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Is the Next Superman Film Getting It Right? Amy Adams Lands Lois Lane Role
Like many kids who grew up in the ’80s, the Christopher Reeves Superman movies were staple viewing in my household. Unlike the Batman I was familiar with (a la Adam West), Reeves’ Superman was complex,...
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A Taxonomic Tree of Superpowers for 500 Comic Book Geeks’ Walls
Sometimes you need to know which superhumans possess the ability of elemental transmutation, and that’s the kind of pressing information that won’t always wait for a cursory Google search. Thankfully...
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The Legion of Super-Groomsmen (GeekDad POTD)
This is such a great idea I wish I could go back in time to my wedding and do it myself. It’s possible my wife would not agree with this sentiment. Photo used by kind permission of Hoffer Photography....
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Pets + Superheroes = Dan Santat’s Sidekicks
Captain Amazing is getting old. Sure, he can fly, he’s got super-strength and invulnerability, but that can’t keep him from aging. Oh, and he’s got a peanut allergy. When he can’t stop four...
View ArticleMy Superhero Son vs. The Bad Guys
Almost a year ago, I wrote one of my first posts for GeekMom. It was about my then-2-½-year-old son, my sense that he would soon be interested in superheroes, and my worries about how to explain...
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Kickstarter Alert: Super Showdown
Overview: Hero and villain battle it out in a struggle of brawn, speed, and wits. Super Showdown is a compact game set in the Golden Age of comics, but don’t be fooled by its small stature, because it...
View ArticleThe Tipping Point: Geek Girls, Superheroes, and the DC Comics Reboot
Want to attract women? Publish good material that doesn’t actively chase them away.–Kurt Busiek, on Twitter, 10/24/2011 I have been a reader of superhero comics since I could read, buying them off the...
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Superheroes and Villains, Steampunk-Style
I’m going to finish off this round of steampunk book reviews with an interesting twist on the steampunk genre. While I enjoy traditional steampunk stories, I do like the occasional mashup (such as...
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Herodex: Superheroes and Storytelling
The villainous Flashback lay quivering on the floor, still covered in the debilitating cheese from his last battle. Wormhole unsheathed the nib of his Cosmic Pen and drew a portal. In a shimmer, the...
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Archvillain #2: The Mad Mask — Who’s the Evil Genius Now?
When we last left Kyle Camden, the smartest kid in Bouring, he was still secretly plotting the downfall of Mighty Mike. Kyle is the only one who knows Mike’s secret: that Mike is really not a human...
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Tag Team Parenting: Raising Superheroes
Ever since he was able to look at a book, my son (6) has been fascinated by superheros, comic books and anything remotely sci fi. Whenever he was asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, he ...
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Comics as Literature, Part 6: Men in Tights
Superheroes present a tricky subject: on the one hand, they're what sent comic books soaring, and they've become so identified with comics books that — for many people — they're practically synonymous....
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Love Superheroes and Villains? Then, Prepare to Die!
Prepare to Die!, a new novel from Paul Tobin, tells the tale of Reaver, a super hero with healing powers and a super punch, who has been given two weeks to live by his arch enemy, Octagon. Time enough...
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Heroes and Villains Are Gone From A Once Crowded Sky
When I first read the premise of Tom King's new novel, A Once Crowded Sky, I was doubtful -- a novel about a world of superheroes and villains where they've all lost their powers? Seriously? The title...
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Comics as Literature, Part 8: A Novel Approach
So far in this series we've visited several genres of what I'm calling "serious comics": memoirs, religious texts, comics based on existing literature, and even superheroes. For many people,...
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Dress Like a Superhero With Indochino
When word reached the GeekDad camp that online clothier Indochino had released a new menswear collection inspired by superheroes, I was simultaneously impressed and perplexed. The designs were...
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A Closer Look at The New Heroes
I mentioned Michael Carroll's Super Human trilogy in my post about superhero fiction, and since then I've also read the earlier Quantum Prophecy trilogy. Having all six books under my belt, I thought...
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Kickstarter Alert | Team Up With Sentinels of the Multiverse
If you've ever wanted to be a comic book superhero, Sentinels of the Multiverse is a fast-growing playground for you. This cooperative card game puts you in the shoes of a team of superheroes, battling...
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HeroClix TabApp Puts a Digital Spin on Superhero Miniatures Combat
Marvel superheroes, HeroClix, and iPad gaming: what can go wrong? WizKids is now producing 3-packs of mini-figures that you can use to play in a traditional HeroClix game, or as part of an iPad-based...
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Wayback Machine | Top 10 Obscure Superheroes Who Deserve Their Own Movies
For every Batman, there's a Matter-Eater Lad. For every X-Men, there's a Legion of Super-Pets. There are comic book characters and groups who make it big, and there are those who never find ...
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