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Celebrate Comic Book Day With Our Top Superhero Fails!
Calling all Supermen, Calling all Wonder Women, Calling all Spider-Men, its National Comic Book day. Itâs time for all of us Nerds and Geeks to Unite and march to our nearest comic book store and buy all the comics, all the graphic novels and all the super merch you can carry, to celebrate our united love of all things comic book related. To celebrate this day Iâm not going to shout about Superman, Iâm not going to blab on about Batman or waffle on about Wonder Woman. Iâm going to give you a little insight about the underdog heros, The ones who (thankfully) never made it and fell into comic obscurity.
Check out some of our top not so super, Superheroes......
The Legion of the Superpets
In the late 1950s and the early 1960s DC just kind of got weird. They kept introducing all these super intelligent animals with the same superpowers as Superman who all wore red capes. The first was Krypto the Superdog who was sent to earth by Supermanâs father Jor-El in a test rocket before he sent Superman to make sure it worked alright. Superman and Krypto were reunited on earth when Superman was a teenager and they fought crime together.
Next was Beppo the Supermonkey. Beppo had pretty much the same story. Jor-El also sent a monkey to make sure the rocket would work. Everybody knows that comics need a chimp, so Beppo provided comic relief by wearing a Superman costume.
The next was Streaky the Supercat. Now Streaky wasnât sent from Krypton in a rocket but was infected by something called X-Kryptonite which gave earth animals superpowers. Finally came Comet the Superhorse. Comet was an alien horse that was really a centaur who had a curse put on him by some scorned goddess (or something like that) and turned human once a year when a comet passed through Earthâs atmosphere and would romance Supergirl in human form, but the rest of the year was nothing but her pet horse (holy Catherine the Great Batman!). Anyways, these animals eventually joined forces to become the Legion of the Superpets. I swear to god. Ok you hit your head against the desk now, that bits over.
SPOTTED! Cara Delevigne Wears Our Tasty Burger Jumper from Mr Gugu & Miss Go!
That's right peeps! Even some of the biggest and best known models in the land still can't resist the tempations of a humble but oh-so tastely burger!
Spotted tucking into a cheeky McDonalds and having some fun our Tasty Burger All Over Print Jumper during their Fashion Week antics, her and her partner in crime Jourdan Dunn certainly know a good thing when they see it.
Get the look with our Unisex Tasty Burger Jumper from Mr Gugu & Miss Go from £39.99.
But wait there's more! This feast of a design is also available on a T-Shirt too!!
Addicted to Marvel? You will be....
Addict Clothing and Marvel have partnered together to create these amazing comic t-shirts with designs from three awesome UK illustrators. Mitch, Shogun and Alex âOdisyâ Young bring their own unique interpretations to some of Marvelâs most iconic characters; Hulk, Wolverine, The Thing, Captain America, Iron Man and Spider-Man.Each artist has been inspired by Marvel comics since childhood, resulting in a set of tee graphics designed from the heart. Individual styles and techniques combine to showcase a diverse range of skills, forming a cohesive and complimentary collection which embodies the true spirit of Marvel...In this interview Marvel speak with one of those artists, Alex âOdisyâ Young. Alex produces detailed illustrations, pointillist canvases and huge murals all influenced by his background in comics, skateboarding, graffiti and tattoo culture about his Iron Man design which you can see below.If you love your superhero t-shirts, look no further Addict and Marvel have got it covered.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 69!
Jacks missing ear! it's the Weekend!
So aboard an intimidating Viking long ship as it imposingly floats across a misty river towards an unbeknown Saxon village. Let us be your Norse Warrior raiding party as we swing high our mighty axes for mega movie mayhem, we'll hail loudly for cinematic awesomeness and we'll pillage aggressively for celluloid wonder. Valhalla awaits us!
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 21st September
The Great Escape (1963) Channel 5 5:50pm-9:00pm (3 hours 10 minutes)
We African't Believe These Classic Movie Posters!
Now there's no shocked faces among those of you reading this that we're huuuuuge 80s films lovers which of course inspired our simply epic range of Movie T-Shirts *wink wink*. Being raised at possibly one of the most exciting decades for cinema (not biased at all!), with huge special affects looking ever more real 'ahem' and the stories taking us into far and distant lands where anything and everything was possible, we're sure that the 80s was THEEE time that brought about some of the most iconic films that even today people can get excited about watching.
During this rose tinted time, the western world was pretty sure footed in its cinema going days, sadly however in the African country of Ghana and other surrounding countries, the film industry was only really just taking off.
With very little disposable income available to most people, the idea of building big cinema complexes seemed like a distant dream (and sadly still is in a lot of areas). So! Instead, small companies would go around with portable TVs, video players and a bag full of videos, visiting every town or village in turn, with film 'screenings' taking place in schools during the day, and outside at night.
Now to really bring in the crowds, these little pop up screens would commission artists to re-create some of the most iconic movie posters to advertise what they would be showing. This has resulted in some pretty amazing takes on the classics which is what we'd like to show you know......sit back and enjoy!
Terminator 3
James Bond - The Spy Who Loved Me
Channel 4 Airs Nostalgia Night this Friday!
Roll up Roll up! Get your leg warmers out and get ready to rock some retro as this Friday (20th September), Channel 4 will be turning back the clock to the 80s for a night of nostalgic fun.
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That's right peeps! Channel 4 will be hosting a special Nostalgia Night of sorts which will see classic shows brought back to life, as well as some new twists on some familiar TV faves.
The evening will host a night of classic shows, all given a splash of 80s and in between programs, we will be treated to a host of comedy sketches featuring some interesting celebs. Taking the limelight will be cult classic 'Fifteen to One' which hasn't aired in 10 years!
The show will be hosted by comedian Adam Hills for this one-off special event and will see 15 celebrities battle it out win the notoriously tricky quiz show.
The night will end with a documentary about music show The Tube. It will look at the program's rise and fall, the social context that it existed in and also feature a host of stars looking back at their contributions.