Archive for the 'DC Comics' Category

Nightwing and Starfire: DC Infinite Heroes

February 15, 2009, 6:57 pm

I’ve bought a few of Mattel’s DC Infinite Heroes line: mostly characters that I like (not attempting to collect a full set…yet). These are the 3 and 3/4ths inch character line, so are lacking in some detail/articulation, but are nice enough.

One thing that’s really nice, though, is that they actually got the Nightwing/Starfire scale correct [...]

Superpets!

January 20, 2009, 7:26 pm

I love this cover for DC Super-Friends. The Kangaroo for Wonder Woman is inspired, though I’d like to see less "Superman" type pets. I always thought that Green Lantern would probably own a yellow Labrador retriever…

Superheroes on the Christmas Tree

December 24, 2008, 10:05 pm

Unlike many guys, my wife doesn’t mind if I put a few ornaments on the tree, as long as they aren’t too tasteless. I have a lot of superhero ornaments, which are spouse-approved for usage.

Growing up, though, some of my sisters would get a little annoyed when I’d make adjustments to the nativity set we [...]

Come On, DC, Give J’onn Some Respect

December 15, 2008, 7:28 pm

This is the ugliest Martian Manhunter action figure I’ve seen. Looks like someone smacked J’onn with a shovel right across the face. Looks like he got an arm transplant from the Hulk.

Lego Batman on the Eiffel Tower with Alligator Nunchuks

September 18, 2008, 6:59 pm

Just doing a riff off Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog’s Batman Chuk-a-rama. I decided to just Lego-fy one of the illustrations.

I considered making a Batman with Indiana Jones Nunchuks, but that was just too awesome.