If you love TARDIS gowns and gender-bending Loki cosplay, you’re going to love to see what Her Universe brings to San Diego Comic-Con. If you like to design those things, you’re going to want to participate. Her Universe will be presenting a “geek couture” fashion show and design competition, and the grand prize is your own fashion collection for Hot Topic.
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What happens when aliens come visit Earth, only to find San Diego Comic-Con? Let’s see what ePox 37-N and Commander Grnn make of this momentous event.
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I spent Thursday through Sunday of last week at what is officially titled Comic-Con International San Diego, but known to geeks, nerds and fanboys the world over as simply “Comic-Con” (other nicknames include SDCC, Geek Pride Week, Nerd Prom, and, before it became cool, many less flattering terms); this four-day event has become the Sundance Festival of genre film, TV, gaming and, oh yeah, comics.
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The SCA had a demonstration at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Listen to an interview with one of their members.
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With the recent purchase of Lucasfilm by Disney, and with Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel on its way to TV screens in less than a month, it shouldn’t come as an overwhelming surprise that the show will also be the first crossover between Disney’s kids’ shows and the Star Wars universe.
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This week’s iTunes rental of the week is Morgan Spurlock’s Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, a documentary about—you guessed it—Comic-Con International. If you like documentaries about geeky topics, now’s a good time to rent it for a buck!
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One GeekDad’s experience participating in the 2013 Course of the Force.
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A big part of being a geek includes understanding the shared culture we experience when working with technology. Here are 16 things geeklets should know (but probably don’t) that can help form a base understanding of Internet Culture.
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Ever dreamed of creating your own Transformer?
Continue ReadingBeing a female geek is in so many ways the same as being a male geek.
But yet in so many other ways, it’s different. There are some unique challenges to combining motherhood and geekdom. We hope we’ve written a book …
Comic-Con Fans sought out the limited-edition 6-inch Golden Domo Bobblehead from Mezco in the first-ever Domo shop located within the Dark Horse booth. Thanks to DKC, we have 2 of these limited edition Bobbleheads and an exclusive Domo Comic-Con shirt …
Continue ReadingWe had quite a few entries in our Hallmark Keepsake Ornament, Storybook and Text Band Giveaway but there can only be one winner. Congratulations to Eric K. who picked out the TIE Interceptor and You’re A Hero! All the Ways You Save the Day recordable storybook.
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest and to the folks over at Hallmark for making this contest possible!
Continue ReadingSDCC’s Firefly reunion panel brought tears to nearly every eye — including Joss Whedon’s.
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the winners of the Eisner Awards, which were announced on Friday evening at the San Diego Comic-Con. Alas, I was unable to attend this year, but I was pleased to see a few of my favorites on the …
Continue ReadingComic Con in San Diego can be overwhelming, even to those who attend every year. To make the experience a little less stressful, Click Communication has put together a free 2012 Comic-Con Survival Guide.
Continue ReadingJust announced: No strollers in programming rooms at Comic-Con 2012
Continue ReadingCan’t make it to San Diego Comic-Con? All is not lost. Hallmark is offering a special Comic-Con Gift Pack to one lucky GeekMom reader who will get a pair of the new Hallmark Text Bands and their choice of one Keepsake Ornament and one Recordable Storybook from a select list.
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When the news came across my RSS feeds the other day of a new DeadPool Corps set, I had to do a double take. Not because I’m a Deadpool fan, but because of a little guy included in the set … SquirrelPool. I don’t know much about the character, but the fact that hes a Squirrel and dressed as a member of the Deadpool Corps was enough for me to investigate further.
Continue ReadingEvery geek has that one treasure in their collection that stands out above the rest. While most of us don’t have a forgotten comic book cache worth millions of dollars hiding in a basement, we do have geeky things that …
Continue ReadingKevin Knight made a bit of a splash around the nerdweb with his awesome Darth Vader walking his AT-AT pic a couple months back. Just as cool, Kevin set up his own portait studio at San Diego Comic-Con this year, …
Continue ReadingIf you listened to the latest GeekMom podcast, you will have heard that I’m very excited for Dragon*Con. There is less than two weeks left until the con, so my mind is focused on getting ready for the most fun weekend of the year for me. Because I’m a mom of a toddler, my Dragon*Con […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a strong contender, that’s for sure. Not only did this guy propose to his now-fiancée at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, which is pretty geeky to begin with, but he … well, I’ll let you see for yourself. Watch …
Continue ReadingOne of my favourite films of the year so far is coming to Blu Ray and DVD on August 9th, and GeekDad has five copies up for grabs for our American and Canadian readers. Written by, and starring, two great …
Continue ReadingFantastic round up of the cosplayers at Comic Con this year – all of them lipdubbing Lady GaGa’s “Born this Way.”
Continue ReadingOne week ago today, I had the pleasure and honor of serving as moderator for the official Phineas and Ferb panel at San Diego Comic-Con. I’ve been a huge fan of the show for over three years now, and being …
Continue ReadingSomething that jumped out at me at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con was the abundance of panels that focused on comics and graphic novels for teens–so many YA-centered panels I wasn’t able to attend them all. But I did make it to two of them: Comics for Teens and the art-focused Teen Comics Workshop I […]
Continue ReadingThis is definitely my favorite costume story from San Diego Comic-Con this year. Molly Quinn showed up at the Comic-Con Castle panel wearing a well-planned Captain Mal Reynolds costume. I’m still trying to dig up a picture of Fillion’s face …
Continue ReadingWell – at least IMO. This is one of the most beautiful costumes I have ever seen. Fellow Geek Mom, Melissa over at Bonny Glen, was there with me to witness it – and when she posted a picture of it on her blog, she got a response from one of the women who […]
Continue ReadingMy sixteen-year-old daughter was keen to attend a manga-drawing workshop at SDCC. We arrived at the appointed room nearly an hour early, having been unable to get into the Jim Henson panel I had hoped to see. Our disappointment quickly …
Continue ReadingMy sixteen-year-old daughter was keen to attend a manga-drawing workshop at SDCC. We arrived at the appointed room nearly an hour early, having been unable to get into the Jim Henson panel I had hoped to see. Our disappointment quickly turned to delight when we discovered that the panel before the manga one was a […]
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