join our collective group of friends for the next one as one of our good friends who represented us in the coverage for this year.

There’s one that won’t be left unnoticed and for 20 years they have been around being the “Dr. Pepper in the triumvirate with Coke and Pepsi” in the comic book industry and that’s Image Comics. If you grew up following the seven founders released their creator owned comic books then you know the rest.

SDCC 2012: SMU Toys Reports on Marvel & HALO Toys!

07.16.2012 – Mach Diesel of SMU Toys was at the San Diego Comic-Con International and shares us his adventures while he celebrates his birthday over the weekend. He shares his video coverage in the span of the three days giving us a sneak peek of what to expect in the next few months.

Nope. The opening photo of him being devoured by two zombies doesn’t have anything to do with the coverage he made over the weekend. But definitely zombie fans would like to have the same photo depicting here right now.

07.16.2012 – Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming on your way and SDCC 2012 panel has finally revealed some clips from the event. Our Island Diva correspondent was able to meet some of them along the way to the Dark Matters panel yesterday.

The fantabolous (Fantastic + Fabulous) lean green mean fighting are back and previous sighting reports of the toys where seen in some parts of North America.

SDCC 2012: Marvel announces Cap 2 and Thor 2 titles; Reveals Iron Man 3 and Ant-Man footage

San Diego Comic-Con news is going into a frenzy. With the revelation of startling and exclusive material in the showfloor, there's nothing else that would make a fan of comics, games, movies, and just about anything related PopCulture very happy. To that point, Marvel and Walt Disney are stepping up their game by revealing new info and footage from their upcoming films and sequels!

During the Marvel Studios panel discussion, the titles for the next installments of the Thor and Captain America movies were revealed.

Over at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. has introduced fans to a generous offering of a teaser trailer, exclusive poster, and information on Zack Snyder's upcoming 2013 Superman reboot flick "Man Of Steel". The poster shows a full upper body shot of Henry Cavill as Superman, with shadow covering his face while the "S" emblem is predominantly seen. It's a solemn and silent look at the DC Comics' superhero, and one that reflects what is sure to be a more serious take on the character come next year.

Revealed by Marvel's Facebook page and Twitter, the House of Ideas has set up the amazing "Hall of Armor" display that will be featured in Iron Man 3!

Shambling its way to the San Diego Comic-Con with a herd of creators, panelists, and loyal hungry fans excited, the people behind AMC and Robert Kirkman's highly successful zombie series "The Walking Dead" have debuted the much anticipated "Season 3 Trailer", teasing what's to come in what will be surely an intense and jaw-dropping 16-episode run that begins fall of this year! Check out what Rick Grimes and his group have in store this October, and see the debut of new faces and the return of some old ones as well!

Komikon: Indieket 2012 Convention Coverage!

07.14.2012 – Komikon’s Indieket had a huge turn out and this event was geared to promote the independent Philippine comics scene. The event definitely gave the independent comic book publishers a voice that is hardly noticed in other conventions in the country.

Komikon has definitely re-energized the Philippine comic book scene promoting the local culture since its inception in 2005. The rest followed suit giving the independent publishers a chance to promote and bring back the “Komiks” industry AND make this a reality.

07.14.2012 – Last night’s Geek Fight: Trivia Night! Showed some serious porn geeks who participated and also celebrated the tournament’s 2nd anniversary at the Quantum Café. The topic of course is related to people and other things related to pornography.

You see Geek Fight is diverse not only to the usual pop culture geekerie about general television, movies, comics or related to online media. It also has topics for the adult side which was taken lightly and they did not show any grotesque positions no geek brain can take.

SDCC 2012: Red Dot Diva Reports Dark Matters & Trek Nation!

07.13.2012 – San Diego Comic-Con International has not broken the ice in some major announcements and unveiling.

But some notable shows had held some panels like Dark Matters: Twisted But True with Fringes’ John Noble as its narrator and then we have Rodenberry’s Trek Nation.

Singapore-based GeekMatic correspondent Island Diva of Red Dot Diva reports about the upcoming season 2 of Science Channel’s Dark Matters which premieres sometime in August.

SDCC 2012: Jim Lee at DC University!

07.12.2012 – The Preview Night has given us some snippets on what to see in this year’s SDCC 2012 and our team is preparing for war on day 1. There will be some interesting properties that will be launched or being announced towards the events festivities.

Comic-Con is vast and DC Entertainment has a lot of surprises at their booth #1915 for you to check it out besides that their primary launch promotes the upcoming Dark Knight Rises that will be shown internationally on July 19, 2012 in selected country’s such as the Philippines there’s plenty more where is at.

07.12.2012 – This year’s San Diego Comic Con International (SDCC) we’re bringing you in-depth coverage courtesy of our team in Tina Gan of Red Dot Diva from Singapore and the legendary Mach Diesel of SMU Toys from San Diego California.

They are now currently scrambling to bring us news on what’s happening at the biggest pop culture event in North America. SDCC right now is open for Preview Night and we’re giving you a run down of the events getting underway. Tina has been sending us live tweets at the Warner Bros panel while Mach covers the ground.

R.I.P Mang Dolphy

Sad news hit the Philippines today, as Filipino acting legend and "King Of Comedy" Dolphy passed away. The news was confirmed by various media sites and social networks, including Yahoo! PH, ABS-CBN, and GMA 7.

The Online Premiere of the Fan Film Batman Dire Straits!

07.09.2012 – Batman Dire Straits is an original fan film produced and directed by Adrian Arcega for his Stompworks Media Studios. The fan film was first shown in the recent Toy Con 2012 where it garnered the award for the best fan film.

Recently Adrian has announced on his Facebook that he will release it online. He did not disappoint and revealed the most talked about flick this side of independent filming in the Philippines. For those who have not seen the film get ready to be anticipated as Batman Dire Straits gets an online premiere for you all to see.

07.09.2012 – The Dark Knight Rises is less than two weeks away for its international screen date and anticipation riding high on the popularity for Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece which had a standing ovation when it was screened to selected media personnel who got to see it first last week.

Of course the merchandise has started to roll out like the 7-Eleven promotions as well as the toys manufactured by Mattel that we sighted previously.

The apparel like the shirts and jackets has been out for the past two weeks since the start of this month.

07.09.2012 – It’s been weeks since The Amazing Spider-Man has swing back to the big screen last June 29th in the Philippines which was greeted with positive favorable reviews as what we previously had an analysis and a direct to the point review for those who was never a big fan but rather a movie viewer.

The film made its debut in North America on July 3rd and our correspondent based in San Diego California also had his thoughts regarding the reboot. The Amazing Spider-Man is indeed…

Omnicorp Reveals Viral Marketing with ED-209 & More!

07.09.2012 – Omnicorp an advance R & D corporation supplying highly tested technology just recently unveiled their marketing video for what would be the next wave of military innovation for the future.

Of course anyone who would fall for that marketing stunt is not familiar with the company’s name which actually exists in a futuristic fictional world of Robocop. Yup that walking talking gun toting man inside of the machine is about to get a reboot in 2013 with the supporting casts in Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Hugh Laurie.

The Hobbit: Peter Jackson reveals Comic-Con poster!

Via his official Facebook page, Peter Jackson has shared this gorgeous and exclusive Comic-Con poster to his upcoming prequel of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey!