In honor of the upcoming release of the latest Marvel summer tentpole flick, The Guardians of the Galaxy, Hot Toys is coming out with a movie-accurate Rocket and Groot duo — a clear indicator that the next movie-comic franchise is on the rise. Like many a comic nerd, we’ve been anticipating the film ever since the first […]
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Jul
Movie-accurate toys in honor of upcoming film release
10
Jul
Taschen publishes every comic collector's dream tome
An amalgamation of superheroes and what built the House of Ideas Taschen is well established as the coffee-table and art book collector go-to, but they will really be turning heads, as well as pages, with this mega-Marvel-ous collection that captures the now 75-year history of Marvel comics and its characters. At 720 pages, the book covers […]
23
Jun
A Milk exclusive Stark suit greyed-out & battle tested
A new Milk exclusive from 3A is the Marvel favorite, Iron Man. As can be expected from the world class toymakers at 3A, the Milk Magazine Iron Man is loaded with unique details, like a grayed-out color way that denotes its prototype, testing nature. The 1/6 scale figure features crash test marks and various Stark Industries marques, and comes […]
27
May
Starring boy-genius Hiro & his robot creation Baymax
Maybe a piece of you is kind of over the supehero blockbuster, as Grantland opined. And maybe a part of you wrote off Disney as a lot of lame sauce long ago. But that was probably before you heard that Disney had decided to tap its Marvel resources for the most Disney-esque property in their […]
29
Apr
Posters of Marvel's very best heroes & villains in Austin, TX
Artist Mike Mitchell, known for the portrait-like quality he gives to the subjects of his work, has applied this dignified aesthetic to 60 heroes and villains of Marvel Comics. The result is to have transformed the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas into something more along the lines of a Marvel Universe Pantheon — representing everyone from icons like the […]
16
Apr
Sneak peak at Marvel Comic's next LEGO blockbuster
What’s that? A Marvel comic going blockbuster movie you say? Impossible! Well, if Guardians of the Galaxy is a ship you wanna jump on, LEGO is already on board. In honor of the upcoming release this August (watch the trailer here), LEGO has created some do-it-yourself spoiler-alert action scenes. These buildable previews include “Starblaster Showdown,” a 196-piece set […]
19
Feb
Pratt, Cooper, Diesel, Saldana, Del Toro, Close & more
It’s not just members of Marvel’s elite roster that are getting their tentpole blockbuster films greenlit — a lesser known title from the Marvel Universe will also see its manifestation into film this summer with Guardians Of the Galaxy. Featuring one of the best under-the-radar characters in comics, Rocket Raccoon, Guardians Of the Galaxy tells the […]
3
Feb
The first Avenger gets a second film
Looks like the summer of 2014 — much like every summer in the 21st century — is going to belong to Marvel. The first Avenger, Captain America, gets a new trailer this weekend for his sophomore film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. We were positively surprised at how good the first movie was, so suffice to […]
