Stop by GeekLife today through December 24 and fill out your wishlist .
ALL wishlists will be entered in a drawing to win a GeekLife gift card .
PLUS anyone buying an item off someone else’s wishlist will receive 10% off the wishlist items.
AND
If, after December 24, all items on your wishlist of 5 or more items have been bought by someone else, you will receive a coupon for 10% off one item.
“If you’re female and a geek in Houston, we have got some really excellent spots where you can express your love for all things nerdy in a welcoming environment. Since finding those spots can be a chore sometime, here’s a handy list.”
We were brought to the attention of an online discussion about “the best places in the city for a woman to geek out and feel safe? Anything from placed with pretty cool trivia nights, comic shops, bars with a geek-centric interests, conventions with good policies, etc.”
Here is the full response.
“As the owner of GeekLife in The Heights, I’m obviously biased. But our priorities are to make everyone feel welcome.
We have regular events for Space City Lady Planeswalkers, a Magic: The Gathering group, and we’re also listed on Planeswalkers for Diversity.
Houston LGBT Game Night have held meet ups at the store as well.
Our Wednesday D&D nights are the most diverse by all measures that I’ve ever seen and our other RPG events are equally well attended by a good mix of people.
I’ve also had many compliments on the diversity of our comic offerings.
I’ve only been a vendor at Comicpalooza, but I agree they are a great convention. They added a mom’s/nursing area without fuss two years ago at my request. It’s since evolved into a better, more formal area.”
Side note, We’re also listed on HaterFreeWednesdays.
Shout out to our entire community for being so awesome!
Come join us at GeekLife for the Prerelease of Kaladesh, the latest set from Magic: The Gathering.
We’re working on getting online registration up in the next few days, so be on the lookout for that announcement soon!
We’re growing and have been allocated additional Prerelease packs as a result! This means we’ll have more room to accommodate more players and we’re looking forward to having you out to play.
From our midnight Prerelease to our 2HG tournament, we have something for everyone.
2 Headed Giant is fun for new and experienced players alike. It’s a great introduction to the fun of a Prerelease as well as a challenging format for experienced players. We’ll have a 2HG event at 2pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
If the midnight event doesn’t fit your busy schedule, and you’re interested in standard sealed, join us Saturday at 7pm. All the fun minus the late night.
All Prerelease events feature 2 packs entered into the prize pool per person, plus more prize support to be added as well as door prizes and more!
GeekLife is looking to hire a new team member. If you think you have what it takes, or know someone who does, please complete our application (GeekLife Job Application) and send it and a resume to store@shopgeeklife.com.
We’re looking for a friendly, outgoing self-starter with a customer-service-focused mindset and a drive for community building.
Attention to detail and cleanliness are a must.
The position requires basic computer skills and the ability to perform related tasks such as calendar management, and various projects in Excel, Word, Google Docs, MeetUp, and Wizards Event Reporter.
We can train, but a standout candidate will have a solid working knowledge of comics, Magic: The Gathering, board games, and/or pop culture trends.
Design/video experience and/or inventory management a plus.
We have a competitive starting rate with the possibility of a raise after 90 days and room for advancement.
Back to School is just around the corner and GeekLife is celebrating with a huge sale!
Starting Friday, August 12th and running through Sunday August 21st, we’re having a store wide sale.
5. 50% off ALL (non-boarded) back issue comics and comic grab bags.
4. 40% off Games Workshop sets and supplies (except Death Masque and starter sets)
PLUS Games Workshop starter sets are buy one, get the paint set free (while supplies last).
3. 30% off ALL trade paperbacks and non-fiction books.
2. 20% off all Star Wars books, games and accessories.
1. 10% off all children’s books and games, home and novelty items, and all statues and figures.
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.
#MTGEMN
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.
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