Tag Archives: Geek Life

by | May 21, 2015 · 12:52 pm

Editorial | Geekery in Parts Foreign

It’s not a surprise to find that comic books are not a uniquely American experience.  After all, Andrew and I recently talked to Mike Kennedy of Magnetic Press about translating French comics into English for American audiences.  Still, it’s amazing to me to see that Madrid, Spain has completely embraced American geek culture.

Giant statues of Iron Man and a Star Wars stormtrooper stood guard outside a giant Disney section of one of Madrid’s most ubiquitous department stores, El Corte Inglés.  I wasn’t surprised, since Disney is a master of global marketing, but the level of geekery in Madrid was certainly more than I expected.

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by | May 4, 2015 · 7:04 pm

Happy Star Wars Day! (Geek Holidays You Should Celebrate)

So it’s THAT day today.  Star Wars Day.  May the 4th be with you–one of the groan-worthiest puns of all time–has gone from a mere play on words to an internationally celebrated day of geeky merriment.  Annually on this date, those bastions of local, geeky fun, comic book stores often have cosplay events, and there are perhaps hundreds of sales on Star Wars related memorabilia, games, apps, and other cool stuff all over the internet and in physical stores. Continue reading →

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by | May 1, 2015 · 6:03 pm

Autism and Geek Culture

Today’s blog post was written by an American Sign Language public school teacher who has taught children on the Autism Spectrum, including Gemma, who is pictured here.

As we reach the end of April, we are also reaching the end of Autism Awareness Month. At the beginning of the month social media was bombarded with inspirational memes, stories, and puzzle pieces, but by the end of the month it is not at the forefront of our minds. I’d like to give Autism Awareness Month one last hurrah because autism is not some scary epidemic sent to turn our children into zombies as punishment for our unnatural modern-day lifestyle. Autism and geek culture actually share a lot of parallels: Continue reading →

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by | April 21, 2015 · 3:20 pm

What to Do With Old Comic Books

While there are many out there who love comics just for the story and have no desire to hoard boxes upon boxes of bagged and boarded floppies, I am not one of them. I have a thing for collecting. (It used to be cards, now it’s comics.) Even so, I made the decision to go all digital about six months ago. The simple fact is that I was slowly being buried alive by my collection. As it stands, I have somewhere between five and six thousand comics, and that is, regrettably, too many. So the question becomes, what to do with all of those books? Continue reading →

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