This is an oldie but a goodie. Animated by Toniko Pantoja Crayon Dragon is the story of a young woman who is commissioned to paint over an old mural. If she follows through she’ll cover over an old picture of a fat dragon. I think this is exactly the sort of video you can watch […]
Archives for December 2014
6 evil Santa Claus
Over a year ago Doctor Who inspired this collection of scary snowmen. As we get ready for Last Christmas, the Doctor Who special this year, it feels appropriate to put together a Santa Claus post. Without speculating on the Doctor’s Santa; here are 6 Deviant Art contributions that offer up deliciously evil Santa Claws, er, […]
Geek-perfect Sting sword replica glows when near wifi
Bilbo Baggins’ magic sword was called Sting and it glowed blue whenever orcs came too close. That’s pretty useful when you’re a Hobbit. Over at Make.com Krista Peryer has the story of a new generation of Sting, a geek perfect sword, a sword called WarSting. WarString glows whenever it detects unsecured wifi networks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmjkUv5OtLM By […]
Original chaos: Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle review
The Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle is the 7th One Piece movie and I watched it as part of the 2014 One Piece: Movie Collection 3. My view of One Piece is that the movies tend to be better than the episodes. It’s a high action anime in which every character is bigger than […]
Short film: Croft
This is a fan made film by a group of gamers. CanCinema have put together a short Lara Croft (inspired) movie that feels a lot like the reboot version of the game. We’re talking bloody action, pick axes to the face and all sorts of drama. Did I mention the bit with all the pick […]
Scarily impressive Dalek cake
This impressive Dalek cake was created was created by the Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago. It took 12 hours to create. If I’d try then I’d barely have made a single sphere in the same amount of time. To check out more awesome cake greatness then pop over to the Bleeding Heart Bakery Flickr account. […]
Box of tricks: A review of Dungeon Master’s Guide
Dungeon Master’s Guide is the third core book in the new Dungeons & Dragons. It follows the Player’s Handbook and the Monster Manual. Wizards of the Coast’s staggered release schedule for this edition of D&D made sense, helped keep the quality up but I sense some D&D 5e fans will be saying “At last!” now […]
Rum & Bones Kickstarter approaches half a million and adds Skullkickers
At the time of writing there’s still 5 days to jump on Cool Mini or Not’s Kickstarter for a mini-based pirate board game called Rum & Bones. There’s over $400,000 in the pot and they’ve just added Jim Zub’s Skullkicker’s characters. For more info check out campaign page. [Back this Campaign] It’s possible this board […]
10 stunning sci-fi vistas and skylines from Christian Hecker
Christian Hecker is a Deviant Artist and professional from Germany with a talent for stunning sci-fi vistas and skylines. It’s possible to buy some of these fantastic illustrations from Hecker’s online store. You can see his blog here or hire the man better known as Tigaer from his resume page.
Zombies in Space: A review of Containment
Eric Red, the screenwriter (The Hitcher, Near Dark) and author, first had his zombies in space graphic novel published by IDW back in 2005. It’s been out of print for a while but is now coming out of cryosleep and is now available in both paper and digital again. How do you approach a comic […]
