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Darryn Bonthuys

Lets support a real comic book event this year

April 11, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 13 Comments

By now, we’re all aware that Comic Con SA is going heavy with the con for that Comic book convention. Did I say comic book convention? I meant Comic book convention launch. Big difference apparently! At the end of the day, we can do better. In fact, we already do. So instead of getting your ire all worked up over that non-event, rather go give some support to folks who know what they’re actually doing.


Darryn Bonthuys

The next Telltale Games project is Fables

March 28, 2013 at 10:30 am | 10 Comments

It’s good to be Telltale Games right now. After hitting all the right chords with some nostalgic new takes on Sam & Max, as well as Monkey Island, the studio then received too damn much praise for their adaptation of The Walking Dead. And while a second season is on the way for that hit series, they’ll also be tackling some fairy tales soon, as they adapt Fables into a new set of games.


Darryn Bonthuys

Grab 700 free comics for your tablet right now

March 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 15 Comments

I don’t know about you guys, but I love me some comics. Especially on my iPad. While I’m still keen on collecting the more tradtional trade paperbacks of my favourite titles, Reading a single issue or two on the Jobs tablet is actually kind of rad. And quicker than waiting for stock to arrive. It can be costly though. So how about getting your mitts on 700 free comics right now, for that device?


Darryn Bonthuys

Marvel unleashes the Age of Ultron next year

November 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm | 4 Comments

   

Ultron is coming. For years now, writer Brian Michael Bendis has been building up for the latest event in the Marvel Universe, starring none other than the big bad robot himself, Ultron. The android antagonist has been trying to conquer the world ever since he first had daddy issues, and in the Age of Ultron, that’s just what he does, as he lays down some heavy destruction and death. And that’s just the first issue.


Darryn Bonthuys

DC Comics prepares to relaunch Hellblazer

November 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm | 8 Comments

 

If there’s one comic book series that has always been right on the edge of dark, adult material, it’s Hellblazer: John Constantine. The Vertigo series has been running since 1988, but that’s all coming to an end soon. As of the 300th issue, the British con-mage will be saying farewell to the line of comics that he’s been a part of for 24 years. And that’s because he’ll be moving on up to the east side, to finally get a slice of that new 52 pie.


Darryn Bonthuys

Top five comic books that deserve a video game adaptation

October 17, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 28 Comments

According to me, comic books make for some excellent source material for video games. Batman managed to deliver the black-eyed pee in your pants experience to thugs and maniacs in the Arkham series, while the cult favourite anti-hero Deadpool is getting his own game, due out next year. There’s plenty more comics out there that deserve a shot though, so we’ve gathered five such properties that would make for some great entertainment.


Darryn Bonthuys

The amazing cosplay of the New York Comic Con

October 15, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 43 Comments

Cosplay may be experiencing a positive growth locally, but man, we still have quite a way to go before we can match the level of geekitude that the United States of A boasts. The fans came out in force for the New York Comic Con recently, and there was a selection of costumes displayed, to amaze everyone. Including one guy who desecrated a Ghostbusters proton pack to have a Hello Kitty feel to it. Sacrilege!


Darryn Bonthuys

Darryn’s take on rAge, with more melting and bat cleavage!

October 8, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 39 Comments

What a weekend! Everyone who knows me, knows how I love my comic books and heroes, but I’ve never had the courage before to actually dress up and appear before a live crowd in a suit that can be revealing. But this last weekend, I finally put a years worth of work on, and hit the Coca Cola Dome, with Geoff in tow as my faithful Alfred Ntombela. And what an experience it was…


Gavin Mannion

How the Internet deals with EA

July 12, 2012 at 11:30 am | 9 Comments

The guys over at Dorkly have put together some comic strips to simply explain how Jim Lenoir er we mean Internet users deal with EA and the games that they release.


Tauriq Moosa

Moosa’s Musings : Geek Occupation

November 10, 2011 at 2:30 pm | 11 Comments

I play games, I read comics and fiction books, I watch sci-fi and fantasy shows. I read about these topics and, sometimes, write about them. Geeks, nerds, dorks – whatever the term is, somehow it clusters around individuals who travail these waters. Through whichever of these rapids we swim, we orientate ourselves according to gods and goddesses of these places, creators we love and who we think are better than others. We have our own rituals and meetings; our own language and engagements; our own hierarchy and focus; we pay penance and sacrifices at the altars of the pantheon who create these things we love.

We feud and wage wars based on myths we know are created (how many wept when Superman first died? How many forgave Grant Morrison his stupid writing in Batman? Modern Warfare or Battlefield 3?). To anyone who claims us antisocial, they simply gaze too quickly: they see us sitting with the funny books with a cover of some guy with lasers coming out his eyes; they see us sitting hunched and pushing buttons, while things explode and die screaming on screen; they note the dragon and scantily-clad girl on the cover of our book. In that frozen moment, the stereotype of the nerd is born, the monster of the geek rises, the spectre of the dork begins to haunt.


Darryn Bonthuys

Essential Reading: The best Batman comics to read before playing Arkham City

October 20, 2011 at 1:15 pm | 13 Comments

Not everyone is that familiar with the caped crusader. Sure, we all know the origin. Young Bruce Wayne witnesses the murder of parents before his very eyes, and spends the next decade and a half honing his mind, body and spirit so that he can spend nights fighting crime and terrifying criminals, while dressed as a giant bat.

But over the decades, the character has evolved, to be more than just a regular vigilante. He’s become one of the most dangerous characters in the modern day comic universe, a remorseless tactician who will not budge on his war against crime.

So if you’re eager to learn more about some of the Dark Knights finest escapades, and the books that shaped him into the modern day detective and crime-fighter that he is today, sit back and enjoy the following feature.