Irregular’s Intel – Expanding Fandoms

A couple of months ago I was at a convention and Ken and I were interviewing this well known game developer for Geek Watch One. In the course of the interview he happened to mention his deep love for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. I immediately caught on to what he meant. Like me, he held a greater affinity for the realistic portrayal of a special forces unit with next gen technology and tactics as opposed to the “red lasers vs blue lasers” that we saw on the animated series. As the talk progressed he shared with me knowledge about a game that was inspired by that world, but not officially of it… let’s call it “adjacent”. So, if I was strictly into comics and not one bit into tabletop gaming, this may be the lure that I would need to give it a shot. Much like the game Dead of Winter was made for the Walking Dead crowd. Someone may be a fan of the comic, show or both…heck, they may even play the video game, but here is another way to enjoy that fandom… and possibly feed a new obsession?  Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Expanding Fandoms

Best Geeky Finds – What’s in the News?

 Halloween 1988. Michael Myers is back yet again for another Halloween. Various sitcoms are not having specific Halloween episodes (believe me I looked – it was quite annoying for this year). I had not quite understood the concept of trick-or-treat so I was not hiding away from the world. And in Cleveland, Ohio, 5 girls were performing their daily newspaper delivery for the Cleveland Preserver.  Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – What’s in the News?

Irregular’s Intel – The Training Montage

 We’ve all seen them. The hero is beaten, shown to be a shadow of his former self, defeated. But then the hero goes back to the basics and starts pumping iron, spending time in the dojo, and on the firing range. They dust off the old skills that served them well in the past and maybe pick up a new trick or two along the way. This isn’t just a scene from any number of cheesy movies, this is a pearl of wisdom for us to grow from.  Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – The Training Montage

Miss Dawn’s Musings – To the Year Ahead

We all know that 2016 sucked for a number of reasons – politics and the divisive climate created by the presidential election to end all others, terrorist acts and war around the world, and a greater than average number of celebrity deaths, including some big ones for the geek realm. So most people were really looking forward to a new year and a new start. But let’s be realistic – considering the state of affairs, it’s unlikely that what made last year bad will improve at all this year.  Continue reading Miss Dawn’s Musings – To the Year Ahead