Gavin Stephens is back, and not a moment to soon! On this episode of the Fortress, Gavin sends an emotional letter to George Lucas concerning the release of Star Wars on Blu-ray.

Like all good things, Fan Expo 2011 eventually had to come to an end. The four day extravaganza featured everything a dork could possibly want: horror and sci-fiction, comics, video games, anime and even nerd speed dating (more on that later)! The whole team had a blast at this year’s convention, coming away with tons of swag, a unhealthy dose of con flu and some great interviews for your viewing pleasure.

In honour of DC Comics’ much touted Fall relaunch, we figured it would be best to kick off our post-Fan Expo coverage with some interviews related to storied publisher, namely, artists Shane Davis and Wes Craig.

Davis has been with DC Comics since 2005 with his most recent work being the penciller for the divisive Superman: Earth One.

Fan Expo 2011 Interview – Shane Davis

We also had a chance to speak with artist Wes Craig, known for his work on DC’s WildStorm line and on the upcoming T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents relaunch due out in November.

Fan Expo 2011 Interview – Wes Craig

Stay tuned for more interviews in the coming days, including newly minted Marvel Editor-in-chief Axel Alonso, writer Matt Fraction and more.

In this exciting new episode of the Fortress, Gavin illustrates the potential diversity of Ray Parker Junior’s classic Ghostbusters theme song, and more importantly how to tie it into your day to day life.

Literally the first image that comes up when you Google "Steampunk".

In this exciting new episode of the Fortress, Gavin shows us all the amazing world of Steampunk. Behold, as Gavin deftly transforms mundane everyday objects into “Steampunk” everyday objects!

More new footage arrived from the Wondercon convention this past weekend; while we let you guys know about the extended Green Lantern trailer yesterday, today we come back with some new Thundercats footage!

I’m a little young for Thundercats, so I’m going to leave the nostalgia-ing to those who’ve had a little more experience; maybe it’s time that I go back and relive one of the 80s’ much-vaunted series.

Fortress of Baller-itude is the video blog of Gavin Stephens, Canada’s best Nerdy comedian and co-host of the popular G33K N3RD D0RK podcast. Twice a month Gavin shares his opinions and perspectives on pop culture and fandom.

This week Gavin decides that he wants to see the villain from Mad Max: The Road Warrior, Lord Humungus, in a slightly diffrent role from his usual Ayatollah of Rock n’ Rolla persona.

You can hear more of Gavin on the Geek Nerd Dork Podcast and the brand new GeekNerdDork.com

Dork Shelf.com is now a proud sponsor of The Rep! The ongoing web-series documents the trials and tribulations of our friends at the Toronto Underground Cinema.

When the gang learns of a large collection of neglected film prints somewhere in the city from a friend they head out on a search, grail diary in hand. With the hopes of finding, and preserving, a gem from the old cinema going experience of Toronto’s past, will the boys turn up a rare, lost film print? Find out now…

Be sure to check out the first four episodes of The Rep at the official site.

Episode Two – Gavin breaks down the best video game soundtracks to get your nerdy partner in the mood.

You can hear more of Gavin on the Geek Nerd Dork Podcast and the brand new GeekNerdDork.com

Don’t forget to say hello to us at Wizard World Toronto this weekend, both the Dork Shelf and Geek Nerd Dork crew will be there all weekend.

Episode One – Feeling nostalgic about the wrestling gimmicks of the 1980s Gavin decides help Vince McMahon out by creating a “few characters worthy of the WWE right off top of his head.

Got your own ridiculous 80s-style wrestling gimmick? Tell us about it in the comments.

Episode 4 concludes the events of the previous episode – Charlie, Nigel, Alex and Peter continue to prep the theatre for The Wright Stuff, while anxiously awaiting the arrival of director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World).

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Be sure to check out the first three episodes of The Rep at the official site.

In this episode Charlie, Nigel, Alex and Peter prep the theatre for The Wright Stuff and the arrival of director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World).

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Be sure to check out the first two episodes of The Rep at the official site.

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Never has old-timey piano evoked such raw fear and emotion.

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