Angus MacLane's Lego CubeDudes

Hellboy, T-1000, Aquaman, Shipwreck, Robocop, Mazinger Z, Dr. Horrible, and Hannibal Smith. Believe it or not, just a tiny sampling of the Lego CubeDudes posted by Angus MacLane.

*Previously: Mazinger plus Superman equals Japanese Superman.

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Matthew Modine is Indiana Jones? (link roundup)

"Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas" coming this September to the Geffen Playhouse:

Eighties heartthrob Matthew Modine was ‘A-List’ all the way. But now, a couple decades later, he’s not any lists. He needs to get back in the limelight – he needs ... a Cause. With the help of uber-publicist Whimberly North, Matthew channels his talents toward the common good and heads off to a small South American village to meet the Chimborazzi tribe and save their alpacas. Now, if only there wasn’t so much dirt in Ecuador...

Link.

And a few more links:

1. Mazinger-Z as a monkey.

2. Sean Bean will play Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones. More casting news here.

3. Fan art for Penny Arcade's "Lookouts."

4. Vibrant wooden dog.

*Previously: Indiana Jones, starring Darth Vader.

*Buy Indiana Jones posters at eBay.

Wear gloves before touching this Mazinger Z toy (link roundup)

An ad for a Mazinger Z toy that recommends buying gloves to wear when playing with it. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Little Birdie Secrets is giving away a lot of stuff this week, including a Dali decals gift certificate.

2. "Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson paid only $68 in property taxes this year because city records say her well-kept, brick Tudor-style home doesn't exist." She has an explanation, of course. Via.

3. Sad, a $50-million mixed-use redevelopment project to revamp downtown Pasadena is now on hold after a major investor pulled out.

4. Board game based on Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes in a briefcase filled with pharmaceuticals.

*Previously: Mazinger Z desktop wallpaper.

*Buy Mazinger Z toys at eBay.

Gallery 1998's next show focuses on children's books (link roundup)

Gallery 1998's next show in San Francisco is called "Beyond the Page: re-illustrating our favorite children's books." Little Red Riding Hood being menaced by trees is by Drake Brodahl, and you can see a high res version here.

And a few more links:

1. Electronic Arts shipped brass knuckles to media contacts to promote a new Godfather game. They've asked for them back because brass knuckles are apparently illegal in many of the states they were shipped to, including California, where EA headquarters is located.

2. Beautiful gallery of photos of Sucklord's glow-in-the-dark Creature from the Black Lagoon/Hoth Rebel army man.

3. Giant Mazinger Z statue (covered in graffiti, naturally).

4. Strutting Iron Giant animated gif.

*Previously: Giant cardboard Ultraman.

*Buy Mazinger Z toys at eBay.

Target-sponsored Qee

Target and Toy2R joined forces to turn a create a Qee based on Target's mascot. Looks like these will only be available to Target employees.

Update: On sale here.

Today, Toy2R also unveiled Toyer Enemy and Toyer-Z vinyl figures by Frank Kozik. Coming Winter 2008.




*Previously: Tiny plastic Mazinger Z toy.

*Buy Qees at eBay.

Tiny plastic Mazinger Z toy

Called "omake" in Japanese, the toys are tiny freebies that came with food, but are now very valuable. The toys you see above are on sale here. Via.

*Previously: Mazinger Z/Superman mashup.

*Buy Mazinger Z toys at eBay.

Cool Tim Tsui Vinyl Toys

Many more here.

Illustration: Excellent Mazinger Z Desktop Wallpaper

Huge image here.

*Buy Mazinger Z toys at eBay.