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Continuing the archive of independent Books reporting (Archive Page 146).

Dungeons & Dragons Cutter

February 13, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

IDW Publishing have announced a new D&D miniseries. Dungeons & Dragons Cutter is a comic book series expected in shops this April. The five issue series is written by R.A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore. David Baldeon contributes the art and Steve Ellis the covers. The series follows a family divided and at odds while the […]

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Drizzt, Dungeons & Dragons, IDW publishing, R.A. Salvatore

Review: Identity Thief from Fanboy Comics

February 12, 2013 by Paul Leave a Comment

‘Identity Thief’is the second graphic novel from Fanboy Comics, written by co-founder Bryant Dillon with art by Meaghan O’Keefe. It follows Craig, a man who has moved across the US to be with his long-distance girlfriend, Daphne and escape certain “troubles” back home. Unfortunately their new apartment has an existing, inhuman tenant. The book itself […]

Filed Under: Books, Comics Tagged With: Fanboy comics, horror, reviews

A review of Girl Genius: Agatha H and the Airship City

February 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The mad science of Fringe meets steampunk. Fringe at its most zany meets a pre-Victorian Europe with steampunk inspired tendencies, at least. The promise of Agatha H and the Airship City was strong from the outset. However, the geek heritage of Girl Genius is richer than just a clever idea. Girl Genius is already a […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Girl Genius, Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, reviews

A killer Dead Space Competition!

February 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 8 Comments

Lots of Dead Space prizes to be one for one lucky geek native. Dead Space: Liberation is a brand new graphic novel that acts as a prequel to the events in Dead Space 3. Award-winning artist Christopher Shy and writer Ian Edginton team up for this fast-paced adventure on the planet Uxor. Titan Books are […]

Filed Under: Books, Comics Tagged With: competitions, dead space, Titan Books, zombies

Wizards without Coats: Weatherman

February 6, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When was the last time your brave hero packed an umbrella?

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

A look inside… The Art of Dead Space

February 1, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dead Space 3 is on the way. We’ve got the trailers set on the icy planet, gamers seem to accept that that’s not space but that it still looks like Dead Space. The art of Dead Space is compelling. The visuals are a strong part of the game. Fans can now buy Martin Robinson’s The […]

Filed Under: Art, Books Tagged With: dead space, horror, sci-fi, Titan Books

Exclusive extract: The Aylesford Skull

January 31, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This has been a bit of a week for steampunk fans. Geek Native has been part of a swashbuckling blog tour. It began with a review of The Alyesford Skull, the first full-length steampunk novel by one of the founding fathers of steampunk James P Blaylock, it continued with news of competition to win signed […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: extract, James P. Blaylock, steampunk

Wizards without Coats: Sub

January 30, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How many hit dice do blue meanies have?

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

The Aylesford Skull review

January 28, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

James P. Blaylock is one of the founding fathers of steampunk and The Aylesford Skull is his first full-length steampunk novel in twenty years. Lots of reasons to be excited and do note the competition mentioned at the end of this review. I hadn’t read any of Blaylock or his Professor Langdon St. Ives character […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: James P. Blaylock, reviews

Marvel’s phase 3: Ant-Man and Doctor Strange

January 26, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Josh Wigler of MTV News has an important interview with Kevin Feige, President of Production at Marvel Studios that touches on Phase 3. Just to re-cap, the series of films that include Iron Man 1, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor and The Avengers have become known as Phase 1. Marvel are […]

Filed Under: Comics, Movies Tagged With: ant-man, Doctor Strange, Edgar Wright, marvel

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