Some of the significant titles include The Incredible Hulk No. 181, notable for the first appearance of Wolverine, some early The Avengers (2, 3, 5 and others), The Fantastic Four, New Mutants and a rare Amazing Spider-Man.
Studio Ghibli to Skyrim: Hand-drawn illustrations of iconic geeky architecture
We’re all used to amazing special effects now and computer-generated awesomeness on the big and small screens. That doesn’t stop the pen and paper approach having a unique magic of its very own. A marketing campaign by Angies List, a site that wants you to get in contact with architects, is using the magic of […]
The Battle of Sokovia rebuilt LEGO brick by brick
This impressive LEGO build recreates the huge battle at the end of Avengers Age of Ultron. The MCU Wikia says the final struggle against Ultron was responsible for nearly 200 deaths and over 470 billion dollars in property damage. Look closely and you can see Hulk, Captain America, Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye battle Ultron sentinels […]
Superhero Week: Matt Ferguson and Thought Bubble
Thought Bubble is festival in Leeds that often attracts many great artists and comic book creators. This year Matt Ferguson will be there. He’s a graphic designer and artist from Sheffield known for his work with Marvel. “The Film and Pop Culture Art of Matt Ferguson” will include 85 posters and pieces of art and […]
Marvel goes way back with the prehistoric 1,000,000 BC Avengers
Marvel’s Legacy event will get rolling before th end of the year. We might have thought that the Avengers were created by heroes we know well – Thor, Hulk and others to do battle against a common enemy – however we will soon discover that a team was active in 1,000,000 BC. Sorry Thor, Odin […]
Having the Infinity War in your backyard
It’s not every day you have the Infinity War playing out in your own backyard. Here in Edinburgh that’s exactly what’s happening as Marvel shoots key scenes from Avengers: Infinity War in Scotland’s capital city. This normally does not happen. Edinburgh is hundreds of years old. Parts of Edinburgh, the parts you’d like to film, […]
Superhero Week: 8 quirky superhero t-shirts
Fed of superhero t-shirts all following the same template? Official merch either seems to have a stylish pose or a logo. As it’s Superhero Week I popped over to Redbubble to see what alternatives could be found. Arrow You have failed this city. [I want this one] Darkwing Duck The terror that flaps in the […]
What if Ant-Man was an Avenger for the Battle of New York?
Canadian school teacher and comic strip creator Lunar Baboon takes us back to the Avengers’ battle against the Chitauri in New York.
Superhero Week: Hijab superhero self portraits
Nour Saleh is a hijab wearing Canadian. Last year she took up a Tumblr challenge to draw herself as different fictional characters. I love how Nour responded to that challenge. Not only did she imagine herself as various superheroes, she kept the hijab in all of the illustrations. I think the results work well and […]
Skype with the Avengers
Geek Native doesn’t often write about other people’s competitions but this Avengers promo from Skype caught my attention. Add “Marvels_Avengers” as a Skype friend, visit the official Marvels Avengers page on the Skype Moments site and join the fray. You’ll be chatting with other geeks, other Avenger fans and you have the chance to join […]
