Would you answer the dark call?
Archives for June 2012
Unnamed but not Sherlock; Doctor Who’s Tennant accepts TV cop role
My first thought was “Don’t call it Sherlock” which was rather cruel. As it turns out, David Tennant‘s new – still without a name – TV series admits its inspiration openly. The series will be based on the Danish mega hit The Killing. The Danish The Killing, which has already inspired an American cover, follows […]
The official Doctor Who – Star Trek crossover; first four covers
Things from Another World say, on the 2nd printing of the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Doctor Who crossover, say “They said it would never happen!“ What do you think? It has happened. There is an official IDW publishing Star Trek / Doctor Who crossover. Do you love it? Is this two favourite sci-fi […]
The top 100 selling manga in Japan this year
Japanese entertainment hub Oricon have published two lists on which manga have sold the most in the first half of this year. There are plenty of names which will be familiar to western audiences as well as titles to watch out for. The first list shows the 10 most purchased series. One Piece [13,833,116] Naruto […]
Second series of Dog Days anime trailer
Dog Days is a TV anime in which a boy from Japan finds himself transported into a fantasy world after a Princess summons a mighty hero. Izumi Shinko, just a normal kid from Japan, finds himself as the apparent champion called by Princess Millhori to defend the Republic of Biscotti from the Lion Kingdom of […]
Sci-fi short: Swelter
Swelter is a short sci-fi animation by Jacob Streilen (music by Michael Paul Kennedy). The film was made in Flash, with photoshop being used for backgrounds, after effect colours and composition. The animation was Streilen’s second year project for CalArts and, I think, would have been most likely to have signaled him as a talent […]
Transform your living room into an RPG with an 8-bit fire
This piece on Etsy from JamesBit is simply called Fireplace Art. What it does, however, is let you use your fireplace to transform the room into an cRPG setting. Fireplace Art is an 8-bit flame. If your fireplace is like mine and most of the others I’ve seen in friends’ flats and apartments then it may well […]
