Kyle Cassidy traveled 15,000 miles over two years photographing Americans in their homes and asking one question: “Why do you own a gun?” (site)
Check out this "throw-back" poster of STAR WARS by Russell Walks. You can buy one HERE for $30.
Last July I did a post whining and crying about the Hilton Hotel & Casino (Vegas) closing down their Star Trek bar (and ride & gift shop). The atmosphere was kinda lame - based on DS9 decor - but they had these awesome green bubbly drinks called BORG SPHERES, which would rock me on my ass and then force me to stumble into the adjoining Trekkie gift shop and buy stupid crap. It was a geeky Vegas tradition, and I mourned its passing in September 2008.
JimSmash Reader UNKIEDEV is freakin' awesome!!!!
Upcoming Japanese Monster flick CHOHATSU DAIKAIJU GEHARA (translation: Gehara: The Long-Haired Giant Monster) is a 15-minute short that looks like a gamma-radiated Skeksis at a Metal show!
1) They are remaking "THE NEVERENDING STORY"
Last June I did a quick teaser post of the upcoming DUTCH & BILLIE figs by Hot Toys. Well they've released better photos AND better sculpts! Check em out! The new sculpts are a huge improvement - that Arnold looks spot on! Pretty sweet, eh? Too bad they'll cost ya $150 each. Ouch. But just imagine all the Predator dudes standing next to each other... on my shelf.
(dig those square, green eyes!)
Related quick story to share with ya'll:
In 2005, artist Mladen Peney created a series of photographs titled “The Power of Books”. The above left pic is just one example - click HERE to see more.
Dig these upcoming bookends by GentleGiant! (source)
The Skirball Cultural Center (L.A.) is hosting 3 comic book related exhibits... check em out below!February 19-August 9, 2009
Through never-before exhibited art and objects culled from private and institutional collections, ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 explores the genesis of cultural icons such as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and Captain America. In the midst of the economic and political turmoil of the 1930s and 1940s, comic books offered America champions who shaped the values of an entire generation. ZAP! POW! BAM! examines the creative processes and influences that drove young Jewish artists to express their talents through the storylines and art of comic books. The exhibition features rare vintage artwork and books, 1940s Hollywood movie serials, and colorful interactive displays including a drawing studio, a newsstand, a vintage Batmobile ride, and stations that allow children to dress up as Superheroes or transform themselves via a quick costume change in a telephone booth. Guest curator Jerry Robinson brings a long history as a comic book industry insider to the exhibition. Working with Batman co-creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger, Robinson named Robin, Batman's young protégé. Robinson also co-created The Joker, Batman's nemesis and one of the first Super-Villains.
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Thursday, March 5, 8:00 pm
Lights, Camera, Action: Comic Book Heroes of Film and TelevisionFebruary 19-August 9, 2009
The Skirball has organized an exclusive companion exhibition to ZAP! POW! BAM! that explores the long connection between comic book heroes and the moving image. These characters have been a vital part of American popular culture ever since the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics established the comic book as a viable artistic form. Almost immediately after their rise to prominence in comic books, superheroes transcended their pulpy origins to find expression in theater, music, films, and television. Lights, Camera, Action examines the close relationship and parallel development of the comic book and motion picture industries. Objects on view include the original 1966 Batcycle from the Batman television series on loan from the Petersen Automotive Museum, along with vintage movie posters on loan from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, original comic books on loan from the University of California, Riverside, and movie and television memorabilia.
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays
McFarlane Toys has announce they will produce figures of NFL stars in their old COLLEGE UNIFORMS! 
The first wave will be out August 2009.
Remember the other week I did that quick post of the [Heath Ledger] Joker ski mask.... where I said I wanted a RORSCHACH mask from Watchmen?Well ask and ye shall receive...
They seem to be available for pre-order now.
Check these puppies out!!! You can now have on display all 8 Rings of the Emotional Spectrum!
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