Friend of Nerd City/ world famous celebrity plush toy designer Shawn Smith has a big week coming up @ NYCC. Not only is he releasing series 3 of his Pocket Pork mini plushes, but he is also doing some exclusive signings @ the MyPlasticHeart booth. From MyPlasticHeart.com:
Shawnimals and myplasticheart is excited to announce [...]

From AintItCool.com:
Friday morning’s Variety confirms Latino Review’s Nov. 19 scoop: “Kung Fu Panda” co-director John Stevenson has been chosen to direct the long-brewing second live-action movie version of “Masters of The Universe,” the 1980s cartoon series about a prince-turned-warrior who finds himself battling a super-skinny tyrant.
The screenplay is by Justin Marks, whose “Street Fighter: The [...]

From SuperFurry.com:

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

Digital release 16th March on the band’s own website - 
www.superfurry.com, physical release 13th April on Rough Trade Records,
21st April for U.S. release.
Super Furry Animals are currently hard at work on their 9th studio album in 
Cardiff..  Since 2007’s ‘Hey Venus’ the band [...]

Courtesy of game videos, we now have the first trailer for Batman: Arkham Asylum that features gameplay and a little more story info. The gameplay looks fantastic as it’s a blend of combat and stealth and on top of that we got Mark Hamill reprising his role as The Joker and Kevin Conroy reprising [...]

Our friend, Veggiesomething, will be offering a limited-edition exclusive NYCC Mini Monk @ the MyPlasticHeart booth this year.  From MyPlasticHeart.com:
Crazy Label, Veggiesomething and myplasticheart debut the first 3 inch Baby Monk figure from the popular House of Liu series. Inspired by the Lunar New Year and one of the NBA’s greatest players ever, this golden [...]

I know I’m a little late to the party, but I just got a collection of Greg Rucka’s Queen and Country @ Chicago Comics, and I loved it. This is a kick-ass espionage comic, and should definitely be checked out.

I cannot stop listening to Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride, the latest album by Detroit’s The Go. With this album, they’ve expanded their garage sound to incorporate psychedelia and blue-eyed soul a-la The Young Rascals.  Here are a couple of tracks:
You Go Bangin’ On
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Invisible Friends
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Props to Forbidden Donut [...]

Direct Youtube Link
Her Morning Elegance
Directed by: Oren Lavie, Yuval & Merav Nathan
Photography: Eyal Landesman
Featuring: Shir Shomron
from Dark Roasted Blend

Oh so very, very NSFW!
Watch this silly trailer for the porn version of The Office.
Direct Youtube Link
from 13gb.com

This isn’t tech related like I usually post, but it’s too good not to share.  The above video comes from the UK from the Times Online.  The fun stuff happens at the very begining so don’t blink or you might miss the antics right out of a cartoon.  Apparantly these two hooligans were handcuffed together [...]

This past week, designer toy sculptor Robert DeCastro, unveiled this sweet new prototype for his “Goul Reaper” figure.  Here’s what Robert had to say about him:
Started sculpting this guy a couple o years back then placed him on stasis cause #1 I didn’t know any of the secret handshakes to get a Japanese factory to [...]

NSFW!!

Funny parody of the Fresh Prince theme song
from13gb.com

Here’s one of my favorite designer vinyl/kaiju sculpts re-imagined by one of my favorite customizers. This RxH Akro Kaiser was done by France’s Tan-Ki, and is one of the coolest customs I’ve ever seen.
Check out the rest of Tan-Ki’s customs here.

Check out this awesome customized train by our friend Netherland. I believe that this is for an upcoming train art show @ A Okay Official.
Check out Netherland’s page here.

Chicago’s all-female roller derby league The Windy City Rollers open their new season this Saturday, January 31st @ the UIC Pavilion. 525 S. Racine, Chicago, Il.
Doors open @ 5, Bout starts @ 6. Tickets are $20.
Seriously, this is one of the best times you’ll ever have. You’ve gotta check it out. Get your tickets here.
windycityrollers.com