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Next Wednesday sees the release of G.I.L.T. #4, and we have the official preview from Ahoy Comics right here... Pan Am Flight 914 takes off in 1973 and plunges straight through into 2013, as Hildy confronts her dearest frenemy while dangling from a rescue helicopter. Trista's past catches up with her, as does the Bellicent's sinister doorman, as timelines and plotlines converge in the series Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise) calls “smart, funny, beautiful…the most entertaining story I’ve read this year.” G.I.L.T #4 heads to stores on Wednesday 20th July, and will be priced at $4.99 Rob Lake - For more comic book and video game chat why not follow Geek Culture Reviews on Twitter and Facebook @GeekCultureRev

Rob reviews Megatropolis: Book One... When it comes to well-established comic book characters, taking them out of their respective worlds and placing them into an alternative universe is nothing new. Take both Marvel and DC , for example, it seems to be the norm for The Avengers or The Justice League to switch realities every other week.  While the notion of dimension-hopping isn't new for Judge Dredd (or even the wider 2000 AD universe), restructuring its cast in a new - yet familiar way is. Borrowing themes from DC's playbook, Megatropolis is an alternative look at Mega-City One - and the wider 'Dreddverse'. With plenty of familiar faces, Kenneth Niemand takes us to the gleaming streets of Megatropolis. Taking on an art deco/steampunk/ futurist style, on the surface, Megatropolis is vastly different from the familiar face of Mega-City One. Yet delve a little deeper and you'll find political turmoil, corruption, and whispers of a vigilante dubbed Judg...

Rob reviews TEN - Ten Rooms, Ten Seconds on Xbox Series X... Under normal circumstances, ten seconds isn't a lot of time. However when you're trapped in a room with various degrees of death heading your way - ten seconds can last a lifetime.  TEN -Ten Rooms, Ten Seconds is the latest game to be released from the indie publisher, Ratalaika Games . Tasked with venturing through an unnamed facility, players have to survive for ten seconds within ten rooms of increasing difficulty. To put it into context, I had an easier time playing through Dark Souls 3 as the deprived class... As the title suggests, this is a game all about survival. Each floor is made up of ten rooms, each room has its built-in death trap which simply asks you to survive for ten seconds. With each floor completed, the challenge gets harder. As such you'll have to rely on your platforming skills, and patience, and have a bit of luck to succeed.  To aid you on the journey, the playabl...