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Hey, Geeks and Geekettes, Lyesmith here with a Steampunk book review. But we're going to do things a little different this time. See, my eldest daughter, 11, and I read the same book and loved it so much that as I discussed doing a review, she asked to do one as well. So in this review we're going to include the first ever guest review by none other than my oldest child, KitKatKate! Leave a comment, share the review, and let her know what you thought. Now, without further ado, on the to review!

It's Comic Book Wednesday, Geeks and Geekettes! Thanks for checking us out, be sure to leave and comment and let us know how awesome we are. Because we can't ever get enough of that! Now on the to review! Memory Collector's #1 Art and Story: Menton3 The artwork struck me first. Not just the latex covered women. But the striking looks and haunting gazes. That's what made me open the cover. From then, the art just sucks you in. Reminiscent of Neil Giaman's Sandman comics, this book would be very fitting and at home with some of Vertigo's other titles, which is why I find it a bit surprising to see this come from IDW. Darker than what I normally see come out of their camp, this book is captivating. Menton3 does the art and the story. This is the first I've seen from him. The story follows a small band of hunters. What are they hunting? Memory Collectors. Monsters that feed off the emotions of memories - real or fabricated. They've cut themselves off from th...

Superman/Wonder Woman #1 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Tony S. Daniel I haven't ever been a big supporter of these two as a couple. I just didn't think they meshed well together; and I grew up with Lois Lane being the love of Clark Kent's life. It's like watching your Dad go on a date with a woman who's not your Mother, but is instead your favorite teacher or something. You love everyone involved, you're just not sure you love what the way they're doing things. As far as Diana goes, I actually loved her with Bruce in the Justice League cartoons. I thought it was a fun a dynamic, they were similar in their ways of thinking enough that I could see the draw, the attraction. Diana and Clark are too different. Diana is a warrior. Clark isn't. But that's just my opinion and has nothing to do with this comic! Which, by the way, is actually amazing! And it makes me think that maybe, just maybe, this relationship might not be as bad as I think it is. Clark is...

Howdy, Geeks and Geekettes! It's time for the next installment of Weird Western Week here at Geekin'! Today we'll be focusing on books. We have a special guest submitting some reviews for us, and we're ecstatic to have him contributing. Be sure to check out Dan Schwent's blogs over at http://dangerousdansbookblog.blogspot.com and http://www.shelfinflicted.com First and foremost, I have to give a shout out to the first ever Now on to the reviews!! The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree Deadman's Road Blood Riders Fistful of Feet The Buntline Special/Weird West Tales Series The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree by S.A. Hunt My rating: 4 of 5 stars When Ross Brigham returns from a stint in the army, his life is a shambles. His wife has left him and his father, Hugo Award-winner Ed Brigham is dead with Ross tapped to finish his last novel in his western-fantasy series, the Fire and Fiddle. But what will Ross do when he finds out his father has b...

  I love Alternative History. I know, what a shocker. A historian saying they enjoy reading Alternative History is like a fat man squeeling "I LOVES TWINKIES!!" For those of you who don't know (and judging from sales figures that's most of the world), Alternative History is a sub-branch of Historical Fantasy. Essentially, an author takes a historic event and changes the result. The author then creates a "what if" tale, showing how history could have unfolded. It's sort of like applying chaos theory to linear time. Or what happens when a bunch of history geeks get together, drink too much, and say "What the hell would have happened if Napoleon had subdued Spain entirely BEFORE invading Russia?" Of course, to make the books more palatable to the general public, Alternative History often reads like John Jakes. Melodramatic storylines, often involving family rivalries or lost love, provide the narrative hook, while the inclusion of "real peopl...