Costume Contumely

Scrapbook of a Stromtrooper. More father and son pictures in the scrapbook at microkosmic. [via microkosmic]

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“Flash Sale” sites are the new, big thing.  They offer carefully selected items to a niche demographic at great discounts for very short windows of time. Most sites, like Gilt Groupe, Ideeli and others, usually focus on fashion and other female-centric merchandise. But now a site has launched that caters to us- The Geeks! Thwipster.com will [...]

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  When he is small, does he put on a giant outfit and then grow into it? – Hagop’s Girlfriend When Hasbro revealed its latest Gigantic Battles sets awhile back, I knew I had to have the Bill Foster Goliath figure. He’s one of my favorite Marvel legacy characters, and I was excited to add [...]

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It’s time for Message Board Thread of the Month! This month’s featured thread may be short, but it’s content rich.

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Remember the paperback editions of classic novels that were printed in the 1970s? Like the edition of Fahrenheit 451 that was shelved in yourmiddle-school library? There was a very particular sensibility to the graphic style of those editions. The folks over at Fonografiks have resurrected that style and used it to re-create classic comic series [...]

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Ooooo! Here’s a fun site. ToyAdz.com has a large library of vintage toy advertisements from the 1950s-1980s. They’ve got more stuff than I can possibly list here- G.I. Joe, Aurora model kits, Mego, Star Wars, Hot Wheels, Ideal, even TV cartoon ads. You can purchase these original ads in mat frames from $10 and up. Even if [...]

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As Marvel Studios releases more teasers and images from the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger, comic fans across the internet are becoming more and more excited. But Chris Evans isn’t the first to don the mantle of the star spangled Avenger. Here are five Captain America actors you should know. Dick Purcell starred as [...]

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Eleven years ago, ex Navy sailor Mark Hogancamp was  beaten almost to death in upstate New York. He suffered severe brain damage and had to re-learn to speak, walk, and eat. When he could no longer afford on-going therapy, he found another way to cope with his new life. He created an entire miniature world- specifically, a WWII [...]

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“Izod Presents Hot Wheels Fearless at the 500″ is a so-called “experiential” marketing event that Mattel has planned for the Indy 500. In it, a stunt driver will pilot a full size race car down a life-size replica of the Hot Wheels V-Drop track set (hung from a 100 foot tall bedroom door, naturally) and [...]

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