We are beyond thrilled to announce that we were selected as finalists for best Magic: The Gathering Prerelease by Wizards of the Coast!
Please click here to vote for GeekLife and share far and wide.
While this is an honor, we know the most important people, our community, have already spoken through selling out all four of our Eldritch Moon Prerelease events. It’s thanks to each of you that we will have more to offer for the Kaladesh Prerelease this September.
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In August we’ll be celebrating Kids Comics all month long. In addition to loads of back to school themed events, we’ll have tons of amazing new and backlist kids comics available for order (KidsComicsOrderFormAug2016).
Comics and Graphic Novels are a wonderful tool to add to your arsenal of encouraging children not just to read, but to LOVE READING. Below are just a few benefits they can offer your young reader that we’ve collected from around the web.
In general, Comics and Graphic Novels are great for encouraging reading by attracting new readers and students of all ages and skill levels. They also can help parents and educators reach the most challenging student demographic: young adult males.
With illustrations that provide context clues to the written word combined with the power to capture and maintain the reader’s interest and the ability to inspire confidence by providing non-threatening practice and experience, they are ideal for early reading. With new or renewed confidence, readers will be encouraged to progress to more challenging texts.
Comics and Graphic Novels also have the power to make dynamic and relevant connections to help parents and educators teach complex social issues, historical and current events, folklore and mythology, as well as popular culture.
Comics are a great way to encourage reading and they’re especially ideal for reluctant readers,
“For those readers whose reluctance stems from an ongoing struggle to decode text or comprehend stories, they may be unable to visualize in their minds. For such readers, comics are ideal — by their very nature, comics use the combination of visuals and text to tell a complete story, thereby increasing a student’s visual literacy and acting as an assistive device. Far from being easier to read, though, comics are actually just as challenging as traditional text: the student is engaging in higher-level reading skills because he or she must be able understand the sequencing of each panel while following the text and art at the same time. As Brenda Pennella, a fifth grade teacher from Williamsport, PA, put it:
“With graphic novels, the scaffolding necessary to build solid readers is in the architecture of the genre. The illustrations not only support the text, they are a part of the text. Students are given context clues within the subtle and sometime not so subtle expressions, symbols and actions of the characters within the story. Vocabulary is also supported within the illustrations and text. The framework or grid layout of this art form lends itself perfectly to the predicting strategies needed to reach higher-level understanding in reading comprehension.””
Comics and Graphic Novels can also be a useful tool for English as a Second Language
“the odds are good that your students have already read comics in their native language. Take advantage of this fact by having students bring in their own comics to translate into English”
Consider that “The presence of comics in a junior high school library resulted in a dramatic 82% increase in library traffic and a 30% increase in circulation of non-comic books. (Dorrell & Carroll, School Library Journal),” and imagine the good they can do in your own home.
GeekLife is happy to announce we’re offering free charging stations for all trainers. Charge your phone, cool off and grab some refreshments while checking out one of our many demo games.
We’re a great place to recharge before or after you take advantage of the lures outside the Insomnia Pokéstop or rep your team at the local Gym (Fat Cat Creamery).
LIMITED SPOTS: Preregister today! Our Midnight Prerelease WILL sell out.
All spots $25.99+tax
Midnight Prerelease and PreParty: Starting at 10:30pm on Friday, July 15th we’ll start counting down to the Midnight Prerelease tournament with games, activities, door prizes and snacks! Try your hand at Shadows Over Innistrad Trivia, challenge your friends to a pack war, and more.
We’ll continue the excitement with a 2 -Headed Giant tournament on Saturday at 2pm. This team format is great for anyone who is considering coming to a Prerelease, but would rather play alongside someone they know. Do you have a friend who’s on the fence? Bring them and let us know they’re new to Prerelease and we will give them a FREE starter deck in addition to their Prerelease pack when they join the event*.
Saturday at 7pm we’re hosting another Prerelease event. This highly limited event is just like the Midnight Prerelease, but with better hours and more elbow room ;).
Sunday brings you one last chance to get in on the fun with a final, and extremely limited, 2-Headed Giant tournament at 2pm.
*applies to all of our Eldritch Moon Prerelease events.
On Saturday, July 9 we’re hosting Dr. Who Comics Day. Chock full of activities and fun for the whole family! Come take your picture in front of our very own custom TARDIS for a chance to win a GeekLife gift certificate.
Join GeekLife for a Prerelease pre-party!
Starting at 10:30pm on Friday, July 15th we’ll start counting down to the MIDNIGHT PRERELEASE tournament with games, activities, prizes and snacks! Try your hand at Shadows Over Innistrad Trivia, challenge your friends to a pack war, and more.
We’ll continue the excitement with a 2 -Headed Giant tournament Saturday at 2pm and another regular sealed tournament Saturday at 7pm. This captivating weekend will conclude with a final 2HG tournament at 2pm on Sunday.
All of our Prerelease events are $25.99+tax and preregistration is available in store now.
Join GeekLife as we kick off the 4th of July holiday weekend, Magic: the Gathering style: with Pack Wars.
Pack Wars, or Mini Masters, is a casual game where each player only needs a single booster pack of Magic cards. Without looking at the contents, each player opens his or her pack and adds in three of each basic land (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest). They then shuffle up and play a game of Magic just like normal.
Play anytime on Saturday. It’s quick and fun and you can play with any set we have available.
Win versus three opponents to win a pack of Eternal Masters (limit one).
July 9 is Dr Who Comics day and we’re celebrating with a big party!
We’ll have treats and fun activities for the whole family, and don’t forget to take a picture in front of our very own TARDIS.
Cosplay of all types is encouraged, come as your favorite doctor, companion or alien.
Independence Day: Resurgence hits theatres today!
To celebrate, buy any comic and get your own copy of the limited GeekLife customized cover of Independence Day #1 for FREE.
This 5 part series explores what happens between the movies.
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Join us at Comicpalooza June 17-19 and enter our free Pandemic Survival Tournament on June 18, all winners will receive a copy of Pandemic Contagion. Also on Saturday, June 18 come visit the only store inside Beltway 8 celebrating Free RPG Day. That evening we’ll also kick off our Star Wars X-Wing I Am Your Father’s Day event at 6pm and it continues all day Sunday.
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