Wizard World Philly Comic Con: Star Trek Captains, Boondock Saints, Buffyfest, and Our GeekNation Launch Party!!

Editorial Chick | May 16, 2012

At last! GeekNation launches at Wizard World Philadelphia the first weekend in June. We waited for the perfect launch event and is this one a doozy. Stan Lee! Thor! A fleet of Star Trek captains!!!! Some of our personal favorites and the favorites of so many of this site’s readers also include The Boondock Saints [...]

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CosPlay by the Rules!

ElizabethAnn | April 23, 2012

I’ve been to a few cons in my day- my first when I was barely knee high and my most recent just today with a stop in at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim. Personally, I hope to be showing up at conventions for all time because not only is it a haven for geekery and pop [...]

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GeekNation Comic-Con Video: Oh, You Sexy Geek! Oh, the Notoriety!

Llama Mama | August 5, 2011

Our great friends at GeekNation.com, a site you’ll learn so very much about during the upcoming months, have posted 20 minutes of excerpts and post-panel interviews from the Action Flick Chick and friends’ increasingly famous and sometimes infamous San Diego Comic-Con panel, “Oh, You Sexy Geek!”
Panelists (left to right on stage): Katrina Hill, Bonnie Burton, [...]

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#FFF Fake Fangirl Friday Follow-Up: Oh, You Sexy Geek! San Diego Comic-Con Panel Reactions and Controversies

Llama Mama | July 29, 2011

Our heroine’s “Oh, You Sexy Geek!” panel at San Diego Comic-Con was a big hit – and a big controversy, but that comes as no surprise. There was NO way for this topic to make everybody happy. None.
Here are a few of the many things people had to say online. We’ve left out [...]

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Final #FFF Fake Fangirl Friday: What ARE the Issues? Leias, Boobs, Thrones, and Gore!

Action Flick Chick | July 15, 2011

Next Thursday, our “Oh, You Sexy Geek!” panel opens Comic-Con. Yeah, yeah, there are these “Ringer” and “Twilight” and other things that morning too, but I’m not in those.
Does displaying the sexiness of fangirls benefit or demean them? When geek girls show off, are they liberating themselves or pandering to men? Do some “fake fangirls” [...]

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#FFF Fake Fangirl Friday: MTV Geek and the War on Geek Girls – Reactions!

Action Flick Chick | June 24, 2011

Look who’s writing for MTV.
MTV Geek, that is. MTV Geek is “the home of MTV Comics and your daily destination for the latest in comic books, games, animation, toys, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, technology and more.” It has previews, sneak peeks, behind the scenes videos, and event coverage, plus MTV original comics. [...]

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Miss USA Alyssa Campanella Wins Crown, Forfeits Geekhood

Action Flick Chick | June 21, 2011

Are “hot nerds” bogus birds?
When asked what she enjoys, Miss USA contestant Alyssa Campanella – who went on to win the title – answered that she’s a true “history geek,” obsessed with the Stuart and Tudor era. “I watch Games of Thrones, I watched Camelot – I know those are fantasy but I also watch [...]

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#FFF Fake Fangirl Friday: Geek Girls Exist! Do Fake Geek Girls Exist Too? Is It Fair to Ask?

Action Flick Chick | June 17, 2011

ActionChick: Do some “fake fangirls” blend sex appeal & nerdiness just to appeal to growing geek/nerd market? Is that question unfair?
ah_bbb: Just like grey is the new black – geek is the new hip. So pretending to be geek isn’t as off center as 20 years ago.
AKincaid87: Being geeky is trendy; you’re bound to have [...]

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