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title: Celebrate “Embrace Your Geekness Day” with IMAX Movies
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July 13, 2017

Celebrate “Embrace Your Geekness Day” with IMAX Movies
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Comic book fans, rejoice! July 13th marks “[Embrace Your Geekness Day(opens in new window)](https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/embrace-your-geekness-day/),” and IMAX has a history of taking your treasured superheroes from the pages of a comic book to the big screen.

This week, celebrate your obsessions beyond the confines of the fandom community and share your inner geek with the world. We looked back at some comic-to-IMAX films, and seeing adored characters come to life will make anyone get their geek on.

Many would agree there’s no shortage of screen time for Spider-Man. Before the first Spider-Man film, was a single story that started in 1962. Since that first Spidey introduction in _Amazing Fantasy #15,_ there have been close to 800 comic issues, 6 movies, and a lot to geek out over.

Spoiler alert - even though if you’re a true geek, you would have obviously already seen the film dressed in a Spidey suit of your own - a critical scene in [Spider-Man: Homecoming pays tribute to Amazing Spider-Man #33(opens in new window)](https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/7/11/15947124/spider-man-homecoming-ditko-homage), which some fans would say is arguably “[the greatest Spider-Man story ever told(opens in new window)](http://sequart.org/magazine/42273/steve-ditko-and-the-greatest-spider-man-story-ever-told/).”

The _Guardians of the Galaxy_ superhero team made the jump to IMAX in 2014 and really turned up the volume with the sequel this year. It’s another series to marvel over (pun definitely intended) if you love a villain-fighting group of friends. Of course we also can’t forget about the royal family of the same galaxy from [_Marvel’s_ _Inhumans,_ coming to IMAX screens](/movies/marvels-inhumans) - and TV screens - in two short months.

Also, for the _Star Wars_ fans who can’t help but draw parallels with _Guardians of the Galaxy_, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has said he [considered intertwining a Star Wars narrative(opens in new window)](http://www.cbr.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-star-wars-easter-egg/?utm%5Fcontent=bufferde3a5&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fcampaign=buffer) with the _Guardians of the Galaxy_ plot, but the idea was ultimately cut. Although we won’t see Peter Quill playing with a Darth Vader figurine like Feige once wanted, Dave Bautista (a.k.a. Drax) has mentioned he would still love to see a [subtle hybridization of the two films(opens in new window)](http://movieweb.com/star-wars-guardians-galaxy-crossover-dave-bautista/). A _Star Wars/Guardians of the Galaxy_ mega-movie would make any geek’s day. Even though the plots don’t coexist and time travel would have to occur to make it happen, one can still dream.

Whether you prefer experiencing your cherished superheroes fight villains and save the world in IMAX-amplified live action films or excitedly turning the pages of your comic book anticipating each new adventure, there’s no shame in totally geeking out, and it may look something like this.

_\- Samantha Ulin | Intern, Corporate Communications_