Hipira written by Katsuhiro Otomo & illustrated by Shinji Kimura (first published in 2002 by DH Press, prices vary, U.S. import, out now) After having read Otomo’s amazing Domu, I did a bit of research and discovered this little oddity (and happened to pick it up for a bargain price online…). Welcome to the wonderful […]
Weaveworld by Clive Barker (HarperVoyager, £7.99, out now) Stunning. Incredible. I’d go on but you get the idea. This is quite simply one of the best books I think I have ever read. Fanboy gushing aside, you don’t get to read many of those, I think it’s safe to agree. This title is over twenty […]
Biomega by Tsutomu Nihei (Viz Media, £8.99 – volumes 1 to 6 are currently available) Injecting a much needed zest of fresh awesomeness into the manga marketplace comes this visionary title, Biomega. It’s set in the future after a devastating virus, called N5S, has swept across the Earth, turning most of the population into vicious zombie-mutants. So […]
30 Days Of Night: Red Snow by Ben Templesmith (published by IDW, £13.50 approx, out now) Back in 2002, before all this Twilight/vamp-goth-rom malarkey nibbled its way into the mainstream, writer Steve Niles and artist Ben Templesmith came up with 30 Days Of Night, a neat spin on the vampire genre, set in the small outpost […]
Developer: Supergiant Games Publisher: Warner Bros. Designer: Amir Rao Platform: Windows, XBLA In recent times video game narratives have become increasingly complex, crafted not solely by writers, but rather by close collaboration between artists, designers and musicians in harmony with the actions of the player. Experiences like Limbo and Machinarium mirror the style of Pixar’s […]
Terry Practhett portrait by Darren McNaney, freelance illustrator, animator & digital effects artist. Geekzine Editor Andy Jamieson interviewed Sir Terry Pratchett by phone in September 2010, on the eve of the promotional tour for ‘I Shall Wear Midnight’: This has to go down as probably one of the happiest, most nerve-wracking moments of my life, […]