Mighty Morphin Power Rangers didn’t premier in America until I was in third grade. At this point I was nearly too old to start following a series that would last this long, but since one of my friends the same age as me turned me on to it, I didn’t care. It was a substitute for the Ninja Turtles, which I loved when I was younger, but had nearly forgotten at that point as it was barely on TV anymore. It had giant robots, which I didn’t much care for, but the mutant monsters and superheroes was what got me hooked. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – The Darker Side of the Power Grid
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GW1 Issue 170 – Iron Outpost
This week we have a grand opening celebration, lots of con news and an array of glowing fists!First off, we have all the details from the grand opening (finally!) of the Oddmall Outpost – you missed a lot of fun if you weren’t there! We also have updates for the upcoming Oddmall: Rubber City Rumpus and Flaming River Con. And then it’s on to a discussion of season 2 of Iron Fist. Plus, as always, we’ve got some news you might have missed over the past week, including a 40th anniversary, a twitter beef and a change of heart. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 170 – Iron Outpost
Comics Cosmos – Special Delivery
There aren’t many comic series based in Cleveland. Even fewer that start out in the late 1980s and involve alien beings and traveling through time. Well, actually, there’s just one and if you went by titles you wouldn’t think any of that was involved at all. In late 2015, Image Comics released the first issue of the monthly Paper Girls. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – Special Delivery
Best Geeky Finds – Mazes and Monsters and the Satanic Panic
In researching conspiracy theories and certain alternative facts shoved upon the public by political figures via the media (a.k.a. lies), I recently recalled another time when the media turned the world upside down by using lies to reach its goal. During the late 1970s-early 90s, a fear spread across the country, warning that the devil was luring unsuspecting people into its grasp through common happenings. Instances of day care workers running sex caves arose from susceptible and leading questioning of young children in order to gain “evidence” that would arrest a couple. Media reports and police training videos showed teenagers walking through the park and suddenly joining satanic cults. The biggest victim of this media panic, however, was the most innocent—Dungeons & Dragons. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Mazes and Monsters and the Satanic Panic
Best Geeky Finds – A Fitting Last Spin for the First Sharknado
August 19 marked the end to the Syfy monster movie franchise that nobody asked for, but fans couldn’t stop watching—Sharknado. The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time reintroduced us to all our favorite characters from the series in the sixth installment, as our hero, Fin, arrives in prehistoric times after hopping in a time machine with his suddenly adult son, Gil. Nova, Bryan, and April (pulled from outer space before she dies in the third movie) are all met as an allosaurus is eaten by a giant shark. “Before April died?” you may be asking, “Hasn’t Tara Reid been in all the movies?” Why of course, only she was a robot. Don’t worry, I forgot too. That’s why we are also constantly reminded of this same time as Fin keeps chasing after a bag containing her robot head. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – A Fitting Last Spin for the First Sharknado