The diverse fantasy series Strowlers was a recipient of the Washington Filmworks Innovation Lab back in 2015 and has gone on to win titles like Best Series at GenCon, Best Drama and Stareable Fest and Best Fantasy Film at the Origins Film Festival. Zombie Orpheus are finally bringing it to a broader audience. There’s a […]
Archives for September 2018
Niantic and +Ultra release the Ingress anime trailer
The Ingress anime is about to air in Japan and is due on Netflix later this year. We already know a little about the Ingress anime so let’s carefully attempt to work out what the trailer is showing. Auto-English captions are not yet available. It begins by showing a three glyph message decoded Begin, Danger, […]
Funded in 2 hours: Lex Arcana storms Kickstarter
Lex Arcana is a popular Italian RPG which is due a significant upgrade, English translation and looks very promising. Geek Native reviewed the free Quickstart here and liked it. There’s preview of the game’s fantastic looking over here and if you’re just keen to get to the Kickstarter then jump in. [Back this Campaign] There […]
Vampire the Masquerade 5e on Amazon for twice the recommended price
The fifth edition of Vampire the Masquerade hasn’t had an easy ride but some people are very keen to get it. I’m in that group so I was watching Amazon. The game launched at GenCon on the third of August and, as noted at the time, was hard to get hold off. You can now […]
Chatting to George Mann about steampunk Avengers, Ghost and the Newbury & Hobbes comic book
In this interview, George Mann talks about this steampunk series, Newbury & Hobbes, about the spin-off series The Ghost and about his influences. We discover how the adventures of the two detectives changed over the years and get teased at what projects Mann might be working on next. You can enjoy a free look inside […]
Enjoy a sneak peek into Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and order at Roll20
The launch date for the forthcoming official campaign Waterdeep: Dragon Heist is September 18th. You can pre-order it on Amazon now. You can get a better look at it on Roll20 today, though! Not only can you also order the virtual table conversion you can glimpse inside various modules and get a good idea of […]
Tickets go on sale for a Dungeons & Dragons speed dating night
Come November, a group of adventurers will gather at a tavern in Birmingham to collectively face a challenge that can intimidate the fiercest barbarian or turn back the most devoted paladin. They’ll be meeting to experience a round of speed dating! Thankfully the cost of a shot and a glass of beer or wine is […]
Genre Police: Look, Up In The Sky!
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No! It’s the wonderful world of superheroes. Easy to discuss Supers, just check out Captain America, right? What do you mean he comes from a different genre to Thor? What about Rorschach? Claire Bennet fits in here somewhere as well, doesn’t she? Now we are in a […]
Sideshow conjures up J. Scott Campbell’s Fairytale Fantasies as collectable statues
J. Scott Campbell has illustrated for Wildstorm Comics and Marvel (including cover art for The Amazing Spider-Man). He co-created and wrote for the superhero team Gen and launched Danger Girl. There has been controversy in his career too. Marvel pulled his variant cover of the first issue of The Invincible Iron Man as some readers […]
The top 5 games for the end-of-days
With the exception of cult films like Blade Runner (despite its disappointing sequel) and the success of Mad Max: Fury Road, our obsession with the end of the world has, in the past, been relatively low-key. Now, with games like Fallout and arguably the unstable climate we’re currently living in, even those who aren’t seriously […]
