Anton Arcane first appeared in Swamp Thing volume 1, issue 2 back in 1972. He was a scientist and a sorcerer who was obsessed with immortality. He created monterous undead known as “Un-Men”. As any scientist sorcerer obsessing over living forever in comic books is prone to doing – he had died several times. His […]
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.
A gun wielding, masked Arab-American? Must be the new Green Lantern
The first Green Lantern Alan Scott made headlines by becoming an openly gay male superhero. It looks like the line will continue the fine trend of fair minded thinking as Sector 2814 produces yet another Green Lantern and the rings go to Simon Baz. Yes, Green Lantern rings. Two of them but let’s come back […]
Wonder Woman and Superman to date
Do you think this is a good idea? EW.com has the news that in Justice League #12 Wonder Woman and Superman will “take their relationshop to the next level”. The series got a reboot when DC launched the New 52. This means Superman isn’t married to Lois Lane. Instead, in an attempt to create a […]
Bloodstrike to Hollywood
Rob Liefeld, creator of Deadpool and controversial artist, may have another comic series on the way to Hollywood. It’s reported that Bloodstrike will get a movie. Bloodstrike is a series about a team of dead mercenaries who are brought back to life. The movie will use vampire blood as the means of bringing the team […]
Commentary on Rob Liefeld’s comic art style – or just freaky
Rob Liefeld has become something of a controversial comic book artist. There’s frequent debate on how female superheroes are drawn and that’s a good thing. One of the things to keep in mind while debating how some artists draw female figures is to consider how they draw male figures. Rob Liefeld draws male superheroes with […]
The 2000 AD National Signing Day
When we had the news of 2000 AD coming to the iPad we also mentioned the first ever 2000 AD National Signing Day. The event celebrates 35 years of Thrill-power, in one zarjaz day! In Forbidden Planets and Travelling Man stores across the UK, on 1 September, a host of famous names would be available […]
The Art of Judge Dredd
A 272 paged collection of art from the Judge Dredd comic book series will be available in September. The Art of Judge Dredd has an introduction from Dredd’s co-creator John Wagner. Art from the 2000 AD archive to make the publication includes work from Mick McMahon, Brian Bolland, Greg Staples, Cam Kennedy, Steve Dillon and […]
Dredd and 2000 AD storm the iPad
2000 AD, Judge Dredd’s native comic, was an early adopter on the digital comic scene and publishes, DRM-Free, PDF and CBZ downloads from their online store of the magazine every Friday. This week they’ve stepped up a gear by making the comic available for iPhone and iPads. Matt Smith, the editor of 2000 AD, said; […]
Dinosaurs Vs Aliens motion comic trailer
Dinosaurs Vs Aliens is a comic by Grant Morrison and Mukesh Singh. That’s the same Grant Morrison who writes for Superman, Batman and others. It’s the same Mukesh Singh who’s worked on Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper and who worked with Grant Morrison on 18 Days.
It’s Christmas in July! Geek shopping frenzy!
The OneBookShelf team – known for DriveThru RPG, DriveThru Comics and DriveThru Fiction are having a Christmas sale. Yes. It’s July. Yes. It’s a Christmas sale. It’s a huge sale with hundreds of publishers in. Here are just a few random highlights! RPG: Chaosium and Beyond the Mountains of Madness Beyond the Mountains of […]
