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Superhero Week: Spider-Gwen statue from Mondo

July 4, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Spider-Gwen is an alternative reality Spider-Man… except it’s Gwen and not Peter Parker who gets the power. The result is a cool looking, cheeky, superhero who is as likely to climb on top of a mast and take a selfie as she is to web-sling her way off somewhere else. In fact, the statue from […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: models, sideshow collectibles, spider-man, superhero week, superheroes

Superhero Week: Did they get the Marvel movies costumes right?

July 4, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Instagram account Accurate MCU does a great job at looking at the Marvel Cinematic Universe and comparing it to the Marvel comic book universe. Just how similar are the costumes? You might be surprised. Here’s just a few. View this post on Instagram A post shared by mcu fanpage (@accurate.mcu) View this post on Instagram […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: ant-man, black panther, Captain America, iron man, Nova, superhero week, superheroes

The Geek Find accused of huge copyright infringement

July 3, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Artist Michael Whelan is calling out the Etsy store The Geek Find for shameless copyright abuse. A month ago Whelan’s Tumblr helped highlight that the Etsy store for apparently re-printing and selling other artist’s work – including chopping the signature off the print. Whelan’s account noted that Etsy required the original owners to step forward with […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Etsy, law

Superhero Week: Mechanical moving Spider-man mask

July 3, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When Spider-man or Venom’s mask eyes narrow is that a trick only comic book illustrators and special effects wizards can make? No, small UK company No Limit Designs have a cosplay set up that creates the same effect. No Limits want to produce the highest quality specialist costumes and are looking to extend their relationship […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: cosplay, spider-man, superhero week

Superhero Week: War Mother preview

July 3, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

War Mother is a new series from Valiant. It is set two thousand years from now on an Earth torn by endless war. Humanity clings to life in fortified kingdoms and secret enclaves. One such enclave is the Grove, the last known repository of scientific knowledge and bioengineered prosperity, and it is protected by the […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: previews, superhero week, superheroes, valiant

Superhero Week: The evolution of superhero vehicles

July 2, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This infographic from Netent Stalker tracks the evolution of popular superhero vehicles. You probably have a favourite Batmobile but what about S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier? This superhero-themed post is from 2017’s Superhero Week. Made any good superhero discoveries online recently? Share them in the comments below or teleport to a new superhero article and keep reading.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: batman, Captain America, fantastic four, ghost rider, infographics, superhero week, superheroes

Superhero Week: Actionverse #1 featuring Stray preview

July 2, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Action Labs’ Actionverse features Stray, Midnight Tiger and Molly Danger in their own story arcs. Leading the charge is a six-part story about Stray written by Sean Izaakse and Vito Delsante. The arch, called The Rottweiler Years, takes a look at the hero’s earlier days as sidekick and a teenager. The new series does not […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: action lab, previews, superhero week, superheroes

Superhero Week: Era – Hitman turns to Kickstarter

July 1, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are a half-dozen Era games in DriveThruRPG already. The core rulebook is normally $25 and the others are Pay What You Want. I think Hitman is a standalone that doesn’t require the core rules. The Kickstarter notes it is compatible with other Era games and that the Era d10 rule has been slightly modified. […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Shades of Vengeance, superhero week, superheroes

Superhero Week: Checker snarks Marvel’s problems with Super Hero 2044

July 1, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Checker BPG is back and making noises. It’s bought Super Hero 2044 from Gamescience Pubilshing and will release an updated RPG and card game in 2018. Now Checker’s CEO Mark Thompson is throwing some shade at Marvel’s David Gabriel, the CP of Sales and Marketing, who blamed diversity on the publisher’s problems. Gabriel had said; […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: marvel, superhero week, superheroes

Inhumans trailer – do you have a favourite yet?

June 29, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What do you make of the trailer? Can Marvel find TV success again with this series? I’ll admit to some concern The series will offer up a teaser episode on giant IMAX screens come September and then start fully on ABC come the 29th. We’re yet to see if any UK station will pick up […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: marvel, superheroes, trailers

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