July 2009 Archives

Either somebody has beaten chief engineer Montgomary Scott or the world is missing a couple of whales, because scientists claim they have invented transparent aluminium!

IT has been announced that Bryce Dallas Howard will replace Twilight star Rachelle Lefevre as evil vampire Victoria in the third instalment of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Day three's over and what a weekend it's been so far.
So the big news for Saturday? Iron Man 2 of course, and the short pieces of footage shown actually brought the packed out auditorium to its feet!

Day two has come and gone at San Diego's Convention Centre. As the lucky attendees get some shut eye in preparation for day three, Geekworld takes a look at the last 12 hours to bring you the news that matters.

Quick look at some of the cool displays at this year's Comic Con, including a giant Castle Greyskull at the Mattel stand (my sister had, and still owns, She-Ra's Crystal Castle!)

Well we're just one full day into Comic Con and already the lucky so-and-sos at the San Diego Convention Centre have been bombarded with sneak previews and goodies from the year's most anticipated sci fi/fantasty events.
I've picked some of the standout moments from yesterday's show to report on, you'd be here for days if I tried to bring you news of everything!

Superman may finally have met his match.
And what is it that could destroy the Man of Steel? Kryptonite? No, Copyright.
A bitter row has erupted over rights to the Superhero, which could result in the character parting ways with DC Comics - his home for the last 71 years.

Disney has finally released some banner posters for Tim Burton's upcoming Alice in Wonderland. As predicted, those lucky so-and-sos at Comic-Con this weekend will be the first to get a sneak preview.

Next weekend sees quite possibly one of the biggest events in any self-respecting geeks calendar - Comic-Con.
Every year thousands of fans from around the world make the pilgrimage to the San Diego Convention Centre to immerse themselves in three whole days of geek!
But what's the big deal? What makes Comic-Con so different from any other fanboy convention?

First pictures emerging of Scarlett Johansson in next year's Iron Man 2.
America's Entertainment Weekly's annual Comic-Con preview issue features Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett and Mickey Rourke on the cover in full garb.