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.

Michael Stipe. Lin-Manuel Miranda. Alicia Keys. These are just SOME of the incredible creative talent onboard for Netflix’s newest docuseries, “Song Exploder.” Based on the popular podcast of same name, “Song Exploder” spotlights some of the world’s greatest musicians as they reveal how they brought their songs to life. Netflix released the first trailer and slew of images this morning, and we couldn’t be more excited! Based on the acclaimed podcast of the same name, and from host Hrishikesh Hirway and Oscar®-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, each episode of “Song Exploder” features some of the world’s greatest musicians as they reveal…

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If you’ve been anxiously awaited news of Disneyland in Anaheim, CA reopening, California Governor Gavin Newsom has some good news for you- an announcement will be coming soon.The park, which previously announced plans to reopen in July (on the anniversary of the first day), chose to delay indefinitely. Which, all things considered, was totally the right call to make for the health and safety of all cast members and guests. During his press conference yesterday, Governor Newsom said the state planned to update theme park reopening guidelines “very, very shortly.” He also teased “making public the fruits of those negotiations,”…

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If you haven’t made the time to sit and watch HBO Max series “Raised by Wolves,” you absolutely should. It’s a beautifully designed, shot, and presented piece of science fiction, with more than a little influence and guiding hand from Ridley Scott.It also just got picked up for a second season, which is FABULOUS news. Series creator (and executive producer) Aaron Guzikowski recently spoke with ScreenRant about his influence in creating this rich and NEW landscape of humans and androids on planet Kepler 22b. “I think it probably came from my experience as a parent. I have three young sons,…

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So….today was the Sony PlayStation 5 Showcase, and it went pretty well. So well in fact that online retailers WalMart and Game Stop opened their pre orders for the PS5 a day early. Subsequently, the Game Stop website is currently completely down. Other retailers also opened their pre orders shortly after users reported managing to order their units via WalMart, so if you were lucky enough to get in on Best Buy, Target, or another retailer- good for you.Still no word on when Amazon’s sale will go live. None of IGN’s links to where you could theoretically pick up a…

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The very last tease that happened during Sony PlayStation 5 Showcase today was the one we were waiting for- Another chapter in the God of War saga from Santa Monica Studio IS coming!”God of War: Ragnarök!” That’s about all we know so far, but this DOES answer the question about Cory Barlog’s mysterious posts to his Twitter account. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if award-winning composer Bear McCreary came back to the franchise to score this title too?!? OH OH!! We’ll take this as a yes!

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