James Whitbrook, Author at Gizmodo

Next Month You Could Own Part Of Laika’s Gorgeous Movies

Part of the appeal of Laika’s stable of films is their fantastic hand-made aesthetics. They’re all stylistically interesting, but the commitment to traditional stop-motion animation is what makes them so great – and also means that next month you could own a little bit of Coraline, Paranorman or Boxtrolls! Heritage Auctions will be selling off…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 8 '15

Lego Batman’s New Sidekick: A Literal Lego Robin

Holy Erithacus rubecula, Batman! This is just too damn cute. Flickr User CakeInMilk has given Lego Batman – complete with 60’s style Lego Batmobile – a new partner in crime: An adorable Robin that looks like… err, Robin! CakeInMilk used design of the Robin featured in the the recently released Lego Ideas set ‘Birds‘, designed…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 7 '15

Look How Cute This Teeny Little Pacific Rim Kaiju Toy Is

Late last month we got a new teaser for even more Pacfic Rim toys, including a huge new version of Otachi, the Kaiju that tears up a storm in Hong Kong during the movie’s main setpiece – and now NECA have unveiled a bunch of new pictures of the figure, complete with the most adorable…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 7 '15

One Man Is Drawing A Star Wars Comic For Every Day Of 2015

Rejoice, it’s only 345 days until The Force Awakens is coming out! Plenty of people are getting excited already, but Gerard ‘George’ Folz is celebrating by turning a scene from Star Wars into a comic book panel, and they look great. Folz’s ‘Darth Days’ project kicked off on New Year’s Day, and he’s so far…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 7 '15

Finally, A Firefly Board Game That Makes Sense

Firefly is already enough of a weird property to be turning into a board game, almost 13 years after it graced (and promptly left) our screens – it’s not like people haven’t tried to shoehorn it into more conventional games, either. But finally, someone’s gotten round to making a Firefly game that looks pretty cool.…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 7 '15

Hot Wheels’ Age Of Ultron Toys Are… Certainly Something

You know how it is when a big blockbuster is on the horizon – toy tie-ins everywhere! Avengers: Age Of Ultron is no exception. Sometimes these are pretty damn great, but sometimes… sometimes they are like these Hot Wheels toys. Let’s start with the less weird one, pictured above, the ‘Tower Takeover Track Set’, which…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 7 '15

One Man Recreated The Blizzcon Warcraft Trailer With Gorgeous Art

Last November, Blizzcon attendees were treated to a very special surprise – a trailer for Duncan Jones’ Warcraft movie, that no one but them got to see. Harumph. Good job artist Yanmo Zhang was there though, because he decided to recreate the whole thing shot for shot with some incredible art. Zhang, who was invited…

Movies James Whitbrook Jan 6 '15

Tuesday Game Room: It’s 2015 And Nothing Is Coming Out Edition

It’s 2015! What gaming treasures await us in this new year? Well, err, nothing this week, as there’s basically nothing out as everyone still shakes off the holiday season. But that’s no excuse to not being playing games! Come tell us what you’ve been playing in this week’s Tuesday Game Room! What have you been…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 6 '15

Bandai’s Age Of Ultron Iron Man Figure Is Gloriously Good

Between Hot Toys, Lego and now this, it seems like Iron Man’s new Mark 43 armour is by far the most toyetic aspect of Age Of Ultron we’ve seen yet. And looking at this brilliant new Figurarts from Bandai, I’m not complaining about that one bit. The six-inch scaled Avenger will be the first of…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 6 '15

Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Adaptations Are Statistically Too Damn Long

Look, we know everyone’s been complaining about the length of the Hobbit trilogy ever since the decision to make the adaptation into 3 separate movies. And they were right to! But now we have actual statistics to show that they’re some of the most gratuitous book-to-movie adaptations ever. Data blog FiveThirtyEight took the unenviable task…

Movies James Whitbrook Jan 6 '15

Celebrate 2015 With Marvel’s 20th Anniversary Calendar… From 1981

Still looking for a Calendar for the new year? Never fear – you can simply reuse a Calendar from 1981, like this gloriously retro 20th Anniversary one from Marvel. Thanks, Gregorian Calendar! You see, the way Gregorian Calendar works is that each year is 365 days – 52 weeks plus one day. Over time, that…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 5 '15

No Man’s Sky‘s Spaceship Looks Gorgeous As This Fan-Made Model

No Man’s Sky may not be out for a while, but the upcoming sci-fi exploration game has certainly gotten a lot of people excited – including Twitter fanToykyo Joe, who made this brilliant model of the game’s spaceship as a gift for Game makers Hello Games. As you can see from the game screenshot below,…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 5 '15

This Excellent Poster Is A Handy Guide To Killing An Alien Xenomorph

You never know when you’ll need to take the fight to a particularly nasty Alien – but never fear, as this fantastic poster by Ryan Brinkerhoff not only shows you a few tips, but also looks very stylish. Styled as a Weyland-Yutani informational poster, Brinkerhoff’s poster has got plenty of little Alien tidbits in to…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 5 '15

Attack On Titan‘s Colossal Titan, As A Giant Bear Figure

You know, the first thing that pops into my head whenever I think of Attack On Titan and it’s giant, humanity-chomping titans, it’s “These horrifying monsters really could do with some bear ears”. I’m so glad Medicom are here to alleviate this pressing concern. Not only is this Colossal Titan bearbrick figure sufficiently pants wettingly…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 5 '15

These Batman 66 Talking Dolls Are Equal Parts Brilliant and Terrifying

On the one hand, the explosion of merchandise related to Batman 66 is welcome after years of the show being unfortunately shoved under the rug thanks to licensing disputes – but on the other, dear god look at these things. These plus-sized (17″ tall) dolls kick off later this month with Adam West’s Batman, joined…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 5 '15

Back Of The Box – 1/4/2015

Another year has come, and another week of Toybox posts has ended – and there’s some announcements to be made. Let’s look ahead to where we’ll be going in 2015, shall we? But first, an update on how December finished off. The holidays are usually not the kindest time to internet traffic, and considering how…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 4 '15

A Fantastic Lego Diorama Captures Helms Deep Mid-Explosion

The breaching of Helm’s Deep in The Two Towers is one of the coolest parts of what is already a pretty darn cool fight scene – and as this incredible diorama by Flickr user Grant Davis shows, it looks just as impressive made out of Lego. There’s a lot to love about Grant’s diorama –…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 4 '15

This Remote Control Batman Tumbler is Jaw-Droppingly Awesome

There’s been many, many iterations of the Tumbler in merchandise form since Batman Begins came out, but this new 6-inch scaled kit from Soap Studio might just be the best one made. Seriously, it’s insane. The model was at Toy Soul 2014 last month, and its laundry list of features is almost jawdropping in its…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 4 '15

This R2-D2 Doesn’t Project Princess Leia – He Projects A Keyboard

Projected Keyboards have been around for a very long time, and yet they still have the ‘It’s the fuuutuuuure’ vibe for me even though I realise they’re probably not the most practical solution. The practical side of my brain shuts off when it’s R2-D2 projecting the keyboard though! This snazzy little Astromech has been out…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 3 '15

These Phil Noto Marvel Covers Look Like Beautiful Retro Snapshots

Next month, Marvel’s comic books will have a set of 20 variant covers drawn by Phil Noto – and each brilliant cover is done in the style of retro photos from the sixties and seventies, like candid windows into the lives of the superheroic. Announced at NYCC last year, the covers have been revealed in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jan 3 '15

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Next Month You Could Own Part Of Laika’s Gorgeous Movies

Lego Batman’s New Sidekick: A Literal Lego Robin

Look How Cute This Teeny Little Pacific Rim Kaiju Toy Is

One Man Is Drawing A Star Wars Comic For Every Day Of 2015

Finally, A Firefly Board Game That Makes Sense

Hot Wheels’ Age Of Ultron Toys Are… Certainly Something

One Man Recreated The Blizzcon Warcraft Trailer With Gorgeous Art

Tuesday Game Room: It’s 2015 And Nothing Is Coming Out Edition

Bandai’s Age Of Ultron Iron Man Figure Is Gloriously Good

Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Adaptations Are Statistically Too Damn Long

Celebrate 2015 With Marvel’s 20th Anniversary Calendar… From 1981

No Man’s Sky‘s Spaceship Looks Gorgeous As This Fan-Made Model

This Excellent Poster Is A Handy Guide To Killing An Alien Xenomorph

Attack On Titan‘s Colossal Titan, As A Giant Bear Figure

These Batman 66 Talking Dolls Are Equal Parts Brilliant and Terrifying

Back Of The Box – 1/4/2015

A Fantastic Lego Diorama Captures Helms Deep Mid-Explosion

This Remote Control Batman Tumbler is Jaw-Droppingly Awesome

This R2-D2 Doesn’t Project Princess Leia – He Projects A Keyboard

These Phil Noto Marvel Covers Look Like Beautiful Retro Snapshots

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