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Shawnimals DIY Plushforms @ NYCC

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 [...]

Square Enix 2008 Toy Preview

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.

Rapid Fire Cosplay: Silent Hill Nurse

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…

Exclusive: Sharpest Sprayers By Mad

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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Rapid Fire Cosplay: InuYasha

Not sure if you can tell by the pic, but he actually has the cat-eye contact lenses.

Elementals by Sket One

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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Ennis School U.S. On Dan Dare

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 [...]

Rapid Fire Cosplay: Nightwing

Wow. Just wow.

Rapid Fire Cosplay: Sexy Batman and Robin

Seriously, the chick dressed as Batman would get it. Good.
But only if my girlfriend says it’s okay.

Seen in the Wild: Stan Lee

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 [...]

NYCC 2008 Coverage All Weekend Long!!!

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 [...]

ESC-TOY’s NYCC Exclusives

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 [...]

Erick Scarecrow’s Surprise NYCC Release - Kissaki

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 [...]

John Woo To Announce Metroid Movie At NY Comic Con

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 [...]