Tag Archives: Armchair Geek
10 Things Parents Should Know About James Cameron’s Avatar
This movie is making an impact at the box office and all over the internet. The advances in film-making technology are impressive, and the question as to whether Mr. Cameron could follow up Titanic with another truly significant film seems to have been answered. But what about the children?! Is this a movie to take […] Continue reading
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Comics Spotlight on Batman & Sons
Happy Comic Release Day!
In this holiday season, it seemed appropriate to focus on something that can be enjoyed for free and in the spirit of the holidays.
Summary:
Batman & Sons is a web comic that is an adorable riff on Batman as the father of not only three Robins–Dick, Jason and Tim–but little baby Terry from […] Continue reading
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Best of the Geek Decade – Books
I have frequently found young adult and young reader books far more imaginative than what is on the adult science fiction and fantasy shelves. I want to thank my kids for introducing me to their favorite books. There are so many wonderful new series than when I was growing up, especially for girls.
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Best of the Geek Decade – Television
Remember: children have short memories, especially for television, so there may be more new shows than shows that were a hit five or ten years ago.
On the other hand, our DVR and Netflix have come in handy in my house and a number of shows missed on first run were found when they were older, […] Continue reading
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Best of the Geek Decade – Music
And last, but not least, the tunes our kids like – wonderfully out of the mainstream, and very geeky!
Best Music:
They Might Be Giants (Brian & Brian’s Son, Jenny’s entire family) Yes, they’ve been around for years. But their kid stuff is relatively new. And now the kids understand when you chant “Particle man, particle man” […] Continue reading
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Best of the Geek Decade – Comics
While the big superhero publishers, DC and Marvel, are represented on the list, independent publishers also scored big with imaginative comics like Bone and Owly.
There are also web comics on the list, including one which seems to be improved by removing a main character.
Best Comics:
-Teen Titans Year One by Amy Wolfram. My 10-year-old geek daughter […] Continue reading
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Dork Tower Monday
Time for our first proper thrice-weekly dose of Dork!
You can find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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E Is for Ethics: An Interview with Ian James Corlett
There’s no denying that E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most sounds a bit like a Victorian primer, as filtered by, say, Mike Huckabee. And that’s too bad, because Ian James Corlett has actually written something much more entertaining: a set of parables about values such […] Continue reading
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Rubik’s 360: a Puzzle That Will Spin Your Mind
I was always a fan of the Rubik’s Cube: my dad played with one when I was younger. While we learned to make a checkerboard and a “six-spot” pattern with it when it was solved, it wasn’t until my dad brought home a heavily-Xeroxed, hand-drawn guide that I was finally able to solve it. That […] Continue reading
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It’s Always Dorkest Before the Dawn: Dork Tower Comes to GeekDad!
It still amazes me when cool stuff like this happens to us, but I’m not one to look a gift-muskrat in the mouth. Starting Monday, Dec. 21, GeekDad will be happy (nay, ecstatic!) to start presenting the thrice-weekly geeky comic joy that is Dork Tower, by John Kovalic.
If you know of Dork Tower, then you’re […] Continue reading
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