The Quarter Bin

Game goes in the console. You play the console. Shark’s in the game. Our shark.

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You love Valve. You love NECA. You’ve heard about how NECA is bringing you all the Valve action figures and prop replicas you can handle. But you haven’t seen what they’ve got in store for you. Today, everything changes. And it starts with the most famous physicist in all the world: Gordon Freeman. Read the rest of this entry »

Just before San Diego Comic Con, we had the opportunity to visit with our good friends at NECA to see what they were bringing to the biggest comic and pop culture convention of the year. Needless to say, what we saw vastly exceeded our expectations. From Evil Dead to Rocky to Predator to Resident Evil, Assassin’s Creed, and Valve, what NECA’s got in store for 2011 and beyond is quite amazing. Read the rest of this entry »

For comics shipping 07.27.11 or The Week Cowboys Wrangled Up Some Aliens. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »

Of all the Marvel superhero movies released thus far, none had me as eager to see it as Captain America: The First Avenger. Cap is one of my all-time favorite superheroes, and his Marvel film debut was the last necessary cog to put in place before next year’s Avengers film. Was Marvel truly saving the best for last? Partially. Captain America: The First Avenger is a fairly formulaic film, but it manages to entertain and hit all the right notes. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this week, Jon Cooper took a look at what Captain America meant to the real world. Today, I’m going to give a little perspective as to what Captain America means to the people and heroes inhabiting the Marvel comics we love so much, and why he’s the most revered hero in the Marvel Universe. Read the rest of this entry »

I think the name speaks for itself, don’t you?

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Captain America Week rolls on with a look at our favorite video game appearances by the OG Super Solider. Ranging from fighting games to side-scrolling beat-em ups, Captain America has appeared in more than a dozen different titles. Here are our top five. Read the rest of this entry »

The first images from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 have surfaced, and with them comes the reveal of Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, and Strider as playable characters. Read the rest of this entry »

For comics shipping 07.20.11 or The Week Captain America Became The First Avenger. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »