#gunsuits

[demidovarmor]

Glock 17 VS regular bodyarmor & unique concealable bulletproof vest by Demidov Armor. Testing shot + comparison

[demidovarmor]

The unique patented technology allows us to create armor that has no analogues in the world and is many times superior in its characteristics to what is presented on the world market

[demidovarmor]

Comparison of the strength of a conventional bulletproof vest with a bulletproof vest from Demidov after a shot from shotgun 12

[cjmoseley]

Science in Science-Fiction: Exoskeletons

I thought it was about time to start up my Science in Science-Fiction posts again (they still get more visitors than my world-building posts — even if they don’t get many comments these days).

So how to bring the series back? Well I gave it some thought and decided that one of the most interesting things happening these days are Exoskeletons.

What are Exoskeletons?

Literally translated the word…

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[comixology]

A comiXologist recommends: Gunsuits #3

by: Matthew Burbridge

If your cup of tea is giant monsters and killer bugs, then Gunsuits is for you.  If massive, gun-mounted, pilotable mech warriors float your boat, then Gunsuits is for you.  It carries all the necessary explosions, pitched battles, and loud-mouthed military mouthing-off a good Mech story from the Western Hemisphere needs.

It’s a good time wrapped in a slice of fried action.  Much like another of my recent recommendations, GRIMFISH, it follows the idea of a good and simple science fiction formula.  Although, GUNSUITS doesn’t follow the “lonesome journey through the cosmos” like GRIMFISH, and instead follows the good ol’ trope of “killer monsters meet killer robots.”

So the story almost always goes, beasts from another plane of reality cross into our own, invading all of our major cities.  Mankind answers back with big, metal, badass bots piloted by every mean military stereotype one writer can cram into this four-issue series.  Writer Paul Tobin does a good job not getting bogged down by all his characters and instead shows us a team who looks after each other when they aren’t too busy poking fun and getting drunk between battles.  Heck, if the world was ending and all I had to look forward to was blowing up a few monsters before my inevitable last stand, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn’t want to just put their feet up and knock back a brew.

PJ Holden, our dear artist on this fun little series does a fine job of keeping things hectic and energetic without making it impossible to see what is happening panel to panel.  Holden tells the story across his layouts excellently, and with such a sharp hand for finer detail.  Honestly, I was never at a loss for what was happening at any point and that is really important with stories like this.  With rubble, gore, explosions, gunfire, and any other craziness all over the page, it becomes increasingly easy to lose the necessary storytelling elements in order to (you guessed it) follow the story, and Holden loses none of it.  He is a very skillful artist, and it shows.

[Read Gunsuits #3 on comiXology]