The Gem Awards are run by Diamond Comic Distributors in the States, working with comic book speciality retailers and recognised across the industry. It’s not just comic book retailers that are in the running – the Gem Awards looks at toy manufacturers and game makers. 2014 Diamond Gem Award Suppliers of the Year 2014 Comic […]
Comic book news and discoveries
Welcome to Geek Native's hub for comic books and graphic novels. This is your portal for news and reviews from big hitters like Marvel and DC, to trailblazing indies such as Oni Press and Boom! We cover everything from the latest superhero sagas to the funniest webcomics, and we also keep an eye on the wider world of fantasy and sci-fi books. Whether you're here for dynamic panel art or a sprawling literary adventure, this is your home for storytelling. Dive in and find your next favourite.
Short film: We Were Not Made For This World
We Were Not Made For This World is a short film by Colin West McDonald that follows a robot trying to cross an alien landscape. The film, simple but powerful, is based on a three-panel comic strip by the respected Paul Hornschemeier. Also called “We Were Not Made For This World” the comic depicts a […]
Reviewed, free to download and a Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman: Cabra Cini
Cabra Cini is an Actuality Press character who has made a number of appearances in anthologies previously and now, for 2015, is getting a series of her own. Dark New Year is a free to download Cabra Cini comic you can download from either Actuality Press or DriveThruComics. Cini is a former hooker who reached […]
Zombies in Space: A review of Containment
Eric Red, the screenwriter (The Hitcher, Near Dark) and author, first had his zombies in space graphic novel published by IDW back in 2005. It’s been out of print for a while but is now coming out of cryosleep and is now available in both paper and digital again. How do you approach a comic […]
Furry fun: Cogs & Claws
I wonder if it’s wrong to think “furry” whenever I encounter an anthropomorphic story? That’s what I did when I started to read Jimmy Pearson’s (author) and Brian Bennett’s (illustrator). There’s nothing quite like tackling your “furry assumptions” than the first couple of panels showing a fish swim into a robotic unit which swiftly becomes […]
Superheroes from comic books to live-action 1930 to 2014 [infographic]
Do you think there’s been a lot of superhero movies and TV shows this year? Dave Columbus took a host of data and transported it all into one mighty infographic. Up to date as of July 2014, the visual shows how individual superheroes moved from comic books to live action. Which has been your favourite […]
At long last – Spider-Woman gets a new costume
Spider-Woman’s not changed her costume in a while and after the drama around the Milo Manara alternative cover which had the wall-crawling superhero in a rather awkward pose it feels like a change is long overdue. As it happens this is an issue discussed in today’s interview with David Reddick. Now USA Today as an […]
50 Free Comic Book Day 2015 titles announced
Saturday the 2nd of May will be the 2015 Free Comic Book Day. Anyone popping into a participating comic book shop. Come April the FCBD store locator will update to show which shops are taking part this time around. This year, Free Comic Book Day gave away 4.7 million comic books and over 1,000,000 people […]
David Reddick on Intelligent Life, Spider-Woman’s butt and Star Trek
I first encountered David Reddick’s Intelligent Life over at Comics Kingdom. There it’s one of my favourite strips, among many other good series, and I’ve actually configured the system to email me updates rather than rely on RSS as I normally do. I’ve gotten to know the characters; Skip, Gwen, Mike and Barry pretty well […]
Godzilla Minus Godzilla: The coolest Kaiju films that don’t feature The Giant “G”!
Joe Badon is a freelance artist who has worked for the likes of Red Moon Comics, Assailant Comics, Rampaging Monster Comics and even University of Mary Washington. His store on Etsy lets you prints geeky prints at gamer-safe prices. Most importantly, right now at least, Joe is running a Kickstarter called Terra Kaiju. [Back this […]
