Story: Matt Hawkins
Art: Rahsan Ekedal
Think Tank # 1 Image Firsts
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Comic Preview: Eden’s Fall TP
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Comic Preview: CYBERFORCE: ARTIFACTS #0
January 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Story: Camilla Zhang, Kelly Bender, Paul Penna
Art: Francesca Aureli, Jim Towe
Color art: K. Michael Russell and Chris Northrop
Letter art: Troy Peteri
Cover: Khoi Pham
Editorial: Ashley V. Robinson
Comic Preview: Romulus # 3
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Mondo’s Marvel Netflix Vinyl Soundtracks
December 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Call me an old fart, but I love my compact discs and vinyl records! I miss going to the various Tower Records in SF and exploring the import section at the Virgin Megastore on Market Street. Specialty retailer Mondo known for their movie tribute posters and vinyl OSTs will sell vinyl LP soundtracks from the popular Marvel Netflix shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. The Mondo releases feature awesome artwork and packaging.
Superhero Body Paint
December 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Cosplayers usually design and build costumes and props. Well, this cosplayer doesn’t need it. Just paint it on the body. My Retrenders buddy Steve Jang sent me this YouTube video a few months back. It was on my I’ll watch later, but I finally got around to it and was blown away. Artist/Model Kay Pike is known for her detailed body paint of superheroes on her naked body. She is taking superhero body paint to the next level.
Comic Preview: Symmetry Vol. 2 TP
December 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Story: Matt Hawkins
Art & Cover: Raffaele Ienco
Release Date: December 21, 2016
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Kidrobot TMNT 8″ Black Fade Colorway
December 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Playmates has been pushing out various lines of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures, but if you just want a cool vinyl figure for display or on your workstation, then take a look at the exclusive Kidrobot TMNT 8″ Black Fade Colorway. Each limited edition colorway figure comes with their signature weapon and color.
MarioKart 8 RC
December 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Over the weekend I had a White Elephant party with my cousins and one of the cool gifts was this Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo MarioKart 8 Mini Anti-Gravity R/C Racer. Who has time in this social media ADD era to build R/C cars like those Tamiya models? This cute MarioKart 8 R/C package is truly plug and play, Just open the item, put the batteries in, turn the R/C & remote on and you are good to go! The MarioKart 8 speeds around the house pretty fast with good range. Old kids and young kids will have fun with this.
Frankie’s Garage: Hot Wheels Ford Fiesta Drift Short
December 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s Snowkhana 5! This fun stop-motion short film has the Hot Wheels 1/64 scale die-cast car drifting around toy town.
Viral Video Friday: Hulkbuster vs Hulk Animated Fan Short
December 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Do you want to watch Iron Man duke it out Hulk? This reminds me of a Tekken-like animated battle. This animated fan short Iron Man Gamma Protocol is by Anthony McGrath. Iron Man puts on the Hulkbuster suit to battle Hulk at a deserted gas station in a small town. The animation looks awesome.
Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series
December 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I remember watching the 1960s Batman TV show with my grandfather in our living room. We would have a blast watching these reruns. Now to celebrate this iconic TV program, Titan Books has released Batman – A Celebration of the Classic TV Series.
Frankie’s Garage: Hot Wheels Nissan Fairlady 2000
December 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Lately Hot Wheels has been putting really cool JDM cars from the past and present at retail shelves. As you can see from my picture, I’ve been collecting tons of Hot Wheels JDM-type cars. Hot Wheels Car Designer Jun Imai talks his love for classic Nissan cars and creating the 1/64 diecast scale Nissan Fairlady 2000 for Hot Wheels.
Food: The Sushi Burger
December 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Food trends: The Sushi Burger. We had the Ramen burgers and Korean burritos, now comes the sushi burger. The rice is turned into a bread-like bun, substitute meat patty with any Japanese-style fish and top it off with Asian sauces. Shouldn’t this be called a Sushi Fish Sandwich instead?
Frankie’s Garage: The Nissan Rogue One X-Wing SUV
December 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Photo: Invision for Nissan
Like the Hot Wheels X-Wing Carship, at the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story red carpet event, Nissan also had their Rogue SUV outfitted to look like a X-Wing fighter. The Nissan Rogue SUV was painted to look like the iconic X-Wing with jet engines and laser blasters fitted onto the sides of the car. And to top it off, an R2 Droid sat on top.
Comic Preview: Postal, Vol. 4 TP
December 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Story By: Bryan Hill
Art By: Isaac Goodhart
Letter Art By: Troy Peteri
Colored By: K. Michael Russell
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Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years
December 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I remember watching this “old” Star Trek TV series as a kid. “Trek” didn’t really resonate with me until Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager TV series. Over time I went back to watch this original Star Trek series and films with the original cast. This year mark the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek TV series and this poster size hardbound title Star Trek 50 Artists 50 Years celebrates the iconic sci-fi TV program.
LEGO Minifigure Photography
December 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I sometimes buy LEGO sets just for the minifigures because they are so cute and cool. Most fans display and play with their minifigs, but this guy does one step further by photographing LEGO minifigs in action poses or funny scenes. Photographer Sofiane Samlal aka Samsofy has an eye for photographing LEGO minifigures, while making the political statement or social commentary in our world around us.
Food: Best Cheesecake
December 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Okay, so I’m a West Coast gal and the only cheesecake I know is the Cheesecake Factory. A few weeks back, I was at the coffee shop with my girlfriends and the random topic of where to eat good cheesecake came up. My friend was like it has to be Juniors! I was like what? Not the Cheesecake Factory? I quickly got on my iPhone and started Google research on Junior’s Cheesecake. And before you know it, we ordered the Holiday Little Fellas Sampler.
USB Back to the Future Wall Charger
December 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The first Back to the Future film was beloved by many fans and over the years there have been many officially licensed products from the film and here’s another cool geeky item – the Back to the Future Flux Capacitor Wall Charger.
Comic Preview: Eclipse # 4
December 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
What would you do if our sun turned against us? So hot that it could kill you if hit by the rays. Maybe go to some Day Clubs? Sounds scarier than going to a Night Club really. I was lucky enough to be able to have a small interview with Zack Kaplan at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con. You can check it out here if you haven’t already here. [Read more…]
The Marvel Vault – A Visual History
December 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I remember as a kid in the 1980s, you were either a Marvel Comics or DC Comics fan, there was no in-between. I didn’t get serious into collecting comics until the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Marvel had an amazing staple of talents like Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefield, Marc Silverstri, Whilce Portacio and Jae Lee, just to name a few. Every week I had a stack of Marvel comic books and a issue was like .75 cents! If you know you have a Marvel fan this Holiday season, then The Marvel Vault – A Visual History will make a great gift item.
Frankie’s Garage: Hot Wheels X-Wing Carship
December 1, 2016 by 1 Comment
Hot Wheels is well known for some of their crazy and wacky car designs. With the life-size build of the Star Wars X-Wing Carship, Hot Wheels also announced the 1/64 scale diecast model for their toy lineup.
Frankie’s Garage: A Chevy Corvette Turned into a Mach 5
December 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The 1960s anime Speed Racer left an impression with this car fanatic and customizer Jerry Patrick. His dream was to build the Mach 5 car from the cartoon. What was once a 1994 Chevy Corvette has been chopped, sliced and converted into Speed Racer’s Mach 5. The car uses fiber class for the shape and look. The process takes about 3-5 months to build one.
LEGO Star Wars Battle Carousel
November 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This is not your ordinary LEGO Creator Carousel 10196. This custom LEGO carousel uses a bunch of Star Wars Microfigure sets. Looks cool!
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