Many geeks will not be happy with DC’s decision to return to the Watchmen with a prequel. This includes Watchmen creator Alan Moore. However, DC is a business, if they don’t make money then we have no DC at all. Can DC ever hope to follow on from the Watchmen? They’ll try. Here’s a gathering […]
Book news and discoveries
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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.
Graphicly to challenge One Book Shelf? Empower publishers?
Geek Native was lucky enough to interview Graphicly’s CEO Micah Baldwin back in the day In fact, back then Graphicly was known as Graphic.ly and was part of the whole .ly domain doom. Since then Graphicly has faced some fierce competition in the digital comic market from the likes of comiXology, made some acquisitions, introduced […]
Who fights who? The Avengers Vs X-Men match ups
Marvel announced a series of Avengers Vs X-Men titles. There’s a webpage up over at Marvel.com/AvX that’s worth checking out if you’re a fan. I want to know who will fight whom. After all – are they realling going to put Iron Man up against Magneto? It looks like Marvel have been scattering exclusives of […]
Pathfinder RPG becomes a comic book
Paizo Publishing have granted Dynamite Entertainment a license to create and publish a Pathfinder comic book. As Paizo is quick to point out; Pathfinder is now tied with Dungeons & Dragons as the best-selling hobby RPG. It was first published in 2009. Dynamite is a little older, founded in 2004, it now has a range of […]
Cute Game of Thrones house sigils
Does “Cute” and “Game of Thrones” go together? Hmm. Not often. However, the talented Renaud Forestié has created these Game of Thrones house signals that are certainly cute. Forestié, based in Toulouse France, is a creative available for freelance work. House Lannister House Mormont House Stark House Targaryen House Tully House Arryn House Baratheon House […]
Animated comic book covers
Kerry Callen is already well known to the comic book reading geek aficionados. Now, after the wider web caught sight of these four animated comic book covers, he is legend. I like these covers because they don’t just show how animated gifs can be used correctly. They show how a little motion can really enhance […]
Jerry Robinson, creator of the Joker, dies in his sleep
Bob Kane created Batman and hired the at-the-time 17 year old Jerry Robinson to ink the comics. Although it’s not without some controversy, it is now widely accepted that Jerry Robinson created the Joker character. Robinson was born in New Jersey, January the 1st, 1922 and died in his sleep on the 8th of December […]
Batman: Arkham City graphic novel review
This is a well written and beautifully drawn book that fills the gap between the Batman computer games. Paul Dini and Carlos D’Anda have done really well. It’s hard not to be a little frustrated by Arkham City. It is good but its role is to line up the Arkham City computer game. It’s a […]
Anne McCaffrey has died
“Anne McCaffrey dead” is the headline no fantasy loving geek wants to write. Sadly, at the age of 85 Anne McCaffrey, creator of the Dragonriders of Pern, has died. McCaffrey had been responding to fans, just this month, via first with the news. Anne was born in the USA and migrated to Ireland in the […]
DriveThru Fiction launches
OneBookShelf, the company that operates a number of geeky digital marketplaces, yesterday announced the launch of DriveThru Fiction. The new marketplace joins DriveThruComics, RPGNOw and DruveThruRPG as a supplier of electronic goodies for gamers. RPGNow and DriveThruRPG have been a strong channel for new RPG publishers to come to market. It is expected DriveThruFiction will […]
