Ashley Wood WWR Movie & 3A Toy News

Word is leaking that Jerry Bruckheimer has optioned World War Robot for a film. We can't wait, as reports indicate that Wood will be involved as an Exec Producer, so source material should be well protected.

In other news, the Boiler Zombie and the Squares are due to be shipping soon for those that pre-ordered, and the next 1:6 scale robot "Armstrong" is likely to be offered as early as next week for $250, including S&H (pre 3AA discount if you are a member).

Finally, Lady Sham has been revealed as the first female figure in the 1:6 3A line, which makes us wonder when it will hit and what this means to the Snowpea Winston Ma collab that has been teased for the last month?

Ash was reprtedly hauling the female figure around SDCC last week (a sudden trip that appears to have been driven by the closing of the film option) but no one from any of the 3A communities saw it there.

SDCC 2009 Screw ups - Runner Up, Mattel

By our reckoning, Mattel Comic-con exclusives were the second most in demand of the event behind DC Direct’s Green Lantern 5-figure set (which also suffered major foul ups).

To their credit, at least Mattel learned a valuable lesson from last year’s show and moved the sale of their exclusives out of their show booth and over to a separate sale booth. However, they greatly underestimated the crush of the crowds everyday that wanted to buy their merchandise. The booth and the aisles all around it were a zoo from the moment the door opened on preview night. From the start, every Mattel employee told everyone that was turned away daily the same lie…”not to worry, we have rationed out new inventory to arrive everyday of the show. So you’ll have plenty of opportunity to come back and try again.”

It was complete bullshit or they simply changed their minds on Friday and decided to sell through everything they had. By Thursday morning they had sold out of the He-Man artbook. By the end of Friday, they had completely sold out of several of the most in demand figure exclusives including Wonder Twins sets with Gleek, from the Masters of the Universe they had sold the ’09 He-Ro exclusive along with He-Man, Beast Man and Skeletor. Aside from their purchasing limit of two copies per customer of the He-Man book, they never limited the number of toy exclusives one could buy.

We know the Mattel staff couldn’t give a rip but how about some consideration for the poor bastards that could only purchase single day tickets to the con? If one could only attend the show on a Saturday or Sunday and Mattel kept telling people stock would be there but lied about it, that’s a screw job. We call the Mattel Toy Shop or Matty Shop or whatever the hell they call themselves, the second biggest f*ck ups of the 2009 Comic-con.

Hey Mattel, next year, shop limit should be 2 figures per person, per day. Weeds out the scalpers in line loading up. Second, figure out how to reprint the He-Man book. Comic Book companies do this all the time. Add new content, change the cover, add a figure as a bonus, whatever, but figure it out.

And by the way, as we write this post, we noticed MattyCollector.com still has not listed any of the Mattel SDCC exclusives (left over) on it's site as promised. In comparison, the Hasbro Toy Shop has had it's con exclusives up for sale since the Monday after the show ended.

THANKS TARGET!

Target stores are currently resetting their toy aisles for the new fall season this week. Several new action figure lines or new assortments are shipping for the change.

Today I came across the Mattel's newest wave of Justice League Unlimited six figure box sets. All marked at the bargain price of...$4.98! These sets are typically $19.99 each.

I know Target and Wal-Mart are both in a heated price competition right now but this is a little crazy. Good for the collector though until they realize the stupid mistake.

San Diego Comic-con 2009- The Costumes.

A few of the nerds in cosplay around the show. While there were plenty of costumes to be seen on the floor of the event, there were noticeably less of them compared to last year. Especially in the first couple of days of the show. I also recognized many of the same geeks in the same outfits worn last year walking around.

Look...if you are a gal that wants to show up at this event every year as a Princess Leia in her metal bikini from 'Return of the Jedi', it's not cool, you are screaming to the world that you have serious issues. And what's the deal with all the Pirates walking around every day? There are more pirates than Stormtroopers now roaming the con. Deadpool costumes were everywhere this year. By far, he was the number one choice of super-wannabe costumes for the geeks.

San Diego Comic-con 2009- The Crowds.

The San Diego convention center is packed with all walks of humanity both in and around it nearly 24 hours a day for five straight days. If you don't like crowds or waiting in lines, brother this con ain't for you.

Here's some examples, photos we took during the course of the event this year.

Dan Didumdum survives Comic-con but DC is in trouble.

DC had zip for the fans this year at Comic-con. The San Diego Comic-con is where the major comic publishers make all their big announcements to get the fanboys excited about the line's future. This typically includes surprise creator deals, new character or series launches, big crossover series events, licensing news, etc.

The only thing Dan Didio preached repeatedly during the show was 'Blackest Night'. The big, hit 2009 DC event already in progress. Sure DC had editorial plans they touted during the show but it's hard to find evidence any of it will quickly save the sinking ship. 'Blackest Night' is the only hit Dano has for the foreseeable future to keep him employed so that's the tune he kept singing all weekend.

We've never seen a Comic-con where a publisher wasn't placing marketing emphasis on the future. Our Didio firing watch continues. And after this show, we're feeling pretty good about it.

Back from Comic-Con...holy shit.

The Bitter Geeks endured five days of fun, celebrities, nerds, bad food, strange smells, plenty of pain and now, our wallets are completely empty. While there was a lot of great stuff to see and do at the show, there were also plenty of screw ups daily. Major ones by a few big vendors. We'll get to those details one by one later.

For an event themed on comic books, there was barely any comic news announcements to get excited about. Over 6000 New Moon fans overran the show inside and out for the first couple of days until the panel was over. Then the film cast ran out of town as fast as they could trying to escape from 12 to 17 year old girls and their mothers. There were noticeably less costumed freaks roaming the floor looking for attention over the weekend. Perhaps the recession is making it harder for the cosplayers to buy duct tape, cardboard and paint.

Out of control TV and film marketing swallowed the Gaslamp District. Ice Cream trucks handing out free popsicles and copies of Playboy (with ID shown!) alongside NBC trucks promoting the next lame sitcoms and dramas.

More to come as we recover. Attending this show is like running a five day marathon...right now we feel like these poor bastards...

SDCC09...Oh Sideshow, how you disappoint...

What the hell happened to this company?

On the eve of Comic-con Sideshow released a bunch of announcements and sneak peeks. No doubt we'll see more at the show.


Three count 'em three more Iron Man sculpted pieces in various scales and at various retails. I don't know how many Iron Man pieces SS has come up with to date but besides the X-Men's White Queen, it's clear SS thinks these two are the most popular characters in the Marvel Universe. Oh there's also a new Venom statue despite the fact Venom hasn't been cool since the third Spider-Man film ruined him.

Also new in the SS Marvel lineup is the Scarlet Witch's chest. May or may not be a new Adam Hughes designed Comiquette.


Then we have a new or should I say old Indiana Jones from the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 1/6th scale figure. Likely coming sometime in 2010...only nearly two years after the fourth Indy film was in theaters. Nice timing SS! Finger on the pulse baby!

We also see more overpriced figure environments listed. Anyone buying these at full price is a class 'A' sucker. Then to round it off, we still have yet more overpriced Lord of the Rings statues and the schlepping for Hot Toys superior products.

Oh Sideshow...you're going to have to work much harder than this during Comic-con to impress anybody. Get your shit together. Look around the con at your competition...everyone else is improving while you hammer out the same old crap or overpriced lameness.

COMIC KHAAAAAAAANNN!!!!!

It's finally here!!

The Bitter Geeks are off to the San Diego Comic-Con!

Let the madness begin!

Bruno Poops Bed In Second Week - Come to ME, ISLA!!

Dropping a massive 72% this week, Bruno has officially "browned the shleepenshacker" and is no doubt to vanish from your local theater to quickly appear on video, where it will do just fine, especially among gay-curious males. Isla Fisher should jump off this loser train before Sascha starts begging Will Ferrell to do "Ricky Bobby 2", or worse, a spin-off starring B-C's character, the gay french Nascar driver. Us nerd bloggers are the future, you red-headed minx!

DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for Tuesday July 21st

Some good stuff here; Watchmen of course, which was hardly the revelation anyone hoped for but not nearly the tragedy it would have been in other hands, either. An additional 20+ minutes of footage will no doubt mean a lot to those that care and pass by like the wind for those who do not. Still we'll take it, even with foreknowledge of a larger set at the holidays. Hopefully this time WB will have the download thru iTunes instead of the same incompatible internal service that the Black Freighter utilized. But we doubt it.

Coraline makes it's home video debut, which means many more will finally see it.

Global Metal explores the effect of Heavy Metal in the east. It's been done before..

Mighty Boosh, the acclaimed UK sitcom that stars wonderful people, but I find unfunny, makes it's US debut - both seasons!

The "missing" Prison Break "movie" debuts this week on DVd and Blu-Ray, although we couldn't confirm the BR disc - they are advertising it.

Robot Chicken's "Empire Strikes Back" episode come to DVD with loads of extras, including 15 additional minutes of footage, but will still feel slight to most buyers. That 15 minutes of extra footage involves more work than you do in a year, pal.

Finally, aging Ska-fans (aren't they all dead?) can relive their favorite skanking moments with the Reel Big Fish Live DVD.

2 OR 3 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER

BUNDY

CORALINE (2-Bluray/2-D+3-D)


CORALINE-$27.99 (2-DVD/2D+3D)


CORALINE-$19.99 (2-D+3-D)


GLOBAL METAL

GREAT BUCK HOWARD

MADE IN USA

MESSENGERS 2-The Scarecrow

MIGHTY BOOSH-Season 1

MIGHTY BOOSH-Season 2

PRISON BREAK-Final Break

PSYCH-Season 3

PUSHING DAISIES-2nd Season (3-DVD)


REEL BIG FISH-Live! In Concert!

RETRIBUTION ROAD

ROBOT CHICKEN-Star Wars Episode II

SAADIQ, RAPHAEL-Live From The Artists Den-

SKELETON CREW

STARGATE SG-1-Children Of The Gods

SUPER CAPERS

SUPER TROOPERS (2-DVD)


WATCHMEN (2-Bluray)


WATCHMEN (2-DVD/Director's Cut)


WATCHMEN

WOLVERINE & X-MEN

NEW MUSIC FOR JULY 21st, 2009

Another snooze week, including few highlights. Among them, the full-scale release of the new Cheap Trick album "The Latest", which has been available direct from the band and Amazon for a month (although only as a high-end CDR). A collection of new recordings of old, but previously unreleased, songs, "The Latest" has long-time fans raving.

A new Fiery Furnaces release will be big with the indiekids, while marginally talented Brooke Hogan releases yet another album in her plan to take over a small corner of south Florida. The airbrushed on the side of a van cover is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

Ian Hunter releases a new and already highly acclaimed album this week in advance of the Mott The Hoople reunion dates.

Kid Rock's huge album of last year is re-released with two extra tracks, which seems pretty odd considering his fan-friendly stance regarding itunes, etc.

The vultures circle the King of Poop's grave a bit more with the re-release of a remix album no one wanted in the first place, and Nick Lowe has a new boxed set of his last three albums that will remind us how much we love "Pure Pop For Now People" and how concerned we are that the long-promised "Labour Of Lust" reissue is still needed.

We hear this new Jordin Sparks album is a career breakthru, and that the Sugar Ray reunion album is not.

We aren't sure who asked for new albums from Stryper and Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs as both of their last albums were underwhelming, even considering the limited appeal of both projects. Both are more relevant than Motley Crue's re-released late 90's live album, which adds nothing and is seemingly only being made available for the one guy who doesn't live near a pawn shop or used record store where he could fish out multiple copies from the .99 cent bin.

Finally, "We The Kings" release a new EP, which presumably means they have written another song as good as Juliet or S-Curve wouldn't bother. Looking forward to it.

AMERICAN STEEL-Dear Friends And Gentle Hearts

ASSEMBLY OF DUST-Some Asembly Required

ATHEIST-Unquestionable Presence: Live At Wacken

BAD VEINS-Bad Veins

BLUE ROSES-Blue Roses

CHEAP TRICK-Latest

CITY OF SHIPS-Look What God Did To Us

CLARK-Totems Flare

COLIN OF ARABIA-Pain Machines

EYEDEA & ABILITIES-By The Throat

FIERY FURNACES-I'm Going Away


FOR THE FALLEN DREAM-Relentless

FOUR YEAR STRONG-Explains It All

FRISELL, BILL-Disfarmer

HE IS LEGEND-It Hates You

HOGAN, BROOKE-Redemption

HUNTER, IAN-Man Overboard

JACKSON, MICHAEL-Blood On The Dance Floor

KID ROCK-Rock N Roll Jesus (+2)

LIVING WITH LIONS-Make Your Mark

LOVATO, DEMI-Here We Go Again

LOVEHAMMERS (M.CASEY)-Heavy Crown

LOWE, NICK-Brentford Trilogy

MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO.-Josephine

MARKIE, BIZ-Ultimate Diabolical

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE-Sleepwalking

MOTLEY CRUE-Live: Entertainment Or Death

OUR LADY PEACE-Burn Burn (CD/DVD)

OUR LADY PEACE-Burn Burn

PORTUGAL THE MAN-Satanic Satanist

RANDAM LUCK-Graveyard Shift

RICEBOY SLEEPS (SIGUR ROS)-Riceboy Sleeps

RX BANDITS-Mandala

SEAMAN, DAVE-This Is Audiotherapy 2

SET YOUR GOALS -This Will Be The Death Of Us

SPARKS, JORDIN-Battlefield (Deluxe Edition)

SPARKS, JORDIN-Battlefield-

STARLIGHT MINTS-Change Remains

STRYPER-Murder By Pride

SUGAR RAY-Music For Cougars

SWEET, M./HOFFS, S.-Under The Covers: Vol. 2

TALBOT TAGORA-Lessons In The Woods Or A City

TRIFE DIESEL-Better Late Then Never

TURNER, FRANK-Love Ire & Song

VARIOUS ARTISTS-OM 15: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS

VARIOUS ARTISTS-STRONG ISLAND-Best Of Long Island Hard

VARIOUS ARTISTS-TOTAL CLUB HITS 3-Total Club Hits 3

WE THE KINGS-Secret Valentine EP

WHEAT-White Ink, Black Ink

WYE OAK-Knot

YOU ME AT SIX-Take Off Your Colours

MCA of Beastie Boys Bout With Cancer; Tour, Album Pushed Back

Adam "MCA" Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as such is considered very treatable. It will however require surgery and several weeks of additional treatment. Fortunately the cancer is not in a location that will affect Yauch's vocal chords.

Beastie Boys have canceled all upcoming concert appearances to allow time for Yauch's surgery and recovery. The release of the band's forthcoming album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 will also be pushed back.

Paraphrasing from a video statement on Beastieboys.com [below], Yauch said, "I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we'll release the record and play some shows. It's a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because i was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later."

Toy investment tips from the Geeks

Target stores are currently in markdown mode for all the toys they do not plan to carry forward into the fall/holiday season. A lot of lame ducks are being cleared out like the awful DC Infinite Heroes three-packs and the better GI Joe line to make room for the new, yet doomed Joe movie line.

But by far the best investment in the aisles are several Indiana Jones Lego playsets on clearance. These include most of the 2008 sets. Just about every major discontinued Lego set escalates in value eventually on the secondary market. Especially the ones tied to licenses. Go look up any older Star Wars Lego set on eBay.

Example: saw this $80 IJ4 Akator playset for $55 the other day. These kinds of sets are not likely to make it to the next round of clearance markdowns...buy 'em when you see 'em.

Hey SciFi Channel...or whatever the hell you call yourself

Yeah, let's spend millions on marketing the swap out of the letters 'i' for 'y' in your logo...but not bother ot actually improve your programming...right, that will absolutely increase viewership.

And to think some idiot likely received a promotion for that lame idea.

The Dan DiDio Countdown

It’s been a long time coming but it’s now time to officially begin our Dan Didio firing watch.

You have to now believe the job of man in charge of all of DC editorial and the overall stewardship of the comic line is running outta time. The evidence has been on retail comic racks weekly for years now (since the failure that was ‘Countdown’ was conceived if you ask the Bitter Geeks) but for real proof all one has to do is review the latest DC sales numbers by title compiled over the past year. As compiled from available resources so very well right here:

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/07/09/dc-month-to-month-sales-may-2009/#more-8120

The only reason why Dan still has his job right now is because of Geoff Johns “Blackest Night Saga” and Grant Morrison’s “All-Star Batman”. As the numbers show, all the reinvestment in the Superman titles has failed with no end in sight to the current failed storyline and plans. He’s pissed away the JLA and Titans value and both books sales spiral downward in freefall every month. He’s stopped and restarted Flash titles three times in as many years. ‘Final Crisis’ was a both a critical and financial bomb…and yet he’s still publishing books with Final Crisis in the titles that clearly no one is interested in. Not to mention he’s allowed a key mini-series (Legion of Three Worlds) in the FC saga and 2009 DC publishing plans be so late, the last issue has yet to see the light of day. 'Final Crisis' ended (late) back in January. On top of it all, he’s removed the big three iconic (and bankable) heroes from 2009 key publishing plans. And on and on. It’s an absolute struggle for even a handful of DC titles to get close to the 100K publishing mark.

The numbers just don’t lie. Dan’s fucked up the DCU and worn out his welcome. With these kinds of losses in just about any other business, the guy at the top of heap would be out on his ass. Here we are in the middle of summer when comic sales should be at their peak for the year and outside of ‘Blackest Night’, the majority of the DCU is in freefall. There is zero chance there will be a turnaround in the fall…retailers annually cut orders for the shelves once school starts up again.

While we assume DD will survive Comic-Con and continue to spew his bullshit online and deny there are any issues, we also predict Dano will be out by early 2010 at the very latest.

Countdown starts….now.

NEW DVD RELEASES July 14th, 2009

Wow, not much this week. Must be the fallout of the drought of good films and the exhausting of the catalog film libraries.

Two versions of Haunting In Connecticut? Not counting the Blu-ray? Oy.

Still, nerds will be thrilled that the GI Joe cartoon is back in print, but conflicted about holding out for the full box set coming from Shout! later in the year.

If this is all we have to look forward to, it’s no wonder the DVD business is in the crapper.

BLACK TORMENT

DOOR INTO SILENCE

EDGE OF LOVE

FOR ALL MANKIND-Criterion Collection

FULCI FRENZY

GI JOE-Season 1.1

GREY GARDENS

HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT (Blu-ray)

HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT-Special Edition

HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT

HORSEMEN

JETHRO TULL-Living With The Past

KEANE-Live

KISS AND TAIL

LEVERAGE-First Season

MAD MEN-Season 2 (Blu-ray)

MAD MEN-Season 2

PREY

REC

SHARK WEEK-Great Bites Collection

STATE-Complete Series

VAN WILDER-Freshman Year (Unrated)

WWE: ALLIED POWERS-World's Greatest Tag Team

ZOMBIE PACK-Triple Feature

NEW MUSIC FOR JULY 14th, 2009

Here’s this weeks CD releases. Presumably all this crap is on iTunes as well. What have we got? Crap, that’s what.

Easily the biggest release of the week, DAUGHTRY’s new album insures that the much hated 90’s rock sound will plod into the teens. Still, good for him – he escaped American Idol, is still married and he can’t get any balder.

The SICK PUPPIES release their second album and are about to find out that Virgin isn’t going to spend a fraction of what was spent on the last album since new EMI owners Terra Firma are looking to get out of the new artist business.

The rest of this weeks new (ie, not catalog) titles are a major snooze. A pitiful mix of EMO, Indie, Blues and backpacker hip-hop. Hopefully the forecast will improve…

Meanwhile on the archival side, DAVID BOWIE is trying to keep his bond offerings above water by releasing more archival titles that he never wanted out. Ironically none of his fans are interested any more either – they would’ve been thrilled in 1990 when he was still clinging to relevance. Oh well, hope it helps the bottom line – which it ought to at $17.98 list price!

The ROLLING STONES are re-re-releasing the worst 5 titles in their entire catalog. No bonus tracks, the artwork is no improvement but at least they (unlike Bowie) are aware of how marginally interesting they are at this stage and so they are priced accordingly.

JUDAS PRIEST are cashing in on the Bruno film with their new live album, NEIL YOUNG has a bunch of worthy catalog titles finally getting a 20 year overdue remastering, the BEASTIE BOYS are re-releasing Ill Communication with a second disc of b-sides, etc. On vinyl too, in case you have that sort of problem. Universal jumps right in like the Vultures they are and are capitalizing on the King Of Poop’s death with the reissue of two awful late Motown Jackson’s albums, previously only available at premium prices from their Hip-O online store.

Finally, in a running tie for the two least anticipated reissues of the year are YOUNG MC’s Stone Cold Rhymin (inexplicably in a SPECIAL EDITION!!!) and JEFFERSON AIRPLANE’s lousy 60’s live album. I’m giving the award to Young MC based on the special edition status. Does it come with a bonus disc remix album where all the songs except “Bust A Move” have been removed? Because that WOULD be special.

ADELITAS WAY-Adelitas Way

ARKAEA-Years In The Darkness

ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS-Portals

AUGUST BURNS RED-Constellations

BEASTIE BOYS-Ill Communication (Remastered)

BLEU-A Watched Pot

BOWIE, DAVID-Vh-1 Storytellers

BROWN, GREG-Dream City: Essential Vol. 2

CARE BEARS ON FIRE-Get Over It

CELTIC THUNDER-Take Me Home

CLARIAS-Days Of The Getaway

CLUTCH-Strange Cousins From The West

CUMMINS, DAN-Revenge Is Near

CUNNINLYNGUISTS-Strange Journey Volume 1

DALLAS AUSTIN EXPERIMENT-8 Daze A Weakend

DANDY WARHOLS-Dandy Warhols Are Sound

DAUGHTRY-Leave This Town

DEAD WEATHER-Horehound

DEVILDRIVER-Pray For Villains (CD/DVD)

DEVILDRIVER-Pray For Villains

EDWARD SHARPE & MAGNET-Up From Below

IGGY & THE STOOGES-More Power

JACKSONS-Jacksons

JACKSONS -Goin' Places

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE-30 Seconds Over Winterland

JUDAS PRIEST-Touch Of Evil: Live

KILLER AND THE STAR-Killer And The Star

KRIZZ KALIKO-Genius

LA COKA NOSTRA-Brand You Can Trust

LOGGINS, CROSBY-Time To Move

MONTEGO JOE-Arriba Con Montego Joe

MOST SERENE REPUBLIC -And The Ever Expanding Universe

NADJA/BLACK BONED ANGEL-Black Boned Angel/Nadja

PROJECT 86-Picket Fence Cartel

ROLLING STONES-Dirty Work (Reissue)

Steel Wheels (Reissue)

Voodoo Lounge (Reissue)

Bridges To Babylon (Reissue)

Bigger Bang (Reissue)

SOUNDTRACK-500 DAYS OF SUMMER

SOUNDTRACK-HARRY POTTER-And The Half-Blood Prince

SICK PUPPIES-Tri-Polar

SUFFOCATION-Blood Oath

SUMMER CATS-Songs For Tuesdays

TWISTA-Category F5

VARIOUS ARTISTS-RIVERSIDE JAZZ: 1953-1964

VARIOUS ARTISTS-SUPER HITS OF THE 80s INTO THE 90s

WE WERE GENTLEMEN-Living Hell

WORLD WE KNEW-To The Wolves

YOB-Great Cessation

YOUNG MC-Stone Cold Rhymin' (Deluxe Edition)

YOUNG, NEIL-Neil Young (Remastered)

Everybody Knows (Remastered)

After The Gold (Remastered)

Harvest (Remastered)

AND THE TEARS KEEP COMING...

Looks like no one told Hasbro that the Wolverine toys are all going on clearance..

This "Deluxe" (ie; overpriced) series is supposedly coming out - at a higher price point with added crap like Weaon X's fishtank (which at least makes sense) and Deapool's Ridiculously Giant Gun and Sabertooth's unarticulated Pal, The Blob!

Oviously, these will never be released, unless Wal-Mart in Canada accidentally signs for the wrong box from China.

PLEASE DEFINE “HERE”

Nice ad from the latest issue of Diamond Previews seems to indicate that the next wave of Marvel Legends 2-packs are out or at least “here”. Where is here? Because these things are never coming out. Is this a Jesse Falcon quote?

More likely this is wishful thinking on the part of Diamond who were supposed to have these as a co-exclusive with TRU, until a recent Hasbro “interview/PR exercise in saying nothing in as many words possible while still trying to maintain an air of caring about the suckers, oops, I mean FANS who are baffled by our insistence on destroying a once mighty brand” revealed that they were searching for another retail partner.

Which means that TRU has abandoned these.

TRU.

They brought in the pewter Wolverine figure.

That’s how badly Hasbro has clusterfucked this line.

I could sell TRU all my memories of banging Phoebe Cates in her heyday on the back of a unicorn flying through Asgard and they’d be happy to pay, but Hasbro can’t sell ‘em Marvel Legends.

Well done, Pawtucket!

SDCC Programing Leaks

Here's a handy dandy blog link that lists all the San Diego Comic-Con programing as it is either officially announced or just plain leaked:

San Diego Comic Con 2009 Announcements & Rumors

Maybe it's just us but it sure looks like a lot more TV and Film promotion take over this event every year. Case in point, here is a look at this year's street banners already going up around town for the con. The banners this year promote the upcoming James Cameron Avatar film.


Courtesy of SDCC's own twitter page.

Rassin Frassin Compu-tater!

Have had difficulty logging in the last few days due to computer issues. So no posts listing this week's dvd, comic & CD releases because, er, they're all out already unless you're in the UK where the comics won't be out til Thursday, but the CDs and DVs were all out Monday, so it's wash. Or a trade off or something.

Reams of pointless drivel, news and commentary to follow soonly.