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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

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 →

Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Pink Thing of The Day: Killer Klowns Cotton Candy Cocoon

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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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Film and Television, Pop Culture

2023 Burgermobile From the Movie Good Burger 2

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The basic plot of the  1997 comedy film Good Burger revolves around the misadventures of two friends, Ed (played by Kel Mitchell) and Dexter (played by Kenan Thompson), who work at a fast-food restaurant called Good Burger. The movie is based on a recurring sketch from the Nickelodeon comedy series All That. If you’ve seen the film, you may recall that it featured a distinctive customized vehicle, known as the Good Burger car, used by the characters while making food deliveries.
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Arts and Culture

New York Comic Con 2023, Part 1: Mascots and Monsters

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Ladies, gentlemen, and inter-dimensional beings, gather ’round for a cosmic adventure through the lens of a Comic Con rookie! Hold on to your utility belts and power-up those light sabers because, folks, we’re about to dive headfirst into the whirlwind that was my inaugural voyage to New York Comic Con. Now, before you start judging my ‘capturing cosplayers’ skills, let me lay it out there – my game was weak. But hey, in my defense, I was too busy getting lost in the kaleidoscope of geekdom that is NYCC!
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