Dave’s Time at Rhode Island Comic Con 2013

November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 / David Chosid / 2 Comments

There are a few good reasons why I was really excited about RI Comic Con 2013. First, it was really close to my house. But more importantly, it had an amazing and huge guest list. Here’s a list of just some of the awesome guests:

Danny Glover (Die Hard of course)
Billie Dee Williams (y’know)
Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell Smith (both leads from Weird Science)
William Zabka and Martin Kove (Johnny and Sensei Kreese from The Karate Kid… “sweep the leg”)
Sam Jones (Flash freakin’ Gordon!)
Sarah Douglass and Jack O’Halloran (baddies from Superman 2)
Every single bounty hunter from Star Wars! (first ever together… collect them all!)
Alan Oppenheimer (Skeletor, Masters of the Universe)
Larry Kenny (Liono, Lord of the Thundercats)
Jeremy Shada (Finn from Adventure Time)
…and a zillion more. …a zillion.

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What is Next Gen?

November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 / Rishard Chapoteau / Leave a comment

When fellow Nerd-Base writer Dave Chosid and I get into discussions about videogames, there is one topic that continuously comes up. What is next gen? Why upgrade? Is it just better graphics, or is there more to it? At first I didn’t have a good response for him because it seemed like he was right. I didn’t see anything else other than slightly updated graphics. As news continues to come out about both systems, I think I finally have a good idea as to what next gen is supposed to be.

This last generation was all about motion controls, and high definition. The Xbox 360 kicked everything off with HD graphics right out the gate. The original Xbox and the PS2 could do some games in HD, but it was few and far between. The PS3 and the Wii launched about a year later. The PS3 continued the trend with HD graphics, but the Wii went a different way with motion controls. After the Wii’s great success Microsoft and Sony followed suit with the Kinect, and the PlayStation Move.

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Review: Dear Mr. Watterson

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 / Christopher Lee / Leave a comment

I have loved Calvin & Hobbes since the first time I read it. I had to be about 10 or 11 years old. I was one of those kids who always grabbed the newspaper on the way to school just to read the “funnies” (and movie reviews of course, but that surprises no one). I mean, one of my earliest pieces here on Nerd-Base was a piece profiling a bit of fan service to the strip. As I stated in that article, almost two years ago now, “I’d think of putting out a challenge for people to find a more truthful and honest representation of childhood, but I know it’d be futile. There isn’t one.”, and I still hold firm on that belief. However, after seeing the film, Dear Mr. Watterson last night, I know for certain that I’m not the only one.

Opening 11/15 in select theaters/cities.

Dear Mr. Watterson started as an idea from a fan, Joel Allen Schroeder. As an uber-fan of the strip, Joel made a decision to take what he learned from his film classes and apply them to what would become not a search for the infamously reclusive Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin & Hobbes, but instead Continue reading →

Rhode Island Comic Con 2013 Cosplay

November 4, 2013 / David Chosid / 1 Comment

Below are some cosplay photos from the Rhode Island Comic Con 2013 in Providence, RI, Nov 2-3. I’m Ming the Merciless being pictured with William Zabka (Johnny from The Karate Kid) and SAM JONES (Flash Gordon of course).

Please do not steal our pictures without permission. I wish I didn’t have to say that. If you’d like to be tagged in an image of you, please let us know! If you’d like a copy of one of your own pictures, email us at info @ nerd-base.com. Thanks!

Pictures from RI Comic Con 2013.

PS4 FAQ Breakdown

November 3, 2013November 3, 2013 / Rishard Chapoteau / 3 Comments

After pouring through the PS4 FAQ last week, I wanted to give a breakdown on some of the important items that might be easy to miss. There are a lot of positives and negatives going on that people can overlook. I’ve added commentary on some items to give clarification and insight on what’s actually going on, or at least what we believe is going on. The original FAQ Sony posted is twice the size this and very disorganized. I’ve moved items around into different sections to make the FAQ easier to follow. I’ve also removed a lot of unimportant or redundant items to cut down the size of the FAQ. I mostly stay away from console comparisons because this is about the PS4 specifically, and not meant for console war flame bait.

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