Anime streaming service Funimation has reached an agreement to buy competitor anime streaming service Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion in cash. Sony Pictures and Sony Music own Funimation. AT&T currently owns Crunchyroll. Sony and AT&T have been ... Continue Reading
Nerd Stuff
Are today’s action figures too expensive?
I was perusing the toy aisle at Target as I often do when I noticed some boxed Marvel Legends figures. I don't collect anything related to Marvel Comics. Not really. What caught my attention was the anti-theft device wrapped around the box. I then noticed ... Continue Reading
Sony in talks to buy Crunchyroll for $957 million
Sony Corp is in final talks with AT&T to buy U.S. anime streaming service Crunchyroll. The offer is reportedly for 100 billion yen ($957 million). That's a lot of money for an American based anime streaming service. Sony already owns a U.S. ... Continue Reading
Baltimore Comic-Con cancels 2020 event
Organizers for the Baltimore Comic-Con announced yesterday that this year's event scheduled for October 23 - 25 is canceled. Anyone who purchased tickets to the 2020 Baltimore Comic-Con will have their tickets automatically converted to tickets for ... Continue Reading
‘Dune’ will most likely be a terrible movie
Warner Bros. released the first official trailer for Dune yesterday. I watched it. Although it is a nice looking trailer, I'm not convinced it will be a great movie or worth going to a movie theater to watch it. The book in which the movie is based on ... Continue Reading
I forgot how unintentionally funny Mike S. Miller is
YouTuber Deadwood Dale did a live stream with fellow YouTuber Adam Friended. Their guest was none other than the great Mike S. Miller. The result was comedy gold. Mike S. Miller was creating the comedy. The problem for Mike was that he had no idea he was ... Continue Reading