As part of the month-long Fantacular celebration, Sideshow Collectibles has posted a interactive showcase of their entire The Lord of the Rings Legendary Scale Bust Collection. Hidden next to Aragorn is an item we have not seen before – and well, the Horn of Gondor sorta gives it away! We’ll probably see a preview for this piece in the next Sideshow newsletter. Follow the link to see the full Legendary Scale Bust collection and the new tease of Boromir. If you want to start your collection, the Aragorn and Legolas pieces are currently available as instock. [LOTR Collection]
Category: Merchandise
Darby Conley and his creations on Get Fuzzy have mentioned LOTR, click on the above image to see the cartoon!
Dustyhobbit writes: I have exciting news for those in the LA area, Guillermo del Toro will be at one of our stores on 2 June for a discussion and booksigning of ‘The Strain’. From the website: The director of Pan’s Labyrinth presents a novel about a horrifying battle between man & vampire that threatens all humanity. Discussion and Signing June 02, 2009 7:00 PM. Westwood Borders (1360 Westwood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024).
Pre-Order ‘The Strain: Book One of The Strain Trilogy (Hardcover)’ on Amazon.com today!
Several savvy readers caught Parker and Hart’s Gandalf reference on today’s ‘The Wizard of Id’ cartoon, take a look!
Kristin wrotes: A review of The Legend of Siguard & Gudrún by Tom Shippey has been posted on the Times Online website. Long, analytical, and very insightful and informative, it reveals just how important Tolkien’s poems are as literature. Tom Shippey Reviews Siguard & Gudrún
Last week, Sideshow Collectibles revealed a small thumbnail of their upcoming Comic-Con 2009 Exclusive – ‘Mount Doom’ Sam and Frodo Diorama. In the latest edition of Sideshow TV (Sideshow’s video podcast), they have revealed many more views of the piece. While the podcast covers all of their Comic-Con 2009 exclusives, the Sam and Frodo portion is around the 4 minute mark. Check it out! [Feedburner] [iTunes] [Comic-Con Exclusives]