New Releases for the week of April 1st

Spring is finally here.  Trees and flowers are blooming.  And everyone with allergies can't survive long outside.  Here are some of the upcoming releases for the week of April 1st.  Good luck to those with allergies.

Movies:
"Everybody Wants Some" - starring Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, and Wyatt Russell.

"Collide" - starring Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins, Nicholas Hoult, and Felicity Jones.
"Miles Ahead" - starring Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Keith Stanfield.

"Keeping Up with the Joneses" - starring Jon Hamm, Zach Galifianakis, Maribeth Monroe, Matt Walsh, Isla Fisher, and Gal Gadot.
"Pandemic" - starring Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen, Paul Guilfoyle, Pat Healy, Missy Pyle, and Mekhi Phifer.

"The Dark Horse" - starring Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, and Kirk Torrance.

"God's Not Dead 2" - starring Melissa Joan Hart, Ernie Hudson, Jesse Metcalfe, and David A.R. White.

"Meet the Blacks" - starring Mike Epps, Mike Tyson, George Lopez, Bresha Webb, and Zulay Henao.

"Kill Your Friends" - starring Ed Skrein, Nicholas Hoult, and Rosanna Arquette.

"Natural Born Pranksters" - starring Roman Atwood, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, and Dennis Roady.

DVDs:
"The Hateful Eight", "Concussion", "Point Break", "Cartel Land", "Archer Season 6", "Exposed", "Forsaken", "Humans, Season 1"

Video Games:
PS4:  "Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus", "Nights of Azure", "MLB The Show 16", "Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!", "The Walking Dead: Michonne - Episode 2: Give No Shelter", "Resident Evil 6", "No Time to Explain"
PS3:  "MLB The Show 16", "Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!", "The Walking Dead: Michonne - Episode 2: Give No Shelter"
Xbox One:  "Killer Instinct Season 3", "Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!", "The Walking Dead: Michonne - Episode 2: Give No Shelter", "Resident Evil 6", "Active Soccer 2 DX"
Xbox 360:  "Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!", "The Walking Dead: Michonne - Episode 2: Give No Shelter"
Wii U:  "Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus"
PC:  "Polyology", "1993 Space Machine", "EVE: Valkyrie", "Dead Secret", "Escape: Close Call", "ADR1FT", "Chronos", "FORCED SHOWDOWN", "Killer Instinct", "Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!", "The Walking Dead: Michonne - Episode 2: Give No Shelter", "Hypersensitive Bob", "Titagon", "CDF Starfighter VR", "Tabletopia", "Angry Video Game Nerd II: A$$imilation", "Caveblazers", "Trial by Viking", "Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish", "[the Sequence]", "Ninja Outbreak", "Bunker Punks", "!nsane", "The Inner Sea", "Hyper Light Drifter", "NeuroVoider", "A Legend of Luca", "Rynn's Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest", "Tokyo Babel", "Super Robot Jump Jump", "Scapeland", "Rewind", "Soviet City", "AuroraRL", "Take the Dream IX", "Adam's Venture: Origins", "CHKN", "Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure", "The Minims", "Abandoned Knight", "CrazyCars3D", "Blueprint Tycoon"

Music:
Andrew Bird - "Are You Serious", Autolux - "Pussy's Dead", Babyfather - "BBF Hosted by DJ Escrow", BABYMETAL - "TBA", Bankruptcy - "For the Future", Bibio - "A Mineral Love", Black Mountain - "IV", Black Stone Cherry - "Kentucky", Bleached - "Welcome The Worms", Charles Bradley - "Changes", Cheap Trick - "Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello", Child Bite - "Negative Noise", Dinner - "Psychic Lovers", dvsn - "Sept. 5", Explosions in the Sky - "The Wilderness", Frankie Cosmos - "Next Thing", Imaginary Softwoods - "Annual Flowers in Color", Imaginary Softwoods - "Gold Fiction Loop Garden", John Congleton - "Until the Horror Goes", Kaada/Patton - "Bacteria Cult", Lukas Graham - "Lukas Graham", Mike & The Melvins - "Three Men and a Baby", Moderat - "III", Mogwai - "Atomic", Operators - "Blue Wave", Pet Shop Boys - "Super", Purple - "Bodacious", Shonen Knife - "Adventure", Tacocat - "Lost Time", The Field - "The Follower", The Last Shadow Puppets - "Everything You've Come To Expect", Three Trapped Tigers - "Silent Earthling", Trapper Schoepp - "Rangers & Valentines", Weezer - "The White Album", Woodpigeon - "T R O U B L E", Yeasayer - "Amen & Goodbye"

Books:
Margaret Mayhew - "Bitter Poison", Graham Masterton - "Buried", Alex Howard - "Cold Revenge", Paul Johnston - "Skeleton Blues", Andrew Case - "The Big Fear", Jeff Wheeler - "The Queen's Poisoner", J.B. North - "Sandstorm", Karuna Kujo - "Aphorism, Vol. 3", Geronimo Stilton - "Attack of the Dragons", Steve Watkins - "AWOL in North Africa", Tomonori Inoue - "Coppelion Vol. 20", Souta Kuwahara - "Crimson Prince, Vol. 3", Andrew Lane - "Crusoe: Dawn of Spies", Steve Watkins - "Fallen in Fredericksburg", Sally Green - "Half Lost", Myke Cole - "Javelin Rain", Koyama Chuya - "Space Brothers Vol. 23", Ian Douglas - "Starscape", Michael Northrop - "The Final Kingdom", Michael Alan Nelson - "The Harlot & the Thief", Amanda Stevens - "The Visitor"

Comics:
"Ninjas vs. Aliens", "Immortal Wings #3", "Aquaman #50", "Batman and Robin Eternal #26", "Justice League of America #8", "Back to the Future #6", "Ghostbusters International #3", "Ragnarok #8", "Transformers More Than Meets the Eye #51", "Black Science #21", "Elephantmen #69", "Four Eyes Hearts of Fire #3", "Postal #11", "Saga #35", "Knights of the Dinner Table #230", "All New All Different Marvel Universe", "All New X-Men #7", "Amazing Spider-Man #1.4", "Captain America Sam Wilson #7", "Daredevil #5", "Darth Vader #18", "Drax #5", "Figment 2 Legacy of Imagination", "Hercules #5"

Conventions:
Whinny City Pony Con - Schaumburg, IL (4/1-4/3)
ConBust - Northampton, MA (4/1-4/3)
Zenkaikon - Lancaster, PA (4/1-4/3)
Collective Con - Jacksonville, FL (4/1-4/3)
AggieCon - Bryan, TX (4/1-4/3)
Nadeshicon - Quebec City, QC (4/1-4/3)
Nashicon - Columbia, SC (4/1-4/3)
Green Bay Comic Book Convention - Green Bay, WI (4/2/16)
Southern Geek-Fest - Hattiesburg, MS (4/2/16)
Beverly Comic Con III - Beverly, MA (4/2/16)
SC Comicon - Greenville, SC (4/2-4/3)
Gem City Comic Con - City of Dayton, OH (4/2-4/3)
MoCCA Festival - New York, NY (4/2-4/3)
Edinburgh Comic Con - Edinburgh, UK (4/2-4/3)
Mizumi-Con - San Antonio, TX (4/2-4/3)
Rockford Comic Book Convention - Rockford, IL (4/3/16)
Wayne NJ Toy, Comic and Collectibles - Wayne, NJ (4/3/16)
Comic Art Con - Secaucus, NJ (4/3/16)
Albany Toy Show - Albany, NY (4/3/16)
Jersey Shore Comic Book Show - Toms River, NJ (4/3/16)

Deadpool Review

Well this past weekend for my birthday, I was finally able to get to the movie theater to watch "Deadpool" up on the big screen.  I know it wasn't in IMAX or anything special, but one thing was for sure, it was deliciously gory and hilarious.  I was able to watch it with my wife since my in-laws were in town to visit and they took care of the kids while we were out.

The "Deadpool" movie, if you haven't been paying attention stars Ryan Reynolds as the foul-mouthed main character Deadpool/Wade Wilson.  The other main characters included:
Ed Skrein as Ajax
Michael Benyaer as Warlord
Stefan Kapicic as Colossus
Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Morena Baccarin as Vanessa
Gina Carano as Angel Dust

The basis of "Deadpool" is the telling the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson.  After being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, he adopts the alter ego Deadpool.  Armed with these new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life, Ajax.

I know I had seen parts of the movie on my computer, but it was great to watch the entire thing on the big screen in surround sound.  Throughout the entire movie there are a lot of easter eggs to previous Marvel movies, as well as many hilarious breakings of the "fourth wall".  During the movie, they pay homage, or make fun of, Ryan Reynolds as "Green Lantern", his costume as "Green Lantern", multiple versions of Professor Xavier, and the possibility of one of the Triskelions that crashed during the Captain America movie.

Overall, this movie was great, and you could almost classify it as a "love story" like Deadpool says it is.  Please, take some time to give this movie a chance, you will love it.

And please don't forget to stay for the after movie credit scene that happens after any Marvel movie.

New Releases for the week of March 25th

Here are some of the upcoming releases for the week of March 25th:

Movies:
"Get a Job" - starring Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Bryan Cranston, Alison Brie, Marcia Gay Harden, Ravi V. Patel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Jorge Garcia.

"I Saw the Light" - starring Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson, and Wrenn Schmidt.

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" - starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Gal Gadot, Lauren Cohan, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" - starring John Corbett and Nia Vardalos.

"Mia Madre" - starring John Turturro, Margherita Buy, Nanni Moretti, Giulia Lazzarini, and Beatrice Mancini.

DVDs:
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2", "Daddy's Home", "The Letters", "Turn: Washington's Spies Season 2"

Video Games:
PS4:  "Day of the Tentacle Remastered", "Republique", "Fallout 4: Automatron", "101 Ways to Die", "Catlateral Damage", "Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice"
PS3:NONE
Xbox One:  "Fallout 4: Automatron", "Stranger of Sword City"
Xbox 360:  NONE
Wii U:  "Infinity Runner", "Mini-Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge"
PC:  "Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed", "Alchemist's Awakening", "Republique", "Republique: Episode 5 - Terminus", "Polaris Sector", "Fallout 4: Automatron", "Out of the Park Baseball 17", "Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet", "Borstal", "Mimpi Dreams", "Chronicle: Rune Scape Legends", "Disposable Heroes", "Brick Inventions", "Farming 2017 - The Simulation", "Zombie Gotchi", "Way of the Samurai 3", "Spaceman Sparkles 3D", "Bacteria", "Samorost 3", "Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem", "Slain!", "Trackmania Turbo", "Paws: A Shelter 2 Game", "The Descendant", "PolyRace", "Hush Hush - Unlimited Survival Horror", "Tiny Guardians", "Holodrive", "Hydra Slayer", "Battle Storm", "Zombies On a Plane", "Of Carrots and Blood", "Take the Dream IX", "Villagers", "Mysterious Castle", "Galactineers", "MachineCraft", "MiniGolf Mania"

Music:
Amon Amarth - :"Jomsviking", Asking Alexandria - "The Black", Bob Mould - "Patch the Sky", Eric Bachmann - "Eric Bachmann", Father - "I'm a Piece of Shit", Joe Bonamassa - "Blues of Desperation", K. Michelle - "More Issues Than Vogue", Lontalius - "I'll Forget 17", Parker Millsap - "The Very Last Day", Plague Vendor - "Bloodsweat", Rjd2 - "Dame Fortune", The Joy Formidable - "Hitch", The Thermals - "We Disappear", White Denim - "Stiff", Zayn Malik - "Mind of Mine"

Books:
J.A. Konrath - "Rum Runner", Craig Halloran - "Battle of the Dragon", Joseph Lallo - "Temporal Contingency", Ben Kane - "Hunting the Eagles", "Karneval, Vol. 4", Michael J Sullivan - "Professional Integrity", Gail Z Martin - "Shadow and Flame", Reki Kawahara - "Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol. 4", Reki Kawahara - "Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary, Vol. 1", Reki Kawahara - "Accel World, Vol. 6", Shiden Kanzaki - "Black Bullet, Vol. 3", Ichirou Sakaki - "Chaika: The Coffin Princess, Vol. 4", Hiro Mashima - "Fairy Tail 53", T.R. Ragan - "Furious"

Comics:
"Charismagic TPB", "Jirni TPB Vol. 1", "God is Dead #48", "Wraithborn #2", "Klaus #4", "Spire #7", "Venus #4", "Bubba Redneck Werewolf #1", "Shadow Glass #1", "Batman #50", "Batman and Robin Eternal #25", "Batman Arkham Knight Genesis", "Cyborg #9", "Deathstroke #16", "Grayson #18", "Harley Quinn #26", "Justice League 3001 #10", "Secret Six #12", "Suicide Squad Most Wanted Deadshot Katana #3", "Teen Titans #18", "We Are Robin #10", "Wonder Woman #50", "Badger #2", "Dean Koontz Frankenstein Storm Surge #6", "Danger Girl Renegade", "G.I. Joe Deviations #1", "Rocketeer At War #2", "Birthright #15", "All New All-Different Avengers #7", "All-New Hawkeye #5", "Angela Queen of Hell #6", "Carnage #6", "Contest of Champions #6", "Howling Commandos of Shield #6", "Hyperion #1", "Illuminati #5", "New Avengers #8", "Obi-wan and Anakin #3", "Star Wars #17", "Totally Awesome Hulk #4", "Ultimates #5", "Uncanny X-men #5", "Cyberines #2", "The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture", "Assassins Creed Templars #1", "Deus Ex #2", "X-O Manowar #45"

Conventions:
Salt Lake Comic Con (3/24-3/26) - Sandy, UT
Norwescon (3/24-3/27) - Seatac, WA
Sakura-con (3/25-3/27) - Seattle, WA
Animeland Wasabi (3/25-3/27) - Aurora, CO
Mad Monster Party (3/25-3/27) - Charlotte, NC
LouisiANIME (3/25-3/27) - Lafayette, LA
WonderCon (3/25-3/27) - Los Angeles, CA
Anime Boston (3/25-3/27) - Boston, MA
Anime Wasabi (3/25-3/27) - Denver, CO
ConGT (3/25-3/27) - Clarksville, TN
Hero Hype Convention (3/26/16) - Miami, FL
Animarathon (3/26/16) - Bowling Green, OH

New Releases for the week of March 18th

YAY! It's finally spring.  We are definitely welcoming the 70 degree weather that has arrived here in Central Pennsylvania.  But here are the upcoming releases for the week of March 18th and if the weather keeps up, bring some of these items outside and get some sun.  This week I am adding the category of conventions, just in case anyone would like to see what conventions are around their area.

Movies:
"Miracles from Heaven" - starring Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Eugenio Derbez, and Queen Latifah.

"The Little Prince" - starring the vioces of James Franco, Benicio Del Toro, Rachel McAdams, Paul Giamatti, Marion Cotillard, and Jeff Bridges.

"Midnight Special" - starring Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Sam Shepard, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, and Paul Sparks.

"The Program" - starring Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Cuillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons, Dustin Hoffman, Lee Pace, Denis Menochet, and Edward Hogg.

"The Divergent Series: Allegiant" - starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Tellr, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jonny Weston, Mekhi Phifer, Daniel Dae Kim, Nadia Hilker, and Bill Skarsgard.

"The Bronze" - starring Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Hailey Lu Richardson, and Cecily Strong.

"Krisha" - starring Krisha Fairchild, Robyn Fairchild, Bill Wise, Trey Edward Shults, Chris Doubek, Olivia Grace Applegate, Alex Dobrenko, Bryan Casserly, Chase Joliet, Atheena Frizzell, Augustine Frizzell, Rose Nelson, Victoria Fairchild, and Billie Fairchild.

DVDs:
"Sisters", "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip", "The Big Short", "Brooklyn", "Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine", "Carol", "Game of Thrones: Season 5", "Scott & Bailey: Season Four"

Video Games:
PS4:  "Salt and Sanctuary", "Senran Kagura: Estival Versus", "Samurai Warriors 4 Empires", "Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault", "EA Sports UFC 2", "Just Cause 3: Sky Fortress"
PS3:  "Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault"
Xbox One:  "Sheltered", "EA Sports UFC 2", "Just Cause 3: Sky Fortress", "Shantae and the Pirate's Curse", "Dungeon of the Endless"
Xbox 360:  NONE
Wii U:  "Pokken Tournament"
PC:  "One Way to Exit", "DEADBOLT", "Premium Pool", "htol#NiQ: The Firefly Diary", "Sparkle ZERO", "Istrolid", "Dynetzzle Extended", "Albino Lullaby: Episode 2", "Just Cause 3: Sky Fortress", "Candlelight", "Nanobots", "Need for Speed", "My Tower, My Home", "Prison Run and Gun", "Overpower", "Victory and Glory: Napoleon", "Chesster", "Hidden Object 6-in-1 Bundle", "Cosmic Leap", "Pharaoh Rebirth+", "Royal Heroes", "Shadows Peak", "Take the Dream IX", "PRiO", "Void Raiders", "Roses and Gems", "War Birds: WW2 Air Strike 1942"

Music:
Baauer - "Aa", Boris With Merzbow - "Gensho", Cullen Omori - "New Misery", Damien Jurado - "Visions Of Us On The Land", Drinkng Flowers - "New Swirled Order", Dustin Kensrue - "Thoughts That Float On a Different Blood", Grant-Lee Phillips - "The Narrows", Gwen Stefani - "This is What the Truth Feels Like", HAELOS - "Full Circle", Iggy Pop - "Post Pop Depression", ILOVEMAKONNEN - "Drink More Water 6", Jaheim - "Struggle Love", Jordan Smith - "Something Beautiful", Liima - "iii", Lust for Youth - "Compassion", Masami Akita & Eiko Ishibashi - "Kouen Kyoudai", Primal Scream - "Chaosmosis", The Word Alive - "Dark Matter", Tim Darcy & AJ Cornell - "Too Significant to Ignore", Underworld - "Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future"

Books:
James Patterson - "Private Paris", Debra Dunbar - "Last Breath", Edward Marston - "Dance of Death", Randy Wayne White - "Deep Blue", Damien Boyd - "Dead Level", Erin Hunter - "The Apprentice's Quest", Brian Staveley - "The Last Mortal Bond", Adam Christopher - "The Machine Awakes", Danielle Paige - "Yellow Brick War"

Comics:
"Kodoja #4", "Project Nemesis #4", "Future Proof #10", "Jim Henson's Storyteller Dragons #4", "Klaus #4", "Turncoat #1", "All New Classic Captain Canuck #1", "Captain Canuck 2015 Ongoing #7", "Dragon Age Magekiller #4", "Halo: Fall of Reach TPB", "Mystery Girl #4", "Astro City #33", "Batman and Robin Eternal #24", "Black Canary #9", "Doctor Fate #10", "Green Arrow #50", "Legends of Tomorrow #1", "Martian Manhunter #10", "Sinestro #21", "Superman #50", "Dejah Thoris #2", "All New Inhumans #5", "Astonishing Ant-man #6", "Captain Marvel #3", "Deadpool Mercs for Money #2", "Infinity Entity #2", "International Iron Man #1", "Kanan #12", "Scarlet Witch #4", "Silk #6", "Squadron Supreme #5", "Star-lord #5"

Conventions:
"Monster-Mania Con - Cherry Hill, NJ (3/11-3/13)", "Anime Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI (3/11-3/13)", "Madicon - Harrisonburg, VA (3/11-3/13)", "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention - Lexington, KY (3/11-3/13)", "Cleveland ConCoction - Cleveland, OH (3/11-3/13)", "Lexington Comic Con - Lexington, KY (3/11-3/13)", "Kami-Con - Birmingham, AL (3/11-3/13)", "Naka*Kon - Overland Park, KS (3/11-3/13)", "Shumatsucon - Columbus, OH (3/11-3/13)", "Triad Anime Con - Winston-Salem, NC (3/11-3/13)", "Queen City Kamikaze - Manchester, NH (3/12)", "Rai Con - Glasgow, UK (3/12)", "Sac-Con - Sacramento, CA (3/12-3/13)", "Fanboy Expo - Lakeland, FL (3/12-3/13)", "CBC Comic Book and Toy Show - Jacksonville, FL (3/12-3/13)", "Heroes & Villains Fan Fest - Secaucus, NJ (3/12-3/13)", "Sac Comic-Con - Sacramento, CA (3/12-3/13)", "Joelanta and the Great Atlanta Toy Convention - Atlanta, GA (3/12-3/13)", "Cleveland Comic, Card, and Nostalgia Show - Cleveland, OH (3/13)"
"Festival of the Book - Charlottesville, VA (3/16-3/20)", "All-Con - Addison, TX (3/17-3/20)", "Gamestorm - Vancouver, WA (3/17-3/20)", "Kelowna Fan Expo - Kelowna, BC (3/18-3/20)", "HorrorHound Weekend - Cincinnati, OH (3/18-3/20)", "Kawa Kon - St. Louis, MO (3/18-3/20)", "Shuto Con - Lansing, MI", "LunaCon - Rye Brook, NY", "Toronto ComiCon - Toronto, ON", "TexanCon - Stephenville, TX", "Vericon - Cambridge, MA", "C2E2 - Chicago, IL", "Silicon Valley Comic Con - San Jose, CA", "Tri City Anime Con - Johnson City, TN", "La Mole Comic Con Internacional - Mexico City", "Ring of Fire Con - Hampton, VA", "EvilleCon - Evansville, IN", "FantaSciCon - Dalton, GA", "MidSouthCon - Memphis, TN", "(Re)Generation Who - Cockeysville, MD", "Revelcon - Houston, TX", "Madison Comic Book Convention - Madison, WI", "SoKomics Expo - Bowling Green, KY"

Central Pennsylvania Comic Con

Well this weekend was the first convention for us for the year of 2016.  Due to some scheduling conflicts this year, I was only able to go to the convention on Saturday, March 5th with all three of my kids by myself.  This year, the company decided to change venues, which off the bat I really thought would have been for the better, because the venue change was to the Old Main Building of the York County Fairgrounds.  Now this site is really large in comparison to last year, which was held at the conference center part of Wyndham Hotel next to the West Manchester Mall.  However, the downside with everything being spread out instead being compact in the conference center, there was no real map or arrows telling any of the patrons walking around where to go.

There was a nice listing of celebrities for this year's convention, but we were unable to really visit any of them because we lacked the knowledge of where they were going to be or when they were available for autographs/pictures.  The one person that we were able to come across for a short time, was the lovely Nichelle Nichols.  If you are unaware of who Nichelle Nichols is, she was Uhura from the original Star Trek TV series with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy.  Along with Nichelle Nichols came Billy West, Ming Chen, Mike Zapcic, and Steve Cardenas.

Billy West you may know from his work on the Ren & Stimpy show from the 80s and 90s, but more recently he was the voice for Philip J. Fry on the cartoon Futurama.

Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic are both from the current TV show on AMC called Comic Book Men, created by Kevin Smith.  They both also have a podcast on Kevin Smith's radio network called "I Sell Comics"

Steve Cardenas is most widely know by his portrayal of the Red Ninja Power Ranger, Rocky DeSantos.

Along with these celebrities came some local celebrities and guests of honor from the comic book, cosplay, and author categories.  This year they had artists Bob McLeod, Chris Campan, Dan Curto, Rusty Gilligan, Bryan J.L. Glass, Ken Hunt, Laura Inglis, Rafer Roberts, Anthony Spay.  Cosplay guests included Julie Millilo, Jennifer Rose, and Ruby Rinekso.

Generally speaking, this convention still has a way to go in their organization and sponsorships, but overall I give this convention a C rating since it is still in its infancy and their first year at this location.

Good Luck Next Year Central PA Comic Con. 

New Releases for the week of March 11th

Continuing towards spring and opening day of the 2016 baseball season; here are the upcoming media releases for the week of March 11th:

Movies:
"Eye in the Sky" - starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen, and Phoebe Fox.

"The Young Messiah" - starring Sean Bean, David Bradley, Jonathan Bailey, and Lee Boardman.

"The Brothers Grimsby" - starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Gabourey Sidibe, and Penelope Cruz.

"Barney Thomson" - starring Emma Thompson, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Ray Winstone, and Tom Courtenay.

"10 Cloverfield Lane" - starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr.

"Hello, My Name is Doris" - starring Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Natasha Lyonne, Kumail Nanjiani, Peter Gallagher, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tyne Daly, and Beth Behrs.

"Remember" - starring Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz, Jurgen Pruchnow, Heinz Lieve, Henry Czerny, and Dean Norris.

"Boom Bust Boom" - starring John Cusack, Paul Mason, and John Cassidy.

"The Perfect Match" - starring Terrence J, Paula Patton, Donald Faison, Lauren London, Dascha Polanco, Joe Pantoliano, French Montana, Brandy Norwood, Robin Givens, Casper Smart, Draya Michele, Chantel Jeffries, and Timothy Delaghetto.

"Marguerite" - starring Catherine Frot, Andre Marcon, and Michel Fau.
"Lolo" - starring Julie Delpy, Dany Boon, and Vinvent Lacoste.
"Creative Control" - starring Benjamin Dickinson, Nora Zehetner, and Dan Gill.

DVDs:
"The Peanuts Movie", "In the Heart of the Sea", "Victor Frankenstein", "Community: The Complete Sixth Season", "Grease Live!", "Macbeth", "Manhattan Season 2", "Open Season: Scared Silly", "Rookie Blue - The Final Season", "The Benefactor", "The Spoils of Babylon Season 1"

Video Games:
PS4:  "Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection", "Kholat", "Tom Clancy's The Division", "Hitman"
PS3:  NONE
Xbox One:  "Ironcast", "Tom Clancy's The Division", "Casey Powell Lacrosse 16", "Blast 'Em Bunnies", "Cel Damage HD", "MagNets: Fully Charged", "Hitman"
Xbox 360:  NONE
Wii U:  NONE
PC:  "Alien Blitz", "Jump Tanks", "Mind Zero", "Shardlight", "Kelvin and the Infamous Machine", "Tom Clancy's The Division", "Panzermadels: Tank Dating Simulator", "Moon Hunters", "The Guest", "Upwards, Lonely Robot", "DeathSmiles", "Take the Dream IX", "WWE 2K16", "Ares Omega", "Hitman", "Alekhine's Gun"

Music:
3 Doors Down - "Us and the Night", AA Wallace - "In Alpha Zones", Aurora - "All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend", Brian Fallon - "Painkillers", Cardiknox - "Portrait", El Guincho - "HiperAsia", Emmy the Great - "Second Love", Holy Wave - "Freaks of Nurture", Into It. Over It. - "Standards", Jeff Buckley - "You and I", Jeremy Gara - "Limn", Killswitch Engage - "Incarnate", Penny and Sparrow - "Let a Lover Drown You", Pete Yorn - "Arranging Time", Rita Wilson - "Rita Wilson", The KVB - "Of Desire"

Books:
Julie Anne Lindsey - "A Geek Girl's Guide to Arsenic", Tara Oakes - "Dark Web", Raymond Khoury - "The End Game", Brian Freeman - "Goodbye to the Dead", Glen Erik Hamilton - "Hard Cold Winter", Ryan Graudin - "Iron to Iron", Peter Jay Black - "Lockdown", Pat Barker - "Noonday", C.J. Box - "Off the Grid", Barbara Nadel - "On the Bone", Adrian McKinty - "Rain Dogs", Alwyn Hamilton - "Rebel of the Sands", Paul Charles - "St. Ernan's Blues", Peter Lerangis - "The Legend of the Rift", Daniel Abraham - "The Spider's War", Jeffrey Deaver - "The Steel Kiss"

Comics:
"The Strange Case of Origami Yoda", "Airship Enterprise #2", "Steam Wars Strike Leader #1", "Hangman #3", "Crossed Plus 100 #14", "Lantern City #11", "Captain Canuck 2015 Ongoing #7", "Voracious #2", "Kings Road #2", "Alabaster The Good The Bad, & The Bird #4", "Halo: Escalation Volume 4", "Leaving Megalopolis Surviving Megalopolis #3", "Action Comics #50", "Batman and Robin Eternal #23", "Batman Superman #30", "Catwoman #50", "Detective Comics #50", "Earth 2 Society #10", "Legend of Wonder Woman #3", "New Suicide Squad #18", "Red Hood Arsenal #10", "Starfire #10", "Telos #6", "Star Wars Original Trilogy Graphic Novel", "Army of Darkness Furious Road #1", "Devolution #1", "The Precinct #4", "Reincarnation Man #2", "Dragonlance Chronicles Vol. 3 Dragons of Spring Dawning", "Tales of Honor Bred to Kill #1", "Agents of Shield #3", "All-New, All-Different Avengers #3", "All New Wolverine #6", "Amazing Spider-man #9", "Black Knight #5", "Doctor Strange #6", "Guardians of Galaxy #6", "Haunted Mansion #!", "Infinity Entity #1", "Mighty Thor #5", "Mockingbird #1", "Spider Gwen #6", "Spiderman 2099 #8", "Uncanny Avengers #7"