For the third year Diamond Comic Distributors have backed Halloween ComicFest (HCF). It’ll run on October 25th and provide free Halloween and horror themed comics. This year there will be 19 titles to pick from; suitable for kids and adults. There will be 7 min-comics and 12 full comics with this year’s line up expected to […]
Archives for June 2014
Building the papercraft dragon
Which dragon type do you most worry about encountering? Red dragons? Tiamat? I wouldn’t worry about stumbling into a cave to discover Guilloteau Charli’s papercraft dragon. This regal looking work must have taken an age to build but doesn’t have many hit points.
All In Together: Time travelling, steampunk, British rap
Professor Elemental is a British rapper with a twist. The twist? He’s a steampunk influenced, time-travelling adventurer with a monkey butler. His latest video is out today and for “All In Togther” from the album The Giddy Limit. Directed by Moog Gravett the video was shot at the Wild West Con at Old Tuscon Studios, […]
Justice for a classic: A review of Dark Sun for D&D 4e
I’ve heard a lot about Dark Sun. For years I’d been told that it was great and yet no one ever wanted to play it. I had missed the boat. By the time I was playing D&D (having started on other RPGs) Dark Sun was old news. How old? Dark Sun came out for D&D […]
11 examples of fantastic character art from Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson has worked as an artist in the entertainment industry over over a decade. He’s worked on films and games with clients like Tor, Eclipse Phase, Wizards of the Coast, 20th Century FOX, Random House Publishing and many others. It’s little surprise that he’s been featured on the likes of Io9 and Kotaku. Geek […]
An exclusive introduction to the stunning Fragged Empire RPG
You can get a look at the Fragged Empire RPG over on the official website in advance of the Kickstarter next week. (Update: Here’s the Kickstarter) Sometimes a look isn’t enough. Sometimes you need to know more. Geek Native reached out to Australian graphic designer Wade Dyer who is leading the project to find out […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Cthulhu dragon dice
Which force would bring you dice rolling more luck? Dragons or Cthulhu? You might have to decide or buy both types over at Robin Red’s Etsy for unique fantasy, horror and steampunk. The store has a range of powerful, arty, dice. Looks lumpy? Would the GM let you roll these dice? Robin Red hopes so […]
Games publisher attempts to patent RPG mechanics
The American patent system is well known among techies – and not for good reasons. This is the entity that granted Amazon a patent for taking photos against a white background. Right now the US Patent and Trademark Office is considering giving a small publisher the patent protected rights to convert entities (PCs, Monsters, NPCs, […]
Waterpark based Convention brings “Paradise” and “Sexy” cosplay videos
There’s a host of cosplay videos from Colossalcon 2014. Beat Down Boogie are, as usual, among the frontrunners for the best coverage. Colossalcon is set at Kalahari Waterpark Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, and so offers up a different sort of style of costumes. Making your cosplay waterproof, for example, is a good idea. The team […]
2000 AD gives new artist a strip thanks to Thought Bubble
Thought Bubble is an annual convention in Leeds, UK. The convention holds a portfolio competition which offers artists the grand prize of working with 2000 AD. This year the new artist getting a strip in this iconic comic book is Tom Foster. Foster earned the right to draw for 2000 AD after impressing the judging […]
