New Jem. Need I say more?

That's right.  You heard me. New Jem.  No, not that singer Jem.  I love her, too.  I'm talking new Jem & the Holograms with promises of Misfits to follow if they do well! O.M.G.  Dreams really do come true.

This is what I have so far:

Integrity Toys made a deal with Hasbro to get permission to use the Jem property.  Hasbro thought it too risky, but was willing to hand it off to another party to give it a shot as long as they get a chunk of the pie.  Keep that in mind, as it might affect the final costs.  Integrity is going to need to make a profit on top of what they have to hand Hasbro.

There is a proto-type pic or 4.

That's one.

That's two.

The doll is 12" high.  Screen accurate clothes.  This one is an outfit from "Hollywood Jem".

Three.

Jemstar earrings & Hollywood Star Award Plaque included, as well as shoes, bracelets & a realist looking microphone & stand.  She also has a stand.  

Four.

She will be available at Comic Con in San Diego at booth # 3329.  The cost for the limited edition "Hollywood Jem" will be $125.00

Go here to see integrity Toys Jem page & learn more: Integrity Jem

Seriously kids!  OMG!  THIS is truly Outrageous!

New Artist Daniel Danger

 Illustrator & Printmaker.  Good stuff.  Check him out over at: Tiny Media Empire

(October 2011 Copyright Daniel Danger)

("The Wolf Guard. Copyright Daniel Danger)

Virtual Pinball

(photo by HeyRocker)

If you know me at all, you know I love pinball.  Pinball is one of life's greatest inventions.  The sounds, colors, & feel of a pinball machine are something I know for a fact I will never get enough of in this life.  Ever since video games appeared to challenge the pinball machine, some game developer somewhere has tried to create a virtual version of the table.  It never worked.  The tables just didn't look real, the angles on the screen were all wrong, the noises weren't right & it just didn't even come close to being anything like pinball.

Still,  when a new video game version of Pinball comes out I get curious.  The latest one made me really curious.  It had all the greatest pinball companies tables all in one game.  Bally, Williams, Gottlieb, Stern & more.  I was happy to come across a free Demo in the Playstation Store!

 OMG guys!  They did it!  They finally did it!  This game is amazing!  It FEELS like real pinball.  Well, minus the hip action.  The boards are real pinball reproductions.  The game gives you the history of the board.  Who made it.  How many were made.  How popular it was.  It has REAL pinball sounds.  The machine plays just like it would if you were standing in front of the real deal.  The angles are also like you are standing over the actual machine!  Perfection!  Not only that, but the company that makes this game is determined to release a new board every month.  A classic beloved pinball game added every single month!

Oh, yes.  I MUST have this game. Pinball Arcade.  Did I mention it's only $9.99 to download on the Playstation Store?  I know!  Amazing!  Here's a video of the demo I played.  See for yourself.

NEW METAL!!!!!

Holy crap kids!  Lita Ford has a brand new album out!  You heard me!  Lita Ford!  The Queen of Metal!  Yes, I said Queen.  Doro is the Goddess.  Get it straight.  Amazon has it up for $7.99.  Not only that, but they have preview songs up, so you can check the songs out.  I-tunes also has it with extra songs for $10.99.  Let me tell you kids, she's rockin'!  Man, I've missed Lita.  She was one of my first crushes.  My Mother hated her song "Kiss Me Deadly".  HATED it.  I used to play the crap outta that song.  LOL.  Her new album is getting great reviews.  I cannot wait to get my hands on this!  I also can't wait to see her at the Zoo Amp in August.  I got to see her a couple of years ago.  It was pouring rain & lightning all around & she was on stage playing "Close My Eyes Forever".  That was pretty frakkin' awesome.

Guess who else has a new album out?!  L.A. Guns.  Oh yeah.  Love me some Guns!  It's also getting great reviews!  Amazon has it for $8.99 & also has tracks you can preview.  They sound fantastic.  I will definitely be picking this one up as well.

But wait, that's not all!  There's more old school Metal headed your way!  Europe also has a new one!  Yep,  Europe.  I know!?  Crazy right!?  Crazy awesome!

It's $16.99 (import) and unfortunately does not have previews on Amazon.  However, it's not even available on I-tunes.  Um, Europe, you sort of need to catch up with the times guys.  At least they have a Facebook page.  

Wait though, there's more!  No seriously!  More Metal!  

New Great White.  I know!  What!?  Yep.  New lead singer with the band now.  Unfortunately jack was having all sorts of issues & just couldn't put a solid performance together.  The new sound is actually a little more to my liking.  Many hardcore Great White fans aren't going to like the change in lead singers, but hey, it's not the bands fault Jack can't perform.  These guys are musicians.  It's how they pay their bills.  They can't let one member of the band screw that up.  Hopefully Jack will pull it together someday.  $12.19 for the album or $8.99 for the download on Amazon, plus you can preview the songs as well.

Oh, and here's a Youtube Video of one of the songs for you!

I'm not done yet.  On no.  One of my guilty pleasure favorite hairbands is back  Trixter.  These guys haven't lost a thing.  This new album sounds awesome.  There was always something Southern Rock-ish sounding about these guys that I like.  I know, they're from Jersey.  Their sound isn't.

$15.43 for the CD on Amazon or $8.99 for the download,  $9.99 on I-tunes.  

And that kids, is all I have for now.  There is more on the way.  The goddess herself, Doro, has a new one out in August/September.

\m/ Metal Forever! \m/

New Cat Power

Cat Power is releasing an all new album of originals called "Sun".  Go check out her first single "ruin" here.

A Little Here...A Little There...

Wow, I am a little loaded down with small commissions.  I LOVE it!  They might be small, but hey, getting paid for any art really rocks.  I'm working on a band logo for this punk Scottish band.  I've got a robot to finish up & giclee, a couple tattoos & an initials logo.

This is the black & white simple version of the band logo.

I then played around with Tartans & color.  This is the Tartan of the MacGregor Clan.

And the above pic is what I came up with when I was asked to do something fancy with the Scorpio letter symbol.  I like it so much, I almost want it myself.  I'm holding out for my Doro/Xena/Gab/Red Sonja Tattoo.

I love art.  Have a great weekend!

Crucified Barbara

OMG...I am totally in love with this band.  Crucified Barbara. Old school heavy metal!  These chicks rock!

They are an all female rockin' Swedish band formed in 1998.  They were more punk rock when they started, but have progressed to hard rock & almost an old school metal sound.  They. are. awesome.

You can pick up their stuff on Amazon.com in hard copy or MP3 format.  You can also find them on I-tunes.

                                                                                

The members even have awesome metal/rock nicknames!

Mia Coldheart

Klara Force

Ida Evileye

Nicki Wicked

So...awesome.

The Garden of Your Mind.

PBS recently released this autotune of Mr. Rogers.  It's amazing.

THIS is how I want to be every single day of my life.

Excited!

So, my bard, has a cookbook that she wrote available for pre-order up on Amazon.com right now.  To say we are excited is an understatement.  She worked very hard in Grad school & it has paid off!  It is very fitting that her first book is a cookbook.  She loves to cook, lucky me, and she's excellent at it!  This book is $14.99 & chocked full of deliciousness!  The recipes are geared toward game-day parties, but there are some meal type recipes in there as well!  Not to mention desserts!  If you would like to follow her blog, check it out here:  http://omghaveyoutastedthis.blogspot.com/  Don't forget to head over to Amazon & pick up a copy of T's book!  Much thanks!

11th Doctor & Amy Pond in 1:6 scale!

Not only is this Big Chief Studios 12" Doctor Who doll/figure an awesome size, but look at the sculpt!  It's fantastic!  To top that, it has so many awesome accessories!  Accessories include:

6 different hands that can be interchanged

A TARDIS floor base with stand  

A sonic screwdriver open & one closed

A wallet with Psychic paper

A Nano Recorder Gun

A Lash-up Device

A Time Lord Consciousness Cube

 An Invitation with blue envelope

A TARDIS door fragment

A Red Handkerchief

A Wristwatch

He also has his signature tweed jacket & bowtie.  Under his jacket?  Suspenders!  

He is available for pre-order right now from Entertainment Earth or the Big Bad Toy Store.

$199.99.  Ouch.

You can also pick up Amy as a companion!

She is also $199.99 & has tons of cool accessories!  Both figures are highly poseable.  Let's hope they make a TARDIS these figures can fit in!  

FLOG

Felicia Day is a Goddess.

A nerd/geek goddess. If you don't know who she is, your life is a little darker & less full of unicorns & rainbows.  You should know her.  Well, in an internet way.  I mean you can't really know her unless you hang out with her.  Which when you watch her FLOG it feels like you're totally hanging out with her, but you're not.  Anyway, I digress.

Go check out Felicia's FLOG because it is hilarious.  She is very consistent with updates.  And Hilarious.
Don't stop there though!  Check out all of Geek & Sundry.  If you haven't watched her show "The Guild", you are also totally missing out on hilarity & fun.  Go watch it. There's cosplay!  It is also streaming on Netflix & Hulu Plus I believe.

What are you waiting for?  Go!

Doctor Who Watch

Underground Toys has a beautiful new Doctor Who watch available for pre-order through Entertainment Earth.
It comes in a Doctor Who tin and has Gallifreyan symbols adorning it.  The picture below is just a proto-type & I hope they fix the IIII or 4 on the clock.  I'm not sure how the quality will be.  I'm hoping it will be a leather strap and not some plastic composite, but I guess we will have to wait & see.  If you want to follow Underground Toys Doctor Who Blog for the latest updates, go here: Doctor Who Blog

Model Kit Sale!!!

Entertainment Earth is having a Model Kit Sale!  Buy one get one 50% off!  So go check out their kits!

Barnabas Dark Shadows Kit $24.99

Universal Mummy $29.99

Frank & Bride $44.99

Wonder Woman $19.99

This is just a small sample of the many kits they have available!

Time Machine!

  

Round 2 Models has a very interesting & strangely cool new model out.  It's called the "Strange Change Time Machine".  On the outside it just looks like some sort of robot head, but open it up & you have a time machine with it's pilot!

The Victorian Era pilot pulls the lever & you close the door & he is transported back into time.  All with amazing rubber band technology!  

Pretty cool, right?  You can pick this really cool model up over at Round 2 Models for $30.99 + shipping or over at Entertainment Earth for $32.99 + shipping. 

The model is molded in gray plastic, requires glue & paint & is considered a level 2 model.  Size is 6.5" x 6.5" x 7".  This new model is actually a copy of the 1960 Strange Change Time Machine.  Don't let it pass you by.  It could be another 50 years before you see it again!

New Star Wars Cards

They don't change often, but when they do it is usually pretty noticeable.  I'm talking about Star Wars action figure cards.  There's some fresh new ones heading your way.  I like them.  They will arrive in stores with Wave 14 which includes: Clone Trooper Lietenant
                             Darth Vader (Emperor Lightning)
                             Jar Jar Binks
                             Shock Trooper
                             Sandtrooper (Orange Patch)
                             Princess Leia (Bespin)

Look for them soon!  And May the Force Be With You!

Play Visions & Pac-Man

Play Visions is a novelty toy seller.  The big difference with them compared to other novelty toy sellers is that they tend to grab some really good licensing.  They get licenses for things like Pac-Man, Star Wars, Lego, Sponge Bob, Thomas the Train & so many more.

Check out this adorable Pac-man bank.  It takes batteries to make the sounds work.  When you drop in the coins, you get the classic Pac-Man chomping noises!  Awesome!  $23.99 from the Play Visions site or $21.99 from Entertainment Earth.

They also offer these hilarious Pac-Man wind-ups.  Pac-Man is 1.75" & the ghost is 2".  They come packed together for $9.99 on either site.  

Last but not least, there's the Pac-Man sounds Keychain.  It is also offered on both sites, but it's a dollar cheaper at $8.99 over on the Play Vision site.

Like I said before though, Play Vision has tons more stuff.  Head over & check them out.  I will be adding them to the action figure list on the right.  Have a great weekend!

Star Wars Vintage Wave 4 Revision 1

Qui-Gon Jinn (Phantom Menace)

Ratts Tyerell and Pit Droid (Phantom Menace)

 VC92 Anakin Skywalker (Clone Wars)

 VC93 Darth Vader (Star Wars)

 VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth, Empire Strikes Back)

 VC87 Luke Skywalker (Return of the Jedi, Jedi Origin)

 VC58 Aayla Secura (Revenge of the Sith)

 VC59 Nom Anor (Expanded Universe)

 VC60 501st Clone Trooper (Revenge of the Sith)

 VC56 Kithaba (Return of the Jedi)

 VC57 Dr. Evazan (Cantina, Star Wars)

 VC28 Wedge Antilles (Return of the Jedi)

What comes in a case is always subject to change until the day it hits the stores.

These have, so you can bet that these are all correct.  Some pretty sweet figures in this batch.