I haven’t bought a North Face jacket in many years now, but this Spring 2014 Lookbook collection – The North Face Purple Label looks rather unique and blue. No glitz and glamour for this collection, just blue for the guys and gals.
The North Face Purple Label Spring 2014 Lookbook
February 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
HUF Spring 2014 Lookbook
February 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Apparel company HUF looks to kick-off their Delivery One this Thursday February 14, 2014 with a Spring 2014 Lookbook. If you’re guy looking to rock Spring, this lineup will feature mostly solid colors for their line of hoodies, shirts and headwear.
Garth Ennis Presents – Battle Classics
February 11, 2014 by 2 Comments
On this side of the pond, we get lots of War World II stories from the press and Hollywood, but not much from the British POV. Comic book writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, Hitman) with Titan Books gathers an incredible collection of World War II comic book stories from the British perspective. “Battle” was published weekly from 1975 to 1988 and left a mark in British comic book history and gave comic book talents like John Wagner, Mike Western, Cam Kennedy, John Cooper, Alan Hebden and David Hunt freedom to tell honest life and death tales from World War II.
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“… I believe HMS Nightshade to be its writer’s most important work: it is about something that counts. It is not about fantasy of future lawmen, interplanetary bounty-hunters, or assassins in a game of murder.” Garth Ennis, Garth Ennis Presents Battle Classics
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Frankie’s Garage: 25 years of the Mazda Miata MX-5
February 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Jay Leno takes a look at 25 years of the little roadster that could, the Mazda Miata MX-5. One thing I didn’t know that it was created in Irvine CA of all places. Jay talks to the two guys involved in creating the Miata MX-5 – Bob Hall and Tom Matano.
Frankie’s Garage: Ford Fiesta ST
February 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Xcar Films takes a look at Ford’s mini-hot-hatch, the Ford Fiesta ST. In North America, we only get the 4-door ST, hopefully a 2-door model here or an Fiesta RS would be nice.
LEGO Indiana Jones Diorama
February 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
One of my favorite trilogies is the Indiana Jones franchise starring Harrison Ford as Indy the hero treasure hunter. Here’s a way cool playset, well a large-scale Indiana Jones diorama.
Solid State Tank Girl
February 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Let’s not mistake this as GIS Solid State because this is Solid State Tank Girl. And by the way, I don’t understand why Ghost In The Shell always gets these overly complicated long titles! But that’s another topic for another day. This Titan Comics hardbound trade collects the Solid State Tank Girl comic book mini-series that was released in the summer of 2013. Are you ready for another insane adventure?
South Korean Eating Voyeurism
February 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In South Korea, the hot trend is watching people eat online. Park Seo-Yeon aka The Diva has several thousand viewers tuning-in to watch her eat delicious yummy meals and she reportedly makes around $9,000USD a month. Am I in the wrong business.
Alien: Out of the Shadows
January 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As 80s kids, my brother and me were blown away when we first watched James Cameron’s epic ALIENS (1986) and then we had to grab a VHS copy of Ridley Scott’s ALIEN (1979) to fill in the blanks, because Sigourney Weaver played the iconic scientist hero Ellen Ripley who was such a bad-ass. In our minds Aliens 3, Alien Resurrection and Aliens vs Predator never happened, just like Brett Ratners’ X-Men 3. My head hurts just thinking about this, but I digress. After watching the first two films, you wondered if anything happened to Ellen Ripley during her 57 years of sleep? This “official novel” enlightens ALIEN fans on what happened to Ripley from the end of the first ALIEN film and the start of the second ALIENS film.
Frankie’s Garage: JDM Fighters
January 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I never knew that a small Mazda Miata MX-5 can hold a big V-8 engine. This is what CJ Wilson Racing does, they race Mazadas, specifically Miata MX-5s. This episode of Tuned on the Drive Network, they take a look at a street tuned MX-5 and track ready MX-5.
Snowpiercer Vol. 1: The Escape
January 27, 2014 by 1 Comment
After 30 years, the wait is finally over, the French sci-fi graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette has now been translated into English. Inspired by reading the graphic novel, Korean director Bong Joon-Ho turned it into the film Snowpiercer which stars Chris Evans, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris. Snowpiercer Vol. 1 – The Escape takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth where the entire planet has been covered in ice and the only human survivors are left are on a train that runs forever.
Hayao Miyazaki Resin Statue
January 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Hayao Miyazaki is a living icon, his animated films have brought fun, joy and tears and now a cute tribute statue is available.
Viral Video Friday: LEGO Microfighters Animation!
January 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
LEGO presents their Star Wars Microfighters line-up with this Microfighters Animation. I want them all!
Fun Everyday Art by Javier Pérez
January 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We see various objects in our daily lives, like a toothbrush, a cup and other things and think nothing of it, but artist Javier Perez sees art. He breathes fun into boring objects.
LEGO Sydney Opera House
January 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
One of the world’s most iconic architectural buildings is the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and here we have a super detail build of the building using LEGOs by Ryan McNaught aka The Brickman.
Bandai’s 40th Anniversary Mecha Hello Kitty!
January 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If the Revoltech Hello Kitty action figure wasn’t enough, Sanrio has teamed-up with Bandai to make a special mecha Hello Kitty action figure.
The Best Swap Meet for Geeks: Frank & Sons
January 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When I lived in Los Angeles, I had friends always telling you got to check out Frank & Sons. One of friends got tricked into going thinking it was an Antiquing event, boy was he wrong! If you need to get that baseball card, back issue comic book, or Transformers toy then head to the best swap meet on the West Coast – Frank & Sons!
Kids Logic Optimus Prime
January 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
There are many variants and alternate versions of the famed Transformers Autobot leader Optimus Prime. This time he takes form at as super big-head action figure by HK toy company Kids Logic.
LEDLite LEGO Keychains
January 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
With the LEGO movie hitting the multiplexes February 7th, 2014, there’s bound to be a bunch of license products, like these LEDLite LEGO Movie Keychains. From HK company IQ, the LEDLite line-up announced so far will be Emmet, Uni-Kitty, Lord Business and Bad Cop.
NECA Robocop ED-209
January 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
One cool action figure or robot I should say to get this year is the limited run Robocop ED-209 by NECA. This action figure is from the original Robocop 1987 film. We ’80s kids should remember this kick-ass flick.
Now That’s a Fraking Pencil Collection!
January 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I honestly never knew collecting pencils can be a hobby. My grandfather collects stamps and I collected baseball cards, but this is totally another level of collecting. This Indian teenager Tushar Lakhanpal loves pencils and he thinks he has over 14,000 pencils from over 40 countries.
NUMBERCRUNCHER
January 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
My first trade I get to read this year is Numbercruncher from Titan Comics writer Si Spurrier (X-Men Legacy) and artist PJ Holden (Judge Dredd). Numbercruncher was released as a 4-issue mini-series last year and now it’s all collected into one volume. This is not your typical mainstream superhero comic like Batman or Spiderman, Numbercruncher is life-after-death, love, something spiritual and comedy of sorts all wrap-up in one, well kind of.
Frankie’s Garage: Kia GT4 Stinger Concept
January 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Detroit Auto Show 2014 is a few days in and Kia known for practical and boring automobiles unveils their GT4 Stinger Concept. It will be a rear-drive platform at an entry-level price. I hope so. The PR reps from Toyota and Subaru say their rear-drive cars, the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ, are entry-level, but when you walk out of the door at the dealerships, you are spending upwards of $28,000 or more for “entry-level.”
Badass Fanarts: Pop Art with Attitude
January 14, 2014 by 2 Comments
Looking for some fun dark humor pop art? Check out French artist Sylvain “Tohad” Sarrailh’s Badss Fanarts page.
Frankie’s Garage: Tokyo Auto Salon 2014
January 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
2014 automobile shows are already in full effect and this past weekend the Tokyo Auto Salon 2014 took place in Chiba, Japan. More than 400 foreign and domestic companies were on-hand and 800-plus cars were on showcase from car manufacturers and tuners.
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