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Just because a movie is a sequel doesn’t mean it will be exactly like the one that inspired it.

Pixar Animation Studios' fifteenth feature film, Inside Out, opens in theaters across North America this weekend, and it's already receiving rave reviews from critics --- with an aggregate score at this writing of 99% positive on Rotten Tomatoes. It's with Inside Out’s release and the twentieth anniversary of Toy Story in mind that we take you through a visual celebration of Pixar’s history, including behind the scenes production art, promotional pieces, and fan creations.

Listen. I love cars from movies. Yeah, I know, you all prefer horses or brisk walking or canoes, but me? I'm an iconoclast, baby. I like cars, and I don't care who knows it. Whether it's ECTO-1 from Ghostbusters or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Party Wagon or even one of those ridiculous murder machines from Death Race 2000, sweet rides are some of my favorite parts of pop culture. And fortunately, artist Ido Yehimovitz feels the same way.

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Gaming: New stills from The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct give players an updated look at the upcoming zombie FPS. Auto: Toyota's Char Aznable themed Auris is probably way more fuel efficient than a mobile suit. Toys: The new Grab Zags miniatures by Zag Toys seem to have a little something for every Marvel fan (who likes tiny toys)...

Cars: The first of DC and Kia's Justice League-inspired vehicles to benefit the We Can Be Heroes giving initiative was unveiled last night -- a Batman Kia Optima SXL designed by Jim Lee. Creators: Ed Brubaker has two new shows in the works at NBC and Fox with crime and espionage in mind...

It's hardly uncommon to stumble upon marvelous creations inspired by Batman's legacy, especially when it comes to the Batmobile. But the Batmobile that you're about to see is significantly sadder and schlockier than the customized go-karts and batpods you're already used to...

Over at Top Shelf 2.0, Kevin Cannon has posted a comic in the shape of a car. I don't just mean that it's a book in a car shape, I mean that the pages are on pieces of cardboard that combine to form a small vehicle with wheels that moves. Nice job, Cannon...