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 knew today’s DC FanDome kickoff would include several first look things- trailers, title treatments, and new images for the upcoming slate of Warner Bros. Pictures DCEU titles. While it’s been delayed a few times now, we’re still REALLY excited for “Wonder Woman 1984,” and Steve Trevor’s fannypack. The BEST part of the panel was when the original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter showed up! “Mom, I finally understand. I understand why everyone idolized you,” Carter shared about her own experience with her daughter watching the revamped “Wonder Woman.”Gadot says she calls Carter “mama bear,” and that is the purity we…

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We are so sorry to be the barer’s of such sad news, but the recreation Boston, MA of iconic NBC sitcom “Cheers” bar has closed, permanently. Yet another loss we can chalk up to Covid-19 and it’s impact, that we’re still only beginning to truly understand. Bar owner and proprietor Tom Kershaw said he tried everything he could in order to make the location continue during the world-wide pandemic. “I have faced, and pulled through, many kinds of downturns and upticks in the economy within the last 20 years Cheers Replica Bar at Faneuil Hall Marketplace has been in business,”…

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Kathleen Kennedy, the head of LucasFilm, had some interesting things to say about the current state of the galaxy far, far away. As far as “Star Wars” goes, there seems to be a never-ending future and rich past to pull inspiration from, to keep the storytelling going for generations to come. That said, Kennedy thinks the time has come for fans and creators to “step back and really absorb what George [Lucas] has created.”In a recent chat with TheWrap, Kennedy spoke about the future of the franchise, and how she thinks TV will become a large part of the tales…

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Every so often, a piece of Disneyland history so out there, so absolutely insane, makes a resurgence on the internet. No, we’re not talking about Captain EO, but this is pretty close? Early this morning, we were enjoying a leisurely stroll down Twitter lane, when THIS popped up- “Live From the Space Stage: A HALYX Story.” In the summer of 1981, a Star Wars-adjacent KIϟϟ-inspired band rocked the Space Stage in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, and that is just the start of the story. Live from the Space Stage: A Halyx Story is a feature documentary on one of the most…

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We are still clinging to the hope that “The New Mutants” will not only see the light of day this month, but will also not suck? We know, we know- but, we’re trying to find something to look forward to, and the newest teaser spot for the film has us screaming in excitement.Posted just this morning by the film’s official Twitter account, this video explores each of the powers of the main characters of the film. AND, features a very important small and feisty purple dragon on Magik’s shoulder. Just that moment alone has renewed our excitement for the Josh…

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Comedy Central is the latest cabler to take a look at their current slate of shows, and decide to cancel some. Unfortunately, Derek Waters’ “Drunk History” is one of the casualties, as the series will end at season 6. And today, “Tosh.0” also got the axe. Season 12 is still scheduled to premiere in September, with the series finale set for November 24th, 2020. Back in January, Comedy Central had renewed “Tosh.0” for 4 seasons, with a 10-episode count for each. Clearly, that isn’t going to happen. With these two cancelations, the only live action scripted comedy remaining on the channel is…

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[Editor’s note: This piece about “The Beastmaster” comes to us from Anders Scot Hudson, cultural authority and resident Old-Man-Yells-At-Cloud on several subjects across the known universe.]For those of us who are about to, or have crossed the silver border into the age of 50, we almost all have a clear nostalgia for the golden age of sword and sorcery films. From household names like “Conan the Barbarian” to lesser know titles like “Barbarian Queen” and “Hawk the Slayer-” these titles immediately bring in a flood of memories. They were inspiration for our first edition D&D campaigns, the epic soundtracks to…

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This just in-sounds like we haven’t seen the last of Ben Affleck’s Batman yet, as a new report claims the actor will don the cowl for another outing as the Dark Knight in the upcoming “The Flash” film. According to Vanity Fair, Affleck will return to the role for the upcoming “The Flash” solo film, which will also see Michael Keaton reprise his version of Batman. This of course led us all to believe that meant the storyline would theoretically follow the “Flashpoint” comics. This, as it turns out, is totally accurate.Also, you know, “Welcome to the Multiverse.” Andy Muschietti,…

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This just in-The long-rumored film about Kraven the Hunter just took a big step forward with director J.C. Chandor reportedly in the hot seat. “The Equalizer” scribe Richard Wenk wrote the script along with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Matt Tolmach and Avi Arad are producing.Sony’s upcoming Spider-verse films “Morbius” and “Venom: Let Their Be Carnage” have both been delayed from their original release dates to 2021.Kraven of course is an important character in the Spider-Man canon, and we’re certainly curious to see what type of actor will get the role. There have been rumors recently that Sony was looking…

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This just in- “Justice League” star Ray Fisher has just revealed that WarnerMedia has brought in a third-party investigation into allegations of a toxic and abusive work environment on the set of reshoots for the Warner Bros. Pictures DC Comics film. If you’ll recall, Fisher had previously tweeted several strongly-worded accusations against filmmaker Joss Whedon, who stepped in to finish the film when original director Zack Snyder had to step away due to family tragedy. Today, Fisher shared the news of the investigation in a series of tweets: As you can see from the above tweets, Fisher alleges that Geoff…

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