By Nolan P. Smith Editor Photos by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith This year, DesignerCon 2024 made a bold move to the World Market Center in Las Vegas, and it turned out to be nothing short of spectacular. Known for celebrating the best in designer toys, art, and pop culture, the event raised the bar with its incredible […]
By Staff Reports DesignerCon, the world’s premiere art, design, and collectibles show, has released the official first-look images of 10 new BE@RBRICKs from MEDICOM TOY that are set to be released exclusively next week at DesignerCon 2024, taking place from November 15-17 at The Expo at World Market Center in Las Vegas. These BE@RBRICKs will be available at the MEDICOM TOY […]
The LEGO Group stumbles into Christmas Town with the reveal of the highly anticipated LEGO® Ideas Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas set.
By Nolan P. SmithEditor When The Loyal Subjects (TLS Toy) announced the launch of nostalgic favorites like Strawberry Shortcake and Rainbow Brite, fans of all ages were ecstatic. Growing up, my sister loved Strawberry Shortcake, so I was excited to review the new Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bake Shop—a big thanks to TLS Toy for sending this over. Let’s dive in. […]
By Rebecca Smith Reporter Father’s Day is this weekend, but its not too late to get an amazing gift for the dad in your life! Of course, being Pastrami Nation, we have compiled a list of pop culture sure fire gifts! We hope this list helps you snag the perfect Father’s Day gift!
By Staff Reports Comic Con Radio, one of the top pop culture and fandom outlets in the world, headquartered in Los Angeles, today announces it will be bringing “FandomCon” to the San Francisco Bay Area. The show is a one-of-a-kind, pop culture celebration for fandoms across all ranges that intertwines the most beloved elements of a typical comic con, to […]
By Staff Reports Los Angeles Comic Con, L.A.’s largest event for comics, gaming, sci-fi, anime and pop culture, announces the launch of early bird three-day passes and VIP tickets for L.A. Comic Con 2024, set to take place October 4-6. In addition, it was announced that “Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Ewan McGregor will appear Oct. 5-6 for a panel, photographs and […]
By Staff Reports Today, the LEGO Group unveils the LEGO® The Legend of Zelda™ Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 Set, an epic homage to an iconic character in Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda™ series. The intricately designed 2-in-1 LEGO set is a brick-built recreation of the character, which can either be built as the Great Deku Tree from The Legend of […]
By Staff Reports DesignerCon (DCon), the art, design, and collectibles mega-show, announced it will depart Anaheim, CA and make a new home in Las Vegas, Nevada for its upcoming 19th annual convention, taking place November 15-17, 2024. DCon 2024 will be held at The Expo at World Market Center (WMC) in Las Vegas for the first time, embracing the brand’s […]
By Staff Reports Comic Con Revolution, the Inland Empire’s number one Comic Convention, returns to the Ontario Convention Center on May 18th & 19th for year seven. This year’s show is packed with a loaded guest list highlighted by Star Wars animated voice talent that includes Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Daniel Logan, […]
By Jason T. Smith Creative Editor Hey everybody, TLS Toys released some amazing Rainbow Brite products, check it out!
By Kevin Hoskinson Entertainment Editor Chicago is known for many things, not the least of which is its impact on pop culture. From the films of John Hughes, The Blues Brothers, The Smashing Pumpkins, and most recently, The Bear, the city has held a special place in many a nerd’s heart for decades. As somebody who has watched the culture […]
By Staff Reports 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s legendary Hellboy Universe. Dark Horse Direct is celebrating three decades of Big Red saving the world from frog monsters, Rasputin, and countless mythical creatures with a Deluxe Vinyl Hellboy Figure, intricately crafted by artists Mike Bonanno and Hector Arce to bring Hellboy from the page to life in glorious […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Entertainment Editor Our time has come to an end at Emerald City Comic Con 2024, but there is still one more day left tomorrow (Sunday). Saturday is always the busiest day at every con and today was no exception. Saturday is also the best day to check out amazing cosplay and cool franchise meetups. There was a […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Entertainment Editor It was another action packed day at Emerald City Comic Con 2024 as the con entered its second day. The attendees and guests didn’t let the rain stop them as they celebrated the best nerdom has to offer. The cosplay was on point as always and the panels were incredible as always. One of the […]
By Staff Reports Jada Toys, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of finely crafted die-cast and collectibles announced today, its title sponsorship of the Las Vegas Die-Cast Super Convention, February 29 to March 3, 2024 at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Hosted by Mad Mike, Die-Cast SuperCon returns bigger and better than ever with special events and a […]
By Staff Reports Berify, a multi-patented authentication solutions and an immersive experience ecosystem, is proud to partner with DesignerCon to introduce the first “Purchased at DesignerCon 2023” and “DCON Exclusive 2023” Stickers. Our state-of-the-art tamper-proof NFC smart tag is compatible with any NFC-enabled smartphone. This innovative feature allows seamless product authentication on the blockchain while unlocking exclusive, enhanced experiences for […]
By Nolan P. Smith Editor Photos by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith The Los Angeles Comic Con (LACC) made a grand return to the LA Convention Center this year, marking Pastrami Nation’s comeback after a four-year break. The question on everyone’s mind was: what would this year’s premier comic convention in the City of Angels offer? The answer: […]
By Staff Reports Neopets is making its first-ever appearance at L.A. Comic Con (LACC) from December 1 to 3, 2023 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, complete with enough classic Neopian flair to celebrate 25 years of magic and whimsy! Fans can look forward to engaging with brand representatives from The Neopets Team with event-exclusive merch, giveaways, and social media […]
By Staff Reports In just days, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America (“BNTCA”) will hold its event, GUNDAM Fan e-Festival 2023 (“GFeF2023”), online for 18 days from November 23rd to December 10th, 2023. The theme of this year’s event is “Made for the fans” and there will be a variety of content that all types of fans and all generations […]
By Staff Reports The LEGO Group today announces its biggest set within the LEGO® Marvel collection to date – the new iconic LEGO Marvel Avengers Tower set. In 1963, Earth’s Mightiest Super Heroes assembled for the first time in the pages of the debut issue of The Avengers comic book. Now, 60 years later, Marvel fans can celebrate this milestone […]
By Staff Reports The LEGO Group has announced its first ever build experience from the Dune universe, from Legendary Entertainment based on Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s masterpiece, with the LEGO® Icons Dune™ Atreides Royal Ornithopter, bringing one of the most iconic aircraft from the Spice-filled sci-fi epic to life in LEGO brick form. As part of the […]
By Staff Reports The LEGO Group revealed brand-new LEGO® Animal Crossing™ sets, inspired by the popular video game series from Nintendo. Millions of people have found their happy place while playing Animal Crossing™. Now for the first time, that world is coming to LEGO brick form. The five new play experiences, created in partnership with Nintendo, allow LEGO builders to […]
By Nolan P. Smith Editor Premium DNA Toys, the company behind the amazing Madballs figures as well as the upcoming Battletoads and more, showed off a piece of fighting game history as they revealed Bad Mr. Frosty from the incredible Clayfighters video game. Here is the info straight from Premium DNA’s Facebook page: He’s bad. He’s cool. He’s no one’s […]
By Staff Reports The LEGO Group revealed the brick-built Piranha Plant, the latest addition to the expanding LEGO® Super Mario™ theme for Adults, in partnership with Nintendo. The new building set is a fun re-creation of the iconic plant from Super Mario™ video games. Built from over 500 pieces, the LEGO® Super Mario™ Piranha Plant is a detailed and posable […]
By Staff Reports Icon Heroes announced they have re-issued of their sold out G.I. Joe We Are Cold Slither Pins Set available now at https://www.iconheroes.com/collections/g-i-joe! Get ready to rock with the G.I. Joe Cold Slither You’ll Be Joining Us Pins Box Set, a reissue of our popular sold out We Are Cold Slither Pins Set featuring stunning new artwork by the […]
By Staff Reports Ahead of World Blind Awareness Month this October and in response to global demand, the LEGO Group announces LEGO® braille bricks are available to purchase for the first time through LEGO.com. The new product – LEGO® Braille Bricks – Play with Braille – is aimed at kids aged 6+ and has been designed so that anyone who […]
LEGO PAC-MAN Review By Kevin HoskinsonEntertainment Editor While LEGO is no stranger to the world of video games in general, they are relatively new to the world of video game-based sets. Starting a few years ago with the buildable Nintendo Entertainment System, the company has been digging more and more into that market. They built on their Nintendo license with […]
By Kevin HoskinsonEntertainment Editor It was the beginning of summer in 2009 when we went to see the new Disney/Pixar film Up. Being a massive fan of the studio, it was a no-brainer, and we were prepared for a fun outing at the movies. What we weren’t prepared for, however, was that the first 20 minutes of the film would […]
By Staff Reports To celebrate the launch of the new LEGO® | Disney Castle and honour 100 years of Disney, London based artist Lakwena Maciver has unveiled her latest artwork, Kaleidowaves, a 4.5m tall castle window inspired by the storytelling possibilities of the new LEGO set. The Kaleidowaves mural was today unveiled in London with Lakwena’s children, Aroko aged four […]