Author: Vince Hoover

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

It might just be time for a culling of the herd. A new ‘event’ on Facebook now has nearly 900,000 people ‘going’, and another 780,000 ‘interested’ in what would surely be their impending doom. A group is calling for a storming of Area 51, to find out exactly what’s going on there. As the name of the event implies, Storm Area 51, they believe in strength in numbers, as ‘They Can’t Stop All Of Us’. And, while this may have started a joke, enough people have signed up to warrant a response from the United States Air Force. Now, surely…

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The internet is an incredibly sad place full of imbecilic trolls who live enormously miserable lives whilst cowardly hiding behind their keyboards and attacking people to feel some sort of false bravado. These social media troglodytes are a scourge on society, but they’re here to stay forever, like herpes. Now, their latest target is to body shame someone who looks better than 90% of the men on this planet, and it just proves that there is no truth to what trolls say, but rather they are simply out to ‘stir the pot’ and basically just be complete jerks. It’s none…

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Even though it was recently reported that Sony could back out of their Marvel partnership if Spider-Man: Far From Home doesn’t make a billion dollars, considering it’s already at $600 million worldwide in its first week, fans really shouldn’t be concerned. In fact, Marvel Studios head, Kevin Feige, is already setting up Spider-Man 3. Buckle up for spoilers, cause we’re diving into what the future will hold for the Wall Crawler. SPOILERS AHEAD FOR SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME! While speaking with Fandango, Feige discussed how the third movie would be like nothing we’ve seen from the Web Swinger before. And…

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Marvel Studios is heading to San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H. Now that their first three phases are complete, and the ‘Infinity Saga’ is over, everyone is looking towards the future and what could possibly top all the greatness we have already received. And, while we know a smidgen of what to expect from the MCU moving forward, like the solo Black Widow film, sequels to Dr. Strange and Black Panther, and brand new properties like The Eternals and Shang Chi. But, details are thin at best, so we’re all looking to what Marvel may reveal at SDCC. Now, the Russos…

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DC films have had a major uphill climb when it comes to competing with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And, while many of their tentpole films, like Dawn of Justice and Justice League didn’t sit well with many fans, they have still made over $5 Billion over 7 movies in the DCEU. And, thanks to films like Aquaman and Shazam, the tone has shifted a bit. And, with the upcoming films (sequels to their successful films and a fresh take of the icon, Batman), there is light at the end of tunnel. But, what may be the most anticipated DC movie…

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Marvel is planning on having a big presence at this year’s Sand Diego Comic-Con. Fresh off the heels of one of the biggest movies of all time, and the culmination of over a decade of interwoven storytelling, Kevin Feige and crew is ready to reveal some of what is to come in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We should at least get some information on what movies to expect in the near future, as well as some story ideas, however brief they may be. But, with Black Widow already in production, and we could possibly get our first…

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Spider-Man: Far From Home turned out to be one crazy ride for Peter Parker. But, it looks like the future may be even crazier. The fan favorite film is crushing it at the box office right now, and has been a great epilogue to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s ‘Infinity Saga’ as well as a stepping stone for the future of Phase 4 and beyond. But, after that crazy mid-credits scene, Peter Parker’s life is about to be flipped upside down. SPOILERS AHEAD FOR SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME! Speaking with Uproxx, director Jon Watts revealed that Kraven the Hunter would be…

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s ‘Infinity Saga’ has come to an end with the epilogue that was Spider-Man: Far From Home. Now, fans are looking forward to the future of the MCU, but behind a bit of a veil. Marvel has always tried to keep their cards close to the vest, making information difficult at best to come forward. But, Marvel is planning to have a big presence at San Diego Comi-Con this year, and it looks like a new casting tidbit for the Eternals has come out before they take the stage. Thanks to Variety and their coverage of Marvel’s…

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Disney is a company known for being child and family friendly. Their whole motif is based around fantasy and wonderment. But, they are also known for being a cutthroat company who is stingy with the properties the own. Sometimes, it would seem, that stinginess goes a little too far. Case in point: denying the etching of Spider-Man on a child’s gravestone. Lloyd Jones lost his 4 year old son, Ollie, due to a rare genetic disease. told by Metro. Ollie was a massive Spidey fan, so Lloyd gave his son the best send off possible with a Spider-Man themed funeral,…

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We just lost a great one. Emmy winner and Oscar and Tony nominee, Rip Torn, has passed away at the age of 88. Known to many for his roles in Men In Black as Zed, and as Patches O’Houlihan in Dodgeball, he won his Emmy from his time on The Larry Sanders Show, with the late, great comedian, Gary Shandling. Rip was born Elmore Rual Torn Jr. on February 6th, 1931 in Tempe, Texas. His father was an economist and his mother was the aunt of actress Sissy Spacek. After high school, Torn served as a military police officer in…

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