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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Holy Bat-Signal! Mattel Unveils a Batman: Hush Rooftop Diorama at NYCC

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Batman fans, get ready to give your display shelves a serious upgrade! Mattel brought a little Gotham City drama to New York Comic Con with the debut of its new DC Premium Batman: Hush Rooftop Bat-Signal Diorama Set, a collectible inspired by one of the Dark Knight’s most celebrated comic book storylines.

Available for preorder at Mattel Creations for $100, this isn’t your average action figure. It’s practically a miniature Batman movie set, complete with a Gotham rooftop, a removable gargoyle, a working Bat-Signal, and even a water-based fog effect to give the scene that suitably gloomy Gotham atmosphere.

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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Pink Thing of The Day: Bubble Gum Batman Variant

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batman bubblegum variant by joe ledbetter photo by gail worley
Photo By Gail

Batman has gone through countless incarnations over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Caped Crusader looking quite this pink. This very cool Bubble Gum Batman is a special color variant of the DC Artists Alley Batman designed by artist and toy designer Joe Ledbetter. The figure was created by DC Collectibles in collaboration with Toy Tokyo as an exclusive for New York Comic Con 2019 (though I photographed this at NYCC in 2023, so there must have been at least one leftover). Ledbetter himself announced the release on his website, noting that only 500 pieces were produced and that the figure stands approximately 6.5 inches tall. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Bubble Gum Batman Variant →

Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Yes, It Exists: Butt Stickers

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Photo By Gail

Do you like Butts? I understand that many people do. While each of us has a butt, what would happen if inanimate objects or foods, like toilet paper rolls, cactuses and slices of Marriage Equality Cake each had a butt? What then? Continue reading Yes, It Exists: Butt Stickers →

Design and Innovation

Shark Attack Step and Repeat

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bucket list of the dead photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

This spectacular step-and-repeat photo opportunity (spotted at the recent Anime NYC convention) is an homage to the Manga series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead — which also inspired a live-action Netflix series.

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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Pink Thing of The Day: Killer Klowns Cotton Candy Cocoon

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killer klowns cotton candy cocoon photo by gail worley
Photo by Gail

Just when you think you’ve seen everything, you see this: a plush Cotton Candy Cocoon inspired by the cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Yes, it exists.
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