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Apollo 50th: My Family’s Saturn V Obsession

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019Patricia Vollmer7

Patricia’s family has a geeky obsession with the Saturn V rocket. After all, there has been nothing else in existence to carry humans out of low-earth orbit.

Space Record Breakers, Image: Carlton Kids

Apollo 50th: ‘Space Record Breakers’ – Higher, Further, Faster!

July 10, 2019July 9, 2019Sophie Brown

‘Space Record Breakers’ is a fun new book which explores space through its high achievers, from the smallest planet to the largest spacecraft.

Mother and two small children bundled up together reading

Read to Your Big Kids

July 1, 2019June 30, 2019Amy Weir

Just because someone knows how to read, doesn’t mean they don’t still benefit from being read TO. Here’s why to read to your big kids this summer.

Comic Book Corner: ‘Hellboy,’ ‘Ronin Island,’ ‘Fairlady,’ and More

June 30, 2019June 29, 2019Comicbookcorner

Indie comics dominate this week in Comic Book Corner. Our reviewers looked at some one-shots as well as several on-going series.

“Stranger Things: Six #1” Season Three Prelude

June 19, 2019June 18, 2019MAJK

If you are interested in learning more about the program from which Eleven escaped and the kids that were a part of it, then this is the comic for you.

Cookie Minester – ‘Geekasaurus’

June 19, 2019June 18, 2019Kalimoulton

Chair cookie? Anyone? ‘Geekasaurus’ is a weekly webcomic that highlights the adventures and antics of GeekMom Kali’s nerdtastic family.

Books on the History of Pride and Stonewall, Cover Images: Abrams, Rainbow Flag: Public Domain

Reading the Rainbow: The History of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement

June 17, 2019June 3, 2020Sophie Brown

For Pride Month, I decided to read two books that look back over the history of the Stonewall Riots, Pride, and the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Buzz Lightyear and Friends Finally Go to Infinity and Beyond on an Alaska Airlines Plane

June 17, 2019June 16, 2019Kelly Knox

Buzz, Woody, and Bo Peep are the latest pop culture characters to take flight on the side of an Alaska Airlines plane.

Tabletop RPG Review: ‘Tales From the Loop’ Character Creation

June 16, 2019June 15, 2019Elizabeth MacAndrew

Geek Mom Elizabeth reviews the character creation process of tabletop RPG ‘Tales from the Loop’ from Modiphiüs Entertainment.

Denver Pop Culture Con 2019: ‘Back to the Future’ Reunion Panel

June 13, 2019June 12, 2019Patricia Vollmer

Tom Wilson and Christopher Lloyd discuss what a ‘Back to the Future IV’ plot might be like, and tell other time travel tales at Denver Pop Culture Con.

Superman Day – “The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman”

June 12, 2019June 11, 2019Evil Genius Mum

It’s Superman Day! But before you go and grab your cape out of the drawer, take a minute to think about where Superman came from.

Denver Pop Culture Con 2019: Day 2 Diary

June 6, 2019June 5, 2019Patricia Vollmer

Patricia shares her Denver Pop Culture Con experiences on Day 2.

Magic Kingdom After Hours: Have the Park to Yourself

June 6, 2019June 5, 2019Missy Hayes

Missy and her family tried the After Hours ticket to Magic Kingdom, and Dear Readers, THEY LOVED IT!

Enter Hypertime! The Cyborg Ride at Six Flags New England

June 4, 2019June 3, 2019Corrina Lawson

Take a trip into Hypertime (or the closest thing to it) on the new Cyborg ride at Six Flags New England.

‘War of Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1’ Waves Hello

June 3, 2019June 2, 2019MAJK

‘War of Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1’ explodes with the debut of five new Marvel characters hailing from Korea, China, and the Philipines.

‘War of The Realms: Punisher #2’ The Food Fights Back

June 3, 2019June 2, 2019MAJK

‘War Of The Realms: Punisher #2’ takes a harrowing trek through the Lincoln Tunnel led by The Punisher and a group of conscripted convicts.

Denver Pop Culture Con 2019: Family Cosplay At Its Best

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019Patricia Vollmer

Denver Pop Culture Con is proud of their family-friendly event. Family cosplay makes it all the better! Patricia found some outstanding examples this weekend!

Spider-Man Amber Blake Orphan Age Life is Strange Gogor

Comic Book Corner: ‘Life is Strange’ Returns and ‘Gogor’ Starts

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019Comicbookcorner

This week’s comics we love includes ‘Life is Strange,’ ‘Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,’ ‘Amber Blake,’ ‘Orphan Age,’ ‘Gogor,’ and more. Not all the books are actually good, but all of them were fun to read.

Welcome to Night Vale Volumes 3 and 4 Covers, Covers: Harper Perennial

Up Your Bookshelf’s Weird Factor with 2 New Night Vale Script Volumes

May 27, 2019May 26, 2019Sophie Brown

The ‘Buying of Lot 37’ and ‘Who’s a Good Boy?’ are the two latest script volumes released by the ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ podcast team.

Denver Pop Culture Con: Who’s Joining Me??

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019Patricia Vollmer

Denver Pop Culture Con, formerly Denver Comic Con, is in 2 weeks! As this event now draws well over 100,000 guests, Patricia’s looking for fans who will be there.