Monday, August 31, 2009

SUPER-DEFORMED BIG CHAP ALIEN VINYL

Ha, nice! This Super Deformed BIG CHAP ALIEN from Hot Toys is 8" tall and runs about $80. I may have to get this...

HAN SOLO ADVENTURES


Stacy Davidson posts:
Han Solo Adventures is an interactive fan fiction game, in the tradition of the classic graphic adventure games of the 80's and 90's. This is a project I have embarked upon purely for my own enjoyment, and for the love of two things: classic adventure games and Star Wars!
hansoloadventures.com

*thanks, Johnny!

YET ANOTHER LOS ANGELES FIRE

The first time I saw the giant plume was after work last week. I turned the corner and was staring at what then-looked like an Atom Bomb mushroom cloud behind my house. Crazy.

COOL TIME-LAPSE

DISNEY TO BUY MARVEL

Crap.

DISNEY is buying MARVEL.

Will this be the best or worse thing for fans?

I'm sad.

Friday, August 28, 2009

T-SHIRT OF THE DAY: FLASH DANCE !

BATMEN VS VADER

LION-O STATUE HO!!!!!!!

I saw this LION-O Statue at this year's SDCC...
and yeah, it's pretty awesome.
(the pics don't do it justice)

JIMPRAISE: 10 GOOD THING ABOUT THE PREDALIEN

"JimPRAISE!"
Due to excessive amounts of hate mail wrongfully accusing that I am always negative, I proposed to you Readers a week of "JimPRAISE". I asked for suggestions of topics for me to post only POSITIVE things about, and you answered (you Jackals!). I have chosen the top 5 requested topics and will post 1 per day this week. Just remember, you asked for these.
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I tried.
I truly, honestly tried
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But the only thing I could come up with is that you can see a [Predator] skull through the forehead dome, akin to Giger's original Alien Design.That's it. I began reaching for other things like, "It's fingers are ok". But that's weak and reaching, even for me.

I considered just posting a big blank post.

I also considered just being extremely sarcastic and actually dumping all over it....But I didn't want to post that, because this is jimPRAISE after all.

In the end, it comes down to this:
I just don't like the Predalien.




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*jimPRAISE: Batman & Robin Movie

Thursday, August 27, 2009

ENTERPRISE DOG

*thanks, Melchy!

JIMPRAISE WEEK: TOP 17 EWOKS

"JimPRAISE!"
Due to excessive amounts of hate mail wrongfully accusing that I am always negative, I proposed to you Readers a week of "JimPRAISE". I asked for suggestions of topics for me to post only POSITIVE things about, and you answered (you Jackals!). I have chosen the top 5 requested topics and will post 1 per day this week. Just remember, you asked for these.
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In conjunction with "JimPRAISE Week",
I give you the
TOP 17 EWOKS!

(because you love them so!)

*Note: This post was originally to be a quick gag of absurdity. But after an excessive amount of time researching for said post, I now know waaaaaay too much about Ewoks. I blame you, my readers, and therefore I hate you all. Enjoy!

(below info gathered from the Star Wars Wiki)
17) WIDDLE WARRICK
Aka "Willy". Willy was Wicket's goofy, chubby, and clumsy brother. He was the black sheep of the Warrick family. And yes, his name is "Widdle".
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16) WEECHEE WARRICK
Wicket's older (and stronger) brother! Him and Paploo - yeah, they're the strongest Ewoks of the village. He'll always try to get you to wrestle, then take whatever food you may have. God, he's such a dick!
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15) DEEJ WARRICK
Wicket's daddy!
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14) KAINK
Kaink is the Ewok PRIESTESS, which means she's the guardian of the Soul Trees as well as keep of Ewok Legends. That's right, she carries a magical staff with a crystal on top, so don't you be messin' with her!
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13) WAROK
Warok is the best Ewok Glider pilot. Yet he doesn't get the credit - people tend to think he is the ewok in the Glider in Return of the Jedi, but he's not. He's got the Right Stuff - all the glory, none of the fame. He's like the Chuck Yeager of Ewoks. He's also believed to be Paploo's father.
"Warriors to your wings! Warok will lead us.
Mates and elders, watch over the children. We fly!"
―Chief Chirpa
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12) LUMAT
Chief woodcutter!
Weapons supplier & dealer.
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11) ROMBA
Romba is the main dude who built the booby traps that foiled the Galactic Empire during the Battle of Endor. Also, he's the ewok who barely escaped an explosion, but lost his buddy. He's like the Ewok Macgyver.
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10) CHIEF CHIRPA
Hel-loo, he's the Chief! Which means he's the head of his tribe's Council of Elders. You can tell by the reptilian staff decorated with teeth & horns that he carries, which denotes his rank.
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9) TEEBO
Teebo is the pupil to the Village Shaman, Logray. He wears the skull of a Gurrek on his noggin. He always kinda freaked me out... but also looked like a stone-cold bad ass.
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8) BABY EWOKS!
Admit it - they're cute.
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7) THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS DEATH SQUAD
Don't let the cute furry exterior fool you - Ewoks are terrifying.
They're like Chimps...
one minute they're wearing a cute tuxedo making you laugh...
the next, they're ripping off your arms
and skull fucking you into Oblivion.
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6) FALLEN SOLDIER
*sniffle* sumfin in muh eye is all....
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5) LEIA'S LOVERS
What happens in the Ewok Village, stays in the Ewok Village.
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4) EWOK GLIDER EWOK!
(Not Warok)
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3) LOGRAY
He's the tribes shaman, man. Everyone likes to laugh at Logray because he's just a "crazy old wizard" believing in a "hokey ancient Ewok magic". Well you know WHY he's the shaman of the village? Because he's able to tap into THE FORCE, that's why. Not laughing now, are you? Jerk. Respect!
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2) PAPLOO
Who feels the need.
The need... for speed.

Hey, he rode a Speeder Bike.
Regardless of silliness, on principle, he gets props.

(and he's played by Kenny "R2-D2" Baker!)
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1) WICKET
He's the kid ewok that, like Luke, steps into a much larger world.
Plus its Warrick Davis, so by default he's on the list.

I also put him at #1 so I didn't get a ton of hate mail
saying,"What? Wicket's not #1? Screw you, you loser!"
...and so on.
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HITLER & THE AVATAR TRAILER

In general, I don't like seeing Hitler portrayed in humorous ways (Mel Brookes excused). I won't go into the whys here, but it doesn't take much effort to guess the reasons...

With that said, this had me laughing solely for the jabs at Avatar:

NEW GHOST RIDER STATUES & BUSTS

These might be the best GHOST RIDER statues I've seen to date. You can choose between the classic JOHNNY BLAZE or the 90s' DANNY KETCH. Both are cool, but I've always preferred the original Blaze version. I really like the idea & look of the Spirit of Vengeance inhabiting an "Evel Knievel" type motorcycle daredevil from the early 70s - dig that rad jumpsuit! I also like that each statue version has a different flame effect sculpt. I'm almost tempted to get one... if I had the money and shelf-space, I'd get all 4.

JIMPRAISE: 10 GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE STAR WARS PREQUELS

"JimPRAISE!"
Due to excessive amounts of hate mail wrongfully accusing that I am always negative, I proposed to you Readers a week of "JimPRAISE". I asked for suggestions of topics for me to post only POSITIVE things about, and you answered (you Jackals!). I have chosen the top 5 requested topics and will post 1 per day this week. Just remember, you asked for these.
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10 GOOD THINGS ABOUT
"THE STAR WARS PREQUELS"

(in no particular order)

REPUBLIC CRUISER
The first thing you see in Phantom Menace. I liked the design, paint work and especially the sound design of its engines as it flies by. This ship is special in that its the only thing that lives within that tiny area of The Phantom Menace being the awesome movie you hoped for (just before the Neomodians show up).
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AURRA SING
She was on screen for maybe 3 seconds, for a single shot... but she made an impression. Before the comics, books, games etc shed lame-o unofficial light on her, she was a character of mystery and one of the good aspects within "The Phantom Menace"
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SITH INFILTRATOR
Darth Maul's sweet ship. You can really see the TIE-Fighter influence and I dug that. It's like a Star Destroyer and a TIE-Fighter had a baby.
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PLO KOON
You never saw him do much... or anything, really. But I really dug his design. Kudos to whomever designed him.
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MANDALORIAN
Regardless of who's under the helmet or what his name & role is... we fans got to see "another Mandalorian" in action!
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"SLAVE SHIP"
In addition to seeing another Mandalorian, we also saw a "Slave Class" ship manuever around and unleash some weaponry.
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SICK YODA KILL
I'm not a fan of they spazoid hopping Yoda, but I will admit this moment was rad.
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COMMANDER BACARA
You've seen me post about this guy before... he's my favorite Clone Trooper... ok, the only Clone Trooper I like, really... but still, I think he looks awesome. And he leads the platoon that kills Jedi Master (& Council Member) Ki Adi Mundi.
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DARTH MAUL
He was sold a "the new face of Evil" even before the movie came out. The few scenes he was in were cool and his final battle was sweet. He's really the only redeeming element from Episode I. It's a shame Lucas killed him off when he did... I would have loved to have seen a "Dark Anakin" fight him for sole apprenticeship under Palpatine, resulting in "Anakin" being renamed "Darth Vader". Anyway, Darth Maul is still cool, despite how crappy the Prequels are.

*jimPRAISE: AVP-R
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jimPRAISE: Wolverine Movie
*jimPRAISE: Batman & Robin Movie

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

CHERNABOG VINYL COMING SOON !

Sweet. Looks awesome!
(source)

other Chernabog items available now:

and here's a badass clip sent in from DanO:

thanks, DanO!

THIRSTY FOR 'TRUE BLOOD'

$16 for a 4-pack HERE!

RANDOM FIND: DOWN-N-OUT SUPERHEROES

CHIHUANHAS ! ! !

"CHIHUANHAS" is my new favorite word.
I can't stop saying it.........

"Chihuanhas...."