The bad news is that Microsoft has cancelled their plans to release Fable Legends. Worse than that the whole studio, Lionhead, is to close and jobs are at risk. It’s not too late for you to have a piece of Fable Legends, though. Last year Titan Books and author Jim C Hines teamed up to […]
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Pathfinder launches Humble Comics Bundle
There’s more than 30 digital comics, 20 battle maps and 2 exclusive maps in the new Humble Comics Bundle from Pazio’s Pathfinder and Dynamite. That’s about $100 worth of content which you get by paying whatever you want. At the time of writing nearly 8,500 copies have been sold. Tempted? You’ll have to be quick […]
The ABCs of RPGs gears up to please gaming families
Looking for a way to gently introduce the wonderful RPG hobby to your kids while also, of course, giving their reading skills a careful boost. That’s the goal of the ABCs of RPGs which has now funded on Kickstarter with, at the time of writing, two weeks on the clock. You can check for updates […]
For your magic library: A review of Harry Potter – The Character Vault
There’s no doubt that Harry Potter – The Character Vault is a companion book that Harry Potter fans will treasure. Produced by Titan Books the Character Vault benefits from the publisher’s long experience in making collectible hardback accessories for movies, TV shows and games. The goal each time is to re-create the familiar, in this […]
Preview of Dark Souls #1
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 […]
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 […]
