James Whitbrook, Author at Gizmodo

These gorgeous Doctor Who posters can be yours soon

One of the consistent highlights of Doctor Who this year has actually been outside of the show itself – for every episode, a shiny new poster from the excellent Stuart Manning. And soon, you’ll be able to have prints of your own! Originally commissioned for the Radio Times, Manning’s posters took a more stylised approach…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 12

Comic Book Movies should be anything but ‘Lo-fi’ and ‘Ultra-Real’

The internet was busy this week ripping it out of the news that the Fantastic Four reboot will featurea radical reinvention of Doctor Doom. But it was Toby Kebbell’s other comments that bothered me: Why is he bandying about buzzwords like ‘Lo-fi’ and ‘Ultra-Real’ like they’re good things for Comic book movies? I mean, starters…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 12

Finally, a hoodie worthy of a True Klingon Warrior

It’s getting colder and colder as November plows on, so if someone could buy me this Hoodie so I could feel both worthy of the Klingon Empire and a bit warmer? That’d be great. This lovely Hoodie, depicting Worf’s TNG uniform as well as his baldric, is pretty nifty looking (although I guess the effect…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 12

There is a Predator-themed house for sale in Sweden, and it looks crazy

You know what this house needs? More fictional alien trophy hunter masks. It really ties the whole place together, don’t you think? This lovely Villa isup for sale in Kalmar, Sweden, and from the outside, it looks pretty normal. That is until you start noticing the Predator masks adorning the walls, before coming to the…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 12

Blizzard have planted an Axe in a Times Square Taxi, because Warcraft

Look, I get getting angry if your cab didn’t get you where you wanted, but this is a little extreme, no? Ahead of the new WoW expansion Warlords of Draenor’s release tomorrow, Blizzard decided to get things ready for their midnight launch a little early with this display in Times Square, featuring a Taxi cleaved…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 12

The Power of Sailor Moon Branding comes to… Tortilla Chips?

Moon Prism Power… Dip? I don’t know where I’m going with this, and I’m guessing Sailor Moon Crystal doesn’t either (well, except for ‘towards a large pile of co-marketing collaboration money’), but hey! Japan’s getting some Sailor-Senshi-approved Tortilla Chips. Let’s take a look. Sailor Moon Crystal is partnering with Japanese snack manufacturer Koikeya next month…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 11

Here’s what Big Hero 6‘s Hiro and Baymax first looked like, 16 years ago

As you probably already know, before it wasa great Disney movie, Big Hero 6 was a Marvel Comics property. What you might not know is just how radically different the characters first looked like when they débuted in 1998 – and now the team’s creators are revealing their original concept sketches for the first time.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Nov 11

Tuesday Game Room: Gallia Needs You Edition

Oh my GOD, so many games out this week! Two Assassin’s Creeds. Every numbered Halo, together again on one platform. Lego Batman’s latest adventure. The new expansion for World of Warcraft. The PC port of a beloved PS3 classic. Games Games Games! Come talk about what you’re picking up in this week’s Tuesday Game Room!…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 11

Iconic Comic Covers, recreated in Lego

Over the last weekend in Los Angeles, Designer Con held host to a group of Lego builders who recreated the art of comic book covers as 3D lego displays, and they look absolutely amazing. Header image credit: Detective Comics #27 by Polywen The series, called Comic Bricks (duh), has some brilliant entries in – there’s…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Nov 11

Battlestar Galactica with Top Gun music is as perfect as you’d expect

Nick Acosta is a man of many talents – not only have we featured hisgorgeous Star Trek Cinerama pictures on the site before, but it turns out he’s got a pretty good eye for rescoring, too, as this genius mashup between Battlestar Galactica and Top Gun proves. Get ready for a lot of Danger Zone.…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 11

Carol Danvers is finally getting the action figure she deserves

We saw some images of the figure when it was revealed at San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, but here it is in all its packaged glory: Carol Danvers’ first Marvel Legends Infinite figure as Captain Marvel. Hooray! Although Carol has had a figure before in the 6″ Legends Infinite line – there’s been…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Nov 10

What happened to all the Fantasy Movies?

While writing my guide to the heroes of Duncan Jones’ Warcraft Movie over the weekend, something really struck me. What happened to big ticket Epic Fantasy at the box office? Fantasy movies in the early 00’s went through something of a renaissance – we had Lord of the Rings dominating the box offices, and the…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 10

Imagine what Jurassic Park might be like if it had bred Freddy Krueger

A few hours ago, Gotham Academy writer Becky Cloonan pondered a thought I’m sure everyone’s had – what if instead of breeding Dinosaurs, Jurassic Park hatched Freddy Krueger? Artists rushed to visualise her idea, resulting in some hilarious sketches. Header image by the absolutely incredible Cameron Stewart Here’s Becky’s original tweet: And here’s some of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Nov 10

Don’t like Episode VII‘s new title? Make one of your own!

Disney unveiledEpisode VII’s true name last week, and well… it’s certainly a title for a Star Wars movie. Not a fan? Well now there’s a neat little tool that lets you drum up a few Star Wars logos of your own. Using the power of, well, ITC Serif Gothic, the fine folks over at The…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 10

This awesome poster celebrates the badass Women of Films and TV

Scott Park‘s latest poster is an awesome reminder that some of the coolest heroes on TV and in Movies are women – can you name every one of the 80 characters in his Hall of Heroes? Although it doesn’t highlight every great female character in Pop culture (wherefore art thou, Korra?, there’s a veritable who’s…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 10

Back of the Box – 11/09/2014

November marches onwards! Let’s remind ourselves of the past week in all things Toybox, shall we? As some bigger hits left the month’s tracking data, combined with a week that started out great and petered out by the end (what the hell Friday, you disappoint me so), the average Monthly US People dropped this week,…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 9

A Who’s Who of the Heroes of the Warcraft Movie

Blizzard took to Blizzcon 2014 this weekend to give us the lowdown on the cast ofWarcraft. Don’t know your Stormwinds from your Stromgardes? Orgrim Whomhammer? King of Wherenow? Here’s a handy dandy guide to all the characters you need to know about. Many of the characters involved in the movie appeared during the stories of…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 9

Australian Batman has a Street-Legal Batmobile to cheer sick Kids up

First we had Japanese Batman, prowling the streets of Chiba to cheer his fellow citizens up – and now the International League of Batmen has expanded southwards to Australia thanks to the awesome work of one man and his customised Batmobile. Unlike Chibatman, Australia’s Dark Knight has revealed his identity to the public – he’s…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 9

This Rocket Raccoon is 3 Feet tall, made of Foam and yours for $350

First came the action figures. Then the plushies, and the T-Shirts, and all the other paraphernalia – but this might just laud over them all as a testament to absolutely absurd Rocket Raccoon merchandise. Well, actually it is going to laud over them all, it’s three feet tall. NECA announced this full-sized Rocket Raccoon earlier…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 7

The Blessing and Curse of Nostalgia

I ruffled a few feathers earlier this week with a post on how Doctor Who needs to stop mining its past so much – and there were a lot of great counter arguments. One repeated point of defense was that we all love the warmth of nostalgia, and it interested me. Can our Nostalgia be…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 7

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These gorgeous Doctor Who posters can be yours soon

Comic Book Movies should be anything but ‘Lo-fi’ and ‘Ultra-Real’

Finally, a hoodie worthy of a True Klingon Warrior

There is a Predator-themed house for sale in Sweden, and it looks crazy

Blizzard have planted an Axe in a Times Square Taxi, because Warcraft

The Power of Sailor Moon Branding comes to… Tortilla Chips?

Here’s what Big Hero 6‘s Hiro and Baymax first looked like, 16 years ago

Tuesday Game Room: Gallia Needs You Edition

Iconic Comic Covers, recreated in Lego

Battlestar Galactica with Top Gun music is as perfect as you’d expect

Carol Danvers is finally getting the action figure she deserves

What happened to all the Fantasy Movies?

Imagine what Jurassic Park might be like if it had bred Freddy Krueger

Don’t like Episode VII‘s new title? Make one of your own!

This awesome poster celebrates the badass Women of Films and TV

Back of the Box – 11/09/2014

A Who’s Who of the Heroes of the Warcraft Movie

Australian Batman has a Street-Legal Batmobile to cheer sick Kids up

This Rocket Raccoon is 3 Feet tall, made of Foam and yours for $350

The Blessing and Curse of Nostalgia

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