2000 AD’s Dredd: Underbelly is a first. It is the only official comic book sequel to the Judge Dredd movie that featured Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby. Not only is this the first official comic book sequel it is the first time that 2000 AD has done a US-format comic book direct to market. It’s […]
Archives for December 2013
7 of the most annoying gamers on the internet
I love playing computer games online with friends. I almost hate playing online games with anonymous groups because one of them is almost certainly a little shit who has spent the school holidays learning how to ruin the game for everyone else. I sense Dorky feels my pain and knows of 6 more annoying gamer […]
Bored at work? Check out Ebuyer’s Odyssey
Ever need to buy, browse or research computer parts, software and business equipment while at work? Yes? Then you might need to visit Ebuyer.com. As it happens, Ebuyer happens to be running an interactive tour through the history of gaming consoles. Did I say “interactive tour”? I suppose that’s one way of putting it. Another […]
The Amazing Spider-man 2 official trailer
They pitch The Amazing Spider-man 2 as his “his greatest battle” and this trailer seems to back that up. There’s Andrew Garfield playing Peter Parker/Spider-man and Emma Stone as Gwen Tracy. Up against them is Jamie Foxx as an Electro who appears to be far more powerful than his comic book alternative and Paul Gimatti […]
The Alien Xenomorph plush that cuddles and bites
This is cute. And deadly. This plush Xenomorph actually has a set of attack teeth that shoot out from its mouth, Alien style, when you give it a cuddle and squeeze it. Why? Perhaps it is a reminder not to go around squeezing aliens? The mouth is plastic and the rest is all polyester. The […]
Pick your side: Knight & Dragon review
Knight & Dragon is a full colour comic book with a twist from Improper Books. The bar was set high by Improper in 2013 with Butterfly Gate – a “silent” sci-fi that threw a brother and sister into a tough sci-fantasy world. Knight & Dragon is also “silent”. That’s to say there’s no written dialogue; […]
Steampunk Star Wars
The Steampunk Star Wars series is by Bjorn Hurri is impressive. The Swedish artist, now living in London, has worked with brands like SEGA, Catalyst Game Labs and NCsoft. He’s done art for Bioshock Infinite, Dead Space 2, Army of Two: Devil’s cartel and worked on titles like Infamous 2, Dishonoured and others. His steampunk […]
Demon bloodlines: A review of Blue Exorcist part 1
The action kicks off pretty quickly in Blue Exorcist. Here’s how it flies for quick-to-anger but basically well-intended Rin Okumura. First, he finds out that a little girl being terrorised by “bad fairies” isn’t making it up; they’re real and he can see them. He next finds out that his quirky father isn’t just a […]
300: Rise of an Empire trailer
300: Rise of an Empire isn’t just a sequel to 300 nor is a prequel. It’s both. This movie, directed by Noam Nurro and starting Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Jack O’Connell, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham and Rodrigo Santoro, takes place before, during and after the action in 300. This is a […]
5 reasons to support ConTessa: the Free Online Tabletop RPG Convention by Women
[Back this Campaign] If you don’t need any more insight into why backing ConTessa is a good idea you can pop over to the website to enjoy more of the art or read up on the impressive publishing background of founder Stacy Dellorfano. #1 Online conventions are a good idea Online conventions don’t compete with […]
