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News From Middle Earth: Tolkien Lawsuit Settled

July 7, 2017 Jason P. Hunt 1232 Views 0 Comments HarperCollins, J.R.R. Tolkien, lawsuit, New Line Cinema, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Warner Bros.

The legal wranglings between the Tolkien estate and Warner Bros. seem to have come to a conclusion, as the $80 million lawsuit gets settled before trial.

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RPG Developer Cubicle 7 Rolls Nat 20 in Tolkien Studies

March 17, 2016 Allison Isberg 1288 Views 1 Comment Board Games, Cubicle 7, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Middle-Earth, The One Ring Roleplaying Game

What do you get when you combine The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons? A kick-ass new role playing game, that’s what! Allison Isberg reports on an exciting announcement from game-makers Cubicle 7.

Robert E. Howard: Creator of Conan the Barbarian... dude looks like Al Capone.

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How George Lucas Killed Conan the Barbarian

September 20, 2015 Christopher Preyer 1867 Views 3 Comments Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan, Conan the Barbarian, fantasy, Franz Leiber, George Lucas, J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Original Fiction, Orson Welles, Rant, Robert E. Howard, Short Stories, Star Wars, Steven Erikson, sword and sorcery, Tolkien

Whatever happened to Sword and Sorcery? The fantasy genre has certainly changed significantly since Robert E. Howard wrote his

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Extended HOBBIT Hits iTunes

October 28, 2013 Jason P. Hunt 1255 Views 0 Comments Bilbo Baggins, DVD & Blu-ray, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Just in time to have before The Desolation of Smaug hits theaters, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits iTunes with

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New HOBBIT Trailer Goes Live

October 1, 2013 Jason P. Hunt 838 Views 0 Comments J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Trailers

Warner Brothers has released a new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which opens December 13th. _______________ Besides

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The Geekly with a Twist: March 22nd-28th

March 22, 2013 Annaleigh Josephs, CSS 923 Views 0 Comments Doctor Who, Food & Drink, J.R.R. Tolkien, Star Trek, The Big Bang Theory, The Geekly Cocktail, This Week in Geek History, Torchwood, William Shatner, Wizard World

Heading out to Wizard World St. Louis early in the morning, so here’s an early and abbreviated Geekly for you all!

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THE HOBBIT: Worth the Trip

March 20, 2013 Jason P. Hunt 1378 Views 4 Comments DVD & Blu-ray, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Here at World Headquarters, there’s a halfling running around (when he’s not at school) who likes this science fiction fantasy

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The Geekly with a Twist: November 16th-22nd

November 16, 2012 Annaleigh Josephs, CSS 1140 Views 0 Comments Christopher Paolini, Food & Drink, J.R.R. Tolkien, Microsoft, NASA, The Avengers, The Geekly Cocktail, The Watchmen, This Week in Geek History, Twitter

Hey all, quick intro, brain is mush…blame NaNoWriMo…onward with the history! November 16th, 1952: Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of such successful video

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