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Continuing the archive of independent Books reporting (Archive Page 138).

Chronicles of Doom: Episode 3

May 30, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

 < 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 […]

Filed Under: Comics, PC Tagged With: Brian Michael Bendis, chronicles of doom, Doctor Doom, iron man, marvel, marvel heroes, stop motion

Wizards without Coats: Backpack

May 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour, v shane, wizards without coats

Black Crown: Two billion dollar publisher moves into gaming

May 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Books, PC Tagged With: failbetter games

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness review

May 26, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: J. J. Abrams, Mike Johnson, star trek, star trek into darkness

Chronicles of Doom: Episode 2

May 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Comics, PC Tagged With: chronicles of doom, Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, marvel, motion comic

Wizards without Coats: Props

May 22, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour, v shane, wizards without coats

Superpowers and 6 months to live: Death Sentence

May 22, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This teaser trailer is for a new comic book series from Titan Comics. Called “Death Sentence”, the 6-part issue by Monty Nero and Mike Dowling, is the tail of three outcasts who pick up superpowers from an STD called the G+ virus. Whether that’s a poke at Google’s G+ social network isn’t known. The STD […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: titan comics, trailers

Paizo and Dynamite launch Pathfinder goblins comic book series

May 20, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Following on Jim Zub’s successful Pathfinder comic book series, now also being offered in a collection called Pathfinder: Dark Waters Rising, Paizo have launched a Pathfinder goblins series too. Erik Mona informed fans; “A goblin horde stormed the offices of Paizo, demanding we chronicle their adventures from a goblin point of view,” “With the threats […]

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dynamite Entertainment, Erik Mona, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder

A look inside: Angry Birds – Hatching a Universe

May 20, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Angry Birds can be a strange game at times. Now there’s a book that looks behind the scenes. Called Angry Birds: Hatching a Universe includes concept art, how the game influenced the design of Rovio’s offices and looks at the sequels like Angry Birds Space. Angry Birds: Hatching a Universe has exclusive sneak peaks at […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: angry birds

Chronicles of Doom: Episode 1

May 20, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

   This is the startChronicles of DoomNext video >    To support the forthcoming Marvel Heroes, a free to play MMO from Marvel and Gazillion. Gazillion is David Brevik’s current project, he’s one of the creators of Diablo. The Chronicles of Doom is a four part motion comic series that’s been written by Brian Michael […]

Filed Under: Comics, Online Shows Tagged With: Brian Michael Bendis, chronicles of doom, Doctor Doom, fantastic four, marvel, marvel heroes, motion comic

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