Geek of Oz

Driving out to attend Oz Comic-Con got me reminiscing about past experiences at the convention. Everything from friends made, to celebrities sighted, and yes, even the swag I've looted over the years. The last time I attended was in 2022. And now on this picturesque morning, the kind only Sydney can seemingly conjure up i n September , I was trying to put my finger on what was so different this year. Why did I have that Comic-Con spring back in my step? The answer, which also happened to shatter my nostalgic stumble down memory lane, came when the shriek of DAD!! came from the back seat, as I had yet again violated some aspect of toddler law.  This would be my daughter’s first Oz Comic-Con . She was ridiculously excited for it, although she  had no notion of what it even was. She was more than likely just excited because her dad was. After years of seeing families attend the Con together, I was finally able to tick this one off the to-do list.  For our first step into a ...

After a prolonged hiatus Read, Watch, Play! is back for another episode. Stu, Chris and myself caught up at Oz comic-con Sydney and manged to record a podcast a quick podcast. We talk all things Oz comic-con, Chris talks about his dinner with Karl Urban, Stu talks about the creatively titled Louie Theroux documentary 'My Scientology movie' and I just generally laugh and nod. As always the podcast is jam packed full of rants and ramblings on pop-culture topped with a healthy portion of piss-taking. All in all it's everything you have come to expect from a Geek of Oz podcast! As you have no doubt figured out by now any sense of scheduling has been thrown out the window and at this point we will just try and get an episode of Read, Watch, Play! out when ever we can. On the bright-side Stu and Billy have been absolutely killing it with there film and television focused podcast We like to Watch. Episodes drop every week or so and you can check out the latest installment he...

You miss us? Yep. I'll be the first to admit it's been far too long since we put out an instalment of the stitched-together pop culture ramblings we generously call a podcast. Unfortunately 'real life' (otherwise known as the collection of tasks we perform in order to fool others into believing that we are actually adults)  gets busy and as much as we try and make getting the podcast out in a timely fashion a priority, occasionally our other responsibilities get the better of us. The last month and a half has been one such time. ... But fear not. We are back with what I can proudly boast is a 100% organic, grass fed, preservative free episode of Read, Watch, Play! coming to you live (at the time) from Oz Comic-Con Sydney. As well as chatting about or thoughts on the con we managed to score some interviews with some of the con's guests: Sam Lloyd (Ted from Scrubs) and Robert Maschio (The Todd from Scrubs)- Interview at the 3 minute mark  ...

Hey Guys! Thanks to our pals over at Oz Comicon  we have two double weekend pass for both days of their Perth event (11-12th of April) to give away! Featuring a stellar line up of guests including Buffy's Amber Benson, Nicholas Brendon, Sarah Hagan and Emma Caulfield; Finn Jones and Daniel Portman from GoT; Doctor Who's Billie Piper and Hercules himself, Kevin Sorbo; Oz Comicon is sure to have something for everybody. For a full guest list be sure to checkout the Oz Comicon website. To be in for a chance to win all you have to do is caption this photo of me and this oversized teddy at last years SMASH convention: Send your entries to christof@geekofoz.com with the subject line 'Oz-Comicon Perth Give away'. Competition closes on Tuesday the 24th of March 2015.

Thanks to our pals at  Oz Comic-Con , we've got 2x double weekend passes to Oz Comic-Con Sydney on the 13th and 14th of September 2014. That's right! You and a friend could have the ultimate geeky weekend at Australia's newest, and most exciting pop culture convention. Whether you're into Star Trek, Stargate, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who or just about anything else, Oz Comic-Con has got something for you! All you have to do is fill out the form below and you're in the running to win yourself a weekend double pass. Don't forget, you can get yourself a bonus entry just by  following us on Twitter  or  liking us on Facebook! THIS COMPETITION HAS CLOSED E ntries close 11:59pm on Sunday 7th September 2014. This prize includes 1x double weekend pass to Oz Comic-Con Sydney 2014, flights, accommodation and other costs are not included. Your details will not be used in any way other than for the delivery of your prize. Geek of Oz and Oz Comic-Con do not tak...

Oz Comic-Con Melbourne is just around the corner and their stable of local comic book creators is massive! Among the finery you'll see Tom Taylor, Dillon Naylor, Tim Molloy, Colin Wilson, Jason Franks, Paul Bedford, Justin Randall, T-Rex Jones, Andrew Constant, Wolfgang Bylsma, David Yardin, Nicola Scott and many, many more .  To prepare ourselves for the coming awesomeness we had a chat to Futurama, The Simpsons and MAD Magazine artist, Dean Rankine. Ryan: You recently made a comment on Facebook which garnered all sorts of reactions. Would you say that your general advice for up and comers is "don't complain, just be better"? Dean Rankine: Ah, crap! I was thinking before the interview, ‘I hope he doesn’t ask about the facebook comment’! And BAM! Straight out of the gate! It’s true, I DID make some comments about ‘Australian’ comics and it sparked quite the lively discussion. And to be honest I’m not really sure what I was trying to say. But I thi...

Thanks to our pals at Oz Comic-Con , we've got 2x double weekend passes to Oz Comic-Con Melbourne on the 5th and 6th of July 2014. That's right! You and a friend could have the ultimate geeky weekend at Australia's newest, and most exciting pop culture convention. Whether you're into Star Trek, Stargate, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who or just about anything else, Oz Comic-Con has got something for you! All you have to do is fill out the form below and you're in the running to win yourself a weekend double pass. Don't forget, you can get yourself a bonus entry just by  following us on Twitter  or  liking us on Facebook! THIS COMPETITION HAS CLOSED E ntries close 11:59pm on Sunday 22nd June 2014. This prize includes 1x double weekend pass to Oz Comic-Con Melbourne, flights, accommodation and other costs are not included. Your details will not be used in any way other than for the delivery of your prize. Geek of Oz and Oz Comic-Con do not ta...

 Oz. Comic-con is nearly here. It's a. Con in. Oz.... Ok, I just realised how hard it is to write in the voice that Shatner speaks. That said, SHATNER! Tickets are now on sale for the Sydney and Brisbane cons with plenty of talent to be seen. The countdown is on – Australia’s biggest and best pop culture event is headed to Brisbane (September 6 and 7) and Sydney (September 13 and 14), and tickets have just gone on sale. For the first time ever, Oz Comic-con is bringing Queensland and New South Wales fans the epic celebration of everything making waves in the pop culture world. Now in its  third  year, Oz Comic-Con has already wrapped two incredible events in Perth (March 29 and 30) and Adelaide (April 5 and 6) as well as sold out events with Benedict Cumberbatch in Sydney (April 12 and 13) so far in 2014. The standard has been set, and anticipation couldn't be higher for Oz Comic-Con Brisbane and Sydney. Headlining the Brisbane and Sydney shows will be sci-fi l...