Category: Geek News

  • Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Team Up!

    Submit to the Vortex – Your First Look at GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1!                                                                                                                                                                                    New York, NY – January 12th, 2014 – Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. What would you give up in your quest for power? What if it cost you your very soul? This February,…

  • New Avengers Trailer Arrives – Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer 2

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    The new trailer has arrived for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron! What do you think of it? Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron…

  • Billy Dee Williams Returns as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Rebels

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    Star Wars Rebels continues to pull fans closer and closer to the original Star Wars trilogy with cameos by classic Star Wars characters. Billy Dee Williams is coming to Star Wars Rebels to reprise the role of Lando Calrissian. In the episode Idiot’s Array, Lando will end up on adventure with the crew of the Ghost…

  • WICKED Projected to Fly to Theaters in 2016

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    There have been a lot of re-telling of classic stories and fairytales lately, especially in the movies. Now, the Broadway musical that seemed to set this whole trend off will be flying to the silver screen. Wicked, the backstory of the Wizard of Oz (with a few modifications) is aiming to be in theaters sometime…

  • Big Hero 6 Party

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    There are two things in this world my husband loves almost as much as Geek Baby and myself: Disney and Robots. So, the release for Big Hero 6 resulting in a bit of a nerdgasm for my engineering husband. We saw the movie the day it came, we wanted to see it so badly we…

  • Edward James Olmos Joins Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cast

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    You’ve seen him on Battlestar Galactica. You’ve seen him on Blade Runner and Miami Vice. Heck, if you watched every episode of The West Wing, you saw him there too. Edward James Olmos will now be joining the Marvel universe when he joins the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a recurring role. Marvel made…

  • James Bond SPECTRE Photos Appear from Austrian Mountains

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    Filming is underway for the next James Bond film, SPECTRE in the Austrian Alps. This was revealed on January 5 by a tweet on the official 007 twitter by director Sam Mendes. #firstdayback on set #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/I2c87zySIu— James Bond (@007) January 5, 2015 The original tweet only included a photo of the the title slate in…

  • Going To Disney With A Baby

    For those of you that don’t know, Disney is in my blood. I was born at Orange County Hospital down the street, I went as a kid all the time, my fiance proposed to me as Disneyland and we Honeymooned at Disney World where we made our son (Bow-chicka-bow-wow!) Anyway, so we just couldn’t wait…

  • Marvel and Netflix Announce Daredevil Premier Date

    Daredevil now has a release date: April 10 of this year.  The series has been anticipated by Marvel film fans, as this will be a new venture for the company’s small screen media.  The cast will include Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, and Rosario Dawson.  The 13 episode show will be the first of four…

  • Pilot / Bridge And Tunnel – Marvel's Agent Carter Ep 1, 2 – Review

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    Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you a SECOND Marvel show on Television!  A thing which makes me very happy, indeed. Last night was the two-hour premiere, which apparently is being counted as two episodes airing in sequence, so this may end up being a bit of a lengthy discussion of what all occurred…

  • Star Wars #1 Cover Variant

    Marvel’s Star Wars #1 Exclusive Covers and Signing Event with Jason Aaron and John Cassaday MIDTOWNCOMICS.COM NYC Store Locations: Times Square: 200 W. 40th Street, corner 7th Avenue. Grand Central: 459 Lexington Avenue, corner 45th Street. Downtown: 64 Fulton Street, corner Gold Street. Visit our comics boutiques: FAO Schwarz: 767 5th Avenue, corner 58th Street.…

  • Disneyland, Star Wars & #YoureGreat Campaign- Geeks Corner – Episode 414

    Welcome to the FIRST Geeks Corner episode of 2015! We are excited for this year and are looking to do a lot of new things and make Geeks Corner (and DAPs Magic in general) bigger and better than ever before! That means we’ll have new segments (one in particular I’m really looking forward to), new…

  • Ant-Man Trailer Buzzes to the Internet

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    The trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man is now on the internet. It was released with the first episode of Agent Carter. What do you think of the trailer? Are you excited for this movie? STORY SYNOPSIS: The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for…

  • Star Wars Celebration Comes to Anaheim Convention Center April 16-19

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    Star Wars. When you hear those words do you automatically think of your favorite character or scene from the film? If that is a yes, it is time to check out the Star Wars Celebration. Taking part on April 16 – 19 at the Anaheim Convention Center, this is the one stop spot for all…

  • Element-hairy, my dear Watson! – New Sherlock Photo Released

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    A new photo has been released from the set of Sherlock, which is filming a “Sherlock Special” which is expected to be released around Christmas time of this year. Here is the photo as it was posted on the Sherlock facebook page with this caption Element-hairy, my dear Watson!: There is still quite some time…

  • Marvel Releases Ant-Man Poster

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    Marvel has released an Ant-Man poster ahead of the release of the first trailer. If you are having some difficulty seeing Ant-Man, you aren’t the only one. Here’s the poster that was released on twitter by Marvel: As you can see, it is a very appropriate poster for a movie with the name Ant-Man. What do…

  • Star Wars Rebels: Path of the Jedi (S1Ep9)- Review

    Hello everyone!  Danie is on vacation, and she is letting me fill in for the Star Wars Rebels review of the latest episode (thanks, Danie!).  So, here we go! RECAP This episode follows up the event that took place in Gathering Forces, namely Ezra’s touch of the dark side.  Ezra is excitedly running to Kanan,…

  • WWI Flying Ace Hits the Skies in New Peanuts Movie Trailer

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    A new trailer has arrived for The Peanuts Movie. In it, Snoopy takes to the skies as the WWI flying ace as he dogfights over the skies of Paris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsSjtzBhnIU Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of…

  • Disney Film Spot: Pinocchio

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    When Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became a massive hit for the Walt Disney Studio, fans were quick to pressure the studio into making a sequel. Such was a film society that was used to studios making cheap follow-ups to big hits (a product of the Great Depression). After all, this was the same culture that released…

  • Buñuelos Navideños – Geek Eats Recipe

    The Disneyland Resort is celebrating Three Kings Day from January 2-6, 2015. There are quite a few different food offerings (as can be read about here) one of which is the Buñuelos Navideños. I was able to learn how to make this festive treat from Chef Toby of the Disneyland Resort. Not only did Chef Toby teach…

  • New Uncanny Avengers From Marvel

    Earth’s Mightiest Reforged – Your First Look at UNCANNY AVENGERS #1! This January, a new Unity Squad will be formed for a new age. New team. New mission. New threats. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at UNCANNY AVENGERS #1, the explosive new ongoing series from blockbuster creators Rick Remender and Daniel…

  • 2014 Disney Stories Countdown #1 – 10 Years of DAPs Magic

    Yes, I know this isn’t really a Disney story, but DAPs has covered Disney for 10 years.  In its beginnings it was known as DAPs for Disney Magic, and has become the DAPsMagic.com we all know now.  This year saw the team expand, and even venture into some new territories.  One new feature has been an ongoing…

  • Voice of Popular Cartoon Characters, Christine Cavanaugh, Passes Away

    You wouldn’t recognize her from the roles that are famous.  But, you’d recognize her voice.  Christine Cavanaugh has passed away on December 22, 2014.  Roles she is most known for are Dexter from Dexter’s Laboratory, Gosalyn Mallard from Darkwing Duck, and Chuckie from Rugrats.  These characters have been distinct and unmistakable with the sound of…

  • Into the Woods With Frozen Fun – Geeks Corner – Episode 413

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    Welcome to Geeks Corner! We hope you had a fantastic Christmas and are enjoying celebrating your holiday week in whichever way you see fit! This week Mr. DAPs, Johnny 5 and Hayley enjoy the post Christmas lull (or not?) and share about their Holidays before getting into the show. Did you like the present Merlin…