Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament this Weekend in Utah

Salt Lake City , Utah, will host their first dueling tournament under the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series, this weekend, March 24-25.  If you would like to attend to watch the duelist, the tournament will be at the Salt Palace Convention Center.  If you would like enter the tournament and test your dueling skills pre-registration is tomorrow, Friday March 23 from 3 pm – 7 pm.

All Duelists who pre-register and remit their valid Deck list on Friday will receive one of the Yu-Gi-Oh! branded Attribute Dice, randomly blind-bagged. Registration will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday March 24, continuing to 9:45 a.m, with Round 1 beginning promptly at 10 a.m. All Duelists will receive five booster packs of Extreme Force upon registering, and while supplies last, registrants can also get “Yugi Hair” to wear at the event.  The YCS Salt Lake City main event tournament will be played in the Constructed Advanced Format. Attendees can find the answers to many questions here:

 

http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/2018/YCS-SaltLakeCity_FAQ.html

The address for the convention center is:

Salt Palace Convention Center, Hall 1

90 S. West Temple

Salt Lake City, Utah

81401

www.visitsaltlake.com/salt-palace-convention-center

Good luck to the duelists and attendees have a great time.

 

Krantz’ New Lyric Video for “Run Away”

From the very start of Krantz’  “Run Away” you feel the old style rock coming at you.  The base beat drives through the song and establishes the singles fun summer rockin’ beat.  The video as stated is a straight up lyric video, but this one is all about the song.  In “Run Away” you have a single that you will play in the car up loud, move your body to, and sing along with the band.  Krantz invites our listeners to join in the fun through their YouTube channel and look out for their EP, The Pennock Tapes, to drop on April 27 – Richard:

Yu-Gi-Oh! Extreme Force Special Edition Release

Yu-Gi-Oh! Extreme Force gets the special treatment with the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Extreme Force Special Edition this Friday, Mach 23.  The box will contain 3 packs with 1 of 2 Super Rare variants of popular tournament cards,  either PSY-Framegear Gamma or Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon.  You will also have a chance of 1 of 2 Super Rare preview cards, either Mekk-Knight Avram or Called by the Grave, from the upcoming Flames of Destruction booster pack in May.  So be on the look out this Friday at your local gaming stores and other outlets for Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards, the suggested retail price is $9.99 per box.

Ep 86 ComicPop Visits with Lauren Lynne, Discussing Her Novel “The Recalcitrant Project”

Ep 86 ComicPop Visits with Lauren Lynne, Discussing Her Novel “The Recalcitrant Project”

The ComicPop Crew took a spell and now we’re back for a spoilerific review of Lauren Lynne’s The Recalcitrant Project.  So if you haven’t read the book hit pause until you’re finished we’ll wait…nah we won’t so come back when you’re finished for our fun discussion with our special guest, Lauren Lynne, the author herself.

What we discussed in this episode:

  1. The Recalcitrant Project, Lauren Lynne, Wyvern’s Peak Publishing, 2017.  ISBN: 978-0999021200, $14.99.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Cool Kids”, Talking Dreams, Exchosmith, Warner Bros., 2013.
  2. “Hold My Hand”, I Cry When I Laugh, Jess Glynne, Atlantic, 2015.

Links:

Lauren Lynne’s Website

Lauren Lynne’s Facebook Page

Wyvern’s Peak Publishing Website

Wyvern’s Peak Publishing Facebook Page

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer

I know most of you have probably already seen this, but for those that might not have….The newest Fantastic Beasts trailer has dropped.  So get ready for November to experience The Crimes of Grindelwald at your local theaters.  Thanks to MovieClips Trailers YouTube channel for the following trailer:

Joelina Drews’ Lyric Video for “Drive”

Spring is getting closer and Joelina Drews is delivering a fresh song for the season with “Drive”.  The single has a nice easy flow to it and Joelina’s voice carries your through the song for a smooth ride.  Golden G is featured in the single roughly two thirds of the way through.  The lyric video shows what looks like a nice spring or summer day where the couple is just enjoying their time.  All around enjoyable single and video.  Here’s Joelina Drews’ lyric video “Drive” through her YouTube channel – Richard:

Kaiba Fan’s Are Lovin’ March

March is a fun month for Yu-Gi-Oh’s Kaiba and for his many fans.  If you haven’t run across this yet start looking because the Legendary Collection Kaiba has been released as of March 9.  In this collection you will get 5 new cards based on some of Kaiba’s famous monsters, spells, and traps.  You will get an upgraded Lord of D, new versions of The Flute of Summoning Dragon and Ring of Destruction, and a new fusion monster The Fang of Critias.

In this collection you will also get a game board and 3 Kaiba Collection Mega Packs.  This set will be a 110 card all-foil mega-set and will run at a suggested retail price of $29.99

Other Kaiba related products coming out later this month, on March 23, will be the pictured: card sleeves ($3.99); card carrying case ($4.99); and the Kaiba Portfolio ($9.99).  So all the Yu-Gi-Oh! fans and especially Kaiba fans enjoy the month!

Ep 85 ComicPop Visits with Vance Major About his Star Trek Fan Film Productions

Ep 85 ComicPop Visits with Vance Major About his Star Trek Fan Film Productions

Vance Major joins the ComicPop Crew to discuss his many Star Trek Fan Film Productions featuring Officer Eric Minard.  This visit was recorded before Starbase Studios announcement with Vance.  As he states in our visit he hasn’t finished treking through the stars completely.  Join us for another fun cruise.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “What’s Up”, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, 4 Non Blondes, Interscope Records, 1992.
  2. “Hip To Be Square”, Fore!, Huey Lewis and The News, Chrysalis Records, 1986.

Links:

Uncool Trekkie YouTube Channel

Vance Major’s Facebook Page

Promenade Facebook Page

ShadowStorm Studios’ YouTube Channel

ShadowStorm Studios’ Facebook Page

Starship Valiant, Star Trek fan film Website

Starship Valiant, Star Trek fan film YouTube Channel

Starship Valiant , Star Trek fan film Facebook Page

Starbase Studios Facebook Page

Starbase Studios YouTube Channel

Starbase Studios Website

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

Power Rangers Beast Morphers Trailer

Well the new incarnation for Power Rangers is on it’s way and if the rumors are true and it sounds like they are then this version of Power Rangers will be new.  How you may ask?  It has been heard that the new Rangers will be adult’s and based around a spy network.  Okay, might be kind of cool.  So get ready for Power Rangers: Beast Morphers by checking out the trailer that Neo-Saban Power Rangers YouTube Channel has available.  It looks like the trailer is pieced together footage from the original show, so it gives you an idea of what the adapted version will be like:

Pokemon The Movie: I Chose You Trailer

If you haven’t been to the store for a few weeks like us you haven’t seen that the release of Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You is out and ready to pick up for you collections.  What are you waiting for you know you “gotta catch em’ all”.  Thanks to Viz Media’s YouTube channel for the trailer: