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Editorial
Is it just me or is 2012 turning into a golden year for geekdom? Everywhere I look there’s fantastic television, comics, games and films that are either out or are on the horizon. The convention fever is about to hit us big time however with three, count em, three major conventions ( Bristol Comic Expo, Kapow! and London Comic Con) being held in May and each one fighting to bring in and entertain the crowds. On the film front, once we all pick our collective jaws off the floor at how Joss Wheedon managed the impossible with The Avengers, we realize that this is only the start of the blockbuster season. We still have an all new - though I’m guessing not all dancing (nice moves in Spidey 3 Tobey!) - Amazing Spiderman. A Man in Black travels back to the sixties to save his partner in MIB 3 and Ridley Scott goes back to the stars with the epic looking Prometheus. There’s also Expendables 2 aka The Beard is Back…bring on the Norris. On the small screen we have the return of Game of Thrones, Young Justice Season 2 (Sorry, I meant Young Justice Invasion), Avengers Season 2, Fringe, Community and much more. Before I forget I guess should mention that small art house film…something about a Dark Knight rising against some fella called Bane? Keep the greatness coming 2012! Enjoy Issue 2!
GEEK CRIMINOLOGY - Are The Heroes & Villains Of Batman Influenced By Lombrosian Ideals? ........................ 4 CONVENTION ROUNDUP - May 2012 ............................................. 10 THE BLUFFER’S GUIDE TO GEEKDOM - Star Trek ....................... 12 GAME OF THRONES - Season 1 DVD & Blu-Ray Launch Party ................................................................................... 14 FASHION EXTREME! ........................................................................... 16 AFTER ASSEMBLY - What Next for Marvel’ s Merry Men? ..................................................................................... 20 GEEK SYNDICATE AT LONDON SUPER COMIC CON .................... 26 ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SURVIVAL CONUNDRUM An Introduction ............................................................................ 28 The Hunger Games & Young Adult Fiction The Current Big Thing? .................................................................30 GEEK SYNDICATE - Our Podcasts, Current Episodes ................ 74
Reviews
FILM REVIEW - Avengers Assemble .............................................. 34 GAME REVIEW - Mass Effect 3 ....................................................... 36 COMIC REVIEW - Clockwork Watch - The Arrival ....................... 38 FILM REVIEW - Chronicle ................................................................. 42 COMIC REVIEW - Taking Flight ....................................................... 45 COMIC REVIEW - The Scorpion Vol. 2: The Devil In The Vatican .............................................................. 46 DVD REVIEW - Game of Thrones The Complete 1st Season ..... 50 COMIC REVIEW - Black Hawk The Intergalactic Gladiator ...... 52 TECHNOLOGY REVIEW - iPad 3 ....................................................... 56 FILM REVIEW - The Hunger Games ............................................... 58 COMIC REVIEW - Halcyon and Tenderfoot Issue 1 .................... 60 FILM REVIEW - The Cabin In The Woods ...................................... 64 COMIC REVIEW - Crossed Volume 1 ............................................... 66
Previews
FILM PREVIEW - The Amazing Spider-Man ................................ 68 COMIC PREVIEW - Spooks ............................................................... 69 FILM PREVIEW - The Expendables 2 ............................................. 70 COMIC PREVIEW - Rainbow Orchid Volume 3 ............................. 72 FILM PREVIEW - The Dark Knight Rises ...................................... 73 ELEVATOR PITCH - Urban Legends ................................................ 75 ELEVATOR PITCH - Glasgow League of Writers 1 ........................ 79 ELEVATOR PITCH - 7String .............................................................. 85
Interviews
INTERVIEW - Iron Sky Director Timo Vuorensola ......................... 8 INTERVIEW - Fashion Extreme Designer, Polina Roytman ...... 19
Barry Nugent
INTERVIEW - Reboot Director & Producer ......................... 22
INTERVIEW - Anthony Woodley, Director of Outpost 11 ........... 32
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