Ewoks, Batman and Gloomy Bear: Comic-Con Shows Us Its Tats
The Wired.com video team braves the crowds at Comic-Con International to find out who’s sporting the most interesting and relevant tattoos. From videogames and comics to film and art, this year’s participants tell the stories behind their proudly inked appendages.
Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried Talk In Time’s Sci-Fi Nightmare
In sci-fi thriller In Time, scientists have figured out a way to turn off the aging gene. But if you want to live forever, you have to pay. Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried stop by the Wired Cafe at Comic-Con International to talk about the upcoming film, which has a premise reminiscent of Logan’s Run.
From Gollum to Gibbon: Andy Serkis Talks Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Star Andy Serkis — Gollum from Lord of the Rings and the titular simian from the 2005 King Kong remake — and director Rupert Wyatt, stopped by the Wired Cafe at Comic-Con in San Diego to talk about the new film and how it’s been updated for today’s audience.
The.best.Iron.Man.costume.ever
Reader Anthony Le sent in his entry for the costume contest and I just had to share it with you guys. It’s an amazing replica of the Iron Man XD suit made of plastic and rivets. Anthony even goes to his local Children’s Hospital in it to cheer up the kids. Anthony is a truly geek who inspires awe.
I based the build from this picture from comic-con. The Costume is 100% home made, the build took approximately 2 weeks and 5 days. I’m a very busy person as well! Over 700+ rivets and rivet washer used. All items on the costume are 100% made from scratch. I’ve lso taken this costume to the children’s hospital to give them a sense of joy to know that a hero has come to wishes them a happy Halloween.
build materials
-High impact urethane plastic
-700+ rivets and washer used
-heat gun
-hot glue gun
-boat load of hot glue sticks
-Open flip helmet “like Ironman movie”
-lighted chest R-T and replusor gloves “like the movie”
-flexible abdominal area, and join covers.
-voice changer in helmet “when spoken into, makes me sound like a robot”
Contest: 5 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles zombie tees
Remember those wicked RE: The Darkside Chronicle Zombie tees that Capcom was giving away at Comic-Con earlier this year? We didn’t make it to San Diego either. But because we kick ass, the fine folks at Capcom have hooked us up with five zombie tees to give away.
We know you guys have an aversion to anything that requires you to type more than “Me want. Give me now, jackass.”, which we respect and despise you for. So we’ll make this easy. Simply send in a picture of you lifting up your shirt (like you would with the zombie tee) showing us your non-zombie tee and gut. That’s it! We have three (3) L and two (2) XL shirts to give away. Send in your entries to contest at crunchgear dot com with the headline “Me want brain” by Friday (8/28) at 12PM ET. Oh, and be sure to tell us what size you want.
Big ups to Heather and Capcom for hooking us up. If you’re too lazy to enter then pre-order Darkside Chronicles from Gamestop and get a free tee or head on over to the Capcom store to buy one now.