Marvel Gallery PVC Diorama: The X-Men's Savage Land Rogue

Diamond Select is always good for creating figures and statues from characters that are "in the spotlight" at the time of release. Luke Cage...Deadpool...Spider-Gwen... Even if they don't make the character exactly in the style we are seeing in the new media thrust upon us, you can be sure it will be the truest comic version Diamond's artists can muster. ...And also, every now and then, they just bust out a piece that reminds you how ridiculously fun comics can be. Here's their new Marvel Gallery PVC Diorama of Rogue in her skimpy, silly ass Savage Land swimsuit because why the hell not.

Deadpool Video Game Updates, Screens, Concept Art & Rogue in a Bikini

Before we show you the new goods available from Activision for their new Deadpool video game, we'd like to sound off on 10 things you need to include to actually call this a Deadpool game...

10. Menacing with a chicken...rubber or otherwise
9. Menacing and assault with another...rubber...phallic...object...
8. Costume changes (other superheroes, other deadpool costumes, female superhero costumes..)
7. Mascot costume for a Skrull kill frenzy level
6. 200 known firing and blunt object weapons..and 6 pool made up himself with household items like Zebra striped Duct Tape and Cheerios

X-Men with Googly Eyes

Oh thank you, internets. Now I know what to do with my chrome covered variants the world once coveted and now shuns, banishing them to the 50 cent bin, only to be rescued by me like some shivering puppy looking up at me soulfully as Sarah McLaughlin music plays somewhere in the distance. My world of mutants shall now have googly eyes and be gifted to future generations.













You get the picture..and now you want moooore...and also you see your comic collection differently. Oh..the possibilities.

Drink in more awesome at xmenwithgooglyeyes.tumblr.com

Kotobukiya's New Rogue Statue

This one is for Lori! I've seen plenty of Rogue statues in my day, but I've always felt they were either totally off or just missed the mark. Today, Kotobukiya hits the bulls-eye.

The amazing X-Men Danger Room Sessions Fine Art Statue series continues with its fourth member and one of the most powerful mutants in existence, Rogue!

Born Anna Marie in Mississippi, the young girl's mutant powers first manifested during a kiss with her childhood boyfriend. Suddenly she found herself absorbing his life energy, and subsequently ran away, taking the nickname Rogue in the process. When touching a mutant, she absorbs powers in addition to memories and skills, making her incredibly powerful and incredibly dangerous.

Ever since the early days of Marvel Comics' mutant adventures, "X" teams have trained together in the ultra high tech facility known as the Danger Room, equipped with state of the art adaptive combat and athletics routines that challenge each participant in unique ways. The training facility has been featured prominently in X-Men comics over the years, as well as in various cartoons and the third X-Men film.

Based on a concept from the artistic pair of Manuel and Leo Silva, Rogue embodies both power and beauty. The spirited mutant is posed dynamically flying in the air, with one foot barely resting on the smashed face of her previous opponent. Meanwhile, Rogue wields a chunk of the Sentinel's brain as a weapon, preparing to hurl it into the next one to challenge her.

The mutant hero's classic costume is beautifully recreated, with the bright green and yellow of the bodysuit standing out within her dark brown jacket. Always enthusiastic in the heat of battle, Rogue's face is perfectly sculpted to show off her fighting spirit!

At nearly 12 inches tall, Rogue is perfectly in scale (1/6) with the other Danger Room Sessions members Wolverine, Psylocke, and Sabretooth (Sold Separately). Sculpted by Erick Sosa, the X-Man is completed by her amazing Sentinel face base on top of a mechanical projector.

Every mutant in the Danger Room Sessions series is mounted on a unique Danger Room holographic environment with translucent parts that glow with a Built In LED Light in the Base.

This Statue is Due Out in the 2nd Quarter of 2011.

Marvel Announces Curse of the Mutants!!!

I'd like to begin todays rant by saying REALLY??!! Really??!! No seriously....REALLY??!! I thought X-Men vs Dracula was a gimmick from the 80's. This just looks silly. Dig the probaganda..

As the X-Men recover from the stunning conclusion of Second Coming and prepare to enter the Heroic Age, they’ll first have to survive The Curse of The Mutants! Beginning in July’s X-Men #1, from the fan favorite creative team of Victor Gischler and Paco Medina, the X-Men welcome new faces into the fold as a deadly new threat emerges to consume mutantkind…and then the world! With top secret specials and new series tie-ins to this red-hot storyline, The Curse of The Mutants leaves the X-Men forever scarred!

It’s mutants versus vampires—and the stakes have never been bigger for X-Men than in The Curse of The Mutants!

STAKES! VAMPIRES! HA! Just horrible. If Gambit sparkles I may kill someone.

A Marvel Figure Wish List

2010 is fast approaching, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to moan about the Marvel Legends scaled figures I still don't have...so Hasbro and Diamond Select, this is for you!

Luke Cage (current New Avengers look) - Could be made by either company, as Diamond have a 7 inch license and Luke is a big dude, and since we are talking about a guy in fairly normal street clothes, it's probably better for Diamond as comic shop patrons know exactly who he is...and that they need him badly to complete a New Avengers set up!







Jean Grey - Still baffles me and probably 90% of the toy buying public that they've never made a Legends figure of her. That's why it stings even more that she's out right now in the Marvel Universe line (and Cage is on the way too. HAHA very funny.)








Juggernaut - Yea, they just did him in the Hasbro Spider-Man line, but he's puny. Time for Diamond to step up and give us the huge figure with fists we've been waiting for. Since it's been so long since he was originally released in the Legends line, he'd be a welcome addition..and trust me..we could use a new one with tighter joints and more stability!






Rogue - Another inexplicable absence on most Legends collector's shelves. Why, we'll never know, but it's high time Hasbro fixed the problem! Hell, give us a two pack with a new Gambit. Even thought the original was excellent, I'd take an update just to get Rogue. Better yet, do her in a two pack with a classic Storm figure! Female figure collectors would go berserk.







Sub-Mariner - The Fantastic Four BAF series was rediculously absent from retail stores, so I'm sure, like me, most collectors are still waiting to add this figure in his iconic look to their collections. Speaking of this wave of figures, we could also use a do over of...








Ronan - Time for Diamond to step in and give us the perfect Ronan we've always wanted (and can actually buy), primed and ready to take on Thanos all by himself.









Morbius - High time for a new version of this Spidey vamp. With vampires so popular right now, it should be a no brainer. I wouldn't be surprised if he were popping back up in comics right now. A comic accurate Blade figure would be an awesome idea as well.







Baron Zemo - Sometimes, I don't understand why Toybiz made the choices they did. They make Sub-Mariner and know that a very large percentage of their sales come from comic collectors, but instead of his iconic look, they dress him up. Same deal with Loki. With Zemo, they went completely retro and put him in a more bizarre costume than the last one he actually wore! Madness. Let's get the classic Zemo done properly.






Task Master - If there were ever a guy in need of a do-over, this is it. He's become a heavy hitter in the MU recently, so he's worth making right!








Terrax - He's got an awesome look and has to be the most known herald of Galactus next to Silver Surfer.







Will post more when I have some free time! Give the Thunderbolts and Wrecking Crew a thought for boxed sets while you wait.