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The Future Was and Wasn't
Shatter is the first comic created entirely using a computer. It premiered around 1987 or 1988, and I remember standing in what used to be the Waldenbooks at the old North Park Mall in Marion, looking at the rough, digitized artwork with a strange, childish mixture of wonder and disgust. It captured the eye. But what could a computer possibly bring to the world of comic art, I wondered. A child operates from childish prejudices. Forty years on, the rough, low-res (yet still incredibly gripping) artwork by Mike Saenz, done on an old IBM* that utilized those humongous punch cards, still carries a wallop.
By Tom Baker6 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Behave" by Robert Sapolsky
I read this a while ago and I decided I would give it another go. I had it on my phone and one thing I found is that I was just in a terrible mood when I read it, which means of course that because it is a nonfiction book, I was trying to find holes in everything. Well, now that I'm in a better mood, I'm going to go through this book properly and comment on the things I found particularly intriguing. And yes, I do actually find it intriguing.
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Watching “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 2025
This is not a review. I’ve just been to see the UK touring production of Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”. If you have never read the book, seen the 1962 film, or been lucky enough to catch the current tour, please do one of those before you read my paltry words.
By Rachel Robbins7 months ago in Geeks
The X-Men Go to Hell
X-Men in Black and White Reading black-and-white reprints of classic Chris Claremont era X-Men while sitting on the john at three a.m. is just what fat, near-sighted comic book geeks do. It comes with the territory—like morning constipation, black coffee, and rolling up random encounters while everyone else in the building is safely asleep, having dreams they don’t get to control.
By Tom Baker7 months ago in Geeks
Korean Drama Review: Law and the City (2025)
Introduction: "Law and the City" is a 2025 Korean legal drama, set in Seoul’s bustling Seocho District, that blends courtroom intensity with emotional depth. The professional lives of 5 associate lawyers spill over into their personal lives, especially when a new team member stirs up unresolved memories from the past.
By Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner)7 months ago in Geeks
Tommy Boy (1995) Cherishes a Legacy, Comedy, and Heart
We’re going to make this sale no matter what we do. Tommy Boy is a 1995 film. After the death of his father, the underachieving man-child Tommy teams up with Richard, a snide accountant, to save the auto-parts business. Slipping up on several blunders on the road, Tommy and Richard learn more about themselves in their adventures.
By Marielle Sabbag7 months ago in Geeks
Pits, People and Players
You won’t find plush velvet seats here. Nor the genteel hum of the crush bar before curtain up. In Horden, a raw former mining town scoured by the North Sea wind, theatre exists on its own terms.
By Andy Potts7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Things We Keep" by Sally Hepworth
“When you get to my age,' he says, his face softening, 'you don't waste time with regrets. In the end, you just remember the moments of joy. When all is said and done, those are the things we keep.” - The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Gender-Flipped Villain Pitch: Dr. Zin (Jonny Quest)
It's been a minute since I last wrote a gender-flipped villain pitch, and while I have been focused on Beyond the Gates, the road to the 2025 Stanley Cup, the upcoming NFL season, and a few Villainess Reviews, my wheels have still been turning when it comes to gender-flipping villains. I've written three pitches, but I still have so many ideas. It was a matter of which one to write next, and making sure I had the best actresses in mind.
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 months ago in Geeks
Materialists (2025)
Director, Writer: Celine Song Starring: Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” (Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice)
By Rachel Robbins7 months ago in Geeks
The Best Episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
***Author's Note*** Giving credit where it is due, I was inspired to create this list after reading a piece written by Cheryl E. Preston, called: "Scooby-Doo Where Are You: Some things have remained a mystery." A link to her written piece is here: https://everydaydealxhub.live/geeks/scooby-doo-where-are-you-some-things-have-remained-a-mystery.%3C/p%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cdiv class="css-1htaxga-Flex">
By Madison "Maddy" Newton8 months ago in Geeks

Rocket from the Tomb

DC Secret Origins gives us the origin of The Spectre, a minor player in the DC Universe who demonstrates the oft-recurring trope of a hero being born—or rather reborn—from his own death. Apparently, crossing the Veil and coming back can so significantly alter an individual, particularly a common man (even though a “hardboiled private dick”), that he (alternately “she,” no chauvinists we) will don a costume and begin to fight jewel thieves and other crook-noses on behalf of Universal Consciousness.

By Tom Baker8 months ago in Geeks