Author: Vince Hoover

"SuperBeard" Vince Hoover and the real NerdDom 101 bring you the latest stories in the Nerdosphere!

Cosplay has become a massive community of like minded fans and creators making outstanding and accurate costumes of their favorite characters to bring them to life. Whether it’s from comic books, movies, video games or more, fans have turned themselves into their favorite heroes and villains in visually stunning ways. And, as the community has grown, grown so big that many people make a living at it now, so have the extravagance of their costumes. A movie accurate and functioning Iron Man suit, an Apocalypse ripped right from the pages of the comics, these outfits have become amazing works of…

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After the events of Avengers: Infinity War, our heroes all went through drastic changes in the five years leading up to Avengers: Endgame. Captain America felt lost and started a crisis group. Black Widow tried to continue her Avenging ways. Iron Man retired to a family life. Thor became depressed and lost himself. Hawkeye became Ronin, and started a vast manhunt of surviving criminals. The other original Avenger, the Hulk, also went through as massive transformation. After Bruce Banner was unable to bring out the Hulk in the Battle of Wakanda, he used his brain to find a compromise and…

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There’s an old wive’s tale that celebrities always die in threes. While fans don’t really know celebrities on a personal level, for the most part, many of them have impacts in our lives through their contributions on and off the screen. As fans are still trying to comprehend the loss of actress Kelly Preston to breast cancer, and Glee star Naya Rivera in a vacation accident, we are all rocked by another loss, as Myth Busters legend Grant Imahara has passed away at 49. The electrical engineer and robotist died of a sudden brain aneurysm on Monday evening. The Hollywood…

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Rumors can lead to major insight and spoilers into upcoming films and storylines. However, and more often than not, rumors are simply made up lies to inflate the ‘clout’ of some ‘insider’ looking for clicks on their site. These types of rumors get fans overly hyped, only to be disappointed or worse when they turn out not to be true. These rumor mongers lay on a bed of plausible deniability, saying that their ‘information’ can change over time or that the studio saw their release of said info and changed their tactics. This is a power move by these ‘insiders’…

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Ever since Fox was bought out by Disney, Marvel fans have been chomping at the bits at seeing the previously Fox owned Marvel characters to make their way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One such set of characters is Marvel’s Merry Mutants, the X-Men, and all the supporting cast. One of the most popular characters in that cast is the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool. However, fans fear that the R-Rated hero doesn’t fit into Disney’s kid friendly mold. However, all is not lost. Disney CEO, Bob Iger, has already commented, multiple times, that they want Deadpool as is, without…

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Ever since Disney decided to not renew their contract with Netflix and start their own streaming service, Disney+, the fate of the popular Defenders shows has been in a bit of flux. The rights to characters like Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Jessica Jones head back to Marvel Studios within the next couple of months. What this means for these characters and their possible future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is yet to be determined. But, a new rumor suggests that one character, and a fan favorite one at that, might get to continue his adventures on another streaming…

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After the success of Avengers: Endgame, the highest grossing movie of all time, and the end of the Infinity Saga for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, many fans have been left wondering whats next for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. With all of the original Avengers out of commission, whether due to sacrificing their life to save the universe, an injury beyond repair, off into the cosmos, or retiring to a home life, it looks like a new team of heroes will have to step up to defend the world in Avengers 5. But defend against what, exactly? A new fan theory that…

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COVID-19 has put a real damper on the entertainment industry, to say the least. Concerts have been indefinitely cancelled or postponed. Sports leagues have all but shut down. Movie theaters are closed and the film industry has stopped productions for the foreseeable future. And, while it seemed like we were on the verge of reopening, cases have spiked rapidly after a hastened and abrupt reopening campaign from many states. So, what exactly does this mean for cinema? And specifically for many fans, the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Well, the first film of the MCU’s Phase 4 is an important one, and…

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Wonder Woman 1984 is the highly anticipated sequel to the incredibly successful first solo female led film for the DCEU. Gal Gadot returns, this time to the Decade of Decadence, for a whole new adventure. And she is taking on the first true female supervillain in this film as Cheetah is coming to the big screen! Portrayed by the amazing Kristin Wiig, Cheetah has been one of Wonder Woman’s longest and fiercest foes, standing toe to toe with the Amazonian on multiple occasions. Now, while we’ve gotten some teases at her transformed look, a new Twitter post gives us our…

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The COVID-19 global pandemic has put pretty much all of our lives to a stand still. But, as the world slowly starts to return to some semblance of normal, the entertainment industry is crawling back to it’s own normalcy. Theaters, which were supposed to re-open today, are now looking at the end of July to open theaters and begin running new films again. So, studios are planning their new release dates starting at the same time. One of the big blockbuster movies that should have already been released is Fast 9. Now, as they talk about a new release date,…

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