Is it a bird, is it a plane? No! It’s the wonderful world of superheroes. Easy to discuss Supers, just check out Captain America, right? What do you mean he comes from a different genre to Thor? What about Rorschach? Claire Bennet fits in here somewhere as well, doesn’t she? Now we are in a […]
Gang and sci-fi anime Mutafukaz renamed to MFKZ before cinematic release
Manga Entertainment will bring MFKZ to the UK and Ireland for a cinematic release. The animation, already popular in France, was first released as Mutafukaz and is a collaboration between Ankama and Studio 4°C. Ankama is a French entertainment company based in Roubaix and creators of Dofus and Wakfu. Studio 4°C is a leading Japanese […]
Stunning Ant-Man and the Wasp mural from Jim Vision
The cruel gods of the schedule decided that Ant-Man and the Wasp would make it to the UK long after the movie hit theatres in the States. The plus side to this wait is fresh marketing ideas by the UK promotion team. Cue Jim Vision and End of the Line. This mural can be found […]
Batwoman teaser in the CW’s Heroes and Villains showreel
As it’s San Diego Comic-Con, we’re getting some good teasers and showreels from the networks. The CW has a lot at stake in keeping the geek community invested in their superhero line. Next up; Batwoman! There’s no actress cast for Batwoman yet, but sources have told TVLine that the team are looking for a lesbian […]
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 […]
The evolution of Black Panther [infographic]
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Jack Kirby and Stan Lee both say Black Panther was their idea and it was time to do a black superhero. Back in 1965 the character was prototyped as ‘Coal Tiger’ and wore yellow. 37 years later Kasper Cole became the White Tiger and ‘Cole and Tiger’ was born. No surprise that HalloweenCostumes is talking […]
Brunel University finds that superheroes keep us sane
Research from Dr James Carney of Brunel University London has shown that modern superheroes have become a mental defence against the scale of modern living. They keep us sane. Carney’s research is published in the Journal of Cognition and Culture. If you’re curious you can take a look at Comic-Book Superheroes and Prosocial Agency: A […]
$10,000 in prizes from Sideshow Toys this Halloween
Sideshow Toys are having a very big Halloween sale and competition over. They’re calling it Spooktacular and the page coordinating all the competitions and offers is right here. If discounts and news aren’t your thing, you prefer the chance to win free collectibles without distractions then pop straight over to the competitions page. They already […]
The 10 most popular pictures on Geek Native
Geek Native’s Pinterest profile is used to share images from the blog grouped by themes. It’s a handy way to check out content if you don’t have time to sort through all the posts. The largest board, at the time of writing, is Fantasy Finds with over 1,750 pins followed by Sci-Fi flare with over […]
Tin Hat’s Urban Heroes RPG
At the time of writing Tin Hat Games’ core rulebook #UrbanHeroes is discounted to $9.99 from $25.00. Urban Heroes is the result of a $16,000 Kickstarter campaign from the Italian company. The fundraising effort went to printing and the manual translation into English and the game clearly has fans as two people pledged over $500 […]