Tag Archives: Armchair Geek
Age Appropriate Geek: What Age Should My Boys First Watch Star Wars? (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
My boys are 7 and 5 years old. They love to draw. Their latest drawing craze has to draw Star Wars scenarios. They draw stick figures with Darth Vader helmets, recreate a decent picture of R2-D2 and everyone is holding a light saber (yep, even R2-D2).
You see, my boys have not seen any Star Wars, […] Continue reading
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Erfworld: Geekiest Comic Ever
Okay, I know, “Geekiest Comic Ever” is a big claim to make, considering there are other comics like “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth.” But I had to get your attention somehow, right? And Erfworld is incredibly geeky in a fantastic way. (As opposed to geeky in a sci-fi way.) Here’s the plot: in the magical […] Continue reading
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Dork Tower Monday – All New Comic!
Dork Tower #782, by John Kovalic.
This is it, friends, the first in a long line of all new comics from John Kovalic. Enjoy!
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
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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MythBusters Twitter Sweepstakes and Giveaway!
We on GeekDad aren’t subtle about our love for MythBusters. We, or at least most of us, follow the show’s official Twitter feed, in addition to those of several of its stars. If you don’t follow them yet, there’s no time like the present to start, because there’s an added incentive: you can win cool […] Continue reading
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GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: A Very Shifty Situation
Nearing the end of a marathon gaming session, Dan was feeling pretty tired. With each roll, he began to notice a pattern — he began to think the dice were talking to him. So Dan began keeping track of his rolls and, sure enough, there was a message hidden in the dice. After a bit […] Continue reading
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G-Force: Guinea Pig Superheroes
To me, there are two kinds of movies for children.
With the first kind, I happily sit down and watch with my kids, knowing I’ll be as entertained as they are. All the Pixar movies fall into the this category.
The second kind is the type that the kids love but hold no interest for me whatsoever. […] Continue reading
Dork Tower Wednesday
One more week until new Dork Towers hit GeekDad! Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
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Comics Spotlight On: Agents of Atlas
Happy Comics Release Day!
I searched through my more recent purchases this week for a superhero book not burdened by years of continuity.
Agents of Atlas from Marvel fits the bill perfectly.
Summary:
A secret agent. A spaceman. A gorilla. A goddess. A mermaid. A robot. These relics from Marvel’s golden age band together to take on the […] Continue reading
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HippoDict Chinese Dictionary for iPhone
When I was considering retiring my Palm TX in exchange for an iPod touch (no AT&T service in the rural area where I live, so no iPhone), one of my essential applications was a good Chinese dictionary. I speak Chinese fairly fluently but I’m not very literate; although I know how to use a dead-tree […] Continue reading
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