New Releases for the week of May 20th

Now that its leading into the summer and colleges are being let out for the summer, what is everyone doing this summer?  Are you catching up with previous video games and movies or are you getting ready to head out for some conventions?

Well here are some of the upcoming releases for the week of May 20th:

Movies:
"The Angry Birds Movie" - starring Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Ike Barinholtz, Tituss Burgess, Bill Hader, and Peter Dinklage.

"Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" - starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiersey Clemons, Beanie Feldstein, Selena Gomez, and Lisa Kudrow.

"The Nice Guys" - starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, and Kim Basinger.

"Maggie's Plan" - starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Ida Rohatyn, Wallace Shawn, and Mina Sundwall.

"Hard Sell" - starring Katrina Bowden, Skyler Gisondo, and Kristin Chenoweth.

DVDs:
"Dirty Grandpa", "The Witch", "Orange is the New Black: Season 3", "The Program"

Video Games:
PS4:  "Shadow of the Beast", "Homefront: The Revolution", "Soft Body", "Valkyria Chronicles Remastered", "Shadwen", "Wild Arms 3"
PS3:  NONE
Xbox One:  "Homefront: The Revolution", "Mimic Arena", "Super Night Riders", "Fallout 4: Far Harbor", "Cubikolor"
Xbox 360:  NONE
Wii U:  "Sweetest Thing"
PC:  "TribeQuest: Red Killer", "Rogue System", "Leveron Space", "Homefront: The Revolution", "Space Pirates and Zombies 2", "Soft Body", "Shadwen", "Dolphin Defense", "The Song of Seven: Chapter One", "Space Codex", "The Mims Beginning", "Mimic Arena", "Lightwalk", "Youtubers Life", "The Leisure of Grisaia", "A Little Lily Princess", "Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun", "Retool", "Koihime Enbu", "Doodle Kingdom", "LASTFIGHT", "The Way", "IWO: Bloodbath in the Bonins", "City Play", "The Dweller", "Just a Cleric", "Fallout 4: Far Harbor", "POSTAL Redux", "Systematic Immunity", "GiAnt", "NotCoD", "Cubikolor", "prog.1", "Age of Barbarian: Extended Cut", "Tales From the Void", "Where's My Helmet"

Music:
Andy Shauf - "The Party", Angel Du$t - "Rock The F**k on Forever", Ariana Grande - "Dangerous Woman", Arthur Beatrice - "Keeping the Peace", Bird of Youth - "Get Off", Blake Shelton - "If I'm Honest", Bob Dylan - "Fallen Angels", Car Seat Headrest - "Teens of Denial", Debo Band - "Ere Gobez", Eric Clapton - "I Still Do", Fifth Harmony - "7/27", Lonely the Brave - "Things Will Matter", Marissa Nadler - "Strangers", Mrs Magician - "Bermuda", Mudcrutch - "2", Mutual Benefit - "Skip a Sinking Stone", onDeadWaves - "onDeadWaves", Pantha du Prince - "The Triad", Rachael Sage - "Choreographic", Richard Ashcroft - "These People", Saosin - "Along the Shadow", Tim Heidecker - "In Glendale", Various Artists - "Day of the Dead", William Ryan Fritch - "New Words For Old Wounds"

Books:
Alex Grecian - "Lost and Gone Forever", Koutarou Sekine - "Ninja Slayer Kills, Vol. 3", Adachitoka - "Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 14", M.A. Larson - "Pennyroyal 2", Yu Sasuga - "Terra Formars, Vol. 12", Craig Johnson - "The Highwayman", Rick Yancey - "The Last Star", Steve Hamilton - "The Second Life of Nick Mason", Eiichi Shimizu - "Ultraman, Vol. 4", Yukito Kishiro - "Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Omnibus Vol. 3", Douglas Preston - "Beyond the Ice Limit", Yoshinobu Yamada - "Cage of Eden 20", Shimoku Kio - "Devil Survivor, Vol. 5", Conn Iggulden - "Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors"

Comics:
"Sunflower #5", "Actionverse #6", "Second Sight #4", "Crossed Badlands #98", "Crossed Plus 100 #16", "Providence #7", "Aether and Empire #2", "Paknadel & Trakhanov Turncoat #3", "Chum #1", "Dept H #2", "Shadow Glass #3", "Tomb Raider 2016 #4", "Aquaman #52", "Astro City #35", "Doctor Fate #12", "Future Quest #1", "Harley Quinn #28", "Injustice Gods Among Us Year Five #10", "Joker Endgame TPB", "Legend of Wonder Woman #6", "Martian Manhunter #12", "Sinestro #23", "Titans Hunt #8", "Wonder Woman #52", "Dejah Thoris #4", "Biggest Bang #1", "Spawn #263", "Walking Dead #150", "All-New Wolverine #8", "Astonishing Ant-Man #8", "Civil War II #0", "International Iron Man #3", "Old Man Logan #6", "Power Man and Iron Fist #4", "Spider-Woman #7", "Squadron Supreme #7", "Star-Lord #7", "Uncanny Avengers #9"

Conventions:
East Coast Comic Expo - Moncton, NB (5/20-5/21)
XCON World - Myrtle Beach, SC (5/20-5/22)
Planet Comicon, Kansas City - Kansas City, MO (5/20-5/22)
Amazing Hawaii Comic Con - Honolulu, HI (5/20-5/22)
South Bend Comic Book Convention - South Bend, IN (5/21/16)
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention - Philadelphia, PA (5/21/16)
Tidewater Comicon - Virginia Beach, VA (5/21/5/22)
3 Rivers Comicon - West Mifflin, PA (5/21-5/22)
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival - Vancouver, BC (5/21-5/22)
Springfield Comic Book Convention - Springfield, IL (5/22/16)

Upcoming Releases for the week of May 13th

Hope everyone remembered to celebrate May the 4th and Revenge of the 5th.  Maybe you can still even remembered what you did even after Cinco de Mayo.

Well here are some of the upcoming releases for the week of May 13th:

Movies:
"The Darkness" - starring Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh, and Jennifer Morrison.

"I Am Wrath" - starring John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Sam Trammell, Amanda Schull, Asante Jones, Luis Da Silva Jr., Paul Sloan, Patrick St. Esprit, and Rebecca De Mornay.

"Money Monster" - starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito, and Caitrionia Balfe.

"Search Party" - starring TJ Miller, Adam Pally, THomas Middleditch, Shannon Woodward, and Alison Brie.

"High-Rise" - starring Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, and Dan Renton Skinner.

"Last Days in the Desert" - starring Ewan McGregor, Ciaran Hinds, Ayelet Zurer, and Tye Sheridan.

"The Trust" - starring Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Sky Ferreira, and Jerry Lewis.

"The Lobster" - starring COlin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Lea Seydoux, and Ben Whishaw.

"Dheepan" - starring Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, and Claudine Vinasithamby.

"Love & Friendship" - starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, and Xavier Samuel.

"Kill Zone 2" - starring Tony Jaa, Jing Wu, and Simon Yam.
"Sunset Song" - starring Mark Bonnar, Agyness Deyn, and Peter Mullan.

"What We Become" - starring Mille Dinesen, Marie Hammer Boda, and Troels Lyby.

DVDs:
"Deadpool", "The Boy", "Where to Invade Next", "Creative Control", "Regression", "Synchronicity", "Beauty and the Beast", "Killjoys: Season 1", "Scream: The TV Series Season 1", "War and Peace"

Video Games:
PS4:  "The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth", "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End", "DOOM"
PS3:  NONE
Xbox One:  "Raiden V", "DOOM"
Xbox 360:  NONE
Wii U:  "The Book of Unwritten Tales 2", "Super Meat Boy"
PC:  "GooCubelets: OCD", "Stellaris", "Dr. Spacezoo", "Shaolin vs Wutang", "atorb", "Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls", "Orc Assault", "TransOcean 2: Rivals", "Desire", "StarBreak", "Assassins vs Pirates", "Dungeon Rushers", "Meld", "Rocket Fist", "Battle Souls", "RefRain - prism memories", "Madness Cubed", "Neon Drive", "Insincere", "Impossible Geometry", "The House in Fata Morgana", "Elite vs. Freedom", "Innoquous 5", "Moonstone Tavern", "Crush Crush", "Sins of the Demon", "Murasaki", "Trawl", "Dyna Bomb", "DOOM"

Music:
3OH!3 - "Night Sports", David Banner - "The God Box", Eagulls - "Ullages", Head Wound City - "A New Wave of Violence", Hooded Fang - "Venus On Edge", Islands - "Taste", Jennifer Nettles - "Playing With Fire", Jessy Lanza - "Oh No", Joasihno - "Meshes", Kvelertak - "Nattesferd", Mark Pritchard - "Under the Sun", Meghan Trainor - "Thank You", Modern Baseball - "Holy Ghost", Nothing - "Tired of Tomorrow", Oscar - "Cut and Paste", Pierce the Veil - "Misadventures", So So Glos - "Kamikaze", Those Pretty Wrongs - "Those Pretty Wrongs", Trashcan Sinatras - "Wild Pendulum", Twin Peaks - "Down in Heaven", Yak - "Alas Salvation", Young Magic - "Still Life"

Books:
Matthew J. Kirby - "Island of the Sun", Naomi Novik - "League of Dragons", A. K. Michaels - "Terigan's Trials", Kimberly Derting - "The Countdown", Pam Brondos - "The Last Remnant", Nakaba Suzuki - "The Seven Deadly Sins Vol. 14", Matthew Jobin - "The Skeleth", John Grisham - "Theodore Boone: The Scandal", Yukito Kishiro - "Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Omnibus Vol. 2", Marti Green - "First Offense", Amanda Flower - "The Final Tap"

Comics:
"Actionverse #5", "Awake #5", "House of Montresor #4", "Bornhome TPB", "Project Nemesis #5", "Alan Dracon #1", "Sirens #5", "Gold Digger #232", "Crossed Badlands #97", "Crossed Plus 100 #15", "Belladonna #0", "Hellina #1", "Jungle Fantasy Vixens #2", "Sir Apropos of Nothing", "Forgive Me Father #1", "Abe Sapien #33", "Art of Uncharted 4", "Halo Library Edition Vol. 1", "Harrow County #12", "Action Comics #52", "Adventures of Supergirl #1", "Batman #52", "Catwoman #52", "Constantine The Hellblazer #12", "Earth 2 Society #12", "Green Lantern Corps Edge of Oblivion #5", "Legends of Tomorrow #3", "Red Hood Arsenal #12", "Dejah Thoris #4", "Agents of Shield #5", "All New All Different Avengers #9", "All New X-Men #9", "Black Panther #2", "Darth Vader #20", "Deadpool #11", "Guardians of Infinity #6", "Guardians of Galaxy #8", "Silk #8", "Ultimates #7", "Uncanny Inhumans #8", "Venom Space Knight #7", "Vision #7", "Assassins Creed #8"

Conventions:
Yellow City Comic Con - Amarillo, TX (5/13-5/14)
Motor City Comic Con - Novi, MI (5/13-5/15)
Northern FanCon - Prince George, BC (5/13-5/15)
Cheyenne Comic Con - Cheyenne, WY (5/13-5/15)
Texas Comic Fest - Lewisville, TX (5/14/16)
BookCon - Chicago, IL (5/14/16)
Toronto Comic Arts Festival - Toronto, ON (5/14-5/15)
Ottawa Comiccon - Ottawa, ON (5/13-5/15)
MSP ComiCon - Saint Paul, MN (5/14-5/15)
Scranton Comic Book Convention - Scranton, PA (5/15/16)
Jersey Shore Comic Book Show - Flemington, NJ (5/15/16)
Harry's Collectibles Show - Franklin, MA (5/15/16)

New Releases for the week of May 6th

Well this week I'd like to wish a happy birthday to our lovely daughter, who showed to others that we knew that geeks could have families and thus the beginning of this blog could be possible.

Happy 9th Birthday Bridget!!

So here are some of the upcoming releases for the week of May 6th:

Movies:
"A Bigger Splash" - starring Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Tilda Swinton.

"Pele: Birth of a Legend" - starring Diego Boneta, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Com Meaney, Seu Jorge, Marianna Nunes, Milton Goncales, Rafael Henrique, Marcus Vinicius, Julio Levy, Thelmo Fernandes, Felipe Simas, Charles Myara, Jerome Franz, and Roger Haag.

"Captain America: Civil War" - starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Bruhl, and Tom Holland.

"Dark Horse"

"Elstree 1976" - starring Paul Blake, Jeremy Bulloch, and John Chapman.

"Being Charlie" - starring Nick Robinson, Common, and Cary Elwes.

DVDs:
"Joy", "The 5th Wave", "The Choice", "Remember", "A Royal Night Out", "Anesthesia", "Hyena Road", "400 Days", "Glassland", "The Last Ship: Season 2"

Video Games:
PS4:  "Battleborn", "Shadow Complex Remastered", "Neverending Nightmares", "Push Me Pull You"
PS3:  NONE
Xbox One:  "Battleborn"
Xbox 360:  NONE
Wii U:  "Touch Selections"
PC:  "Positron", "Dr. Spacezoo", "Battleborn", "Liveza: Death of the Earth", "Cyber City: 2157: The Visual Novel", "Fantasy Tales Online", "Kathy Rain", "Midvinter", "HACK_IT", "Parkitect", "Wars of Napoleon", "Castle Heist: Chapter 1", "Hyposphere", "Airport Madness 3D", "Imhotep, Pyramid Builder"

Music:
ANOHNI - "HOPELESSNESS", Chris Cohen - "As If Apart", Cyndi Lauper - "Detour", Death Grips - "Bottomless Pit", Dieterich & Barnes - "The Coral Casino", Goo Goo Dolls - "Boxes", Homeboy Sandman - "Kindness for Weakness", JMSN - "It is.", Julianna Barwick - "Will", Kaytranada - "99.9%", Keith Urban - "Ripcord", Little Scream - "Cult Following", LUH - "Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing", Mary Chapin Carpenter - "The Things That We Are Made Of", Royal Tusk - "DealBreaker", Seratones - "Get Gone", Thomas Cohen - "Bloom Forever", Used Cassettes - "Rock n Rills", White Lang - "Paradise"

Books:
Scott Mariani - "Star of Africa", Taran Matharu - "The Inquisition", Marcia Clark - "Blood Defense", Leeland Artra - "Return of the Vibrius", Kazue Kato - "Blue Exorcist, Vol. 15", Kelley Armstrong - "City of the Lost", Hiro Mashima - "Fairy Tail 54", Lily Harper Hart - "Ghostly Deceits",Sherrilyn Kenyon - "Invision", CJ Lyons - "Last Light", Masashi Kishimoto - "Naruto: Sakura's Story", Dan Wells - "Over Your Dead Body", Eiichiro Oda - "One Piece, Vol. 78", Charlaine Harris - "Night Shift", Jack Campbell - "Shattered Spear", David B. Coe - "Shadow's Blade", Amy Tintera - "Ruined", Francesca Haig - "The Map of Bones", Rick Riordan - "The Hidden Oracle", James A. Moore - "The Silent Army"

Comics:
"Actionverse #4", "I Mage #3", "Aftershock Genesis #1", "Rough Riders #2", "Santeria The Goddess Kiss #1", "Klaus #5", "War Stories #18", "Crossed Badlands #96", "Lady Mechanika Lost Boys of West Abbey #1", "Lady Death Chaos Rules #1", "Hellina #2", "Woods #22", "Weavers #1", "Baltimore Empty Graves #2", "Hellboy in Hell #9", "Predator Life and Death #3", "Batman Beyond #12", "Bloodlines #2", "Dark Knight III Master Race #4", "Detective Comics #52", "Flash #51", "Green Arrow #52", "Green Lantern #52", "Midnighter #12", "New Suicide Squad #20", "Devolution #4", "Gold Key Alliance #2", "King's Quest #1", "Grant Morrison's 18 Days #11", "Dungeons & Dragons #1", "Walking Dead #154", "A-Force #5", "All-New Inhumans #7", "Amazing Spider-man #12", "Black Widow #3", "Captain America Sam Wilson #9", "Contest of Champions #8", "Deadpool Massacre #1", "Gwenpool #1", "Invincible Iron Man #9", "Moon Knight #2", "New Avengers #11", "Nova #7", "Spider-man 2099 #10", "Star Wars Poe Dameron #2", "Thunderbolts #1"

Conventions:
Costume-Con - Madison, WI (5/6-5/8)
AniMinneapolis - Minneapolis, MN (5/6-5/8)
Conatron - Somerset, KY (5/7/2016)
Hudson Valley Comic Con - Poughkeepsie, NY (5/7-5/8)
Anime Fan Fest - Somerset, NJ (5/6-5/8)
Watch City Steampunk Festival - Waltham, MA (5/7/16)
Cambridge Community Comic Arts Fair - Cambridge, MA (5/7/16)
Ratha Con - Athens, OH (5/7-5/8)
Lumberton Comic Book and Toy Show - Lumberton, NC (5/7-5/8)