James Whitbrook, Author at Gizmodo

The Filmography of Tim Burton, as told by stunning Silhouettes

Over the weekendPopzilla gallery held a tribute art show to the wonderfully weird works of Tim Burton – including these lovely Silhouettes by artist Sam Carter. All images credited to Sam Carter Each image takes a side-on silhouette of a character from one of Burton’s movies, before placing an iconic bit of imagery from that…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 3

This 1:2 Lego Iron Man bust is absolutely gorgeous

George Panteleon’s Iron Man bust is amazing – but the fact that it’s made entirely out of Lego just makes it even better. Just look at it! Panteleon used around 700 bricks to build his 24cm-tall masterpiece – a relatively small amount for what is such an intricate build. A great use of curved pieces…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 3

Back of the Box – 11/02/2014

The final countdown begins – It’s November, and that means there’s only one month left for Toybox’s time on the recruit program. Let’s look back at the last week in Pop Culture before looking ahead to the rest of the month. First off, I’d like to apologise for the barren nature of the page today…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 2

One man’s glorious tribute to Ewok action Figures

David Mizejewski works for the National Wildlife Federation in his day job, but in his spare time he’s apparently a rather avid fan of Return of the Jedi’s fluffy guerilla fighters, the Ewoks. In celebration of World Ewok Appreciation Day (!?), he shared pictures of his very own elaborate Ewok village display. First of all…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 2

This is perfect: Sean Pertwee dressed up as his Dad for Halloween

It’s not often that someone can say dressing up as their Dad was a viable costume for Halloween, but for Sean Pertwee, son of Third Doctor Jon Pertwee, it worked pretty brilliantly. Pertwee has long held that The Doctor was his father’s role, and something he could never want to emulate if asked to –…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 1

One of the most iconic Amazing Spider-Man cover arts is going to auction

Todd McFarlane’s cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #300 is one of the most recognisable comic book covers in History – and now the original artwork is going to auction, and expected to fetch a pretty penny. Amazing Spider-Man #300 was special for a lot of reasons – not only for being the 300th issue of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Nov 1

The mother of all Plot dumps comes to Sailor Moon Crystal

Secrets revealed! Everyone takes a moment to look back and remember the origins of the Moon Kingdom this week, and hug it out. I hope you like infodumps, because Sailor Moon Crystal just hit the motherlode. Our episode begins with a quick reminder of last time’s cliffhanger (maybe you wouldn’t need to do this if…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 1

The Next Generation in Cinerama is beautifully Cinematic

We’ve featured Nick Acosta‘s gorgeous Star Trek cinerama shots before, but he’s returned to the idea once more, with a new set of shots from The Next Generation – and they look absolutely brilliant. https://gizmodo.com/the-original-star-trek-in-widescreen-looks-pretty-damn-1633388240 Acosta created the shots for Tested‘s Live Show at the Bay Area Science Festival earlier this week, and as it…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 31

Your Guide to the next wave of Marvel’s Cinematic Heroes

Marvel’s Cinematic Universe is getting a hell of a lot bigger in the next 5 years, with new heroes joining the likes of Captain America and Iron Man in Cinemas. Don’t know your Doctor Strange from your Doctor Who? Who the heck is Blackagar Boltagon? Here’s your handy guide to Marvel’s latest Silver Screen Superheroes.…

Movies James Whitbrook Oct 31

Crowdfund actual giant mechs, Cartography board games and more!

You read that right – amongst our look at all things crowdfunded this week are some actual engineers who actually want to construct piloted robots for the purpose of fighting each other. What a week, what a week. Header Image from MegaBots Cartography ‘Claim Territory on a map’ isn’t exactly a new thing for board…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 31

In his House at Funko, Vinyl Cthulhu waits dreaming

Another day, another Funko toy reveal – and now not even the Great Old Ones can escape the grasp of the toymaker’s line of cutesy vinyls. You might not lose your mind staring at this one for too long though. A thematically appropriate announcement for today, this little Cthulhu works surprisingly well in Funko’s trademark…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 31

A Star Wars pumpkin that’s more Machine now than Gourd

At long last, the day is here. Happy Halloween! Let’s rejoice in the only way we can – by watching a man carve a pumpkin into the shape of an Astromech droid before stuffing its innards with electronics. Oh internet, you never cease to delight me. The delightfully named OCT-31 comes from Greg Aronowitz of

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 31

This Optimus Prime turns into a Playstation 1, and that’s Magnificent

I mean, why be a truck when you could be one of the coolest video game consoles ever? Smart choice, Optimus. This gorgeous mishmash of two Japanese icons is in celebration of both Transformer’s 30th anniversary this year, and Playstation’s 20th, and stands at around 19cm tall when it’s in Robot mode. It does, of…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 30

This compilation of Movie Lens Flares is Blindingly Beautiful

Lens Flares have a bit of a bad rap – especially among Sci-Fi fans thanks to JJ Abrams’ over-reliance on them in his Star Trek movies – but as this edited compilation of Lens Flares shows, from Man of Steel to E.T., they can still be beautiful. The video, by Jacob T. Swinney, is nicely…

Movies James Whitbrook Oct 30

Marvel Comics now include creator credits for Jack Kirby

It seems like the effects of Marvel and Disney’s settlement with the Kirby estate are finally coming into effect – for the first time since the legal battle between the two began in 2009, the legendary King of Comics has received co-creator credits in the pages of Marvel comic books. https://gizmodo.com/marvel-and-the-jack-kirby-estate-have-reached-a-settlem-1639656237 This week’s releases of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 30

Sarlacc Bundt Cake might just be the best Star Wars cake idea

The Great Pit of Carkoon might not be the first idea that comes to your head when you think of ‘Star Wars cakes’, but as this awesome Bundt cake shows, it works kind of amazingly. Kathleen Siegle posted this delightful culinary creation over on her recipe blog, Yummy Crumbles, and while even without the Star…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 30

Dungeons and Dragons is getting in on that miniature aerial combat craze

FFG’s X-Wing and Wizkid’s own Star Trek: Attack Wing have seen a pretty major revitalisation of dogfighting miniature games in recent years, but now the esteemed tabletop franchise D&D is getting a piece of the action, replacing spaceships with, err… Dragons. I mean, what did you expect? Dungeons and Dragons: Attack Wing looks very similar…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 30

The Visual Evolution of the Movie Vampire, from Nosferatu to Luke Evans

We’ve featured Jeff Victor’s delightful ‘Evolutions’ artwork before with his adorable take on the Catwomen of the last 50 years, but just in time for Halloween he’s back with this look at how Movies have portrayed everyone’s favourite bloodsuckers. https://gizmodo.com/the-evolution-of-catwoman-is-adorable-1630095483 Although there have been many versions of Vampires on screen that aren’t included in Victor’s…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 29

Why are we still afraid of naming Superheroes?

The Flash finally made it’s way to the UK yesterday, and I enjoyed the pilot quite a lot – but one thing bothered me. Why is no one calling the Flash, well ‘Flash’? It’s always bothered me when a comic book adaptation seems unable of uttering the heroes’ name – and at moment it’s DC…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 29

These Pop! Vinyl Firefly figures are very shiny indeed

The internet rejoiced when Funko revealed it had acquired the Firefly license last year, only to immediately recoil at the horrific ‘ReAction’ retro toys they revealed earlier this year. Although these aren’t the Legacy Collection figures of the Serenity Crew we’re waiting for, these Pop! Vinyl figures are much better. https://gizmodo.com/these-first-official-firefly-action-figures-are-not-par-1523177283 While there’s not a…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 29

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The Filmography of Tim Burton, as told by stunning Silhouettes

This 1:2 Lego Iron Man bust is absolutely gorgeous

Back of the Box – 11/02/2014

One man’s glorious tribute to Ewok action Figures

This is perfect: Sean Pertwee dressed up as his Dad for Halloween

One of the most iconic Amazing Spider-Man cover arts is going to auction

The mother of all Plot dumps comes to Sailor Moon Crystal

The Next Generation in Cinerama is beautifully Cinematic

Your Guide to the next wave of Marvel’s Cinematic Heroes

Crowdfund actual giant mechs, Cartography board games and more!

In his House at Funko, Vinyl Cthulhu waits dreaming

A Star Wars pumpkin that’s more Machine now than Gourd

This Optimus Prime turns into a Playstation 1, and that’s Magnificent

This compilation of Movie Lens Flares is Blindingly Beautiful

Marvel Comics now include creator credits for Jack Kirby

Sarlacc Bundt Cake might just be the best Star Wars cake idea

Dungeons and Dragons is getting in on that miniature aerial combat craze

The Visual Evolution of the Movie Vampire, from Nosferatu to Luke Evans

Why are we still afraid of naming Superheroes?

These Pop! Vinyl Firefly figures are very shiny indeed

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