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2023 has been the year I rediscovered fantasy. I’ve read a number of books that reminded me just what I love about the genre. None more so than Talonsister by Jen Williams, a novel in firm contention for being my favorite book of the year.  What Is Talonsister by Jen Williams?  The shapes on the maps at […]

For the last few years, I’ve been reviewing the delightful sixth-scale working x Replicades from New Wave Toys, such as the Space Ace machine from this last May. If, like me, you have fond memories of time spent at arcades, you’ll recall that there weren’t just games to be found there, but vending machines. After […]

Following up from last week’s stack of creepy comics, here are some more spooky stories for the season! Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring by Matthew Loux Prunella’s village is terrified of monsters. They already have a wall surrounding the village, but now there are proposals to build another wall on top of that wall. […]

A little over two years ago, I had the opportunity to review a new type of toy called Snap Ships. At the time, I was impressed with how easy and quick someone could build a ship and then customize it with the many decorative pieces that represented weapon, control, and propulsion systems. About a year […]

On October 14th, the United States will see its first annular solar eclipse since 2012. An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth while at its farthest point from Earth. The Moon is farther away from Earth, so it appears smaller than the Sun and only partially blocks the […]

I didn’t set out to write a 1600-ish word streaming guide for Halloween season 2023. Like many things in life, this post grew out of simple self-interest. I watch a lot of horror movies—like, a lot a lot—and not just in October. But I’ve also come to realize that, while most folks don’t generally subsist […]

Manage your local animal shelter as you take in old rescue dogs and teach them new training tricks to help them find their forever home. Draft the right Training Cards, find the perfect homes for your dogs, and complete the different shelter commendation challenges to score the most reputation points and be crowned the ultimate […]

For those of us GeekDads who play tabletop roleplaying games, we often enjoy a good whiskey to go with our gaming sessions…at least, when it’s just the adults playing! So it’s almost surprising that it took this long for someone to think to launch a line of spirits that caters specifically to the TTRPG crowd. […]

With all of the excitement around  series such as Strange New Worlds and Picard, sometimes people forget that there’s an excellent all-ages animated Star Trek series on Nickelodeon: Star Trek: Prodigy. Premiering in October 2021, Star Trek: Prodigy is the first to be rendered entirely with computer-generated imaging and 3D modeling. The series is about […]

My family had the opportunity to visit Disney’s California Adventure theme park the first month it opened. One attraction we enjoyed then and continue to enjoy after over 20 years is the Animation Academy. Here a Disney animator teachers guests to draw characters from Disney and Pixar animated movies. Our entire family will sit with […]