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Does the Ragnarok gas mask make you think “Steampunk Bane”?
Etsy retailer Tom Banwell has this handmade mask up for sale. Created with leather, resin, metal fittings, cold cast aluminun and acrylic sheet the mask is titled “Ragnarok Gas Mask”. Perhaps it’s the model Banwell picked to sell the steampunk mask but I can’t help think of Gotham’s very own Bane. A steampunk Bane. What […]
Superhero Week: Lady Bane and Batman cosplay
How’s this? A Lady Bane – perhaps not a cosplay you expected – and a rather good Batman costume too. The photographer is LJinto. The cosplayers? Suggestions or credits in the comment section below please! This superhero-themed post is from 2013’s Superhero Week. Made any good superhero discoveries online recently? Share them in the comments […]
Think Geek’s 2013 April Fools!
Think Geek has a proud history of getting engaged with April Fools’ day. This is a rising challenge as it’s become increasingly popular for sites to play pranks on readers each year. It’s free marketing, after all, with blogs pointing out the best gags each year. Think Geek does April Fools’ well, though, and given […]
First sighting of Tom Hardy as Mad Max
Tom Hardy is probably best known for playing Bane – at least for now. In 2014 he’ll be back as another iconic character: Mad Max. Mad Max: Fury Road is the fourth film in the series, Tom Hardy replaces Mel Gibson as Mad Max. It’s directed by George Miller (Happy Feet, Babe… but also Mad […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #10 Bane
[Who sells this?] A Halloween prediction for 2012: Bane masks will be very popular. In some Halloween parties you may encounter multiple Batmen talking to many Bane. Our 10th mask in teh 12 Masks of Halloween for 2012 – is Bane. I think this mask is one of the better ones too. The 12 Masks […]
Cosplay made DragonCon 2012 level 2 of awesome
Once cosplay might have been considered lame or even weird. Okay, maybe it still is – but only by those fools who’ve yet to succumb to the geek way. I look at this awesome video by Micah Moore and my jaw hits the keyboard. I don’t have the blog-skills, the wordsmithing ability, enough command of […]
The Gotham’s Villains wall chart
Pop Chart Lab are taking orders on this 18″ by 24″ chart of Gotham’s villains. This is a giant collection of villains from the last 70 years, with villains in categories and fame ranging from Bane and Joker to the less well known Batzarro and Walrus. The latter comes into both the aquatic animals and […]
Superhero Week: The Dark Knight Rises posters
The Dark Knight Rises is nearly on us – but there is still plenty of time to build buzz. After all, the standard marketing tactic for all movies these days is to cram everyone into the cinema as early as possible. This reduces the chance of social media (hello Twitter) spreading the news that the […]
Superhero Week: Batman v Dark Knight statues
Geek shop powerhouse Things From Another World report that Batman is their hot collection this month. No surprises for guessing why. TFAW have between 10% and 20% off pre-orders of Batman models and statues. This blogger went looking – and enjoyed comparing The Dark Knight Rises statues to the more traditional Batman models. Batman v […]
