Fashion: Hayden-Harnett does Fantasia
This is not comics, barely animation, but it does involve The Beat's favorite handbag designer, Hayden-Harnett, which has a deal with Disney to make limited edition handbags and accessories.
Continue ReadingSpotted From The Watchtower
Share this link on Facebook!TweetAs The Beatrix, on vacation up country, deals with the new server and its delusion that it’s an electronic bulletin board from 1982, I am performing caretaker duties here at Stately Beat Manor. So, some links… Over at The Comics Journal, Tom Crippen posts two reprints of Gahan Wilson’s Nuts comic strip, which [...]
Continue ReadingMarvel vs. Tokidoki
While we were out and about in NYC's Soho the other night, we also snapped some pics of the Tokidoki store, bedecked with adorable images from their Marvel line of T-shirts, hoodies, hats, and skateboards. It's been out for a while, but that doesn't mean it's any less cute, especially that Silver Surfer.
Continue ReadingThis year’s Halloween costume report
Based on our trip to the Village Halloween Parade, there were a lot of pirates and superheroes -- many Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl costumes, so good on that, John Romita, Jr. ... We did not personally witness any Scott Pilgrim costumes that were not worn by comics folks, but Edgar Wright has a Posterous gallery, above.
Continue ReadingMore of those adorable X-Men cosplayers
Via Comics Alliance and G4, a video of those eye-popping young X-Men cosplayers. Iceman, call me.
Continue ReadingWhat will you be wearing this Halloween?
Well, according to this press release, it might be Iron Man.
Continue ReadingDC pushes Green Lantern to the fashionable
A vigilant reader sent us this scan of an ad in the current edition of Women's Wear Daily, the bible of the fashion trade. The ad, for Green Lantern licensing opportunities, ran in a previews section for the upcoming 2010 MAGIC Marketplace, "the preeminent trade event in the international fashion industry." Obviously, Warner Bros. has BIG, BIG plans for Green Lantern licensing -- and based on the number of folks we see walking the streets of NYC in GL T-shirts, we'd say they might just be on to something.
Continue ReadingDC Comics announces “All-Star Green Lantern”
Share this link on Facebook!TweetWith little fanfare, right under the noses of thousands of Comic-Con attendees, DC Comics, in partnership with Converse, announced the creation of five unique designs. (Literally. Most of the DC booth staffers were wearing the new designs last weekend.) Available in September from Journeys, the line will feature five different designs based on the [...]
Continue ReadingMatt Furie, Louie Cordero, and Jon Vermilyea make wallets for Poketo
Have you been fretting about what to get Sean T. Collins for his birthday? Worry no more! Wearable, usable art company Poketo has just announced Perverse Universe, a limited edition wallet series that "offers a view into the mad minds of Matt Furie, Louie Cordero, and Jon Vermilyea."
Continue ReadingManga eyes worry feds
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet The New York Times reports on the new manga eye fad, popularized by Lady Gaga, of giant contacts that make you look like an anime freak. These lenses might be just another beauty fad if not for the facts that they are contraband and that eye doctors express grave concern over [...]
Continue ReadingCap and Thor leaks
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet As we alluded to the other day, concept art for Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Chris Evans as Captain America have been leaked….or “leaked,” as they often say. Collider points out: Collider reader “Dan” has sent us some concept art of Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Earlier today, we ran a story about [...]
Continue ReadingThe IRON MAN 2 guide to fashion and diet
With IRON MAN @ blasting out with the widest opening in movie history -- it's sure to take over our lives like a big spreaeding fungus. Looking to it as a guide for life, one can only look to Mickey Rourke , who plays the villain Whiplash, as a fashion icon , as shown on Vulture with a slideshow of his looks over the ages. And as for diet, Gwyneth Paltrow shows us the way to look like she does, with a diet of a tablespoon of chicken for lunch and a halved almond sliver between meals to quash the munchies before tucking in to a hearty dinner of a handful of kale. The diet regime is augmented by 4 hour runs through volcanic rock flats while being chased by a rhino.
Continue ReadingThe implausible world of fashion in comics
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet The result is often alarming, as Project Runway fashion expert and comic book dabbler Tim Gunn reacts for all of us to various Superman outfits over the years. “That’s….implausible!” in an interview with Crazy Sexy Geeks. [via]
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