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Watch Marvel Super Heroes: What The–?! Ep. 21 Wolverine: Partial Recall

Speaking of summer blockbusters, The Wolverine opens July 26. And while I can’t forgive 20th Century Fox for damaging the franchise with the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie and killing any hope for a Ryan Reynolds Deadpool movie, I’m even more concerned about what they might do to ruin the classic Claremont / Miller comics collaboration that still holds up over 30 years later.

Putting all that aside, one thing we can all look forward to is a Wolverine action figure send-up from the MSH: What The–?! crew at Marvel. They haven’t released one yet for the upcoming movie, but this one’s an oldie but goodie from a couple years back. Enjoy!

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Win Pacific Rim Action Figures and HeroClix from NECA

After posting the Sideshow contest I started clicking around for more Pacific Rim info – somehow I missed the announcement last week for NECA’s giveaway. They’re now in week two of giveaways for four NECA Pacific Rim prize packs. The action figures look great, but I’m most thrilled about the HeroClix. I like the idea of scale reversal – to the Heroclix kaiju I’m monster-sized!

Four Weeks of Pacific Rim Contests Start Today!

Only a few more weeks until until Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi action-adventure “Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Pacific Rim” hits theaters, and the anticipation is killing us. To celebrate the upcoming film (and distract ourselves from the unbearable wait), we’re kicking off an unprecedented series of contests — starting today!

For the next month, we’ll be holding weekly drawings to give away fantastic prizes from Pacific Rim. That means you’ve got FOUR chances to win Pacific Rim 7″ Action Figures, HeroClix Pacific Rim Mini-Games, and HeroClix Pacific Rim Gravity Feeds!

via Four Weeks of Pacific Rim Contests Start Today! | NECAOnline.com.

Win a Set of Pacific Rim Statues from Sideshow Collectibles

Are you a fan of giant robots and huge freaking monsters? If so, then this is a giveaway for you. Sideshow Toys is hosting a contest for Pacific Rim – they’re giving away a full set of Pacific Rim statues, including 2 robots – Gipsy Danger and Striker Eureka – and 2 kaiju (giant monsters) – Knifehead and one so secret it won’t be revealed until the movie is open.

That happens on July 12. Fandango has a special deal – buy your Pacific Rim tickets online and get a free download from the soundtrack. Enjoy!

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If You Like Superhero Movies, Check Out This Movie Poster Sale at Tanga

Tanga is calling this a “Framed Superhero Movie Poster Liquidation” but that’s underselling the cool factor. They’re over half off retail price, and they are framed and ready to hang – no more push pins and ruined posters for you. With the non-glare plexiglass, these will be a respectable addition to your man-cave that even your significant other can’t complain about – not legitimately, anyways.

And best of all, the sale is agnostic to Marvel (Spider-Man, Iron Man, Avengers, Thor, Hulk, Wolverine, and the Fantastic Four) and DC (Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern) and even includes posters from classic movies like Flash Gordon.

With a custom frame built just for your new poster, ready to hang, complete any movie room, office, or bedroom with these classic and timeless posters! Using a special non glare Plexiglass, your poster will look its best from any angle even in highly lit areas!

via Framed Superhero Movie Poster Liquidation – Tanga.

DC Collectibles Reveals New 52 Lex Luthor in Time-Lapse Digital Sculpting Video

Superman’s arch-nemesis Lex Luthor will be joining the DC Collectibles line of New 52 action figures, as revealed in a video blog of their digital sculpting approach. I’m a fan of Lex’s armored look, but I haven’t really been following a lot of DC Comics since the New 52 re-launch – so I’m not really sure if there’s been a definitive armored look for him.

Digital sculpting has likely reduced the cycle times and cost of action figure design, but probably not to the point where we can see figures hit shelves concurrent with the latest comic book looks. They’ve gotten a lot closer though, as evidenced by the New 52 line.

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