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Book Review – Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsWhen you ask about the great directors and writers of our day you,of course, get answers of Speilberg, Burton, and Bay. There is one man,however, that geeks the world over follow blindly into whatever story he feeds them and that man is Joss Whedon.... -
Eric on Free Comic Book Day
Posted on May 5, 2012 | No Comments…and another Free Comic Book Day done, under the belt, conquered and accomplished. Some consider it cheating to double dip or run from shop to shop grabbing up all the FCBD shwag you can get your hands on. I am torn on the issue. I have jumped... -
Geek Book Review: The Company of the Dead
Posted on April 7, 2012 | No CommentsThere are so many things to say about this book that I’m going to start with the synopsis to save some time: Can one man save the Titanic? March 1912. A mysterious man appears aboard the Titanic on its doomed voyage. His mission? To... -
Geek TV Review: Game Of Thrones
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe Game of Thrones Season 2 premier aired tonight on HBO. It was both excellent and disappointing. I was first introduced to the series a few weeks back when it was released on blu-ray. One thing I remember thinking after staying up late two nights... -
Geek Book Review: Tales From Development Hell by David Hughes
Posted on March 31, 2012 | No CommentsTales From Development Hell, or TFDH, as I shall call it in this review, is an inside look at the politics of movies and how what you see on the screen wasn’t what was necessarily written before. A must for any movie buff. I really enjoyed this... -
Geek Book Review: Plague Town by Dana Fredsti
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 1 CommentRomance, passion, action, thrills, and Zombies, the first in a planed trilogy of Ashley Parker novels, Plague Town delivers it all. If you think Anita Blake was a bad ass wait until you meet Dana Fredsti’s sword wielding zombie slaying vixen Ashley Parker. Parker is... -
Geek Graphic Novel Review: Slaine: Books of Invasions
Posted on March 27, 2012 | No CommentsSlaine, the marauding High King of Ireland against Moloch and his Fomarian demons in this bloody tale of vengeance. This is my first encounter with Slaine, a favorite among 2000 AD fans, and I gotta say, I want to read more. Slaine is a classic axe... -
A Couple of Good Guys: Miles Morales & Harry Potter
Posted on March 14, 2012 | 1 CommentI’m a fanboy at heart. That means I love superhero comic books, cartoons and movies. From there geeks can go in many different directions from Video Games to Dungeons and Dragons. I kinda love it all. On my geek journey I was drawn... -
Geek Book Review – The Comedy is Finished by Donald Westlake
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsJesse here, with another mystery novel review for you super sleuths out there. This time our legal quandary comes from the mind of Donald Westlake. Here is a quick synopsis: BUT SERIOUSLY, FOLKS. The year is 1977, and America is finally getting over... -
Geek Book Review: The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu Review This is not going to be a review, just being honest; this book is going to be close to a hundred years old soon and has aged well in my opinion. This is also why I won’t bother... -
Geek Book Review – The Harry Houdini Mysteries Book 1 & 2
Posted on February 26, 2012 | No CommentsHarry Houdini Mysteries Books 1 & 2 When I first started reading the Harry Houdini Mysteries I wasn’t sure exactly what to think; this was a take on the escape artist I never saw coming. After making it through a couple chapters I started... -
Last One Standing: Kratos VS Conan
Posted on February 24, 2012 | No CommentsKratos Years as a badass: Since God Of War 2005. Weapons of choice: Blades of chaos, chained blades used for all types of slaughter. Lamest moment: Ares tricks Kratos into murdering his wife Lysandra and daughter Calliope. Coolest Moment: He kills Ares and becomes the... -
TWIG: Snowboards, A Sega Shooter, a late mini book review.
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No CommentsAll right, chums, I know this is a place for game releases. But this is a book, about a game! And serves as a reminder: BioShock Infinite is coming out at the end of this year. Rapture, by John Shirley, is a story set before... -
Top 8 Lil Geek Starter Books
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsI’ve been doing Top 8 lists for 30 years and debating them with my best geek friend since I was 10 (Friend, you know who you are). These list are nothing new to the seasoned geek. I have created “Top 8 Superheroes”, “Top... -
Geek Book Review: Spartacus – Swords and Ashes
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No CommentsSynopsis: Spartacus is the hit TV show which combines blood-soaked action, exotic sexuality, villainy and heroism. This original novel from the world of Spartacus: Blood and Sand tells a brand new story of blood, sex and politics set in the uncompromising, visceral world of the arena. The gladiator Spartacus,... -
Apple takes the leap into textbooks on the iPad
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsApple debuted their newest iPad use today… Textbooks. Truly who didn’t see this coming anyway. iBooks 2 has brought the textbooks update so that now the iPad will have full textbooks available for purchase and download. First thing... -
Geek Book Review: One Model Nation
Posted on January 8, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the mind of American Indie band The Dandy Warhols’ singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Ignatz award winning illustrator Jim Rugg (The Guild) comes One Model Nation. One Model Nation is a graphic novel following the battle that fictitious band One Model Nation is pushed... -
Geek Book Review: Inside the Outside by Martin Lastrapes
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsI have a reputation for reading anything. Some books I read tend to leave me cold; I go through the whole book not caring about anyone in it. Other books catch my attention and I am thinking about reading the book when I’m going about... -
Geek Book Review: The Consummata by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins
Posted on October 16, 2011 | No CommentsThey say that you can’t judge a book by its cover and with The Consummata they were completely right. The Consummata follows the exploits of Morgan “The Raider” as he tries to retrieve money that was stolen from some Cuban exiles. Here is a synopsis:... -
Geek Book Review: Getting Off by Lawrence Block
Posted on September 11, 2011 | No CommentsMost of what I read is scifi and fantasy, but I do love a good crime novel. Lawrence Block is an author with enough awards to snap a christmas tree… Wait that’s medals. Anyway, he’s good and that’s the...