The Pirates vs. Ninja discussion goes back many years in the Geek community. It may not be a hardcore geek debate, but there has been plenty of discourse. The devoted Pirates have always had a long time rivalry with the equally devoted Ninja. Pirates hate Ninja, Ninja hate Pirates. This ...

Ah, the age-old question: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? Wait, age-old? Until I ran across this poster at Comic-Con this summer I confess I hadn’t ever given it a thought—but I immediately knew I needed this book. Holly Black, author of the Spiderwick Chronicles, and Justine Larbalestier, author of ...

For the past three years, convention-going geeks have had to choose: Dragon*Con or PAX. Two conventions on opposite ends of the United States, each with its own unique programming, occurring during the same Labor Day weekend. What’s a geek to do? Dragon*Con (D*C) began as a get-together for users of a ...

San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC): Started in 1970, grown so large that LA is trying to convince it to move venues. It began as a comic book convention and now encompasses video games, movies, TV shows, non-comic books, toys, and just about any other genre of pop-culture or media you ...

It seems that the big book-related debate these days is paper vs. digital. Everyone wants to be the next Kindle, and there’s no shortage of opinions on whether the iPad is a better book reader than an e-ink version. Even children’s book authors have jumped into the fray. With all ...

Highlander was one of the best sci-fi shows on television, or was it one of the best sci-fi movies ever made? Who was the better Highlander - Duncan or Connor? Sounds like a Great Geek Debate to me!

Some questions have such clear answers that you know your answer the moment you hear or read it. These are of the “Who was the better James Bond: Connery or Dalton?” sort. You might even blink a few times to make sure you read the question correctly. This is not ...

You’ve heard of the old debate about what happens when an irresistable force meets an immovable object? Well, since that question is unanswerable, starting as it does from a logically impossible premise, I won’t be tackling it. I will, however, try my hand at a similar, but considerably more geeky ...