https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATDG6qK_JQ This is the first clip of The Day of the Doctor, the 50th Anniversary Special. It’s called Paintings and features Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara. Notice the 4th Doctor scarf behind them, though.
Microsoft turns to anime to help promote Internet Explorer
Watch the anime first and then have a think about what it means. Okay, it came from Microsoft Singapore so it had an audience used to anime. That said this ad for Internet Explorer has gone global. This shows just how wide anime’s appeal has become. It also shows just how influential geeks are. I […]
Real life superheroes tackle assailant in supermarket brawl
In the supermarket Tesco in Musselburgh, Scotland, Robin was attacked by a 21-year old man. Fortunately for Robin, Batman was nearby and came to his rescue. Assisting Batman was David Hasselhoff and a Smurf. As local police tweeted – you couldn’t script it. Robin assaulted, police called, collective assisted our foot chase, minor upset to […]
Posters: Raised by Raptors
Raised by Raptors is a comic book by Oliver Sykes and Ben Ashton-Bell. This poster for the series introduces Gerardo Sandoval to the team; he did the inks while Ashton-Bell mastered the colours. There are only 200 of these A2, 170gms, posters and you can pick up a copy from their online store.
Competition: Win The Art of Assassins’s Creed IV
Do you think Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV, is a stunning game? Would you like to find out? The Art of Assassins’s Creed IV has a recommended retail price of about £30, is hardback and has 192 pages of colour illustrations throughout. There are sketches, concept art and behind the scenes commentary. The illustrations show […]
Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones TV shows all coming to Netflix
Marvel has announced a multiple, original, live-action adventure superhero shows will come to TV – via Netflix. The first series will be Daredevil. Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and then Luke Cage. We’re told the original programs will take Netflix members into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell’s Kitchen, New York and that […]
It actually happened: A Samurai Jack #1 comic book review
I adored Samurai Jack as a TV show. I stalked Amazon in the hope of a UK licensed DVD being made available for years before giving up hope. Then it happens; IDW announces a Samurai Jack comic book series. I download it via Comixology at the first opportunity and discover the author is none other […]
What’s Comic Con like from a trader’s perspective?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqLXAHVFtpc Manga UK have released this video of their trip to MCM London Comic Con. Okay, okay, it doesn’t put the camera down on their desk to record all the conversations they have with fans who come up and say hello but it does tour the expo with them. You’ll notice the queues and how […]
Knights in shining Armani: Corporia RPG
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/504288855/corporia-the-rpg-where-camelot-meets-corporate [Back this Campaign] This is an interesting looking RPG. I mean that literally as the Kickstarter pitch shows the book will use photographs and photo manipulation rather than the traditional illustration. That’s quite unusual. We’re told that the photo art will include heroes of both sexes and multiple races. The knights in shining Armani […]
All aboard the Appabus
How’s this for a t-shirt design? It’s a mashup of Appa from Avatar: The Last Airbender and the magic cat bus from Studio Ghibli’s iconic My Neighbour Totoro. You could say it’s a mashup of American and Japanese anime. Me? I like the derpy look on Appa’s face. If you like it then pop over […]
