Our hero, Vikinder Singh, also known as Milky, asks the pertinent question; “Why is everything on fire”.
Tiered Grimdark: A review of Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory Core Rules
Let’s start with the easy stuff. Wrath and Glory is a gorgeous book. It’s just over 450 quality pages, shiny print, quality hardcover and two ribbons for marking your place in the book. If you’re a Warhammer 40K wargamer who takes pride in how things look then, you’ll have no objections to Wrath & Glory […]
Dark and sombre: A review of Boogiepop Phantom
Boogiepop Phantom isn’t a new anime. It dates back to 2000. There are three reasons why it’s now getting reviewed on Geek Native. Firstly, there’s a new anime coming called Boogiepop Doesn’t Laugh which looks like something of a reboot. Although trailers have come and gone, being republished under the title ‘Boogiepop and Others’ so […]
Magical penguins: A review of Penguin Highway
Penguin Highway was the winner of the audience vote at Scotland Loves Anime 2018, and it is easy to see why. It’s a modern fantasy with some great characters, delightful whimsy and a touch of sadness too. The story plays out through the eyes of 10-year-old Aoyama. He’s a precocious little man, brimming with confidence […]
Tarantino gone wrong: A review of Calamity of a Zombie Girl
I watched the UK premiere of Calamity of a Zombie Girl in Edinburgh during the Scotland Loes Anime film festival. The whole audience was laughing at it, snorting in disbelief at times, but probably not in the way the director or Gonzo, the production company, wanted. I’m not sure what sort of story Calamity of […]
A review of The Thirteenth Doctor #0: The Many Lives of Doctor Who
Here’s a mystery. How can it be that Titan Comics have released a Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor story before Jodie Whittaker has even aired on the BBC? The answer is to manage your expectations. This entire issue – not number 1, number 0 – is set in the few seconds of the Thirteenth Doctor […]
Hostage to Heritage: A review of Lost Fleet Corsair
Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet was the first sci-fi military novel I enjoyed. Wait, wait… I’m not saying Lost Fleet was the first sci-fi I enjoyed. Of course not. It’s just that I found the first military variants of the genre I tried to read to be pedantic and uncharismatic. They worried about all sorts of […]
The code is our lifeblood: A review of Killtopia
Killtopia is a 52-page, full colour, sci-fi comic from writer Dave Cook and illustrator Craig Paton. Dave Cook’s work has been featured before on Geek Native with the likes of comic book Bust and then Vessels. The story was the same each time; a sensible Kickstarter that didn’t muck around and an output that pleased […]
Our final battle – a review of Degenesis: Rebirth Edition
I’m trying not to buy any more roleplaying games; I don’t need any more, and especially not fat hardbacks that strain my poor shelves. But l had to have Degenesis. All 700 pages from the two core rulebooks spoke to me, in the way books sometimes do, whispering of impressive quality, originality and fantastic art. […]
Beware the manpig: A review of Factory
Factory caught my eye at the start of the year when Geek Native was able to share a preview. Since the first Volume of Factory, a collection of the first three books, is out this month, I opted to take a closer look this week. I described it as “Fallout meets Mad Max” then and […]
