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$1.4m worth of rare Batman comics go missing

January 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rand Lawrence is the Comic Art Consignment Director at Pedigree Comics and therefore knows a thing or two about comics.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: batman, crime

Stabbed seven times after a Magic: The Gathering fight

July 29, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The St. Cloud Police department are reporting at Elia Creech, a 31-year old Magic: The Gathering player, called them after stabbing someone seven times after argueing about the game. His 20-year-old friend and he had been playing over night on Friday when a fight broke out.…

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: crime, magic the gathering

How D&D is played in US prisons

July 29, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Vice Media’s Waypoint has a series on prison culture and we’re looking at D&D. Some prisoners are able to use the hobby to hold their lives together. It turns out that Dungeons & Dragons is more common in prisons in America than you might have suspected.…

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: crime, Dungeons & Dragons

Short film: Manifold

March 31, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Anthony Scott Burns short films teases us a with blend of crime drama and sci-fi. It could be something out of Fringe except we’re left to piece things together – even more so than usual.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: crime, sci-fi, short film

Real life superheroes tackle assailant in supermarket brawl

November 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the supermarket Tesco in Musselburgh, Scotland, Robin was attacked by a 21-year old man. Fortunately for Robin, Batman was nearby and came to his rescue. Assisting Batman was David Hasselhoff and a Smurf.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: crime, humour, legal

Real life Batman hands suspect over to police

March 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Bradford, United Kingdom, a man dressed as Batman handed over a suspect to Police at the Trafalgar House Station. The suspect was charged with dealing in stolen goods and on other fraud offences.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: batman, crime, legal

Warlock Purple resolves Eldar army court case

January 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Magistrates in Sevenoaks, England, acquitted 28 year old Christopher Kelly from stealing £300 worth of Warhammer 40K miniatures. Kelly had been acused to taking two cases of models from Thomas Gunyon while they travelled back from a tournament in Nottingham.…

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: crime, games workshop, legal

Review of Quarry’s Ex

October 26, 2012 by James Leave a Comment

With the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise under way there’s a good chance you might be looking for some similar cloak-and-daggers fiction. If that is the case you could consider picking up for yourself a copy of Quarry’s Ex.…

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book, crime, hitman, Noir, reviews, sleuth

Real life Incredible Hulk robs New York bank

January 12, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You wouldn’t like me when I’m hard up for cash. CCTV footage has captured the brazen – and successful – attempt to rob a bank in New York. The robber, described as a white man in his 20s, wearing a jacket with a fake fur collar added a Hulk mask to his get up.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: crime, hulk

Can You Crack It solved

December 1, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 45 Comments

Back in November Geek Native was involved in surfacing a mysterious site and asked is big money behind Can You Crack It?. The answer is both yes and no. Mainstream press have now revealed who was actually behind the game; and it’s the British spy headquarters GCHQ.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, computer, crime

 

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