I, Stormtrooper

I, Stormtrooper This past June, my family and I had the opportunity to attend Star Wars Weekends 2015 at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. During this trip, I had the opportunity to take part in Disney's D-Tech Me Star Wars experience and I couldn't have been more excited! First introduced in the Summer of 2012, Star Wars – D-Tech Me is a 10-minute experience that uses the world’s highest-resolution, single-shot...

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NGP Review : Lords Of The Sith

NGP Review : Lords Of The Sith Coming off of my first (personally) disappointing Star Wars canon novel,  Heir to the Jedi, my expectations were set pretty low as I entered author Paul S. Kemp's successor, Lords Of The Sith. Taking place eight years after the events of the Clone Wars, and before the events of both Tarkin and A New Dawn, the story follows a small pocket of resistance fighters known as the Free Ryloth movement, led by none...

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Magic: the Gathering Magic Origins Release Day

Greetings to all my fellow gamers out there! Yes, I've been away for some time (again) and it's long-overdue for my triumphant return from convalescence. So without even further delay, here's my brief coverage of Magic: the Gathering Magic Origins Release Day! I've been playing for almost 20 years and all I've got is this final Core Set. I hope everyone had a great PreRelease last weekend and enjoyed their LGS' festivities and getting their...

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New Images from X-Men: Apocalypse

A slew of new images from X-Men: Apocalypse have emerged, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.  Several of the shots give us our first look at new mutants Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) and Psylocke (Olivia Munn) , as well as the new Storm (Alexandra Shipp). Psylocke's look seems to be pretty loyal to her appearance in the comic books.   Last weekend it was confirmed who would be Apocalypse's four horsemen. The...

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Star Wars : The Force Awakens SDCC Panel

Star Wars : The Force Awakens SDCC Panel If my previous NGP contributions are any indication, the Star Wars saga is something that I have lived and breathed since my youth. Countless viewings of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi were in heavy rotation; and then the dawn of the prequels. Some, like me, have come to embrace them as companion pieces to the vastly superior Clone Wars (and now Rebels) animated series, while...

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On The Set: Ghostbusters (2016)

On The Set: Ghostbusters (2016) It's been a trend recently with huge blockbusters to proliferate the internet with set photos during production. Suicide Squad has proven to be the leakiest set of all time with spy photos coming from the set almost daily. In the story of the new Ghostbusters movie it has been director Paul Feig's decision to control and decide what photos get out to the public. As one of the biggest Ghostbusters fans everything...

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This Christmas, Sherlock Goes Back To His Roots

This Christmas, Sherlock Goes Back To His Roots Steven Moffatt's modern day telling of Sherlock Holmes has been a smash hit and among one of the most talked about BBC series in the history of the network featuring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role alongside Martin Freeman's Watson. However, this years upcoming Christmas special will bring Holmes and Watson back to their roots with a story told in the Victorian era. Moffatt told the crowd...

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Marvel Collector Corps - Box 2 : Ant-Man

Marvel Collector Corps - Box 2 : Ant-Man The second Marvel Collector Corps box has finally arrived, featuring the hero of next week’s sure to be blockbuster smash, Ant-Man! Back in February, we broke the news that Marvel and Funko had teamed up to bring us, the fans, 100% completely exclusive collectibles t-shirts and accessories valued at over $50 through a bi-monthly shipping service and once again they did not disappoint! Much like the first...

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