Jacob Elyachar
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Jacob Elyachar is an award-winning journalist, pop culture fanatic, and social media lover. He writes for both jakes-take.com and Vocal. When he is not writing, Elyachar does CrossFit, listens to music, and volunteers in his community.
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Long-Lost Heroes and Titles Return in Marvel's December 2017 Solicitations
December is usually a time for friends and family to come together drink hot chocolate and celebrate the holiday season. However, the House of Ideas’ greatest characters will be celebrating the holidays by welcoming back long-lost heroes and titles as 2017 comes to a close. GEEKS has the inside scope on the storylines that True Believers should keep an eye and perhaps request these stories for their stocking stuffers.
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Geeks
Geeks' Favorite Jewish Characters
The 2017 Jewish High Holy Days will begin this Wednesday at sunset. To commemorate both Rosh Hashanah (The Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), Geeks is revealing some its favorite Jewish characters that you might find attending a synagogue service, sounding the Shofar, having multiple portions of round challah and apples and honey at the dinner table.
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Geeks
How X-Men Legends Changed Superhero Games
13 years ago, video game publisher Activision and developers Raven Software and Barking Lizards teamed up to bring one of Marvel's signature superhero franchises to life. The result of their work was one of the 2000s best role-playing video games.
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Gamers
GEEKS Previews Marvel's November 2017 Solicitations
Just a day after the solar eclipse enchanted North America, Marvel Comics released its grand plan for its November. However, after previewing several titles, it looks like Marvel Legacy is more or less "Dark Reign: II" as several of the House of Ideas’ greatest villains now have the upper hand on everyone’s favorite heroes.
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Geeks
Gamers Reveals Its Pokemon Elite Eight
Last week, Gamers revealed its elite lineup of Pokemon Gym Leaders from the video game franchise. This week, Gamers is super-sizing the Pokemon’s Elite Four and transforming the influential trainers’ club into the Super Six. In addition, we also revealed our two favorite champions from the franchise.
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Gamers
Gamers Reveals Its Ultimate Pokemon Gym Leader Line-up
It has been nearly 21 years since Pokemon took the United States by storm. From starting out in Pallet Town in Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow to traveling around the Alola region in Pokemon Sun & Moon, millions of people have spent countless of hours collecting generations of pocket monsters so that they could be a true Pokemon Master!
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Gamers
Voiceover and Casting Director Andrea Romano Retires
Multiple pop culture news websites such as Comic Book Resources, IGN, and Newsarama have confirmed that after 33 years of bringing some of the most iconic pop culture characters to life, voice over and casting director Andrea Romano has announced her retirement.
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Geeks
Previewing "Once Upon A Time: Season Seven"
Once Upon a Time (OUAT) is casting a different spell for its seventh season. Over the past few weeks, show creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis crucial information regarding the latest installment of the ABC fairy tale drama. GEEKS gathered the 411 concerning this game-changing chapter of the franchise.
By Jacob Elyachar8 years ago in Geeks
