We’ll be looking at episodes of The Asterisk War in forthcoming Irregular Reconnaissance issues. For now; we’ve got the season 2 trailer which is pretty much a full season spoiler for part 1 and some teasers for part 2. Watch at your own risk. I’m glad there’s a second season. I don’t mind that it’s […]
Articles by Andrew Girdwood
In this archive, you'll find Andrew Girdwood's recent work on Anime, Geek Stuff, and Art.
Short film: Jiminy
Geek Native doens’t post many non-English short films – only the best. That’s what we have here with this bleak near future sci-fi. “Jiminy” comes from the name Jiminy Cricket. In the movie the crickets are little controlling chips that take control of human bodies and apply their knowledge. Everyone has one; it’s the best […]
Creatures and characters by Markus Lovadina
Markus Lovadina, aka malo, is a senior concept artist at Rocksteady Studios in London. His concept art is used by both movie and game studios and is out of this world. You can check out a larger sample of his portfolio over at his public Behance page as well as his blog which he updates […]
73 years of the evolution of Batman
Burger Fiction put together this 10 minute collection of the evolution of Batman on television and film. There’s animated movies and cartoons here but not every single Batman. There’s enough, though. You can see how the costume and the character has evolved, where it’s stayed the same and how often he gets into fights with […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #21
In Geek Native’s Irregular Reconnaissance column we whisk up a batch of mini-reviews for a whole bunch of anime. What’s worth watching? What should be avoided? What needs a beer or two to be best enjoyed? Join in. If you’ve watched a couple of anime episodes lately which warrant a mention then use the comment […]
Ember rekindles on Kickstarter
I liked the look of the monster making Ember when it first appeared on Kickstarter. That promising campaign was pulled but the good news is that Ember has relaunched and is back on Kickstarter. Geek Native reached out to District 31 to ask why. You can see the current progress here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1118172895/ember-the-magical-card-game [Back this Campaign] […]
Fantastically good xenomorph easter bunny
Los Angeles photographer and stylist Christine McConnell is going on my radar. Her Facebook gallery is full of monsters, tentacles and creatures.
Start your 2000 AD and Judge Dredd adventures here: A review of Prog 1973
This week’s 2000 AD is a good and useful edition. Prog 1973, which you can buy online or use one of the apps to read, is a special “jumping on” issue. All the stories in the edition are new. In other words you don’t have to go into the back issues to catch-up with the […]
A closer look at the Batman v Superman batmobile
The number of ways we can get sneak peaks at geeky films seems to expand every day. We’ve already had Turkish Airlines with a great set of flights to Gotham and Metropolis videos. Now we’ve the UK price comparison site Compare the market offering a sneak peak at the batmobile. The two weird voices you […]
Hunting down a laptop for a travelling geek
I’ve an old Sony Vaio as my laptop. It’s ancient and has Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 installed on it during its life and while it’s struggling now two of my original decision factors for it were spot on. At the time, the Sony Vaio was one of the lightest around, given that […]
