Hot Toys Avengers Loki Revealed!

The enigmatic geniuses at Hot Toys have revealed the next in their 1/6th scale (the) Avengers line and it is Loki: God of Mischief! Scorned son of Asgard and smiter of mewling quims everywhere!

There should be no doubt at this stage as to how detailed and accurate it is, in fact I was the only one with the steely resolve to post about it as it had our female team members all a quiver...

For more pictures, including an ornate shaft and two massive horns, join me after the jump!

Water slides are great

There's some wonderful comic magic to this video

 

WEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Comic School Review: Captain America #1 (1941!)

It's a slow news day, so why don't we slide all the way back to the heady year of 1941 when a war-torn world was given new hope by the patriotic fists of self-appointed policeman/pugilist Captain America! USA! USA!

Written by Joe Simon and drawn by the always fantastic (except for the forties) Jack Kirby, Captain America #1 was a sixty plus page monster packed with FOUR Cap stories, a tale of Thor's son Hurricane, and Tuk the idiot Cave Boy. I'm only going to cover two of the Cap stories, but if you want to read the rest then you need to go no further than Comixology, where they can be had for a mere $1.99.

We'll discover that Cap's origin is actually surprisingly close to the one shown in the recent film, and that the Red Skull's ridiculous real origin couldn't be further away! All this and more (or less) after the jump!

The Readthrough of Time: The Shadow Rises

The Readthrough of Time continues this week with The Shadow Rises, the fourth volume in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. As with the previous books thus far, I won't be doing a traditional review, and...well, let's just get into it already.

When Diablo Was Almost Released On Game Boy.

Rumor has it that in the mid-late 90's Blizzard was working on a Game Boy port of the now-beloved franchise, Diablo.

They made it as far as getting some character movement and button presses down, and they even made a whole bunch of pretty pixel floor tiles... but that's about it. There is a rom floating around, but unfortunately it's more of a tech demo than an Alpha or Beta build. Here's a real short clip that pretty much shows you everything.

I'd be really curious to see how Diablo Game Boy would do if they finished it up and released it on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console today. Nostalgia alone has sold plenty of games in the past.

Review: Lego x Moleskine

We were tickled pink when the good folk at Nation State offered to send us one of the new (and limited edition) LEGO-themed Moleskine notebooks for a hands-on review. We love LEGO, and we love the allure of a brand new, blank notebook, so it was a matchup made in heaven.

From nationstate.com.au

Head below the cut to check out the verdict!

Comic School Review: Avengers #4 (1964). Captain America Joins the Avengers. Hilarity Ensues.

If you enjoyed my recent review of Stan the Man Lee and Jack the King Kirby's insanely entertaining ant-filled Avengers #1 from 1963 then you would be an absolute moron to miss Avengers #4 from 1964, which is the first issue to add Captain America to the team! If you want to read along with me then you can purchase this one, like I did, for a mere $1.99 from Comixology right HERE.

Aren't you dying to know if this version of the story matches up with the modern films? Have you ever wondered how Cap officially joined up with the team? Are you amazed by the way in which we continue to shamelessly milk the Avengers franchise? How do you milk a Hulk? Probably very carefully.

In this issue the Avengers will face all sorts of challenges that can't be solved by a convenient trapdoor. To find out how they cope... join me after the jump!

What's Out? 16th of May 2012

New Comics Day! What can you expect? Find out right here!

Coming This Summer from Looney Labs... Cthulhu Fluxx!

Everybody loves Fluxx right? It's the card game with ever-changing rules! I'm sure some of the heavier gamers aren't big fans, but Fluxx has always been a good time for me and my group. It's light, (sometimes) quick and their production quality goes way up with each variation.

Speaking of variations, Looney Labs seems to really have found their niche. And it's it's every niche. On their product page alone you can find Fluxx, Oz Fluxx, Star Fluxx, Pirate Fluxx, Zombie Fluxx, Monty Python Fluxx, Martian Fluxx, Family Fluxx, and EcoFluxx. There was even a Stoner Fluxx (??) years ago, but it's missing from the site. The tiny, random card game has come a long way since the first black and white edition was released in 1996.

And now 16 years later we have Cthulhu Fluxx!

Follow the wild-eyed Poet, the obsessed Artist, and the expeditions of the Professor, as they investigate Eldritch Secrets no mortal was meant to discover. Someone has stolen the Necronomicon from the library at Miskatonic Univeristy, and a Farm in the hills is undergoing a horrifying Metamorphosis. Meanwhile, unspeakable abominations stir in Penguin-riddled Tombs beneath the ice. Are you Inevitably Doomed to a lifetime of Nightmares in the Sanitarium, or are you, in fact, a Secret Cultist, worshiping the Minions of Darkness? Gaze upon the ever-changing face of Madness with Cthulhu Fluxx!

Are you ready for this madness?

Stryder's Favourite Comics - 5/09/2012

Another week of comics is here and DC is cross-over crazy, with 3 new parts to Night of the Owls and 2 more parts to The Culling!  Not to mention Suicide Squad scheming away...let's take a closer look...starting with a book that was released one week early - Batman!

Batman #9 - The "Night of the Owls" continues as Bruce has to deal with an army of Talons that broke into his house and THE CAVE last issue!  Alfred is trapped in the armoury and Batman is trapped in the cave, hoping that a clever plan, a little science and a lot of  luck will somehow combine into an opportunity to survive the night!  The one upside?  Bruce is wearing a spiffy extra-tough outfit.  In his own words "My suit is built for war...it's built for battle in the most alien territories on Earth.  And I'm wearing it here, in my own home." Heavy stuff!

Of course, if the Dark Knight manages to survive this invasion of his home, there are plenty of Talons on the streets of Gotham City to deal with, murdering important figures right and left!  If you ever wanted a nice cushy government job in Gotham City, now's the time to put in your resume.  There's gonna be some job vacancies in the very near future!

We also get a back-up story titled  "Fall of the House of Wayne" wherein Alfred's father, Jarvis Pennyworth, narrates a tale of Thomas and Martha Wayne, and of course their tiny toddler son, Bruce!  Jarvis tells via a letter to Alfred how the Court of Owls is somehow involved in the Wayne's (and the Pennyworth's) downfall!  Usually I'm not a big fan of back-up stories, but in this case I'll make an exception!  The art and story are great and I can't wait to see where this one is leading...

There's so much more to talk about!  After the JUMP of course!