Luxury Lane, the purveyor of awesome products like Han in Carbonite soap, has new product to tempt you. These guest soaps come in the shape of Marvel superheroes. You can wash your hands with Hulk, Thing, Iron Man, or Captain America. Hulk and Thing even glow in the dark (duh).
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Apparently the fight for mutant/human equality only applies in the world of X-Men, because in reality Marvel’s legal team has set out to prove that mutants and humans are in fact, completely different beings.
Not surprisingly, money is the root of this prejudice (note that Marvel is also a SOPA supporter).
The move stems from taxes levied on toys manufactured in different countries and imported to the states. “Dolls” are defined as products representing humans, and carry a tax rate of 12%. “Toys” on the other hand, represent non-humans (such as robots or animals), and carry a much lower tax rate of 6.8%. Marvel wants to prove that mutants are not humans, and should therefore fall into the cheaper “toy” category.
The whole story was revealed on the Radiolab Podcast, which you can check out after the break.
Peavey has teamed up with Marvel to release a line of superhero guitars and accessories that include Rockmaster, Predator Plus EXP, Junior Acoustic models along with a buttload of picks and straps. The guitars include Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor, Deadpool and X-Men designs.
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You wan’t scary? How about M.O.D.O.K. telling Halloween stories dressed as Elvira?
Check out the video to see Deadpool, Nick Fury and The Hulk in “Strange Halloween Tales of Suspense to Astonish!”. Are your bowels prepared?
From That’s Nerdalicious: Williams-Sonoma is expanding their line of Marvel-themed kitchen products to include these kick ass flexible spatulas. Choose from Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and Captain America versions.
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As you surely know, Miles Morales just stepped into the boots of Spider-Man in the Ulimate series. Since Ultimate Spider-Man #1 just hit shelves, it seems like a perfect time for Marvel to tease upcoming products.
Diamond Select Toys released the above artwork for an upcoming Minimate of Miles Morales. The 2″ Minimate will be available next summer.
(via MTV Geek)
Marvel has unveiled a new image of The Avengers—a working cover for a collection of movie tie-in comics known as Road To The Avengers. From the official synopsis:
Gear up for the upcoming Avengers movie with these official in-movie continuity stories starring Avengers mainstays Iron Man, Captain America and the Agents S.H.I.E.L.D.! First, it’s an expanded re-imagining of the original Iron Man, featuring bonus scenes not in the movie! Then, it’s an all-new Iron Man adventure! What happened between the events of Iron Man and Iron Man 2? How did Tony Stark put a new chapter in the history books? And how did Iron Man break and rewrite all the rules? Then, it’s Black Widow, Nick Fury and Agent Coulson in espionage action! Think you know S.H.I.E.L.D.? Check out what you DIDN’T see in the movies! And finally, it’s the official comics prequel to the blockbuster Captain America! Steve Rogers is the inspiration for millions during the dark days of World War Two — but where did he get his inspiration from? How did he meet his best friend, “Bucky” Barnes? And what set him on the path to becoming the First Avenger? Experience an all-new Cap adventure on the European battlefields.
(Bleeding Cool via SuperHeroHype)
Well, these Marvel superheroes will erase the mistakes that are put to paper that is—which I’ll admit isn’t much these days. I suppose “all of humanity’s mistakes” was a bit of an exaggeration then. More like, “all of the mistakes you make when completing a standardized test”.
Yet another wave of Marvel Minimates will be hitting store shelves in August, and the breakdown looks a little something like this…
Check out an additional image after the break.
Hasbro has unleashed its 16-inch electronic X-Men Sentinel figure complete with lights and phrases like “Fugitive mutant detected!” and “Destroy!” It even comes with a 3.75-inch Wolverine figure as an added bonus.
Pre-order for a July 2011 release.
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