The con’s been over for 2 days, but the posts keep on comin’! A while back we reported on the DIY Shawnimals Plushforms back in late March, and we finally got to see them up close and in person at the New York Comic Con. There were even a few custom Plushforms on display and [...]
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Toys, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Just got done checking out Square Enix’s killer lineup for 2008. In the mix are figures, plushies, and even jewelry from your favorite SE games. So be prepared for a spectacle of amazing stuff coming out within the year after the jump.
April 20th, 2008 | Posted in Toys | 4 Comments
This chick was just plain CREEPY! She had the walk down pat and everything. I sort of think she was just a crazy who wondered into the con…
April 20th, 2008 | Posted in Video Games | 4 Comments
I just had a chance to speak with MAD about his upcoming figures.
Here’s the rundown
Releasing Summer 08′
Price: $6-$8
Blind box
These were actually based off of some 04′ custom’s MAD worked on. The middle figure is not part of the set but he plans on doing larger versions of these 3″ versions.
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April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Toys | No Comments
Not sure if you can tell by the pic, but he actually has the cat-eye contact lenses.
April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Otaku | 2 Comments
Elementals are the newest series by Sket One. We have no clue what kind of chases will be included in the series (if any), and we have no clue how much there’ll be. All we know is that they’re 3″ tall, freaking awesome, and drop this summer from Kaching Brands.
More pics after the jump.
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April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Toys | No Comments
Garth Ennis (of Preacher, The Boys, and Hellblazer fame) had recently taken the reigns in revamping “The Quintiscential British Hero,” Dan Dare for Virgin Comics. Many here in the states are unfamiliar with Dan Dare, but Ennis explained “He is our Captain America, our Superman, or Batman. So how is it that vast majority of [...]
April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Announcements, Comics | No Comments
April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Comics | No Comments
Seriously, the chick dressed as Batman would get it. Good.
But only if my girlfriend says it’s okay.
April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Comics | 4 Comments
So, while waiting in the unnecessarily long line to get into the Con, Stan Lee walked around the line shaking the hands of the fans. I’ve been waiting to meet this guy for my entire life, so I was pretty stoked to know I’d get to shake hands with a legend.
Until Dan straight up cock-blocked [...]
April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Comics | 2 Comments
Hey dudes and dudettes, we’ve made the pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to New York. There’s all kinds of crazy awesomeness going on so we’ll keep you updated with rapid fire updates on all the cool shit we see. It’s gonna’ be a fun weekend! Okay, me and Eddie are gonna’ go grab some beer and do [...]
April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Announcements, Comics | No Comments
This is a HUGE ESC-TOY LTD. announcement! The ESC-TOY newsletter just dropped a plethora of awesome new toy pics. There’s NYCC exclusive versions of toys we’ve been telling you guys about throughout the month like Dizign from the Old Skool Kaiju series, Soopa Coin-Up Bros., Dookie Poo, and Kissaki. There’s also some sweet plushies by [...]
April 15th, 2008 | Posted in Toys | 5 Comments
This Friday at the New York Comic Con, head directly to ESC-TOY booth #861 because Erick Scarecrow has a little surprise for you. Her name’s Kissaki, which is a Japanese word that translates to “point of the blade.” I don’t think you can get any more badass than announcing a samurai chick figure a few [...]
April 14th, 2008 | Posted in Toys | 3 Comments
The guys over at Gamereactor claim that John Woo will announce a Metroid flick at NY Comic Con this weekend. They go on to claim that they have footage of the trailer shot with a camera phone (top pic), but they’re waiting for a higher-quality vid to throw on the site. From the pic, it [...]
April 13th, 2008 | Posted in TV + Film, Video Games | 4 Comments