Hasbro Mixes Things Up With Marvel Super Hero Mashers

When I was a kid, chances are on any given day, you’d find Little Andrew hanging out in the basement with his best buds. No, I don’t mean my neighborhood friends Eddie, Gary or Ethan. I’m talking about my superhero action figures. Not dolls. Action figures! I grew up with some of the coolest figures ever. They were known as Megos because, well, that was the name of the company that put these 8″ dolls …

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What Do Superheroes Do When They Retire?

It’s Christmas Eve Day. Also known as my mom’s birthday for those keeping score at home. I’m off from work for two days so I get to hang with Allie and the boys! Should be a fun, lazyish two days full of video games, puzzles, Legos, some ice skating and hopefully some sushi. This morning, however, while I was doing a bit of freelance writing, the boys snatched my iPad and ran down to the …

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Family Movie Night: The Wolverine

The Wolverine DVD action figures

I have some bad news for you guys. Sadly, we didn’t have Friday Night Family Movie Night this week. Nope. Instead, we had Saturday Night Family Movie Night! (Oh, I’m just so witty, aren’t I?) This week we got to watch 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine! We never saw this one in theaters, so I was pumped when I was sent a Blu-ray copy of the film to review! Jason couldn’t wait either and Ryan …

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Make Mine (Marvel) Lego!

It’s no secret that I’m a huge geek comic book fan. And I’m also a ginormous Lego fan. Put those two great tastes together and I’m on cloud 9. Lego Avengers? Yeah, a dream come true. And now, well, just when I thought Lego couldn’t impress me anymore… they come out with Lego Marvel Super Heroes. I love just about all the Lego video games. The Star Wars ones are still probably the best, but …

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Nerdgasm Alert: The New Captain America Movie Trailer is Beyond Awesome

New costume. New bad guy. New movie. It’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and I just watched the very first trailer for the film over on my blogging buddy Toni’s site A Daily Dose of Toni. (She also talks about how she touched Cap’s butt. Don’t ask.) My initial reaction? Yes, I had a complete and utter nerdgasm! Where do I even begin??! Cap’s more confident. He’s got the whole “Freedom” thing going on even …

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