Onslaught! Check out the 50th series of Marvel Minimates, as voted by the fans! Over 30,000 votes were cast, and this is the results. Personally, I love the way they turned out, especially Onslaught and Baron Zemo II. The line up is as follows, directly from Marvel.com: The winning Minimates are Cyborg Spider-Man and Songbird, Ghost Rider and Onslaught, Baron […]
Check it out! Above are the winners of the fan voted Marvel Minimates Series 50. The line up is: -Cyborg Spider-Man -Baron Zemo -Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch) -Nova Centurion -Onslaught (YES!) -Songbird -Variant- Original Baron Zemo Pretty good line up in my opinion, especially Onslaught!
Gamers: this is one of the display case. On display at New York Comic Con this weekend is the massive Reaper replica, straight from Bioware’s Mass Effect video game franchise. Check out the official word from Dark Horse below: DARK HORSE DELUXE “GOES BIG” WITH LARGE-SCALE MASS EFFECT REAPER REPLICA! OCTOBER 12, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Deluxe announces a brand-new phase […]
Who doesn’t like statues? Today, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced that there will be a Collector’s Edition for DC Comics fighter, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Scheduled for release in April 2013, the North American Collector’s Edition will be for the X-Box 360 and PS3 and will include: ·Exclusive DC Collectibles statue featuring iconic characters Batman and Wonder […]
It’s almost time to throw down, minimate style! Minimates based off the hit fighting game Street Fighter X Tekken will hit stores this month, and what a line up it is! Art Asylum put up a gallery of photos showcasing the line: I picked a few, but feel free to visit the Art Asylum blog HERE for all of them. […]
The original blue bomber is back in action figure form! Bluefin/Tamashii, the company behind the highly successful D-Arts line which includes Megaman X, has added another version of Capcom’s trigger happy hero to their line up. Coming this January is a figure of the original Megaman, complete with Rush and a hard hat! Tell me that doesn’t look awesome…check out […]
Cowabunga!!! The classic, zany cartoon that made the heroes in a half shell a pop culture staple is being collected and released November 13th on DVD with an awesome box set! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Complete Classic Series Collection comes packed with 23 disc… that’s a lot of good memories!!! Check out the official description below: Experience the Teenage Mutant […]
Persona fans, get ready! Udon Entertainment, who have produced breathtaking books on Street Fighter, Mega Man, Okami and more, are now bringing something for all Persona 4 fans. Persona 4: The Official Design Works hit stores this past week, and was also available at the PAX Convention, where Udon was exhibiting. Having owned quite a few of Udon’s art books, […]
More power coming your way this September. The Power and the Honor Foundation, an awesome non-profit dedicated to collecting, archiving, preserving and educating the public on the creative origins of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as well as She-Ra, will be in Torrance on Power Con weekend to host a Friends of The Power and Honor Foundation Reception. […]
Do YOU have the power? Power Con, THE con for He-man, She-Ra and Thundercats fans, is all set to invade Southern California this September. Taking place at the Torrance Marriott South Bay Hotel, the event will span across September 22-23rd. Exclusive He-Man figure? Check! Awesome custom He-Man accessories? Check! FREE ART PRINTS? If you pre-order, then check! Here is the […]
It’s like owning the triforce. Legend of Zelda fans have been waiting for the US release of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Encyclopedia, and now they can breathe a sigh of relief. Dark Horse announced today that they will be producing the book in a partnership with Nintendo for a release date of January 2013. The book is 248 […]
There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Based off of hard hitting Fear Itself event that tore through Marvel Comics, The Worthy and The Mighty. Here is the info from Art Asylum. Make sure to check out the full gallery to see all eight minimates in spectacular photographs. The Worthy set includes the Serpent (a.k.a. Cul), Skadi (formerly Sin), […]
Here comes a new challenger! Check out the lineups for the first two series of Street Fighter X Tekken Minimates! Personally, I can’t wait for this line: a Sagat Minimate?!? King?!?! Yup, I’m there. Series 1 should be hitting around August. So here are the line ups, for more information check out Art Asylum HERE. Series 1 Series 2
Another classic is reborn. I don’t know how many of you remember the original Battle Beasts, but they were pure awesomeness. The tiny animals with armor and those cooler than ice rub symbols made them one of my favorite toy lines growing up. Well, Battle Beasts are back, and in Minimate form! Diamond Select/Art Asylum bring the world the first […]
The never ending horror story continues in Minimate form. Series one hasn’t even hit the shelves yet (except the awesome SDCC exclusive pack), and series two is already revealed! Art Asylum showed off series two today, with variations to the line up for specialty stores and Toys R Us. The Walking Dead Minimates are based off of Robert Kirkman’s Image […]
If you’re a fan of Disney’s very popular Vinylmation figures,then like myself, you can’t wait for August 25th to hurry up and get here. That being the release date for Star Wars Vinylmation Series 2 at Disney theme parks and Downtown Disney locations only. Now we’ve already shown you the character line up in our July SDCC post,but thanks to […]
Now I am impressed! After the reveals of the press photos for Mattel’s DC and Batman Unlimited first waves, we are already hit with some photos of the second! The second waves for both lines are set to drop in early 2013, and revealed so far are: Batman Unlimited Series 2 – Dark Knight Batman (pictured above) – Planet X […]
DC is bouncing back! Mattel released info on the upocming Batman Unlimited and DC Unlimited lines, which are due to hit later this year. Here is the line up as well as some images. I am not the biggest fan of the new 52 designs, but these look really good! Batman Unlimited Wave 1 – Batman (New 52 – Redeco) […]
Times almost up! Digger’s Agent 88 Kickstarter Project has less than a day to reach it’s goal. HUGE amounts of support have poured in, and he is almost there, but almost doesn’t get funded! Make sure to go over to the Agent 88 Kickstarter page, which is: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1460783231/agent-88-the-web-series, and back this awesome project! There are TONS of levels to support, […]
I guess the fans really do have the power! Matty Collector announced today that the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Classics line blew away the required number of subscriptions for the line to go forward! So looks like we will get Ram Man after all! Plus, the fan’s choice winner is: Geldor!!! As shown above. Check out the […]
A childhood hero? Check out Pastrami Nation review of the Masters of the Universe Classics Spikor! ALSO, tomorrow is the LAST day to Save He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Classics line! www.mattycollector.com [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbGm-CVy0g&w=640&h=360]
Hero in a half shell…shadowed! Check out the Pastrami Nation review of the SDCC 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night Shadow Leonardo. If you are wondering about articulation…then you should watch the video!!! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJqIWCxUIYQ&w=640&h=360]
Three days! Wednesday, August 8th, is the last day for the Agent 88 Kickstarter project by Digger T. Mesch, founder of Art Asylum and Minimates! So far, the project has passed the halfway point, but still needs YOUR help! Back this project if you can, share it with friends and Facebookers, Tweet about it, all that. Here is the Kickstarter […]
Look at all we might be missing out on. The awesome people at The Fwoosh (http://thefwoosh.com/) put together some awesome throwback posters, replacing the original artwork with figures that have been made thus far in Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Classics line. Look at who we are still missing: -Jitsu! -Two Bad! -Clamp Champ! -Horde Troopers! and that’s just naming […]
The best things in life are free. Starting today and running until next Sunday, August 5th, 2012, Pastrami Nation will be holding a contest as we giveaway from SDCC 2012 swag! We will be giving away ONE SDCC 2012 Battle Beast Clear Blue Vorin, ONE SDCC 2012 WWE The Rock Rumbler and ONE SDCC 2012 Sideshow Collectibles Gift Card (which […]
A fitting tribute to an amazing manga. Manji, the violent anti-hero to the hit manga, Blade of the Immortal, will become immortalized in plastic this year as he becomes a 30 centimeter tall (about a foot tall) action figure from Medicom. I mean, take a look at that head sculpt: it’s a dead on likeness to the master killer. Plus, […]
Big things come in small packages. The 3 3/4 inch Marvel Universe line had a lot to show at SDCC, including some surprises. Shown were waves that include Nova, Kang, the Scarlet Witch, Puck and Blastaar. New two packs were also shown, featuring a black FF Spider-Man and a white FF Dr. Doom. She Hulk is even coming to the […]
Well, it’s that time again. Our SDCC coverage is beginning to come to a close, but the news from the con, as well as the most up to date news in comics, toys, video games and more will continue on strong here at Pastrami Nation! Check out the awesome showing that DC Direct had, including the MASSIVE Darkseid based off […]
(All pictures are taken by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith-Pastrami Nation) Sideshow always steals the show. Sideshow Collectibles showed off their high quality products, including statues, bust and some of the most realistic action figures you have ever seen. From G.I Joe to Star Wars, Lady Death to the Grim Reaper himself, even the Avengers, Sideshow didn’t fail […]