Hard NOC Life 351: Diamonds Aren’t Forever, After All
Hard NOC Life is on hiatus, but Keith needed to talk about Diamond Comic Distributors filing for bankruptcy last week,
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William Bruce West
‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always’ is a Fitting Tribute to the Franchise
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, out tomorrow on Netflix, is a fitting tribute to the storied 30-year old
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30 Years Later, It’s Back to Action with the OG ‘Power Rangers’
This week, Netflix released the hotly anticipated trailer for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always anniversary special. Thirty
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Hard NOC Life 266: One Year of the ‘Shelf Conscious’ Action Figure Podcast
Exactly one year ago, Keith launched the latest addition to the Hard NOC Media podcast family: Shelf Conscious. To celebrate
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Hard NOC Life 227: ‘Snake Eyes’ Speaks (with Henry Golding)
Keith is solo on Hard NOC Life this week as he talks to Snake Eyes star, Henry Golding from an
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‘Schrödinger’s Tigerzord’ with William Bruce West
On the inaugural episode of Shelf Conscious, Keith welcomes fellow collector — and OG NOC — William Bruce West!
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NOC Rewind: Marc Bernardin on ‘Batman 89’
Since it’s the 29th anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton, we’re rewinding back to this classic
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Just Imagine Stan Lee Wrote the Worst Batman Story Ever Published
Originally posted at WilliamBruceWest.com With all the talk about Batman v Superman over the past few days, it reminded me
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Awesome Con 2015 Cosplay Gallery
Originally posted on WilliamBruceWest.com This past Saturday, I attended the 3rd annual Awesome Con in Washington, DC. I’d actually never
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Why We Can’t Take Gotham Seriously
Okay, I give up. I tried to like Gotham, honest, I did. Despite my previous reservations, I tuned into the
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Origins of The N.O.C.: Year One
Believe it or not, today marks the one year anniversary of the official launch of this blog. (While we reposted
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Underestimating Batman’s Sheer Brutality
Originally posted at WilliamBruceWest.com Confused by the title? That’s really just me using a bunch of words to say “Batman’s
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Shadow of the ’89 Batman with Marc Bernardin
As we continue Bat Week here at the NOC, Keith (@the_real_chow) brings on William (@williambwest), Raymond, and special guest Marc
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A Day in the Life of “Keith,” My Trip to Toy Fair 2014
Originally posted at WilliamBruceWest.com So, I went to Toy Fair last weekend. Not sure what Toy Fair is? Well, that
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At the Nerds of Color, Friendship Really is Magic
The other day, the original Nerd of Color, Bao Phi, came by NOC HQ with a very big problem. His
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NOCs of the Roundtable: This Is Ant-Man
For fans that follow superhero movie casting news, the role of Ant-Man — in Edgar Wright’s 2015 entrant into the
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Wonder Woman: kNOCking heads
Wonder Woman polarizes the ongoing debate over live-action female superhero movies. Advocates for a Wonder Woman movie routinely pen supportive
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‘Letter 44’ Delivers a Political What If?
What if George W. Bush’s presidency wasn’t as bad as many think? Sure, there were wars and the economic meltdown,
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NOCs of the Roundtable: The New Ms. Marvel
Yesterday, Marvel Comics made a splash by announcing the launch of Ms. Marvel #1, written by G. Willow Wilson with
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Why Starfleet?
[Ed. note: For Star Trek Week, we asked Will to re-post a piece that originally ran at WilliamBruceWest.com in 2011.]
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