Mostly when I write a genre police story, I begin by picking the genre and then discussing the issues around the context and creation of the genre. But today we’re going to have to approach this article from a different perspective. We’re about to talk about the Bronze age of comics, a style and era […]
Spider-Man: Far from Home logo
The deal between Sony and Marvel to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel cinematic universe is working out. Sony has a hit, and Marvel has their character back. There is no doubt who’s logo appears alongside the Spider-Man: Far from Home movie logo. You can see this bold new Spider-Man logo over on the Spider-Man Movie […]
Geeky art collection – 5 mystery prints
Right now pop-culture and music retailer Zavvi have a ‘very time limited’ offer on in which you get 5 mystery prints for £9.99. I didn’t even know Zavvi sold prints. I was inspired to take a look. The mystery print deal seems to be capped at a retail value of £25 so the chances of […]
Marvel superhero origins poster
[I need this] This poster is a dramatic team effort from Marvel Comics and Pop Chart Lab. The poster is 24″ by 36″ and with hard-illustrated comic strips shows the exciting origins of a ton of major Marvel heroes. Black Panther? Yup! Moon Knight? Hu-huh! Even Squirrel Girl.
New Cross X Marvel collection
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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQxY_p6s9U No Limits want to produce the highest quality specialist costumes and are looking to extend their […]
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 […]
