The very first episode of new Doctor Who featured some old villains known as the Autons. The episode is called “Rose” and the Autons appear as show window dummies, who attack Rose. The next day Rose is reported missing (as she’s run off with the Doctor). In the fourth episode of the first series, Aliens […]
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Andrew Girdwood Articles
Continuing the Andrew Girdwood archive (Page 1627). This section features historical reporting and reviews.
Alternative Star Wars posters: Hoth and Dagobah
These two alternative Star Wars posters are the creation of Dirty Great Pixels. Like what you see? Good news; both are for sale via etsy along with a range of other alternative movie and gaming posters.
James P Blaylock’s Homunculus review
I came to James P Blaylock’s steampunk books via his most recent novel The Aylesford Skull. I enjoyed the book and decided to read through some of his previous books starting with Homonculus. What a surprise. This feels like a very different book. The first few pages almost feel as if a different author was […]
The Throne of Nerds
Inspired by a Game of Thrones, Mike DeWolfe has created the Throne of Nerds. Just as the Iron Thorne was made from melted swords these nerdy throne was created from melted keyboards lashed and stuck together. There are some nice touches – most the ESC keys have been scorched off to symobilise how impossible escape […]
Avery & Pete Superseeds
Superseeds is a superhero movie with a few twists. The first twist is that it comes from a $17.5K Kickstarter, so it’s a crowdfunded venture rather than a Holywood production. The second twist? This is the story of an unlikely bunch of heroes and weed. A pair of roommates, Avery and Pete, don’t seem to […]
Birthday present idea for the GM who already has all the books
[Back this Campaign] Hopefully I’m not alone in that I tend to view Kickstarter projects with an eye for whether I’d like the final product or not. When I back a game I do so because I think I might want to play it. I just backed these Fudge dice because I needed some. When […]
Space Pirate Captain Harlock poster
Captain Harlock, created by the manage arist Leiji Matsumoto, has appeared in a few shows. They include Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Arcadia of my Youth, Harlock Saga, Gun Frontier (in which he was the sidekick!) and Endless Oydssey. The new movie has been in production for a few years anad the trailer first aired at […]
Clone Rebellion: Rogue Clone review
Rogue follows on from Clone Rebellion: Republic. The set up involves a controlling republic that bullies the spiralling arms of the intergalactic human colonies through the twin hammers of politics and a large and mainly clone army. Our hero is Wayson Harris who has risen up through the ranks from being a just graduated marine […]
Life in our solar system according to 1930s science
These are images from the Fantastic Adventures magazine which ran from 1939 to 1953. It was published by Ziff Davis, the company which now owns IGN, UGO, 1UP and Geek.com. These features speculate what life on other planets and large moons might be like based on the knowledge of scientists at the time. Via Imgur.
The mad Oculus Deus
If you’re in the market for a customised Madl Art Toy then why not pop over to Subversive Constructs on Etsy. You can pick up this one of a kind Oculus Deus (Eye of God) model. It’s 5 inches high and has an articulated head. Sanity not protected after purchase.
