Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

We are so thrilled to share the news that cult classic Buckaroo Banzai is FINALLY getting a released sequel. Kinda. Sorta?The physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, and rock star made immortal by Peter Weller in 1984’s “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension” has long been rumored to have another chapter, and thanks to Dark Horse, we’re getting one.Earl Mac Rauch, screenwriter of the original film, has written a sequel novel titled The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, et al: A Compendium of Evil coming from Dark Horse. Still mourning the losses of his beloved Penny Priddy and his surrogate father…

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As the days go buy, we’ll no doubt be getting additional confirmations of persons of interest who attended the Washington, DC failed coup attempt. The domestic terrorists stormed the nation’s Capitol Building, forcing their way into the Chambers of Congress and the Senate, desecrating the halls of law of the United States. The FBI went so far as to request the public’s help in identifying some of the individuals who, ill-advisedly, showed their faces (by not wearing masks) to cameras and took various forms of social media video during the insurrection. One of the persons the internet has seemingly picked…

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As we predicted when news broke yesterday of Lucasfilm Games launching, it won’t JUST be “Star Wars” titles coming. Announced just this morning, an “Indiana Jones” game is in the works, with Bethesda teaming up with Lucasfilm Games to make it.If you’ll recall, Microsoft acquired Bethesda in 2020 for a cool $7.5 billion, and at present, there is no word on if this Indiana Jones title will be an Xbox exclusive or not. Bethesda’s MachineGames Studio will be handling the game’s development. As they have a ton of experience with the Wolfenstein titles, they already have a leg up for…

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While it doesn’t look like Disneyland’s Anaheim resort will be opening to the general public for regular park fun anytime soon, it would appear the California home of Mickey Mouse will be a super site for Covid-19 vaccinations.According to local news outlet KTLA, the Disney Anaheim themepark location will be a dispensation site for one of the vaccines to combat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The idea is to use the large, sprawling location to serve as a “super POD,” a site able to administer hundreds (if not thousands) of vaccines to residents. There is currently no publicly disclosed plan for…

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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has declined to accept the honor of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from outgoing President Donald Trump in a very public statement. You can read Belichick’s statement per ESPN here, or below: “Recently I was offered the opportunity to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which I was flattered by out of respect for what the honor represents and admiration for prior recipients. Subsequently, the tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award.Above all, I am an American citizen with great reverence for…

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This “Being The Ricardos” idea is intriguing. Especially when you factor in Aaron Sorkin writing and directing a film about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz for Amazon. What is less interesting is the current pair rumored to be starring as Lucy and Ricky- Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem. Kidman is….a fine actress to be sure, but we can’t really see her as the iconic first lady of television comedy. And Bardem, who is a force of nature in all his roles, is Spanish rather than Cuban, which we think factors largely into casting for this role. Remember “Bewitched” in 2005?…

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This just in-it would appear that for what ever reason, the official biography entry on the State Department’s website for Donald Trump has been altered to reflect his Presidential term coming to an end on January 11th, at 7:40pm.This is a screenshot from this page- The entry for Vice President Mike Pence also reflects a term end today. No one seems to know if this was a hack, or if Trump possibly resigned.We’ll let you know what we find out. The page in question is currently down. UPDATE Buzzfeed claims a source has told them the above news is the…

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Remember how excited we were around Halloween 2020 when Danny Elfman surprised us all by dropping his first new single in….36 years?? The iconic (and prolific) composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman just released yet another song, with an accompanying music video. Titled “Sorry,” the new video features art by Jesse Kanda, and art direction by Berit Gilma.Watch the Halloween release here, and “Sorry” below:

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We are even more cautiously optimistic about CBS’s upcoming “Silence of the Lambs” spinoff tv series, “Clarice.” Focusing on the life of Agent Clarice Starling a year after the Buffalo Bill case, the series aims to dive into the background of the iconic Thomas Harris literary character brought to life in the Oscar-winning portrayal by Jodie Foster in Jonathan Demme’s 1991 film. CBS’s “Clarice” stars Rebecca Breeds as Clarice Starling, Michael Cudlitz as Paul Krendler, Lucca de Oliveira as Tomas Esquivel, Kal Penn as Shaan Tripathi, Nick Sandow as Agent Clarke, Devyn Tyler as Ardelia Mapp, and Marnee Carpenter as Catherine Martin.…

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