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Review - Metamorpho the Element Man #4: Building Blasters

4 weeks ago | geekdad.com | Ray Goldfield |Skip Owens

Metamorpho the Element Man #4 – Al Ewing, Writer; Steve Lieber, Artist; Lee Loughridge, ColoristRay: There is no other book on the stands that captures the sheer anarchic joy of comics the way that Ale Ewing’s Metamorpho does, with stories lifted right from the silver age with a veneer of modern commentary.
October 2024 Book Review Roundup!

Nov 2, 2024 | geekdad.com | Robin Brooks |Jules Sherred |Skip Owens |Paul Benson

After a slow-going September, I wanted to power through my October reads, so I decided to run through my lighter books first. Three children’s books, two of them spooky in time for Halloween. Mallory Vale and the Curse of Maggoty Skull (full review) was a fine way to start the month. It is light-hearted with some excellent characters and a story that romps along at a great pace. Following that was the first Spooksmith’s Investigate novel, The Cinderman (full review).
'Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman' A Book Review

Oct 16, 2024 | geekdad.com | Robin Brooks |Derrick Schneider |Preston Burt |Skip Owens

Following on from my spooky review of Mallory Vayle last week, I’m moving on to another UK middle-grade tale for the witching season. The Cinderman is the first “Spooksmiths Investigate” novel and features two twins tracking down the disturbed spirits from the family funeral home. Expect daring do, sibling bickering, and a whole host of incorporeal shenanigans. What Is Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman? Our story is narrated by Indigo, one half of a pair of twins, Indigo and Rusty Smith.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'Knitting Circle'

Oct 15, 2024 | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu |Skip Owens |Brad Moon

Time to knit some cozy garments to keep you warm for the winter!What Is Knitting Circle? Knitting Circle is a puzzly tile game for 1 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 30 to 45 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of $29 for a copy of the game.
September 2024 Book Review Roundup!

Sep 30, 2024 | geekdad.com | Robin Brooks |Skip Owens

September has flashed by in a haze of dystopian fiction (new and old) as well as dollop of 11th Century Irish history. I very much enjoyed Shauna Lawless’ The Land of the Living and the Dead. You can read why you should pick up her Gael Song series, here, but in, short, it’s because it’s a wonderful blend of history and folklore, with great characters and deep and artfully constructed story arcs. Is Technology Good?
Dial M for Murder: GeekDad Reviews ‘Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club’

Aug 28, 2024 | geekdad.com | Skip Owens |Robin Brooks |Rory Bristol

While adventure games have been a big part of the American entertainment landscape since the earliest days of the PC revolution, the related but distinct art form of the visual novel has been largely relegated to the Japanese marketplace. On the rare occasion when visual novels manage to cross over here in the West, they tend to do so by combining some of the light puzzling and mystery-solving of adventure games with a novel’s more extensive, straight-ahead storytelling.
Review-Scot Snyder′s: The Book of Evil

Aug 22, 2024 | geekdad.com | Mariana Ruiz |Skip Owens

This world is set in the future, where psychopaths run it, calling themselves homo verus, the real men. You would think that everything has been mass murder, but no, kids are born without knowing if they will become “real humans” and therefore included in the new society, or “animals” (old homo sapiens) and be treated as slaves. That is interesting.
Click That Brick! Announcing the LEGO Icons 'The Lord of the Rings': Barad-Dûr set

May 14, 2024 | geekdad.com | Paul Benson |Matt Blum |Skip Owens

Just last week, I was sharing my colossal build of the LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell set with our readers. I had promised that LEGO would be announcing a Barad-Dûr set shortly, but I didn’t anticipate just how fast that would actually happen!LEGO has just announced set #10333. the LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: Barad-Dûr. This 5,471-piece set brings to life the dark tower of Mordor in brick form.
Stack Overflow: Comics Roundup

May 6, 2024 | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu |Ray Goldfield |Skip Owens

Today’s stack: more comics! Here are a few recent comics and two that are out this week. Phenomena Book Two: Matilde’s Quest by Brian Michael Bendis and André Lima AraújoI wrote about the first book in this series back in 2022, and it had been long enough that I went back to re-read it before starting in on the second, and I’m glad I did.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'Kinfire Council'

Apr 30, 2024 | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu |Skip Owens |Robin Brooks |Preston Burt

As members of the Din’Lux council, you must work together to address the city’s needs—but sometimes personal ambitions pull you in other directions. What Is Kinfire Council? Kinfire Council is a worker placement game for 2 to 6 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about 90 to 120 minutes to play.