By G.P. Avants In the 1920’s a group of film makers visited one of the last untamed and dangerous places on Earth: Skull Island. There we find a place that the ravages of men’s advancements hasn’t touched. The wild and prehistoric world is managed by a king named Kong. Life has remained wild and dangerous…
Category: Fantasy
Dark Phoenix: Out of the Dark and Into the Grey
By G. P. Avants Growth is a necessary part of life though it more often than not painful. Ask the X-Men and women. They have struggles to be recognized not just as odd, different, and scary, but intelligent, caring, and heroic individuals. The world has moved from fearing them and trying to extinguish their kind…
Episode #62 The Fandom Universe
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dunj5-bbe692 It only took 62 episodes for us to define our multiple fandom podcast. Sometimes it takes a little time to get your traction. If you are a neek who loves more than one fandom and the characters that inhabit them, then this podcast is for you.
Khan!
“KHAN! How can one man’s name strike a different emotional response in three different people?” By G. P. Avants With a new revival of the Star Trek franchise I have been dabbling into the series and feature films again. Since we at God Among Geeks and Neekology 101 love to explore the character of…
Episode #61 Oh, What a Spiderverse We Weave.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-psvjy-b9bfd7 This must be the season of Spiderman. Spiderman into the Spiderverse has introduced us to not one, but multiple versions of the friendly neighborhood web head. In this episode we will talk about this latest superhero installment and how it is connected to the larger Spiderverse.
Verily, A New Hope
“A Fan-Fiction with an Old World Twist: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars. They did say Star Wars was was a space opera. So this is a perfect meshing.” By G. P. Avants Maybe this was an answer to prayer for Star Wars fans. The door for fan-fiction has swung open again allowing faithful fans to ply their…
Is Borg Coexistence Futile?
“Could we have prevented the Borg invasion? Did it have to turn out like this? Most of humankind was assimilated into the Borg collective and now man can’t function without the assistance of technology.” By G.P. Avants If only we rejected the idea that the Borg put into our heads: “We are the…
Selfie with the Hulk?
“The Avengers have changed after Thanos’ Snapture. Some for the better, some of the worst and some, wait what?” By G.P. Avants The last time we saw the divisive team of Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk they were at war within themselves. But wait! What is going on? As Steve Rogers, Natashi, and…
Welcome to New Asgard
” I have waited long enough to write this piece. As we are about 45 minutes from seeing Avengers: End Game again. As we venture back into the Marvel Universe I am reminded that change is pivotal, poignant, and purposeful for each heroes dramatic arc.” By G. P. Avants With the events of Thanos’s…
Used to Hate Her but Discovered I Loved Her After all
“Star Trek Discovery has been a wild ride for me. However, I wasn’t too keen about the U.S. S. Discovery when I first laid eyes on her.” By G.P. Avants If you have followed our blog or podcast for very long you know my love affair with space-faring vehicles. You can read about a piece…
Episode 58: GOT Valar Morghulis- All Men Must Die
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nctdc-b1606e Neekology 101’s Fandom Universe it expanding. This is our first episode devoted to the Game of Thrones and our first fan-reaction episode. Thank you real teachers and staff from Val Verde High school, James, Nancy, Lupita, and Laura for sharing your passion for this epic fantasy adventure.
Shazamily
By G.P. Avants Billy Batson was born into a world where parents were negligent and absent and superheroes were vigilant and very present. As he tries to find his lost long mother he is hounded by uncertain destiny. It keeps him on the run and never finding a place where he truly feels he…
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