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Archives for September 2012

The Justice League and The Avengers as chambara samurai

September 30, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The word “Chambara” is used to describe a genre of movies in Japan with the focus on sword fighting. They’re very often samurai peroid pieces set somewhere between 1600 and 1868.…

Filed Under: Art, Comics Tagged With: batman, iron man, justice league, Samurai, The Avengers, the hulk, Thor

Worlds Apart RPG launches with 6 books and a free edition

September 30, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Worlds Apart is a fantasy RPG from Expeditious Retreat Press that uses the Traveller mechanics. It was written by Joseph Browning. There are six books in the the launch and these include the Worlds Apart core rules for £7.42 / $12 as well as the Worlds Apart core rules for free.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Expeditious Retreat Press, free to download, Joseph Browning, traveller, Worlds Apart

Gothicmade trailer

September 30, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hana no Utame Gothicmade is a mecha anime following Berin, a song girl, who is responsible for the “hope” of humanity. Gothicmade is being produced, directed and written by Mamoru Nagano who is also responsbile for character and mechanical design.…

Filed Under: Anime, Movies Tagged With: gothicmade, Mamoru Nagano, mecha, trailers

Chocobo cake with edible models

September 30, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How’s that for a cake? It’s the work of Barbarann Garrard (aka Cake Rhapsody). It’s even worth noting that the picture was snapped on an HTC smartphone. This cake looks as good as you see – no camera and lights tricks here.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: chocobos, final fantasy, food

The new Rolemaster opens for public playtest

September 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Iron Crown Enterprises, ICE, are busy rebuilding a game and its fan base. That’s their description for the new effort around Rolemaster. Rolemaster has split into two; Rolemaster Classic and Rolemaster Fantasy Role Play.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Guild Companion Publications, Iron Crown Enterprises, Rolemaster

The Harry Houdini Mysteries: The Floating Lady Murder

September 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You know the floating lady trick. You’ve probably seen it on TV and watched how the stage magician gets his assistant to appear to float in thin air; but generally under a light weight cloth.…

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: daniel stashower, harry houdini, reviews

Doctor Who: The Last Days of the Ponds

September 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Angels Take Manhattan has just aired in the UK and the BBC have made live The Last Days of the Ponds, a 10 minute behind the scenes special, with a focus on Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: amy pond, Arthur Darvill, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan, matt smith, Rory Williams, steven moffat

Doctor Who: The best of Tumblr’s farewell to the Ponds #apondfarewell

September 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

By I am Oswin and I am human. The Angels are yet to take Manhattan and yet Tumblr is awash with goodbye messages for Amy Pond and husband Rory. Many fans are calling the Ponds their favourite companions.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: amy pond, Arthur Darvill, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan, matt smith, Rory Williams, steven moffat, the angels take manhattan, Weeping Angels

Eight Weeping Angels caught on Instagram

September 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Weeping Angel Cherubs By Jonyboy271 Weeping Angel cowers in darkness By Sexy Tardis Evil dolphins and the Weeping Angel By Kyle Wronsky The Triffid and the Weeping Angel By Jill Engel Giant Weeping Angel By Pushie Luv Weeping Angels lining up By Gage Bedrosian Weeping Angel in the house By Anna Meyer Decaying Weeping Angels By Laura…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: doctor who, photographs, Weeping Angels

Doctor Who chess

September 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This rather fantatic chess set, in full Doctor Who glory, was created by the deviant artist EldalinSkywalker. This is actually their second Doctor Who chess set, the first was for the tenth doctor and this one is for the eleventh doctor.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: chess, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Weeping Angels

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