Dark Souls is a new comic book range to accompany the computer game title of the same name. Written by George Mann (Doctor Who) the series explore the primordial forces that govern time, visits the bonfires that flicker in the darkness and watches the undead that walk the earth. This sneak peak is from issue […]
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Titan Comics announces Sherlock Manga series
Titan Comics have announced an English language version of the Sherlock: A Study in Pink manga series will be available in the US and UK in June. The manga is based on the BBC smash-hit starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson. Cumberbatch will be back on the big screen […]
So Adorably Savage: Baby Bestiary Volume 2
The original Baby Bestiary, marshalled and creatively directed by Andreas Walters, not only provided me with inspiration, it also looked fantastic. I originally pledged for his 2015 Baby Bestiary calendar, but the full Baby Bestiary would have looked so good on my coffee table. I missed out then, but now Andreas has returned with Baby […]
All or Nothing: A review of Ecko Endgame
Ecko Endgame is the final of the three Ecko novels from Danie Ware. Geek Native’s previously looked at the first book Ecko Rising and the second Ecko Burning and now, in the third, we discover whether our cyberpunk assassin is mad, trapped in the Matrix, fallen through a dimensional rift or caught in some hypotonic […]
Exclusive: Vessels design sketch – Dark Souls meets Inception
Vessels is the latest comic book project from Dave Cook. Cook’s already proven he can deliver by Kickstarting the post-apocalyptic Bust but now he’s promising a Dark Souls meets Inception inspired fantasy. You can find details of the new project on the Kickstarter campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bust/vessels-issue-1 [Back this Campaign] Geek Native has an exclusive copy […]
Jay Gunn’s Surface Tension gets ready to break
Jay Gunn’s Surface Tension was picked as one of the best mini-series in 2015 by Comic Book Resources. Now Titan Comics has picked up the creator-owned collection and it’s easy to see why the title caused a stir. The 192-paged softcover will be on sale from February 10th. That’s a date where 99% of humanity […]
An unholy epic for your eyes: A review of Elric of Melnibone
Geek Native’s looked at the new releases of Elric of Melnibone and liked them. The Michael Moorcock Library Vol.1 – Elric of Melnibone is different insofar as it brings together the original 1980 comic adaptation into a hardback. The story is the same. At least, that’s the theory. In reality, this Elric of Melnibone feels […]
Competition: The Dime Museum Murders
Imagine a young Harry Houdini struggling to make ends meet, finding the world of entertainment to be cruel and challenging when detectives come calling with a strange request. The year in 1897 and there’s been a murder in New York City. Houdini, never one to back away from the challenge, steps forwards and begins to […]
Titan Comics launch new Vikings series based on TV show
The politics, sword-swinging combat and drama from the TV show Vikings will continue in a new series announced by Titan Comics today. Set within the third season of the show, the Vikings comic books will follow Ragnar Lothbrok and his band of Northmen on a saga worthy series of adventure. The books are written by […]
Say goodbye to your sanity: A review of FutureQuake 28
A friend tipped me off to FutureQuake, providing a copy for me to look at and muttering about 2000 AD. I was happy enough to take a look. I’ve no shortage of comic books to read but I always try and make time for recommendations. I was surprised at Future Quake. It was much better […]
