http://geekin-out.com Everyone needs to geek out sometimes Fri, 18 May 2012 16:49:39 +0000 en hourly 1 Everyone needs to geek out sometimes Geekin' Out no Geekin' Out bree@geekin-out.com bree@geekin-out.com (Geekin' Out) Everyone needs to geek out sometimes http://geekin-out.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://geekin-out.com Vancouver, BC Weekly http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-paperbeatsscissors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aint-it-pretty-paperbeatsscissors http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-paperbeatsscissors/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:30:09 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=7127 Paperbeatsscissors is a bit of a mystery. All I can find about him is that his name is Chris, he’s an illustrator and designer, and he really, really like video games. Oh, and he has great taste in music. Where to find Paperbeatsscissors Website Deviant Art Tumblr Twitter Facebook]]> http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-paperbeatsscissors/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/playable-perplexities-shepard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=playable-perplexities-shepard http://geekin-out.com/playable-perplexities-shepard/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:02:56 +0000 Laura Mattson http://geekin-out.com/?p=6422 I’ve been on a bit of a lull in gaming lately with the completion of the Mass Effect Trilogy being the last thing to leave an impact on me.  Now, I’d have done a review long ago… but I haven’t actually played the games myself (I know, don’t tell me, I’m working on it!). What [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/playable-perplexities-shepard/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/a-man-named-jim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-man-named-jim http://geekin-out.com/a-man-named-jim/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:27:08 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=7087 It’s been 22 years since Jim Henson was taken from us, but still his memory has thrived with the help of his family, friends and, of course, his fans. Henson was one of two Jim’s that inspired me, the other being my Grandad who sadly passed away this year, and both taught me the importance [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/a-man-named-jim/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/lego-lord-of-the-rings-now-on-sale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lego-lord-of-the-rings-now-on-sale http://geekin-out.com/lego-lord-of-the-rings-now-on-sale/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:08:43 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=7074 We’ve been teased with the LEGO™ Lord of the Ring sets for many months now, and finally they have arrived! You can currently buy all the sets online at LEGO Shop @ Home, and I’m guessing they’ll be available in store within the next few days if they’re not there already. (Might be a little [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/lego-lord-of-the-rings-now-on-sale/feed/ 1 http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-episode-29-double-sized-summer-annual/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fanboy-power-hour-episode-29-double-sized-summer-annual http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-episode-29-double-sized-summer-annual/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:17 +0000 Brendon Lam http://geekin-out.com/?p=7070 In our continued effort to bring you all things geek, we’d like to introduce you to The Fanboy Power Hour! We here at Geekin’ Out want to roll out the red carpet and welcome this intrepid band of comic book experts! Let’s let them take over, shall we? And there came a day unlike any [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-episode-29-double-sized-summer-annual/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/episode-47-the-geeks-assemble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-47-the-geeks-assemble http://geekin-out.com/episode-47-the-geeks-assemble/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 20:20:30 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=7054 We’ve stirred things up by trying our hand at new, segmented format. This week we talk mostly about the Avengers movie, and don’t worry, it’s pretty well spoiler-free, but we also discuss Kim’s new fascination with Ru Paul’s Drag Race and we all beef about how we don’t understand the web comic phenomenon Homestuck. It’s [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/episode-47-the-geeks-assemble/feed/ 0 Avengers,Legend of Korra,Lego,Percy Jackson,Podcast,Ru Paul Drag Race,Scooby Doo We've stirred things up by trying our hand at new, segmented format. - This week we talk mostly about the Avengers movie, and don't worry, it's pretty well spoiler-free, but we also discuss Kim's new fascination with Ru Paul's Drag Race and we all bee... We've stirred things up by trying our hand at new, segmented format. This week we talk mostly about the Avengers movie, and don't worry, it's pretty well spoiler-free, but we also discuss Kim's new fascination with Ru Paul's Drag Race and we all beef about how we don't understand the web comic phenomenon Homestuck. It's a jam-packed geekfest this week, and we all hope you enjoy the new format! Listen Now Geekin' Out no 1:13:23 http://geekin-out.com/cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-2 http://geekin-out.com/cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-2/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 17:58:52 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6854 This continues my list of cartoons that anyone; kids, adults, and any other sentient beings should be watching. If you missed the first part of this list you can view it by following this link: Cartoons Aren’t Just For Kids: Part 1 And once you’ve finished reading this, grab yourself a bowl of cereal, preferable [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-2/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-us-waste-your-time-13 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-13/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 16:00:23 +0000 Mark Blancaflor http://geekin-out.com/?p=6989 OH MA GAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDD. AVENGERS! RIGHT? yeahhhhhhh, you know what is already up.  Added some of that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes attitude to this week’s installment of Let Us Waste Your Time. Enjoy it at your own risk, cause some of these are highly hilarious. Like that Captain America one. Yeah that one. right there. Seriously, that [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-13/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-cartoons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aint-it-pretty-cartoons http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-cartoons/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:11:13 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6967 Ain’t It Pretty is a showcase of stellar artwork from a variety of artists with a focus on a specific subject. I’ve been watching a lot of cartoons lately and I’ve been very impressed with how many good ones are currently gracing the boob tube. This week I decided to continue waving the Cartoons Aren’t [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-cartoons/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-at-the-movies-episode-3-the-avengers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fanboy-power-hour-at-the-movies-episode-3-the-avengers http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-at-the-movies-episode-3-the-avengers/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:51:43 +0000 Brendon Lam http://geekin-out.com/?p=6963 In our continued effort to bring you all things geek, we’d like to introduce you to The Fanboy Power Hour! We here at Geekin’ Out want to roll out the red carpet and welcome this intrepid band of comic book experts! Let’s let them take over, shall we? And there came a day unlike any [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-at-the-movies-episode-3-the-avengers/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/crap-n-stuff-may-9th-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crap-n-stuff-may-9th-edition http://geekin-out.com/crap-n-stuff-may-9th-edition/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:55 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6947 We love stuff! Do you love stuff? Of course you do, admit it. Here are some items we’ve found in our journeys that we either own or REALLY want to own. Hopefully, we can unite you with some new-found goodies to add to your collections. Kim’s Recommendations For Unicorn Enthusiasts?: Inflatable Unicorn Horn Doubles as [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/crap-n-stuff-may-9th-edition/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/hero-or-menace-the-reality-of-real-life-superheroes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hero-or-menace-the-reality-of-real-life-superheroes http://geekin-out.com/hero-or-menace-the-reality-of-real-life-superheroes/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:16 +0000 James Carter http://geekin-out.com/?p=6626 Real Life Superhero ‘Phoenix Jones’ has made Geek news yet again, this time accused of assault by way of pepper spray. It’s not the first time the 24 year old Seattle vigilante has caught media attention. Since early 2011 Jones, known under the mask as Benjamin Fodor, has found himself in everything from local papers [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/hero-or-menace-the-reality-of-real-life-superheroes/feed/ 8 http://geekin-out.com/nerd-flu-with-marcus-to/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nerd-flu-with-marcus-to http://geekin-out.com/nerd-flu-with-marcus-to/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 20:12:04 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6937 We just finished up our current convention season with Emerald City Comicon, Fan Expo Vancouver and Calgary Comic Expo and during that time we got a chance to meet the amazing DC comic artist Marcus To [Red Robin, Huntress and now Batwing] . Unfortunately, we all also came home with what is called the “Nerd [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/nerd-flu-with-marcus-to/feed/ 0 BATWING,HUNTRESS,Marcus To,Red Robin We just finished up our current convention season with Emerald City Comicon, Fan Expo Vancouver and Calgary Comic Expo and during that time we got a chance to meet the amazing DC comic artist Marcus To [Red Robin, Huntress and now Batwing] . We just finished up our current convention season with Emerald City Comicon, Fan Expo Vancouver and Calgary Comic Expo and during that time we got a chance to meet the amazing DC comic artist Marcus To [Red Robin, Huntress and now Batwing] . Unfortunately, we all also came home with what is called the "Nerd Flu". Despite us all being sick we still managed to have a great conversation with Marcus about food, his work for DC - including his current gig on Batwing - and how he got started in the comic industry. Follow Marcus via: Tumblr Twitter Deviant Art Listen Now Geekin' Out no 1:10:43 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-us-waste-your-time-12 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-12/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 16:00:43 +0000 Mark Blancaflor http://geekin-out.com/?p=6900 Welcome to another installment of Let Us Waste Your Time! How are you folks? Did you see Avengers yet? IT WAS AMAZING! Go and see it, you won’t be disappointed. Did any of you get to meet the amazing crew at Calgary Expo this weekend? I’m sure you had fun if you did. Anyway, what’s [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-12/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-1 http://geekin-out.com/cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-1/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 16:00:25 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6787 As a child of the 80′s, I grew up in what I consider the Saturday Morning Cartoon generation. I remember the blocks of my favourite shows like Jem and the Holograms, She-Ra, G.I. Joe, Voltron, and Gummy Bears. This carried over into the 90′s with the Disney’s Darkwing Duck and Gargoyles and WB shows like [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/cartoons-arent-just-for-kids-part-1/feed/ 1 http://geekin-out.com/assemble-the-avengers-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assemble-the-avengers-review http://geekin-out.com/assemble-the-avengers-review/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 21:25:03 +0000 Kim Brown http://geekin-out.com/?p=6846 The moment has arrived! For months, I have not stopped talking about how much I wanted to watch the movie, and this morning just after the stroke of midnight, I finally got to experience The Avengers. All day long, I was counting down the minutes on my Facebook page and when I was in the [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/assemble-the-avengers-review/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-tom-hiddleston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avengers-assemble-tom-hiddleston http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-tom-hiddleston/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:55:37 +0000 Kim Brown http://geekin-out.com/?p=5866 Excitement has been building for The Avengers (which hits theatres on May 4, 2012) and I would like to say that there are none more eager to see it than me. To commemorate the gigantic blockbuster movie that is bound to set the new bar for superhero films, I’m going to be doing a weekly [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-tom-hiddleston/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/may-the-4th-be-with-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-the-4th-be-with-you http://geekin-out.com/may-the-4th-be-with-you/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:38:58 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6776 A little gift from me to to all our Jedi, Sith, Wookiee, Jawa, Rebel, Smuggler and Nerf Herder friends on this joyful holiday. Happy Intergalactic Star Wars day from myself and the rest of the Geekin’ Out crew! [art by Bree Smith]]]> http://geekin-out.com/may-the-4th-be-with-you/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-drake-tsui/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aint-it-pretty-drake-tsui http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-drake-tsui/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:43 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6703 Drake Tsui, caught my interest last year when a friend brought me one of his Bat-Family prints she’d found at Calgary Comic Expo. This year we gave him more of our money for more of his beautiful prints. Drake is a young freelance artist from Calgary, Alberta who not only sells his many prints at [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-drake-tsui/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-chris-evans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avengers-assemble-chris-evans http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-chris-evans/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 08:30:57 +0000 Kim Brown http://geekin-out.com/?p=6176 Excitement has been building for The Avengers (which hits theatres on May 4, 2012) and I would like to say that there are none more eager to see it than me. To commemorate the gigantic blockbuster movie that is bound to set the new bar for superhero films, I’m going to be doing a weekly [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-chris-evans/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-robert-downey-jr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avengers-assemble-robert-downey-jr http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-robert-downey-jr/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 03:11:37 +0000 Kim Brown http://geekin-out.com/?p=5861 Excitement has been building for The Avengers (which hits theatres on May 4, 2012) and I would like to say that there are none more eager to see it than me. To commemorate the gigantic blockbuster movie that is bound to set the new bar for superhero films, I’m going to be doing a weekly [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-robert-downey-jr/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-us-waste-your-time-11 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-11/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:59:14 +0000 Mark Blancaflor http://geekin-out.com/?p=6595 Hello all of you out there in Internet world. Anyone out there go to Fan Expo Vancouver last weekend? My my my, it was quite the show. Geekin’ out appreciates all of you out there who supported us and came by to say hi. I’ve been told that there are more things for you to [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-11/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/the-avengers-spoiler-free-advanced-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-avengers-spoiler-free-advanced-review http://geekin-out.com/the-avengers-spoiler-free-advanced-review/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:04:24 +0000 James Carter http://geekin-out.com/?p=6550 To say we here at Geekin’ Out are “excited” about the up and coming Avengers movie is like saying Tony Stark likes a drink now and then. Our own Kim Brown has not only been on the hype train, she practically shovels the coal that makes it go. If the coal runs out, I’m fairly [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/the-avengers-spoiler-free-advanced-review/feed/ 1 http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-chris-hemsworth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avengers-assemble-chris-hemsworth http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-chris-hemsworth/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:15:58 +0000 Kim Brown http://geekin-out.com/?p=6220 Excitement has been building for The Avengers (which hits theatres on May 4, 2012) and I would like to say that there are none more eager to see it than me. To commemorate the gigantic blockbuster movie that is bound to set the new bar for superhero films, I’m going to be doing a weekly [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/avengers-assemble-chris-hemsworth/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/crap-n-stuff-april-23rd-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crap-n-stuff-april-23rd-edition http://geekin-out.com/crap-n-stuff-april-23rd-edition/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:19:39 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6512 We love stuff! Do you love stuff? Of course you do, admit it. Here are some items we’ve found in our journeys that we either own or REALLY want to own. Hopefully, we can unite you with some new-found goodies to add to your collections. Kim’s Recommendations For Anybody: Shark Attack Porcelain Mug Duh, Dum! [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/crap-n-stuff-april-23rd-edition/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/epsiode-45-live-from-fan-expo-vancouver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=epsiode-45-live-from-fan-expo-vancouver http://geekin-out.com/epsiode-45-live-from-fan-expo-vancouver/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:26:02 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6502 This weekend was not only the very first Fan Expo in Vancouver, but it was also the first time Geekin’ Out exhibited at a convention. De-virgined all around. Listen to us quickly wrap up the con in what’s probably the shortest podcast we’ve ever done. Listen Now]]> http://geekin-out.com/epsiode-45-live-from-fan-expo-vancouver/feed/ 0 convention,Fan Expo Vancouver This weekend was not only the very first Fan Expo in Vancouver, but it was also the first time Geekin' Out exhibited at a convention. De-virgined all around. - Listen to us quickly wrap up the con in what's probably the shortest podcast we've ever done. This weekend was not only the very first Fan Expo in Vancouver, but it was also the first time Geekin' Out exhibited at a convention. De-virgined all around. Listen to us quickly wrap up the con in what's probably the shortest podcast we've ever done. Listen Now Geekin' Out no 5:49 http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-presents-trade-talk-volume-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fanboy-power-hour-presents-trade-talk-volume-3 http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-presents-trade-talk-volume-3/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:30:46 +0000 Brendon Lam http://geekin-out.com/?p=6497 In our continued effort to bring you all things geek, we’d like to introduce you to The Fanboy Power Hour! We here at Geekin’ Out want to roll out the red carpet and welcome this intrepid band of comic book experts! Let’s let them take over, shall we? And there came a day unlike any [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/fanboy-power-hour-presents-trade-talk-volume-3/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-us-waste-your-time-10 http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-10/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:00:13 +0000 Mark Blancaflor http://geekin-out.com/?p=6465 AWWW YEAH INTERNET FRIENDS WHAT THE HELL IS UP!?!?!?!? So if you guys are in Vancouver this weekend for Fan Expo, the entire Geekin’ Out crew is going to be there hocking their wares and shaking some hands and awkwardly avoiding eye contact. I’ll be walking around strutting my stuff, and giving the con floor a [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/let-us-waste-your-time-10/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/fanexpo-vancouver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fanexpo-vancouver http://geekin-out.com/fanexpo-vancouver/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:26:54 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6450 This weekend (April 21st & 22nd) the Geekin’ Out gang will be enjoying the first FanExpo in our very own backyard of Vancouver, BC! You can find us at table A76 along with our pals from The Button Mash (a.k.a Good Game Media)! We will have some cool stuff for you to purchase including 2 [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/fanexpo-vancouver/feed/ 0 http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-sailor-moon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aint-it-pretty-sailor-moon http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-sailor-moon/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:05:08 +0000 Bree Smith http://geekin-out.com/?p=6425 Ain’t It Pretty is a showcase of stellar artwork from a variety of artists with a focus on a specific subject. I used to be the biggest Sailor Moon fan when I was in my teens / early twenties, then I grew up and changed the focus of my passion. The series itself seemed to [...]]]> http://geekin-out.com/aint-it-pretty-sailor-moon/feed/ 0