Daily Wrap-Up: May 16th 2011 on TOYSREVIL

[Click above image to view 12 x blogposts for Monday]What was invigorating fun to find two chattable fellows "around" the same age as me at the rehab-sessions and indulging in veracious opinions on life shared (aka "talk cock sing song"), it was also a heavy feeling of "dread" thereafter - that the reality is there are two more Stroke victims - even younger than me - that exists. I would ask you

Superhero-Sunday: Comics Is Visual Communication

If this seems somewhat "narcissistic", it probably is! Here are a few doodles of superheroes I've the past few years to share with you folks (peeps who had visited my sketch-blog no doubt have seen these before - so please do forgive my repetition :p). They mean nothing more than guffaw-fodder (I am not THAT delusional lol), but I am nevertheless fond of them - because they are an individual

Superhero-Sunday: Wolverine Vs The Hand by Gary Shore

Lovely video spotted on Topless Robot featuring the mutant Wolverine in a mock sequel to the first movie, as directed by Gary Shore, featuring music from Vitaliy Z. A nice cap to Superhero-Sunday activities on TOYSREVIL, doncha you think? :)

Superhero-Sunday: Is Ghost Rider A Superhero? Featuring Custom by Motorbot

What makes a "superhero"? Is it his/her super-human powers? Is it the use of said-power for the good of mankind? Is it the self-sacrificing nature of such a being, to benefit the welfare of human-kind, that grants you this title? What IS a superhero? Do YOU think the GHOST RIDER is a superhero?WHO-IS: "Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in comic books

Superhero-Sunday: The Allure of Grendel / Grendel x Lemi Papertoy from Thunderpanda

The powers of Grendel laid not in what abilities he/she/it could employ, but in the sheer longevity an independent comicbook character could endure thru the ages. Appearing to the public for the first time in 1982, the anti-hero lasted nearly 2 decades into the present, the last time I've seen him was in the sequel to the Batman/Grendel crossover in 1996. But nothing could surpass the "War Child"

Superhero-Sunday: Custom Heroes Collection of Patman

I love seeing toy collectors' collections. It is not about how cool or awesome a collection you have (this might be the exception ;p), but tis about "sharing" with folks worldwide, the toy-joy of collecting. "Patman" graciously shares with us his comicbook superhero-themed collection, featuring the custom-works of Nico Deacosta of Likhang Pinoy Customs with the above-shown YELLOW DAREDEVIL

Superhero-Sunday: Green Lantern Qee-ro from Toy2R

With the numerous incarnation of Green Lantern toys we've seen thus far, wouldn't it be swell to see a little representation of the lore in designer toys ala "Qees"? Kevin of Toy2R-USA shares with us a little "toy dream" of theirs, and I reckon he has a weak spot for Kyle Rayner's Green Lantern, doesn't he? NICE! And while production is a moot point (for now) - would live to see customs of the

Superhero-Sunday: Hellboy Madl custom by Motorbot

While hardly a traditionally recognized "hero" with super-powers, the character of HELLBOY has endured WW2 (or rather, based on the storyline) and continues to battle strange and mystical monsters till this very day - the concept of Hellboy and his blunt horns has become an iconic representation of geekery made good, the world over, IMHO.What? After a slew of comicbook stories from Dark Horse

Daily Wrap-Up: May 15th 2011 on TOYSREVIL = Superhero-Sunday!

[Click above image for 20 blogposts - Don't Miss Them All!]In any "regular" circumstance, I would balk at the idea of 20 x blogposts on a Sunday - because there simply are not so much readers on a Sunday (but the effort is never unjustified, IMHO). But today was different. Today I got to geek out, for both myself and for folks who care to read about Superheroes! Today was SUPERHERO-SUNDAY!Unlike

Superhero-Sunday: Comicbooks and Me (Part Two)

I grew up reading comicbook superheroes from Marvel and DC Comics. Having been weaned on cartoons / animes and live-action serials like Ultraman being dubbed in Malay on TV3 (I don't know what the heck was playing on Singaporean channels), it seemed like a right "fit" with superheroes printed on the 2D-page (from vertical viewing on the telly to horizontal viewing of the comicbook LOL).One of the

Superhero-Sunday: Iron Man from NanoBenji & Billionaire Superheroes

The character Iron Man has gripped the consciousness of the now generation, a result of the movie blockbuster consumed by the masses, heralding a return to the glory days of comicbook heroes on the silver screen, and unlike the conceptions of Spiderman, Superman, Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four etc - all of which possesses extra-ordinary super-powers, Tony Stark has money, and build himself a

Superhero-Sunday: Eastern Abilities vs Western Powers

[Above re-colored Ultraman bootlegs by Jeffry Burhan]"Superhero" means different things to different people. Ideaology and geographically influenced, I suppose. And while the term was rooted deeply with Western comicbooks for me - including Marvel, DCs and even 2000A.D. (I collected and read them vivaciously), for others it might be due to exposure to television programs and cartoons. I remember

Superhero-Sunday: And Then We Have "VR Man"

"Superheroes". Folks all over the world have their own creations, featuring characters of select heritage (both earthbound or alien) possessing various extra-ordinary super-human powers. Some are unable to wield their power for good (and become destitutes or villains) while most are destined for greatness But all heroes possess one single attribute which transcends language and race: the ability

Superhero-Sunday: Chibi-Hero Designs from Evan Cheng of 2B

We first saw swell-superhero-mashups with Sesame Street denizens from Evan Cheng HERE - now we have snaps of his chibi-designs featuring a slew of recognizable Marvel-characters (and a sole DC iconwith Batman above) - as well the "Father" of most of them; "Stan Lee"! Now wouldn't this series be awesomely fun as a toy-series? Someone make that happen please!You do realize ALL of the above

Superhero-Sunday: The Joker by NEMO

We've posted earlier about NEMO's HULK Spraycan sculpt, and mentioned the Joker sculpt displayed alongside it as seen at San Diego Comic Con in 2008 (pic above courtesy of Steve Talkowski). And now we've discovered a little something about NEMO and his affinity with the arch-nemesis of the Batman … he has loads of Joker artwork and sculpts!A Hero is defined by his villains and the Joker is a

Superhero-Sunday: Customs from MaloApril & MaloMike

[Above: Batman for "Darkest Night" / Below: "Teen Titans"]Here are a collection of customs (main superhero-theme picked) from LA-based artists MaloApril & MaloMike (Mike Mendez & April Elliott). These sat in my inbox for a while now and I have finally gotten my head straight to post about them!QTN: What is your favourite toy-form to customize?ANS: "Munnys right now but we have painted Mighty

Superhero-Sunday: CE Thor by Mr Toy

From avid toy-collector (he guided me thru the night-market!) and artist/sculptor known as Mr.Toy comes a new series of customs featuring the CE platform figure (the mascot toy release for CLEA 2010 - designed and manufactured in Thailand) with this cycle showcasing the Mighty THOR from his movie appearance, alongside a Star Wars Storm Trooper (more on that later) and plans for a CE-version of

Superhero-Sunday: Iron Man Homage Painting by NEMO

So what's the story of the above Iron Man painting where he is smoking a dooby? I am a huge fan of John Romita Jr and seeing this homage was a trip! We went straight to the artists' mouth for the reason of being, and Mike "NEMO" Mendez tells it straight:NEMO: "i recently did a IRON MAN painting for a show that got CANCELED at the last minute, the show was called "MADE IN AMERIJUANA" lol was

Superhero-Sunday: Painted Marvel Handful of Heroes by HalfbadToyz Adam

Adam of Halfbad Toyz shares this images and words with us: "I painted up these Marvel Handful Of Heroes minifigs last year. They are little plastic cast figures, and I thought they would look much better painted. Here are my pics of the finished ones."The figs in question are 30mm aka 3cm tall. Now that's mighty fine brushwork right there! (And no, I do not think the measurements include the

Superhero-Sunday: Batman Darkest Night - Custom Mighty Muggs Series

I spotted this Mighty Muggs-custom set from a while back - based on the BATMAN DARKEST NIGHT series -featuring works from MaloApril & MaloMike, James Fuller, Ashley Peterson (Fried Gold productions), and Ryan McClure (Rocketboy customs), and they remain one of the most awesomely intense superhero & villain-customs I have seen painted on any platform figure, bar none. Enjoy the snaps if you