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Continuing the archive of independent Geek Stuff reporting (Archive Page 345).

The Battle of Sokovia rebuilt LEGO brick by brick

August 15, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This impressive LEGO build recreates the huge battle at the end of Avengers Age of Ultron. The MCU Wikia says the final struggle against Ultron was responsible for nearly 200 deaths and over 470 billion dollars in property damage. Look closely and you can see Hulk, Captain America, Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye battle Ultron sentinels […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: avengers: age of ultron, lego, The Avengers

Frank Frazetta’s Escape on Venus sells for $660,000

August 14, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Heritage Auction successfully sold Frank Frazetta’s oil painting for US$660,000. The iconic fantasy painter did the painting as a cover for the novel Escape on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1974. Right now, on Amazon.co.uk you can find the 1984 printing of Escape on Venus with the Frazetta painting for a little as 1p […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Edgar Rice Burroughs, money

Crunchyroll and Rooster Teeth now owned by Warner

August 13, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The company that owns DC Comics has secured control of both Rooster Teeth and Crunchyroll. Honestly, it felt like only a matter of time. Both Rooster Teeth (the people behind RWBY) and Crunchyroll were owned by Otter Media, and Otter Media was a co-venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group. AT&T, last week, bought out […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: Crunchyroll, dc comics, netflix

Refresh your mind! Stunning art by Alessandro Taini

August 13, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Alessandro Taini - Cyberpunk

I love this art. I can’t quite tell you why but I think it would be perfect for Palladium Book’s RIFTS RPG series. Perhaps it’s the whole range of worlds and action-packed energy? You can see a lot more of Taini’s superb and inspirational art over at Talexi Art and his blog. I think you […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Cyberpunk, devil may cry, fantasy, sci-fi

Get paid to talk D&D! The DMs Guild is hiring a full-time Community Manager

August 13, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Want to talk about D&D, full time, and get paid for it? The internet’s largest shop for PDF copies of tabletop RPGs is hiring a ‘DMs Guild Community Manager’. Tempted? Pop over to DriveThruRPG/jobs to find out more. The company is One Book Shelf and they own DriveThruRPG, RPGNow, The Storyteller’s Vault which focuses on […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: dms guild, drivethrurpg, jobs, marketing, onebookshelf

We’ve all had to cope with these 6 types of RPG armour

August 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Another classic truth from Andy Kluthe at Dorkly! This time we’re doing a quick tour of the standard types of armour design, you’ll find in (mostly computer) roleplaying games. You’ve probably done this; whether it’s harvesting dragon bones in Skyrim for a powerful suit of armour or the frustrating discovery that your latest find looks […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: humour

Wizards of the Coast spent over $500,000 on marketing last year; appoints The Martin Agency to spend more

August 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Planeswalker

Wizards of the Coast spent over $500,000 on marketing last year; appoints The Martin Agency to spend more Wizards of the Coast are having a good year. The community liked D&D 5e and Magic: the Gathering is well suited to esports, Twitch and collectables. More than that, a new generation found tabletop roleplaying via programs […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: magic the gathering, marketing, wizards of the coast

The invisible man cosplay

August 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This invisible man cosplay was filmed at Phoenix Comicon by Nerd Cave Live. The original Invisible Man story was written by none other than H. G. Wells back in 1897. It’s the quite the horror story as well as a study of the human condition. The book actually begins with a man dressed in a […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cosplay

This artist will draw your pet as a fantastic Pokemon card

August 11, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Your pet drawn as a Pokemon - Storm

Stephanie Parcus grew up in Brazil, living off cartoons and bananas before moving to Italy where she discovered anime and manga. She’ll turn your pet into a Pokemon card and I think it’s a great gift idea for all those hard to buy for geeky friends. Let’s take a look at some pets majestically represented […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Etsy, pets, pokemon

Stunning Ant-Man and the Wasp mural from Jim Vision

August 8, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The cruel gods of the schedule decided that Ant-Man and the Wasp would make it to the UK long after the movie hit theatres in the States. The plus side to this wait is fresh marketing ideas by the UK promotion team. Cue Jim Vision and End of the Line. This mural can be found […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: ant-man, superheroes

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