The 12 Masks of Halloween is something of a tradition here at Geek Native. Every year these masks bubble to the surface and act as a count down to Halloween. Think of it as a geeky alternative to an advent calendar.
Gusukobudori no Denki: The Life of Guskou Budori review
Surreal and Buddhist, I’m told. The Life of Guskou Budori is based on Kenji Miyazawa’s novel. A significant change in the anime is that the characters are anthropomorphic cats with the exception of spirit like entities from dream sequences which look like grotesque people. Cats are cute and all that but The Life of Guskou […]
The art of Fae Nightmares
These two wonderful illustrations are a sneak peak into Dark Smile Games’ Fae Nightmare. This is a urban fantasy with a blend of Native American and European legends and lore on the fae and supernatural set in a contemporary world. The Savage Worlds game has players in the role of humans who have become caught […]
Forget pumpkins for Jack-o’-lanterns; go stumpkins!
Do you know we’re not quite sure how the original Will-o’-the-Wisp or Jack of the Lantern lights? Gourds were the earlist planet domesticated by humans but perhaps Jack-o’-lanterns were first carved from turnips as the Halloween practise probably started in the Highlands of Scotland. It’s not the container that matters. It’s your ability to make […]
Gory Attack on Titan models
Kaiyodo is a Japanese model company that specialises in figures and garage kits. It tends to focus on anime but its range includes King Kong, Godzilla and some other licenses. They’ve also doing well in the race to bring official Attack on Titan models to market. In Japan these gory models will be sold via […]
Koto no ha no niwa: Garden of Words review
Garden of Words is a beautiful short, only 47 minutes, anime from Makoto Shinkai. It is a film about rain and feet. The animation is simply stunning. The first few minutes of footage, from the opening credits through to the introduction of the characters is remarkable. The scene of a branch dipping into a lake […]
Bad lip-reading Game of Thrones in Medieval Land Fun-Time World
Have you ever stumbled across the bad lip-reading videos? It’s an obscure hobby and often a giggle. Good news! The lip-readers have turned to Game of Thrones. We’ve a combo; bad lip-reading in Game of Thrones and the whole drama re-imagined as “Medieval Land Fun-Time World” comedy. What do you think? Hit, miss or is […]
Can you spot the cosplay? Or are you distracted?
IGN has this video from New York Comic Con. You’ll recognise Margaery Tyrell from the Game of Thrones. You’ll see two attendees in the background and be aware of all the photographers in the foreground. The question is; can you spot the main cosplay? Take a look at the video below, watch until the end […]
10 trillion years later: A Drifting review
Drifting is a sci-fi from the novelist Matthew Drury and journalist and comic strip creator Dave Cook. Ryan Valle, the Star Wars card game artist who works with Fantasy Flight Games, is involved in the project too. That’s an interesting creative team. Can they put together an interesting science fiction adventure? Drifting has an incredibly […]
Wizards without Coats: Surprise!
< PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > Oh, those wizards. Imagine arming the group’s fighters with some party bags along with instructions to leap out from behind the bush. “Surprise!” It’s the wrong sort of party surprise.
