Review: ‘Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring’ by Enimga Alberti and Tony Cliff
Learn the codes. Save the Union.
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Continue ReadingGeekMom writers recommend a slew of television shows and movies, and one literature/art mashup company!
Continue ReadingIn this month’s Comic Book Corner: Civil War II, Bloom County, Dirk Gently, and The X-Files: Origins.
Continue ReadingI don’t need you to be my Pietro.
Continue ReadingIt’s no surprise that ‘Captain America: Civil War’ has inspired a seriously daunting amount of tie-in products. We’ve seen everything from t-shirts to breakfast cereals. Well, now you can add “ridiculously fancy pen” to the list.
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, April 10, the cast of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ assembled in a ballroom at West Hollywood’s London Hotel to field questions from reporters. Divided into two groups, “Team Iron Man” and “Team Cap,” much of the resulting conversation was virtually impossible to accurately transcribe, being thoroughly punctuated with snarky comments, jokes, and constant laughter.
Continue ReadingIn the end, we’re all just one bad day from being Frank Castle, even when we really want to be Cap.
Continue Reading‘Deadpool’ is breaking records and taking names, and on this week’s Hey You Geeks, we share our take on the film and talk with actor Stefan Kapicic who plays Colossus. We’re also looking forward to the year ahead with a preview of the handful of other comic book movies slated for 2016.
Continue ReadingWith what did Confederate soldiers eat their meals?
Continue ReadingLess than a week after the release and huge success of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, Marvel Studios has begun production on ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ which will open in theaters on May 6, 2016.
Continue ReadingThe biggest Marvel movie news since The Avengers was announced. Heck, it’s practically bigger than when Sony dropped the first Spider-Man movie. Spider-Man will reboot (hopefully for the last time) in the MCU, with MCU characters crossing over into Sony Spider-Man movies!
Continue ReadingLearn about every day life for the Civil War soldier.
Continue ReadingGraphic novels are a great way to learn about war, since they show the action, the planning, and can include all the important players.
Continue ReadingHow do you find the final resting places of your dearly (or not so dearly) departed ancestors? If your family hasn’t kept accurate records, or your family has moved around the country quite a lot, this may not be a …
Continue ReadingLast weekend the family headed up to Atlanta for some fun sightseeing. We had tickets to an Atlanta Braves baseball game on the Sunday afternoon of that weekend, but otherwise we sought out family-friendly, educational activities that wouldn’t break the bank. What to do…what to do…? Most families staying in downtown Atlanta would have considered […]
Continue ReadingOne of the themes on our extremely long summer road trip is war in the United States, and, specifically, information about my Civil War ancestor, Jeremiah Mosher Sample, who was mortally wounded at Gettysburg. We tried to visit his grave …
Continue ReadingOn April 12, 1861, 150 years ago this week, the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, as the state militia attempted to take the fort from Federal troops. While this “battle” itself didn’t result in any casualties …
Continue ReadingAfter the surprise success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith is following up his New York Times best-seller with the history/vampire mashup, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Graham-Smith’s publisher sent a galley copy of the book (due for release …
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