Yes, but what happens next? This review of Extinction Parade is of the first graphic novel which collects the first five issues of Max Brooks’ (World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide) and Raulo Caceres’ (Crossed) series. Zombies are stupid. They’re slow. They can’t even see vampires. No wonder the lords of the night […]
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.
Superhero Week: Mike Mahle’s Justice League Series
Mike Mahle draws superheroes and sirens with bold colours and brave lines. It’s a style I adore and so encourage you to stalk his Facebook and admire his Deviant Art. The images below are part of his Justice League series. He manages to make them look far more interesting than some of the official covers […]
Superhero Week: If Batman had been in Watchmen
The Dark Knight up against Alan Moore’s “smartest man on the planet”? Not really… This strip is the work of Axel Medellin and drawn for his Comics Should Be Good’s The Line It Is Drawn challenge. The challenge for this week was to send a comic book character back in time and change a key […]
Superhero Week: Every Spider-Man ever in the Spider-verse
Every Spider-Man ever. In their own words Marvel say; Every Spider-Man ever will be taking a swing in the spotlight this fall as part of Spider-Verse, and who better to provide an early look at the united webslingers than Skottie Young? Two special variant covers are expected. The first is Superior Spider-Man #32, due August […]
David Peterson’s Muppet fairy tales
David Peterson is the artist behind the highly acclaimed Mouse Guard comic book series and Mouse Guard RPG. An old Buzzfeed post from 2012 also show he has a far wider talent for the whimsical and is capable of some clever mashups. I think Miss Piggy makes an excellent Maleficent. My favourite might well be […]
Competition: Looking for Group, Volume 1
Fan of Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza’s Looking For Group comic series? The web comic follows dastardly Richard and the heroic Cale’Anon as they explore the world, doing good (or bad; in Richard’s case) and building a group. The site launched in 2006 and has grown hugely since then with legions of fans. I’ve a […]
Die with superpowers: A review of Death Sentence
Imagine being told that you’re rapidly developing superpowers but that the process will kill you in about six months. How would you live? That’s the premise to Monty Nero and Mike Dowling’s Death Sentence. In Nero’s world the G+ Virus (nothing to do with Google Plus) is a fact of life. It’s a sexually transmitted […]
The Halloween ComicFest returns
For the third year Diamond Comic Distributors have backed Halloween ComicFest (HCF). It’ll run on October 25th and provide free Halloween and horror themed comics. This year there will be 19 titles to pick from; suitable for kids and adults. There will be 7 min-comics and 12 full comics with this year’s line up expected to […]
2000 AD gives new artist a strip thanks to Thought Bubble
Thought Bubble is an annual convention in Leeds, UK. The convention holds a portfolio competition which offers artists the grand prize of working with 2000 AD. This year the new artist getting a strip in this iconic comic book is Tom Foster. Foster earned the right to draw for 2000 AD after impressing the judging […]
DriveThru Comics in the 10th birthday special
This week Geek Native reported on nearly $300 of RPG savings for just a $20 spend on DriveThru RPG. What’s going on? The site has turned 10 and is marking the occassion with a big sale. DriveThru Comics is a much younger site but it’s own sales page admits the following; DriveThruRPG is turning 10 […]
