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Behold the Masked Karimbah, the first character to make the jump from the mind of comic book artist Paul Pope to the real world, thanks to the magical toy elves at Kid Robot. The image above is Pope's artwork for the packaging of the two-piece figure that'll get an exclusive limited edition release at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and under the jump you can see Pope's design for the figure and a preview shot of the toy itself. More »
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Paramount has finally allowed Hasbro to release images of the Cloverfield toy, probably thinking that they've milked almost every possible box office dollar out of the thing. But based on the new pics, it's hard to imagine anybody shelling out a hundred bucks for this thing. When you stumble of the the theater after having your eardrums rattled and eyes blasted by shakycam monsterdom, it's easy to imagine wanting your own mini-monster. But the thing looks about as scary as a daddy longlegs that you'd find in the shower. Check out the images after the break. (The image to the left is from SOTA's Lovecraft-inspired Ultra Cthulhu.) More »
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Hasbro is going to release a 14-inch model of the Cloverfield monster, which will undoubtedly be one of the strangest toys ever made by the company known for G.I. Joe and Transformers. It'll cost a hundred bucks, and will feature over 70 "points of articulation," along with authentic sound effects, 10 parasites (alleged leaked photo of one here), two interchangeable heads (insert theories here), and a Statue of Liberty accessory head. Plus, it won't be out until September. Oh, and to protect against spoilerifaction, Hasbro has no photos of this hundred-dollar baby on its order site. Admittedly, we thought this was a fairly ridiculous idea for a toy... just before we pre-ordered one. [Variety] More »
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