I’m still a fan of my Spider-man pen from Cross. They’ve a new Marvel collection in stock. The Cross X Marvel Collection features Hulk, Spider-man and Thor. They’re rolling ball pens with chrome. The price tag of £50 makes them gift-worthy, I think. They might be more than you’d spend on yourself but just the […]
Superhero Week: 3pm launch! The Spider Special Box
[Show me more] Zavvi are launching at 3pm today a limited edition ‘Spider Zbox’ in conjunction with the release of Spider-man Homecoming in cinemas. In fact, they’re even letting you pre-order your Homecoming Blu-ray, 4K or steelbook now if you want. The Spider Zbox will have 5-7 items and they’ve given us the nod they’re […]
Superhero Week: Superhero cospaint!
Cosplay is going strong… and cospaint is picking up interest. One of the things cospaint has going for it is that it makes for dramatic YouTube montages and long running Twitch streams. The queen of superhero cospaint is Kay Pike. We’ve featured her work on Geek Native before but since it’s Superhero Week let’s share […]
Superhero Week: Spider-Gwen statue from Mondo
Spider-Gwen is an alternative reality Spider-Man… except it’s Gwen and not Peter Parker who gets the power. The result is a cool looking, cheeky, superhero who is as likely to climb on top of a mast and take a selfie as she is to web-sling her way off somewhere else. In fact, the statue from […]
Superhero Week: Mechanical moving Spider-man mask
When Spider-man or Venom’s mask eyes narrow is that a trick only comic book illustrators and special effects wizards can make? No, small UK company No Limit Designs have a cosplay set up that creates the same effect. No Limits want to produce the highest quality specialist costumes and are looking to extend their relationship […]
What if Tim Burton helped illustrate superheroes…
Artist Andrew Tarusov is a talented Russian living in Los Angeles. He works with art and animation and is a fan of pin-ups and comics. This collection of clever art draws inspiration from both and adds lots and lots of dark Tim Burton. What would some of the world’s most famous superheroes look like if […]
Superhero Week: Geometric superhero prints
Eric Dufresne has a fresh take on superhero art with this collection. You might recognise some iconic superheroes among these shapes. Tempted? You can view more of Eric’s work over at his Society6 store. Pick up one of these prints at Society6.
Superhero Week: Weird superhero dissection art
Artist NYCHOS has a whole series of good but slightly freaky superhero and pop culture art. We get to the see the familiar outside of the superhero along with their insides, exploded into layers just like a fantastic biology book. Bonus Yoda
Superhero Week: The many faces of superheroes [infographic]
How many different actors have played Superman? Have there been more Wonder Woman actresses than Hulk actors? Some of the answers might surprise you. I certainly found more than a few interesting discoveries in this ‘many faces’ infographic.
E3 trailer: Spider-man
The working title of this game is ‘Spider-man’ but that’s unlikely to change much. Taking a break from the movies goes beyond picking a new costume for Spidey. Insomniac Games’ adventure features an experienced Spider-man. The PlayStation 4 game featres parkour, lots of use of the environment and, of course, Spider-man trying to balance a […]
