Geek Culture Reviews

Sideshow and Hot Toys have revealed the next two figures to come to their Star Wars: The Clone Wars sixth scale figure collection. Inspired by characters from The Clone Wars animated television series Arc Troopers Echo and Fives are set to head to the highly detailed action figure range.  Echo was a soldier in the Grand Army of the Republic, known for his strict adherence to orders and rules — hence, his nickname, which was sarcastically gifted by his clone brothers. Still, Echo proved to be among the bravest clones, integral in the defense of Rishi Station and Tipoca City, and eventually achieved the rank of ARC trooper. Through tragic circumstances, however, he would become something more than a normal clone. The highly-detailed Star Wars action figure is specially crafted based on the appearance of Echo in the Clone Trooper Phase II armor, featuring a newly developed head sculpt with great likeness, finely crafted helmet and armor with unique markings and weathering effects, tai...

An all new X-Men series launches from Marvel Comics this week and we’ve got the official preview below… “FROM THE ASHES! Krakoa is gone, ORCHIS has fallen…but the X-Men remain, always. Cyclops leads, because that is what he does. Beast builds, because that is what he does. And from their new home in Alaska, the X-Men raise a flag of defiance. Mutant business is their business. Join CYCLOPS, BEAST, MAGNETO, PSYLOCKE, KID OMEGA, TEMPER, MAGIK and JUGGERNAUT as new forces in the world move into position, battling for the destiny and philosophy of the mutant species” X-Men #1 is set for release this Wednesday, July 10th. 

Marvel’s summer blockbuster Blood Hunt continues this week in Avengers #16, and we have the official preview for you right here… “ BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN – BARON BLOOD STRIKES! Captain America must battle a vampire-overrun Hydra! Will Cap’s ragtag group of heroes be able to handle Baron Blood’s army of vampires? And what about rescuing the hordes of civilian prisoners? PLUS: What’s next for the Avengers Emergency Response team?” Avengers #16 is set to hit comic book shelves July 10th. 

Who do you turn to when the villains have won? Capes is a superhero turn-based strategy game and the debut title of Australian developer Spitfire Interactive . Taking inspiration from a wealth of 80s and 90s comic books, Capes throws players into the murky streets of King City. With bad guys to beat and a wealth of memorable supes to command, King City is a comic book reader's fever dream. Capes takes place within a world where the good guys lost. Ever since a shadowy group called The Company took control of King City “capes” have been outlawed. Anyone who displays a form of superpower or ability is deemed a vigilante and is at mercy to the full force of The Company’s power. The ordinary citizens who call King City their home are also under the spell of propaganda set by The Company that leads them to the belief that all superheroes are bad. Naturally, those who rule The Company just so happen to be a cadaver of supervillains who are quite literally ruling with an iron fist.  As...

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.