The Spider-man reboot has some differences to the previous film that might catch some out. Spider-man still has spider strength, spider-sense and the ability to crawl up walls. However, his web slingers are not organic – they’re mechanical, his dead parents were scientists and his love interest is Gwen Stacy. As a wise machine once […]
Archives for July 2012
Pelgrane Press’s 20% GUMSHOE sale
Pelgrane Press have a 20% sale going on all five of their GUMSHOE core books. That’s 20% off Trail of Cthulhu, Ashen Stars, Mutant City Blues, Fear Itself and The Esoterrorists. The sale is over at RPGNow.com Trail of Cthulhu, is an ENNie winning, is a clever blend of investigation and Cthulhu horror. I’ve played […]
Superhero Week: The New 52 Zero Collection announced
DC’s revamped comic line – the “New 52” is about a year old. Really! The company has now announced that September will see 55 special issue #0 titles. In December these issue #0 specials will combine in a huge 1,328-paged deluxe, hardcover compilation. Ah yes – 55 issues? For the New 52? That’s because some […]
Superhero Week: Pitch a publisher and win Turbulence [Competition]
One of my favourite reads of the year has been Samit Basu’s Turbulence. This is a superhero story for thinking people. Basu’s publisher is Titan Books. They publish a range of native geek books as a quick tour of their website will confirm. We’re talking some Batman stuff, some Star Wars stuff, Superman, Supernatural, Battlestar […]
Grimm releases season 2 teaser posters
I really enjoued Grimm. I don’t think it’s quite over in the UK yet (not watched the latest episode so I may be wrong) but it’s been a long run. It’s good to see that not only will there be a season two of Grimm but that we may not have to wait very long. […]
Superhero Week: 8 superhero Kickstarter pitches
It’s Superhero Week here at Geek Native. As well as looking back at some superhero classics, and looking at some contemporary superheroic projects like Turbulance, this week is also looking forward to possible superhero successes of tomorrow. Let’s take a look at 8, currently active, pitches on Kickstarter from the superhero genre. We’ve everything here […]
Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms will be free to play
German gaming publisher Bigpoint has the rights to an official, free-to-play, fantasy MMORPG for Game of Thrones. The title has just been announced as Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms and there will be the first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con. This is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game that will be played within the web […]
The cosplay of Anime Expo 2012
This video from Chosen Dragon captures their first trip to Anime Expo in LA. It’s a wonderful snapshot of the chaos of a very busy expo and the fantastic cosplay designs on show.
Superhero Week: A review of Turbulence by Samit Basu
Turbulence is a new breed of superhero novel and likely to appeal to both classic hero fans as well as fans of contemporary fiction. It starts as an episode of Fringe, Grimm, Alphas or one of the other TV programs that have made science-geek thinking acceptable. It starts with the premises that a BA flight full […]
Superhero Week: 14 superhero music videos
Let’s ramp up the volume for Superhero Week here at Geek Native. Let’s add some music! As it happens there’s quite a range of musical tastes among the superhero music video genre. This sample might steer clear some some of more extreme ranges but it sure to have something in it to tickle your earbuds. […]
