Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! You don’t have to be Chinese to celebrate this time of the year, and here at ForeverGeek, we’re doing exactly that: ushering in the Chinese New Year. Our friends at moreTvicar have kindly offered to give away a t-shirt to a lucky ForeverGeek reader! I’ve always been a sucker for geeky shirts, and if you are too, you will love this giveaway. moreTvicar dubs themselves as the “Home of the cool tee since 2003″, and even a quick look will make tee enthusiasts happy. The site is UK-based, but don’t worry if you are in other parts of the world. These guys are so nice Read more »
If Star Wars Were Made Today…
Star Wars is celebrating its 35th birthday this year, so just for fun, ForeverGeek has re-cast Episode IV: A New Hope as if it was being made today. What modern actors would be the most interesting choices for iconic roles like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo? Our choices may surprise you. Read more »
WIN a Code for vlock: the Most Beautiful Video Clock on the iPhone
You may think that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, but I believe that whatever day it may be, luck comes to you if you help it a little. Besides, in some cultures, the number 13 is actually considered lucky. So if you are feeling a little luckless today, here’s a little pick-me-upper, courtesy of our friends from XVision. We’re giving away 3 codes for vlock, which is being dubbed as the most beautiful video clock on the iPhone. If you are looking for more than what the default clock can give you, then vlock might just be what you have been looking for. It allows you to use Read more »
Go Retro with Superhero Pin-up Posters
Who says pin-up posters are outdated? Definitely not artist Maria Danalakis! This gal certainly knows what she was doing when she creates these retro superhero pin-up posters. Based out of Brooklyn, New York, Danalakis works with oil paint, paper collage, and loves Adobe Illustrator. She is a graphic artist and illustrator by profession. No wonder her posters make you say “Want!” Thanks to Design Taxi, I discovered these really fun retro superhero pin-up posters. Take a look yourself. Retro Harley Quinn Technically a super villain, this retro Harley Quinn does not look so evil to me. She does look really sexy, though, doesn’t she? I think it’s the glasses. Retro Read more »
A ‘Kinect Star Wars’ Trailer That Doesn’t Suck
The buzz for LucasArts’ Kinect Star Wars is decidedly negative. But the Force is strong with this new live-action promotional trailer. Read more »
LEGO Minecraft is Happening
A while back, we told you that Minecraft had submitted an application to LEGO Cuusoo for official LEGO Minecraft branded sets. The application got more than 10,000 votes from Cuusoo members, so LEGO reviewed the proposal and formally announced that it’s been approved! Read more »
Your Xbox Avatar Wants Threadless Tees
I don’t normally get excited over avatar clothing you have to pay for — be it Mii apparel, PlayStation Home gear, or Xbox wearables — but this might be worth making an exception for. Threadless, maker of some of the coolest t-shirts and hoodies on the planet, has brought a collection of their classic shirts to the Avatar Marketplace. Read more »
Your Eyeballs Will Love You for This BioShock Infinite Art
Holy retro fan art, Batman! This is astounding. Comic book artist Alex Garner created this faux cover to The Saturday Evening Post, that beautifully captures the steampunk/Americana feel of the upcoming game. Read more »
10 Musically Inclined Anime
Anime is mainly known for its animation, in fact, that’s where the term comes from, but there is another aspect of anime that many people overlook: the music. Unlike western animation, which tends to use music composed by small-time artists, anime aims for the best and sometimes manage to bring in some of the biggest names in the Japanese music industry. Of course, this results in anime with soundtracks that any J-pop or J-rock fan would appreciate. Many of these songs not only make it to the Oricon charts (Japan’s equivalent of America’s Billboard charts), but some manage to make it to the top 10. Below are 10 anime series Read more »
Amazing Prophecy
Regular readers of this column will be well aware of my conflicted opinions of Rob Liefeld early work for Image and the original cast of Extreme Studios characters. Great characters in the right hands, really good ideas that drove the plots, but some of the most terrible execution in their early days. Youngblood were indeed a good team with a diverse selection of members, motivations and histories, tied nicely to the Spawn continuity before the great split. Let’s not mention how they were also an obvious merging of the Teen Titans and the Avengers. However, Alan Moore’s treatment of Supreme and the excellent three issue Judgement Day demonstrated just how Read more »
Fate/Zero Season 1 Review
One of the big titles that graced the anime world last year was Fate/Zero, the prequel to the popular Fate/Stay Night series. Originally created by Nitro+ and produced by ufotable and Aniplex, the anime is split into a 13-episode season which ended in December, and a 12-episode season which will continue this April. Set 10 years before Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero details the events which took place during the 4th Holy Grail War, a battle between 7 magi and their summoned hero servants for possession of the Holy Grail. A magi is defeated if his summoned hero is killed or if he is killed, and the last one standing gets a Read more »
The Seven Deadly Sins Get the Figure Treatment
To say that anime and game characters dominate the PVC figure industry is an understatement. When you consider the amount of time and effort it goes into making figures, it’s usually best to stick with characters that you know are popular. This means that very few original characters ever appear as figures before being tested in other popular media, but Hobby Japan seems set on changing that. Hobby Japan is a publishing company that produces magazines with illustrations in the anime/manga style. They have been the source of a few successful titles that eventually got their own anime adaptations, including: Queen’s Blade, Hyakka-Ryoran Samurai Girls, and Demon King Daimao. Now, Read more »
DIY Retro Star Wars Dress
What was the last thing that you made using your hands? And I don’t mean coding. While you do use your hands to type, that doesn’t exactly count in this case! This gal from Los Angeles, California impressed me with her sewing skills, if only because the only time I tried making a dress in high school Home Ec, it was an utter disaster! Seriously, this high school teacher married to a scientist rocks! She got hold of some Star Wars sheets, of which there is no shortage of, I assume. She then proceeded to get her hands and imagination busy and created this wonderful DIY retro Star Wars dress. Read more »
First Peek at eFX’s Avengers Collectibles
You know The Avengers movie must be getting closer when licensee companies are making announcements. In my inbox today was a press release from eFX announcing their line of Avengers movie replicas, and showing off a first peek at what they have in store. Read more »
Every Doctor Who Episode in 10 Minutes
How many episodes of Doctor Who have you actually seen? By episodes, I am referring not only to the sixth series, but to every Doctor Who episode dating from the first time the TV show aired. I was introduced to this addictive show only last year, and even now, I have not seen all the episode in the latest series. Then again, I have this thing about not having time to sit down and watch TV series completely. Anyhow, there is so much to the TV series that I think a lot of people have not seen every Doctor Who episode that has been made. There are, of course, the Read more »
DC + Aardman = Quirky Superheroes
You’ve probably never wondered to yourself, “What would it be like if Aardman did DC Comics superheroes?” (Aardman, in case you don’t know, is the claymation studio behind Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas, and lots more.) Today you’re going to find out exactly what it’s like. Read more »
