High School DxD began life as a Japanese light novel in 2008 and made it as a TV series by 2012. Issei Hyodo is a male student at Kuoh Academy, an academy that only recently turned co-ed. He’s a letch and a perv in way that anime presents as totally acceptable. He’s soon caught in […]
Archives for June 2014
Discover what was posted on the blog during June 2014. This collection covers topics in Anime, Geek Stuff, and Comics.
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Is this the world’s best Toothless the Dragon cake?
This cake from Fernanda Abarca Cakes is simply superb. It’s huge. It’s also very clearly the entirely cute Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon. The client? DreamWorks Animation who have How to Train Your Dragon 2 to promote. But wait, there’s more! There’s also these kawaii Toothless cupcakes.
Nameless World mixes electro rock and Zombillenium monsters
Here’s a good idea. To promote the graphic novel Zombillenium: Gretchen the talented Arthur de Pins created the music video Nameless World. I’m allowed to be jealous anyone who can write and draw their own graphic novel about an amusement park run by monsters and who can then put together an animated music video to […]
Help kickstart RPG dice for the visually impaired
This is a really good idea. Braille dice that come in all the varieties gamers use. No wonder this humble Kickstarter is smashing targets. [Back the Campaign] These dice will all be 3D printed. That’s one of the factors that makes the $1 pledge tier so interesting. For just $1 you can get a sketchup […]
Mastodon’s music video full of RPG and LARP
Out of the blue Mastodon’s music video for “High Road” features a geeky kid who stays at home to look after his gran. He’s also a roleplayer with an active imagination and a LARPer. As a metal video expect a couple of real-life twists. Worth a watch, I say.
15 dragons and you – a size comparison
Okay, tiny but predictable spoilers for Game of Thrones fans, which you can avoid by not looking at the names of the dragons in the bottom left of the chart. Click the image to enlarge. Then spy the square in the top right corner of the image to enlarge again. It’s worth the wrestling. Hit […]
Rourke the Hexbuster goes digital
The horror-fantasy comic book series from Federico Memola have gone digital and are now available at ComiXology and at DriveThru Comics. Set in Ireland and filled with witches, demons, supernatural horrors and plenty of magic, Rourke is an anti-hero who has the ability to take curses from others provided he takes them on instead. Rourke […]
The Witcher 3: The Sword Of Destiny trailer
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is due out early in 2015 and will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. This game brings some changes. CD Projekt Red have always favoured the non-linear approach and with The Witcher 3 they’ve turned to the open world format. In the game you can explore […]
Hubcap Creatures
These creatures are the work of Brighton based Ptolemy Elrington. The artist works with hubcaps that have been found out in the wild. In other words, these are hubcaps that have had a previous life as part of a car and which have made their escape, abandoned and left to be rescued by art. Via […]
Shopping with a giant Uruk Hai
Who else has gone shopping while in full LARP gear? I know I have and I can’t be the only one… if only because I wasn’t alone when I did it. This video takes the monster in the shops gag to a whole new level. The Uruk Hai here simply towers above everyone they meet […]
