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Gromit Unleashed Hits Bristol!
Are you as big a fan of the troublesome, adventurers Wallace and Gromit as we are?? Then this could be right up your street....literally!
Yes an amazing 80 creatively decorated, 5ft tall statues of one of our all-time favourite TV dogs Gromit have been carefully placed all around our hometown of Bristol as part of a fund raising effort. These have all been carefully designed by some pretty big names including the likes of Sir Quentin Blake, Cath Kidston, One Direction's Zayn Malik, The Beano and TV's Harry Hill!
Gromit Unleashed, which has been organised by Aardman Animations and the Bristol Children's Hospital charity - Wallace & Gromit's Grant Appeal - will run for just 10 weeks. These amazing sculptures have been sponsored by many local businesses and will be auctioned off after the event on October 3rd to raise money for the Children's Hospital. Much like the gorilla statues in 2011 which raised about £500,000 for charity, we really hope to see even more interest and are so pleased to see the cheeky chappies around the city every day.
I even get to walk past this amazing one every day at Temple Meads train station. Always makes me smile...
Nick Park, creator of the Oscar-winning animated characters said: "To see him this massive is incredible. I always thought Gromit would make it big, but not like this,""I was quite worried, because I'm quite fussy about Gromit, and I didn't know if he would make a very good blank canvas for the artists to work on. But I think I am more just honoured that he is being used."
Enjoy a day of jokes and pranks at the new Beanotown exhibition!
It's time to join the party with Dennis the Menace, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx, the Bash St Kids and many more as they celebrate a staggering 75 years of the nations favourite comic, The Beano! We've always loved the iconic comic and the adventures of it's many troublesome characters and you guys obviously agree after the popularity of our classic range of Beano T-Shirts!
The perfect place to celebrate this birthday is at Beanotown, a recreation of the fictional home of Dennis and the gang featuring a whole host of fun activities to see and do. It's located at The Southbank Centre in London and is a collaboration between Beano publishers DC Thomson and Wayne Hemingway's design agency, best of all the exhibition is free and can be enjoyed by anyone!
Swot up at the Ultimate Prank Academy; discover the story of The Beano since 1938 (with top secret archival treasures on display for the first time); tuck into a slap-up feed with a personalised Beano toastie; gnash surprise pick n' mix sweets; re-read your favourite annual ever in The Beanotown Library of Laughs; grab a piece of Beano history in the special shop with exclusive new products; and snap yourself, dressed as your favourite character, in the Beanotown photo booth.
Father's Day Gift Guide 2013
Stuck on ideas for what to get for your lovely pops this Fathers Day?
Well, as the best retro experts on the web, we have a plentiful supply of absolutely amazing, unbeatably cool gift ideas to help you on your merry way with this somewhat tricky mission!
Exclusive New She-Ra & He-Man T-Shirts Now In!
WE HAVE TEE POWERRRRR!!
Every woman wants him, every man wants to be him...yep uber ripped, washboard abs hero He-Man is back in action once again on some amazing new exclusive and 100% official T-Shirts!
Fight against evil and become the most powerful being in the universe simply by donning this amazing new He-Man T-Shirt and saying those magic words we'd all love to shout as kids (and sometimes even now but shhhh). This design is printed onto a premium vintage tee which features scuffed ribbing around the neck, arms and hem. This is an intentional feature which adds to the aged look and feel of the tee and makes this just that little extra special.
But wait there's more!
Probably the coolest cartoon babe ever to exist, He-Man's twin sister She-Ra (how ridiculous are their genes huh?) is just as much of a butt whooping action packed heorine as her sibling, but she does bring her own twist to things with a much more strategic method about it. Ever so loyal and looking to do the right thing every step of the way, She-Ra is a dream of a woman and we will proudly rock her image on our tees any day!
MLP Friendship is Magic - Fan Design Voting....The Results!
We are really pleased to be able to announce the winners of our first ever My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan design competition!
We had a massive response, so thanks very much to everyone who visited the blog and voted for their favourites. The entries were all really strong and every single design got a lot of love from fellow Bronies, but there can only be just three winners and I'm here to reveal the favourites! We are hoping to be able to get these three amazing My Little Pony T-Shirts on the site as soon as possible so keep your eyes peeled for them by the end of the month. Exciting!
First Place - DeathPwny
Massive congratulations to Nikita, also known as DeathPwny, for coming in first place! This simple and classic design featuring the ever bubbly Pinkie Pie really caught your attention and will give you the opportunity to carry her in your pocket where ever you go.
Nikita is a proficient artist with a Deviantart full to bursting with unique Friendship is Magic illustrations, check out some more of his work here http://deathpwny.deviantart.com/
Second Place - Anna KotrasiÅska
Autobots Get a Makeover for Transformers 4!
Great news for all you Transformer fans!
The epic Michael Bay movie series is set to hit our screens once again with number 4 next year (June 29, 2014), but this time the bots have been give more than a lick of paint!
Each character as been given an amazing 'transformation' - see what we did, and are looking as ready for business as ever with some million dollar exotics taking the stage and some classic American muscle to back them up.
True hero of the Primes, Optimus will be taking on a slightly more modern look with this custom-built Western Star truck that still adorns the classic flame decals for his iconic look. It was thought that his older look was slightly dated for the new flick but what do you think?
As for the rest of the crew, Bumblebee has taken a look from the past and will now be rocking a classic 1967 Camaro in his signature black and yellow uniform. A slighly older cool look, we love this as it reminds us of some amazing car scenes in classic 70s films. Take a peep!