We’re gearing up for the release of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It’s going to be a bit of a weird date movie as due out in the States and the UK on 11th February. That’ll snuggle it up with the Deadpool movie too. After a strange plague turns most of 19th century England into […]
Articles by Andrew Girdwood
In this archive, you'll find Andrew Girdwood's recent work on Movies, Anime, and Tabletop & RPGs.
Who’s the bad guy now? A review of Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, part 2
It keeps on getting better. The first half of season 2 was better than the first and the second part is better still. Aladdin’s gone off to secretly explore the Kingdom of Magnostadt which is ruled by the wizards and seems to be a wonderful utopia compared to the poverty and brewing wars outside. There’s […]
Gygax Magazine to close
There had been some dispute over the name of the Gygax Magazine. The magazine had Luke and Ernie Gygax on board if not the whole Gygax Estate but now that’s changed. The result means the magazine cease being published. In an email to subscribers, Jayson Elliot of TSR Games, noted; As you may have heard, […]
Titan Comics launch new Vikings series based on TV show
The politics, sword-swinging combat and drama from the TV show Vikings will continue in a new series announced by Titan Comics today. Set within the third season of the show, the Vikings comic books will follow Ragnar Lothbrok and his band of Northmen on a saga worthy series of adventure. The books are written by […]
Will sites like YouTube and Twitch ever replace TV?
How much live TV do you watch right now? I don’t watch much. I’ll be on Netflix, Crunchyroll or NowTV or I’ll be using my BT TV hard drive to watch what’s been recorded. If I’m watching live TV it’ll because I want to watch the show at the earliest opportunity. Does that seem familiar […]
Next level World of Warcraft cosplay
Some of the cosplayers in Russia are simply incredible. Step forward Narga Lifestream. Narga’s the real deal, making the costumes herself as well as modelling them. This World of Warcraft set, just one of many, shows Alexstrasza and Krasus. Krasus is cosplayed by Narga’s boyfriend. What a couple! It’s clear that the photographs have been […]
Sci-fi concept art that rocks: 10 juxtapositions of tech and nature
Ioan Dumitrescu is a talented concept artist who lives in Bucharest, Romania, and creates some fantastic illustrations. He’s worked on a range of big titles, as his concept art shows, and earned plaudits from companies like Gameloft. Ioan’s portfolio is online and well worth a browse. There’s a sample below which look at technology in […]
Making monsters: The Ember card game
Ember is a card game from District31 which launched well on Kickstarter this week. The British tabletop game has earned thousands of Pounds in just a few days. You can see the latest totals on Ember’s campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1118172895/ember-the-magical-card-game-and-fantasy-playing-ca [Back this Campaign] In Ember players are apprentice wizards playing with a stolen mote of elemental […]
Proudly the worst heroes ever – it’s the Suicide Squad trailer
What’s your take on the forthcoming Suicide Squad film? There’s been a ton of discussion around Jared Leto as the Joker. Opinions and predictions on whether the film will flop or be a killer seem to be pretty changeable. This is the first full length trailer from David Ayer’s movie and this, at least, seems […]
Short film: Waterdrop
Waterdrop is a sci-fi short about a close of encounter of the second kind. That’s an encounter with a physical effect – more than visual, but less than actual aliens – something animals reacting, heat or a chemical trace. It’s a simple format. The audio tunes in the world as mankind discuss what the aliens […]
