The Cohen Brothers have certainly made some good movies, and even made a few of them with John Goodman. But none so good as The Big Lebowski, and no John Goodman role is as good as Walter Sobchak.

It was with a great amount of excitement that I noticed a pair of action figures based on Walter and Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski are coming from a new toy company called Bif Banf Pow. They appear to be stylized, almost animated versions of Goodman and Jeff Bridges along with expected accessories: bowling bags, can of Folgers, and Walter’s ex-wife’s dog. At 8 inches, they’re a might big to put with some of my super hero action figures on a shelf, but The Dude should be right at home with any Sigma Six figure.

If for some reason you’ve not seen this movie, please do so. The Big Lebowski may be one of the greatest screen comedies ever produced.

From TNI

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The Snow Patrol music video for “Signal Fire,” featuring a grade school rendition of Spider-Man. It’s AWESOME. And I like the song.

And its a doozy.

From the SuperheroHype! forums we’ve got some spy photography from the set of The Dark Knight, the next Batman film.
The first image is someone who MIGHT be Heath Ledger. He’s definitely got a white face and green hair, but from this distance it could be a stand in. The second image is more clear, showing masks that the Joker’s crew will wear during the scene they were filming. I mentioned a scene was being filmed the other day at the old Chicago post office, and this appears to be from that same area.

Superhero Hype also has an extensive gallery of the sets themselves here.

Thanks to MaxCon for the link. So based on seeing virtually nothing, whats your knee jerk reaction? Leave a comment.

As the 360’s Spring Update and the Halo 3 Beta come closer and closer, Microsoft dropped a rather big surprise on us today! A rather large and unexpected list of newly added backwards compatible Xbox titles for the 360! Namely Sega’s Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Star Wars Rupublic Commando and some very high profile 2D fighters have been added to the list. This is probably one of the strongest updates released and should please anyone still interested in the service.

Read on for the full list.
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If you haven’t seen this yet, prepare to be blown away at one man’s dedication to making great CG action and trying to show what might happen in a fight between Samus Aran and a USNC Spartan like Master Chief. Fight choreography is top. Give this man a job now.

Well, looks like Laurence Fishburne is indeed doing a voice for Fantastic Four 2, but turns out it’s not Galactus – It’s the Silver Surfer. Exciting? I guess? Well, good for him, anyway. This must be a bit more impressive on a voice acting resume than “Narrator.”

All this talk of the Spider-Man musical has reminded me of something cool I saw recently. In the spirit of talking about music and Spider-man, I’ve decided this is the best time possible to share this video, unearthed by the guys at ComicsAlliance.com:

SuperHeroHype brought this oddity back to the forefront the other day when they posted the casting breakdown. Having finally read through it, I gotta say… It’s pretty freaking hilarious that they equated Ted Turner with the Green Goblin. Also, check the listing for the Arachne character for some delightfully bizarre plot points:

[ARACHNE] Female, 20-35 years old, any ethnicity. A beautiful, boastful young woman turned into a spider for her hubris and lack of respect for the gods. She subsequently appears to Peter Parker and the audience as in turn a powerful spider-woman who comes from another time to inspire Peter; an otherworldly lover; a bride; a terrifying (and sexy) dark goddess of vengeance; a dance partner in a charged and violent spiders dance of death; and, finally, a lonely, fragile young woman. Possesses an ethereal, unique, gorgeous singing voice. Strong Celtic, Balkan style, e.g., Sinead O’Connor. Outside the box ideas are welcomed. Could be someone from the music industry.

Know what else is crazy? Look who’s working on the music and the lyrics: “Bono and The Edge of U2”

And that’s actually how they’re credited. The “U2” part and all, like it’s part of their names. Mind-boggling.