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Month: June 2011
Toys
Transformers Generation Warpath
By Loran Don’t you hate it when Hasbro saves the awesome stuff for last? I never really had this problem up until a few years ago, with the G.I. Joe movie figures. The last wave—the […]
Toys
Transformers Human Alliance Jazz Review
By Loran Like I said the reviews for Icepick and Thunderhead, I couldn’t get into Transformers Human Alliance originally because it was all characters I already had. Buying the same character more than once just […]
Events
Alan Robert Signing at Forbidden Planet, NYC July 22nd @ 6PM!
Come and meet artist, writer, and musician Alan Robert! From his blog: Life of Agony bassist/Wire Hangers creator, Alan Robert, will be kicking off the release of his new comic book series, Crawl to Me (IDW Publishing) […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
A is for Asphyxiation
There comes a time in any comic book collector’s life where they must make a choice: do I buy supplies to protect my collection or do I just continue throwing them in a dingy old […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Lalala Mango And Animu
Manga Explosion 2011 seems to have calmed down a little, at least for the time being. Still, there is a decent offering of things to choose from this week if you’re looking for something new […]
Comic Book Movies
Alone In The T-Shirt Zone @ Spectacle Theater 6/25/11
This Saturday June 25th at midnight, everybody’s favorite cult film podcast Junk Food Dinner presents another lost classic at Brooklyn’s Spectacle Theater. This time around we are treated to Mike B. Anderson’s 1986 Alone in […]
Comic Book Movies
New York Asian Film Festival 2011 Ticket Giveaway!
New York Asian Film Festival, Japan Society, Subway Cinema News, and Forbidden Planet NYC want to give YOU a chance to win a pass for yourself plus one to see either “Karate-Robo Zaborgar” or “Detective […]
Other Topics
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis 6/22/11
Today I’ll be looking at three books; two by up-and-comers Kristina Stipetic and Greg Vondruska and one by established pro Jordan Crane. Yasha Lizard #2 by Krisha Stipetic Yasha Lizard is about a frustrated and […]
Comic Book Movies
Fangoria resurrects Dead Format
Why do people look at me like I’m crazy when I say Fangoria is the best genre magazine on the shelf? I seriously read every horror related magazine that hits the shelves, from the old […]
Anime
Epic Anime Beatdown
From time to time I travel to anime conventions. While they are fun for anyone who is into this sort of thing there are some things you have to watch out for. I don’t just […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Department of Redundancy Dept
Three DC books out this week can sum up where the comic book industry started, where it went and where it is going. To whit: Justice League of America #58, Brightest Day Aftermath #1 of […]
Manga
Phantasmagorical Fantasy
June is really proving to be quite the month for manga collecting! Another really full week is ahead of us, fellow otaku, so loosen those purse strings and get ready for excitements such as new […]
DC Comics
Rise of the Green Lantern Merch part 2
By Chris Troy 52 is a pretty significant number to the DC Universe. Post-“Infinite Crisis” (by Geoff Johns and ton of talented artists), there were 52 different universes established. Then there was the follow up […]
Toys
Transformers DOTM Cyberverse Powerglide review
By Loran Come on, who doesn’t love the Minibots? When the Universe Powerglide figure came out in 2008, I found myself rather liking the design, but I could never accept him as Powerglide. He was […]
Toys
Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime Review
By Loran As a kid, I had a lot of Optimus Prime figures, but there was only one that I considered “my own”. I grew up with Transformers G2, and as such, never had a […]
Comic Book Movies
LunchmeatVHS.com
Screw your Blew-Ray Player, VHS is alive and well… but should I really be hipping you to this, or should I be hording all the info in fear of increased competition? Of course I’ll let […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Costume, Partly
COSTUME CHANGE EDITION Costumes shouldn’t be changed, ever. Trust me, I know. I’ve been wearing the same feety pajamas and diaper my parents brought me home from the hospital in for over thirty years now. […]
Mini Comics
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis 6-15-11
“Only you yourself can be your liberator.” “Science, I’m going to plant a bomb under your ass!!” –Wilhelm Reich What many do not know about the mole people of the subter-land labyrinths of the hollow […]
Manga
Flowers of Carnage
If there’s one thing that manga does best, it’s elegance. Whether it’s a high school romance or a rugged ninja fight, there is a certain grace to the style that gives even the grittiest stories […]