Movie Report: Guardians of the Galaxy

Movie Report: Guardians of the Galaxy

Like all good comic nerds, I went to an early showing of "Guardians of the Galaxy." Please, everyone, take a moment to bask in the fact that we live in a time when a character like Rocket Raccoon can be fully realized on the big screen."Guardians" is a comic book film...
Book Report: The Greater Good

Book Report: The Greater Good

I know I've read a Ciaphas Cain book before, but I can't remember which one.  That pretty accurately sums up my overall impression of the latest book I read, The Greater Good by Sandy Mitchell. It's a fine enough book, but not one that rises to any sort of...
Father’s Day Weekend grab bag post

Father’s Day Weekend grab bag post

Father's Day has come and gone here in the States, so a hearty "hey-o" to all the gamer dads, weekend dads, stay at home dads, on the road dads, moms who are dads, dads who are moms, and dads who aren't dads but are dads just the same.We had a lovely weekend.The whole...

Salute in Review: Aftermath

This was my first time at Salute and I didn’t really know what to expect. Especially as my last experience of an event at London ExCel had been a pretty average Star Trek related event. So when I rolled up and saw the crowds it was kind of amazing. That...
Movie Report:  "The LEGO Movie"

Movie Report: "The LEGO Movie"

My kids love LEGO.  (I've previously mentioned our growing interest in building robots for Mobile Frame Zero).  I grew up in the golden age of LEGO spaceships.  Naturally, we were SUPEREXCITED to head out to see "The LEGO Movie."We were not...