The Cliffs of Insanity: GeekOuts, Troll Hunts, and Feminism
Corrina has a little geekgasm this week and then dives into why strong female characters are considered so radical.
Continue ReadingCorrina has a little geekgasm this week and then dives into why strong female characters are considered so radical.
Continue ReadingThis week, we look at Runaways, Avatar, Batman: Eternal, Tomb Raider, The X-Files, and Moon Knight.
Continue ReadingThis week we have a wide variety of books including Leaving Megalopolis by Batgirl writer Gail Simone, Molly Danger, DC: The New Frontier, and more.
Continue ReadingGGC promises to be a shorter version of a Maker Faire combined with feminism combined with geeky pop culture.
Continue ReadingThis week’s adventures climbing the cliffs of insanity include a look at several awesome kickstarter comic projects that have come to fruition, including Gail Simone and Jim Califiore’s much-anticipated story, a great post on the origins of Lois Lane, and a video that my youngest son hunted up because the music was used at the beginning of Iron Man 3.
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms this week dreamed of Hollywood, took online courses on comics and gender studies, went on spring break road trips, and made plans to see the Harlem Globetrotters!
Continue ReadingMegacon is my favorite convention in Central Florida. This year, the convention welcomes the bridge crew of Star Trek The Next Generation including Captain Picard himself, Sir. Patrick Stewart. Also in attendance to represent the comic book world will be Neil Adams, Gail Simone, George Perez along with many others!
Continue ReadingWelcome to our top comic books from 2012! We would like to share with you some of our favorite books / series from 2012. Hopefully, we can inspire you to check out some new titles, or revisit some old ones.
Continue ReadingHappy Halloween and New Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
Continue ReadingAs you may have noticed if you read GeekMom regularly, I’m a passionate reader of superhero comics and have been since I can remember. But, being a woman (d’uh), it’s impossible to miss the issues with the portrayal of female characters over the years. Nowhere was outrage more consolidated than in a site called Women […]
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