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Batman Animated Series 7″ Vinyl

Batman Animated Series 7″ Vinyl

For SDCC, Mondo and DC released 7″ vinyls containing the opening and ending credit themes of Batman: The Animated Series. The record and its sleeve comes in five different villain themes, including a badass Man-Bat design.

Halo: Nightfall (Teaser)

Halo: Nightfall (Teaser)

Set on a broken piece of the Halo ring from the original Halo, Halo: Nightfall is about John Locke, one of the main characters in Halo 5, and how he became a Spartan (as seen here). The miniseries is exclusive to Xbox One and Windows 8.1.

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Air (Teaser)

Air (Teaser)

Produced by The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman; Norman Reedus and Djimon Hounsou star as two custodians who must help protect a team of cryogenically frozen saviors after fallout makes Earth’s atmosphere unbreathable.

Bunch O Balloons

Bunch O Balloons

Josh Malone is declaring war on summer. His invention lets you fill 100 small balloons with water in less than a minute. Sadly, Bunch O Balloons’ straws are one time use only, although they are made of recyclable plastic.

Predestination (Trailer)

Predestination (Trailer)

Ethan Hawke plays a time traveling law enforcer in Predestination. Adapted from Robert Heinlein’s short story All You Zombies, the film sees the hero hunting down the one criminal that always manages to elude him.

Bear in Heaven: Autumn

Bear in Heaven: Autumn

Brooklyn’s Bear in Heaven mixes psychedelic rock with synths and other electronica. Autumn is the first track from their upcoming album Time Is Over One Day Old, which you can stream in its entirety at NPR Music.

Nightcrawler (Trailer)

Nightcrawler (Trailer)

“My motto is, if you want to win the lottery, you have to make the money to buy a ticket.” A ghoulish Jake Gyllenhaal plays a “nightcrawler”, a creepy paparazzi of crime, accidents and other newsworthy incidents. Teaser here.

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LoL: A New Dawn

LoL: A New Dawn

Leona, Ahri, Graves, Rengar and Jax go up against Darius, Draven, Zyra, Katarina and Nautilus in this trailer for League of Legends. Imagine what it would be like if there was actually something to announce about the game.

When Marnie Was There (Trailer)

When Marnie Was There (Trailer)

Studio Ghibli’s When Marnie Was There is an adaptation of Joan Robinson’s eponymous novel. Suffering from the death of her parents, a young girl’s spirit is lifted up when she meets Marnie. But all isn’t well with her new friend.

Styx: Master of Shadows

Styx: Master of Shadows

The gameplay video for Styx: Master of Shadows. A prequel to Of Orcs and Men, this third-person stealth game is a lot like Assassin Creed, except you’re a goblin, and instead of wrist blades you have a poisonous barf. Among other things.

Riffstation Play

Riffstation Play

Currently in beta, Riffstation Play is a free web-based app that figures out a song’s chords by analyzing its YouTube video. The chords can be laid out for a guitar, ukelele or piano. The desktop version lets you load any song.

The Rentals: Lost in Alphaville

The Rentals: Lost in Alphaville

After a 15 year album hiatus, Weezer co-founder Matt Sharp’s melodic Moog-rock band The Rentals is back. The lineup has shuffled a bit, but the trademark sound is still there. The album drops August 26th on LP, cassette and digital.

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Space Station 76 (Trailer)

Space Station 76 (Trailer)

A sci-fi comedy that pokes fun at 70s B-movies and soap operas. The residents – humans and robots alike – of Space Station 76 have their minds blown when their new co-captain turns out to be a woman.

Hot Toys Groot & Rocket Raccoon

Hot Toys Groot & Rocket Raccoon
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1/6th scale action figures of Groot and Rocket Raccoon based on the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Both come with extra interchangeable hands and Rocket has his rifle. The 2-in-1 set has additional Groot head and hands.

LEGO UCS Batman Tumbler

LEGO UCS Batman Tumbler

The LEGO Ultimate Collector’s Series 76023 not only showcases the largest official LEGO Tumbler, it will also come with exclusive minifigs of Christian Bale’s Batman and Heath Ledger’s Joker. Drops this September for $200.

Weezer: Back to the Shack

Weezer: Back to the Shack

The post-grunge heroes go back to their roots while singing an apology, a sigh of relief and a hopeful battle cry in their self-aware single Back to the Shack, from their upcoming album Everything Will Be Alright In The End.

Jim Beam Kentucky Fire

Jim Beam Kentucky Fire

If you like cinnamon flavored whiskey but feel weird swallowing mouthwash, Jim Beam’s Kentucky Fire is your go-to beverage. It’s a smooth ride that’s built from the bourbon up, so it’s as much fun to sip as it is to enjoy as a shot.

Weird Al: Mission Statement

Weird Al: Mission Statement

Launched at Wall Street Journal, Mission Statement cannibalized the style of hippie heroes Crosby, Stills & Nash, reminding us that the generation most famous for sticking it to the Man ended up being the Man anyway.

Bryan Lee O’Malley: Seconds

Bryan Lee O’Malley: Seconds
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A new graphic novel from the creator of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Seconds is about a successful young chef who suddenly comes upon magical mushrooms, which let her go back in time to correct her mistakes. Preview here (pdf).

Push Me Pull You

Push Me Pull You

A bizarre mix of wrestling, football and CatDog. Push Me Pull You is an upcoming game for two to four players. You control a two-headed “sports monster” and try to keep the ball on your half of the ring. Without barfing.

Amazon Kindle Unlimited

Amazon Kindle Unlimited

Like Scribd and Oyster, Amazon’s new Kindle Unlimited subscription service aims to be the Netflix of books. Access over 600,000 books and thousands of audiobooks on your Kindle device or through Kindle apps.

X-Ray Playing Cards

X-Ray Playing Cards
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Designed by Balance Wu for Molla Space, these PVC playing cards feature creepy X-ray skulls on front and back and allow light to pass through them without giving away the cards you’re holding to other players.

Manga Shakespeare

Manga Shakespeare
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Three Manga illustrators transformed the classics A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello and Romeo and Juliet into Japanese-style cinematic graphic novels, set in a dystopian future Tokyo.

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