The 40th birthday for Dungeons & Dragons happened this year, the community celebrated it and the hobby basked in some positive press attention. Today is International GM’s Day and it seems a fitting day to look back at the hobby. As it happens, I don’t need to do any research for this at all. Sitting […]
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Lurking in the shadows: The Art of Thief
Thief is a game where you sneak around. Thief is a game of atmosphere and to that extent it makes sense to have an accompanying hardback of art. The problem The Art of Thief faces is what to include? If it goes the “mythos” route that art books sometimes take and explores characters and story […]
Mech marvellous: A review of The Art of Titanfall
Getting Titanfall? It feels as if Microsoft has a lot resting on this game. It’s an Xbox One headliner and is coming out for PC and Xbox 360 too. Call of Duty never appealed to me but Titanfall does. Do giant fighting robots make that much of a difference? Apparently so. Titan Books was probably […]
Listen to the Trickster God: A review of The Gospel of Loki
This is the first Joanne Harris book I’ve ever read – but I know the name. Harris wrote Chocolat which was turned into an Oscar nominated movie which featured Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. The Gospel of Loki is Joanne Harris’ first adult fantasy novel. I don’t often read books like The Gospel of Loki. […]
Help or horror? A review of The Darwin Elevator
The back story for Jason M Hough’s The Darwin Elevator sounds like the background for a tempting sci-fi roleplaying game. That, of course, is a huge compliment from this reviewer. Humanity discovered the alien presence only when they built the space elevator. The colossal construct connects Earth from Darwin in Australia to an abandoned spaceship […]
One to read: Batgirl & Supergirl
Having seen Batgirl and Supergirl pop up in a few comic strips – different blogs; same artist – I had to investigate. The result of the very brief hunt takes me to Mike Maihack’s Cow Shell. Maihack has a number of comic strips in his galleries. Batgirl & Supergirl dates back to Sep 2011 and is […]
Dinosaurs and machine guns: Chronos Commandos – Dawn Patrol review
I wasn’t expecting much from Stuart Jennett’s Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol. The pitch worked for me – time travelling soldiers battle the Nazis in dinosaur infested swamps. What’s to go wrong with that? I could almost hear the editor in charge of commissioning catchy ideas click her fingers and say; “We’ll print it! Full colour!”. […]
She Makes Comics sets high but worthwhile Kickstarter goal
[Back this Campaign] There’s no doubt in my mind that She Makes Comics is a worthy Kickstarter. The quote at the end of the pitch video from producer Karen Green makes that clear. She says; There are a lot of women in this club and there is always room for more. The team are asking […]
From bar fights to RPGs: An interview with Damned author William C. Dietz
William C. Deitz is an American author who’s worked as a surgical technician, PR and marketing Director and in the Navy. Deitz has written Star Wars books, Halo novels including Halo: The Flood and has written the Legion of the Damned sci-fi series. This interview follows Geek Native’s review of the prequel Andromeda’s Fall and […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #7
You wait all year for an Irregular Reconnaissance of comic books and then two come along in the space of the week. Actually, this issue is effectively part two of IR: Comics #6 so there’s no overlap. Let’s talk comic books. What would you recommend? What series needs to be checked out and read by […]
