700 pieces, 5 hours, 1 Elder God: Hands-on with Arkham Horror

Gallery 1988 is holding their annual Crazy 4 Cult show in Los Angeles from July 9-30th. Its a great art show that handles some wonderful 2D and 3D pieces from cult movie/tv classics. Be sure to check out their gallery once the show starts as they have some way cool stuff, check out last years here!

The piece that knocked me over is from Joey Spiotto…he has created a vinyl record in honor of the show Firefly. It looks like an homage to the Partridge Family to me. You can buy the actual album at the gallery (one of a kind) or prints of the cover art here!

This is an awesome deal for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog coming out on Blu-ray May 25th. Just click here to get the deal - Amazon and get your pre-order on now!

On the Blu-ray disc
Even if you’ve already watched or downloaded Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, a number of bonus features might entice you. There are two commentary tracks: Harris, the three Whedons, Tancharoen, Day, and Fillion recorded a spirited track discussing the movie, and there’s also “Commentary! The Musical” in which they ignore the movie and sing about the writers’ strike and each other (e.g., Fillion sings “I’m Better than Neil”)–the songs aren’t as good as the Horrible songs, but it’s good silly fun. A 20-minute making-of discusses the cast, the recording sessions, and how the movie became a phenomenon, and 10 videos (a half-hour total) were recorded by fans who want to join the Evil League of Evil. And when’s the last time you wanted to pause the FBI warning? –David Horiuchi

Just got the official announcement from MediumAtLarge about the NYCC tickets going up in price May 15th. If your like me and have souly missed the show (to long between them!), then be sure to grab your tickets soon. Here is the press release.

Get Your Tickets Now!
Early Bird Pricing Ends May 15th!

Hey there all you crazy kids! This is NYCC Show Manager Lance Fensterman giving you the weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s going on in the world of the New York Comic Con. This week we want to encourage you to take advantage of the Early Bird ticket pricing! In just 10 days it’s going to expire and the price will go up!

More importantly, we want you to know we’ve been thinking about you a lot lately. We want to show you how much we care, so we’re planning something special for you…it’ll be a surprise, but trust us, it’s going to knock your socks off. I’m not saying we’re going to start announcing our over-the-top guest list next week, but you’ll have to check back in 7 days to see…

Early Bird Ticket Pricing For NYCC 2010 Ends May 15

Are you planning on going to the New York Comic Con this October? Have you been putting off buying your ticket for no reason at all, even though you know you’re going? Well, step on the gas, because ticket prices are going up on May 15th.

Early Bird pricing ends on May 15th and we really want you to get your passes before the price increases! We’re even going to make it easy for you. Just click here, fill out the registration form and bing bang boom – we’ll see you October 8th – 10th!

Don’t forget to keep up with the latest NYCC news on our official blog — Medium at Large — as well as follow the show on twitter — @ny_comic_con.

Tickets for NYCC are on sale now!

Lance Fensterman
Show Manager
New York Comic Con
lfensterman@reedexpo.com

For their first show they have a decent lineup. Guests include: Frank Cho, J.G. Jones, Jo Chen, Herb Trimpe, the Fillbach Bros, the Luna Bros, and the Hero Initiative.

They also have an exclusive comic cover for Witchblade drawn by their guest J.G. Jones available! Admission is $5 if you sign up for their mailing list. Children, Military, GMU students and staff are FREE! It runs from 10am to 5pm.

George Mason University in Fairfax, VA is the host location (in the Student Union Building II). Easy access by Metro, bus, car or plane. For more details check out their website at dccomicon.com!

Announcing Han Solo Carbonite Soap!

Each soap is hand detailed for greater clarity with matte and metallic pigments. These are made one at a time, with A LOT of love.

For a limited time I am offering a version of this soap with an Aurebesh label. Be sure to note which version you are purchasing when adding to cart.

COOLEST SOAP EVER!! #fact

100% Fragrance-free and ultra gentle on skin. Made with pure olive oil, shea butter and aloe vera.

Aprox. 4.2 inches x 2.25 inches and an inch thick.
Approximately 5 oz / 142 g

★ Made fresh daily! Vegan ★

Universal would like to hear from you as to their next ‘classic’ film release on Blu-Ray. They have posted a poll on their Facebook page where you can vote. And once you vote, you will get a $5 coupon to be used on any Universal Blu-Ray. Expires 5/30!
(I went with Back to the Future!)

Facebook Link for $5 coupon

FIREFLY: STILL FLYING [Titan Books, May 2010, $19.95/£16.99] is a brand new celebration of all aspects of the show. Featuring memories from the cast and crew, a tribute to the Browncoats, and even a feature on Nathan Fillion’s legendary practical jokes, Still Flying is illustrated throughout with a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images, including storyboards, production design art and candid behind-the-scenes photos – including an on-set shot of the last ever scene filmed for Firefly.

Available now as a pre-order from Amazon for only $13.46!

Well I guess someone at Genki Wear caught their video, cause they have made it as part of their new Star Trek scents line. Here are the features of Vulcan Pon Farr:

• Drive him wild! Vulcan Pon Farr… perfume from the Star Trek universe. Because having is not always as pleasing as wanting!
  Straight from the planet Vulcan, this 50 ml container of Star Trek Pon Farr Perfume is all you need to drive your man (or men) wild.
  (Obviously the Vulcan women need it for those times between the 7 year itch)
• Because having is not always as pleasing as wanting! Pon Farr Perfume for women is a refreshing fragrance that’s both invigorating and dramatic, with light, clean notes of citrus, blackcurrant, lotus blossom, and water lily. With base notes from sandalwood, peach, and mulberry, Pon Farr is perfect for those bright sunny days and warm summer nights spent together at the beach, around the fire, or simply watching your favorite affaire d’honneur. Sharp and aggressive, simple yet exotic, use it with care!
  (Nights spent on the beach? Vulcan is a desert planet!)
• Pon Farr: In the Star Trek universe, Vulcan males and females go into heat every seven years, going into a blood fever, becoming violent, and finally dying if they don’t mate with someone with whom they’re empathically bonded.
  (Finally, the only statement based on Trek)

To be released this fall, the Humping Robot will be just over 3 inches tall and have a keychain attachment. I am sure it will be a big hit, and I bet my partner Kevin will be buying two, one for each pocket!

Oh yeah, finally a replacement for my boring old alarm clock. Available from Latestbuy.com is the Dalek Talking Alarm Clock. And at almost 10 inches tall its enough to scare anyone awake.

Three classic phrases to wake you up: ‘You would make a good Dalek’, ‘You are the enemy of the Daleks, you must be destroyed’ and of course ‘Exterminate!’ Perfect for you Doctor Who fans!

Entertainment Earth has them available for pre-order right now. I just hope they put out a Venture Jet!!

That being said, I was a little taken aback when I saw Stargate Universe on next weeks DVD release list. I mean, does SyFy really need to split up seasons like this on DVD? How many of you are going to drop your hard-earned dollars on 10 episodes of this series and a couple of exclusive vid’s? It’s like shoveling money through the Stargate!

And here’s the bite, the blu-ray release at Best Buy will set you back $48! At least Amazon has it for $39, but that is still silly high for 10 episodes of anything…much less this drek!

Ben co-wrote the best selling novel, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters; mashing Jane Austen prose and vapid sea monsters into a great book. Now he is bringing us Android Karenina, from the publishers website:

“As in the original novel, our story follows two relationships: The tragic adulterous love affair of Anna Karenina and Count Alexei Vronsky, and the more hopeful marriage of Nikolai Levin and Princess Kitty Shcherbatskaya. These characters live in a steampunk-inspired world of robotic butlers, clumsy automatons, and rudimentary mechanical devices. But when these copper-plated machines begin to revolt against their human masters, our characters must fight back using state-of-the-art 19th-century technology—and a sleek new model of ultra-human cyborgs like nothing the world has ever seen.”

I am sure Tolstoy is probably rolling in his grave right now. And with the way Russians praise him like a God, perhaps Mr Winters should not be making any travel plans to the old iron curtain anytime soon.

Amazon has dropped its pre-order price for the blu-ray release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy to $66. This is the best deal we have found around the net and if your interested in picking this up, now would be a good time.

This is the theatrical release, and I am kind of holding off to see if they will be releasing the directors cut on blu-ray, but so far there has been no news on that happening.

WE ARE GO FOR MERCHANDISING

FINALLY Adult Swim and the Venture Brother creators (Jackson “hey that’s my dad” Publik, Doc “my hairstyle is NOT from the 80s!” Hammer) have agreed on terms and will contract with Bif Bang Pow! to create “a New Line of Action Figures, Bobble Heads, and Vehicles Based on the Adult Swim Series, The Venture Bros.”  Currently, Bif Bang Pow! only create bobble heads and action figures.  They are going to release Venture Bros. bobble heads in spring 2010, followed by action figures in summer 2010.  What intrigues me (and frankly has me a little moist in my panties) is the “and vehicles” part of this announcement.  If you look at Bif Bang Pow!’s website, it says they make “Action Figures and Bobble Heads (so far…)”  Does this mean my sugar daddy *glances over at Johnny and flutters eyelashes* can buy me a Mighty Monarch cocoon for next Christmas?  He says only if I buy him the Venture jet…

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Is this not the coolest shirt you’ve seen?  Go buy it.