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Welcome to Geek Native's Books section, your portal to the multiverse of the written and illustrated word. From epic fantasy novels to the frontiers of science fiction, we keep you updated with timely book news and insightful reviews to help you discover your next great read.

Our definition of 'books' proudly includes the vibrant world of comic books. This is your essential hub for the latest comic news, in-depth graphic novel reviews, and our curated selection of reshared comic strips that catch our eye. Whether you prefer sprawling literary sagas or the dynamic panels of sequential art, this is a comprehensive celebration of storytelling for the modern geek. Dive in and find your next adventure.

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Books Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Books reporting (Archive Page 120).

Dragon Ball’s Android 17 and 18 are called Lapis and Lazuli

May 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Android 17 and Android 18 have had key roles in the Dragon Ball saga over the years. It looks like there’s a little more to their story to discover. At the start of the month Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama was featured in a Q&A session in Saikyo Jump. There’s new material in volumes 4-6 […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Akira Toriyama, dragon ball

Marvel’s big numbers

May 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A fun and fact filled tour through Marvel in less than two minutes. How many characters are their in the Marvel universe? Which character hit comic book #500 first? Then there’s that story of 18 hidden sex references in X-Men.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: marvel, stan lee

Midnight Crossroad: True Blood’s creator Charlaine Harris discusses the supernatural

May 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Charlaine Harris is the best-selling author who created the Aurora Teagarden series, the Lily Bard (Shakespeare) series and the Sookie Stackhouse series. The latter of which is also known as the Southern Vampire series or as True Blood by fans of the HBO series. As part of a blog tour Geek Native had the chance […]

Filed Under: Books, Interviews

Melanie Rawn fans ahoy! Get Thornlost

May 6, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

Following on from Glass Thorns and Elsewhens, both part of the Glass Thorns series, is Thornlost. Our magical playwright Cade, his glister Mieka, fettler Rafe and always popular masker Jeska are working their unique influence on the highest ranks of society and power. Geek Native has three copies of Thornlost to give away. To win […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: competitions, Melanie Rawn

The geek streets: A review of The Secret Service – Kingsman

May 4, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This post is a mixture. There’s a review, an audio interview with artist and illustrator Dave Gibbons and a video tour of the softback graphic novel. I opened The Secret Service: Kingsman with some trepidation. This is my usual reaction to a Mark Millar piece as I know I may be secrets away from reading […]

Filed Under: Comics, Interviews Tagged With: Dave Gibbons, kingsman, Mark Millar, Matthew Vaughn, reviews

Free Comic Book Day: Zombie Tramp and Ehmm Theory

May 2, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Action Lab are supporting Free Comic Book Day on the 3rd. You can check out some of their current titles on DriveThru Comics or you can make it into a participating stores then keep an eye out for some new titles. One of the “Silver level” book bundles Action Lab will release, via their Danger […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: action lab, free comic book day, zombies

Free to Download: Almighties Origins for Free Comic Book Day

May 2, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

May the 3rd is Free Comic Book Day. It’s a chance to pop into your local store and show some support. If you’re stuck online then there are Free Comic Book Day downloads to watch out for as publishers use the day wisely. One such publisher is London’s Actuality Press. You can currently download Almighties […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: free comic book day, free to download

Free to Download: Valiant Universe RPG Quick Start

May 1, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve been charting my progress through Valiant Comics’ super group “Unity” in my Irregular Reconnnaissance Comics column. It was billed as a way to get into the Universe as the Unity team took on the mighty X-O Manowar. Did that work?  I’ve struggled at times but I’m still reading it and, in fact, the latest […]

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bloodshot, Catalyst Game Labs, free comic book day, free to download, shadowman, unity, valiant

Gently killing the Star Wars Expanded Universe

April 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At a glance this video is a lovefest for the old Star Wars Expanded Universe (the EU). We’ve the new Star Wars team raving about how much they’ve enjoyed it. Read between the lines, though. This video is gently letting us know that the EU is there to fuel and inspire the next set of […]

Filed Under: Comics, Movies Tagged With: darth vader, Jedi, sith, star wars

60 year old book Leia battles screen Princess Leia

April 19, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the start of March we discovered that Suvudu would run another Cage Match of science and fantasy. On one side we had book versions of characters and on the other screen versions of characters. They would fight until the last one was standing. Each fight was imagined by an author and decided by a […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Minecraft, princess leia, star wars

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