DETROIT KEEPS COLLEGE BOWL GAME AT FORD FIELD

Detroit will be hosting a football game downtown again this year during the College Bowl Season with a new title sponsor. GameAboveSports has been named the new title sponsor for the annual college football bowl game that takes place at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions. The 2024 game, now titled the GameAbove Sports™ Bowl, will be played on Thursday, December 26 with kickoff at 2 PM ET. Tickets start at $29 and will be available for purchase at www.gameabovesportsbowl.com beginning Wednesday, October 16 at 10 AM ET.

The GameAbove Sports™ Bowl will feature teams from the Big Ten and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Marking the 10th annual game at Ford Field, this new partnership promises to further the impact of the event bringing together college football fans from across the country and continuing the tradition of excellence that has made this bowl game a highlight of the postseason.

For more details about the upcoming event, follow @GameAboveBowl on Twitter (X). While there give me a follow at @Geekdad248 too! Which teams do you think might be facing off against one another in this Bowl game?

Brian Wood's "Star Wars" Comic Book Series is iBooks Pick of the Week - Download FREE Digital Comics

This week ios & Mac users can download Star Wars Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin for FREE on Apple's iBook platform.  Each week iBook selects a great book and provides it for free as its Book of the Week.  In honor of Comic Con taking place this week and next month's conclusion of the Star Wars comic book monthly series published by Dark Horse Comics and scripted by author Brian Wood, iBooks has selected the graphic novel compilation of the title's first six issues.  The Star Wars comic book series tells original tales set between the movies Episode IV A NEW HOPE and Episode V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK with an artistic tone that pays homage to the feel and vibe to the franchise's original trilogy of movies.

Star Wars Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin

After the destruction of the Death Star, the Rebels are hounded by the Empire.  Suspecting a spy in their ranks, Princess Leia forms a secret X-wing squadron - which includes Luke Skywalker - to expose the spy and find a safe home.  Meanwhile, Han Solo and Chewbacca are sent on a covert mission.  Star Wars Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin collects Dark Horse Comics Star Wars #1 - #6 and the Free Comic Book Day 2013 issue. 

I've personally purchased every issue of this Star Wars series during its run and have look forward each month to picking up and reading the newest issue.  I'll miss this series when it concludes next month as Dark Horse wraps up its Star Wars publications and the comic book license reverts to Marvel, who originally had it in the 1970s and 1980s.  If you are a nostalgic fan of the original Star Wars trilogy of movies, you will enjoy this comic book series that provides a modern update to the imagery but has an old school Star Wars  interpretation of the characters and their stories.  If you haven't read these comics this iBooks offer is a nice jumping off point to start, and if you can also read  this graphic novel without having to pick up the other issues in the series to enjoy it.  Though you probably will get hooked and want to keep reading the rest of the series stories!  ... and if you have already been reading Brian Wood's Star Wars than this is a nice addition to your collection that can be stored on a PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone for reading.

To download a FREE digital edition of STAR WARS VOLUME 1: IN THE SHADOW OF YAVIN visit the iBook store or CLICK HERE.