WizKids canned; HeroClix’s fate unknown
Here's a story that got lost in the server outage yesterday: Topps has announced they are shutting down their WizKids division, effective immediately. Topps acquired the gaming company WizKids in 2003, after WizKids had...
Own your very own Owl Ship!
Do you want one of these? We know you do. The DC Direct scale model Owl Ship is the dragon's fewmet. We still regret missing out on the Bulldog Cafe cookie jar from THE...
One last time
We know everyone will be sad to see the election end, so here's one last tribute to the folks who made the last two years a "feel good" time of lighthearted fun. Via John...
And in lighter news…
Mets fans are gladdened by this news from the Onion: Struggling Mets Combine To Form Carlos Voltron:
Facing the Cubs in the midst of a three-game losing streak, the desperate Mets sprinted out to the...
Whatever this is, it’s cute
From here:
Charactics x Gargamel Zagoran Tank collaboration toy.Limited Edition. The and only one Zagoran included. Additional parts are helmet and lower body.
Once more into the breach, dear pals!
Bully rounds up the greatest ads of all time.
The Beat is showing her age, but it is fair to say that nothing entranced this young comics reader as much as those ads (drawn by...
No DARK KNIGHT video game?
An LA Times wire story wonders why a DARK KNIGHT video game has failed to appear:
It's not as if an interactive "Dark Knight" wasn't gearing up before the film's release. Game publisher Electronic Arts...
SD08: Nightmare Before Christmas/ JUN planning — #402
Beau Smith tells us:
I'm writing on behalf of Yosuke Oba and JUN Planning, to let you know that this year at the San Diego ComicCon we will have the Exclusive NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS...
SD08: Shocker Toys – Metalocalypse and the Maxx – #3849
A LIMITED EDITION METALOCALYPSE FGURES SET! Only $80-- we want want wannnnnnnt
Metalocalypse
Limited to 500 sets, selling for $80 and available only at San Diego Comic Con Booth #3849. This all-new line features fully painted...