FIRST LOOK: CHRIS HEMSWORTH AS THOR

Hmmm, so they're going with the new/current costume. Interesting. It looks a bit plastic in this pic... hopefully it holds better on film. I'm looking forward to this flick... I hope they deliver the goods.
(source)

*previous post.

ALIEN TATTOO OF THE DAY: McFARLANE'S QUEEN

From what I was told, this dude is a Greek or Turkish Oil Wrestler. He's sporting an ALIEN QUEEN Tattoo that looks to me to be of McFarlane's Queen figure.

*thanks, Dupree!
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FLEA MARKET TREASURES

Recently I went to a FLEA MARKET at an undisclosed location and found some super cheap gems. I shall now share with you what I bought and what I saw....

ALL 4 KISS SOLO ALBUMS
(on Vinyl of course)

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12" VINTAGE DARTH VADER, CIRCA 1978
and VINTAGE DIECAST STAR DESTROYER
(complete with Bloackade Runner inside!)

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CUSTOM VINTAGE STORMTROOPER LUKE
At first I thought it was the real -RARE- deal,
but upon closer inspection realized it was a custom job.
Still bought it, tho.

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HERE ARE SOME ITEMS I SAW BUT DID NOT BUY:VINTAGE (80s) GIJOE ELECTRIC TRUCKING SET (MIB), PILE OF PLUSH ALFS (Ha!), STAR TREK: TOS SUPER PHASER II TARGET GAME (MIB), BIG TRAK (I got this for Xmas one year!), VINTAGE KISS VIEW FINDER DISCS, and a LARGE FRAMED PRINT FOR GOBOTS (marked $200! Really?).

ENTERPRISE WEBCAM

Check out this STAR TREK ENTERPRISE WEBCAM! What better way for Trekkies to communicate online than with this uber-nerd (yet still kinda awesome) gadget! Now they just need to make one of the SULACO or NOSTROMO! Anyway, you can buy yours HERE for $30.

CAREER COLLEGES OF SPARTA!!!

Every morning on my lovely commute into work I drive by this billboard for CAREER COLLEGES OF AMERICA. It always cracks me up because it looks like SPARTANS driving graduating PERSIANS over a cliff, ala 300. So I took a pic with my camera phone so I could share this with you.

SCORED A POSTER

A little angel delivered unto me one of those ALIEN FOX 75th Anniversary posters! Score! Thank you!!!!

ADMIRAL ACKBAR TOILET

by bmansnuggles

*thanks, Melchy!

ALIENS BIRTHDAY: DANIEL KASH!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
("Spunkmeyer")

RIDLEY SCOTT TALKS SOME ALIEN PREQUEL

Ridley Scott has revealed some story info for his upcoming (and unnecessary) ALIEN PREQUEL:

Ridley Scott has confirmed that his new Alien film will involve Space Jockey extraterrestrials.

The director, who also revealed that he has a fourth draft script for the prequel, told MTV that the action takes place decades before Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley boards the Nostromo spacecraft.

He said: "It's set in 2085, about 30 years before Sigourney. It's fundamentally about going out to find out, 'Who the hell was that Space Jockey?'. The guy who was sitting in the chair in the alien vehicle - there was a giant fellow sitting in a seat on what looked to be either a piece of technology or an astronomer's chair.

"Our man [Tom Skerritt's Captain Dallas] climbs up and says, 'There's been an explosion in his chest from the inside out - what was that?'. I'm explaining who the Space Jockeys were."

Scott added that the colonial corporation Weyland-Yutani has yet to be formed and the sci-fi movie will deal with "terraforming - taking planets and planetoids and balls of earth and trying to terraform, seed them with the possibilities of future life".

When asked if Weaver will be involved in any capacity, Scott replied: "It will be before she was born! But the main character will be a woman." (source)

And from an MTV interview:

MTV: So will you be creating new aliens for your prequel?

Scott: What you have to do is — were there four or five "Alien" films? I can't remember how many followed.

MTV: There were three after you, then the "Alien vs. Predator" nonsense.

Scott: Yeah, the thing about "Alien vs. Predator" is, I know it's commerce, but what a pity. I think, therefore, I have to design — or redesign — earlier versions of what these elements are that led to the thing you finally see in "Alien," which is the thing that catapults out of the egg, the face-hugger.

MTV: OK.

Scott: I don't want to repeat it. The alien in a sense, as a shape, is worn out.

MTV: Will you consult the original alien designer, H.R. Giger, on these ideas?

Scott: Yeah, he's still around. Once I get more serious and get going, and the big wheels start turning, we'll certainly talk. And maybe we'll come up with something completely different. (source)

Interesting. If done right, could be very very cool. However I simply do not have faith that it will be done right. I've said before that I've long feared what Ridley would do based on previous interviews over the years. Ridley has said if was ever to do a prequel, he had started to move towards the idea that the Aliens as bio-weapons... not actual "natural" creatures. I've never liked this concept. It wasn't the concept during the making of ALIEN so why retcon it? I also do not like the idea of other humans coming in contact with the Space Jockeys & Aliens before the Nostromo crew (although I wouldn't mind seeing an entire movie that looks like the inside of that Derelict Ship in ALIEN; an entire movie of Giger!). And the Space Jockey's better not speak any earth-based language. And there better not be a GIANT Jockey-Alien running around... like in the Dark Horse comic "Aliens: Apocalypse: Destroying Angels". Remember, the concept of the Alien taking on physical attributes of its host was not introduced until ALIEN3, 14 years after ALIEN. I do not acknowledge anything from ALIEN3-and-beyond as official, damnit! And from above, it seems like Ridley wants to create NEW Alien designs and concepts. Ugh. See there's just too many ways for this film to continue damaging the already fucked up Saga.

*thanks Andrew & JasonG!

Giant Space Jockey Alien:

FOX 75TH POSTER: ALIEN

FOX is selling some repackaged dvds to celebrate their 75th Anniversary. When you buy, you get a free poster like this ALIEN one. I'm tempted to get it cause I'm a freak like that... but the dvd bundle is $17 for Alien, Aliens & Abyss.... on regular dvd (non-bluray). Do I really need ANOTHER copy of Alien and Aliens?... I have like 6 already what with various previous kickass packaging releases. I suppose I could just buy the dvds, keep the free poster and ditch the dvds.... and then put the rolled up poster in storage, cause I doubt I'd actually hang it..... ah the tormented lifestyle of an Alien Fanatic.

To see more 75th Anniv Fox posters (and buy me that Alien one), click HERE.

(via AliensCollection.com!)

JAPANESE DEMOTIVATIONAL POSTER

WUN-DAR: SAVAGE HE-MAN (aka "WONDER BREAD HE-MAN")

One of the new HE-MAN CLASSICS figures coming out is WUN-DAR, THE SAVAGE HE-MAN! Which is a repainted He-Man figure with black ZODAC chest piece.

He-Man.org says of Wun-Dar:

One hundred years before Prince Adam was born, Wun-Dar, a warrior from deep in the savage underground city of Tundaria, rescued a young woman who turned out to be the Goddess of Eternia. Providing him with cosmic battle armor and a sophisticated ray gun that could tap into almost unlimited power, the Goddess tasked Wun-dar to protect both halves of the sword of He and keep them apart so as not to fall into the hands of evil. Like many warriors before him, Wun-dar became known as "The He-Man," battling in a savage way to keep evil from obtaining the key to the great power hidden inside the long-forgotten Castle Grayskull.

Sweet. As a kid, and during those early days of He-Man (pre-cartoon), I envisioned He-Man more along the lines of a CONAN (thank you big brother for having Conan novels lying around the house!). I dig the IDEA of the "Savage He-Man" but wish he was more like this:

So, apparently this WUN-DAR figure is an homage to a super rare mail-away figure, dubbed through the ages "THE WONDER BREAD HE-MAN". :
Wonder Bread He-Man is almost a legend upon himself...

He-Man.us says of Wonder Bread He-Man,

No-one seems to know where this figure came from, but it's been called wonder bread He-Man because it was believed that he was a wonder bread mail away, but the only thing confirmed is wonder bread did give out He-Man trading cards.

and STA:MOTU says,

["Wonder Bread"] He-Man was a mail-away from the Wonder Bread company in 1984 (roughly on date). The Wonderbread He-Man has some distinct differences that makes him almost #1 on collector's lists. "WB" He-Man as he is also known, has brown hair, brown trunks & black boots. The weapons is really anybody's guess since a WB He-Man in mailor hasn't been uncovered yet. We are 95% sure he came with the black vest (shown in picture) which also came with the weapons pack. But it is rumored he also has a black gun and a black club. If you have been told or seen that he comes with the red axe, this is unconfirmed as well. Lee's guide has been wrong about many things, and they probably picked the axe bit on rumor. The red axe is unconfirmed and not concrete. The only other possiblity is that he may have come with Blue weapons. Recently found has been a stright dark blue sword and a dark blue rifle.

More info at Toyriffic

Related topic... LOTHAR OF THE HILL PEOPLE!

and added bonus:
MO-LARR, ETERNIA'S DENTIST
San Diego Comic Con 2010 exclusive

COMICFEST 2010 POSTER

YAY GALACTUS!

INSANE MISSION UPDATE 009

4 MORE BOOKS ARRIVED!

Books 1-4: My own, previous copies
Book 5: from Richard G.
Book 6: from Helen & Bree
Book 7: from Helen & Bree
Book 8: from Helen & Bree
Book 9: from Homie Bear
Book 10: from Homie Bear
Book 11: from Mikko
Book 12: from Mikko
Book 13: from nfpgasmask
Book 14: from Helen & Bree
Book 15: from Dogfish
Book 16: from King
Book 17: from Mandora
Book 18: from Crooky Mike
Book 19: from Crooky Mike
Book 20: from Crooky Mike
Book 21: from Crooky Mike
Book 22: from Homie Bear
Book 23: from Mandora
Book 24: from King
Book 25: from Mikko
Book 26: from Dogfish
Book 27: from Mandora
Book 28: from Mikko
Book 29: from CrookyMike
Book 30: from Melchy
Book 31: from CrookyMike
Book 32: from Mandora
Book 33: from Melchy
Book 34: from Andrew
Book 35: from Homie Bear
Book 36: from Andrew
Book 37: from Timewaster
Book 38: from Dr. Lazarus
Book 39: from Eleanor

THANKS EVERYONE!!!
The shelf is almost full... Timewaster has another book for me (sweet!) which will then mean I'll just need 1 more book to completely fill the shelf! Then it's onto Shelf #2!

TOTAL BOOKS ON SHELF TO DATE: 39
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BACK FROM VACATION, BUT....

Well I'm back from vacation in Maryland! It was Spring and beautiful. Cherry Blossoms, Blue Crabs and Utz potato chips, baby! Plus some great super cheap comic tradepaperback finds. Score!

Anyway, I'm all set to return JimSmash to its usual awesomeness but unfortunately I've started a new job (ah the life of a freelancer) and it does not leave much room for me to JimSmash. Booo. So while I am technically back, posts will still be sporadic which totally sucks. But hang tight until early June(ish) and don't go anywhere! I'll try and post when I can!

Thanks to all the JimSmash Readers who make this all worthwhile. Group Hug!

ALIENS BIRTHDAY: RICCO ROSS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
("Frost")

ALIENS BIRTHDAY: STAN WINSTON!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
(Creature FX)

*Sadly, Stan passed away June 15, 2008

ON THIS DAY, 1981....

... A Mythical Bunny Rabbit gave me a Wampa!

IN BETWEEN JOBS - SO GOING ON VACATION

JIMSMASH WILL BE

SOMEWHAT INACTIVE
FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS...?
(but I'll try and post when I can)

*Not an April Fools post.

ZOMBIE ART SHOW

For full Zombie Art Show Gallery, click HERE.