Michael Uslan may not be a household name, but he’s been a driving force behind the geek world’s takeover of the cinema during the last several decades. As an Executive Producer, he’s had his finger in virtually everything “Batman” Hollywood …
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 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 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 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 ReadingAt Star Wars Celebration V last August, Lucasfilm teased attendees with a single glimpse of a deleted scene from Return of the Jedi when the original trilogy’s Blu-Ray release was announced. Not quite a year later, and with the nearing …
Continue ReadingI’ll check in with a real article (and tons of photos) from Comic-Con tomorrow morning, as I’ve been too busy and too cursed with horrible hotel wi-fi to be able to compose something useful to this point. However, I can …
Continue ReadingFrom left, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Dan Povenmire, Alyson Stoner, Bobby Gaylor, Jack McBrayer, Maulik Pancholy So it begins. San Diego Comic-Con 2011 preview night is tonight, and the con programming starts tomorrow morning. Comic-Con (SDCC) will have countless celebrities, extravagant exhibition hall displays, standing-room-only panels, and merchandise for sale beginning or exclusively at the con. […]
Continue ReadingYou may recall a while ago we announced on GeekDad that I’ve been asked by the folks at Disney to moderate the Phineas and Ferb panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) later this month. If you’re going to SDCC, be …
Continue ReadingYou may recall a while ago we announced on GeekDad that I’ve been asked by the folks at Disney to moderate the Phineas and Ferb panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) later this month. If you’re going to SDCC, be …
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret that all of us here at GeekDad are huge fans of Phineas and Ferb. It’s easily the most intelligent cartoon show aimed at kids on TV now, and one of the top few of all time, managing …
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret that all of us here at GeekDad are huge fans of Phineas and Ferb. It’s easily the most intelligent cartoon show aimed at kids on TV now, and one of the top few of all time, managing to be funny in a way that doesn’t appeal (like so many kids’ shows) only […]
Continue ReadingWe’ve been writing about our love for the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb for well-nigh three years now. It’s a smart, funny show for kids celebrating a couple geeky half-brothers who think big and have the best summer vacation …
Continue ReadingThe Eisner Awards are the comics industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, with awards for various categories like Best Short Story, Best Publication for Kids, Best Digital Comic, and Best Writer/Artist. They’re awarded each year at Comic-Con International in San Diego, …
Continue ReadingWe’ve been writing about our love for the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb for well-nigh three years now. It’s a smart, funny show for kids celebrating a couple geeky half-brothers who think big and have the best summer vacation …
Continue ReadingMidway through The MythBusters panel at Comic-Con, Adam Savage is very excitedly telling a story about pulling up to the San Diego Convention Center and seeing Guillermo del Toro on the curb and Adam’s frantic escape from the car so …
Continue ReadingIt’s hard not to be jealous of the geek hordes inhabiting downtown San Diego right now. It’s tough to read the reports from the Tron: Legacy panel, the Whedon – Abrams event and countless others, and wish you were there. …
Continue ReadingWednesday night is Preview Night at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, and it’s intended as a little extra time for people with four-day passes to get in and walk around the booths early before the crowds hit. Though as you can …
Continue ReadingThis week the 2010 version of Comic-Con kicks off in San Diego, and the annual collective nerdgasm of movie/TV/videogame news gets us hyped up better than a Mountain Dew, Jolt, Red Bull and triple cappuccino cocktail. Every year, there’s blah …
Continue Reading— We’re going to try something different this week. I’m going to venture out from behind the keyboard and monitor glow to head out into the real world. Along with GeekDad Jonathan Liu, I’m going to Comic-Con in San Diego …
Continue ReadingI’m Chinese, and I grew up in a town where there were enough Asians that we weren’t all related, but not enough to keep people from asking if we were. In elementary school, it was pretty typical to walk into …
Continue ReadingAs you’re no doubt aware, Comic-Con 2009 has been over for over one full day now. So there’s no time like the present to begin planning for next year’s Comic-Con, right? Since, alas, GeekDad was completely unrepresented at this year’s …
Continue ReadingIt is definitely better being a geek girl now than when I was my eldest daughter’s age. None of her peers finds it odd that she loves science fiction and comics or that she can quote from any number of …
Continue ReadingIt’s July again, another Comic-Con has kicked off in San Diego, and yet again I’m not there. I would love to be writing GeekDad posts from my hotel room, but instead I read the host of tweets from people who …
Continue ReadingThe Cute, it burns! In animated form! Andy Runton’s Eisner Award-winning Owly character has gotten the 3-D animation treatment in a cartoon short set to debut at this month’s San Diego Comic-Con International. I found Owly in early 2008, when …
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of year again. The sun is shining. The birds are singing. And flocks of kids wearing Punisher T-shirts while lugging stacks of comic-filled white boxes behind them are gathering en masse. Convention season is officially in full …
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