There’s no beating about the bush – any anime which is fond of melting characters, sometimes key characters, is going to be classified as a bit strange. Oddly, Brynhildr in the Darkness makes it work! There’s a mix of high drama, gore and fan service here but the drama keeps everything together. We kick off […]
Articles by Andrew Girdwood
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Out of the park: Panterona’s Wonder Woman cosplay
Panterona is a talented cosplayer from Trinidad and she’s winning headlines with this strong Wonder Woman cosplay. The outfit is based on the Batman v Superman style but brightened to suit her skin tone. I think the effect works very well -actually reminds me of the Wonder Woman I remember from childhood. The skirt is […]
Short film: Metroid – The Sky Calls
Nerdist’s Jessica Chobot stars as Samus Aran, hero of Metroid, in this not-for-profit short. In the film director Sam Balcomb uses themes from the first Metroid game of isolation, exploration and the wonders of deep space to give us a Samus out on a mission. Take advantage of this teleport link if you’ve time for […]
Ivica Stevanovic’s wicked creatures from The Bestiary
The Bestiary is a collection of monster, fantastic, creatures from the lines of authors like China Mieville, Catherynne M. Valente, Dexter Palmer, Karen Lord, Karin Tidbeck, Vandana Singh, Rikkie Ducornet, Brian Evenson, Felix Gilman and many others. Edited by Hugo Award winning Ann VanderMeer and World Fantasy Award winning Jeff VanderMeer the Bestiary collection has […]
White Wolf’s co-founder buys West End Games
Have you played the first ever Star Wars RPG? Paranoia or Torg? These games all came from West End Games (WEG). WEG was founded in 1974 and produced wargames originally but earned a reputation for leading RPG products including helping to pioneer portable gaming mechanics with their slick D6 system. After declaring bankruptcy in the […]
Tostadora: The new kid on the geeky wall art block
I’m in the market for wall art. I moved flat over the Christmas holiday, now have a wall beside my computer and enough space to hang three geeky prints. It’s been quite a challenge. I want the three prints to be complementary but also want to reflect a wide range of geekiness; fantasy, sci-fi and […]
Give your boys an important Star Wars lesson
[I know where to put this] If you share a home with boys – of pretty much any age – then you might well wish to impart this helpful lesson from Star Wars. Aiming is everything. Be more Jedi and rather less Stormtrooper. If you’re getting fed up of bad aim and having to clean […]
Dragon fire not your thing? What about a Smaug incense burner?
[I need this!] Those clever monkey’s at Think Geek have another Lord of the Rings goodie to tempt you with. This time’s a dragon. A smoke breathing dragon. In this case there’s a model of foul tempered Smaug, hand painted, 10” tall and weighing in at 2lbs. Lift Smaug up and you’ll be able to […]
Labyrinth board game on the way
Game makers River Horse have updated Facebook fans to let them know that the Jim Henson Company has approved some miniature sculpts. What does this mean? Oh boy – it means the Labyrinth board game is on the way. We’re expecting a 2’x2’ gaming board, a half-pack of cards, custom dice, tokens and of course […]
The Doctor Strange trailer is all about the origins
Need a Doctor Strange origin story? This, the first, trailer for the movie pretty much gives that too you. I don’t know about you but I find myself looking forward to Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Baron Mordo as much as I do Cumberbatch’s Stephen Strange. Interesting that Marvel are calling this trailer a ‘teaser’. It’s two minutes […]
