Most touching G.I.Joe video you will ever see (Child Cancer Survivor)

gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-logoThe video embedded below was completed with the help of the real classic voices of Flint and Lady Jaye (Mary Macdonald Lewis and Bill Ratner.) The video was made by  a loving father to highlight the strengths of amazing children, one a child cancer survivor, the other nearly blind. Check it out below.  -revsears

 

Nerdversity 101: STAR WARS the HOLIDAY SPECIAL

beaarthuerinstarwarsholidayspecialCLICK HERE to stream or download Nerdversity 101’s very “special” podcast covering the infamous Star Wars Holiday special.

There has been a long delay getting it to you, but share our pain, we had to view it after all.   This also marks the first audio I have edited, let me know what you think about that and some of the bumpers etc. I threw in either in the comment section below, or in our forums.

-revsears

G.I.Joe Future NOIR review

noirrosterG.I.Joe Future Noir is one of those obscure alternate takes that almost every property has, that many wouldn’t even know existed.  Idw published the small manga sized black and white trade paper back in 2011.

it featured a young team of Joes  who are sent on a mission by General Hawk. Duke commands a squad consisting of of Scarlet, Roadblock, Sci-fi (with an interesting twist) and a rookie by the name of Helix.  Don’t worry, they met Snake-Eyes along the way.

The first thing you may notice is some of the unusual members on the roster. Sci-fi is no longer the laser trooper from the ARAH days, but instead is a cyborg who serves as pilot, and general computer/support for the team. His face bears a resemblance to Gambit, and his later body part switcheroo reminds me of 90’s era bad comic cyborgs. UPDATE: I initially didn’t see any ties to the classic Sci-Fi here, but Joe Nation’s Casey pointed out that Star Brigade Sci-Fi (v4) had bat like hand attachments and  had been re-assigned to be a pilot.

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