They don’t seem to be making much of a fuss about it, but this year is in fact the 30th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. That’s 30 years of bringing some of the world’s best writers to Scotland’s capital, a city awash with festivities during the summer months. Though they don’t shout as […]
This month sees the entirety of Grant Morrison’s classic run on Animal Man republished in a hardcover omnibus edition, so what better time to revisit this groundbreaking piece of superhero fiction, and remember just why it came to be regarded as a cult classic. Running from 1988 to 1990, Grant Morrison’s renovation of the forgotten, […]
The 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival starts in 4 days’ time (Geekzine coverage will begin shortly), and one of the themes of this year’s programme is ‘Stripped‘, a celebration of graphic novels (or comics, as they used to be called). It might seem unusual, given the traditional snobbery of the literary establishment, for comic books […]
The wait is over! After all the speculation and anticipation following Matt Smith’s announcement that he would be leaving Doctor Who after this year’s Christmas special, the new Doctor has finally been unveiled, and it is…. PETER CAPALDI! He’s an interesting choice for the role, as since the series’ return to our screens in 2005 […]
Jonny discovers that a retro 2D shooter he backed on Kickstarter was well worth supporting…. Homage indie games are 10-a-penny on Kickstarter, so it was with trepidation that I chose to back Mercenary Kings in August 2012. The project was looking for $75,000 to fund a classic 2D shooter in the style of Megaman and […]
The Vengeance Path is an epic tale of war, politics and (of course) revenge that was released as a Kindle eBook on Amazon.co.uk at the beginning of July, by Edinburgh-based e-publisher Thistle In The Kiss. Since then it has been a regular presence in the Kindle top 100 Steampunk Bestseller list. Blending high fantasy with […]