Reading Time: 5 minutes Background: Die #1 tells the story of six friends who suddenly disappear one night and turn up two years later. No one knows where they went or what happened. None of them can explain why only five of the six kids mysteriously reappeared, why one of them was missing an arm, […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A “Jingle Ball” fully assembled. Image via the MacAndrew Family. Last year, the husband and I attended a holiday party where we first encountered the “Jingle Ball” game. Jingle Balls are large cellophane wrapped balls with various little prizes (including bells) tucked into the different layers. The game part is pretty […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes An Elf on the Shelf. Image via the MacAndrew Family. So you gave in. Maybe it was this year. Maybe it was some point in Christmas past. Maybe you were just hoping that you could do something magical for your kids one fateful year after you felt guilty for being “too […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Uncanny X-men #1 begins a 10 part Epic Story Uncanny X-Men #1 Written by Ed Brisson, Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson Art by Mahmud A. Asrar, Mark Bagley, Mirko Colak Background For some of you this is the Uncanny X-Men #1 but for many, this is actually the 620th issue of the […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Wisp’s first transformation in Rainbow Land Back in September, the first issue of the new Rainbow Brite comic launched, and I was immediately enchanted. A magical girl story about a young girl bring light and color back to a darkened and grayed out world? Yes, please. And it doesn’t hurt that Jeremy […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Typhoid Fever X-Men #1 part 2 of this Crossover is now out Typhoid Fever X-Men #1 Written by Clay McLeod Chapman; Art by Will Robson Cover by R. B. Silva All The World’s A Stage In the first issue of The Typhoid Fever crossover (See Typhoid Fever Spider-Man #1), we see Mary […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Dig Into STEM Learning and Robotics with UBTECH’s All-New BuilderBots: Overdrive Kit Being a GeekParent (or the parent of a geek child) can make shopping for the holidays a challenge. Finding the perfect balance of entertainment and interesting challenge is not an easy task. This can be especially difficult when your […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Image via Archie Horror Sabrina Spellman is about to bring her witchy ways to our television screens once again, but viewers looking for a repeat of Sabrina the Teenage Witch from the days of TGIF past are going to find themselves visiting a very different story. Netflix’s upcoming The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes About a month ago, fellow GeekMom writer Karen Walsh wrote an article about “Feeling Conned After the Con.” It was an excellent article, warning against merchants at geeky conventions who are only after the “easy” geeky dollar. As the appeal of the geek market grows, so too does the number of […]
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Reading Time: 10 minutes Unstoppable Wasp and her Agents of GIRL If memory serves, about ten minutes passed between when I first heard that Unstoppable Wasp was getting a second series and when I changed my Twitter handle to “Kay, Agent of G.I.R.L.” I loved and treasured the original run in 2017. I read it […]
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Let’s cut right to the chase, shall we? GeekMom (and GeekDad) have tickets to giveaway for the upcoming Oz Comic-Con in Australia. Why? Because we’re awesome, you’re awesome, and we always love the opportunity to promote geeky conventions from all around the world. Thanks to the team at Oz Comic-Con, we have three (3) double […]
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When I was a young, seven or eight years old, I was a scientist. I questioned. I was curious. I wanted to know how things worked. “We don’t need scientists. We need money and security.” – Wrong. Nought became of it. My parents bought a set of encyclopedia, with the hope it would answer some […]
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Heather’s Kitsune Collection from the Terratoff art series “Terratoff is a world where magic is the essence of all life and fantasy creatures reign. Born of a magical tree, the fauns rule over this mythical realm filled with creatures of magic such as unicorns, dragons, and many more. But when the supernatural […]
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Metrocon 2018: The Masquerade Part Play. Part Dance Party. ALL Fan Service. (No, not that kind of fan service.) The Masquerade is on of the main events at MetroCon Tampa. It’s arguably THE main event at THE largest annual anime convention in Florida. It’s a once in a lifetime experience partially […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes MetroCon 2018: The Gayest Panel at The Convention “We are officially the gayest people at this con.” Stated our panel host to the five of us gathered in the room. It was two minutes before ‘The Gayest Panel at the Convention’ was due to start. Yes, you heard me right. The […]
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Reading Time: 9 minutes The Situation: A Messy One The situation with James Gunn is a messy one. Not just for Gunn, Disney, and the MCU but for all of us. Let me briefly explain, for those who aren’t Marvel Fans, don’t bother with social media, or just have no clue what has happened with […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Silver Root Studios Business Card Con Artist is pleased to introduce our featured artist for this week, Jesica Perez Bianciotto of Silver Root Studios. I came across Jesica’s work at MegaCon 2018 Orlando and it was striking. Rows of mugs with outlandish sneers and flasks leering mouths lined up beside shrunken […]
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Justin Peterson and his work for Tijuana Flats in Winston Salem, NC Artist Alley at any convention is easily my favorite place. I love art, as I’ve said repeatedly. I’m also a huge fan of comic book style art. It’s probably my favorite style of art, edging out anime style art […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Piece from ShadowMyths art ‘Moment In Time’ is an emotionally evocative painting. (Used by permission) Walking through Artist Alley in a Con can be one of the more fun experiences. It’s a soothing break from the rush of panels, events, and autographs. The work found there can range from fluffy fun, […]
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Anime Baba Peeks at Summer 2018 Anime Offerings Greetings and Salutations! It’s Summer 2018! That means a new season of Anime! This week Anime Baba takes a look at some of the anime coming out this summer. Spring 2018 was huge. There were several majorly anticipated sequels to popular series, continuing […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Another week celebrating the art and artists who attend conventions. Welcome to another week of Con Artists, where we celebrate the art and artists that we meet as we travel to conventions. If you’ve been following our column then you know that these Con Artists aren’t trying to bilk you out […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Image provided by Disney Pixar Incredibles 2 is possibly one of the most anticipated movies of the year. I know people asking if they can borrow my kids for a day, just so they can see this “kids’ flick.” Newsflash: you don’t need kids to see this film. There are enough adult […]
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If you are one of the many fans of ‘The Guardians’ series by William Joyce, or if you loved the movie ‘Rise of the Guardians’, I have the most exciting news for you!
Continue ReadingIf you gave me only two words to describe the latest content for the Elder Scrolls Online franchise, “Summerset Isle,” it would be a hard choice. My top choices are “Visually Striking” or “Masterful Storytelling”. “Summerset Isle” is the newest expansion to Bethesda’s popular Massive Multi-Player Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG); Elder Scrolls Online certainly […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes First, I told you about Oz Comic-Con in Sydney. And let’s face it: You didn’t believe it was really a ‘National Convention Circuit’. So then I told you about Oz Comic-Con in Sydney AND Brisbane. We even sent families to both events to see how big it is… but still, you […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Part 1: Blockchain Basics Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrency. Chances are you’ve heard one or all of these word in the last seven days. These three words—as well as the discussion, debate, and speculation that surrounds them—have become hard to escape for even the non-technical. If you work in the technology industry, […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes “A well-known scientist once gave a public lecture on astronomy…” These are the opening words to Professor Stephen Hawking’s most famous book, A Brief History of Time. Although he was talking about Bertrand Russel at the time, the same words could be used for Hawking and the plethora of work he […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes For many adults, fitness may be something they think about all the time. I see people “checking in” at their gyms, posting about their killer “boot camp” workout, finding alternatives to dressing on their Whole 30 journey, and discussing sugar addition. But beyond health or PE classes at our kids’ schools, […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Photo by EG Mum with screen image provided by BBC This morning, I received a press release for the new logo and insignia for the Thirteenth Doctor. *SQUEEEE* Once again, I was all excited about a new Doctor Who adventure starting soon… until I remembered we still have to wait until […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Image courtesy of Marvel Studios “Captain America: Winter Soldier” The past week has renewed discussion about Alzheimer’s Disease, an illness so prolific it never seems to be out of the news. In the United States, Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death; In Australia, it is second. Worldwide, there are […]
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