Dave Beaudrie, Author at GeeksHaveGame

November 18, 2021December 4, 2021

ROCKY IV – ROCKY VS. DRAGO [Review]: The Definitive Director’s Cut.

Thankfully, writer/director/star Sylvestor Stallone shows more deft-of-touch in the editing of his recut Rocky IV than he did in the film’s new title Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago - The Definitive Director’s Cut. It’d be easy to assume that this new version of the much-derided 1985 classic is the theatrical version with some additional footage …

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September 17, 2020

INSIDE INJUSTICE [DC FanDome]: Making the Hit Games & Comics.

Injustice is my favorite fighting series this side of Def Jam: Fight for NY, so I was excited for this one. I’ll give DC FanDome credit where it’s due: they seemed to have learned lessons from the recently ambitious but problematic ComicCon@Home, which frequently resembled a local PTA Zoom meeting with a bit of geek …

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July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

BUGS BUNNY [Comic-Con@Home]: 80th Anniversary Extravaganza!

Without ever having really thought about it, I’d assumed there was only ever one “official” Bugs Bunny. One voice actor carrying the mantle for Warner Bros until he steps down and another takes over. I was wrong in that not-thought-out assumption. Bugs abound in this panel looking at the legacy of the Bunny, but more …

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July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

THE NEW MUTANTS [Comic-Con@Home]: Renewal.

Poor, poor New Mutants. They’re the red-headed stepchildren of the MCU. Father Fox is dead and Mother Marvel keeps them in the basement while doling out all the attention on her other children. This sense of being misplaced was not lost on The New Mutants cast and director as they descended upon Comic-Con@Home to basically …

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July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

BATMAN vs TMNT / 35TH ANNIVERSARY [SDCC 2019 Review]: Cowabunga, Bats!

Turtle Power was strongly represented at both WonderCon and SDCC 2019, and for good reason: Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s magnum opus is celebrating its 35th Anniversary of Awesomeness. This year’s Con Circuit has seen its fair share of Turtle cosplay, panels, artwork and fanfare, but the Heroes in a Half Shell have still been …

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July 21, 2019July 24, 2019

WESTWORLD [SDCC 2019]: These Violent Delights Have Delightful Ends…

WESTWORLD III (Saturday - Hall H) - We live in a strange time. Companies are increasingly desperate to break through the clutter and get their marketing message out to the general public, but the social media age has made it nigh impossible to keep confidential information out of the grubby hands of the hungry masses. …

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