It’s not every day that we get to enjoy seeing author Rich Handley chime in on Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone, Star Trek, Star Wars and more, so let’s do this, with relish. Q: Which characters from the first two PotA films (1968 and 1970) fascinate you the most, and why do you suppose that is? …
Q&A Today: Doug Knoth
It’s not every day that Long Island’s own Doug Knoth gets to chime in on VINTAGE TOYS and all things geek, so let’s do this, with relish. Q: How did your journey as a vintage toy collector begin? DK: It began early, and I mean EARLY. When I was a kid, I always had a keen eye for exciting toys, …
Doug Knoth’s 7 of the Best
Battle Royale This was an amazing book which led to an amazing manga which led to an amazing movie. In the Dystopian future of Japan, riddled with all sorts of political problems, a class of High schoolers are selected yearly to battle to the death. Sounds familiar right? Btw this was around long before The Hunger Games decided to steal …
Joe Manganiello From Magic Mike to Magic Missile
Actor Joe Manganiello may have gotten his big movie break by playing bully Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, but the truth is, he’s one of us geeks. Joe’s been tweeting for awhile about how he’s in talks with Wizards of the Coast and people in Hollywood to get a good Dungeons & Dragons movie made. The script that’s being …
Marbles Mahoney’s 7 of the Best
Planet Of The Apes – The Original A masterpiece. I saw it in the theatre during its first run. It was not taken seriously at first. People laughing at the Ape Suits and more. By the end of the film however, the theatre was silent and everyone was riveted to the screen. I remember the gasps as The Statue of …
Cory Lunde’s 7 of the Best
Star Wars. I know… EVERYONE loves Star Wars, but let me explain. I have Aspergers. There was no diagnosis when I was a kid. I’m 51 this year, I was only diagnosed a couple years ago. As a kid, I was a loner because I didn’t know how to fit in with other kids. My brother was 11 years older …
Timothy Brian Brown’s 7 of the Best
Written by Timothy Brian Brown Ringworld (entire universe) Larry Niven’s Known Space remains my favorite science fiction collection of all time. Human history over roughly a thousand years as we reach into the depths of the galaxy, meeting aliens and reinventing ourselves – who can’t love that! I even had to piece together the existence of all the related stories …
Karma Samadhi’s 7 of the Best
Written by Karma Samadhi The Elric Saga (Series of Novels: “Elric of Melniboné”, “The Sailor on the Seas of Fate”, “The Weird of the White Wolf”, “The Vanishing Tower”, “The Bane of the Black Sword” and “Stormbringer”; DAW Books 1977) Author: Michael Moorcock Genre: Sword and Sorcery, Dark Fantasy, Intelligent Fantasy Elric is an antihero; the last ruler of an …
Ambient Music To Help Geeks Get Their Beauty Sleep
If you’re among the thousands of gaming geeks who has difficulty with relaxing or falling asleep after another wild day (or night, or day and night,) you may wish to consider this. Thanks to Cheesy Nirvosa, we’ve now got 42 hours of ambient music from BLADE RUNNER, ALIEN, STAR TREK TNG, and DOCTOR WHO helping geeks everywhere to enjoy a restful sleep. As …
Daniel Corey’s 7 of the Best
Written by Daniel Corey The good folks at Multiverse asked me to create a list of seven sci-fi/fantasy films or books that rank among my favorites/most influential. Without further ado… Superman: The Movie I don’t want to sound too dramatic, but this movie, for better or worse, has a lot to do with who I am today. I was recently …