Robot Spirits: Kshatriya
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Mega Bloks Brings the Holiday Spirit to Quebec
Mega Brands, which is based in Montreal, Quebec, is celebrating the start of the holiday season with a number of local events. The company is kicking off the holidays on November 23 at this year’s Destination Centre-ville Santa Claus Parade with a giant, 48-foot float with a full Winter Wonderland theme. The Mega Bloks team [...]
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Transformers Platinum Edition Year of the Horse Optimus Prime Image Revealed With Gold Chrome Parts
Thanks to ebay seller kit11670 who has posted an image of the Transformers Year Of The Horse Optimus Prime that will be released by Takara Tomy. Get a look at the Chinese New Year figure we reported on previously that features gold chrome grill, gold chrome smokestacks, translucent clear plastic battle axe, translucent clear plastic trailer and a gold and red autobots logo. See the first look at the figure in robot and truck with trailer modes below for the full look at what's to come.
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Happy Wonderland Pop-Up Event at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland
On November 30 (12-8pm), small businesses on Eagle Rock Blvd and Colorado Blvd. will be celebrating the 3rd Annual Eagle Rock Block Party with promotions and fun events. The event is held in conjunction with Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting … Continue reading →![]()
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COMMENTARY: Will Black Friday Need to Be Rebranded?
by David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC The Christmas holidays and toys are synonymous. Indeed, toys and the Christmas season are a tradition. Another holiday tradition is Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Yet over the past several years, Black Friday has started to lose its meaning with retailers [...]
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DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai Aquaman and Cyborg Finally Get Painted
Ever since the first reveal of the DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai prototypes at SDCC 2013 this year, Square Enix has slowly been painting each and every figure as the convention season continued on. Now that convention season is over, all of the figures are painted, including the freshly painted DC Comics Variant Play Arts […]
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DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai Aquaman and Cyborg Finally Get Painted
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DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai Aquaman and Cyborg Finally Get Painted
Ever since the first reveal of the DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai prototypes at SDCC 2013 this year, Square Enix has slowly been painting each and every figure as the convention season continued on....
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Indie Comic Roundup It’s time for my weekly link dump of...
Indie Comic Roundup
It’s time for my weekly link dump of all things comics-related on the lesser known and not Marvel/DC side of things. Today’s got links featuring Drawn & Quarterly, a sweet Mondo print by Paolo Rivera, Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker, some links to charities and donation sites due to this week’s holiday season and recent troublesome events, reviews by yours truly, some lists to top off 2013 in comics, and a whole lot of other tidbits.
Read on for a catchup on all things comics in the last week.
- As usual, important news stuff is at the top. Stan Sakai, author ofUsagi Yojimbo, needs some donation help. His wife is currently ill and needs 24-hour care and medicines that Sakai’s insurance cannot fully insure. Donations are currently down due to PayPal issues, but artists are encouraged to donate original pieces to CAPS (The Cartoon Art Professional Society) for an organized auction in which all proceeds will be going directly to Sakai to support his wife. If interested in donating, call 310-365-8457 or fill this form out and mail it to the address on said form. If you still would like to donate, bookmark this page and wait shortly as issues with PayPal will be sorted soon.
- Rest in peace to the legendary Al Plastino, famous for his work on Superman and co-creating Supergirl. He was 91.
- Rina Ayuyang created a big auction on Ebay to raise money for the Philippines and their typhoon relief. Peep it and grab some new art.
- Fantagraphics is extremely close to hitting $200,000 on their Kickstarter for their 2014 spring season catalog of books. They have met their goal weeks ago, but extra money will definitely be going to a great publisher. They will be funded in 8 days.
- I reviewed issue #1 of a comic book called Chicken Outfit. Very impressed with the comic, happy to see a comedy/horror comic that isn’t afraid of being gruesome and entertaining.
- Here’s an awesome interview with Bill Willingham about his new Fables spinoff, Fairest in All the Land, conducted by Brian Truitt of USA Today.
- Paolo Riverapaid tribute to EC Comics’ Wally Wood with the last Mondo print offered. It’s already sold out (sorry if you’re just now hearing about this), but you can gaze in awe at the print here.
- Rob Kirby posted his third annual list compiling his favorite mini-comics and self-published works of the year 2013. It’s a great read if you’re looking for something solid to read that’s also fairly new.
- Tom of TCR posted a Collective Memory of Thought Bubble 2013, filled with a video and tons of galleries from the event. Thought Bubble took place in Leeds.
- Drawn and Quarterly is having a massive sale on their titles. 40% off a ton of great books. Get them now through December 2.
- Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips might be seeing their series, Sleeper, adapted into film, thanks to producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The Shield creator Shawn Ryan and collaborator David Wiener will be writing the screenplay. No director attached yet.
- The Globe has created a 10 best comics list for the year. Several names listed on this one page are great, including Michael DeForge and Gilbert Hernandez.
- Washington Post created a 10 best comics of the year list. It’s all there. Includes a bunch of books I highly recommend.
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New Disney Infinity Figures, Power Discs Arrive for the Holidays
Disney Interactive has released a holiday line-up of Disney Infinity figures and Power Discs. Among the new character additions to the game’s Toy Box mode are Rapunzel from Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope from Wreck-It Ralph, and Anna and Elsa from the upcoming Frozen. The product highlights and U.S. release dates and details are listed [...]
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Doctor Who Artist Proofs
Matt JOnes aka Lunartik aka the designer of the new Doctor Who Vinyl Figures for Titan Merchandise has released a run of 80 artist proofs. Each one has been signed, numbered, and bagged. They range in price from £15.00 to £40.00 ($24 - $65).
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Enterbay's Bruce Lee The Big Boss Sixth Scale Real Masterpiece Figure Might Get You In The Kung Fu Mood
Yesterday Enterbay, the high-end figurine manufacturer based in Hong Kong, put up a teaser image for an upcoming Bruce Lee figure. On that image it said “Enterbay 11.27″, which is coincidentally Bruce Lee’s birthday. Today is 11.27, so Enterbay fully revealed their new figure, the Bruce Lee The Big Boss Sixth Scale Real Masterpiece Figure, revealed just […]
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Enterbay's Bruce Lee The Big Boss Sixth Scale Real Masterpiece Figure Might Get You In The Kung Fu Mood
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Enterbay's Bruce Lee The Big Boss Sixth Scale Real Masterpiece Figure Might Get You In The Kung Fu Mood
Yesterday Enterbay, the high-end figurine manufacturer based in Hong Kong, put up a teaser image for an upcoming Bruce Lee figure. On that image it said “Enterbay 11.27″, which is...
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Nerviswr3k offering up original figures for Black Friday
If you're a fan of Nerviswr3k, then listen up; he's having a Black Friday sale, starting now and going through midnight Pacific (3 a.m. Eastern, 8 a.m. GMT) on Friday. Specifically, it's a sale on his original sculpted figures.
The 3-inch figures are going to be US$50 each (US$60 international) with shipping included, and the sale is on every once of his creations. Not too bad for an original piece of art, and if he gets more than 10 orders, he'll raffle off a 6-inch creature that one lucky customer will get. To order, one, head over to his Facebook page to sign up for the list.
[Thanks to Travis at Urban Vinyl Daily for the tip!]
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Tamagotchi Celebrates 17 Years with New Tamagotchi Friends
Bandai is set to relaunch Tamagotchi under the brand Tamagotchi Friends, supported by new devices, technology, and an immersive portfolio of interactive lifestyle products. Tamagotchi Friends will launch with animated webisodes debuting globally on November 23 to coincide with Tamagotchi’s 17th birthday, and supported by a phased rollout of a new website. Since its debut, Tamagotchi [...]
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Nathan Hamill’s Black Friday Sale
This Friday (November 29th 2013), Nathan Hamill will be running a Black Friday sale via his online store. Everything will be 25% off from Midnight PT on Friday through Midnight PT on Saturday December 7th 2013. Just enter the code HAMILLHOLIDAY for the discount.
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Strap in for a Danboard Strap Charm preview gallery
Kotobukiya has released a preview gallery for its upcoming Yotsubato! Danboard Strap Charm. The tiny cardboard box robot stands just under 1 inch tall and comes with both a strap attachment and an iPhone audio plug. The Strap Charm also features neck and arm articulation.
Danboard has had a shocking amount of merchandise over the years although this strap charm might be the smallest Danboard collectible yet. The articulation, though limited, is really the icing on the cake (or sticker on the box?).
Kotobukiya's Danboard Strap Charm is slated for a May release and is currently available for pre-order. Check out the gallery for additional images.
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Pacific Rim Jaeger & Kaiju action figures, Super Saiyan Vegeta Figuarts ZERO and a Doctor Who at Urban-Collector.com
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Odds ‘n Ends > Glyos & Power Lords drops, Funko Legacy rumors
The final Glyos wave of 2013 is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, December 1st at 9:30PM EST. The Four Horsemen’s sale of the Power Lords: Slate Zone Soldier & Slate Zone Elite will begin on Monday, December 2nd at 3pm EST on Store Horsemen and for the first 48 hours it will ONLY be open to Power […]
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Toy Break Episode 286: Space Shark
Ayleen, George, and Toy Break return for Episode 286: Space Shark. In this week's episode, they take a closer look at Minikins, Stranger, Dogonauts, and much more.
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DC Collectibles New 52 Swamp Thing Delixe Figure Video Review & Images
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