Whether you’ve seen Avengers: Infinity War or not you know there’s the sequel move coming. Avengers 4 doesn’t even have a name yet because of the risk of spoilers. … but some famous superheroes might die in the fight against Thanos. The heroes at risk include the brothers Thor and Loki. Let’s just say you […]
Geeky art collection – 5 mystery prints
Right now pop-culture and music retailer Zavvi have a ‘very time limited’ offer on in which you get 5 mystery prints for £9.99. I didn’t even know Zavvi sold prints. I was inspired to take a look. The mystery print deal seems to be capped at a retail value of £25 so the chances of […]
Competition: Loki versus Thor
Which is the better style of a collectable model? Q-Fig or Funko Pop? Not sure? Not aware of the difference? Well, this post won’t help you make up your mind but it will help put one of each into your paws. Thanks to Fun.com we’ve got a Loki Q-Fig and a Thor Funko to give […]
Marvel superhero origins poster
[I need this] This poster is a dramatic team effort from Marvel Comics and Pop Chart Lab. The poster is 24″ by 36″ and with hard-illustrated comic strips shows the exciting origins of a ton of major Marvel heroes. Black Panther? Yup! Moon Knight? Hu-huh! Even Squirrel Girl.
New Cross X Marvel collection
I’m still a fan of my Spider-man pen from Cross. They’ve a new Marvel collection in stock. The Cross X Marvel Collection features Hulk, Spider-man and Thor. They’re rolling ball pens with chrome. The price tag of £50 makes them gift-worthy, I think. They might be more than you’d spend on yourself but just the […]
Superhero Week: Thor Ragnarok Pops look cutely awesome
Pop Vinyl specialist Pop in a Box has a collection of new models from the forthcoming Thor movie. There’s Ragnarok Thor, Loki and a Valkyrie scavenger suit. My absolute favourite are the masked Hela who stands out with her horned mask, the yellow-eyes of Heimdall and an awesome gladiator model for Ragnarok Hulk. [I need […]
What if Tim Burton helped illustrate superheroes…
Artist Andrew Tarusov is a talented Russian living in Los Angeles. He works with art and animation and is a fan of pin-ups and comics. This collection of clever art draws inspiration from both and adds lots and lots of dark Tim Burton. What would some of the world’s most famous superheroes look like if […]
Superhero Week: The many faces of superheroes [infographic]
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How many different actors have played Superman? Have there been more Wonder Woman actresses than Hulk actors? Some of the answers might surprise you. I certainly found more than a few interesting discoveries in this ‘many faces’ infographic.
Tiny pixel heroes; Avengers, He-Man and Adventure Time
James Boorman is a talented character artist who has been able to take dozens of superheroes, He-Man characters and even Adventure Time into pixel art. Each of these pixel heroes have been created on a 25×25 grid. There’s more colour here than early computer game designers had but that goes to show how clever Boorman […]
Man builds real life Mjolnir and trolls with Thor’s hammer
YouTube engineer Sufficiently Advanced created a real life Thor’s hammer. It’s a great little demonstration of some agile engineering. Also; it’s a great way to troll people and make a popular YouTube video. What puzzles me is why so many people gave picking up the hammer a go.