Joyland is a fantastic story. This is a compelling and yet oddly gentle tale of a young man experiencing the ache of heartbreak and the curve-balls life can throw at you. As it happens, Joyland is written by that master suspense Stephen King. So when there’s the mention that the Horror House in the Joyland […]
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Chronicles of Doom: Episode 4
< Previous videoChronicles of DoomLast video Chronicles of Doom was billed as a four part motion comic. Written by Brian Michael Bendis the story of Doctor Doom hunting for power is designed to foreshadow the world of the Marvel Heroes computer game. Give this latest episode a watch. Is it the last? Has there […]
Stephen King’s Joyland online carnival tour
Master author Stephen King has a new book. Joyland is a breathtaking tale of love – and loss – set in an amusement park in 70s North Carolina. To mark the launch, Titan Books and Hard Case Crime have organised a touring, prize winning, show across a number of blogs. It’s an online carnival and […]
A Taste of Blood Wine review
I had a chance to interview A Taste of Blood Wine’s author Freda Warrington before I read the book. In my research for that interview I found many reviews that raved about it; best vampire story ever was a common claim and best story ever was not uncommon either. I asked Freda about the expectations […]
Chronicles of Doom: Episode 3
< Previous videoChronicles of DoomNext video > Doctor Doom extends his snooping towards Iron Man. Does Tony Stark know anything that will aid the mad mystic in his quest for power? The Chronicles of Doom are a motion comic series written by Brian Michael Bendis to foreshadow Marvel Heroes. There are some hints at […]
Wizards without Coats: Backpack
In-game ads for tabletop adventures? Someone will invent them. Surely, sadly! < PreviousWizards without Coats Next > We interrupt your cartoon for this brief special announcement – Now with the new “Space Saver Backpack”, you can store 500, 1000, 10000 gold coins! We interrupt your weekly episode of Wizards without Coats to bring […]
Black Crown: Two billion dollar publisher moves into gaming
Random House describe Black Crown as their first move into gaming. It is a move that reflects the publisher recognising digital trends and looking for new platforms to share stories on. According to Wikipedia, Random House had revenues last year of €2.142 billion. That’s about US $2.7 billion and it means a significant new publisher […]
Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness review
You can preview Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness here in an earlier post on Geek Native. Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness was overseen by the Star Trek movie writer Roberto Orci, was written by Mike Johnson and illustrated by David Messina. It began life as a four part comic book series in the run up […]
Chronicles of Doom: Episode 2
The first episode in this four part motion comic series from Marvel can be found here. < Previous videoChronicles of DoomNext video > In this episode we see Doctor Doom trying to talk to Dormammu. Dormammu is a demon we normally see in battle against Doctor Strange but the entity has allied with Loki […]
Wizards without Coats: Props
Hey, there’s no shame in improv props! < PreviousWizards without Coats Next > Gah! I hate it when he runs out of props for the game! Our weekly Wizards without Coats series from V Shane continues with this sombre story of the horrors PCs face when the GM runs out of props. Has this […]
