By G.P. Avants, Rudy Rodriguez and R.P. Avants This is our 100th blog entry at God Among Geeks! Before we rush into this issue, we wanted to choose a special theme that really talked about what we are about. We chose four characters whose life really typify the meaning of a hero. They…
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The Whimsical and often Witty Wisdom of Willy Wonka
By G.P. Avants, Rudy Rodriguiz, and Ron Avants I don’t know if I have mentioned this in a blog before, but I love Willy Wonka in all his wonkiness. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a great book and the movie is on…
Unconventional Convention Love
“Writers note: This posting is dedicated to those who have stood outside of convention center protesting comic book conventions and other related events. My hope, as always, is to bring a little light into our lives” These photos above are real and were taken outside the San Diego Convention Center during the biggest weekend in…
You get Stranger Things When NEEKS Save the World
Stranger Things is back on October 27th. We will have a new posting on its way. Here is a little flashback to get you back into the 80’s. By G. P. Avants Wow, you never know what will find on Netflix. Now that they have begun creating their own series, they have been pulling their resources…
How Edison Lost the Light
By G.P. Avants Every Star Trek movie has a villain or person who acts like one. In Star Trek Beyond we meet, Krall aka Balthazar Edison. He is a fallen hero who has lost his faith in the Federation. Krall was someone who once fought for freedom, but isolation has taken Edison into…
Just like your Father
By G.P. Avants A father has an impact upon their children that changes the course of their life. George Kirk, in this altered timeline, never lived to see his son become the Starfleet Captain we all know and respect. Because his father was a great hero for twelve minutes, James Kirk has always had…
Goodnight Mr. Baker
I had a post planned for tonight, but I’m going to push it aside for another day and talk about the wonderful life and career of Kenny Baker. With a very busy day at work, my nose was down and my head was far away from the outside world. That is until the text messages…
Why can’t we be friends?
By G. P. Avants Have you ever had two friends that were cool with you, but are a bad combination on their own? That’s why Jim Kirk shakes his head when Doctor McCoy and Mr. Spock are constantly at odds with each other. In many ways the three of them are the heart,…
A Strange Strange World
With both Marvel (MCU) (Strange / Iron Fist) and DC (Enchantress) movies are getting into the world of magic. I thought it was time to give my perspective on the matter. It’s a very sensitive subject in the Christian community, for reasons i can only assume come from fear and misunderstanding. Let’s try to take some of…
What the Unknown Really Is
By G.P. Avants (This is our first entry for Star Trek Beyond. If you haven’t seen the movie, there are a few spoilers, so please read carefully.) Star Trek Beyond does send the Enterprise crew into the uncharted frontier of space. As Commodore Paris reminded Captain Kirk, it is easy to get lost with…
Forgive them, They’re only human
With the Inhuman’s in somewhat of a limbo for phase 3 of the MCU, ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has a great opportunity to become the show that I’m sure we all dreamed it would be. Running along side the latest in the MCU timeline and building a solid roster of Marvel new and classic characters…
Half full, Agent Johnson
I sure we can all agree that Chloe Bennet’s character, Agent Daisy “Skye” Johnson, has become the most intriguing member of Coulson’s rag tag team of SHIELD agents. But from the moment she entered on-screen, there’s been a consistent sense of trying to fill a void in her life. From a father figure in Coulson,…
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