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Catholic Geek Lecture on the Hero’s Journey

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Matthew Bowman

This Saturday (yes, it’s short notice; sorry about that), I’ll be giving an online lecture through the Catholic Writers Guild. The topic is on the Hero’s Journey, a concept invented and popularized by Joseph Campbell. Here’s the blurb: March 24 … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek Radio Show: War of the Dragons 08/13

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Declan Finn

The Catholic Geek: War of the Dragons 08/13 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts: //percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10201891   The August 13th podcast will be live at 7:00PM Eastern and include eight Dragon Award nominated authors for 2017, including Our Host: Declan Finn, For Best … Continue reading →

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The Epic Conclusion to the Dragon Award Nominated series

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Declan Finn

Live and Let Bite is the second book of the Love at First Bite Series to be nominated for a Dragon Award. Yes, when half of my quartet is nominated for an award, it’s “the award nominated series.” So what does … Continue reading →

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The 2017 Dragon Award Ballot Is In!

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Declan Finn

Vote early, vote often …. Sorry, some Chicago humor. Anyway, he Dragon Award Ballot went live for 2017 Let’s take a look, see if we know any names. Best Science Fiction Novel Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey A Closed and Common … Continue reading →

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Catholic Dragon Award Suggestions

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Declan Finn

Since we have not mentioned this since February, It’s occurred to me that the first post was probably a little too cavalier in that Dragon Award post. We should spell out what the bleep is going on a little bit … Continue reading →

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Silver Empire To Re-release Declan Finn’s A Pius Man

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Declan Finn

Before Declan Finn became a Dragon Award nominated horror writer — before there was even a Dragon Award — he wrote a thriller series that’s been described as “the anti-Dan Brown,” or perhaps, “The Da Vinci Code — but not … Continue reading →

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Doomsday Approacheth

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Matthew Bowman

I’ve always heard of doomsday referring to the end of the world. I’ve even heard it referring to comic book characters (notably Dr. Doom’s own holiday, Doom’s Day). I hadn’t known it was something that happened more than fifty times … Continue reading →

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Dragon Awards Are Live

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Declan Finn

Last year, we released footage of the first annual Dragon Awards, the official award of DragonCon, one of the world’s largest SFF conventions. And now, the Dragons are once again upon us. The nominations process has begun. However, I don’t recommend … Continue reading →

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Starting a movement

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Declan Finn

Superversive Science Fiction is not a new term, but a term we really need. It’s the opposite of subversive, obviously, and Superversive is something that builds up a person rather then depresses the reader until they’re halfway to killing themselves. Once … Continue reading →

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Marvel’s Iron Fist Trailer

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Declan Finn
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Avast! It Be Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Matthew Bowman

Arr! It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Avast, ye landlubbers, or ye be walkin’ the plank!  It be possible that yer fine an’ brave captain o’ the fearsome ship Catholic Geek might have forgotten what today is . . … Continue reading →

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Flashpoint Impact

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Declan Finn

If you’ve seen the end of The Flash season 2, you know that Barry Allen went back in time to save his mother from being murdered. If you haven’t seen it, too late.

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A Flight of Dragon Awards

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Declan Finn

DragonCon is a convention that takes place every year over the Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, GA. It is, by all accounts, the largest sci-fi and fantasy convention on the planet Earth. If you don’t believe me, their minimum … Continue reading →

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New Luke Cage Trailer

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Declan Finn

I apparently have timing. I finally review Daredevil Season 2, and then the new Luke Cage Trailer comes out. Pardon me, but I have to say this…. Ahem…. I AM POWER MAN! [Cue Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”]

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Star Trek: Discovery

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Matthew Bowman

Well, we have finally got a substantial update on the new Star Trek series that’s been talked about for a few years now. No time like the present, right? So I’m sure you want to know all about the characters! . … Continue reading →

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JMS at SDCC, B5 to Follow

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Declan Finn

If there are too many acronyms in the title, the great and powerful J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the epic science fiction series Babylon 5, appeared at San Diego Comic Con this weekend to made several announcements on his upcoming projects. … Continue reading →

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SDCC Unveils Marvel Netflix Shows

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Declan Finn

San Diego Comic Con is here, and Marvel is coming out guns a blazing. To start with, Luke Cage, coming out on September 30th. Yes, much like Jessica Jones, Luke Cage seems to be a hero who doesn’t want the … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geeks on The Drew Mariani Show

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Matthew Bowman

As I write this, I’m fresh from a last-minute interview on The Drew Mariani Show on Relevant Radio. I was asked to come on to talk about the Pokemon Go craze. Being myself, I wrote up about a page and a … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek Radio Show: Emergency Substitution Edition!

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Matthew Bowman

Hello, sports fans! This is your friendly neighborhood admin speaking. Due to Declan being offline for the weekend with a severe case of convention attendance, I will be filling in this week on The Catholic Geek Radio Show!

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More on the Catholic Geek Library

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Matthew Bowman

Response to the Library has been great. I had done a pre-release announcement in three Facebook groups, and had a lot of immediate interest. There were authors who pledged to submit the moment that we went live, and submit they … Continue reading →

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