VinylToys

Miniature monster figures inspired by Mattel/Bandai's classic M.U.S.C.L.E. line may just be experiencing a renaissance on Kickstarter. Following the success of three waves of OMFG! figures from George Gaspar and October Toys, the famed designer action figure purveyor known as The Sucklord is wo…

Gaming: Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes is now available on iOS devices.


Toys: A 6" Revoltech Iron Man Mark I from the first Iron Man movie is on the way in Japan (and likely internationally) for about $48 USD.
Anime: Discotek Media's English dubbed Samurai Pizza Cats complete box set…

Infographics: Friend of CA Tim Leong's new interactive infographic "Plotting Comic Books' Rapid Takeover of Hollywood" examines the continued rise of comic book films.

Movies: Director Marc Webb has tweeted an image of "Patient Zero" from The A…

Anime: The English version of the new Iron Man: Rise of Technovore trailer is now online, in all its technovoring glory.

Upcoming: Oni Press has revealed a "Death by Cuteness" variant cover for Helheim #2 by Katie Cook and colorist Nick Filardi...

Furnishings: You can't actually buy one, but Charles Lushear's Batman emblem workbench seems like a solid way to decorate your inner sanctum.

Theme Parks: Disneyland will open an "Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries" display on April 13, which will featur…

The spandex set can find Funko Pop! Vinyl versions of DC's heroic trinity without much fuss, but for fans of the New 52 costume designs by Jim Lee, it'll still be a few more months until the more armored versions of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are available...

As a vinyl toy producer, Funko could be forgiven for sticking to a standard sculpt across its line, but it's gone the extra mile on its The Walking Dead figures. Based on the AMC TV series adapted from Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard's Image/Skybound comic, the first wave fea…

Lasers: Laser-Gadgets maestro Patrick Priebe builds his own working "Iron Man" laser gauntlet.

Toys: PlasticPlayhouse's Rick Dries retools M.U.S.C.L.E. figures into Masters of the Universe heroes and villains.
Auctions: You'd probably lose it if you'd just purcha…

Funko's Pop! Vinyl line is getting some more Marvelous additions in early 2013. Beast, Dark Phoenix, Deadpool, Dr. Doom, Ghost Rider and Silver Surfer will join their 3.75" brethren from previous waves, although this round of characters focuses on comic book takes on the House of Ideas' heroes…

It may still be tragically difficult to get your hands on the original Shaolin Cowboy comic book miniseries by Geof Darrow and the Wachowskis, but the silent hero of the fantastical west has been making a killer comeback nonetheless. Darrow teamed with writer Andrew Vachss for the recently-released …