Comic Book News The Truth About Cake: Portal 2 Comic Debuts Valve, the company responsible for the darkly humorous and addictive action puzzle game Portal in 2007, has released the first part of an online comic that bridges the story between the original game and the upcoming Portal 2 (April 19). Titled Portal 2: Lab Rat, the comic, created entirely in-house
Movie News Toby Maguire Signs on For 'Life of Pi' ...der-Man Tobey Maguire will re-team with his Ice Storm and Ride With the Devil director Ang Lee for Life of Pi. The film is an adaptation of Yann Martel’s bestselling novel of the same name about a boy at sea in a lifeboat with a tiger, a zebra, a hyena,
Movie News Lars von Trier Initiates World Annihilation with 'Melancholia' Trailer The trailer for Lars von Trier’s next film, Melancholia, has been unveiled. Von Trier, the infamous Danish filmmaker whose movies cast a dim light on the future well-being of people’s genitals, finds himself dabbling in science fiction with Melancholia, about a wedding which coincides with the discovery of
TV Reviews It's Called THE KILLING, What Did You Expect? AMC’s new crime drama The Killing premiered tonight with the first two episodes played back-to-back. That was probably a smart decision considering the pace this series seems set to follow. Adapted from the “Nordic noir” Danish series Forbrydelsen, the show tells the story of the murder of a young
Movie News 'Green Lantern' Takes Flight in New WonderCon Footage I don’t usually watch extended “sizzle reels” unless I’m at Comic-Con, as your regular two-and-a-half minute trailers already give away damn near the whole movie. But I was not very enthused by the Green Lantern trailer of a few months ago, and the buzz was that the new
Shameless Self-Promotion Listen to Episode 48, "Ladylike" Gobbledygeek episode 48, “Ladylike,” is available for listening or download right here. March was National Women’s History Month, so of course Gobbledygeek starts April off with a show about…strong women in fiction! Scheduling is our strong suit. Paul and AJ discuss the notion of feminism–spoiler: they are
Movie Reviews Level Up: Sucker Punch Review This article contains major spoilers. Duh. Okay, let’s get this out of the way right up front: Sucker Punch is not a perfect film. God knows there are enough righteous film critics and internet ass hats falling all over themselves to be the one to find the snarkiest, most
TV News Don Draper Will Have Existential Problems for at Least Two More Seasons Mad Men fans, rejoice! In recent weeks, the show’s future seemed up in the air as talks between network American Movie Classics and creator Matthew Weiner seemed on the brink of collapsing due to the kind of ordinary Hollywood bullshit negotiating that derails many a project. AMC wanted two
TV News Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Get Powers! Could there be any more exciting casting news?! Deadline is reporting that the role of Detective Christian Walker in the upcoming FX series Powers has been offered to Coach Taylor… er, I mean Kyle Chandler! Powers is the comic series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming
TV News Wonder Wardrobe Update Congratulations, Internets! You’ve successfully cyber-bullied the wardrobe department of the new Wonder Woman television series. On set images of the costume in action (draped over someone who may or may not be WW actress Adrianne Palicki) show red boots instead of blue, and leggings that look more Lycra, less
Movie News Great New Posters for 'Harry Potter' and 'The Tree of Life' Two of the movies I’m most looking forward to this year are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, and whaddaya know, they’ve both just unveiled terrific new posters. First up, we’ve got the Harry Potter poster: Harry
In Memoriam Goodnight Folks: Remembering Andy Hallett Fred once told me, after a sinful amount of Chinese food and in lieu of absolutely nothing, ‘I think a lot of people would choose to be green, your shade if they had the choice.’ Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan was unique among his people: he could hear music. Mystic
Movie News Happy Birthday, Quentin Tarantino: Six Shocking Moments Quentin Tarantino was born March 27, 1963, meaning he turns 48 today. In the almost two decades he’s been making films, he’s revolutionized independent film, inspired never-ending waves of talentless knock-offs, and made seven utterly fantastic films. Though the violence in Tarantino’s movies has generated a lot
Shameless Self-Promotion Listen to Episode 47, "The Worlds According To..." Gobbledygeek episode 47, “The Worlds According To…,” is available for listening or download right here. Ever wanted to get away? Ever wanted to escape into a world different from your own, if only for a moment? Sure you have. Everyone has. In this week’s episode, Paul and AJ ruminate
Movie News Chris Evans Is Scrawny and Nazis Are Bad in 'Captain America' Trailer There was a 30-second Captain America spot during the Superbowl last month, but that wasn’t much to go on besides a snippet of Stanley Tucci’s funny accent and a legitimately badass glimpse of the Red Skull. Now we’ve got a full, two-and-a-half-minute theatrical trailer on our hands,
Comic Book News Comics 201: More Recommendations In our latest episode, Paul and I mentioned a number of comics recommendations for beginners in a variety of genres. However, we also mentioned that we had to pare down our lists significantly so that the topic would even approach being manageable. Here, as promised, are our other selections. SUPERHEROES
Movie News In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. Welcome back, my friend. We’ve missed you.
TV News Stephen King May Pen an Episode of 'The Walking Dead' The Walking Dead: great pilot, good show, could be better. And if you want your horror series to get better, who do you sign on to write an episode? Stephen King, of course. We here at Gobbledygeek (at least the half that’s me) are huge fans of King, and
Movie News David Slade Sets DAREDEVIL Record Straight Slow your roll, Internet. Apparently rumors about the nature of the new Daredevil film have been… well, less than accurate. I know, right? Shocking. Director-to-be David Slade says: Forgot to look at the internet for a few weeks and it’s a litany of false (and no so far off)
Shameless Self-Promotion Listen to Episode 46, "Tights of Spandex, Flights of Fantasy, Slices of Life" Gobbledygeek episode 46, “Tights of Spandex, Flights of Fantasy, Slices of Life,” is available for listening or download right here. Endeavoring to enlighten the non-comics-reading portion of their audience, Paul and AJ offer up a sort of Comics 101 class: twenty-seven recommendations for beginners in five different categories. From superhero
Movie News Gordon-Levitt Confirmed; Temple Rumored (UPDATED) This isn’t particularly news, seeing as I don’t think anyone has ever had any doubt that he’d end up in the film, but Variety reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has officially joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Still no word on what character
Comic Book Reviews Review: Venom #1 Venom #1 Written by Rick Remender Art by Tony Moore Cover by Joe Quesada Published by Marvel Entertainment One of the characters I care the least for from the last decade or two of comics would have to be Venom. An interesting idea spun out of Secret Wars and brought
Comic Book Reviews Review: Xombi #1 Xombi #1 Written by John Rozum Art by Frazier Irving Letters by Dave Sharpe Published by DC Entertainment For one reason or another I never got onboard with the Milestone line of comics that debuted in the nineties. Not really sure why, but perhaps I was just too focused on
Video Game News Batman: Arkham City proves, "This Ain't No Place for No Hero" In 2009, Rocksteady Studios hit it out of the park with their multi-platform phenomenon BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM. Now we get our first official look at gameplay footage to the follow-up, ARKHAM CITY (October 18, 2011 for U.S. Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) in the newest trailer. Hugo Strange. Two-Face.
Shameless Self-Promotion Now You Can Wear Bat-Turkey! Bat-Turkey is pretty awesome, especially as drawn by Bill Ellis. I think we can all agree on that. Now imagine if you could walk through life regularly wearing Bat-Turkey on your chest. Imagine the looks of awe you would inspire, the fear you would strike in the heart of criminals,
