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Library of Congress and Lynda Carter Celebrate the Library of Awesome
The Library of Congress is shaking off its staid reputation and embracing the geeky side of life, “celebrating the role of comics and graphic novels in promoting literacy.
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Planet Comicon 2017: Hero of the Midwest Pop Culture Scene
Planet Comicon 2017 rocked downtown Kansas City last weekend. GeekDad was there, and we had a blast!
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‘Ellie in Concert’: GeekDad Q&A with Mike Wu
We chat with Mike Wu about his newest book ‘Ellie in Concert’ and how much his “day job” at Pixar influences his own work.
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GeekDad Q&A with ‘Rogue One’ SFX Supervisor Neil Corbould
We had a chance to chat with Neil Corbould, who was SFX Supervisor on ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ and has a lot of experience in the industry, making movie magic come to life.
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Join GeekDad at Planet Comicon Kansas City April 28-30
Join GeekDad at Planet Comicon Kansas City Friday, April 28-30.
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‘All Our Wrong Todays’: A GeekDad Q&A with Elan Mastai
GeekDad talks to Elan Mastai, whose debut novel ‘All Our Wrong Todays’ will expand your horizons and blow your mind.
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‘Jack and the Geniuses’: A GeekDad Q&A with Gregory Mone (+ Giveaway)
Meet Jack and the Geniuses. They’re three orphan siblings who are, actually, geniuses. They also happen to be the stars of the brand-new middle-grade STEM-focused books by Bill Nye the Science Guy and Gregory Mone!
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Goodbye, Bernie Wrightson, Comic Book Legend
RIP, Bernie Wrightson. Thank you for giving me the gift of wonder.
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Artemis Returns: A Chat With Madison McLaughlin
Actress Madison McLaughlin joined the cast of ‘Arrow’ as Evelyn Sharp at the end of the fourth season and returned this year to join Team Arrow as Artemis; she turned evil and revealed that she was working undercover for bad guy Prometheus a few episodes back and has not been seen since. Producer Marc Guggenheim tweeted that Artemis returns to the show this week. I had the opportunity to ask her a few questions about her career.
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‘Pete’s Dragon’: Q and A with Director David Lowery
We had a chance to sit down with ‘Pete’s Dragon’ director David Lowery and chat about his experiences on the film, his history with the original film, and how this big studio film compared to the independent films he’s more used to making.
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We Salute Our American Veterans
Every year on Veterans Day in the U.S., we on GeekDad and GeekMom like to take a moment to remember our American veterans. We ordinarily deal with far less serious matters, but as most of us are American, we feel it is important that we remember all those who have given part of their lives in service to our country’s military.
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The Doctor Strange Cast Talks
The Beverly Hills Montage Hotel welcomed most of the cast of Doctor Strange for a press conference on October 20. Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen and Benedict Wong, along with Producer Kevin Feige and Director Scott Derrickson answered questions from the audience and moderator Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood, talking about Marvel’s 14th movie, the second installment of “Phase 3.”
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Stack Overflow: Get Real
Today’s Stack Overflow: a collection of picture books about real people, from Star Trek to the Supreme Court.
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Representation in Cosplay: The Batman
Representation matters. Representation matters in all forms of media and cosplay is no exception.
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Mac Barnett and Adam Rex Show Us ‘How This Book Was Made’
I read a lot of children’s picture books. Like, a lot. And it’s not often that one comes along and really just steals my heart at first glance. But ‘How This Book Was Made,’ by award-winning duo Mac Barnett and Adam Rex, did just that.
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Happy 10th Birthday, ‘American Born Chinese’!
10 years ago, a new publishing company known as First Second Books published a comic book called ‘American Born Chinese’ by Gene Luen Yang. Since then, First Second and Yang have both continued to create amazing comics and rack up a lot of achievements.
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Tim Burton’s (Not So) Peculiar Imprint Ceremony
Legendary filmmaker Tim Burton was honored with an imprint ceremony in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, just before a screening of his new film. The only thing peculiar about it was that our own Whit Honea was there. So he wrote about it.
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Brian Henson Discusses 30 Years of ‘Labyrinth’ and Beyond at Dragon Con
Brian Henson, acclaimed director, producer, puppeteer, & chairman of the Jim Henson Company stopped in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend to attend Dragon Con.
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Kevin Smith Will Make You Cry (in the Best Way Possible)
Years ago, I loved Kevin Smith for making “edgy” films that made me laugh. Today, I love him for embracing his role as a father and not being ashamed to show genuine emotions to the world or tell his daughter how much he loves her.
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JoCo Cruise: The Nerdiest Cruise That Ever Sailed
March 2017 marks the 7th sailing of JoCo Cruise: an annual, weeklong cruise that began as a Jonathan Coulton fan cruise back in 2011. The experience is equal parts nerdy convention and music festival.
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Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg Are ‘Geeking Out’
For whatever reason, at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, I kept crossing paths with Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg. I ran into Greg at an after-party sponsored by Scholastic. The two appeared together at Kevin’s Hall H panel on Saturday night. And they were both promoting–and filming!–their new show on AMC called ‘Geeking Out.’
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GeekDad Q&A with ‘Lunarbaboon’ Creator Chris Grady
GeekDad Q&A with ‘Lunarbaboon’ webcomic creator Chris Grady about the strip, his creative process behind it, and just how autobiographical it is.
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Thank You, Paul Dini – You’re an Inspiration and We’re Lucky to Have You
Thank you Paul Dini. You’re an inspiration and a legend.
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We Have a Winner: Manly Wade Wellman Award
John G. Hartness, an author from Charlotte, North Carolina, was just awarded the 2016 Manly Wade Wellman Award for speculative fiction for ‘Raising Hell,’ a novella featuring Quincy Harker, the immortal magic-wielding child of Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker from ‘Dracula.’
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