Geek Culture Reviews

Rob checks out 2000 AD Prog 2249... This week sees the end to many of the usual suspects as Tharg cleans house for next weeks jumping on the issue - Prog 2250.  Coming with 2250 sees the return of Scarlet Traces, The Diaboliks, Pandora Perfect,  and the sci-fi hit - The Out.  But beforehand we've still got to deal with The House on Bleaker Street, Skip Tracer, Tharg's 3Rillers, Jaegir, and joining them for this Prog, a one-off Terror Tales.  Judge Dredd - The House on Bleaker Street - Part 3 (Final Part) Dredd's investigation into the happenings of Bleaker Street concludes. The House on Bleaker Street is a prime example of a story that could have gone on a lot longer than it did. Ken Niemand and Nick Percival have done a grand job in creating a Hammer Horror tale within the high-tech atmosphere of MegaCity-1.  The tale of an "evil block computer" - sorry, I mean the leftovers of Necropolis - has been a great three-parter. An...

Rob checks out Campaigns & Companions: The Complete Role-Playing Guide For Pets... The role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has been a staple of gaming groups for many years. The role-playing adventure can be as structured - or as random as the Game Master wishes. But have you ever thought about adventuring within these worlds with your pets? Campaigns & Companions: The Complete Role-Playing Guide For Pets is a tongue-in-cheek look at how our pets would take to a role-playing adventure. Much like the style seen within The Bunny Suicides and Vader & Son , this is a collection of brilliant illustrations that perfectly capture the essence of our pets - and their quirky habits.  Written by Andi Ewington & Rhianna Pratchett , with illustrations by Calum Alexander Watt , and edited by Alex De Campi its a gorgeous book that's certain to create a few laughs. Each scenario that rhe book gives is full of D&D speak coupled with the bluntly put mannerisms...

Rob reviews Extreme Carnage: Toxin #1... Plans are starting to come to fruition for Marvel's Extreme Carnage arc. Carnage, who's currently bonded to Senator Krane is planning an attack during the Senators "For Humanity Rally". Out to stop him is the ragtag team of Flash Thompson (Anti-Venom), Andi Benton (Silence), Iron-Man, and their newest recruit - Bren Waters (Toxin).  Yes, as the title suggests this one is all about Toxin, and unlike the others in the series, it's a bit subdued. Where previous parts have seen Carnage manipulate its target Symbiote into causing a massacre, Extreme Carnage: Toxin slows the story down to a somewhat intimate affair set mostly within the Symbiotes shared space - the void. It's here where Carnage attempts to convince Toxin that he's a waste of space and that he should join "the family". It's very much a father and son story as Carnage and Toxin's interactions mirror both Bren Waters and his fa...