Who would win in a fight? The troubled Edward Scissorhands or Ben Grimm from the Fantasty Four? What’s this you say? We can’t pitch those two together in a bloody duel? Okay; what about making The Thing (aka Mr Grimm) struggle against our gothic Scissorhanded hero in a titanic battle of ‘Scissors, Paper and Stone’? […]
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Firefly: Still Flying – let’s take a closer look
Firefly: Still Flying is a shiny reminder of why Firefly was such a good show. The book itself is a collection of new fiction, art and photos. The collection of authors behind the new fiction is impressive; there’s Ben Edlund (who wrote Fun with Dick and Jane), Janes Espenson (What Holds us Down), Brett Matthews […]
An introduction to Android Karenina
The YouTube trailer is tagged “Seth Grahame-Smith“, but Android Karenina is actually written by Ben H Winters and, oh, Leo Tolstoy. Mr Winters co-authored Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Mr Tolstoy wrote Anna Karenina. Anna Karenina is a tragic love story which covers the fate of Anna Karenina and Count Alexei Vronsky. In Android […]
Hellboy artist does Lord of the Rings (aka Francesco Francavilla rocks)
I’m such a fan of Francesco Francavilla’s work. It’s wrong to describe Francesco as “Hellboy artist” if it gives the impression that’s all he does. Heck. He does so much more. However, Mr Nazgûl here and a certain Mr Witch King just happen to say “Hellboy meets Lord of the Rings” to me. I think […]
Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison (@ekellison)
Erin Kellison’s first book, Shadow Bound, is due out this month (in the States, we assume). If you’ve been running a fiction contest then perhaps look for an entry called “Touch of Twilight” as you might have your hands on a copy of the unpublished manuscript. Erin’s site has four short paragraphs to talk about […]
Flank Hawk teaser and preview
Who would win? A dragon or a panzer? Flank Hawk is a novel by Terry W. Ervin II. Ervin used Photo Story 3 to create a simple trailer for Flank Hawk and it’s worked insofar as blogs (like Geek Native) are taking notice. Ervin’s bio suggests Army of Darkness is one of his favourite films […]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies graphic novel review
I’m going to be honest with you – I’ve not read Pride and Prejudice. Although I’ve read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – I’ve not even read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now I’ve read, and enjoyed, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies the graphic novel and so I’m not that far behind. However, it’s perhaps not […]
Has the Thundercats and Time Spirits author been murdered?
Police have found a served arm in a van registered to Stephen Perry. His housemates have now been arrested in connection with the missing person case and Steven Perry is still missing. Police investigated Perry’s house and found more human remains close to a nearby dumpster. His house had also been ransacked. Times have been […]
Batman Live – the stage show; good idea or not?
Okay, we’ve had the Lion King stage show, with Wicked we’ve had the Wizard of Oz stage show and we’ve even had a Walking With Dinosaurs touring show. With that in mind do you think we’d ever see a “Batman Live” stage show? According to Heat Vision that’s exactly what we’ll see. Nick Grace Management […]
Motion Comic: Iron Man Extremis
A motion comic is a cross between an animation and a comic. It shows simple animations in a panel format. To be cruel; it’s a cheaper way of making an animation. To be kind; it’s a powerful enhancement on the traditional comic format. One to check out – suitable for mature audience only – is […]
