Stefan Blitz - Forces of Geek

Columns/Features

This Just In: Pop Culture News – Gadot Goes Evil, Waititi Adapting ‘The Incal’, Estevez Leaves ‘The Mighty Ducks’ & More!

MOVIES Gal Gadot To Play Evil Queen In Disney’s Live-Action Snow White Taika Waititi To Adapt Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Graphic Novel The Incal As Film...

Stefan BlitzNovember 5, 2021

Movies/Blu-ray/DVD

‘Smallville: The Complete Series’ Blu-ray (review)

Growing up, my favorite two super-heroes were Batman and Superman. And, despite being a “Batman guy”, one of the most significant events of my...

Stefan BlitzOctober 22, 2021

Interviews

FOG! Chats With Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, Co-Authors of ‘Eruption: Conversations With Eddie Van Halen’

When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, the entire world seemed to stop and grieve. Since his band...

Stefan BlitzOctober 20, 2021

Comics

FOG! Chats with ‘Arkham City: The Order of The World’ Writer Dan Watters!

London-based writer Dan Watters has quickly been ranking up credits in such titles as his creator owned books Limbo with collaborator Caspar Wijngaard, Coffin...

Stefan BlitzOctober 6, 2021

Animation

FOG! Chats With Gen-X Icon, Ike Eisenmann

Growing up, one of my favorite (and most recognizable) kid actors was Ike Eisnemann. From the television show The Fantastic Journey to appearances on...

Stefan BlitzOctober 1, 2021

Animation

NECA Answers The Question, Where Does Batman Get His “Wonderful Toys?’

Sure, today is Batman Day, an annual event celebrating the first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics in 1939, which is certainly better than...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 18, 2021

Books

James Patterson: The Forces of Geek Interview

James Patterson is not only America’s highest paid author but also one of the world’s most successful ones, having sold approximately 300 million copies...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 15, 2021

Comics

FOG! Chats With Cartoonist Jaimie Hernandez About His Book, ‘Queen of The Ring: Wrestling Drawings 1980-2020’

For the past 40 years, acclaimed graphic novelist Jaime Hernandez has been creating a Love and Rockets-adjacent world ― set in the heyday of...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 10, 2021

Comics

Jimmy Palmiotti Discusses His Latest Kickstarter, ‘Rage’

I first met Jimmy Palmiotti over twenty five years ago when I was working at Fat Jack’s Comicrypt in Philadelphia. He stopped in on...

Stefan BlitzJuly 30, 2021

Interviews

FOG! Chats With Scott Ryan, Author of ‘Moonlighting: An Oral History’

I discovered Moonlighting when it first started airing when I was in high school and was immediately a fan. The series was sharp, hysterically...

Stefan BlitzJuly 23, 2021

Comics

FOG! Chats With Reggie Byers About The Return of ‘Shuriken’

I first met Reggie Byers about twenty five years ago when I worked at Fat Jack’s Comicrypt in Philadelphia. At the time, Reggie was...

Stefan BlitzJuly 21, 2021

Movies

‘Werewolves Within’ (review)

I find it harder and harder to find movies that I find “fun.” I watch a lot of stuff, but to be honest, I...

Stefan BlitzJuly 2, 2021

Movies

‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’ (review)

My first exposure to Anthony Bourdain was almost twenty years ago when I read his autobiographical manifesto, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly....

Stefan BlitzJuly 2, 2021

Books

FOG! Chats With Joshua Hull, Author of ‘Underexposed! The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made’

For most films, it’s a long, strange road from concept to screen, and sometimes those roads lead to dead ends. In Underexposed! The 50...

Stefan BlitzJune 8, 2021

Contests

Win ‘Flashback’ Starring Dylan O’Brien on Blu-ray!

Fredrick Fitzell (Dylan O’Brien, The Maze Runner franchise) is living his best live ― until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy (Maika Monroe, It Follows),...

Stefan BlitzJune 4, 2021

Reviews

NECA ‘Defenders of The Earth’ Wave 1 (review)

NECA has released the first three figures from it’s Defenders of The Earth line, and the results sadly to say, are mixed. For those...

Stefan BlitzJune 2, 2021

Comics

FOG! Chats With AHOY Comics’ Tom Peyer About ‘Penultiman’

Since launching in 2018, AHOY Comics has quickly blossomed into one of the most innovative and creative publishers in the industry. Under the stewardship...

Stefan BlitzMay 28, 2021

Movies/Blu-ray/DVD

‘Supernatural: The Complete Series’ Blu-ray (review)

“When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to...

Stefan BlitzMay 25, 2021

Movies

‘Wrath of Man’ (review)

It’s been twenty-three years since I saw Guy Ritchie’s debut film, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, a clever crime comedy that introduced the...

Stefan BlitzMay 7, 2021

Movies

‘The Paper Tigers’ (review)

Twenty five years ago or so I started watching Hong Kong action movies. The influence of directors such as John Woo, Ringo Lam, and...

Stefan BlitzMay 7, 2021

Books

2021 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day. We all know that Mother’s Day might not be applicable to the woman who gave birth to you,...

Stefan BlitzMay 3, 2021

Contests

Win ‘The Wild Life’ on Blu-ray!

The Wild Life stars Christopher Penn, Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, Jenny Wright and Ilan Mitchell-Smith as teens on the verge of adulthood who discover...

Stefan BlitzApril 8, 2021

Comics

FOG! Chats With Christopher Golden About ‘Lady Baltimore!’

I’ve known Christopher Golden for over a decade and besides being one of the nicest guys around, he’s one of the most prolific and...

Stefan BlitzApril 7, 2021

Reviews

TV Pilot Wrap-Up: ‘Chad’, ‘Sasquatch’, ‘Cruel Summer’ (SXSW review)

As part of SXSW 21, several upcoming pilots were presented. Of the three I saw, only one really stood out as awful and the...

Stefan BlitzApril 2, 2021