In case you missed it (or in case you don’t use Twitter), here is the transcript of our live tweets from Josh Gates’s Saturday evening panel at C2E2. Josh, the host of Destination Truth on SyFy, took some questions from Twitter and the audience. In the days prior to C2E2, Josh had promised that a big announcement would be made during this panel. Follow the link and read the transcript of ASM’s tweets for the full scoop:
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C2E2 2012 Day 1 – The Displays
On the show floor were multiple displays from Marvel, DC Comics, Diamond Select Toys, The CS Moore Studio and The Captain America Auction. We’ll be getting more pictures over the weekend, but for right now, check out the galleries below: CS Moore Studio DC Comics and Collectibles Diamond Select Toys Marvel The Captain America Auction The props from Captain America and Thor were AWESOME! I wish I had unlimited funds so I could bring some home. More pictures tomorrow! All our C2E2 Galleries can be found here!
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We have never been at a comic convention on a Friday, so we weren’t sure how many costumes we’d see on the floor. While there weren’t as many costumers as we wanted, we did see some great work and we hope that the cosplay will kick up tomorrow when there will be more people. You can find our entire Costume Gallery for Friday by clicking this link, and we have some of the highlights below. For the full size picture, click the link above. All our C2E2 Galleries can be found here!
Continue readingASM – The Geekly Rewind Invades C2E2!
This weekend, ASM invades C2E2! We’ll be there to bask in the comic, geek and pop culture goodness as Chicago hosts its third show by ReedPop. I will be handling pictures of the displays, the booths, the games, and whatever nice geeky stuff I find. My cosplay cohort, Rogue Z, will be covering the costumes. Speaking of costumes, we want to see yours! Rogue Z wants to put together a costume gallery for C2E2, so get out your finest comic/movie/TV/sci-fi/geek costumes and make sure to find us. Even if you aren’t in costume, we want to meet you. Keep an
Continue readingC2E2 Guest Update – David Newell and John Barrowman!
Holy crap. I thought that C2E2 was going to be a great show. Now I know it’s going to be a FANTASTIC show! A couple of weeks ago, C2E2 announced that David Newell would be coming. Who’s David Newell? Mr. “Speedy Delivery” himself, Mr. McFeely from “Mister Rogers Neighborhood”! Now, I am a HUGE Mister Rogers fan. I have been since I watched the show religiously as a kid for years. I happened to be out of work at the time his last show was on the air in 2001 and I sat down and watched it. I heard him
Continue readingBotCon 2012 Toy Reveal – Autobot Pretender Metalhawk
The sixth and final toy of BotCon 2012‘s box set has been revealed. We’ve known for some time that it was Metalhawk. We saw a blurry picture of him on the registration page. We saw control art for the toy. But BotCon has finally revealed the toy in full. Metalhawk was a Japanese-only Pretender released in 1988, and for the longest time he was one of Transformers fandom’s Holy Grails. He was unlike other Pretenders as Metalhawk had a removable helmet, had a full face, and most importantly, he was made of die-cast metal. But now he’s been reborn as
Continue readingBotCon 2012 Toy Reveal – Evil Ultra Magnus
The fifth toy in the box set for BotCon 2012 has been revealed, and it’s Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus. Based on the Generation 2 Optimus Prime mold from the “Reveal the Shield” line in 2011, Magnus — wow. He’s got a face only his mother could love… But let’s get to the vehicle mode first. Sporting the colors of the original Diaclone “Powered Convoy” toy (which was homaged by the Japanese redeco of the Generation 1 toy as “Movie Preview” Ultra Magnus), Magnus here is a blue truck with a silver stripe and red highlights. The deco is… plain. I
Continue readingJosh Gates from “Destination Truth” Attending C2E2 This April
Okay, this isn’t toy or comic or movie related, but it’s still awesome. C2E2 just sent an E-mail announcing that Josh Gates of Syfy’s “Destination Truth” will be attending C2E2 2012! I’m a big fan of “Destination Truth”. I’m not sure that I believe all the creatures and ghosts that Josh and team hunt exist, but I am sure that Josh makes the hunt fun. He’s snarky, he’s funny, and he brings a definite human element to the show. He also brings a talent of having the worst rental cars in existence. And if you don’t follow him on Twitter,
Continue reading2012 – The Geekly Fast Forward (Part 2)
Welcome back! In Part 1 of this 2012 preview, I talked a bunch of gibberish about the first six months of the year to come. So, since the rest of the year is even more nebulous, this should make for even more stupid talk. Let’s get to it!
Continue readingBotCon 2012 Toy Reveal – Heroic Treadshot
The fourth toy revealed in the BotCon 2012 box set is the Heroic Decepticon Treadshot. Treadshot is a remold of Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz, with a different head (possibly the alternate head created by Hasbro itself). Treadshot is primarily blue and yellow (the same colors as Armada Side Swipe). And he’s GORGEOUS. Wow. Wow wow wow wow wow! This is what I want to see from the convention! This is an absolutely gorgeous toy. The blue body, the yellow windows and lights, the grey spoiler — this is not only a great homage to Side Swipe, but it’s also just a fantastic deco. I
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