Tagged Source Comics and Games
Oct 13 2017
Saturday Night Space Opera Expands Twin Cities Sci-Fi Gaming with a Mini Convention
When someone picks up a 12-sided die, the popular imagination generally links it with a Dungeon Master’s Guide and tales of swords and sorcery rather than spacesuits and starships, an image crystallized among the general public by Weezer, Stranger Things, Freaks and Geeks, and more. But science fiction…
Aug 23 2017
Local Comic Creators Share Their Thoughts on the First Minnesota Fan Fest
This past weekend, I happily supported the first ever Minnesota Fan Fest on August 19 and 20 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. Earlier in the month, I wrote about the convention’s cosplay policy, which had been somewhat controversial when it was first announced; in that article, I stressed that Fan…
Jul 28 2017
6 Reasons You Should Be Playing HeroClix by WizKids
HeroClix is a tactical-combat collectible miniatures game that is centered around comic book characters, mostly from the DC and Marvel universes. Are you a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh!, The Lord of the Rings, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, BioShock, Assassin’s Creed, Halo, or Iron Maiden? Yes, Iron…
Jul 17 2017
The Gods Battle It Out in Magic: The Gathering’s Hour of Devastation Prerelease
Magic: The Gathering fans waited with bated breath leading up to last weekend: it was the prerelease event for Hour of Devastation, their first chance to get their hands on the newest Magic card set.
Hour of Devastation features planeswalker Nicol Bolas, the most powerful of the five Elder Dragons to…
Nov 23 2016
The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2016
The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here. You can find some great deals on Black Friday, and that goes for books as well—but it’s the day after that when book lovers and the people buying gifts for them will find the best bargains. Independent bookstores have run with Small Business Saturday…
May 01 2016
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Twin Cities Geek launched in January 2015. Since then, we’ve published over 350 articles, over 250 events have been added to our community calendar, and Minnesota’s very own geek culture magazine has grown to over 3,500 unique visitors every…
Nov 25 2015
The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2015
The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here. You can find some great deals on Black Friday, and that goes for books as well. But it’s the day after that when book lovers and the people buying gifts for them will find the best bargains. Independent bookstores have run with Small Business Saturday…