I thought An Android Awakes was going to be a comic book or graphic novel from Mike French. It certainly isn’t a comic book but I suppose you could call it a graphic novel. There are illustrations throughout the collection of short stories. You might be reminded of One Thousand and One Nights. In the […]
Articles by Andrew Girdwood
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Kick-ass Disney princesses with weapons
Deviant artist Jessica Madorran, aka Meo Mai, is an American character artist. Her collection of Disney characters juxtaposed with fierce looking weapons is fantastic. The good news she takes commissions at sensible rates. Sadly, if you’re hoping to feature her work in a RPG you’re going to publish then you’re out of luck as she […]
Powerful art from Stephan Martiniere
Stephen Martiniere has worked for the likes of Disney, Universal, Paramount, DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and others. Titles include Star Trek, Star Wars, Tron, The Fifth Element, Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Wow. You can check out his work over on his Portfolio or on his Facebook page. Good […]
Snuggle up with a Beholder?
Etsy boutique Freaky Fleece have a pillow that might interest you. Does your D&D DM have a birthday coming up? [Make in mine!] This eyball monster might remind you of a horror from one of your tabletop RPG adventures. This particular critter comes all the way from the United States and will ship worldwide. It’s […]
“Not for girls!” grooming brand partners Suicide Squad
Does the forthcoming Suicide Squad movie contribute anything to the on-going debates around female characters in the superhero genre? On one hand we’ve powerful and capable female characters, part of the Squad based on their abilities the same as the men but on the other hand some fans have concerns about the backstory variants and […]
The Most Impossible Quest…
What quest is beyond even the most talented roleplayer? It Is Canon knows.
4 alternatives to Ingress’ Shard anomalies
I’m a fan of Niantic Lab’s augmented reality game Ingress. Players belong to one of two teams and compete to capture portals, places of interest in the real world, and link them together to form triangular ‘control fields’. Throughout the year Niantic organises events in which cities become centres of “anomalies” and hundreds of agents […]
Yennefer of Vengerberg cosplay
Yennefer of Vengerberg is a character from The Witcher 3. In this photograph by Kyara17 we have cosplayer Darkicelady as Yennefer. You can see more of Kyara’s art on her Facebook page.
Game of Thrones houses as Pokemon
Artist Kaleb Raleigh has cleverly put together Pokemon and Game of Thrones. You know those House banners that we’ve seen all over the web? Kaleb gives us the Pokemon versions. Which is your favourite? (Via Geeks are Sexy)
Titan secures Raid and Vikings comic book deals
Vikings: Godhead was a success for Titan Comics, selling out, and helping to secure a new series. Cavan Scott (Vikings, Doctor Who) is back with Batman artist Staz Johnson to expand the series. The cover art variants include work from Mark Hammermeister, Claudia Caranfa, Verity Glass, Joe Glass and a regular cover by Chris Wahl. […]
