The Kids Logic Optimus Prime figure is a hot seller and especially in Hong Kong. The diecast big-head action figure is selling upwards north of $90.00USD and when you buy the action figure, you also get a smaller version – the KidsNations Optimus Prime.
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March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Toy Box Break!
March 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This past weekend we had a fun Retrenders box break! Since we have buddies living in Japan and Hong Kong, we had them doing some “Toy Hunting”, specifically Transformers and Tomica toys.
Frankie’s Garage: Jay Drives the NISMO IDX
March 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When Nissan unveiled its top-secret concept at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show, it blew Nissan fanboys and auto fans away that Nissan would bring back the iconic Datsun 510 back to life. And now even Nissan fan Jay Leno gets to take a look at the one of the concepts, the NISMO IDx.
LEGO Hong Kong Photos by Ric Tse
March 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Photographer Ric Tse takes snapshots of Hong Kong news by re-imagining the scenes with LEGO bricks.
The Art of Thief
March 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Enter into the world of Thief, were you take on the character of Master Thief Garrett. This cult classic looks to get bigger and better with Eidos Montreal’s latest release: Thief (February 2014 – Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4). Titan Books and video game journalist Paul Davies takes a behind-the-scenes look at the game with The Art of Thief.
The Simon & Kirby Library: Horror!
March 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In today’s comic book shops and bookstores, it’s mostly superhero comics that dominate the shelves and racks. It wasn’t like that during the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s of this bygone era where comic book creators branched into many genres like romance, westerns and science fiction. Comic book legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby are more known for their superhero work, but they also took the comic book medium to other genres and Titan Books publishes another neat collection from The Simon & Kirby Library: Horror!
Frankie’s Garage: Geneva Auto Show 2014
March 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
One of the biggest auto shows of the year takes place in the city Geneva of Switzerland. For the public, the 84th International Geneva Auto Show kicks off this week from March 6-16, 2014, while for the press, the show is in full swing. Here are some highlights from Autoguide.com.
Frankie’s Garage: Front Wheel Drive is back!
March 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Back in the mid-90s, here in California, Honda’s were all the crazed. The past couple of generations of Honda Civic’s were bland and Acura discontinued the Integra line-up, so Honda didn’t really have that cheap affordable sports compact ride anymore. Now it’s back with this “rice rocket” front-wheel drive car, the 2015 Honda Civic Type R Concept. A 4-cyclinder packing 280 horses looking back to Honda’s rich racing heritage. Too bad this model is only UK Europe-spec.
Steampunk Style
February 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
Over the years the science fiction genre Steampunk has exploded into books, comics and Steampunk conventions taking place around the country and now Titan Books with Steampunk Oriental Laboratory has put out an incredible magazine-style book on Steampunk fashion and gizmos. Steampunk Style: The Complete Illustrated Guide for Contraptors, Gizmologists and Primocogglers Everywhere! has everything a Steampunk wannabe wants.
Hong Kong: Hot Toys Secret Base
February 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
What makes a great “Brick and Mortar” store? Of course the brand, cool products, location and customer service, but also style and creating a cool atmosphere like Apple stores. Hong Kong toy company Hot Toys known for making incredible realistic 1/6 scale action figures also has a retail store, the Hot Toys Secret Base. One part collectible museum and part retail shop.
The Art of Titanfall
February 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Who doesn’t like piloting big bad mecha-robots? It brings back memories of playing Virtual On on Sega Saturn or Gundam Side Story 0079 on the Sega Dreamcast! This FPS shooter Titanfall isn’t even out yet, but has over 80-plus awards from critics already. The game launches March 11, 2014 on the Xbox One and PC and Titan Books releases – The Art of Titanfall.
300: Rise of an Empire – The Art of the Film
February 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I remember sitting in the multiplexes eagerly waiting to watch 300 and by the end of the movie I was blown away and it made me cry out: “Spartans!” Well, now its 2014 and a sequel of sorts will be coming out to the movie theaters – 300: Rise of an Empire. Titan Books has released of a companion book to the movie with 300: Rise of an Empire – The Art of the Film. This 160 page beautifully over-sized hardbound art book will have everything you want from the 300: Rise of an Empire film.
Frankie’s Garage: Litchfield BRZ Supercharged
February 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Owners of the Subaru BRZ feel the 2.0L 4-banger with 200 horses isn’t enough. Xcar Films takes a look at the Litchfield BRZ. Aftermarket tuners Litchfield added a bolt-on supercharger adding an extra 80 horses with handling package and sticky tires.
Huck Gee x Kidrobot: Penelope McStompsalot
February 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The 3″ Dunny Penelope McStompsalot pilots her 8″ mecha-inspired Blowback Industries DUNN-7™.
Sneakers: The Complete Limited Edition Guide
February 13, 2014 by 3 Comments
Being a sneaker addict is like getting hooked on drugs. I’ve been there, like cutting class just to wait in line for Jordan’s or showing off my Scottie Pipen’s on the playground (I did have a hyped pick-up game scoring lay-ups and 3’s – it must be the shoes). Taking the MUNI all over the city chasing down the coolest kicks. And this is before the Internet! Now you can grab book about sneakers from U-Dox International – Sneakers: The Complete Limited Editions Guide.
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.
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.
FOLK GUITAR: One man band talent – Shakey Graves
January 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I love classic Folk Guitar music, but there’s nothing better when it’s mixed with original creative pop riffs, smooth vocals and an entertaining way to play. I should have blogged this video awhile back when I was personally surfing for the latest Folk jams and stumbled across-ed it. Here’s Shakey Graves performing at the SXSW Utopia Session with his song Dusty Lion.
The most looked forward to Indie Game for 2014
January 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
One of the most looked forward to Indie Game for 2014 is The Witness, created by Jonathan Blow, who also created the popular game, Braid, a game based on the simplicity, the innocence and the motivation of an teen-adult life in the magical realm of forces and struggles. Hence, life isn’t simple, but it’s attainable when you search and struggle for it. Jonathan rendered the nature of life in Braid , but what to expect from The Witness and what will it’s theme really mean overall – we hope to find out soon from players, reviewers and the creator himself. Here’s a snippet interview from Game Life WIRED
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