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Exclusive Interview & Trailer: ‘Ellie’ by Pixar Artist Mike Wu
Image courtesy Disney Last week I had the opportunity to chat with Pixar artist Mike Wu about his upcoming children’s book Ellie, a heartwarming story of self-discovery and hope. When Walt the...
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Interview With Comic Artist Mike McKone
During the 2015 Motor City Comic Con, held in Novi, Michigan, I had the opportunity to interview Mike McKone, a British comic artist whose recent work includes Marvel’s Avengers Academy, for which he...
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An Interview with Caldecott Medal Winner Dan Santat
It seems that every other book my youngest daughter reads is either drawn by, written by, or drawn and written by Dan Santat. So we were really happy when we learned that he won the 2015 Caldecott...
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Win a Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo Prize Pack
The southeast is no stranger to fan conventions. We’re already home to notable fantasy, comic, and anime cons, but what you may not realize is that we also have our very own homegrown retro-gaming...
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This video was taken at the Motor City Comic Con 2015 in Novi, Michigan. Apologies for the quality and the background sound. Check out more of Simon Bisley’s work at his website, simonbisleyart.com If...
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GeekDad Interviews Lev Grossman
GeekDad was lucky enough to be granted an interview with Lev Grossman, author of the Magicians Trilogy that I’ve recently reviewed. My thanks to both Mr. Grossman and his representative for setting up...
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Exclusive: Drew Weing’s ‘The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo’ Lands at First...
Image courtesy of First Second Books First Second Books continues to kill it. Seriously, someone over there must have a magic spellbook dogeared to “books nobody can refuse.” Or a finely tuned magic...
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Project Sansar: Giving Virtual Reality a Second Life
Photo courtesy of Linden Lab If you don’t immediately recognize the name Linden Lab, you probably recognize the name of their flagship product, Second Life, an 8-year-old community of people donning...
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GeekDad Interviews Rick Riordan, Author of ‘Magnus Chase’
From the Greeks and Romans of Percy Jackson to the Egyptians of the Kane Chronicles, bestselling author Rick Riordan has spent the last ten years sharing with kids the myths of the great civilizations...
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GeekDad Interviews Buzz Aldrin
Last week I had a rare opportunity to speak with world-famous astronaut, author, actor, and activist Buzz Aldrin about the recent excitement surrounding Mars, the future of space exploration, and the...
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Writer Ryan North Talks New ‘Squirrel Girl #1’
‘The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl’ relaunches today with an all-new #1 written by Ryan North. Photo by Stephen Clark, Squirrel Girl #1 cover courtesy Marvel Worldwide Inc. 2015 has been a big year for...
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Catching Up With ‘Automan’ Himself, Chuck Wagner
As I wrote earlier this week, Shout! Factory just released the first DVD set for the complete series of the ’80s television cult classic Automan. In reviewing the DVD set for GeekDad, I caught myself...
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Shanna Germain From Monte Cook Games Says, “No Thank You, Evil!”
Image: Cathy Wilkins Geek-of-many-trades Shanna Germain was kind enough to answer a few questions for GeekMom this week about games, geekhood, and more! Please help us welcome her. GeekMom Mel: Welcome...
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What’s the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium?
Image: Gen Con Writer’s Symposium For the past few years I’ve been taking part as a panelist at the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium. I find it to be a great deal of fun, and I always learn a lot from the...
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A New Comic That Is Out of This World!
Image: Alex Kane and Gale Galligan, used with permission Kickstarter campaigns can attract a lot of attention, and often it can be hard to tell which ones are truly something special. But when one is...
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Actor Jon Heder Gets Funny & Sort of Strange in Our Q&A
Pickle and Peanut premieres September 7 on Disney XD. Photo: Disney XD. Names like “Pickle” and “Peanut” are ones that you’d give your cats. However, if you’re execs at Disney XD, you’d give names like...
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Creating ‘Little Robot’: Ben Hatke Interview
Image: First Second Ben Hatke, of Zita the Spacegirl, and Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, has a new book! Yay! It’s called Little Robot, and I highly recommend it. Ben was kind enough to take the...
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Delilah Dirk’s Second Adventure!
Image From First Second Press Delilah Dirk strikes again! In the new graphic novel by Tony Cliff: Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling, we are once more in the company of the swashbuckling heroine and...
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Here Comes the Flood! A Digital Game of Wetness Protection
Fidgits game splash screen. WGBH 2016 I’m talking today with a friend and colleague Melissa Carlson about her work in making digital engineering games. GeekDad: Tell me who you are in sixteen words....
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Canadian Heritage Minutes Turns 25
Unfamiliar to those outside Canada, Heritage Minutes are instantly recognizable by Canadians as a source of pride in our country. Historica Canada Heritage Minutes began humbly enough. Following a...
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