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NEW Kong Skull Island 18" inch Mega Movie Monster Action Figure Walmart Lanard

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Marvel's AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Start of Production Featurette

Perhaps upping the ante on the teaser of the first teaser trailer, Marvel Studios has released a video featurette marking last month's start of production of 2018's Avengers: Infinity War.

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Sweeney Todd Demon Barber Johnny Depp Hot Toys Action Figure 1:6 MIB RARE

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Rare Vintage Star Wars ROTJ Darth Vader figure MOC 1983

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The Walking Dead: Compendium Two - Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard

The Walking Dead: Compendium Two Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $39.99 Publish Date: October 16, 2012 Publisher: Image Comics Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

Returning with the second eight volumes of the fan-favorite, New York Times bestseller series, The Walking Dead, collected into one massive collection!  This is the perfect collection for any fan of the Emmy Award-winning television series on AMC: over one-thousand pages chronicling the next chapter of Robert Kirkman's Eisner Award-winning continuing story of survival horror - beginning with Rick Grimes' struggle to survive after the prison raid, to the group's finding short solace in The Community, and the devastation that follows. In a world ruled by the dead, we are finally forced to finally start living. Collects The Walking Dead #49-96.

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NECA CULT CLASSICS SHAUN OF the DEAD & ED WINCHESTER 2-PACK 7" Action Figure

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Deadpool, Vol. 1: Secret Invasion - Daniel Way & Paco Medina

Deadpool, Vol. 1: Secret Invasion Daniel Way & Paco Medina Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $8.99 Publish Date: February 21, 2012 Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide Seller: Disney Publishing Worldwide

The Merc with a Mouth is back, even deadlier and more deranged than before! The planet has been invaded by Skrulls, everything's gone topsyturvy... but, in Deadpool's world, that just means it's Monday! Crazy times call for crazy men, but c'mon, this guy's insane! Like it or not, Deadpool may be the only person on the planet who can save us... but who's to say he wants to? An explosive debut story by writer Daniel Way (Wolverine: Origins, Ghost Rider, Bullseye: Greatest Hits) and fanfavorite artist Paco Medina (New Warriors, New X-Men)! Deadpool: His madness is his method! You won't want to miss it! Collects Deadpool (2008) #1-5.

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The Walking Dead #158 - Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard & Stefano Gaudiano

The Walking Dead #158 Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard & Stefano Gaudiano Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $2.99 Publish Date: September 7, 2016 Publisher: Image Comics Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

“THE WHISPERER WAR” Part Two. The war rages on. Negan holds his own.

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Report: WESTWORLD Actress in Talks for STAR WARS: HAN SOLO

THANDIE NEWTON is in talks to join HAN SOLO in an unspecified role.

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DC Comics May 2017 SOLICITATIONS Preview

Check out covers images and solicit copy for six DC May titles, including 4 REBIRTH titles.

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Exclusive First Look: SPIDER-MAN / DEADPOOL #15

The Space Between Us Movie Review

By: Jose Marin (@nfgrockerdude)

The Space Between Us is the story of Gardner (Asa Butterfield), born on Mars and kept a secret by NASA, and his subsequent journey to experience Earth. His mother died giving birth to him, and his whole life, all he’s wanted to do is visit Earth. He’s been in contact with Tulsa (Britt Robertson) via the Internet, and here lies the romantic journey from the title. Tulsa is a high school teen who has been through some stuff herself, and their lives interconnect on this short journey.

Peter Chelsom directs and as his resume includes Serendipity, one of my favorite romantic comedies, in addition to the fact I find both Asa Butterfield and Britt Robertson to be talented young actors, I was really excited to watch this film. I was very surprised by Butterfield in Hugo and Ender’s Game. Likewise, Robertson was impressive in Dan in Real Life and Tomorrowland. While they don’t provide award-worthy performances in The Space Between Us, their talents are definite factors in carrying the movie; however, the overall acting is decent but not great. Gary Oldman (Nathaniel Shepard) has some great moments but a lot of them are cheesy and just too over the top. Carla Gugino (Kendra Wyndham) does a good job as Gardner’s “foster” mother, but the mother/son relationship between her and Butterfield just generally lacked chemistry. As mentioned before, the relationship between Gardner and Tulsa is easily the best. It’s not perfect; there are various scenes where the dialogue feels forced. The acting just leaves something to be desired but it’s definitely not the worst part about the movie.

The writing is average to pretty bad, depending on how you look at it. This is a big Hollywood movie. Sure, the budget was $30 million, which is small compared to big blockbusters, but the script is terrible and predictable. I would have given it a pass to be average had it been written by a first-time screenwriter. The story is unoriginal, the lines predictable, and even the “twist” can be seen from a mile away. I suppose the ending is the only thing that wasn’t expected but it is open-ended, left that way for us to imagine what happens after the screen goes dark.

I have to give big props to the special effects crew, who were responsible for about the only top-notch thing in the film. For a movie not really big on SFX, it really delivered. Sure, it’s set on Mars and in space, but the overall film is a love story – not really a sci-fi flick. Though in some moments it was clear CGI was used, it was overall really great work. From the Mars terrain to the shots of Earth, they did a great job.

Because I’m not sure who was responsible for the lack of structure, I’m including directing and editing in the same category for critique. Yes, there’s a beginning, middle, and end, but the movie fails at executing a good pace. A large portion of the film is spent setting up everything, but then the core of the film is rushed through. Sure, it’s nice to have background on the mission to Mars and the characters we won’t see much of, but they don’t even do a good job of developing that. We get quick tidbits in long form and then get put into the meat of it all. I think they could’ve used more of the two hours to develop the love story and should have focused on that; after all, it’s sold as a romantic drama. The editing is choppy and while it does do its job of informing us in sequence, it doesn’t give a flow. Maybe the director wanted too many things and too many themes and the editor did what he could with the material provided to him.

Finally, I want to mention the music. The soundtrack plays such a huge part in movies, especially romantic films. It helps influence our emotions and usually takes us on a more incredible journey than the words could ever do. The music in The Space Between Us feels so out of place except at the end. Even then, it felt cheesy and it was obviously put there to bring out viewers’ sadness. Music should blend seamlessly with the movie, just sitting in the background where we can listen and not really separate it from the rest of the movie. I found myself asking, “what just happened?” a lot and just being thrown off by the music selection. I’m not sure a lot of it was needed, and you can’t go from a soft soundtrack in a serious scene to something that plays in an action flick with heavy guitar. I think this defeats the purpose of the previous, serious scene. Sometimes, music isn’t needed at all – simple is sometimes better.

At the end of the day, I left disappointed. There are some charming moments and even a few gut-squeezing, tear-jerking monologues, but as a whole, the movie failed to leave me all warm and fuzzy. Maybe I expected too much? My biggest problem was the lack of focus. I think the biggest failure was the want to develop so many themes and not having the time to do a single one justice. It’s not a total loss. I think the movie shows two young actors continuing to demonstrate their potential, great CGI, and a tad of what the movie could have been. I know I’m being critical, but there was just so much I wanted to like about it. On a scale of “worth spending the price of admission at the theater” to “skip it,” I would put this at a lukewarm “watch it if it comes on TV,” whether on premium cable or just standard cable/network TV. I think there’s enough to see and enjoy but not enough to pay for, even at Redbox, but if you do miss it, it won’t be the worst thing ever.

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Meet DANNY RAND in New IRON FIST Promo

IRON FIST is the "last Defender."

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Saga, Vol. 1 - Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

Saga, Vol. 1 Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $7.99 Publish Date: October 10, 2012 Publisher: Image Comics Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

From New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA) and critically acclaimed artist FIONA STAPLES (MYSTERY SOCIETY, NORTH 40), SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in a sexy, subversive drama for adults. This specially priced volume collects the first arc of the smash hit series The Onion A.V. Club calls "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make. "Collects SAGA #1-6

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As INHUMANS VS. X-MEN Reaches Its Climax, SOULE Talks About The End of His INHUMANS Run

And talking about his mutant death toll of Wolverine, Cyclops, Multiple Man, and Alchemy.

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The Power of Nostalgia

By Eric Ashley (@flapjackashley)
 
Is there a bigger, more powerful emotion than that of nostalgia? Whether it be watching some old TV show that we used to love when we were younger (in my case, it’s “Saved by the Bell”) or hearing an old song that takes you “back to the day”, nostalgia is so powerful that it can forgive the fact that some of what we used to like then we would not be able to stand now – the show I mentioned being a good case in point.
 
But Nostalgia is especially powerful in the video game genre. Whenever I watch a YouTube gameplay video of some old NES game that I used to play, I can recognize it as being horrible today – but I still love it because it represents memories from a day gone by. Why else would I still find reasons to defend a few putrid games by publisher LJN (the masterminds behind “Friday the 13th”, “Jaws” and others) who seemingly turned every movie license into a crappy game experience. Just look at “Back to the Future” for a prime example of how to take a beloved movie and turn it into one of the worst NES games ever made.
 
Are there any downsides to nostalgia? Nintendo milks the nostalgic hearts of gamers all the way to the bank repeatedly. There were hints of this happening even back when “Super Mario All-Stars”, a 16-bit upgrade to four classic NES Mario titles debuted on the Super Nintendo within the first year of that console’s existence.
 
But Nintendo really tapped into something with “Animal Crossing” on the GameCube about a decade later. Within the game, there were objectives to collect multiple “NES” systems for your animal house, and each represented a working unit and would allow the gamer to play a classic NES game, full screen from the GameCube game itself. Among the most common titles were Pinball, Excitebike and Donkey Kong – and among the more rare were Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, which were never officially made available domestically and required a Game Genie to unlock and play. This feature was so popular that I personally feel it is responsible for making the Animal Crossing franchise as successful as it is today. Even those the NES games were taken out of later installments, it was those that drew many a gamer into the world of Animal Crossing and got them hooked.
 
Nintendo struck gold again in what I believe was a true test of what would become the Virtual Console feature on the Wii. The Game Boy Advance SP was issued in a Limited Edition NES design (which fetch quite the pretty penny on eBay these days), and along with it came ten classic games from the NES era – for $20 a pop. Millions were sold and a couple years later, the Virtual Console service for the Wii was announced at E3 to wild applause and fanfare. Releasing what were basically ROMs of old NES, Super NES and Nintendo 64 games (at the cost of $5, $8, and $10 respectively) to be played on the Wii was a brilliant move… because it played on that nostalgia of gamers everywhere.
 
However, Nintendo is finding out the hard way that the power of nostalgia can turn on you if you try to run it into the ground. Virtual Console services are also present in their current systems, the Wii U and 3DS platforms, but because of the non-transferrable nature of Nintendo and the ununified account systems, one cannot buy a Virtual Console game on the Wii U and share with and play it on their 3DS… they would have to buy both, separate versions.
 
A company can also ride on the coattails of nostalgia too long. A common criticism against Nintendo these days is that instead of creating new IPs and fresh experiences, they recycle the same franchises and characters from the last twenty years. What were the biggest Wii U titles last year? Super Mario 3D Land and an HD remake of a GameCube Zelda game. Those games are no doubt fun, but are they fresh enough to help carry a struggling console? Sales numbers would suggest not.
 
Nostalgia can also come back and bite gamers and developers in other areas. Long running franchises can feel the sting of the power of nostalgia. Whenever there is a new Resident Evil game announced, Capcom has to decide what kind of game to make it. For me, nostalgia dictates that I want it to be the classic, survival horror feel of the original trilogy, but does that make me an old stick in the mud for not progressing to enjoy Resident Evil 4 or 5 which ambitiously brought a new look and feel to the series? And if they did ever fully return to its roots, would I complain of it being too similar to the first three and just rehashing a much better game?
 
The power of nostalgia cannot be denied. Those Game Boy iPhone covers are extremely popular for a reason. When I look back at my gaming history, I tend to look more fondly at games I played as a kid than I do at games I play now. I am more forgiving to them and more harsh on the new generation. But in that same token, does nostalgia hurt me and hold me back from enjoying new games or new ideas in classic franchises just because they aren’t like how they used to be? Will I become jaded at Nintendo for rereleasing the same old NES games over and over with every new Virtual Console in every new system they put out? How much Mario can I take?
 

Gaming is a Big Business. And that is why nostalgia is probably the biggest double-edged sword of them all.

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Report: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Test Screening Scores Marvel Studios’ Highest Rating Ever

But it comes with a caveat.

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JUSTICE LEAGUE 2nd Unit Director Says It's 'Rebirth of Hope,' Compares Film to STAR WARS

"It was always the rebirth of hope and the rise."

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The Walking Dead #5 - Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore

The Walking Dead #5 Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $1.99 Publish Date: February 1, 2004 Publisher: Image Comics Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

It was only a matter of time before their camp was attacked...and that time has come. Rick Grimes and company find themselves surrounded by zombies. Who will die, who - if anyone - will survive? Who will be the next to join the walking dead?

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The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War Part 1 - Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn & Stefano Gaudiano

The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War Part 1 Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn & Stefano Gaudiano Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $11.99 Publish Date: March 11, 2014 Publisher: Image Comics Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

The biggest storyline in Walking Dead history starts here! It's Rick versus Negan with a little help from everyone else! Collects issues #115-120. The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled: no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1 - Gene Luen Yang & Various Artists

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1 Gene Luen Yang & Various Artists Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $7.99 Publish Date: January 24, 2012 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The wait is over! Ever since the conclusion of Avatar: The Last Airbender , its millions of fans have been hungry for more—and it's finally here! This series of digests rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures, beginning with a faceoff against the Fire Nation that threatens to throw the world into another war, testing all of Aang's powers and ingenuity! * The continuation of Airbender and the link to its upcoming sequel, Legend of Korra ! * Written by Gene Luen Yang, author of the National Book Award-nominated American Born Chinese .

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