This edition of The Week of Star Wars sees a Sherlock star joining the cast of Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, some rumours surrounding a Netflix spin-off series and a first look at Ken Leung in Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Kicking things off this week, we got the news that Sherlock star Jonathan Aris […]
LEGO DC Super Heroes – Jokerland Review
Gary Collinson reviews the LEGO DC Super Heroes Jokerland (76035) set… Last month, LEGO expanded its DC Super Heroes line with two Batman-themed sets in The Batboat Harbor Pursuit (76034) and Jokerland (76035). Clocking in at 1037 pieces, including eight minifigures, the latter of the two transforms Gotham City’s amusement park into the nightmarish ‘Jokerland’, […]
Toy Review – Darth Vader Ceramic Mug and Star Wars 3D Mood Lights
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens just around the corner, it’s time to look at some of the cool gadgets and accessories you can stock your house with based on a galaxy far, far away. Find more at Hawkin’s Bazaar. Star Wars 3D Mood Lights – Stormtrooper and Darth Vader These cool looking 3D Mood […]
Carrie Fisher responds to the “Slave Leia toy” controversy
Last week, a news story on Fox News broke out about a parent who was upset about Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Figure series toy of Princess Leia from Return of the Jedi in her “Slave Leia” outfit. The story was picked up on several news outlets, which has now prompted Leia herself Carrie Fisher to […]
Batman battles to save Gotham City with new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets
With The Joker, Deathstroke, The Penguin, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn returning to Gotham City to settle old scores with Batman and Robin, it’s up to the Dynamic Duo to save the day with two new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets, The Batboat Harbor Pursuit and Jokerland! The Joker and his team of villains […]
Parent complains about Slave Leia Star Wars toy – asks for Target to remove from sale
It’s perhaps one of the characters most iconic of looks, but a parent in Phildelphia is asking for Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Series figure of Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi to be removed from sale – because it offends him. “That’s pretty inappropriate,” Fred Hill told FOX News. “I got two daughters, I don’t […]
SDCC: IDW launching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adventure board game
Fresh from the announcement of a crossover with Batman, IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are set to receive their own big box board game complete with sculpted miniatures, which will let players step into the roles of their favourite Heroes in a Half Shell, or the villain shredder. The game has been designed by Kevin […]
SDCC: Watch the Comic-Con panels for The Hateful Eight, Crimson Peak, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Fear the Walking Dead, Ash vs. Evil Dead, iZombie, Once Upon a Time, Outlander, SuperMansion and Star Wars collectors
Yesterday saw some huge panels taking place at the San Diego Comic-Con, several of which we’ve already brought you in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [watch it here], Suicide Squad [watch it here], Fantastic Four [watch it here], X-Men: Apocalypse [watch it here], Deadpool [watch it here] and Warner’s DC TV panel featuring Arrow, […]
Watch the SDCC panels for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, Rock the Kasbah, Doctor Who, Teen Wolf, Mattel and WWE and more
The 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International kicked off yesterday, and we’ve been scouring YouTube to bring you full videos of some of Thursday’s big panels, which you can watch right here… The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 SEE ALSO: Unite with a new promo for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Lionsgate presents […]
DC Collectibles exclusive action figures from San Diego Comic-Con, including The Joker from Batman: The Killing Joke
DC Collectibles has debuted a selection of exclusives available at San Diego Comic-Con International, including new DC Icons and two lines based on the work of artists Darwyn Cooke and Lee Bermejo. Via MTV, here’s the DC Icons action figures for The Joker (from Batman: The Killing Joke), Firestorm and John Stewart/Green Lantern… Courtesy of […]