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« Previous EntriesThe Dragonball Evolution Movie Is Still the Worst that Dragonball Has to Offer
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Tonight I committed myself to finding something inspired by the Dragonball manga even more ridiculous than the Dragonball Evolution movie.
Obviously, I failed. Even though I managed to turn up a My Little Pony fashioned into a custom-made “Baby Goku Pony.”
That’s right. There’s less rhyme and reason in the Dragonball Evolution movie than there is in [...]
LEGO Optimus Prime Transformer - Yet Another Custom Toy Creation to Make Me Feel Lazy and Untalented
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Remember that sweet-ass LEGO Megatron Transformer?
Well, another prolific Brickshelf user, “Orion Pax,” has created Megatron’s counterpart, this custom-made, fully-transformable LEGO Optimus Prime. There’s even a trailer for “vehicle mode.”
Wow. For someone like me who has the creative LEGO-building prowess of a stillborn spider-monkey, a project like this could only create more marvel if it cured [...]
Zombie Wolverine Will Not Find His Way to BitTorrent
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009GWS is, of course, not a “geek news” blog. If I’m ever topical, it’s by complete coincidence. My posts are usually about as timely as a FEMA first-response team.
But when I saw the news about the X-Men Origins: Wolverine workprint getting leaked to the Tubes of InterWeb yesterday, potentially gutting the film’s revenue when it [...]
Custom Toys Present Homer Simpson as Marvel Superheroes
Sunday, March 8th, 2009Well… to be more specific: custom toys featuring Homer Simpson as two Marvel superheroes and one supervillain.
Toycutter found this seller on Ebay who created Homer Hulk, Homer Thing, and Homer Doc Ock.
Made in Mexico, with “free shipping from Texas,” these scream “toy smuggling ring.” But who am I to complain about a little bit of [...]
WonderCon 2009 Costumes - Part 2
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009The hits just keep on coming. If you understand “hits” to mean more well-intentioned costumes with questionable execution from WonderCon 2009.
And, yes, a few examples of excellence here and there. But what fun are those?
Hey, Phoenix. Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it. Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it.
No, Predator, I do not [...]
WonderCon 2009 Costumes - Part 1
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009The underlying theme of costumes at this year’s WonderCon 2009 seemed to be, “In spite of the recession, cosplay geeks are still eating well.” You’ll see what I mean.
Also, in spite of the protests of my heart, mind, soul, and remaining kidney, I couldn’t entirely avoid taking a couple of pictures of anime cosplayers. Of [...]


