10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
The first prequel to the Harry Potter film series just apparated into theaters. Find out what you should know before you go.
Continue ReadingThe first prequel to the Harry Potter film series just apparated into theaters. Find out what you should know before you go.
Continue ReadingThis guest post is written from the perspective of a daughter on what it was like to grow up with a Geek Dad, and the kind of understanding you receive from a parent who fills your life with stories and hasn’t forgotten what growing up was like.
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Continue ReadingDo you remember how you felt when you first finished reading Harry Potter? That moment at the end of the Battle of Hogwarts? Well, that’s how Cleveland feels now.
Continue ReadingThis month’s literary SFF column looks at two very different books. One features a gentle apocalypse. The other is a gothic fantasy with a nest of mysteries.
Continue ReadingTake a break to check out cool people who knit, crochet, and weave geeky elements into it all.
Continue ReadingA magician in Spain had a trick where he disappeared on the count of three…
Continue ReadingWhat does “Colorless Mana” mean, following the release of Oath Of the Gatewatch? GeekDad Rory revels in the new mechanic.
Continue ReadingWe expected to see bears, whales, and salmon on our trip to Alaska. We didn’t expect to soar through the treetops with two fantastically nerdy guys.
Continue ReadingThe good, bad, and ugly of Wizards of the Coast’s newest app, ‘Magic Duels.’
Continue ReadingA spoiler-free review of Lev Grossman’s ‘The Magician’s Land,’ the final book in The Magicians Trilogy.
Continue Reading‘Two magicians shall appear in England; the name of one shall be fearfulness, the name of the other, arrogance …’ Make sure you tune into BBCAmerica for Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
Continue ReadingOn March 31, CONtv.com debuted the first of the Mythica trilogy of films from Arrowstorm Entertainment. If you missed it, go back a couple of days and check out GeekDad’s review and an exclusive clip from Mythica: A Quest for Heroes. Actor Kevin Sorbo has stopped in to discuss his role in the series and to chat about the unavoidable pull of the fantasy genre for him, his fans, and a good chunk of our readers.
Continue ReadingMythica: A Quest for Heroes is the first chapter of a trilogy of films, starring Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) and Melanie Stone (Survivor). It is a tale of a handicapped slave girl, who overcomes her captor and her disability and sets out to discover the adventure and freedom that she so craves.
Continue ReadingHobby games continue to experience upward growth. Read which games lead their categories inside.
Continue ReadingPull out this Magic card at your next gathering and use Love to defeat all.
Continue ReadingAfter a stressful week in the “real” world, Rebecca had a much needed geeky vacation at ConnectiCon. Read about how the kids and she spent a weekend at this multi-genre convention.
Continue ReadingThe Magical Books exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Library explores the incredible imaginative worlds of children’s fantasy literature through a variety of rare and interesting maps, books, and objects.
Continue Reading5 quick ways to infuse a little magic into the everyday
Continue ReadingHammer of Witches by Shana Mlawski is all about stories: fairy tales, religious texts, and history. She takes what we know of Columbus’ voyage to America and uses it as the backdrop about a boy learning the power of words, and the magic behind the meaning of stories. It’s a good book.
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Jack (John Holbrook) Vance, 1916-2013.
Continue ReadingFans of the mysterious Raven King and his alternate fantasy history of England will get a chance to see their favorite characters brought to life next year. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, is being co-produced by BBC America as a new drama series to premiere in 2014.
Continue ReadingBrigid is blogging about balancing her artistic time between commercial work that feeds her tummy and personal work that feeds her soul. Ariane started watching the first season of Game Of Thrones on DVD. She is consequently highly disturbed. She’s also fretting about a forecast of rain this weekend after a relatively dry California winter. […]
Continue ReadingFamiliars are animals, companions to wizards and witches that assist them with magic. Cats are often associated with witches, and ravens are also a pretty common familiar. In the Harry Potter series, all of the kids have pets which seem …
Continue ReadingMy Pokemon mentor once said to me, “The family that games together, stays together.” He couldn’t be more correct. A few weeks ago I shared with you how my husband and I balance being parents and gamers. My husband and I …
Continue ReadingMy Pokemon mentor once said to me, “The family that games together, stays together.” He couldn’t be more correct. A few weeks ago I shared with you how my husband and I balance being parents and gamers. My husband and I encourage our kids to play games as well. It doesn’t matter if it’s a […]
Continue ReadingBurden of Blood by Wenona Hulsey is a fast paced modern fantasy. Police officer Nicole Keenan is just trying to lead a normal life in a small southern town despite the fact that she can hear other people’s thoughts. But events sweep her into a dangerous adventure that puts her loved one’s in harms way along […]
Continue Reading“Mom, is Santa Claus real?” No, it’s just a fun thing to pretend. “Good.” Soon: “Mom, magic isn’t real, right?” Right. “Just checking.” Later: “Mom, what’s a god?” Something like an imaginary friend who hogs all the good stuff and bosses you around, then gets mad whenever you do something they don’t like. “Why would […]
Continue ReadingI have two boys. I didn’t have to worry (like some of my friends with daughters did) that reading or watching movies about princesses saved from peril by handsome princesses would inspire a “rescue me” attitude. Even so, I did want my boys to grow up knowing that women are just as capable as men. […]
Continue ReadingWHAT: Wizards of the Coast is returning to San Diego for the first Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour of the 2010 season. This premier event takes place February 19 – 21 at the San Diego Convention Center and will feature …
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