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Review: The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling

One of my favorite books from this past year, THE ART OF LEGO® SCALE MODELING (No Starch Press) is a fantastic look at the...

Preview: DC SUPER HERO GIRLS Goes Live Ahead of NYCC!

It was back in April that I first posted news about DC SUPER HERO GIRLS here on THE ROCK FATHER Magazine, and tonight the...

31 Days of Halloween: Wanna do a SweetSwitch with Sweets the Witch this Halloween?

While I'm a self-confessed Halloween fanatic enthusiast, as parents, my wife and I are always concerned about the abundance of extra Halloween candy that...

Remember MADBALLS? They’re Back as a Comic from Lion Forge! But Wait, there’s more!

The crew at Lion Forge down in St. Louis has been doing some great and fun things. In the past year, they've brought back...

American Girl releases “The Care & Keeping of Us: A Sharing Collection for Girls and Their Moms”

Until a neighbor mentioned it to me a couple of years ago, I had no idea that Mattel's American Girl had books to help...

In Pictures: The Rock Daughters’ First Comic Con: Wizard World Chicago 2015

My wife and I have been attending the Wizard World Comic Con Chicago (previously dubbed simply "Wizard World Chicago") off-and-on since 1999. We started...

CONtv LIVE Brings the Wizard World Comic Con Chicago to Viewers around the Globe…

Wizard World Chicago begins tonight with Kick Off the Con at Level 257 in Schaumburg (THE ROCK FATHER will be there), and this weekend...

Kick Off the Con: Celebrate the Start of the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con at Level 257

Wanna hang with THE ROCK FATHER? How about Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, "The Walking Dead"), Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes," "Gotham"), Sean Patrick Flanery...

Watch: STAN LEE’s “Ode to Geeks”

Until yesterday, I was not aware of "The Geekie Awards," but back in 2013 Stan "The Man" Lee took home the Lifetime Achievement Award...

Your TV Has Been Hijacked: New Book Throws Down Some Toddler Truths…

I've not read anything by author Dawn Dais yet, but after an announcement about her latest book was slid into my inbox here at...

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: HEAVY METAL in the 1990s looks at metal’s toughest decade…

The 1990s were a tough time for those making metal - that's a fact. The first half of the decade, in particular, was crushing,...

BATMAN and the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA Turtles are about to Team-Up in Gotham…

Every time I write a news item like this, I always feel just a tiny bit bummed that I usually don't have the time...

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