Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 7. Participating stores around the Seattle area can be found here

Mother’s Day is on Sunday and here’s 10 geeky tech gift ideas. If nothing else, be sure to give your mum some tech TLC by making sure she isn’t double clicking hyperlinks or left in the dark about hashtags.

Beast is looking hot-to-trot in these new ‘X-Men: First Class’ character trailers.

This 1970’s style Portal 2 movie poster over at Tristan Reidford Art, is stunning.  Looks like Valve will be selling copies later this month.

Super Meat Boy full level editor now available on Steam. Includes a complete character roster and your choice of music.

PAX Prime 2011 is officially sold out of 3-day passes.

Lara Croft might be getting the makeover she deserves. The screenwriting for a new Tomb Raider movie has just been handed off to the guys behind Children of Men and Cowboys and Aliens. Let’s hope they tone down the T&A and turn up the tomb raiding action.

World’s largest, tiniest airport goes on display in Germany. Who knew airports could be so cute?

This is your brain on cat ears. The furries must be loving these.

Zuck buys a homey new home in Palo Alto.

Bill Nye will be at UW this Saturday to talk about volcanoes and other sciencey related topics.

The Kentucky Derby is upon us and people want their juleps first and foremost, according to Hitwise.

Best GeekWire Comment of the Day, from Galen Ward about red carpet fashion at the Seattle 2.0 Awards: “I still think I could have won ‘most improved fashion’ award. Ben Huh and Jonathan Sposato ensure I will never have a chance at ‘best fashion’.”

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