NARIN'S 1:4 SCALE HELLBOY

More info HERE.

*previous Narin posts

TELEMUNDO ROCKS

Surfing through the channels the other night I came across some awesome drama (soap?) on TELEMUNDO. I don't know what this dude's deal is, but he was very angry and yes this is for real. I took some quick snapshots to share.

SIDESHOW CYBORG DARTH MAUL

"You got new legs. New legs!!"

Based on that book STAR WARS VISIONARIES where creators did there own little "fan fiction concepts", here's the Sideshow CYBORG DARTH MAUL. Yep.

$325 HERE.

(for the record: I say thee lame)

GOD HATES NERDS

Via blastr.com:

The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which is headed by Fred Phelps and which has made headlines over the past few years for a series of protests of events such as the funerals of Meet the Press host Tim Russert (because of his Catholicism and what they termed his "tolerance of homosexuality") and Jerry Falwell (whom they termed a "false prophet') and perhaps most notably the funerals of American servicemen killed overseas, have announced that they plan to picket the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con from 1:15 pm to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 22.

The reason they're going to protest the con? We think it's best described in their own words, as posted on their website:

"Are you kidding?! If these people would spend even some of the energy that they spend on these comic books, reading the Bible, well no high hopes here. They have turned comic book characters into idols, and worship them they do! Isaiah 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: 9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. It is time to put away the silly vanities and turn to God like you mean it. The destruction of this nation is imminent - so start calling on Batman and Superman now, see if they can pull you from the mess that you have created with all your silly idolatry."

Awesome.

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STAR WARS SUBWAY CAR

Heh, fun!
*thanks, Jeremy!

GREEN LANTERN MOVIE COSTUME

There it is. I don't hate it. But still wonder why Hollywood must always change the costume. Just make the fucking comic costume. The work is already done for you. Anyway, this doesn't look terrible and stays pretty close to the core of Hal's costume (waist-up) and they haven't mucked with the GL logo. After looking at it for a few minutes its growing on me... it could have been much much worse. Maybe seeing this after yesterday's awful THOR costume reveals contributes to my higher opinion.

What bugs me the most is the GL casting. Ryan Reynolds is simply WRONG for the part of HAL JORDAN. Reynolds was born to play 2 comic roles: DEADPOOL and WALLY WEST FLASH. Reynolds' strengths are humor and one liners. Hal Jordan has none of those qualities. Looking at that pic above, he makes a better KYLE RAYNER than Hal. Oh well.

Go [re]watch THE RIGHT STUFF.... Sam Shepard as CHUCK YEAGER... THAT's fucking Hal Jordan, baby!

Bonus Pic:

READER PROMO: FERNANDOTRON

JimSmash Reader FERNANDO has started his own blog: FERNANDOTRON!

Transformers, Power Girl, Aquaman, Toys, Comics, and more!

Go check it out!

ATOMIC DONKEY POLL: HULK CASTING

Head over to Andrew's blog ATOMIC DONKEY to vote who you think should play BRUCE BANNER in the upcoming AVENGERS movie!

MOS EISLEY CANTINA GLASSWARE

PINT & SHOT Glasses at StarWarsShop.com

HOT TOYS' SWEET BERSERKER PREDATOR

I dig this [expensive] figure. He actually looks better here than in the Film. Here are all the specs:

The 1/6th scale Berserker Predator Collectible Figure specially features:
- Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Berserker Predator in the movie Predators
- Realistic and accurate 1/6th scale of 14 inches / 35 cm tall
- Over 22 points of articulations
- Newly sculpted and painted head and body armory
- Interchangeable open and closed mandibles
- Two (2) pairs of interchangeable palms including:
-One (1) pair of fists
-One (1) pair of relaxed palms
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Weapons:
- Articulated shoulder cannon
- Three (3) interchangeable metal blades of different lengths

Accessories:- Leather-like skirt and straps
- One (1) pair of forearm armor with the right one for inserting blade
- Face mask with LED light-up function
- One (1) piece of bone trophies
- Figure stand with Berserker Predator nameplate and the movie logo

Release date: Q4 2010

Artists:
- Figure Sculpted & Painted by Joseph Tsang

Price: @$200 (yeeeesh!)

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Bonus Clerks Clip:

SDCC 2010 EXCLUSIVES UPDATE

Here are some updates & additions to my previous
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2010 EXCLUSIVE GOODIES Post:
"Ages of Thunder" Thor and
"WWII Costume" Captain America figures
($10 each)
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Classic Style Blaster w/Tapes
($50)
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Henchmen 21 and 24
(note: pic does not show scale relations to one another)

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Giant 19" Galactus figure ON CARD!
($60)

THOR, ODIN & LOKI

Where are the goddamn HELMETS?!!!!

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DOUBLE RAINBOW +bonus

*thanks, Oran & Kyle!

bonus:

*thanks, Jason!

NEW IRON MAIDEN SONGS

Here's IRON MAIDEN's new video "THE FINAL FRONTIER", the title track of their upcoming new album (Aug 16, 2010 release).

The Final Frontier - Director's Cut

And here's the previous 1st Track Release "EL DORADO":

I'm a HUGE Loyal Maiden Fan... but I'm not feeling these 2 songs. I'll definitely pick up the new album and give several listenings... but so far I'm getting "Fear of the Dark" and "No Prayer For The Dying" vibes (which are bad... very very bad). Maybe not as bad... but old hurtful memories & fears do arise.

(although the songs are starting to grow on me a bit....)

and while I'm here crying & bitching... the new album ART may very well be the worst of their discography:They haven't had a killer album cover since 1988's "Seventh Son of A Seventh Son" in the heyday of Derek Riggs' career.
Their last 3 albums with the Return of Bruce were pretty good... with that last one, "A Matter of Life & Death" being absolutely amazing.

This entire post, while negative, is done out of pure LOVE. Iron Maiden is the Best Metal Band in the Universe.

UP THE IRONS! \M/

BATMAN'S ORIGIN

(source)
*thanks, Elaine!

CHRISTIAN BALE VS MEL GIBSON (AUDIO)

SIDESHOW RESURRECTION ALIEN STATUE

I really dislike the RESURRECTION Alien design.

It's as if it emerged from an Octopus.
Or a Tree. or Pumpkinhead.
An Octo-Pumpkintee.

Its the only reason why I did this post...
so I could say I dislike it.

But if you like it (slap!) you can buy this statue HERE for $265

MOVIE REVIEW: PREDATORS

Hahaha, ok... so I caught a free screening of PREDATORS this weekend. I've been having some fun with the movie on JimSmash the past year, poking fun at various aspects; Rodriguez, Pred-Dogs, etc. I went into the film with low-expectations yet with a wide-open mind.

The film is full of plot holes, cliches and some unintentional laughs. One reviewer called the film "An Ultimate Fan Film" and I can see why, specifically with elements lifted straight from the original PREDATOR and even ALIENS; dialogue, music, plot twists, "moments" etc.

With that said, I actually really enjoyed this movie! It's action packed and full of kickass moments & even well-placed intentional laughs. The movie kicks off in overdrive and continues throughout without a dull moment. The Predators look great (scary once again) and their Creature FX are almost on par with Stan Winston's Predator work. The United Colors of Benetton Cliche Cast works well, existing on that razor edge of Comic Book Cliche and Hollywood Fun. At times I found myself wanting some of these horrible people survive... and cheered outloud when those I didn't want to survive, didn't. Alice Braga makes an impression (although you'll spend a good time of the film wanting to get her hair out of her face) and Adrien Brody is an interesting Batman.

While flawed and....lacking..., I found it better than PREDATOR 2 and a fitting "PREDATOR 3". Thumbs up!

*I'd like to see it again to determine if my initial opinion holds.

Bonus pic:

MORE STAR WARS CELEBRATION V POSTERS

This is my fav of the batch, which you can see HERE.

CUSTOM THUNDERCAT FIGURES, HO!!!!

by ddgcom