Geek, Community

Tuscon or Bust: Desert Bus for Hope

Mid-November: depending on your location, the temperature's dropping, retail stores are decorating for the holidays, and coffee drinkers are riding out the Gulf. And on a small island off the coast of Canada, a group of comedians is playing a video game for charity. Yes, friends and enemies, it's once again time for Desert Bus for… Continue reading Tuscon or Bust: Desert Bus for Hope

Read, Geek, Comic Books

Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned from Stan Lee

If you're here reading this, you know who Stan Lee is, you know what he created, and you know why the geek world mourns this week.  You can find lists of his greatest achievements and his influence on the comics industry in a billion different places, but I'm not here to do that.  I choose… Continue reading Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned from Stan Lee

Read, Geek

Halloween Corner: The Tell-Tale Heart

Greetings my freaks and geeks, my nefarious nerdlings! It's that time of year again: spooks and specters and unnecessarily sexy work uniforms will soon be around every corner. So, why not celebrate that a little bit? If you weren't here last year, we released a special Halloween reading of Lovecraft's "The Outsider", and it was so fun… Continue reading Halloween Corner: The Tell-Tale Heart

Write, Feminism, Gender

Writers’ Perspectives: On Matriarchal Societies, Creating Languages, and Writing Against the Grain

Hey, Geeks. I’m glad you’re here. I know that I’ve been poking fun at other people’s creations over the last several weeks, but I want to take a break from that. Let’s dive into my favorite Geekdom: Writing. As some of you know, my debut novel came out a year ago this month. It has… Continue reading Writers’ Perspectives: On Matriarchal Societies, Creating Languages, and Writing Against the Grain

Geek, Card Games, Play

Returning to Ravnica: MtG’s Second Home

The day this article goes live is the official release date for Magic: the Gathering’s newest set: Guilds of Ravnica. The world of Ravnica is one of the most celebrated planes visited over the game’s 25-year run. With this being the third block set in the cityscape, I wanted to take a look at the… Continue reading Returning to Ravnica: MtG’s Second Home

Geek, Watch, TV

Your Favorite Thing Sucks: Supernatural

Hey, Geeks! Welcome to Your Favorite Thing Sucks, where I get to talk about all the worst parts of your favorite things. The new season of Supernatural premieres today and way, WAY too many of you are excited about that. Let's talk about where you went wrong. Complacency is No One's Friend Supernatural started off with a pretty… Continue reading Your Favorite Thing Sucks: Supernatural

Watch, Geek, The Geek Embassy Podcast, Movies, TV, Podcast

TGE Ep 63 – Watches: Trailer-palooza!!!

Apparently, the third week of September was teasers and trailers week on the Internet, and we're here to break it down for you!  In this special edition minisode, our panel goes over the news drop of the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series from Netflix, and discuss the trailers for Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest, The… Continue reading TGE Ep 63 – Watches: Trailer-palooza!!!

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Game on Girl Podcast, Geek, Podcast

Game on Girl S2E3 – Jaimie Cordero from Espionage Cosmetics

Greetings Geeks and welcome to another episode of Game on Girl! My apologies for the lag in episode releases for Game on Girl. I came back with the best of intentions for monthly content on our podcast feed but as my favorite poet says, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other… Continue reading Game on Girl S2E3 – Jaimie Cordero from Espionage Cosmetics

Watch, Geek, TV, Feminism

Your Favorite Thing Sucks: The Big Bang Theory

Hey, Geeks! Welcome to Your Favorite Thing Sucks, where I get to talk about all the worst parts of your favorite things. It took 12 seasons, but The Big Bang Theory is ending. And honestly, at this point, I'm just wondering what took so long. Let's talk about why it caused more harm than good.  … Continue reading Your Favorite Thing Sucks: The Big Bang Theory

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Geek, Conventions

The Geek Embassy at Rose City Comic Con 2018!

It's finally September, which means more The Geek Embassy coverage at Rose City Comic Con! Last year, we presented our Baskets & Capes panel, but this year, we are free agents with press badges! Are there any panels you'd like us to cover? Exhibitors and artists we cannot miss or people that we just have to interview? Exclusive merch we shouldn't miss?… Continue reading The Geek Embassy at Rose City Comic Con 2018!