Imagine a sci-fi fan being curious about how faster than light space travel is achieved in various fandoms. Do the spaceships travel at super speed or do they cheat and bend reality? … or do they go through hell?
LEGO’s 2016 Star Wars Advent calendar already selling out?
Planning on picking up a LEGO 2016 Star Wars advent calendar? You might have to be quick. At the time of posting Amazon UK still has the £25 item in stock but it’s marked as the #1 Best Seller in its department. Meanwhile, the official LEGO Store has just re-listed the product with a “Call […]
15 Clever Cosplay Mashups From the 2016 San Diego Comic Con
For the first time in a very, very long time, the San Diego Comic Con actually felt less crowded this year. That was also reflected in the number of people cosplaying, which was dramatically lower than last year. But while there were less costumes over all, it seemed more people went out of their way […]
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 Let us know what you think in the comments below or visit a […]
For the refined geek – a BB-8 tea set
[Tell me more] The monkeys at Think Geek have something else that might tempt you. They have tea. That’s to say they have a tea pop in which you could make tea. A BB-8 teapot which sits inside its own BB-8 cup. This means the little tea-droid isn’t taking up too much space in your […]
Let Darth Vader guard your home
There’s a Canary that defends our flat. The video camera looks nice, can see in the dark and detect movement. It’s pretty cool but it doesn’t have Sith powers. This design from Kim Hyeonseok and PDF Designers is also a home camera … and something far darker! Okay, other than scoring a truck load of […]
Vibrant art from J.C. Park
J.C. Park is a senior concept artist at Goodgame Studios in Germany. He’s worked freelance and has done well in contests from the likes of Blizzard ad Nexon. You can see more of his work over at J-Circle and there’s a teaser gallery below. The good news is that he does offer a shop were […]
That time Disney Princesses became wookies
Illustrator Michael Nozinich created a batch of unusual Disney Princesses to help site OBSERV partake in Star Wars Day. I approve. Which is your favourite? There’s a hairy Ariel, scary looking Jasmine, a furry Snow White (complete with Ewoks) and a beast-like Merida. (Via Joey Paur at Geek Tyrant)
Musical parody: Luke the Son of Anakin
Hamilton is a musical in the States that’s doing very well. It’s about one of the founding fathers of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, Alexander Hamilton. The musical is written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and based on the 2004 biography by Ron Chernow. But not this YouTube. This song, a Star […]
What’s your Star Wars name?
Hawkin’s Bazaar is a place to pick up geeky gadgets for gifts for friends or as a treat to yourself. They’re the sort of company you’d expect would have something to say for May the 4th be With You. They did. Check out the Star Wars Day Name Generator. To discover your own Star Wars […]
