The mad scientist in question is Rob Flickenger. Dangerous Rob had help from Hazard Factory and Hackerbot Labs to make this gun – and it’s a real gun. Sure, it may look clunky and something out of a comic (actually, it’s out of The Five Fits of Science) but this device can shock at 20,000 […]
Archives for October 2012
Official Settlers of Catan gameboard on Kickstarter
This is an official gameboard because it has the backing of Mayfair Games. The idea, design and work is being pushed by Bill Trammel, a fan with the skill sets to making the gaming board happen. This Kickstarter has made the mainstream headlines – I read about it first on TechCrunch. Needless to say; goals […]
Syfy’s first Defiance trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkpyeDks-m0 Let’s hope SyFy execs thought they needed something to fill the gap BSG left behind the schedule. Finally. Not only is Defiance an interesting program from a TV point of view – bleak(ish) sci-fi, aliens on Earth, refugees – there is an even bigger catch with this show. While Defiance is a TV show […]
Introducing Superman’s new creative team
Grant Morrison won’t be doing Superman any more. He’s the writer who took the new look Superman, jeans, t-shirts and boots, from the New 52 and made progress from there. Needless to say fans, many of whom liked the approach, were worried when he said issue #16 would be the last. Last week, on their […]
Popcorn Horror’s push for fan financing and rewards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaFctNaizdU [Support this Campaign] This is an interesting Indiegogo pitch from Popcorn Horror. It’s interesting because, like Indiegogo, it is also a pitch for an alternative form of financing. However, what Popcorn Horror are suggesting is a way to make money from content once the film has been made. There are few ways beyond YouTube […]
Disney sci-fi mashup
Imagine some of your favourite Disney characters if they were given key roles in popular sci-fi films. The old guy from Up? He’d make an excellent Obi-Wan. Mike from Monsters would be a ready-green Yoda. As it happens Amy Mebberson takes this concept and makes it work well. You’re bound to see a favourite in […]
Disney Princesses as Doctor Who
Princesses mashup posts are, for some reason, very popular on Geek Native. Step forward Amy Mebberson who has taken the core idea of the Disney Princess and gone one step forward by picking Doctor Who for the mashup. Jasmine as Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor is pretty cool – expect a surge in Seventh Doctor interest […]
Heroes United trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-FmBJpycIQ This is a quirky combination but it’ll probably work: Hulk and Iron Man. The two team up in Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United. It’s an original animated movie from Marvel due out in April 2013. Hulk and Iron Man go head to head against Zzzax, Abomination, Wendigos and others after HYDRA scientists […]
Watch the Gloam
This is a short film by David Elwell and Gareth Hughes. It follows the gloam. This is a short adventure of a solitary creature, roaming through the woods when it encounters something that catches its curiosity. Presented here as fantastic inspiration for GMs in the run-up to Halloween. Ready to watch something else? Click this […]
Star Wars figures: Dead Ewok
Long time readers of Geek Native might well remember the charred Uncle Owen Star Wars figure. That particular bit of grim humour, I think, came from Think Geek. Not sure who came up with the Dead Ewok figure but it’s trying for the same goal.
