Guy Adams’ book Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger is remarkable. It is full of surprises and twists. This review, in the interest of avoiding spoilers, has to avoid those plot developments. Sure, it would be easy to hint at a few and tease just how smart Deadbeat can be but I don’t want to risk taking […]
Andrew Girdwood Articles
Continuing the Andrew Girdwood archive (Page 1590). This section features historical reporting and reviews.
It’s the Sherloch Ness Monster
You don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to recognise this monster. Nope. At a glance you can tell this is the Sherloch Ness Monster. Designed by Sean Matthew Leary this t-shirt design is available at Redbubble.
Squeeze into a R2-D2 corset
This is a R2-D2 Corset by Mad Girl Clothing. It’s up for sale on Etsy by Pendragon’s Fancy and is printed onto a cotton twill fabric, flat-lined with cotton coutil and lined with the same. The top and bottom binding are done in leather. There’s a standalone site for Pendragon Costumes too which includes a […]
Hot? Make your own Hobbit door ice cream sandwich
I’ve never had an ice cream sandwich. This might be something to do with me living in Scotland where it’s cold and ice cream rarely needs to be portable. However, if I was to have a hybrid of ice cream and biscuit then I can think of no better first bite than a hobbit door […]
Street Star Wars – the Duel!
As found on Imgur. Jedi versus Sith. Light versus Dark.
Your own “Valar Morghulis” coin
“All men must die,” Jaqen H’ghar reminds Arya Stark. He gives her a coin which when used with the phrase “Valar Morghulis” will summon him back from Braavos. Would you want your own Bravoos of death? Your own faceless man summoning token? Your own pathway to the night? Nerdy Treats are selling this great looking […]
World of Warcraft cosplay: Valeera Sanguinar
Valeera Sanguinar from World of Warcraft as cosplayed by Yurai-cosplay and photographed by Hidrico. It strikes me that Valeera is a character you would very much hope liked you.
A look inside The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey board game
This July we’ll see a new The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey board game from Cryptozoic ship to hobby stores. In fact, this may be Amazon’s page for it. Designed by Reiner Knizia the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey game makes use of two boards, a handful of dice, 14 dwarf cards, 18 resource titles, 2 […]
Gameplay preview of inFamous: Second Son for the PS4
inFamous is one of those computer game titles that appeals to tabletop gamers too. The original came out in 2009 and inFamous: Second Son will be the third in the series and will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It’s expected out in the first quarter of 2014. In this edition Sucker Punch has cast Deslin […]
Custom Mister Negative statue
This remarkable custom Mister Negative statue is on sale at ebay with a current bid of just $26. That, of course, will change. Mister Negative is an interesting Marvel supervillain. He’s gone up against the Punisher but is typically a Spider-Man foe. He can switch between normal and negative appearances at will and between his […]









