Keith Giffen, who writes Masters of the Universe, will also pen a DC Universe crossover. In an interview with Buzzfeed he acknowledges some of the typical problems with crossovers. That seems to be the rule for team-ups; fight, talk, team up. I’m not saying there won’t be conflict between the MOTU and the DCU characters, […]
Archives for May 2013
Browse the Geek Native archives from May 2013. This collection covers topics in Comics, Movies, and Tabletop & RPGs.
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D&D film already in license hell
On Wednesday we had news that Warner Bros had the rights and script for a D&D film and by Friday it had hit problems. Here’s a problem: Hasbro weren’t involved and maintain they own all the D&D licensing rights. Make sense, right? The counter argument, the one used by Warners, is that Courtney Solomon, who […]
Official Ghost in the Shell: Arise trailer
The Arise story is set in 2027, a year after the fourth non-nuclear world war. First a self-propelled mine explodes in the city and then a military member suspected of taking bribes in an arms-dealing scandal is shot dead. Daisuke Aramaki investigates, encountering the hacking guru and cyborg Motoko Kusanagi. Batou suspects Kusanagi is behind […]
Ellen McLain, the voice of GLaDOS, needs your help
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/syntheticph/wish-it-inc-a-comedy-fantasy-web-series/ [Back this Campaign] Have you ever seen Ellen McLain? She’s the voice of GLaDOS. Geek Native once found a video of the trained opera singer on stage but it was pulled. Maybe someone’s unearthed another. However, if you want to see the famous McLain and listen to her voice you can. In fact, you […]
Hobbit Hole cake
You would think it would be quite hard to bake a hole. However, Pink Cake Box have done that and gone one further. They’ve baked a Hobbit Hole and made a fantastic looking cake. Middle Earth baking is a thing. Have you seen this Smaug versus Bard cake already?
Doctor Who: Cospets! Lovely little dog cosplays as K-9
Jordan Mansfield took pictures of some of the cosplaying dogs at Sci-Fi London and discovered this fantasticly cute K-9 tribute. Doctor Who cosplay, with fur. Via Charlie Jane Anders at io9 / photos by Jordan Mansfield at Getty Images.
Zombie outbreak propaganda posters
What would the government do in case of zombie outbreak? There would be a military response of course but if the outbreak was long and slow enough then there would also be a communications plan. The government would need to try and tell the population what to think. It might even need to raise funds. […]
Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver videos and pictures
Tonight’s Doctor Who is Nightmare in Silver and the penultimate episode in series 7. The episode was written by the ever-popular Neil Gaiman. The British Next Time trailer The American Next Time trailer Pictures via Blogtor Who.
How to promote your RPG blog in Google+ communities
Google+ is popular among gamers; console, PC and tabletop. In particular there is a healthy amount of tabletop RPG communities with everything from general RPG interest to specialist ones. Looking for RPG communities to join on Google+? This post for International TableTop Day recommended 10 different ones. A community that Geek Native recommends and co-moderates […]
Blogfest: In honour of Ray Harryhausen
Sadly, this week the special effects titan Ray Harryhausen died. At the suggestion of R.J. Thompson over at Gamers and Grognards, to honour the legend, Geek Native will be taking part in a “blogfest” dedicated to the man. The animated gif at the top of this post shows the amazing work he pioneered. It was […]
