These impressive X-Men quilts are the work of Cheryl Sleboda. She is a fiber artist and quilter with a site and shop of her own plus a talent for tuning into the geek vibe. Cheryl notes that comic books, sci-fi, anime and pop culture are hobbies that influence her work.
Superheroes in noir posters
Noir isn’t always to everyone’s tastes. It can be bleak although that can be part of the attraction. These posters from Marko Manev certainly don’t seem bleak. They’re carefully understated, they hint at huge scenes and power yet to be unleashed. These may be some of the most familar superheroes known to the web but […]
A peak at the free-to-play Marvel Heroes MMORPG
Gazillion Entertainment, led by David Brevik, the creator of Diablo, let press get a peak at the forthcoming Marvel Heroes MMO in Gamescon this week. Those who got to sneak behind the curtain got to take on the roles of the iconic Marvel characters, fighting against Megneto in the streets of Mutant Town and Fort Stryker.
Superhero Week: Marvel NOW’s Uncanny Avengers #1 cover rethink
This is the cover for the post Avengers vs X-Men series Uncanny Avengers. The Uncanny Avengers is part of the Marvel NOW initiative to battle DC. The “don’t call it a relaunch” launch blitz isn’t the only trick Marvel are planning as part of the battle. Cover design has had a rethink too. Joe Quesada, […]
Superhero Week: Marvel NOW!
It’s been a year since the New 52, this week DC announced the New 52 Zero Collection and today Batman: Earth One comes out. Marvel’s had success with the movies and they’re clearly determined to make progress in the core comic book marketplace too. We’ve had teasers for Marvel’s This Is War but Marvel’s NOW […]
Superhero Week: 14 superhero music videos
Let’s ramp up the volume for Superhero Week here at Geek Native. Let’s add some music! As it happens there’s quite a range of musical tastes among the superhero music video genre. This sample might steer clear some some of more extreme ranges but it sure to have something in it to tickle your earbuds. […]
Superhero Week: This Is War teaser pictures
Marvel are planning something for October. It’s called “This is War” and has been teased by a series of images. One image features a broken Mjolnir, Wolverine in flames, a bloody Captain America shield, a bullet drilled Iron Man and Spider-man with a rifle at his heart. The final image adds Punisher War Zone and […]
Stormtroopers as superheroes
Jon Bolerjack has a collection of cleverly drawn Stormtroopers. These Stormtroopers don’t use the standard white and black approach of the Empire. No. These Stormtroopers are superheroes! Colouring credit goes to JJ Kirby who brought these illustrations to life. Captain America Trooper Deadpool Trooper Spider-man Trooper Thor Trooper Wolverine Trooper
The Wolverine poster causing an international upset – but is it real?
There’s a poster kicking around that maybe to advertise The Wolverine movie. 20th Century Fox is yet to claim it. ScreenRant spotted it in an Instagram photo (now deleted) of James Mangold‘s office. Mangold is set to be helming the movie. Messing up a national flag is fairly big business in the States. The 2ch community; […]
Superhero shot glasses
The blog F1sh customs has a fantastic range of decorative shot glasses. These aren’t drinking glasses. They’ve been custom painted to look freaky awesome. The sample below showcase some of the superhero glasses than you can buy for just $15. That’s great value from the Fish Brothers.