First Star Wars. Then Halo. Now clothing designer and manufacturer, Marc Ecko tackles the infamous baddies of sci-fi and horror movies. Called, “The Black Rhino Collection”, Marc Ecko has created 5 new zip-up hoodies inspired by cult classic icons such as Jason Voorhess from Friday the 13th, Jigsaw from Saw, “The Demon” (Gene Simmons) from KISS (not sure why they are grouped with the others) and The Dark Knight’s Batman and Joker. Each of these goes for a little under 100 dollars and is limited edition, so they are collectible as well. Just don’t buy wear these if your planning to rob a bank. I don’t want to hear on the news that Jason Voorhees was killed in a burglary attempt. Or do I? Hit the jump to see these fantastic hoodies from The Black Rhino Collection (The Joker hoodie is my favorite!)
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Yet another piece of awesome that I’m going to blame on Geek Girls Network’s Zombie Week. This horrifying Pikachu is a terrible representation of the power and madness of DeksDesigns. HE RESPONSIBLE THIS!
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This console mod is a must have for anyone who calls themselves a gamer or even claims to remotely care about anything zombie. I mean, LOOK AT IT! It doesn’t get more awesome! But, seriously, WTF is up with this thing? I mean, it looks like some kind of Frankenstein’s Super Famicom, or maybe just something that the Tommyknockers forced Jimmy Smits to build.
Thanks to modmaster and RetroTaku writer, skadrums71, for this pwntastic piece, the “Game Over Project“. View the full album of images, here, or just click the jump for selected mug shuts of the damned.
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For any old school anime fans, you will know and appreciate Macross (also known as Robotech in the States). For those of you that don’t know what Macross is, Macross is a long running series that has been airing on and off since 1982. Created by Shoji Kawamori, Macross’ popularity has stood against the test of time. Over the years, the Macross franchise features 9 television series/mini-series, 3 movies, and 2 graphic novel collections. The name “Macross” refers to advanced fighter mecha spacecrafts that were created from reverse engineered from an alien starcraft that crashed on an island. Mechas in Japanese animation is a very common thing like Gundams and Voltron, but Macross featured beautiful “variable fighters” that can transform the mecha in three forms. The three forms that these variable fighters are capable were fighter (fighter jet mode), gerwalk (part fighter jet/part human form), and humanoid (human form). The many different stories that were featured in the Macross series spotlighted the many pilots that flew these incredible machines.
One of the most popular characters from Macross was Rick Hunter (also known as Hikaru Ichigo/Ichijyo). His weapon of choice was his signature red and white VF-1 Valkyrie. Over the years, there has been an abundance of Macross related collectibles and toys and some of the best ever produced was from Japanese toy designer and manufacturer, Yamato. Until now, we have always seen various action figures in many different scales, but one thing that alludes us (the Macross fans) was a replica of the cool helmets that they pilots wore. Fortunately, thanks for Yamato, we get something to satisfy our craving for more Macross collectibles. Introducing, the Macross Motorcycle helmet! Designed to look like a replica of Hunter’s Skull Squadron type helmet, these bad ass helmets were not made to just sit on your shelf. These helmets were designed to be worn with the rider’s safety in mind.
Yamato is planning to release this helmet in the first quarter of 2010. Based on couple images that Yamato released of these helmets, it looks like this won’t be the first or the last Macross helmet they produce. Hit the jump to see a turnaround of this cool collectible!
Where to Buy: Big Bad Toy Store $459.99 (It’s expensive, but it looks soooo bad ass!)
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Darth Vader looks “well done”…
Nothing makes me “geek out” more than geek themed cakes, especially when it comes to Star Wars themed sweets. That might be why I almost fell out of my chair when I came across this Darth Vader cake on flickr. Michelle and Vinny Garcia of Bleeding Heart Bakery (located in Chicago, Illinois) has a unique way of designing and baking cakes. Bleeding Heart Bakery’s cakes can be best described as a beautiful mixture of punk rock and whimsy. What’s also really cool about BHB is their passion to create cakes using only 100% organic ingredients. BHB is the first and only USDA certified organic bakery in the States. I’ve seen a ton of Darth Vader cakes, but this is the first cake I’ve seen where Vader’s helmet is off. It seems like molding and decorating Darth Vader’s helmet would be tough enough, but to recreate Anakin’s scorched and scarred head (that he suffered on planet Mustafar for doing a stupid back flip while fighting Obi-Wan) in cake form seems near impossible. Bleeding Heart Bakery did it and did it well. Geez, Anakin’s head looks crispy… kind of like bacon…
Check out Bleeding Heart Bakery at their official website or their flickr page. Also, you can follow BHB on Twitter at @bleeding_heart.
Hit the jump to see this epic cake in its entirety!
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