Teaching History with Time Travel
In which I ruin another great science fiction sub-genre by turning it into a learning opportunity.
Tag Archives: Batman
Horticulturists: Trolltastic Nerds with a Garden Spade
Max gets his plant nerd on this week. Come and join him planting plants called ‘Hankly Panky’, ‘Tiny Monster’, and ‘Lies and Lipstick’!
The Birth Of a Hero…Over and Over and Over Again
In the wake of the announced “Batman: Arkham Origins” game, as well as a discussion over Mark Waid’s “Superman: Birthright” for the Canvas Network’s Comics and Gender class this past week, I was forced to take a long look at myself and make a choice. And important choice, true believers.
I was forced to finally admit that I am not a fan of retellings of superhero origins.
Scott Lobdell Should Just Stop Writing
Why Scott Lobdell is utterly horrible and needs to stop writing starting NOW. Spoilers and Trigger Warnings Abound. This is heavy stuff.
New Domain Names Hint at some Crazy Times in Arkham
Warner Brothers just registered a bunch of domain names focusing on the name “Arkham.” What do they have in store for us?
Holy Misrepresentation Batman!: The Whitewashing of Damian Wayne
Damian Wayne and how people draw him: Yes Arab people have blue eyes, but no that doesn’t mean he has to look all white.
Who Could Have Predicted the Twinkie Crisis? DC Comics!
I’ve always felt comics were a bit prophetic, and this Silver Age Hostess ad created by DC Comics is an eerily good example. Here’s a quick peek a why we […]
Coolest Thing We Saw This Week: 3D animation of The Joker’s The Killing Joke Monologue.
Because I’ve heard it before, and it wasn’t funny the first time. Funny isn’t the word that comes to mind. How about AMAZING? EERIE? Not sure if we can come […]
Three Things That All Modern Games Think They Need (For Better or Worse)
My new years resolution was to play fewer video games. I realized this wouldn’t be impossible unless I simply loaned out my game consoles. So I did. I got a […]
New 52 Joker solicits!
Detective Comics #1, the launching title for Batman in the new 52, saw DC comics make one of their boldest moves since the death of Jason Todd back in 1988. […]
Fan Fiction Appreciation – Day 7 – Catwoman and Shadow the Hedgehog
An unknown box, a terrible secret, and a foolish boy whose curiosity got the best of him. Sooooooooooooo yeah, this totally happened. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t […]
Art of the Day: Epic Batman Art
So this is awesome. This is a Batman Villain piece done in 5 steps, so you can see the whole process. Step 1 (You cut a hole in the box) […]
IHOGeek @ the Movies: The Dark Knight Rises
Batman: The Dark Knight Rises is the third film in Nolan’s trilogy and we banded together to review it for you. There may be spoilers ahead, so keep that in […]
Movies to Purify a Movie Gone Wrong
Well, I was going to do a write-up on the disgusting events of the shooting last night, but one of our other writers has already done so, and quite eloquently […]
Ship of The Week: Batman and Catwoman
Many superheroes have been around for decades upon decades, so it’s no surprise that some have racked up quite an impressive hook-up list. While some couples have failed to stand […]
The New 52 Month #0
Coming this September on the one-year anniversary of DC’s NEW 52 event, DC Comics will be releasing 0 issues! As in Issue #0, that is. Most DC title’s will see […]
Arkham Unhinged and Fury Max
Batman: Arkham Unhinged #1-2 Story by Derek Fridolfs and Art by Brian Ching Taking place during RockSteady’s phenomenal video game, Batman: Arkham City, the first issue focuses on the tension between […]
EXTERMINATION #1
This Wednesday, Boom Studios released they’re new series, EXTERMINATION, a series which had sold out (to retailers) 8 days before its release date! The comic focuses on two sworn enemies, […]
Harley Quinn’s Revenge DLC
If you already bought Batman: Arkham City a little over a year ago, nothing I can say will make you shell another 60 smackeroos for the Game of The Year […]
DC52 Pull List: Then and Now (Crabby style)
Almost nine months have come and gone since DC took the initiative and essentially rebooted their entire universe in hopes of reaching a broader crowd. At first fans, like myself, […]
Sucks to Be a n00b: Comics
A few months ago, I confessed that I was woefully ignorant of the realm of Magic : The Gathering. However, my attempt at educating myself in the ways of the […]
Chick Flicks for Geek Girls
Pop quiz time: Name the two things the following movies have in common: “Terms of Endearment, “Steel Magnolias” “Sex and the City: The Movie” and “Beaches.” Answer: They are all […]
Valentine’s Day Gifting with Lisa The Geek Mom
Ah crap, Valentine’s Day is coming up. Yes, we know you like to call it VD-Day (get that Bevis and Butt-head spit-filled snicker out of the way now), and any […]
IHOGeek is going to WonderCon 2012!
This March, WonderCon, one of the worlds most iconic conventions, will be moving location after their most successful year to date! The convention hosted 49,000 attendees during it’s 25th anniversary […]
The Epic Conclusion: The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits Today!
It’s officially the day that the most anticipated trailer of the year will drop. You wanted it? We got it! In it’s first appearance preceding Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, […]
