Imagine the makers of the brutal beat ‘em up Mortal Kombat got into making computer games around superheroes. That’s exactly what’s going on with Injustice: Gods Among Us. This is a fighting game set in the DC Universe that’ll unleash itself on the Wii U, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in April next year. The […]
The Justice League as cowboy gunslingers
Here’s a mashup worth some of your time. Deviant artist Denis Medri is making his name with some of his very clever reimagination pieces. Westerns, cowboys and gunslingers are the focus of certain TV sci-fi program this week it seems like a win-win to check out some of Medri’s western mashups. In this case; let’s […]
Wonder Woman and Superman to date
Do you think this is a good idea? EW.com has the news that in Justice League #12 Wonder Woman and Superman will “take their relationshop to the next level”. The series got a reboot when DC launched the New 52. This means Superman isn’t married to Lois Lane. Instead, in an attempt to create a […]
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: The coffee starter and superhero mugs
It’s the first of July and the first ever Superhero Week here at Geek Native. Superhero Week means along with all the gaming, anime, computer game goodness that you’ll expect – there’s a supercharged boost of superhero specials. Here’s a question – how does any blog begin their Superhero Week special? After much though, over […]
The lady superheroes of 1887
For the full collection pop over to Michael Dooney’s deviant art page. Dooney works professionally on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles series. A special thank you is deserved for not using the phrase “steampunk” for these illustrations. Instead, they’re an alternative form of Victoriana. (via)
Wonder Women traces the American Superheroines
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan’s documentary looks at the evolution of superheroines in American society. It traces the development of the Wonder Woman character herself, through to the end of the war and onto the women’s liberation movement. There’s both a Twitter account and Facebook page to sign up to as well. The documentary aired at SXSW and […]
The deadly cute of art of Christopher Uminga
Do check out the website of Christopher Uminga as he draws some fantasticly cute and dangerous comic book heroes and villians. He also takes commission. A sample of his work recently surfaced on Buzzfeed, which I’ll repost some of below, so I imagine he’ll be very busy with new requests. You’ll see from the sample […]
Australia takes the cloak off new superhero car license plates
Do you have a personalised license plate for your car? If so then you’re two steps further on than this blogger who doesn’t even drive. Australia has just gone and upped the geek game. It’ll soon be possible to get some DC Comic superhero license plates. Drive forward Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern […]
Wonder Woman’s costume rescued? [video]
There’s been some debate about the proposed Wonder Woman costume for Adrianne Palicki. It seems the production company might have been listening. They’ve toned down the colours and the shine. It looks less like a halloween costume. The boots no longer have fashion heels. Now they look like something an action hero might actually wear. […]
