I admit that I’m not always so hot on rum. I much prefer a brandy or a whisky. That said; Kraken make an excellent rum and how can you view these tentacle glasses below and not think of them? I need these Okay, okay… one reason why these tentacle pint glasses might not be suitable […]
Archives for January 2016
Too cute to fight as Lil Hulkbuster takes on Hulk
What’s not to love about this chibi version of the otherwise scary Hulk and Hulkbuster? There’s good news as artist Kevin Raganit shares his work on Deviant Art, his portfolio site and accepts comissions. Just email!
Short film: Cosmo
The music came first and the short animation followed it. Cosmo is designed so that you can press pause at any time and admire one of the 24 images in the graphic space journey. Gabriel Aldama (artistic director) and Pierre-Guilhem Roudet (Motion designer) use 2d & 3d techniques in this sci-fi retro adventure. Wanna watch […]
Say goodbye to your sanity: A review of FutureQuake 28
A friend tipped me off to FutureQuake, providing a copy for me to look at and muttering about 2000 AD. I was happy enough to take a look. I’ve no shortage of comic books to read but I always try and make time for recommendations. I was surprised at Future Quake. It was much better […]
Short film: Rebel Scum
A Star Wars fan made film set on Hoth. We’re not talking Disney special effects with this one but what the Nguyen brothers achieve with stop-motion and the -30°C location on the Columbia icefield is impressive. A rebel snowspeeder is shot down and survives the crash. What next? He’s stuck on Hoth with hunter killer […]
Lindsey Stirling’s Heist is all Scott Pilgrim and Tron
Self-made success Lindsey Stirling is getting increasingly ambitious with her violin videos. I think they work. I think she’s a knack for it. She certainly knows how to please her geeky audience. The video for Heist is everything an 80s music video would dream of being.
Delayed Conan RPG puts Brom back on the front cover
The original plan for Modiphius’ forthcoming Conan RPG was to have Brom illustrate the front cover. Unfortunately, the iconic artist’s schedule couldn’t cope. Modiphius have been working with other Conan Properties licensing partners in conjunction with the project since then, including Monolith Board Games, the team behind the Conan boardgame, and Funcom who run the […]
J.J. Abrams surprises the world with Cloverfield sequel: 10 Cloverfield Lane
This trailer is for 10 Cloverfield Lane. Is it a sequel? Abrams describes it as a blood relative of Cloverfield. It looks tense. What’s outside? Actress Mary Elizabeth, who stars alongside John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr, gave Collider some insight into what her character was told; “He tells me that basically the world is […]
The Star Wars car decal we’re not brave enough to use
Yup. Harsh but true. The Empire doesn’t care about your stick figure family and I very much doubt the First Order cares either. Think you’ve got the guts to actually put this on your car? You can if you wanted too. Just pop over to the PuzzleBoxMaker on Etsy and order one today. This Star […]
Short film: The Last Human in the Milky Way
This short film by Benjamin Combes was shot on a Canon 6D and the best way to enjoy it is to watch right to the end. You’ll expect a few plot twists; heck, the film lines them up for you and that’s part of the fun. We’ve one of the survivors of the human race […]
