There’s a new creative team on Batgirl and she’s getting a new look. Worried? You’d have reason to be as sometimes these changes are rocky. Things are looking good for Batgirl though. Illustrator Babs Tarr, who fans rate highly, will make her mainstream debut on the title. Note to self; read some Tarr. Together with […]
Archives for July 2014
Competition: A SIGNED copy of Visceral
The lives of the secluded author Sadie and the ex-homicide police detective Elijah have been destroyed by the evil serial killer known only as the Hellwrapper. Three years later when a body of a teenage girl is found the fear is that the murderer is back. At the same time a mysterious outbreak of violence […]
Dark Shepherd: A review of The Art of Fred Gambino
It’s been about 15 years since Fred Gambino’s last book, Ground Zero, and that alone tells you how established Gambino is in the world of concept art. Most recently Fred Gambino has been working with game and film studios. Gamers will certainly recognise some of the themes here. The companies Fred Gambino’s worked for are […]
Warhammer 40K cosplay: Lady Inquisitor
The cosplayer is Alberti of the Russian Imperia cosplay team. The character is an original creation, a Lady Inquisitor, who looks pretty scary. In response to a comment on her Deviant Art page, Alberti rebuked; Who said that an inqiuisitor can’t be a fairy godmother? )))) Photography by Fillakteri Art and Irina “Iskalda” Zlobina.
Gunships and space: Art by Matt Tkocz
Matt Tkocz is a concept designer and illustrator who works in the film industry. He maintains a number of sites including a portfolio tumblr, a fun tumblr and an Art Station. If you enjoy the sample of illustrations shown here then I’d encourage you to go check out his sites.
Privateer Press brings Warmachine: Tactics to Steam
It’s early access for Warhmachine: Tactics beta on Steam. This build version has online multiplayer with four armies (one warcaster, multpile warjacks and warrior units each) and a multiplayer map. For single players there’s a scenario designed to introduce the game before nudging people into multiplayer. There’s a lot to go until we reach the […]
Blood, death and sex: A review of Max Brooks’ Extinction Parade
Yes, but what happens next? This review of Extinction Parade is of the first graphic novel which collects the first five issues of Max Brooks’ (World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide) and Raulo Caceres’ (Crossed) series. Zombies are stupid. They’re slow. They can’t even see vampires. No wonder the lords of the night […]
Demonic skull helmet
This is one badass helmet. Created by Darkheart Armoury is looks fierce enough to worry foes. How would you stat in this an RPG? An intimidation bonus on attempts to end combat?
Scottish Hunted Cow scores Victory Point partnership
Hunted Cow Studios have teamed up with Victory Point Games. Victory Point Games has a range of board and card games like States of Siege, Dawn of the Zeds, Zulus on the Ramparts! and Cruel Necessity. The 7 year old American publisher will now partner with the Scottish studio to bring digital versions of the […]
The Game of Thrones theme transformed into ska
Ska is a Jamacian music genre that started in the 50s. I know it from the so-called Second Wave and Third Waves of the 70s and 80s with bands like Madness. By the the 90s ska had made it to the United States and now ska has made it to Game of Thrones thanks to […]
