Have you ever encountered the “too many books – too few desk space” problem while running a game? You can’t leave books out on the floor; players might get a peak of what’s to come. In fact, sometimes you may want a book sitting harmlessly on its shelf until it’s needed so players don’t have […]
Book news and discoveries
Welcome to Geek Native's Books section, your portal to the multiverse of the written and illustrated word. From epic fantasy novels to the frontiers of science fiction, we keep you updated with timely book news and insightful reviews to help you discover your next great read.
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.
Gordon’s alive! The Complete Flash Gordon Library
This is a big deal for vintage Flash Gordon fans. Comic strip historian Pete Maresca is on board with Titan Books for The Complete Flash Gordon Library. Titan Books are stepping up to publish, in restored full-colour, every strip from every story. The hardcover series will come out in volumes and I’ve noticed Amazon already […]
Bloodshot review
Bloodshot is a vampire novel from Cherie Priest. Back in July I was able to interview Cherie about Bloodshot. It’s a few weeks later so time to share a reviewers thoughts on her book. I doubt I would have picked Bloodshot up from the shelves simply because it is another vampire novel. Harsh? Perhaps. As […]
Comiket bans sexy cosplay
Comiket, aka the Comic Market, is the world’s largest fair for self-published comic books. It’s held twice a year in Tokyo and has grown from some 600 visitors in 1975 to over half a million. Apparently with concerns about public indecency offences in mind the organisers have banned sexy cosplay. This is somewhat odd as […]
Zombie Stormtroopers: Death Troopers concept art
Star Wars: Death Troopers is a 2009 novel by Joe Schreiber. The plot follows the drama when Purge – an Imperial prison barge – breaks down in a remote part of space. It holds 500 dangerous killers, rebels and thiefs and hope may be in the form of the apparently abandoned Star Destroyer they find […]
Win Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss [competition]
Geek Native has a copy of Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss to give away. The blog also has a brand spanking new Facebook Page to promote. Can you see what I’m going to do here? That’s right. To win this very shiny, hefty and sexy book you need to Like Geek Native […]
The Dark Knight meets the Starry Night: Dark Starry Knight
The Van Sauron picture was pretty popular. Van Gogh and Lord of the Rings makes for a good combo. What about Batman and Van Gogh? Can we return to this famous painting with the Dark Starry Knight? With James Hance‘s impressive geek art – we certainly can. Check it.
The fantastic art of Chris Foss
Chris Foss’ hardback of his SF art became available in July. At the time of blogging Amazon UK has sold out. That’s an impressive book! Aliens is one of the projects that helped earn Foss his reputation. With the combination of the 25th anniversary of Aliens, Sigourney Weaver hinting she rather likes the idea of […]
Batman: Hush Unwrapped Deluxe Edition review with art
At the end of the month a special edition of Batman: Hush becomes available. This is an impressive publication of one of the great Batman stories. Written by Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween) and drawn by Jim Lee in his stunning pencil work, Batman: Hush has to battle with an unknown enemy who seems […]
Holy Terror trailer
Holy Terror is a new line from Frank Miller. This graphic novel was announced back in 2006 and now, in 2011, it’s finally out via Legendary Comics. The original concept for this novel was called “Holy Terror, Batman!” and had the dark knight defending Gotham City from Al-Qaeda. Even Miller summarised the piece as propaganda. […]
