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Rob Reviews Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #1… Charles Ardai is back in the high octane world of Joanna Tan as he teams up with Ace Continuado  to bring a spin-off to the Gun Honey series.  Centring on new character Dahlia Races, Ardai now has the scope to expand his world away from Joanna Tan in quite an interesting way. While Tan is now marked by the US Intelligence Agency, Races has a penchant to make wanted people simply disappear. It’s both sides of this coin that fuel this action-packed opening issue, as Dahlia Races gets dragged into the murky world that follows Joanna Tan. Ardai kicks this opening issue off to a flying start. From the opening page, we’re thrown into Dahlia Races’ world. It’s one full of distractions and subterfuge as we follow her on her latest job. From seemingly eliminating her target, it soon turns out that rather than being a cold blooded assassin, Dahlia would rather her targets were still breathing. With the job done, it’s back to New York where we catch

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that its GraphicAudio brand is releasing three original Hellboy Universe audiobooks written by bestselling author Christopher Golden. The first audiobook in the series will be released in July. Written exclusively for GraphicAudio and produced with a full cast of actors, sound effects, and cinematic music, this audio-first series provides an immersive story set in the Hellboy Universe created by legendary cartoonist Mike Mignola. Each audiobook will be accompanied by cover artwork by Mignola and award-winning colorist Dave Stewart. The first of the audio projects, titled Hellboy: A Plague Of Wasps, continues the story from the fan favorite Hellboy in Love comic books. Golden said, “ Having written Hellboy comics and novels and co-written the screenplay for the upcoming Hellboy: The Crooked Manfilm, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to experiment with original audiobooks. The audiobooks form a trilogy that picks up k

  I am the (pint sized) Law… The first sponsored content between myself and Heroes - Comics, Games, and Collectibles is now up on the channel and ready for your viewing pleasure.  In this first video, Heroes kindly sent me a box jam packed with figures from the HIYA Toys Judge Dredd range. Now as anyone who’s followed Geek Culture Reviews already knows - opening this box was like Christmas!  So, check out the video in the link below where we unbox the likes of The Dark Judges, Mean Machine Angel, Judge Hershey, and many more… The figures shown in this video are also available right now over at Heroes - Comics, Games, and Collectibles. So what are you waiting for?  For more video content please subscribe to the YouTube channel.  Big thanks to Heroes for allowing me this opportunity. Make sure to keep reading for what other content we have planned.  Liked this review and want to support the blog further? Please head on over to: Ko-Fi.com/GeekCultureRev. Thank you for your time! Rob Lake

Previewing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #111… With the Darkest Hour event just around the corner, things are heating up as  BOOM! Studios give us a preview of what to expect in MMPR #111. ‘Zedd and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers working together? If they’re going to have a shot at defeating Mistress Vile, you better believe it! But Mistress Vile has an army on her side in the desperate fight for Safehaven, and as leaders and heroes collide, a well-kept secret on a mysterious island on earth houses the darkest consequences imaginable for the Grid itself…’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #111 is heading to comic book stores in July, 2023.

Previewing Creed #1… This Wednesday sees the release of Creed #1, a new series based within the world of the Rocky/Creed film series. ‘ Ten years after the events of the blockbuster Creed III, Amara Creed is on her own path, stepping outside her father Adonis Creed’s shadow and training like there’s no tomorrow. But when her division opponents no longer present a challenge, Amara's drive will have her following in her father's footsteps, going underground. She’ll also need the perfect trainer, but perfection comes with tangled strings attached.’ Creed #1 is heading to comic book stores this Wednesday, 28th June 2023.

Guess who’s back? Back again!… BOOM! Studios are releasing Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless #1 this week, and we have the official preview right here. ‘ The Debut of the DRAKKON RANGERS! As if the medium-spanning, fan-favorite villain Drakkon wasn’t enough of a threat, Mistress Vile has special plans, ones that will bring the Rangers’ greatest foe into our world! But this scheming isn’t without consequences for Drakkon, and he’ll have to take a page from the book of Zordon if he wants the world of The Coinless to survive. But who would be unhinged enough to join his team? As if they have a choice… ’ Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless #1 is available this Wednesday 28th June 2023

Rob reviews The Last Worker on PlayStation 5… Simulation games are now quite a common thing. Gone are the days of the simple flight sim, and now we have the likes of Lawnmower Simulator, House Flipper, Power Wash Simulator, and many more. One profession that hasn’t made its way to video game format is the humble shelf picker. You know, those hidden in the jungle of the warehouse making sure that our boxes of online shopping get to us on time while their companies owner pretends to play Star Trek with William Shatner.  Anyway, while The Last Worker isn’t a true simulation title, it is based around the thankless work of a online order fulfilment worker. In fact your the last worker left in the thriving economy that’s Jüngle. Clearly a play on the retailers Amazon and IKEA, Jüngle is an online shopping portal that’s reach is world wide. Inside the mass warehouses it’s a dog eat dog world as employees fight for their jobs against each other, and a world that’s becoming more automated. As

Rob reviews Tin Hearts on PlayStation 5… It’s been a busy few weeks for myself, and sadly as a result my coverage of video games has been a little behind schedule. For this I apologise, and going forward - for now - I’m probably going to have to be selective about what titles I review. Realising as a one-person-band I can’t do everything all at once.  Anyway, with that out of the way, what better way to mark my return to consistent video game reviews with Tin Hearts.  Coming from publisher Wired Productions and developers Rogue Sun Games (which features some of the team behind Fable) , Tin Hearts is a charming and heartwarming game about toy soldiers.  Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, Tin Hearts follows the narrative of inventor Albert J. Butterworth. Told via clues within the environment, notes left behind by the inventor, and a wealth of cut scenes, you’ll discover the life and times of Albert as you navigate your toy soldiers across various obstacles. It’s quite a tale

Rob reviews Replikator on Nintendo Switch… Replikator is a title that’s worthy to call itself a rogue-like. It’s a punishing game that’ll have you roaming around procedurally generated space stations, fighting all manner of nasty enemies, and avoiding insidious traps. Whether you head into the gauntlet cautiously, or throw this caution to the wind, one things a certainty - you will die…a lot!  Developed by R-Games and Maridian4, with publishing falling to indie game powerhouse, Ratalika Games , Replikator isn’t a game that’ll change the formula for rogue-likes yet to come. But, it doesn’t really need to. Instead it’s a simple rogue-like that builds upon the solid foundations that have already been laid by its forbearers.  Taking place in the future, Replikator places you into the boots of a mercenary who finds themselves up against a rogue AI. Much like Skynet, this AI sees humanity as a threat, and it’s up to you to fight through its defences and ultimately turn it off. However, with

Step into Mega-City One at San Diego Comic Con… The greatest future city is coming to the greatest show on Earth – Rebellion is pleased to announce an exclusive limited edition  Judge Dredd  fine art poster by Matt Ferguson is coming to San Diego Comic Con next month. Fresh from promotional movie posters for Marvel Studios and  Star Wars , Ferguson plunges us into the violent, crime-ridden megalopolis of Mega-City One as Judge Dredd stands ready to dispense justice – a hyper-cop for the hyper-future! This is  the  poster drop for San Diego – a stunning 24” x 36” offset litho fine art poster printed on gorgeous 300gsm Accent Recycled stock, with each copy individually numbered and limited to just 400 copies in colour. Also available will be a super-limited variant edition – a special ‘black, white and Dredd’ with vivid reds picked out against the monochrome of the nightmare urban noir, in an edition of 100. It is the first time Rebellion has offered such a high-end poster as its exclusi

Rob reviews The Best of 2000 AD Vol.3… The ‘Ultimate Mix-Tape’ of 2000 AD’s greatest hits is back for its third volume. Packed with an array of specially curated strips,  The Best of 2000 AD series does its very best in introducing you to the world of Tharg, and his Thrillverse. Much like its predecessors, this volume offers up an enticing mixture of strips and feature that draw across all corners of the wider 2000 AD mythos. While we do get a couple of standard trips to Mega-City 1 with Judge Dredd, series Editor Owen Johnson shows us the anthologies more “Tales of the Unexplained” side as things get a little bizarre.  Personally, this third volume has been my favourite out of the series so far. Not only does it feature a Judge Dredd written by Michael Carroll, we also have the debut of Ian Edginton  and D’Israeli. While you’d think that Johnson would of opted to include the duo’s phenomenal Scarlet Traces, he’s instead swapped the Earth/Mars war for the Atlantic Ocean, as we get a mu