Did I say “You’ll never guess where The Hobbit was filmed”? – if that’s true the marketing agency for Air New Zealand is weeping. Last year we had Peter Jackson and the WETA Workshop crew give an unexpected briefing for for the airline. It’s a year later and we’ve got a sequel to the viral […]
Articles by Andrew Girdwood - Page 1529
One of the stories in this collection was written by Andrew Girdwood on 19th November 2013 and was described as "More comic book goodness? That’s right; they come thick and fast – although like the title of this column Irregular Reconnaissance sometimes the publishing schedule does seem a little irregular.". It also was tagged with Irregular Reconnaissance.
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100,000 dominoes smash world record for destruction
Sure, you might have seen some long domino runs but what about tall domino towers that come smashing down to the ground, breaking the Guinness World Record as they fall? What about a dominoes line that’s still being completed by someone wearing a GoPro, filming themselves in a mad – but measured – rush to […]
Doctor Who: Official top 11 flash sale – coupon code
Are you at home this Friday night while others are out? Turns out you’ve an advantage. It means you can pop over to the official BBC Shop’s Doctor Who Top 11 Must-haves page and take part in a flash sale. When does it end? Midnight on the 22nd. Assume GMT. This means the sale ends […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #5
It’s been a busy month of comic book reading for me. For the most part this is made possible by a shiny new Nexus 7 tablet (hmm, comics in HD) and the inability to sleep. I wonder if the two are connected? In Irregular Reconnaissance I take the chance to write up some of these […]
Wizards without Coats: Flames
If it works for Orks… < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > Ah, the Black Knight, you got your armor redone, Flames, huh? No harm in adding a bit of decoration to your armour, right? You could add a design that makes you seem more fierce and scary – a good battle tactic. You could have […]
Do the Math: Is a zombie invasion really possible? [infographic]
There’s a site called Wish.co.uk that does a lot with zombies. It sells people the chance to “be less boring” and right now that includes a 1940s style Zombie Blitz experience, zombie battles in London and even a zombie day in an abandoned shopping mall. No wonder they’re keen to do their research into zombies. […]
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa for charity
More than 150 celebs have stepped forward to share their memories of Doctor Who in a fund raising book for Alzheimer’s Research. The foreword is written by Terry Pratchett. Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who is the work of Steve Berry. It’s taken more than four years to itnerview the big names along […]
Ghost in the Shell: Arise – web episode
I’ve been lucky enough to see some Ghost in the Shell: Arise and review GitS: Arise – Pain. This, though, is new. Ghost Whispers is a web episode to promote Kokaku-JPRS.jp. Logicoma fan? Good news. There’s three of them in this web episode and that’s a threefold increase from the one in Pain.
Competition: Win The Art of Battlefield 4
Are you a Battlefield 4 fan? Love the special effects and graphics? Want to snuggle up to them in bed or show them to friends in the pub? Want to win a shiny, 192-paged, hardback collection of art from Titan Books the costs a small fortune on Amazon. Want to win a handy gift to […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #4
More comic book goodness? That’s right; they come thick and fast – although like the title of this column Irregular Reconnaissance sometimes the publishing schedule does seem a little irregular. In this catch up I offer my untalented, non-obsessive, comic book fan view into the series I’m currently splashing the cash on. Do you agree […]









