Current Stats: As of 1/24/2025
16 Million Pageviews (all time)
12.9 Million Views on Youtube with 16k subscribers. Our top vid has over 2 million views
33 Million views on Flickr Galleries
Our ever-evolving crew lineup currently includes...
Paul "Nomad" Nicholasi - Editor/ Founder/ New York Area Operations/ Master Blaster: 20-year + toy industry veteran and eggshell blue belt in Gymkata, Paul was once described as a "robot who runs on alcohol" due to his ability to run a booth at a huge convention, being the first one on the floor in the morning and the last one off at night, then into 3 parties before getting some articles written up and mayyyybe a bit of sleep. As a partner on Action-Figure.com, he put twelve years of San Diego Comic-Con under his belt...which pretty much has him ready to handle anything...including powerful mid-Saturday barnyard convention smells.
Super Powers: Once shot 10 thousand pictures at SDCC. Puts out street lights while lamenting why Hasbro doesn't love him. Is sometimes invisible to automatic doors and faucets.
Interests: Marvel and DC Comics, Toy Hunting, Indie Movies, Anime, Video Games, Pizza and Ice Cream. Oh and Samurai Pizza Cats. That just makes sense.
Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Tumblr - Pintrest - paulnomad at gmail dot com
Want to read my reviews? Dive in! I did set visits for The Crazies, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Halloween 2 (Rob Zombie's) and some others if you feel like Googling. There's also close to 12 years of convention coverage on Flickr if you like that sorta stuff.
Mike Stencel is a staff writer for IdleHandsBlog, where he has spent the past seven years covering pop culture events by interviewing toy industry representatives at New York Toy Fair and reporting on panels at New York Comic Con. A lifelong fan of geek culture, his passion began with Star Wars—including vivid childhood memories of his mom sneaking candy into movie theaters when he watched The Empire Strikes Back as a kid—and expanded into a love of superhero genres, ’80s video games (his Atari 2600 is still intact in his family room), and toy collecting. By the power of Grayskull, he definitely has the Super Power.
He especially enjoys the nostalgia of collecting and displaying action figures from toy lines such as Masters of the Universe, DC Super Powers, Thundercats, G.I. Joe, Transformers, SilverHawks, WWF LJN, Funko, and Sectaurs, to name a few.
In addition to his writing, Mike has hosted and moderated comic con panels featuring cast members and celebrities from television shows including Gotham, The Brady Bunch, The Sopranos, The Big Bang Theory, and The Walking Dead.
When not celebrating his “nerdom,” Mike is a high school English teacher at New Hyde Park Memorial High School, where he has taught for 22 years. He earned his BA in Print Journalism from Hofstra University in 2001 and holds a Master’s degree in Secondary Education.
An Eagle Scout, Mike is also a longtime Cub Scout leader and Scoutmaster, a high school swim official, and has been married to his beautiful wife for nearly 19 years. He is the proud father of three boys.
We are always looking for steady writers! Give a shout if you can write interesting sentences with limited editing needed....because loads of editing makes the editor cry. Also, be snarky.
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Laptop (non MAC, good enough to crunch video)
High Capacity Portable Chargers
Updated Cell (currently rocking a Galaxy s10 averaging 2k pics a day at big events.)
Streaming Gear: Upgrade on our graphics card, camera, mic, monitors. Honestly, the computer has seen some things... A whole new rig would not be turned away.
**If any individual would like to donate us any of the gear above (or just donate a sum of money toward our cause), we will sing your praises at the bottom of articles and most likely tell stories about you that aren't true but are still funny.
FAQ
Will you review my thingy? - Maybe. Email Paul Nicholasi at the address up top and we'll see if it fits.
Will you support my KickstarterIndieGoGoGoFundMeGiveMeMoneys? - We always consider it, but it has to be really cool, really fun and again, fit in with our crowd.
Will you come cover our event? - If it fits and the date works and we have someone in the area, it's a strong possibility. Email Paul Nicholasi up top with details and we'll see if we can make it work. If it's too far away, flying us there is also a solution.
Can we advertise on your site? - We don't currently have a system set up for this, BUT, as you see, a few select friends are up on the right hand side, so we have a way to accommodate. We also occasionally accept sponsors for upcoming events, so get in touch with the Editor up top.
How do we send you news? - The "Got Tips" button on the front page will open an email box just for this purpose, or just email the Editor above.
I'm crushing your head... - I block. WE BATTLE!
There's an item in an article that is our property or contains knowledge we didn't want out there. How do we get that gone? - First and foremost, please know that the policy at Idle Hands is we will run anything that is made public. This includes sales sheets and catalogs (digital or paper) given to our people at events, pre-orders on websites across the globe, items we find on your website and anything displayed at an event we've been told is OK to report on and/or photograph. If we ran information/images of yours, it's been made public somewhere. We don't even know how to begin to be sneaksy. That said, we are more than reasonable and are happy to discuss the matter further. See the Editor up top.
Can we repost your news? - Yes, but please credit us. If you are grabbing pictures and info, please only grab half at the most of what we are showing/what you are after, and link back for the rest. We appreciate your interest and thank you for your cooperation!
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