Hasbro’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusives have gone up for order on HasbroToyShop.com. Get them now, while they are still in stock!

Hasbro’s exclusives include:
Transformers Soundwave with Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Ravage and Ratbat
GI Joe: Rise of Cobra: 12″ Baroness
GI Joe: Rise of Cobra: Destro 2-pack
Marvel Universe 70th Anniversary Box Set
Wolverine Mighty Mugg with retractable claws
Metallic Finish Optimus Prime Might Mugg
My Little Pony 2009 Collector’s Exclusive Pony
Star Wars Smiling Pilot Luke Skywalker with Helmet and Ladder
Littlest Pet Shop Comic-Con Kitty

There are some 10% coupons for HasbroToyShop here.

San Diego Comic Con was this past weekend and lots of news poured out of the convention. Here is the first of several link round ups trying to recap on most of what went on. This article concentrates on movie announcements and panels. After the jump you’ll find plenty of links for Jonah Hex, Iron Man 2, Sherlock Holmes, Wanted 2 and much much more!
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Today marked the start of the pop culture mecca known as San Diego Comic-Con. To celebrate, Google swapped their logo with a rendition done by comic artist legend Jim Lee. Lee posted a link to a larger version on his twitter account @jimlee00. (see larger image after the jump)

Further, the Google blog announced new skins for iGoogle home pages featuring comic art by many known artists. Many of these skins are not just ‘superhero’ comic themed either, though there is plenty of that to go around, too. There happens to be a theme for ‘American Born Chinese’, a wonderful graphic novel I recommended back during the holiday season.

As SDCC progresses, we’ll be posting some round-ups to help everyone stay on the same page of all the great news sure to come from the convention. Stay tuned!
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Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.

The debut of the Transformers toy line in 1984 featured many different toys that were originally from several different toy lines in Japan (Diaclone, Micro Change). Soundwave, a robot that transformed into a micro-cassette recorder, was among the first figures in the Transformers line. Unlike most of the other Transformers in that first wave, Soundwave had a gimmick that went above and beyond just being able to transform and back. He was able to fit other Transformers that took the form of micro-cassettes in his chest.

This was a really well received gimmick and more Transformer micro-cassette figures would be released over the years that could fit in Soundwave and his Autobot counter-part Blaster. The truly unique aspect of these cassette Transformers was not so much in the fact that they could fit in the chest of another Transformer, but rather the variety and range of things, into which, these cassettes were able to transform all from the very same small form factor.

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Did you ever want to see Superman lead the Avengers? You might get your wish in 2013, probably in some universe-shattering crossover that hands off the character to its new publisher. Or maybe Image. IDW? Or maybe the Siegels and Shusters will just take their ball and go home. Any way you slice it, the Man of Steel’s copyright reverts to the estates of his creators in 2013.

(Who would win, Superman, or Thor? Share your thoughts in the comments!)

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Direct Link: Powetcast Episode 14: It is the Year 2013

Show notes after the jump!

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