The Geekly with a Twist: April 26th-May 2nd
Hey all, another week has passed and we’re gearing up for Free Comic Book Day. What is FCBD, you may ask? Well, it’s a wonderful event which will be next Saturday, and you should check out their website for more info. So, without much stalling, onward with the history!
April 26th, 1912: A.E. van Vogt, science fiction author of the “Golden Age,” is born in Gretna, Manitoba.
April 26th, 1962: Ranger 4 crashes into the moon. Though it wasn’t intended to crash, it was the first U.S. spacecraft to reach another celestial body.
April 26th, 1977: One of the most recent men to don the “S” of the Man of Steel, Tom Welling is born in Putnam Valley, New York.
April 27th, 1963: The evil genius producer and writer largely responsible for the revival of Doctor Who, Russell T Davies is born in Swansea, Glamorgan in Wales.
April 27th, 1986: Speaking of Doctor Who, the newest companion (or, at least the actress who plays Clara), Jenna-Louise Coleman is born in Blackpool, Lancashire.
April 28th, 1900: The first person to discover evidence of dark matter as well as the man a certain cloud is named for, Jan Oort is born in Franeker, in the modern-day Netherlands.
April 28th, 1948: Discworld author and mastermind Sir Terry Pratchett is born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
April 28th, 1952: Battlestar Commander-in-Chief Laura Roslin, actress Mary McDonnell is born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
April 29th, 1908: The “Dean of Science Fiction,” Jack Williamson is born in Bisbee, Arizona.
Of course, for more geek history, be sure to check out:
For your Twist, check out this amazing Doctor-y cocktail from the folks over at MegaCynics (a fun webcomic, fyi!): Fish Custard.
- 2 parts cake flavored vodka
- 3 parts vanilla creme soda
Mix the ingredients over ice in a highball glass and garnish with fish candies, fish shaped ice cubes, or anything else a bit fishy! (More awesome drinks can be found on their comic found through the link.)
And, of course, last (and really not least this week…I think this belongs higher up on the list), your Garnish: Little Girls are Better at Designing Superheroes than You. The project, a tumblr by artist Alex Law, takes the most ADORABLE little girl superhero cosplayers and artsies them up to be the superheroes in the fashion of the cosplayers. It’s the greatest thing in comics since the Hawkeye Initiative. Seriously. You need to check this out.
So, until next week my fearless folks, geek on!
