Set in 2137, that’s 15 years after Alien, the first-person survival horror Alien: Isolation is kind of a big deal. This is one of those games that begin to merge with the movie experience. The BBC featured it and the team’s approach to the creativity on the project. The interview included a chat with Sigourney […]
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SAGA’s cover transformed into stained glass
Everyone tells me I should read SAGA. The epic sci-fi comic is written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrted by Fiona Staples. I’ve stumbled across this project by Ravings Side that transforms the cover into an actual stained glass window. Isn’t it impressive? I think I prefer it without the light behind it. There’s more […]
Surprising facts about Wolverine’s costume [infographic]
It turns out that the iconic yellow and blue is not the costume which had the single longest run when it comes to Wolverine. However, he’s worn yellow and blue more often than any other colour. He’s also been without a nose. Need to know? This is a costume catch up infographic via Halloween Costumes.com.
Be an educated geek: Storm review
It’s been out for years but until recently I hadn’t heard of Tim Minchin’s Storm. How come? I’ve seen Minchin on telly. Why do I think this is so bad? I’ll let the free YouTube version of this spoken-song/poem speak for me in a bit. But first; a quick introduction to Tim Minchin as it […]
Competition: Win The Lost Stars – Imperfect Sword
Calling all Jack Campbell fans! Are you reading your way through The Lost Stars series? This sci-fi series is popular because it is very good. This week saw the release of book three – The Lost Stars – Imperfect Sword from Titan Books in the UK. The story picks up after the successful coup and […]
Naruto Manga to finish in just five weeks
This year’s 50th issue of Shonen Jump on November 10th will contain the last ever Naruto. The series follows a boy who contains the spirit of the dangerous nine-tailed fox as he becomes a ninja, goes to war and tries to win his friends back. The end of the long-running and popular story was foreshadowed […]
Chaos is awesome: A review of Elric – The Ruby Throne
“Slender but impressive” – two words which could be used to describe the skull-white, 1000 year old, lord of Melniboné or the latest hardback from Titan Comics. The Ruby Throne is the first in a new comic adaption of the books by Michael Moorcock. I’ve not read any of the Elric of Melniboné books but […]
Underwear and explosions: The Power of Tank Girl review
There’s lots of Tank Girl in this omnibus. We’ve three different stories in a single collection thanks to Alan C Martin, Ashley Wood and Rufus Dayglo. The stories themselves, if you’re a Collector and need to know, are The Gifting, Visions of Booga and The Royal Escape. You might think you always know what you’re […]
A bleep from the past: Commodore 64 Book – A Visual Commpendium
Did you have a C64? The Commodore (two ms – hence two ms in ‘commpendium’) was one of those early consoles that had a lifelong impact. I talk to gamer geeks who love to reminisce about favourite games they played on it. There’s good news for fans and good news for friends of fans looking […]
Genre-hopping drama: A review of Ecko Burning
Ecko Burning is the sequel to Ecko Rising. I enjoyed Rising even though I had to wrestle with it. I wrestled less with Burning and enjoyed it more. Our anti-hero is a full tech cyberpunk creation called Ecko. A mission goes wrong, he falls off a roof and wakes up in a fantasy world. There […]
