WizKids is producing a “premium” statue of the Efreeti shown on the original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Guide. The statue is 12 inches tall and is made of resin. It comes out on December 9, 2021, and will cost $249.99. Just in time for Christmas. Here’s an artist’s computer rendition of what the...
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Can I interest you in a $399.99 Galactus action figure?
Toymaker Hasbro, through its crowdfunding platform HasLab, announced a new product today. It’s a 32-inch tall action figure of Galactus, destroyer of planets. The scheme works because if HasLabs gets enough people to commit $399.99 to the project, they will produce the toy and deliver it to each backer. If not enough people commit to...
Read MoreRemember when Target said it wasn’t going to sell Pokémon cards?
I stopped by my local Target this afternoon to pick up a few things. First, I noticed the trading card area looked like it was fully stocked. Since Target made a big deal about not selling Pokémon and baseball, basketball, and football cards because of the inherent danger selling such products created, I wondered what...
Read MoreNetflix cancels ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’
Netflix canceled Jupiter’s Legacy, a live-action series based on Mark Millar’s comic book. From the Hollywood Reporter: The end of Jupiter’s Legacy comes about four weeks after its May 7 premiere. Netflix doesn’t regularly share audience figures for its titles; the series, helmed by Daredevil‘s Steven S. DeKnight, earned mostly negative reviews. I never bothered looking at any...
Read MoreKirby Howell-Baptiste to play Death in Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’
Neil Gaiman’s beloved comic book The Sandman is getting turned into a Netflix series. Like many people who are fans of the source material, I was worried the show’s producers would botch the casting of the characters. It appears my worries were for naught. One has to only look at the casting of Death. Actress Kirby...
Read MoreComicsgate creator ‘Slick Jimmy Love’ arrested for child pornography
A Comicgate creator, “Slick Jimmy Love” (government name James Randall Adams), was arrested in Utah on 20 felony counts of downloading child pornography. He is accused of downloading 2,905 pornographic photos of children to his fake iPhone. He even set up folders for the photos, indicating that he didn’t “accidentally” download the 2,905 photos. I...
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