Think you aught to know what happens in Tolkien’s The Silmarillion in order to protect your geek cred? Don’t fancy reading the book? This video might help – although, yeah, you really should give it a read. Creating by John Kloess the YouTube animation rushes through the events in the book, paying special attention to […]
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Looking back to 4th February 2014, Andrew Girdwood filed a report detailed as "Mail Order Comics has liabilities of $969,101 and assets of $43,790 and so it’s filed for bankruptcy in a federal American court. The company’s assets include 250,000 comics worth 10c and 1,500 graphic novels worth five bucks each.". It also was tagged with Money.
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Sex elves and AD&D: An interview with Tanya Huff
Tanya Huff is the author of The Silvered a new mage and werewolf fantasy out in the UK via Titan Books. Before The Silvered, Tanya had already grown an audience of loyal fans through the sci-fi Confederation series and hits like the Enchantment Emporium and Blood Books. The Ravenloft novel Scholar of Decay was written […]
Back after 7 years: ElfQuest – The Final Quest
I think it’s been about 7 years since the last ElfQuest. You may well have fond memories of the title. Now there’s a new series with the title “Elfquest: The Final Quest.” It’s out now. You can grab a copy at sites like TFAW or via the Dark Horse app. Issue one is full colour […]
He’s got a metal arm: The Winter Soldier trailer
The latest trailer for Captain America 2 – The Winter Soldier looks pretty good. I’m not sure it is as amazing as the latest Spider-man trailer but we get to see a whole host of The Avengers team. We also get to see the Winter Soldier weild his metal arm to good effect. What do […]
Mail Order Comics files for bankruptcy
Mail Order Comics has liabilities of $969,101 and assets of $43,790 so it’s filed for bankruptcy in a federal American court. The company’s assets include 250,000 comics worth 10c and 1,500 graphic novels worth five bucks each. The company had AdanceMe among its lenders, a last-resort, high-interest option. Diamond Comic Distributors are also owned money, […]
Winner: The Super Bowl’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer
There was some sport recently. In between there were lots of ads and Marvel leapt at the chance to make Spider-man 2 look amazing. The trailer is nearly four minutes long and it reveals plenty of plot. Okay, we don’t get so much on Rhino or the progress towards the Green Goblin. We get plenty […]
The X-Scouts: Sailor Moon meets X-Men
Robby Cook is at it again with a fantastic mashup series. This time he’s sharing Sailor Moon and X-Men illustrations over on his Facebook page. If you’re wondering how we get from “Sailor Moon” to “Sailor Scout” then the latter comes from DiC’s dub of the anime. That’s an adaptation for “Sailor Senshi” where senshi […]
Beating Retreat with Doctor Who
Beating Retreat is a military ceremony that dates back to the 16th century in England. The system was used to recall patrols to their castle and has had other names like Watch Setting. The military forces in the Commonwealth still practise Beating Retreat, well some of them do, as it’s good practise and keeps the […]
A real and fully functional batarang boomerang
Victor Poulin makes Boomerangs and sells them online (when his hostgator site is up). The creations are handmade from 10 ply birch wood and his YouTube channel tends to show trick shots, catching techniques and tips on how to throw. This video shows a large batarang being thrown over a field of snow. You get […]
Part TARDIS, part dalek and part dress
Here’s cosplay worthy of Gallifrey – although the subject might worry those Time Lords. Cosplayer Bewitched Raven has created a hybrid dress, a mixture of TARDIS and dalek complete with a light from each on her headband. The photography is by CONography who, as the name suggests, specialise in convention based photography.
