Toys

Awesome Snake Action Figure for Metal Gear Solid Fans

By AlchemyDoll | Published August 4, 2010

A while back I went on a Metal Gear Solid game playing kick, the gaming culminating in an extended journey through Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker (still going strong, I might add). I’d developed a bit of a crush on Snake and, since I love gaming and collecting figures, I was delighted when I discovered the [...]

Also posted in Art, Video Games | | Tagged action figure, assault rifle, handgun, jungle fatigues snake, kai, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, mgs, peace walker, play arts, pvc action figure, pvc figure, sculpt, sneaking snake, solid snake, square enix, stun rod | Comments Off

San Diego Comic-Con 2010: Oh, the INSANITY!

By emily | Published July 29, 2010

Wow. Just wow. That’s pretty much all I can say about this year’s Comic-Con. I had an absolute blast at the panels I attended, the free swag that was so generously given out was incredible and there was plenty to see and do for everyone. Join me after the jump for a all the details [...]

Also posted in Anime, Comics, Events, Media, Movies, Video Games | | Tagged america's greatest otaku, anime expo, bandai entertainment: 2010 and beyond, basilisk fang, best and worst manga of 2010, boom! kids, daniel radcliffe, draco malfoy, drink and draw, flynn's arcade, foam men, gaslamp quarter, get-a-sketch, green lantern, green lantern oath, hall h, harry potter, harry potter and the deathly hallows, harry potter fandom, hatsune miku, hennessey's, jack frost, kagamine len, kagamine rin, klingon, larry flynn arcade, lightcycle, lines, manga:lost in translation, maximum ride, mobile suit gundam unicorn, neighbors from hell, nightschool, omni hotel, ryan reynolds, san diego, stan lee, star wars, sucker punch, syfy, tales of the abyss, time and again, time turner, tokyopop, tom feltond, tom riddle's diary, totally worth it, tron, tron bike, turn a gundam, twilight, vampire knight, viz media tote bag, vocaloid, wall-e, wb, yen press | 1 Comment

Podcast Episode 13: Wonder Woman’s New Clothes & Designer Toys

By Andrew | Published June 30, 2010

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Wonder Woman got a new outfit today (her second outfit in sixty years), so of course, the entire internet said “WARGARBL!!” in unison. Andrew and Brian talk about why that might be, and invite flame wars by saying they kinda like the new look. Also, Andrew’s been dipping his toe into the custom and designer [...]

Also posted in Comics, Podcasts | | Tagged Comics, dc, kidrobot, kusovinyl, spanky stokes, tomopop, wonder woman | Comments Off

LEGO Minifigures: Series 1

By Andrew | Published June 14, 2010

For those of you who know LEGO, this is old news, but for those who don’t: LEGO recently released a series of collectible minifigures in styles never before seen in the LEGO universe. Each one came in its own blind packaging, and they ran about two bucks a pop. I use the past tense because [...]

| Tagged lego, ninja, robot, zombie | 1 Comment

Master Grade Gundam Kit Unboxing

By Andrew | Published April 13, 2010

I almost titled this article “How a WonderCon purchase almost made me shit my pants in fear”. But, you know, that would be a bit long. Truthfully, I didn’t know what I was getting into when I bought this Gundam model kit on the convention floor. I told myself going in to the convention that [...]

| Tagged gundam, haters gonna hate, japanese, master grade gundam astray red frame, modeling, models | Comments Off

Robots Behind Bars Glass

By Brian | Published March 1, 2010

If ever you need an overnight in the heart of Silicon Valley, consider a stay at the Avatar Hotel. I didn’t stay there, so it might be utter crap. It also might be utterly brilliant because the decor includes ROBOTS — 5 stars!! As I meandered through the lobby, I slowed to take in the [...]

Also posted in Lifestyle | | Tagged avatar hotel, hotel, robot uprising, robots, silicon valley | Comments Off

Lego Board Games

By Andrew | Published February 18, 2010

Hold on to your bricks! Lego is releasing board games in the U.S.! Can you say constructible dice? Fox Business, of all places, has a full run down of what we can expect in 2010. I have to say, I think I’ll wind up with all ten. Knowing Lego, I wouldn’t lull myself into thinking [...]

Also posted in Games | | Tagged board games, fox business, harry potter, lego | 1 Comment

Beaming money directly out of your wallet…

By Andrew | Published February 16, 2010

Wondering what to get your favorite writer for a robot-and-fire themed site? No, not her. No, not him. Ok, fine, I mean me! Way to ruin the moment! Just go buy me this already: Yep, that’s a $350 tricorder, over at Entertainment Earth. Signed by Brent Spiner. Granted, I have two tricorder toys already, but [...]

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Venture Bros. Toys

By Andrew | Published January 19, 2010

Oh hell yes. The word from the good folks at Entertainment Earth is that Venture Bros. action figures and bobbleheads will be coming soon from BifBangPow. Details are scarce at the moment, but I can rest easy knowing that a Dr. Orpheus figure is one step closer to thwarting villainy on my desk.

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The world is a mess, and he just needs to rule it

By Darci | Published January 7, 2010

The folks at Quantum Mechanix are now taking pre-orders for this amazingly cool Dr. Horrible animated maquette. It isn’t expected to ship until late February, but they’re only making 1000 of ‘em, so you should get your order in now. These things are hand-painted and this is the first in a series. I can only [...]

Also posted in Web Videos | | Tagged dr horrible, nathan fillion, nph, quantum mechanix | 3 Comments