Comic Book of the Week 6/11/14

Finally a time for a new CBotW, but first a huge plug (it's not shameless because I'm an employee, but to be fair, I was a customer way long before I became a minion) to +Undercity Comics the best place(s) to get comics in Southern California! Ahem...Ok back to the CBotW which is Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #3. I am not so familiar with Danny Rand so I was curious to learn a bit about him, and boy was I surprised. I love reviewing (and loving) the more obscure Marvel heroes' comics. When they're good, you know that the perfect writer and artist has been married with the perfect comic. Is this such a case?

Doesn't this cover look awesome? Have a peek inside.

2014 Movie Previews Part 2

Hello nerds! Hasn't it already been a great year for movies? I know that I am already behind on my movie reviews so that's how good this summer's movies have been. Stay tuned for my review on X-Men: Days of Future Past. But for now, let's look ahead to the movies I am looking forward to for the second half of 2014. I know my list doesn't include the second Planet of the Apes or Sin City 2 but honestly...I've never been a big fan of the Apes, and it's just been a long time since we've seen a Sin City and honestly, I wasn't a fan of the first one either. So you won't see them featured on this list, but that's only because I personally don't feel that strongly for them. Anyways, here we go.

Lucy

Mrs. Nerd and I were able to see the preview panel at Wondercon this year, and we are excited! Director Luc Besson was on hand to give additional details like how they didn't film the movie in chronological sequence (they rarely do). So they had a wall in Scarlett's trailer where they would put up lists with different percentages of brain capacity with abilities and characteristics that would be unlocked with each different percentage so Scarlett would know how she needed to act according to the shooting schedule. Anyways, the whole Scarlett gains the power to use more of her brain than an average person and she uses it to kick major butt (unlike Bradley Cooper's Limitless) totally piques our interest. Releasing July 25th.

Nerd Builds: HG Gundam Exia Dark Matter

Today we're featuring the 1:144 HG Gundam Exia Dark Matter from the Gundam Build Fighters series. The third mobile suit for Meijin Kawaguchi, this model was developed by PPSE for the express purpose of defeating Sei and Reji in the Build Fighters final bout. Let's dig in.

The box art makes it look invincible.

Godzilla

The king of the monsters is back! In a movie that makes us all but forget 1998's Godzilla, This year's Godzilla returns the king back to his true form, a terrifying, massive beast that lives to hunt out other monsters and dominate them, all while us puny humans have no other choice but to watch in horror, shock, and awe.

Puny humans.

Nerd Builds: HG Miss Sazabi

Happy summer vacation nerds! Today we'll be looking at the 1:144 HG Miss Sazabi from the Gundam Build Fighters series. This is the second model that is this time personally built and customized by Aila Jyrkiainen. Notice you did not see one for the Qubeley Papillon which was her first model. That's because I just plain didn't like how it looked and didnt want the eyesore in my display case. However, this one is a vast improvement. Let's take a look see.

So much better than the Qubeley...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Today I would like to commemorate the end of finals and the end of the 2013-14 school year by reviewing this year's second Marvel summer blockbuster The Amazing Spider-Man 2(ASM2)! Ok to start off, I really enjoyed this movie. I know what's wrong with it, but there's much that's right with it also, so let's go with that first.

I heard that they changed the costume colors back to the traditional bright red and blue for ASM2 which is good in my book.

Nerd Builds: SD Gundam 00 Raiser

The last SD in my SD building binge is featured in today's Nerd Builds. The 00 Raiser is from Gundam 00 and is piloted by Setsuna F. Seiei in the second season of the show as the main Gundam. Purported to be one of the most powerful Gundams in the Gundam line and one of my personal favorites, it was a fun build. Let's get into it. 

How does this massive Gundam look in chibi form?