Marvel is doing well at the cinema. I think movies like Guardians of the Galaxy might represent diversification as attempt to attract new audiences. The sci-fi fanbase, for example, still isn’t one that the Marvel film efforts have reached. Are there other genres that Marvel might want to target? Martial arts? A slightly more gritty […]
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII trailer
We’re getting more news about the Final Fantasy XIII-2 sequel; Lightning Returns. the game wwil be out for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in the autumn this year. In the game Lightning tries to slow down the end of the world, helping the beings who live in Luxerion. The game is designed to encourage gamers […]
Black Milk does The Hobbit
Geek Native readers will be familiar with the Black Milk style by now. This clever fashion company is really making geek chic. They take iconic geeky images and turn them into leggings, dresses and swimsuits. They’re expensive enough to be exclusive while being perfect eye candy for bloggers to leap on. The difference between this […]
Wonder Woman as a Scythian warrior
Wonder Woman is supposed to be something of an Amazon. Not from Brazil, but a culture more like Greek Amazon from mythology. The Amazons, who fought in the Trojan War, were supposed to be from the region of Scythia. It may be the case that rumours of actual warrior graves in Scythia, in which burried […]
Competition – How they made the Life of Pi
Have you seen Life of Pi? The film by Ang Lee has some amazing special effects and tells a story that asks questions about life, death, religion and nature. The Making of Life of Pi is a hardcover from Jean-Christophe Castelli. Castelli has worked for companies like Vanity Fair and Esquire before he started to […]
How The Hobbit should have ended
Tiny risk of spoiler here. Tiny. You have to be someone who doesn’t know how Lord of the Rings ends, doesn’t know The Hobbit and can’t guess at one important scene. Worth watching for the song at the end. No, really. Comment below.
Monsters in the Cabinet of Doctor Lukas Brezak
Lukas Brezak is a graphic designer from Brno in the Czech Republic. You can buy these prints from his Society6 page or sample more of his work at his blog Surgery Minor.
Games Workshop boss quits
Games Workshop’s CEO, Mark Wells, announced today that he’ll be stepping down. The British company posted their half year performance today and the results are good. In the six months running to December sales increased from £62.7 million to £67.5 million and at the same time the company reduced operating expenses by £1.4 million. Where […]
Snowpiercer pictures, concept art and music
Snowpiercer is a forthcoming sci-fi film based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige. It’ll be directed by Bong Joon-ho and it’ll be his first English language film but he did the screenplay for The Host and his cast is incredible. There’s Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Alison […]
Competition: Fringe – September’s Notebook
Fringe fan? Based in the UK? Got some great news for you – you can win a copy of the “in show” September’s Notebook here at Geek Native. In the States? Sorry, can’t release the book outside the UK but you can pre-order at Amazon US. In the show September has / will (time is […]
