Saw these at Target today:
They’re wood! How adorable are those?!
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Face It Tiger, You Need A Life
Apparently there’s been quite a bit of press regarding this:
It’s some sort of limited statue thingy that fanboy collectors get nerd-ons over.
This from Fox “News”:
Spider-Man is one lucky guy.
His girlfriend Mary Jane does his laundry, has a lot of cleavage and wears a cute little pink thong that sticks out of her jeans. At least that’s the image one comic-book illustrator portrays in a new collectable statue that has the comic blogosphere up in arms.
Sideshow Collectibles’ Mary Jane Comiquette is more than 14 inches of buxom Mary Jane. But the sight of Spidey’s gal spilling out of her clothes over a load of super wash has some calling the $125 collectable a sexist piece of trash.
“The statue represents a big step backwards for those concerned about the state and future of comic books,” said blogger Sleestak, under a May 11 posting titled “Mary Jane, the Other White Meat.”
Illustrator Adam Hughes created the limited edition statue, described as “Mary Jane discover[ing] that her superhero husband has slipped some of his laundry into the mix, but she’s not looking too displeased about Peter’s naughty little transgression.”
So here’s what I can get from this. People are mad because:
- MJ is bent over and showing cleavage
- She’s doing Peter’s laundry
GASP!
I don’t mean to shock anyone, but check out a Cosmo next time you’re buying milk. It’s chock full of boobs.
And suggesting a spouse might wash clothes in addition to his/her own? Well that’s just awful. (Note to self – from now now my wife rinses her own damn dishes!)
Honestly people, this is barely interesting, and it’s surely not news. It’s a pin-up paperweight that appeals to comic book guys. Get over it.
That being said, here’s some more gratuitous pics:
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Awww… Wook At The Cute Widdle Venom
Saw this Beanie-Baby-esque Venom at Target and couldn’t resist.
My 3-year-old son who loves all things Spider-Man actually picked it up off my shelf, hugged it and said the title of this post.
Too funny.
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Cross-Stressing
Just lately I finished up Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and picked up Lego Star Wars II. Despite the fact that my 7-year old nephew is playing the same game, I gotta tell you it’s a hoot and a half.
So I was mildly interested when I saw that a Lego Batman title is in the works, but at the same time, I’m disturbed by all this cross-branding as of late. (Star Wars Transformers?! Yeesh!)
Taking the associated brands into a video game seems barely acceptable, but you just know that Lego Batman Tansformers are around the bend. Or Teenage Mutant Ninja GI Spider-Joes. How about Simpsons Lincoln Log Monopoly?
The whole trend just screams “hey America, we’re all out of ideas! But we’d love it if you kept buying our crap!”
I say once we hit “three, three, three brands in one!,” it’s officially time to move to Sweden.
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No Wonder Ken Digs Her
This from Australia’s Herald Sun:
A 1959 Barbie doll dressed in a zebra-print swimming costume and sunglasses sold for nearly £3000 ($7585) today at a British auction of about 4000 of the toys.
What does this have to with cartoons, you ask?
Barbie’s looks were inspired by Bild Lilli, a 1950s comic strip prostitute created for German newspaper Bild.
Oh my…
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