My kids are big fans of Cartoon Networks' Teen Titans Go! animated television series because they can easily relate to these youthful characters The show portrays DC Comics superheroes such as Beast Boy, Cyborg, Raven, Robin, and Starfire as kids that take on a variety of challenges as the Teen Titans. Children, like my own son and daughter, are sure to be delighted when the Teen Titans join LEGO Dimensions on September 12, 2017 as two of the video game's upcoming Wave 9 expansion packs.
The Teen Titans Go! Team Pack includes LEGO minifigures of the DC
Super Hero team Raven and Beast Boy. It also features the 3-in-1 T-Car
which can also be rebuilt into a forklift and plane. Players can also
transform the Spellbook of Azarath into Raven Wings and the Giant Hand
to either take flight or dig through the earth for adventures in the sky
as well as under the ground.
The Teen Titans Go! Fun Pack includes a Starfire LEGO
minifigure. Players can unleash her special abilities to battle enemies
and solve puzzles. Players can also build the 3-in-1 Titan Robot for a
roller-coaster fun-filled adventure and then rebuild it into a rocket
or robot retriever for more supercharged adventures with the rest of the
Titans gang.
Raven, Beast Boy and Starfire each provide access to the Teen Titans Go! Adventure
World in Jump City where players can explore several psychedelic areas
from the Titans Tower to Wacka Doodles Amusement Park. Plus these characters also unlock a Teens Titans Go! themed battle arena. Purchasing
either of the Teen Titans Go! expansion packs also allows access to an
exclusive original animated episode of the TV show where viewers
discover how the vibrant team of teenage heroes stumbled upon the LEGO Dimensions multiverse.
Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Dimensions
is available for PlayStation 4 / Playstation 3, Xbox One / Xbox 360
and Wii U. For more information about the video game, please visit www.lego.com/en-us/dimensions
Saturday, September 17th has been designated by DC Comics as a day to appreciate one of the publisher's most popular super hero characters -- Batman. There will be a variety of events taking place across the United States and Canada at comic shops, book stores, libraries, and other participating locations honoring the Dark Knight's 75+ years of adventures that have been portrayed in books, comics, television shows, movies, and video games. Here are 5 fun suggestions from A Geek Daddy on how your family can have some Caped Crusader themed fun to enjoy BATMAN DAY:
#1 FREE COMIC BOOK
Pickup a FREE copy of BATMAN #1 written by Tom King and illustrated by David Finch, Matt Banning and Jordie Bellaire which was released earlier this year as part of the DC REBIRTH fictional universe storyline reboot featuring a special BATMAN DAY 2016 cover. I picked up that issue when it first came out and it is actually a very good comic book to be able to get for free. CLICK HERE to find a location participating in this BATMAN DAY giveaway near you.
#2 LEGO DIMENSIONS
Team up Batman with a wide variety of other super heroes and characters ranging from Superman to Scooby Doo to Doctor Who to combat evil villains and engage in wacky fun adventures on the LEGO Dimensions video game. Utilize the game's buildable Batmobile and Batman minifigure that come with the Starter Pack to save the LEGO multiverse by solving puzzles and tackling bad guys. LEGO Dimensions is an entertaining video game that the whole family can enjoy together -- both kids and parents who are kids-at-heart will have fun engaging in adventures as the Caped Crusader.
#3 AIRHOGS REMOTE CONTROL BATMOBILE
Take the Batmobile out for a spin with the AIR HOGS Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Official Movie Replica Remote Control Batmobile.Our family has had a lot of fun playing with this RC toy pretending to race it around the streets of Gotham City. CLICK HERE to check out our A Geek Daddy toy review.
#4 BATMAN THE TELLTALE SERIES
While LEGO Dimensions is fun for all ages, the Telltale Games video game featuring the Caped Crusader is a gritty detective case meant for mature audiences. Available for PC, mobile devices, and gaming consoles, BATMAN THE TELLTALE SERIES transforms a choose-your-own adventure book into a video game for adults featuring the Dark Knight. It combines an excellent story with great artwork to create a game playing experience that any true Batman fan will thoroughly enjoy.
#5 BEDTIME FOR BATMAN
One of my favorite bedtime stories for my son as a toddler was reading a book called "Goodnight Baseball." We've read that picture book by Michael Dahl more times than I can count. Now that author, along with illustrator Ethen Beavers, has created a new story that is perfect for wrapping up your BATMAN DAY and putting children to bed for the night called BEDTIME FOR BATMAN. This book from Capstone Publishing will have children feeling like super heroes getting ready for bed. Youngsters won't be afraid of the dark at night as they picture themselves as the Dark Knight.
Older children may enjoy reading BATMAN SCIENCE: THE REAL-WORLD SCIENCE BEHIND BATMAN'S GEAR for some bedtime reading. Capstone Publishing's book BATMAN SCIENCE explores the science behind the hero's really cool technology. Unlike other comic book heroes it isn't super power that let the Caped
Crusader save the day but rather his gadgetry and tricked out vehicles give him the
edge over the villains he is fighting against. This book explains the Dark Knight's high-tech crime fighting tools plus highlight real world applications of similar technology.
Holy Car Full Of Clowns Batman, I hope everyone has a super time enjoying BATMAN DAY on Saturday, September 17th! CLICK HERE to download a free BATMAN DAY activity kit filled with coloring pages, games, and other fun stuff that you can do in addition to our suggestions for having some Caped Crusader fun. For more information about BATMAN DAY 2016, visit dccomics.com/BatmanDay
Two of my son's favorite things are LEGO toys and DC Comics Superheros. He's had some epic battles in our living room matching his Justice League LEGO playsets (which are the good super heroes from DC like Batman, Superman, Green Arrow and the Flash) versus often bizarre matchups of characters from his other LEGO collections. Who will prevail Clark Kent, Batman and Robin or the evil band of Goth Girl, Masked Burglar, and Swashbuckler led by the villainous Joker?! So my son was really excited to learn of a brand new animated movie available in a Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet Digital Download featuring LEGO versions of the Justice League titled LEGO Justice League versus Bizarro League.
#JusticeLeague
#BizarroLeague
In the movie, Batman has joined the newly formed Justice League in order to keep tabs
on Superman, a mistrust that is complicated by Superman’s clumsy – but
well-meaning – clone, Bizarro. Bizarro’s creation of the Bizarro League
has caused confusion amongst the world’s greatest Super Heroes, but an
even greater and mysterious threat may force the Justice League and
Bizarro League to band together to defeat evil.
So in a LEGO Bizarro world which character do you think you would be? Type in your name in the LEGO Bizarro Name Generator below to reveal your Bizarro alter-ego - If you don’t like your name, press the refresh button or try again! Have some fun by sharing your Bizarro alter ego with friends and family through Twitter and Facebook.
Anyone who is as excited about this new movie as my son is, will want to enter this A GEEK DADDY blog giveaway: We are giving a LEGO Justice League versus Bizarro League movie combo pack (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Download) that also includes a Batzarro LEGO mini-figure along with it. Just follow the instructions below before Sunday, February 22, 2015 @ 11:59pm
EST to enter and earn up to four entries:
UPDATE: Congratulations to Jerry H. from Michigan who won the Batzarro contest. If you didn't win keep visiting A GEEK DADDY blog as we are regularly hosting various new giveaways.
EMAIL (1 ENTRY) - Email thegeekdaddy [at] yahoo [dot] com with your name, mailing address with subject line Batzarro.
TWEET (2 ENTRIES) - Tweet a message to @Geeky_Dad with your choice of who will win my son's LEGO toy showdown mentioned above and why. Include #JusticeLeague in your tweet if you believe Batman, Robin and Clark Kent will prevail. Include #BizarroLeague if the Joker and his gang will be victorious.
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We've spent some of this holiday break the kids have from school reading DC COMIC's Batman: Li'l Gothem which is set in a FUNKOish stylized world with the publisher's iconic characters illustrated with big heads and squishy bodies similar to those funky vinyl toys. There are two things that set these comics apart from the mainstream DC universe which makes me happy to give them a plug.
FIRST, the series is scripted to be enjoyed by readers of all ages. DC COMICS books, television shows, video games and movies have become increasingly dark and violent which is edgy entertainment for a 40 year old dad like myself to enjoy but also media that I am hesitant to let me children have access to. I don't want my 5 year old twins seeing Superman kill his adversary or Lois Lane being killed by the Joker. Batman: Li'l Gothem though has limited violence and no gore in it making it more like 1960's Batman the tv show with Adam West compared to the more recent Dark Knight movies with Christian Bale. These are fun light-hearted stories and very appropriate for kids to enjoy.
SECOND, the artwork is done in water colors with sketchy drawings giving Batman: Li'l Gotham a whimsical feel similar to the illustrated books you see for young readers at the library. The FUNKOized characters combined with the bright tones of the coloring make the comic enticing to young eyes and a fun change of pace for adult comic book readers. I'd encourage you to check out the Li'l Gotham comics just for the fun of seeing its visual adaptations of the DC Universe.
I've been reading BATMAN: LI'L GOTHAM VOLUME 1 with my kids at bedtime the last few nights. This is a paperwork collection of stories from DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #11, BATMAN ANNUAL #27, and BATMAN: LI'L GOTHAM ISSUES 1 - 11. What is nice about these stories is they also revolve around the holidays. So this would be a nice book to pull off the shelf throughout the year to enjoy with your children during the various holidays. Batman: Li'l Gotham Volume 1 has a stories with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Easter, Mothers Day & Fathers Day.
For example in the Thanksgiving Day story, the Penguin attacks the Gotham parade in a bid to set all the turkeys free and save them from a fate of ending up on that evening's dinner plates throughout the City. A cute and fun tromp through Gotham's city streets that includes parade floats and balloons in on the action. Batman & Robin go trick or treating in the Halloween story and on accident walk in on a dinner gathering of all the City's super villains. The Christmas story involves Dr. Freeze kidnapping some orphans who are on their way to sing carols at Gotham's tree lighting ceremony. It has a touch ending you wouldn't expect.
The only downside to the publication is Robin is a real BRAT compared to the adaptations you may be familiar with but on the flip side of the coin that also presents some of the parenting challenges that Batman confronts and stories revolve around in the comic providing some good story lines and messages for young children.
DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary digital pdf advance copy of Batman: Lil Gotham Volume 1 from the publisher to review. The views and opinions in this post are my own.
