Geek Culture Reviews

There are stories that feel like they were made for comics, and  Hawkmoon: The Black Jewel (adapted from Michael Moorcock ’s original Runestaff novels), is one of those stories. Full of strange science, dark sorcery, and bleak, imaginative landscapes, Hawkmoon plunges readers into a post-apocalyptic Europe that has more in common with the myth’s of old than with the modern day. It’s violent, romantic, philosophical, and sometimes absurd, but above all it  always remains captivating. For those unfamiliar with the source material, Hawkmoon belongs to Moorcock’s sprawling “ Eternal Champion ” multiverse. Where Elric of Melniboné dealt with personal doom and metaphysical warfare, Hawkmoon is closer to a political rebel. The setting is a shattered Europe ruled by the tyrannical Granbretan Empire, whose rulers don grotesque animal masks and wield a terrifying mix of magic and science. Into this comes Dorian Hawkmoon, a brooding, reluctant hero from the occupied land of Köln, who is ...

Titan Comics have given us a preview of what to expect when Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus comes to comic book stands in July….  Written by Kianna Shore and Mellow Brown, along side artist, Mariano Taibo, Tokyo Nexus  is set to further expand Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner  world.  Tokyo 2015: Two Kalanthia survivors fight for their lives in a world where Blade Runners are the least of their problems.  Following a failed mission Off-World, the only two survivors of a combat squad, ex-marine Mead and Replicant combat model Stix, have returned to Tokyo to search for the traitor who left them to die. Now operating as an unofficial private detective agency, Stix and Mead find themselves caught up in a deadly Patent War between the Yakuza, the Tyrell Corporation and Cheshire, a rival corporation developing their own bootleg Replicant technology as they search for a missing woman. Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus #1 is set to launch on 31st July, 2024. 

With the curtain closing on Ncuti Gatwa’s first season as the Doctor over on television, the spotlight falls on Titan Comics to give us the Doctor's next adventure… Taking place immediately after the events of the Doctor Who Free Comic Book Day Special , the Doctor and Ruby find themselves in the far future. Tracking Dick Turpin’s rogue cyber tech to the last shopping mall on planet Earth, the duo soon find themselves in the thick of another grand adventure. With things not quite as they seem, and the mystery of the cyber tech still unsolved, what secrets does the mall hold? And more importantly, what’s awaiting them in the dark?  Straight out of the TARDIS and Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor #1 captures the energetic performances of Ncuti Gatwa and Mollie Gibson extremely well. Each interaction that the duo has is a superb recreation of the energy shared between the two actors, and it instantly draws you into this adventure. What starts as two friends exploring a huge mall soon...

The Doctor and Ruby prepare to face their fears in this Free Comic Book Day special… As Ncuti Gatwa prepares to head off into his first season as The Fifteenth Doctor on television, Titan Comics has teased his first comic book adventure with a Free Comic Book Day special that brings us the opening chapter.  Written by Dan Watters with art by Kelsey Ramsay The Fifteenth Doctor FCBD Special  takes the Doctor and his companion Ruby back to England in 1739. Specifically drawn to York Castle the TARDIS materialises just as infamous highway man, Dick Turpin plots his escape from his upcoming execution. Armed with an advanced upgrade that’s been sent from the heavens, Turpin wreaks havoc on the gathered troopers and crowd. Now the Doctor has to find out why a 17th century thief is going trigger happy with a ‘Cyberblaser’, and more importantly, who’s pulling the strings! For a taster of what’s to come this FCBD special packs quite a punch. The opening scenes tease quite the adv...

Aahna Ashina’s story enters its endgame as Blade Runner 2039 begins… It’s been quite a tough journey for Blade Runner Aahna “Ash” Ashina. Beginning way back in Blade Runner 2019 , Ash ended up helping Cleo Selwin and her clone replicant mother escape from Cleo’s father, Alexander Selwin. Now twenty years later and the adult Cleo is back on Earth on the search for her missing “Mother” whose abduction has been orchestrated by Replicant manufacturer Niander Wallace.  Elsewhere and Wallace has also been involved in creating a more obedient line of Replicant. The greatest achievement of this resurgence in Replicant manufacturing is Luv, Niander Wallace’s personal assistant - and first Replicant to hold the title of ‘Blade Runner’. With Ash spending the past few years living “off the grid”, Cleo not only has to track down the person who saved her life, she also has to avoid Luv who has orders of her own.  Blade Runner 2039: Luv collects issues #1-#4 of the (as of writing) current s...

“More human than human” is our motto… It’s been a while since I re-read Titan Comics Blade Runner prequel, Blade Runner Origins. With the comic publisher recently sending me a copy of Blade Runner 2039: Vol.1: Luv to review, I thought it’s best to jump in from the beginning and experience the whole series in preparation.   I’ve previously reviewed the first volume of Blade Runner: Origins, which you can check out here . As such I won’t be recapping previous events aside from a few flashbacks.  Taking place in the immediate aftermath of Effie’s assassination by Ilora Stahl, NYPD Detective Cal Moreaux finds himself teaming up with a Replicant who’s conscious is that of the deceased Tyrell Corp researcher, Dr. Lydia Kine. Now known as Asa, Kine and Cal must work together to track down a rogue Nexus 5 Replicant who’s “awakening” those Replicants deemed to be past their use by date. With the threat of a Replicant uprising, and Ilora Stahl, Cal gets dragged into the seedy underbelly...

Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime bring Joanna Tan back for one more adventure… “We’re thrilled to bring Gun Honey back in a brand-new high-octane international crime thriller. The stakes are higher, the dangers deadlier, and the line between friend and foe more elusive than ever. Writing Gun Honey is like a Hollywood screenwriter’s dream: you can go to any location in the world, film in Versailles or the Gobi Desert, build the most extravagant sets, have an unlimited budget, and not worry about the stunts being too dangerous.” said writer Charles Ardai.  Gun Honey: Collision Course is scheduled to be released by Titan Comic on 24th May.  But for now why not check out a sneak preview of what’s to come? 

Titan Comics have revealed an inside look at Rebel Moon: House Of The Bloodaxe #1 before it comes to comic book stores in January. The prequel story to the upcoming Zack Snyder film “Rebel Moon”, this four-part story comes from writer Mags Visaggio ( Kim & Kim, Transformers Vs. The Visionaries),  artist Clark Bint ( Killtopia, Murder Most Mundane), and colours from Francesco Segala.  Set 5 years before the events depicted in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, HOUSE OF THE BLOODAXE provides backstory for the characters of Devra and Darrian Bloodaxe, leaders of a band of outlaw revolutionaries (played by Cleopatra Coleman and Ray Fisher), and their formidable family’s history.  As war is looming on the horizon on the planet Shasu, the leader of the Bloodaxe family is conflicted between living up to his father’s domineering legacy and maintaining the peace. It is up to him to settle the conflicts within himself, and his family, before the entire planet erupts in war...

Titan Comics releases Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Story #4 next week, and we’ve got the official preview below… “ AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME CHARLES ARDAI RETURNS TO THE GUN HONEY UNIVERSE IN THIS ACTION-PACKED SPIN-OFF FEATURING THE SULTRY AND EXPLOSIVE ARTWORK OF ACE CONTINUADO! WHEN THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR – FOR A PRICE. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia – and breaking her…” Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Story #4 is heading to comic book shelves on 4th November 2023