In case you missed the news last week, Phoenix Comicon is going to have to expand their parking. Because I highly doubt that even the world-class downtown convention center was built to accommodate a Sovereign-class starship.
Jokes aside, a large contingent of the USS Enterprise-E crew will be beaming down Memorial Day Weekend: Sir Patrick Stewart (Capt. Jean-Luc Picard), Brent Spiner (Lt. Cmdr. Data), Michael Dorn (Lt. Cmdr. Worf), Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi) and LeVar Burton (chief engineer Geordi La Forge). These stars of Star Trek: The Next Generation and …

Downtown Mesa’s Monsterland opened its doors for the Halloween season last October, with a two-story haunted attraction that consisted of elaborate sets and animatronics, and provided some much needed seasonal work for a slew of local monsters and maniacs. But the receipts for the grand opening were scarier than expected, and owner Kevin Wynn decided that the planned horror museum might not be enough to pay the bills, so with the recent changes and more progressive culture pervading downtown Mesa, Mr. Wynn has decided that a nightclub might be more …

Super Bowl means super Sunday for the Nerdiverse! Not because of the big game, but because interspersed throughout the gridiron action will be a slew of new movie trailer premieres for your perusing pleasure.
The pre-game show starts at 11:00 a.m. this Sunday, February 5th, on NBC, and I’ve completed painstaking research throughout the inter-webs to compile this extensive list of not-to-be-missed film confections! Some are more exciting than others, and some are disappointingly going to be absent altogether, but there are definitely some heavy-hitters here you don’t want to miss.
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For a guy who’s trying to build up Arizona’s Geek Culture, it can feel like a kick in the gut when nerd havens shut down – especially when I’ve gotten to know some of the owners. (This article originally appeared on LightningOctopus.com — please leave your comments on the original post there.)

MADCAP Theaters will be hosting Geeks’ Night Out, Tempe’s celebration of all things science, science fiction and technology 5 to 10 p.m. Feb. 16. On tap: sci-fi trivia, video games, a ghost hunting tour and a tech job fair.
As this super-nerdy promo video says: May the Geeks be with you!

On Feb. 10, “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” will be re-released in theaters — this time with state-of-the-art RealD 3D technology and some fun giveaways for fans.

What are Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s REAL motivations for mounting a colonial expedition to the moon?

It was heartbreaking to see Mesa’s retro grindhouse theater, The Royale, close its doors at the end of 2011, but as the old saying goes, “The show must go on!” Local artist, film buff and Royale associate Victor Moreno has taken that adage to heart and will be continuing to showcase genre favorites with his Cult Classics screenings now showing at the MADCAP Theater in Tempe.

Summer Skye checks in at Pop Culture Paradise for a Warmachine minature game demo.

Mesa Community College’s video game speaker series continues Jan. 25 with Chris Crawford describing his 20-year quest to develop software that generates stories for game play. It takes place 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in room LB145 of the MCC main campus at Southern Avenue and Dobson Road in Mesa.
You can read more about the lecture series and upcoming speakers in my original post.