The Hobbit is nearly here. We’re gearing up for Smaug the dragon. Geeks are re-watching their collection of Lord of the Rings. What better meal to nibble on during those Lord of the Rings marathons than dragon pizza. Wisely, dragon pizza isn’t topped with dragon meat and is shaped like a regal dragon instead. Via […]
After the Party
What does the word party mean to you? Halloween party or adventuring party? Mull that over while checking out Spiritgreen’s After the Party tee on shirt.woot!. Geek Native asked where the inspiration for this design came from. Here’s what Spiritgreen said; This shirt is inspired by America Recycles Day, celebrated by the good folks at […]
Towering metal dragon
Kreatworks, from Bangkok in Thailand, have a made-to-order metal work store on Etsy. It’s not cheap but is certainly worth a look. Take this dragon, for example, simply fantastic but it’ll set you back nearly $12,000.
Biological mythology in sketches
Simone Des Roches is a PhD candidate studying evolution and ecology. She’s also an artist and illustrator and over the years has spent some time drwing biological textbook style illustrations of fantasty creatures. There are two ways to keep up with new art; via the blog which will suit fans of RSS, or via a […]
Benedict Cumberbatch discusses playing a dragon
Benedict Cumberbatch, who is speeding his way up the fame ladder, has chatted to Total Film about his role as Smaug the dragon in the Hobbit trilogy. Although he was playing a rather large dragon – he also acted the role, donning a motion capture suit and performing in character. You just have to lose […]
Behind the special effects: Game of Thrones [spoilers]
This video a special effects reel for the TV series Game of Thrones. If you’re not up to date then there will be spoilers. Also, oddly, the quality isn’t really good so you may be better off not watching on full screen. Game of Thrones is a Creative Arts Emmy Winner for outstanding special visual […]
CD shard dragon
Imagine a dragon that reflected light so well that it looked like it was created out of a metallic rainbow. Imagine also that this wasn’t a CGI render but an actual, real, statue created from a wire mesh and over 130 carefully carved CDs. Over a Reddit the creator of the dragon admits they’ve thought […]
Oh! Hai Khaleesi: A Game of Dragons
I love deviant artist Pika-la-Cynique’s Game of Thrones meets How to Train Your Dragon inspired art. I’m pretty sure I’d prefer to meet Toothless rather than any of Danny’s dragons.
Dragons Vs Unicorns – can there be a winner?
Last month Geek Native directed you to a Kickstarter for Zombies Vs Werewolves and asked which side you would back. Turns out that not many of you back either side; the campaign only raised $3,400 of the $7,500 goal. Step forward another challenger – and this time they need to raise an incredible $45,000 in […]
New Dragons: How to Train Your Dragon TV series
Lucky American TV viewers will soon get to sit back and enjoy a How to Train Your Dragon series. It’ll air on Cartoon Network and it’s made possible by DreamWorks Animation. The series, based on the book by Cressida Cowell, is expected to be true to the movie and be a little darker and deeper […]
