And no I’m not talking about Scarface or Razor Ramon, I’m talking about Nemesis. With the success of the first auction to name the hero police officer (brought in almost 8 grand), Mark Millar is now auctioning off the rights to name the main character/villain of the upcoming Nemesis book. It would be cool to have your name in a comic, like previous MillarWorld forum members have done, but I think it would be even cooler to be the main character and villain. So if you got a few thousand dollars lying around and want your name to live on in comics, film, toys and video games; head over to eBay to bid on this auction right here.
How often have you looked at those amazing NECATMNT figures and thought to yourself, “Man, if I only had a Triceraton figure to go along with these guys!”? Probably, like, every day, right? Well, so did the customizer known as Pock63 over at Figure Realm, who made this massive 10″ customTriceraton warrior figure.
Maybe some day, after NECA gets around to releasing those Foot Soldier and Shredder figures that they showed us 2 years ago, we’ll finally see a Mirage-style highly-articulated Triceraton. Until then, however, it’s up to resourceful customizers like Pock63 to give it their best.
From Pock63:
Body: Meistro Hulk with schulpted armor
Arms: Meistro hulk with schulpted gloves and tooth picks fore the spikes on his left arm.
Legs: Grey hulk legs with schulpt added to exstend the pants leg I also added schulpt to make the skin match meistro hulks skin
Head: Schulpt
Tail: Mcfarline toys figure
Belt: Batman pouches, LCBH Ripclaw belt, unknown grenade, gun in holster sawed off the lege of mcfarline toys figure.
I spent a lot of time schulpting the armor and head on this guy. I changed the design of the chest armor a bit but appart from that I stuck pretty close to the design of the old figure. The head was a pain to schulpt but I think it turned out pretty well.
A few years back when Kick Ass was in development, Mark Millar held an auction on his forum site (sign up and talk about stuff here) that allowed the winner to be the star of Kick Ass. Yes the main character in Kick Ass, Dave Lizewski, is the real name of the guy that won the previous auction and is now immortalized in a comic book, toy and upcoming movie. So now you have your chance to do the same, this time with Nemesis. Mark Millar is auctioning off the rights to name the protagonist police officer in his upcoming comic. You can choose whatever name you would want if you are the winner of the auction which goes to benefit special needs children over in the UK. For your chance to have your name carved in pop culture history, check out the ebay auction right here.
Mattel is launching MOTUC’s 2010 with Adora, the alter ego of She-Ra. This is an exciting release for many reasons. First of all, she represents the first MOTUC figure from the Princess of Power line and is identified as such by the additional icon on her packaging. Secondly, there has never been a figure for Adora, so this is a sign of Mattel’s willingness to further expand the roster of MOTUC characters beyond those that have already been released in other forms as action figures. Thirdly, and what interests me the most, is the fact that this design is heavily derived from Adora’s Filmation cartoon appearance. Even though this is the case, she looks like she will fit in well with the other MOTUC figures. So, although Mattel doesn’t officially have the rights to Filmation characters like Icer, Strongarm, and Fang Man quite yet, it shows great promise for their respective figures if they ever do. Adora is included in the 2010 subscription program.
It was a dark day indeed for King Randor™ and Queen Marlena when their precious newborn daughter was abducted by the evil Hordak™. Celebrate the return of the Princess of Power™ as she takes her rightful spot in your collection with the first-ever Princess Adora figure! Like all Masters of the Universe® figures, Princess Adora is fully-articulated and sculpted with amazing detail by the Four Horsemen. She comes complete with:
Removable holster
Horde Force Captain blaster
Sword of Protection
Princess Adora Bio
Real Name: Adora of the House of Randor (Leader in the Great Rebellion)
When Adora and her twin brother, Adam, were born, the Sorceress recognized they were the twins prophesized to wield the Power of Grayskull™. She magically cloned the Sword of He, enhancing it with the Stone of Protection so that each twin could have a key to unlock the Power. But Hordak™ also learned of the twins and arranged for his Eternian pupil, Skeletor®, to abduct the infants. Man-At-Arms® prevented Adam from being taken, but Adora was stolen away to the planet of Etheria, deep in the Dimension of Despondos. There, she was raised by Hordak™, until the day her brother returned, handing her the Sword of Protection, which she held aloft to become She-Ra™ — The Most Powerful Woman in the Universe!
Although Battle Armor He-Man is a very cool design, I was never that into the figure as a kid. Yet, I think this incarnation looks really cool. And, all accounts and reviews that I’ve read from people who have gotten their hands on him already have said that this is the nicest MOTUCHe-Man figure, yet. Plus, he’s going to look great on next month’s Battle Cat! Battle Armor He-Man is a bonus figure that is not a part of the 2010 subscription program.
If you were lucky enough to have one of the original He-Man® toys back in the ’80s, then you remember that cool spinning wheel in his chest that showed various states of damage. Our all-new Battle Armor® He-Man® pays homage to that beloved feature with three interchangeable armor plates, each with varying degrees of dents! Always ready for a good fight, he comes complete with his trademark battle axe.
To adapt to new enemies and situations, Adam has learned to tap further into the great power that his sword unlocks. The combined Power of the Universe and the Knowledge of the Elders is called upon by Adam and channeled through the Sword of He to create new forms of armor and weapons to combat evil. His Battle Armor® was created to protect He-Man® during his early battles with Skeletor® and his evil warriors. Using the Power of Grayskull™, He-Man® — The Most Powerful Man in the Universe™, is now shielded by his mighty Battle Armor®!
Last night, during the recording of Episode 68, our friend Eric Uchalik (of Shawnimals fame) showed Nerd City this kickass sculpt of his original character, SuperFungo. Bravo on a super cool paint job on this picer- it really makes the details pop! I’m very much looking forward to seeing where this project goes, as Eric plans to cast resin multiples of this figure. Watch this space for more news as it develops.
Our friends from Argentina, Toyboys Inc are truly masters of the art of making great looking vintage-style MOTUcustoms. Their latest batch features a few characters from the original Filmation cartoon that never made it into toy form, including one of the best Icercustoms that I’ve ever seen. Also included are Rago, Kittrina, Cringer, and, as a special bonus- Jem! Truly outrageous!
I’m totally blown away by this sweet rendition of Skeletor and all of his homies by the incredably talented Aldo Marques! I love that the style is bright, colorful and fun, yet totally badass!
From Aldo:
I made this illustration last year and since then I have always been charged by collectors friends to post here at He-man.org.
The idea of this illustration was to simulate a day when all the Evil Warriors and alies and pets of Skeletor were getting ready to take a picture…it´s an instant, a little moment before the click. I wanted to show the big mess it would be.
I wanted to show it with touches of humor and a style of illustration inspired by classic designs, however, modernized and more detailed.
To check out more of Aldo’s work, such as this awesome Icer:
Although it’s not quite certain yet whether or not Mattel is going to acquire the rights to all of the characters from the original Filmation cartoon that weren’t in the 80’s toy line for their new MOTUC line, MasterEnglish has gone ahead and made a brilliant custom version from one of the most popular of such characters, Icer. Built from a Man-At-Arms figure body, a wrestling figure head, and modeling clay, this take on Icer is yet another amazing addition to MasterEnglish’s already impressive collection of MOTUCcustoms.
I just wanted to send over an image of our SDCC exclusive for this summer.
It will be a brand new April O’ Neil figure that comes with a Battle Damaged
Mouser and a Regular Mouser with a new head featuring an articulated jaw.
This is the first non Turtle figure in the NECATMNT collection.
This version of April will be available at San Diego Comic Con this July.
We are going to try to make arrangements to offer a small amount of figures online for those who can not attend SDCC.
Very nice. Those NECATMNT figures are some of the coolest figures ever. It’s good to see that NECA is still moving forward with the line.
Now, where’s my Four Horsemen-sculpted Triceraton?
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 for their court appearance and decided to make a break for it. They were pepper sprayed and as they were running away from officers and crossing the street they obviously forgot about the chain holding them together. Enter lightpole. Thankfully the Big Brother CCTVs that dominate most European cities caught this to share with the world and show that stupid criminals aren’t only in the US.
Now we usually don’t report on Sports on this site, but I felt this needed to be addressed. John Daly was arrested yesterday for passing out drunk at a Hooters restaurant. Hopefully this will not impact his Hooters sponsorship on the tour. Full article taken from Golf.com below.
When you hear the words “Hooters,” “John Daly” and “extremely intoxicated” in the same sentence, you know where this story is going. In the latest chapter of Daly’s longtime struggle with alcohol abuse, he was held overnight in a North Carolina jail after passing out at a Hooters restaurant, according to a statement released by Winston-Salem police on Wednesday. Police officers were called to the Hooters at 120 Hanes Square Circle in Winston-Salem at 2:17 a.m. Sunday. When police arrived, Daly, who had passed out at the restaurant, was already being treated by emergency medical workers, according to police reports. Emergency workers said Daly refused to go to a hospital. According to police, Daly “appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative.” Daly again refused to go to the hospital and was eventually asked to leave by Hooters employees, police said. Because Daly had no transportation, police said they held him in custody at a local jail until he sobered up. Daly was photographed by police but does not appear to have been charged with any crime. This is the latest in a series of headlines about the long-hitting star, who came from nowhere to win the 1991 PGA Championship. This year, he made a bizarre appearance at the British Open, where he accused his former coach Butch Harmon of lying about Daly’s alcohol abuse and then struggled to break 90, and he played a shirtless round in Missouri for a local TV crew, which became a YouTube hit.
Well, I don’t really know how to softly break this to you but I assume you know if you read the headline. Yes kids, the worst (IMO) 3rd party peripheral maker has gained the license to produce controllers for numerous upcoming Capcom games. In the past HORI has been the company to go to in regards to fighting sticks, so it will be interesting to see if Mad Catz can find a way to make a good product and not mess this one up. Most die hard Street Fighter players enjoy using joysticks over controllers, so we’ll see if they transition to this company. Luckily HORI still has a PS3 fighting stick out there that is still available. Press release below.
SAN DIEGO - (Business Wire) Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, announced today that it has secured a license from Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of videogames, to produce branded controllers and accessories based on the Street Fighter® IV, Bionic Commando® and Resident Evil® 5 videogame properties. The agreement gives Mad Catz North American and European rights to a range of accessories for all current videogame platforms, including the PC.
“We are excited to partner with Capcom to create branded controllers and accessories based on three of the videogame industry’s most popular and enduring franchises,” said Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “We look forward to offering unique and exciting accessories to fans of these games, as we continue to grow and diversify what we believe to be the industry’s leading portfolio of branded videogame accessories.”
“This is a real collaboration between Mad Catz and Capcom,” said Germaine Gioia, senior vice president, licensing, Capcom. “We are developing a broad variety of game peripherals for a wide game-playing audience — from the casual to the most loyal, core fan. These innovative peripherals will maximize the overall experience that comes from playing Capcom games.”
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