merchandise
Bam! Pow! Doorstops aren’t just for kids!
I don’t even need doorstops in my house and I want these. I wonder if they make good paperweights.
You can buy the set at Chiásso ($24.0o) or just the Pow one at Kikkerland ($13.00). [Geek Alerts]
- July 27, 2011 @ 10:00 AM by Michael May
Saturday Shelf Porn | More X-Madness
In our last edition of Shelf Porn, Eric Jaskolka shared his massive collection of X-Men merchandise — action figures, jackets, Hot Wheels, cups, statues, toys — this guy has it all. But several folks in the comments section asked about his comics.
“Many have asked to see the comic book collection,” he said over email. “I have attached pictures of the boxes as most people, like myself, keep the comics bagged and board and put away.” He also included more shots of some of his merchandise, including hats, toys and even a Wolverine pizza box. Initially he asked if I could add these to the original post, but hey, we’re talking about the X-Men here — how could I not do a spinoff? If the first post was Uncanny X-Men, consider this one New Mutants or X-Factor.
If you’d like to see your collection here, it’s easy, and it doesn’t even have to be mutant-related. Just send a brief write-up on your collection and some pictures to jkparkin@yahoo.com.
And now take a look at more of Eric’s collection …
- July 9, 2011 @ 01:00 PM by JK Parkin
Shelf Porn Saturday
Hello and welcome to Shelf Porn Saturday, where fans share their collections with us. Today’s adamantium-laced submission come from Eric Jaskolka, who shares a Juggernaut-sized collection of X-Men toys and merchandise. Seriously, it’s gotta be seen to be believed.
If you’d like to see your collection here, it’s easy — just send a brief write-up on your collection and some pictures to jkparkin@yahoo.com.
And now here’s Eric …
- June 25, 2011 @ 12:00 PM by JK Parkin
Nut up or shut up with Squirrel Girl T-shirts
After years of being disrespected, laughed at and made to join the Great Lake Avengers, Squirrel Girl’s tenacity and perseverance pays off. The young girl who can chew through wood not only lands a job as the nanny to the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones in New Avengers, but she’s also got a line of T-shirts for sale by Mighty Fine T-shirts.
Check out two other designs after the jump, one of which puts the spotlight on her sidekick, Monkey Joe. All the shirts come with a bag of back-up nuts.
It’s also worth noting that while Squirrel Girl gets a whole line of T-shirts at Mighty Fine, her arch-enemy Dr. Doom only gets one, featuring rainbows and unicorns. Advantage: Squirrel Girl.
- October 26, 2010 @ 06:00 AM by JK Parkin
Send Us Your Shelf Porn!
Welcome once again to Send Us Your Shelf Porn!, the feature where you send us pictures of your collection to share with comic fans everywhere. Today’s shelves come from Stephen Yarish, who runs theincrediblehulkonline.com website. This is only a portion of the pictures Steve sent; I’m holding on to some others just in case I don’t get any more before next week.
Which leads me to my next point — I need more Shelf Porn! Our supply is running low, so it’s time to fill up the reserves … please send me your write-up and pictures at jkparkin@yahoo.com, if you’re interested in sharing your comic space with our readers.
Now let’s hear from Steve …
- August 18, 2010 @ 03:20 PM by JK Parkin
SDCC Wishlist | Get your Scott Pilgrim gig posters in San Diego
These could be even hotter than the Scott Pilgrim T-shirts from WonderCon … Oni Press will sell sets of four limited edition Scott Pilgrim gig posters for $120 a set. Here’s how they describe them:
Oni Press, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Daniel Danger’s Tiny Media Empire have teamed up for a limited edition run of Scott Pilgrim gig posters. Each of the four silkscreened gig posters feature a band from the Scott Pilgrim comics by Bryan Lee O’Malley including: Sex Bob-omb, Clash at Demonhead, Crash & the Boys, and Kid Chameleon.
Tiny Media Empire and three powerhouse artists have each lent their style to one of the bands in the Scott Pilgrim series. Kevin Tong, best know for his gig poster work with Sonic Youth, Weezer, and Wilco, took on the Scott Pilgrim series’ quintessential band Sex Bob-omb. Daniel Danger, founder of Tiny Media Empire, put together a legendary video game reference masterpiece for his Clash At Demonhead gig poster. Underground comics favorite, Hellen Jo, used her trademark vibrant style for the quirky Crash & The Boys. And gig poster pros, Aesthetic Apparatus, have created an iconic gem for Scott Pilgrim’s high school band Kid Chameleon.
Each of the four silkscreened, four-color, 18″ x 24″ posters is numbered and collected into a set and 200 sets will be sold at the Oni Press Booth (#1833) during San Diego Comic Con for $120 each. In addition to the full sets, 300 copies of a variant on Kevin Tong’s Sex Bob-omb gig poster featuring a metallic ink will available separately for $35.
If you aren’t going to the show, you can buy them online from each of the artist’s websites:
- Daniel Danger, Tiny Media Empire
- Kevin Tong
- Hellen Jo
- Aesthetic Apparatus
Check out the other two posters, as well as a lot more SP stuff Oni will have at the con, after the jump …
- July 18, 2010 @ 03:00 PM by JK Parkin
SDCC ’10 | Don’t miss out on Brightest Day tote bags
WB's "Brightest Day" tote bag design
After four years of first-come, first-served free-for-alls for giant totes at the Warner Bros. booth, the entertainment company has teamed with Comic-Con International to give bags to attendees as they check in to the convention. More than 125,000 bags have been produced.
This year WB is releasing a whopping 11 separate designs promoting the following properties: The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Fringe, Human Target, Nikita, The Vampire Diaries, Batman: The Brave and the Bold — The Videogame, The Looney Tunes Show, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Clash of the Titans (for its DVD release) and, get this, Brightest Day.
Yeah, I figured that last one would get your attention. There’s a catch, though: Attendees get just one bag, and they’re handed out randomly. So while you may be in line eyeing that David Finch image, there’s a chance you’ll walk away with Scooby-Doo! instead. If you’re lucky, or willing to fork over a little cash, maybe someone will trade with you.
The image at the right is, of course, the Brightest Day design (click to enlarge). After the break you can check out the art for The Brave and the Bold, as well as what appears on the other side of the bags.
- July 14, 2010 @ 10:30 AM by Kevin Melrose
San Diego ’10 | Update your want list with exclusive con merchandise
If you’re headed to San Diego later this month for Comic-Con International and you’ve been wondering what exclusive merchandise you’ll be able to get at the show, wonder no more … the con’s site has a whole slew of exclusive items that’ll be available from various retailers, publishers and such at the show. Yes, everything from variant covers of BOOM! books — from Roger Langridge’s homage to Comic-Con to Darkwing Duck’s homage to Frank Miller — to Venture Bros. figures to Hot Wheels versions of Wonder Woman’s jet and the Ecto-1. Check them all out right here.
- July 5, 2010 @ 11:00 AM by JK Parkin
Diamond announces 2010 San Diego exclusives
Doctor Solar #1 variant
With Comic-Con just a little more than a month away, now is as good a time as any to start thinking about your “buy” list for the big show. So if you’re lucky enough to be attending this year, here’s a good place to start.
Diamond Comic Distributors sent over a press release detailing the exclusive comics and other merchandise they’ll be selling at this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. The items include variant cover editions of Doctor Solar, True Blood, Walking Dead and Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier, as well as X-Men Minimates, a Tarot statue and more. You can see the complete list after the jump. A complete list of Diamond retailers offering them on the convention floor can be found at the Diamond booth (#2401) during the show.
- June 9, 2010 @ 01:30 PM by JK Parkin
Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Softness
Scott Pilgrim Clip-ons
From the latest issue of Previews Plus, a supplemental catalog that Diamond puts out from retailers, come a couple of Scott Pilgrim-related items — just in time for the big movie, as they say.
Above are 4″ “plush clip-ons” of Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers, which you can attach to your backpack, belt loop, key chain or anywhere else you desire. After the jump are some 8″ plushes you may have already seen, as they’ve been making the rounds since Bryan Lee O’Malley tweeted about them last week. Per the catalog, they’re scheduled to ship in July and manufactured by Mezco Toys.
Now where are my Scott Pilgrim action figures?
- June 8, 2010 @ 10:30 AM by JK Parkin
BOOM!’s Too Much Coffee Man mug commercial
BOOM! Studios has put together a promo video for the Two Much Coffee Man animated mug that they’re releasing under their BOOM! Town imprint, featuring some of the talent around their office.
- June 2, 2010 @ 01:48 PM by JK Parkin
Marvel merchandise now available in the Disney Store
Marvel merch at the Disney Store
My wife received the above email from The Disney Store today, promoting the fact that you can now buy Marvel merchandise at the Disney Store website. I assume this means it is on the way to the brick-and-mortar Disney Stores as well, if it isn’t already being rolled out.
They’re carrying a full line of clothing for kids and adults, toys, bedspreads and even a few comics … that come packaged with action figures. I think most, if not all, of the merchandise has been available through other venues, but how long before they start carrying a few exclusive items?
- April 14, 2010 @ 12:46 PM by JK Parkin
Warner Bros. goes after girls market with Supergirl clothing line
Supergirl by Nastia
While the Walt Disney Co. works to broaden its appeal with boys, rival Warner Bros. is eyeing the lucrative girls market.
Variety reports that Supergirl is leading the charge as Warner Bros. Consumer Products teams with mid-range department store chain J.C. Penney for a line of clothes sporting the familiar “S” shield for girls ages 8 to 12.
Gymnast and five-time Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin is lending her name to the brand, called Supergirl by Nastia, and will serve as its spokesperson. The 20-year-old Liukin lives in Plano, Texas, headquarters of J.C. Penney.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Supergirl by Nastia is an extension of Supergirl Jam, the all-girls athletic competition and music festival launched four years ago by Warner Bros. This month the studio launched the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, which honors young, rising female gymnasts.
The line, expected to be the first of several new products tied to the superheroine, will be priced between $20 and $38, and debut in stores on July 20 — in time for back-to-school shopping season.
The retailer will support Supergirl by Nastia with ads, direct mailings, social media and nationwide appearances by Liukin. And, hey, who knows? Maybe DC will even bring back Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade or introduce another age-appropriate comic featuring the Maid of Might.
- March 22, 2010 @ 11:00 AM by Kevin Melrose
Marvel characters coming to TV … but not like you’d expect
Marvel TV
Marvel has teamed up with a company called Roundtable Concepts to create branded television sets, featuring characters like the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man, Ghost Rider and more. Yes, you too can own an LED television set that not only features Marvel characters around the edges, “but when powered on the individual Marvel character will appear on the screen for approximately 8 seconds!” according to the site.
Check out their store to see all your possible Marvel TV options.
- March 2, 2010 @ 12:30 PM by JK Parkin
How about some coffee in a Too Much Coffee Man mug?
Too Much Coffee Man mug
Yesterday we learned that BOOM! Studios was kicking off a new imprint called BOOM! Town, under which they’ll release “literary comics” projects as well as merchandising. One of the first products they’ll release is a Too Much Coffee Man coffee mug, featuring Shannon Wheeler’s famous creation.
Its appearance changes when you fill it with a hot beverage, though I’m not sure which of the above mugs represents the before and which one represents the after (I assume an empty mug = death, and thus the skull).
- January 27, 2010 @ 08:20 AM by JK Parkin