WonderCon 2011 – Booth Babes and Cosplay

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I love that WonderCon is a local show for me. Toy Fair is a trek, and even though San Diego is a short hour and a half flight away, it’s great not to have to deal with airports and hotels to soak in some pop culture and toys. But one thing that’s definitely changed in the past couple of years is how many people are showing up to WonderCon. It doesn’t have nearly the space or exhibitors compared to San Diego Comic-Con, but it’s starting to match SDCC in terms of people density. And a lot of those people show up in costume.

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C2E2 2011 – Picture Rundown and Mattel Voltron Update

C2E2 – Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo just wrapped up this Sunday and AFP was there to cover all the cool new toy coming out soon. Here is a quick look rundown of the most news-worthy items at the convention.

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Gentle Giant Deadpool Statue Preview?

When I posted the Black Cat preview from Gentle Giant earlier, I mentioned the announcement from the Gentle Giant homepage – this image of Deadpool was one of the teasers. They’ve already built out the categories of Marvel products, and there’s one called “Statues w/Vehicles” – I imagine that this is going to go in that category, and it is an awesome start.

As you may know, I’ve been a fan of Deadpool and his scooter for some time now. (Please pardon the link to my “dead as that guy Deadpool shot” customs website.)

Gentle Giant Marvel License and Black Cat Bust Preview – MTV Geek!

Guess who just got themselves a fancy new license to produce wicked-cool Marvel memorabilia? Gentle Giant Ltd., that’s who! You all know what that means – the makers of some of the best busts and statues around can now delve into the recesses of the Marvel Universe and pull out gems like their upcoming Deadpool […]

I had seen the announcement on Gentle Giant’s homepage, but MTV Geek got the official PR plus some nice pics of the upcoming Black Cat bust. Click through for more pics.

Guess who just got themselves a fancy new license to produce wicked-cool Marvel memorabilia? Gentle Giant Ltd., that’s who! You all know what that means – the makers of some of the best busts and statues around can now delve into the recesses of the Marvel Universe and pull out gems like their upcoming Deadpool statue and Black Cat bust!

Today, we here at MTV Geek! are going to present the official announcement straight from the folks over at Gentle Giant. As an added bonus, we’re then going to preview one of G.G.’s latest and greatest Marvel products! How’s that for information?!

Gentle Giant Ltd. is proud to announce a new partnership with Marvel Entertainment! In our ongoing efforts to bring new and uniquely special pop culture products to market, GGLTD has recently licensed several new categories of collectibles. Look forward to seeing Mini-busts, Bookends, Desk Accessories, beautiful Bronze items, Life-size pieces and character Statues featuring detailed vehicles and much, much more.

Coming soon are Deadpool on his Motorbike, interchangeable bookends allowing you to choose which hero battles which! And an ongoing line of mini-busts featuring all your favorite heroes like The Hulk, The Thing, Spider-man, Wolverine and many more, plus offerings from the Thor, Captain America and Avengers films!

Make mine MARVEL!

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