The manga Asura, from George Akiyama, ran from 1970 to 1979. It was controversial at the time because of the violence. The anime Asura is being directed by Keiichi Sato (of Tiger & Bunny fame) and the screenplay was put together by Mononoke’s Ikuko Takahashi. The big names do not stop there as the voice […]
Archives for July 2012
The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund Charity Bundle
This is a horrible time for Kevin Rohan and his family. One June the 10th, Rohan lost is 6-year-old son in a tragic accident at their local water park. Bravely, Kevin is trying to turn tragedy into an outreach project that will benefit the community. The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund has been created to help […]
Assassin’s Creed 3 – Rise trailer
This is a clever trailer to launch on July 4th. As America celebrates its birthday, Ubisoft have published a live action trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 called “Rise”. As in “rise up”. Assassin’s Creed 3 stars a Native American assassin as he battles against the Templar infested British forces. The game will be out for […]
Superhero Week: Interview with Samit Basu, author of Turbulence
I’m pleased to say that Superhero Week here at Geek Native is in for a treat. We’ve managed to lure Samit Basu, author of the new superhero novel, Turbulence, in for a Q&A style interview. That’s not all. Samit Basu is also the judge in our Superhero Week competition. That’s a chance to win a […]
The Secret World launch trailer
The Secret World is a new type of MMORPG. It’s had a bunch of different names – Cabal, The World Online, but now it’s out and the launch seems to be a success. Wait. Different “type of MMORPG”? What do I mean? The change is in the setting. This is not a fantasy world sandbox. […]
Superhero Week: Marvel NOW!
It’s been a year since the New 52, this week DC announced the New 52 Zero Collection and today Batman: Earth One comes out. Marvel’s had success with the movies and they’re clearly determined to make progress in the core comic book marketplace too. We’ve had teasers for Marvel’s This Is War but Marvel’s NOW […]
Superhero Week: Iron Man 3 concept art – Extremis
New concept art that Marvel has released for the forthcoming Iron Man 3 movie from Shane Black seems to add plenty of weight to the Extremis rumours. Extremis isa storyline from Warren Elli’s Iron Man in which machinery becomes part of Stark’s physiology due to nanotechnology. The black-ops attack Stark may also be the terrorist […]
Superhero Week: Batman – Earth One Hardcover out today
Following on from Superman: Earth One comes Batman: Earth One. This orignial graphic novel looks at the transformation of Bruce Wayne into the Dark Knight. It’s a new take on the Batman story and sees Wayne hunting the Mayor of Gotham City as he looks to avenge his parents. Batman: Earth One has a whole […]
Superhero Week: Edison Rex Review – What If Lex Luthor Won?
Chris Roberson’s new Monkeybrain Comics get off to a flying start with Edison Rex, a story of a supervillain’s victory and what happens next.
Sorted This Way chalks up another Harry Potter spoof success
Oh my. After finding success with We R Slytherins Dana Rittersbusch and Ginny Diguiseppi set up Not Literally to explore more options. That gave us the Harry Potter sex song – Walk of Shame, a parody of Simon and Gafunkel’s “Sound of Silence”. It seems Not Literally are sticking to what they know. Sorted this […]
