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Phoenix Comicon: Captain Picard and The Cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation are on the 2012 Guest List

There are exactly 111 days left until this year's Phoenix Comicon, and the time probably can't pass quick enough for some local geeks. Especially since organizers of the annual pop culture fest announced some blockbuster names last night that will be appearing at this year's event.And it includes mo ... More >>

Geek Mythology

There are exactly 111 days left until this year's Phoenix Comicon, and the time probably can't pass quick enough for some local geeks. Especially since organizers of the annual pop culture fest announced some blockbuster names last night that will be appearing at this year's event.And it includes mo ... More >>

Costume Party: Phoenix Comicon Is Here

There are exactly 111 days left until this year's Phoenix Comicon, and the time probably can't pass quick enough for some local geeks. Especially since organizers of the annual pop culture fest announced some blockbuster names last night that will be appearing at this year's event.And it includes mo ... More >>

Nerdapalooza: 5 Geeky Events to Look Forward to in 2010

We're done with resolutions to eat healthfully and quit our vices. This year we're resolving to reconnect with our nerdolicious self -- basically to let our geek flag fly. And it looks like we won't be alone. 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the geek, with scores of ... More >>

Killer Serials: J. Scooter Harris, the Tarantino of Comic Books

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Geek Beat: Celebrity Geeks and Gaming Freaks at RandomCon

See... hot blondes can be geeks too.I grew up in the Dark Ages of role-playing games. I'm talking the late '80s, when Christian groups were protesting Dungeons & Dragons as a satanic tool and mixed-up drug addict and heavy D&D player Chris Pritchard -- now out on p ... More >>

Attending the Phoenix Comicon (Or, How I Learned to Stop Caring and Just Eat Brains)

It would be easy to dismiss an event like Phoenix Comicon by pointing out all the nerds and laughing at their elaborate Ouran High School Host Club costumes or their excitement over the presence of Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. Make no mistake, there were plenty of "nerds" (in the most traditional s ... More >>

The Fringe Connection

Cult icons come out of the woodwork in Mesa

The Top 10 Reasons to Attend Phoenix Comicon This Weekend

Think comic conventions are only for geeks, nerds, and losers? Well, we may not argue with that, but we will argue that being called a "geek" and a "nerd" are no longer derogatory terms. Those guys who picked on Bill Gates for wearing glasses so thick he could see into the future during the '70s are ... More >>

Wookiee of the Year

Chewbacca and pals give Valley nerds a thrill

Churl Power

For better or for worse, Lost and Delirious lives up to its name

Grandson of Flubber

Flubber loses bounce in high-tech remake