Nerds
20 Aug
Get your Bruce Wayne on with full-black Dark Knight protection

We’re not really big on customized motorcycle helmets — especially the mohawk-adorned ones that seem to always compliment a hefty collection of tribal tattoos. Regardless, some better made ones certainly deserve some shine — such as Helmet Dawg‘s tribute to the Dark Knight. Their “Dark As Night” Batman-inspired helmet is based on a high performance […]


15 Aug
Skinned horror labbit featuring sculpted brain & muscle tissue

Finally, a Labbit fucked up enough to give your kid nightmares. Kidrobot’s signature toy returns from the hellish landscapes with this original Keep Watch Labbit, a true horror Labbit skinned to its sculpted brain, bare muscle tissue, gradient tendons and never blinking eye. “There’s a hell for all things, men and labbits alike!” write Kidrobot. […]


12 Aug
1/6th-scale action figures from artist/designer Ashley Wood

The amazing crew over at 3A Toys teased a trio of new zombie soldiers from their DEAD EASY CORP set. The highly detailed 1/6th-scale action figures are part of 3A Toys’ “Adventure Kartel” line, and feature three robot-hunting, machine-gun-toting zombie soldiers billed for a September release/pre-order. As they write: “Normally found in sweaty dick pouches […]


Last Friday is we posted our Nerds vs. the Hollywood Armageddon At San Diego Comic Con feature, where we discussed the balance between the hardcore fans and the Hollywood machine that has taken over the event. It’s not necessarily a bad thing — the money provides for quite a spectacle, and elevates SDCC into a unique […]


The San Diego Comic-Con began humbly in the year 1970 when some 300 people gathered in the basement of the US Grant Hotel to promote the burgeoning world of comic books. It has now grown into the largest convention of its kind in the world, with over 150,000 people flocking to the beach metropolis generating […]


Another beautiful toy from the crew over at COARSE. In fact to call it a toy is probably doing a disservice to the highly exclusive piece; perhaps “sculpture” is a better term. The Hong Kong-based toymaker just keeps getting better and better, elevating their game from simple vinyl play things to pieces worthy of proper […]


10 Jun
LIAS reports from the innards of gamers' paradise

Twinkling lights, blips and beeps, flickering screens, solicitous sideshow carnies delivering seemingly well-rehearsed spiels — substitute prostitutes for booth babes, cocaine and booze for caffeine — E3 is the Las Vegas of nerdom. Lost In A Supermarket will once again go undercover to bypass the guards and bring you the anthropological wonders which lie beneath the […]


5 Jun
Relive the sci-fi cult favorite with MMS Diecast Series

It’s time to let the inner sci-fi nerd that lives in your heart free, let him bound down the streets with joy as it sees the release of this incredibly detailed ED-209 figure from the Hong Kong crew over at Hot Toys. Part of Hot Toys’ highly collectible MMS Diecast Series, the ED-209 figure features […]