Month: January 2018

Superhero films dominate the modern cinema landscape, with 6 of last year’s top 10 highest-grossing films domestically coming courtesy of comic book adaptations such as Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. Despite their ability to rake in huge numbers at the box office, however, actress/director Jodie Foster recently declared that the genre is “ruining”
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In Japan, one thing is certain when the beginning of a new year is rapidly approaching: a massive selection of fukubukuro will soon be available! For those who aren’t already familiar, fukubukuro are essentially lucky bags filled with all sorts of mysterious goodies! Practiced as a tradition in Japan on New Year’s Day, fukubukuro can
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Fukubukuro, or lucky bags, from anime stores are one of the best ways to build up your collection whether you’re into figures, plush toys, clothes, or accessories. In addition to being fully loaded with goodies, they often come at a huge discount – the perfect New Years treat for thrifty otaku! The number of places
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U-Treasure, a company specializing in character jewelry and other items geared toward adults, has teamed up with Rebuild of Evangelion to release two stunning ring watches. The watches come in two models, “Rei Ayanami & tentative name: Rei Ayanami” and “Shinji Ikari & Kaworu Nagisa”, both limited to 100 pieces. Made of sterling silver, each
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Jerry Ordway yesterday voiced his support for the filmmaking team currently hard at work bringing Shazam to the big screen. Ordway posted some new Shazam art along with his well-wishes. The art shows the character mid-transformation from mild-mannered Billy Batson to the nigh-indestructible superhero Shazam, as well as a drawing of Shazam midflight. While I’m
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