We're out to discover !

After looking forward to the lastest issue of NEO dropping onto my doorstep I was getting itchy fingers when it was 2 days late, so I decided to peruse my local newsagents for something to read in the mean time and I made a rather good discovery ;

The cover pretty much sold me but the price of £7.99 did make me pause.... briefly.

Coming with some free 'New 52' postcards and a graphic novel made it sit more comfortably in my conscience!

Lots of interesting interviews, reviews and previews make this a great magazine, its a shame its only a 2 monthly publication but that does make the price a little let harsh on the wallet. So I treated myself to a subscription at £29 a year for 6 issues, not bad at all !

Nice to see some smaller publishers included alongside the big hitters and certainly opened my eyes to some titles I could easily have missed. Even if you only buy this issue the top 50 villlans makes great reading. Give it a go !

The Geek Girl x

DEFEAT

Ok. I'm in love with Sheldon.

last christmas?

So it's late last december , early in the morning and I'm so excited to see what's been left for me , so I run down stairs to find........

The 2012 Lego Catalogue !

Full of beautiful, wonderous things. One such item I have already reviewed but this, THIS is the one I was waiting for ;
http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/The-Dynamic-Duo-Funhouse-Escape-6857

Flipping through the catalogue I was seriously excited to come across this. But a little dissapointed to see the £44.99 price tag.
Expecting just to order the 'Catcycle' set I was VERY pleased to see the website price was £39.99 .... and then to find I had a £5 VIP voucher saving me a tenner overall ! ADD TO CART ADD TO CART !!!!!!!

I have since received , built and played with this set. Needless to say I love it, whats not to like?
5 minfigs INCLUDING Harley
a rollercoaster
a funhouse with moving floors and giant hammers
and a great looking set to display.

If I absolutley HAD to criticise this set , I guess the coaster could have had a bit more track
The 'comic book' is not so much a comic as some pictures of the sets you can buy, but with no words
And even at the reduced price its not a huge set.

But, having only got mine a couple of weeks ago this set has already sold out online, so If you see ONE GRAB IT AND NEVER LOOK BACK !

The Geek Girl x

They got me !

Game over. I have been beaten down.

Ok so it's not quite that dramatic. I have tried my best to find 'The Big Bang Theory' funny and I just don't. Yes the odd laugh but generally its not my thing. BUT .

After spending a slightly alcohol induced night with some of my wayward friends I have been convinced that , If I only "watch them properly, from the start", I WILL GET IT ! The laughs will come and I won't be the cold lonely outcast in a world of Sheldon Lovers.

Thanks Amazon, I get 4 seasons of DVDs, you got my £28, now lets see what it was worth !

"Bazinga" .

The Geek Girl x

Sometimes I like my T.V

After what seemed like HOURS of typing up minutes I was very excited to turn on my TV to find 'Back to the Future' on , followed by 'Spiderman' !

That's a great way to spend a Sunday evening in when you have nothing else to do , I had forgotton how much I love these movies.

Spiderman in paticular made me want to watch the third in the series. I have never seen it due to bad reviews , but with the upcoming 'The Amazing Spider Man' it would be good to have the full trilogy in my head before watching it.

I am not a Marvel fan as far as the comics go, but they do pop out some good movies now and then. Should be an interesting one, with only 10 years between the two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJQS16dGk0w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3YaybNJ2s


and for a little extra, here is the result of my A-Level R.E. revision from 2002.No wonder my teacher wasn't too pleased with me,  Haha !

I hope you enjoyed your weekends !

The Geek Girl *~* x

Spectres call part 2

I have slooooooowly got to chapter 4 and I'm getting back into the swing of things. Still finding there is too much dialogue but the mini games give me a bit of variety. Some of the puzzle truely have me stumped too. I think this series needs a certain frame of mind to enjoy and can get old quite quickly BUT there is a charm to Layton and I won't be abonding him just yet :)

Apologies for my absence this weekend, but duty calls and I spent hours typing up some minutes from a meeting last week. But thats that done for 3 months , so on with the gaming !

Kick-Ass

Just finished watching 'Kick-Ass'. Only the second time I've seen it and I BLOODY LOVE IT !

Pay day priority #1 : buy the graphic novel.

Although I have heard it isn't as good, but I'm not one to judge, and any excuse to compare it to the movie so I can watch it again, purely for education reviewing reasons you understand.......
*cough cough*

oh.. .why hello there blue eyes................

Ahh, super heroes.

The Geek Girl *~*

Professor Layton

I have completed the Prof Layton Trilogy and throughly enjoyed them all, so I was looking forward to the latest addition of a prequel.

About an hour in so far and it's much the same, nothing to complain about really , but I am finding I understand what these puzzles want from me so its not such a challenge now and , as there are 3 main charaters there is waaaaay too much talking.

I am hoping it improves, maybe its just too much of the same thing, maybe it's a bit stale, I'm not sure. Normally I can happily play with Layton and Luke for hours but this is just mindless stabbings with my stylus so far.

But I will fearlessly game on and see how it goes. I don't want to leave my gentlemenly friend , but he's getting a teensy but dull.

The Geek Girl

BAT-KNICKERS !

Good morning from the grey UK, which got marginally brighter when I discovered these in my local Primark ;

Batgirl knickers ! Ok, so they aren't my beloved Steph Brown , but for £1 in the sale I think I can cope with Babs :)

Go forth and BUY while there are still some left !

The Geek Girl  *~* !

Catcycle Lego

So why not start with a review of something that hits 2 sweet spots at once? !
Yes , that's LEGO and BATMAN ! Bonus !

With some of my Christmas money I treated myself to this little beauty

This is set 6858 'Catwoman Catcycle City Chase', part of the new Lego 'Super Heroes' Line , which brances out from just Batman to include some other DC characters. At the cheaper end of the line ( at £11.99) I was well pleased to get Catwoman in the bargain !
So the box itself is standard Lego style, perforated thumb spot to open it which saves ruining the nice packaging.

When put together you get this -

Features include :
Catwoman on Catcycle with 'Gem' and whip
Batman with Batarang and Jetpack
5 boxes
Street corner with Newspaper stand and 2 Newspapers
Traffic light

Ok then, the good points !

Both minifigs have 2 facial expressions which makes them great for action poses etc
Costumes are nicely detailed
The newspapers have an actual story printed on them, which is a nice touch


And a couple of 'constructive criticisms' , lol

When Batman has no cowl on he looks like he is wearing a white headband which is a bit of a shame as his eyes would work fine under the mask anyway
Batmans Jetpack is a little heavy so he doesn't stand well if not on a brick
There is very little area to 'click' the minifigs feet onto
The traffic light is not 4 sided

Overall I like this set a lot, for £12 it comes with lots of good pieces and makes a great display. Definatley one to get if you have the space.Have a look for youself and give me some feedback !

http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Catwoman-Catcycle-City-Chase-6858

The Geek Girl.

Coming soon .....

I've been told it is best to start at the start. So Hello ! This is me :

In all my Ghostbusting Finery.

I have decided that it is high time for us geek girls to be loud and proud, and to investigate the goings on in the world of comics, movies, toys and video games as far as we can.

I myself am most interested in Batman comics and the DC universe, Sci Fi films, silly fantasy novels, Japanese Culture, video games ( that I do don't die at within the first 5 miuntes) everything NINTENDO and collecting action figures and LEGO !

In my first posts I am hoping to cover:

- The New Thundercats series and accompanying figures

- The Dark Knight Rises

- The DC New 52

- Lego collections for 2012

- Whats hot on Ebay

- Recent Xbox and Nintendo DS Games

and more ! Please do join in and get involved in the conversations, Theres a world of Geek out there that I wanna enjoy ,

The Geek Girl x



Well Hello

So apparently us Geek Girls are a rare breed  indeed ! So here is a little glimpse into what my geekchic life reveals , Thanks for stopping by , The Geek Girl x