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‘X-Men: First Class’ has youth on its side, but not enough narrative conviction

Throw Bryan Singer’s original X-Men from 2000 into a somewhat hip but somewhat staid 1960s time capsule and you get X-Men: First Class, a decent prequel of sorts that benefits tremendously by having...

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‘Elric: The Balance Lost’ No. 1 covers and preview pages

Here comes Stormbringer back to the world of sequential art. Elric: The Balance Lost by Austin comic-book writer Chris Roberson hits this week and we have four covers and some preview pages for the...

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PIC: Otis the (caped) corgi

It’s Otis the corgi. You need this. So here you go. Oh, and eat your heart out, Krypto. (reddit) Got geek news, insights or other mana? E-mail me. And follow me on Twitter for more tomgeekery.

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My condolences to the victims of the ‘Dark Knight Rises’ shooting

I’ve wrestled with this all day. How do I address the shooting at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo.? How do I parse such a heinous crime connected with what was supposed...

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‘Twin Beaks,’ a darn fine ‘Sesame Street’ parody of ‘Twin Peaks’

Trust “Sesame Street” to make educational light out of even the darkest corners of pop culture. Consider “Twin Beaks,” a spoof of David Lynch’s quirky classic “Twin Peaks.” The riff on the old...

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G4 relaunches as Esquire Network in September

And so the game controller finally makes way for the badger hair shaving brush. The geek-centric G4 channel will relaunch as the more metrosexual Esquire Network on Sept. 23. Esquire Network will offer...

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Shark Week sinks its teeth into the Web

“Sharknado” was just the lull before the real shark storm. We’re more than knee deep into Shark Week, Discovery Channel’s annual celebration of razor-toothed death with a dorsal fin. And after a...

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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past” official trailer!

Oh. My. God. May 23, 2014. Hurry.

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Behold the fury of ‘Kung Fury’

SAN ANTONIO — If the world can embrace the spectacle of “Sharknado,” then by the gods of cheese it must have “Kung Fury.” The high-kicking, low-budget homage to ’80s cop movies has already surpassed...

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‘Naughty List’ children’s book signing Saturday at Heroes & Fantasies

SAN ANTONIO — What if breaking bad was the only way you could save Santa Claus and Christmas? Would you risk that lump of coal for the greater holiday good? Franklin McScotty faces just that dilemma in...

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