Nightmare Before Christmas bento boxes

Nightmare Before Christmas bento boxes by Gina Lee. Via.

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Revoltech Christmas Jack Skellington and new Green Lantern figures on sale

Just made available for preorder at the BBTS:


Revoltech Santa Jack Skellington.






Green Lantern Classics.

Han and Leia cake toppers (and more)

Star Wars, Nightmare Before Christmas, Mario Bros., and Legend of Zelda cake toppers by Hilda Fernandez on sale at Etsy.

*Previously: Little Big Planet cake topper.

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Papercraft Robby the Robot (link roundup)

Download the Robby the Robot paper toy here.

And a few more links:

1. Homemade Perry the Platypus costume (from Phineas and Ferb).

2. The story's not quite as exciting as it sounds but, "Japanese fishing trawler sunk by giant jellyfish." Via.

3. More photos of the upcoming Revoltech toys, including the Alien and Jack Skellington. Via.

*Previously: Crop circle looks like a giant jellyfish.

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Gonk the Power Droid costume (link roundup)

Gonk and Jack Skellington costumes from i09's costume roundup.

And a few more links:

1. Character design and storyboards for a One Laptop Per Child ad.

2. Lego Batman costume.

3. Janosz Poha and more ghosts from Ghostbusters.

4. Ghostly Lego minifig.

*Previously: Long essay explaining OLPC's failure.

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Wallet by Amanda Visell (link roundup)

Wallet by Amanda Visell and Poketo on sale for $20. The little circle on the right side is a pin that comes with the wallet.

And a few more links:

1. Jack Skellington pumpkin.

2. Dog dressed as Snoopy as the Red Baron.

3. Fanmade downloadable video game based on Luigi's Mansion. Although it was way too short (more like a demo to show off the unusual controller), I really liked Luigi's Mansion. Along with Pikmin and Smash Brothers, really the only memorable games for the Gamecube.

*Previously: Lego Jack Skellington.

*Buy Peanuts toys at eBay.

Cookiebacca and the Dyson Spoon (link roundup)

Cookie Monster meets Chewbacca, and design for the Dyson Spunnel, which hurls food into your mouth. Both by Lunchbreath. See also: Rejected Chicago Olympics mascot, Jon Stewart with Mike Tyson's face tattoo, and Joe Biden as Darth Maul. Via these fine sites.

And a few more links:

1. Kotaku received a fairly disgusting care package to promote the game Ju-on, which didn't change the fact that their review included the line, "I'm disappointed that I couldn't find even one thing to love about this game."

2. Advice from Blogger on keeping your blog secure.

3. Go here to download papercraft Jack Skellington and his coffin sleigh. Via.

*Previously: Mickey Mouse as Jack Skellington toy.

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Mickey Mouse/Jack Skellington figure

Mickey Mouse as Jack Skellington vinyl toy by Medicom. It'll apparently go on sale in April 2010.

*Previously: A Nightmare Before Christmas cake.

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If Manny Calavera was still alive

At Ironic Sans, what if the skulls of Skeletor, Manny Calavera, and Jack Skellington were given to a forensic reconstructionist?

*Previously: Grim Fandango sculptures.

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New Nightmare Before Christmas toys

Scary Jack Bobble Head and Christmas Oogie Boogie Head Pillow both available for preoreder for about $15 at Entertainment Earth.

*Previously: Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas cosplay.

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Animated Octonauts (link roundup)

Coming in 2010, fifty eleven minute episodes plus a double-length special based on Meomi's Octonauts.

And a few more links:

1. Vampire-slaying Pinocchio puppet.

2. Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas cosplay.

3. I was reading an article about the Beatles in last month's Rolling Stone and my four-year-old son asked me about the photos. He looked at this one and said of Yoko Ono:

That man looks like a Wild Thing.

(He'd recently seen the trailer for the upcoming movie.)

*Previously: Pinocchio in the hospital.

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Mickey Mouse/Hulk mashup by Paolo Rivera (link roundup)

Mickey Mouse/Hulk mashup by Paolo Rivera, who writes about the acquisition here.

And a few more links:

1. Where the Wild Things Are cupcakes.

2. Egg painted with a scene from the Nightmare Before Christmas.

3. Manga-style sign in Japan says, "Wearing a mask is adult etiquette!"

*Previously: Mickey as the Super Skrull.

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Lil' Voltron cosplay (link roundup)

Boy with Voltron costume spotted here.

And a few more links:

1. Mermaid sculpture.

2. A Nightmare Before Christmas cake.

3. In Somalia, an Islamist group called Shabab forcibly removes gold and silver teeth from residents, claiming that the teeth violate religious law. Via.

*Previously: Voltron/Jerry Maguire mashup.

*Buy Voltron toys at eBay.

Monstrous Mickey Mouse, Pumpkin King

Monstrous Mickey Mouse and Pumpkin King assembled out of Lego by Matt Armstrong. See also: Sabretooth Dalmation, Genie and lamp, and twisted Pinnochio.

*Previously: Pinocchio as Bilbo.

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Highly desirable cigarette packaging (link roundup)

DJ Stout designed some cigarette packaging that would theoretically comply with new government regulations. But wouldn't you be more likely to buy cigarettes if the packaging looked this good?

And a few more links:

1. Life for divorced X-Men.

2. Stilt walker in a Jack Skellington costume (I think).

3. 40 newspapers, "including, after a personal appeal, al-Jazeera," kept the kidnapping of reporter David Rhode a secret for months.

4. Kidrobot teases it's late July releases.

*Previously: It's illegal for this gay couple to get a divorce.

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Nightmare Before Christmas remote control cars (and more)

Nightmare Before Christmas remote control creatures on sale as a set at Entertainment Earth.



Figures from Rob Zombie's Haunted World of El Superbeasto available by the case.

*Previously: Lego Jack Skellington.

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Psycho Minimates (link roundup)

Day two of Custom Con 22 features some great custom toys including Psycho minimates by Luke314pi. His site is full of terrific custom minimates including Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger, and Groo, the Wanderer.

And a few more links:

1. Paolo Rivera acts out Wolverine's cannonball special.

2. A whole bunch of ways to dye Easter Eggs.

3. 2009 Eisner Awards nominees and commentary on the picks.

4. At Evil Buttons: Here's Jack Skellington's appearance in Coraline.

*Previously: The shower scene from Psycho performed by Mr and Mrs Potatoheads.

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Lego Jack Skellington [Nightmare Before Christmas]

Lego Jack Skellington by Legohaulic.

*Previously: Nightmare Before Christmas desktop icons and wallpaper.

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Nightmare Before Christmas icons and desktop wallpaper

Download Nightmare Before Christmas icons and desktop wallpaper.


Here's a few more random links:

1. You're not allowed to smile in your Indiana driver's license photo. Clearly the terrorists have one. Via.


2. Woman named "Honesty Knight" arrested after she lights up joint in front of officer. Via.


3. The logo for the Winston-Salem Dash minor league baseball team sure looks a lot like a sex toy.


4. Chris and Curt go to a very dark place with The Family Circus.


*At my custom toy site: My Little Pony Jack Skellington.

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Nightmare Before Christmas toys

I haven't seen any mention of Coraline toys yet, but the next best thing is brand new Nightmare Before Christmas toys available at Entertainment Earth:


Jack Skellington Plush





Nightmare Before Christmas Series 1 Active Label Figure Set





Nightmare Before Christmas Santa Jack Skellington Figure





Nightmare Before Christmas Series 1 Action Figure Case

*At my custom toy site: Jack Skellington My Little Pony.

*Buy Nightmare Before Christmas toys at eBay.