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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 1703).

Steampunk Iron Man can be yours; working arc reactor

December 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How’s that for a design? This fantastic picture is actually a t-shirt design from Chasing Artwork. You can buy it for $30 from their Big Cartel shop and there’s an added extra. It comes with a fully functional arc reactor; a small, battery powered, LED light on a string. The arc reactor is designed to […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, iron man, steampunk, t-shirts

Shadows of Esteren review: Fantasy done darkly

December 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Shadows of Esteren first appeared on my radar when it smashed its Kickstarter campaign to get translated into English. I scratch my head because I do not believe I backed the campaign but even at this stage the game oozed quality. Let’s face it; grim fantasy games are hard to do well. Even at the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cthulhu, horror, reviews, rpgs, Shadows of Esteren, studio agate

Famous Last Words: Actually, chainsaws…

December 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

 < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    “Actually chainsaws make fairly clumsy weapons.” Cast your eye over the other Famous Last Words Friday pieces but know that this one is special. This Famous Last Words goes live on the day some worry might be the end of the world thanks to the Mayan calendar […]

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, v shane, weapons

Iconic geek characters given Game of Thrones banners

December 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ve seen plenty of Game of Thrones banners, even cute ones, so it little surprise the style has been exported to some of our other favourite geeky characters. These are the creation of Miguel Lokia from Brazil.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: batman, Captain America, game of thrones, lara croft, spider-man, star wars, Superman, the hulk

Paizo announce Mystery Monsters Revisited for Pathfinder

December 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mystery Monsters Revisited (~$19.99) is a campaign setting for Pathfinder. The book looks at the myths behind legendary creatures featuring beasts like the chupacabra, sasquatch and the mountain-dwelling yeti, mothman and Sandpoint Devil. Each monster comes with a summary of its own misdeeds, evidence the creature tends to leave behind and a stat block for […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: monsters, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder

Origami pop-up adventure books

December 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These pieces of impressive art come from Jodi Harvey-Brown. Her Facebook describes the talented artist as someone in their 20s and who lives in the middle of nowhere. Book crafting seems to be a side project for Jodi and goes under then name of Wet Canvas Art.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: dragons, harry potter, Millennium Falcon, star wars

Wall-E Solo

December 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Isn’t this perfect? Wall-E Solo trapped in Carbonite being rescued by Princess EVE. The talented artist behind this masterful mashup is James Silvani. Well worth following.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: mashup, star wars, Wall-e

Super Mario Chain Chomp earrings

December 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Living up to their name, Simply Encharming at etsy have these geeky Super Mario earrings for sale. We’ve the fierce Chomp Chain turned into a rather cute fashion accessory. It comes with a cuff that can be attached to your uppear ear (no piercing needed). What do you think?

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: jewellery, mario, nintendo

Doraleous and Associates

December 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Doraleous and Associates is an animated YouTube series spoofing the adventures of a band of heroes. In many ways this is a gaming group that you’ll already be familiar with. The first episode is careful with its animation but I think the cleverness of the plot comes through. The series continues, watch it here and […]

Filed Under: Online Shows, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour

Le Hobbit poster

December 19, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I like this as an alternative post for The Hobbit. It manages to show the journey, the shadows and fear that the group felt while still letting the wonder shine through. Oh, and it shows Sting. The artist is JB Roux, via Geek Art Gallery.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: the hobbit

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