Hello Hypergeeksters! Well, it’s been just over a month since I brought the site to an end, and just in case you were craving a wee bit of Hypergeek, I thought I would bring you up to date with what I am doing now. Well, to start with, I now have a sweet gig working [...]
You’ve probably noticed that it’s been a bit quiet around here for the last week or so. Well, there is a very good reason for that: after 3 years of writing and maintaining the site, I’ve decided to call it quits. There are a number of reasons for this. Primarily, it’s because I just don’t [...]
What is this? Every week I like to pull apart Diamond’s confirmed shipping list for the week, and create a list of all of the creator-owned titles that will be arriving in stores that Wednesday. I then use the magic of Javascript to pull the details on the books from comiXology.com, and hey presto! Why? [...]
From the press release: GRIME AND WONDER ON THE STREETS OF MALINKY ROBOT Image Comics Collects Sonny Liew’s Inspired Short Stories Berkeley, CA – 1 July 2021 – The captivating world and quirky characters detailed by award-winning artist Sonny Liew’s (LIQUID CITY VOL. 1 and 2, My Faith in Frankie, Wonderland, Sense and Sensibility) loose [...]
From the press release: JULY 1, MILWAUKIE, OR—As previously announced, Dark Horse debuts its program to distribute exclusive digital content through brick-and-mortar retailers today, with the launch of B.P.R.D.: Casualties! Starting today, the Dark Horse Digital Retailer Exclusive program will offer all-new monthly digital comics for free! This exclusive program is a great way to drive [...]
Deadline.com has the scoop that Marvel Studios is making a full commitment to Thor 2, with Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as the title hero, and have set a release date of July 26th, 2013. However, Deadline has learned that Kenneth Branagh will not be returning to direct the movie, but will likely be involved [...]
From the press release: Garfield & Papercutz Prepare for the Holidays 2011! New York, NY: In May of 2011, New York publisher Papercutz released GARFIELD & Co. #1 and 2 to an overwhelming response. Despite the heat of summer approaching, the publisher announced this week the anticipated release of the next two adaptations of the [...]
From the press release: World Renowned Artist Ashley Wood Special Guest at San Diego Comic-Con Appearance includes signings at IDW booth #2643, exclusive robots and books, spotlight panel, and more San Diego, CA (June 30, 2021)—At this year’s San Diego Comic Con, art and comic fans have one more must on their lists, as IDW [...]
From the press release: Digital Manga and IDW bring twenty new titles to eManga.com Partnership brings first American Comics to eManga.com San Diego, CA (June 30, 2021) - Digital Manga, one of the manga industry’s most unique and creative publishers, is proud to announce another online collaboration with IDW Publishing, a leading and award-winning publisher of [...]
I just realized that Hypergeek turned Three today. Hypergeek originally started as a blogspot blog simply called http://edwardkaye.blogspot.com/. The site existed for some time as one of those personal blogs that only occasionally gets updated, with crap that no-one else but the writer cares about. Then on July 30th, 2008, I made the first of [...]
