Does the forthcoming Suicide Squad movie contribute anything to the on-going debates around female characters in the superhero genre? On one hand we’ve powerful and capable female characters, part of the Squad based on their abilities the same as the men but on the other hand some fans have concerns about the backstory variants and […]
Archives for June 2016
The Most Impossible Quest…
What quest is beyond even the most talented roleplayer? It Is Canon knows.
4 alternatives to Ingress’ Shard anomalies
I’m a fan of Niantic Lab’s augmented reality game Ingress. Players belong to one of two teams and compete to capture portals, places of interest in the real world, and link them together to form triangular ‘control fields’. Throughout the year Niantic organises events in which cities become centres of “anomalies” and hundreds of agents […]
Yennefer of Vengerberg cosplay
Yennefer of Vengerberg is a character from The Witcher 3. In this photograph by Kyara17 we have cosplayer Darkicelady as Yennefer. You can see more of Kyara’s art on her Facebook page.
Game of Thrones houses as Pokemon
Artist Kaleb Raleigh has cleverly put together Pokemon and Game of Thrones. You know those House banners that we’ve seen all over the web? Kaleb gives us the Pokemon versions. Which is your favourite? (Via Geeks are Sexy)
Titan secures Raid and Vikings comic book deals
Vikings: Godhead was a success for Titan Comics, selling out, and helping to secure a new series. Cavan Scott (Vikings, Doctor Who) is back with Batman artist Staz Johnson to expand the series. The cover art variants include work from Mark Hammermeister, Claudia Caranfa, Verity Glass, Joe Glass and a regular cover by Chris Wahl. […]
Timeline of the World of Warcraft [infographic]
What did you make of the Warcraft film? I was torn on it – not as good as I had hoped, not as bad as I feared and while I didn’t rave about it I was pleased to here it’s been a big success in China. I’m not a Warcraft gamer and so know very […]
A tablet stand you can snuggle: A review of the iBeani
I unboxed my iBeani at work just when one of the IT support guys were passing my desk. They wouldn’t believe the skull and crossbones I was holding up was, in anyway, a tablet stand. My partner thought it looked like a beanbag for a cat. It’s easy to understand the confusion. I’ve a few […]
LEGO Sky-hook with motorised blades
This clever design is the work of Imagine Rigney. It’s a Sky-hook from the BioWare computer game series entirely made from LEGO. The motor does work and the hooks spin. You can see the device in action on this Flickr video. Hat tip: Brothers Brick.
Marvel’s superheroes transformed into sexy anime girls
Over on Deviant Art Neo Art CorE, aka Nudtawut Thongmai, has been messing around with sexy rule 63 mashups for a while. His collection of genderbent Marvel heroes is gaining traction and fans. These heroes have slid into an anime universe. Take a peak at the sample below. You should be able to name all […]
