Man of Steel Black Spiral Notebook

I actually found this Man of Steel black spiral notebook at the local Walmart's yesterday afternoon for a dollar. It was the only one that they had left and I had never seen it at the store before. I call it black because that's the major color with some splashing of white and red. I do like the red plastic spiral but I wonder how it would hold up to all the abuse a school kid would put it through like stacking heavy text books on it. Superman looks very angry and he may have just used his heat vision.

Here is the front cover:

Here is the back cover of the Man of Steel spiral notebook:

Netflix To Bring Four Marvel Superheroes To Tv

According to Netflix signed a HUGE deal with Marvel for Dardevil, Luke Cage series + more, not only will those two superheroes be getting their own live action Internet tv series but Jessica Jones and Iron Fist is also on the list. There will even be a crossover mini-series featuring the four called The Defenders. Looks like I may have to subscribe to Netflix in 2015.

Hourman Coming To TV

I can actually see Hourman from DC Comics getting his own tv show: The CW's bringing another DC character to TV (one you'd never expect). This might open the gate to other lesser known characters getting their own shows.

Goodnight Nick Cardy

Sad news to report tonight for Nick Cardy, Legendary Comic Artist, Passes Away At 93.

Cover of Teen Titans #26 by Nick Cardy

Halloween Results

We only had ten little beggars...er, kids come knocking on our door in a two hour span this Halloween. I gave them each two pieces of treats since I was expecting more tricksters. None showed up after an hour of waiting so I turned off the lights, let the dog out and put the treats in the refrigerator (Kit Kats were already melting). To be fair, a high school ballgame was going on last night which prevented many parents going out with their youngsters. I also learned this morning that the businesses on Main Street were giving out candy from three to five on Halloween. The local Fish and Games was doing the same. A co-worker that lives about two blocks away only had two little beggars...er, kids. Last year we had twenty-five and the year before that was thirty or so. This was the worst year for tricksters asking for treats that I can remember.

Bonus Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 31: Swag Bucks Halloween Collector's Bills

I finally collected a full set of Halloween Collector's Bills at Swag Bucks a few moments ago. There are five different ones this year:

I won the pumpkin first:

Here's the Collector's Bill with bats:

Here's the witch's cauldron:

Here's the Collector's Bills with a witch's hat:

I finally won the ghost tonight and didn't think I was going to win it before the deadline:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 31: Angry Birds Star Wars Bucket, Stickers and Fruit Gummies

Halloween is finally here and I'm finally sharing pictures of the Angry Birds Star Wars bucket and stickers that I got a few weeks ago with a cheeseburger Happy Meal from McDonald's. The Death Star in the background has a pig snout and ears:

Chuck the Yellow Bird is dressed up as Han Solo and Terrance the Big Brother Bird as Chewbacca:

There are two pigs dressed up as two different versions of Boba Fett (yes, I know it's not a very good picture showcasing them but they are on there):

The Angry Birds Star Wars stickers features a lot of the characters in costumes (my favorite has to be the Ewok):

The back of the stickers tells about the Happy Meal app:

As an added bonus, I found an empty box of Angry Birds Star Wars Fruit Gummies last month in the parking lot of the store where I work. Surprisingly, it too features Chuck the Yellow bird dressed up as Han Solo and Terrance the Big Brother Bird as Chewbacca (this is number three in a series of five):

This wraps up this year's Countdown to Halloween and I hope everyone has a safe and spooky one.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 30: Women Wednesday: Elvira at Hit It Rich Casino Slots

Elvira is a new high limit game at Hit It Rich! Casino Slots on Facebook. There are some cool Halloween theme graphics plus some featuring the Mistress of the Dark:

The game features super symbol free spins:

My favorite graphic is the over-size Elvira symbol:

Pick A Coffin is the only bonus game that I got to play:

The basic Paytable of the Elvira Slots:

There are four different free spins with the over-size Elvira symbols:

My only complaint is that Hit it Rich! Casino Slots is made by Zynga and it loads slow, not at all and/or crashes my computer like countless other games that I have played by them.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 29: Frankie Stein Bucket and Stickers

My sister and I actually got cheeseburger Happy Meals about two weeks ago. They are doing Monster High buckets and stickers for the girls and Angry Birds Star Wars buckets with stickers for the boys this month. I got the Angry Birds Star Wars with Han Solo and Chewbacca bucket and stickers but I might show them in another post. My sister gladly gave me her Frankie Stein bucket and stickers, which I am showcasing in today's post. There are two images of her on the blue bucket with one being a close-up. I really like the black handle for it features a bat, the skull with a bow over MH, crossbones and a lightning bolt.

The Frankie Stein stickers are pretty cool especially the skull with the bow and all the different little lightning bolts:

The back tells about the Happy Meal app:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 28: The Return of Frute Brute

I didn't spot the monster cereals at the local Wal-Mart Super Center until October 10th this year. They were on an endcap and had all five of the new boxes. I grabbed Frute Brute because I was looking more to his return than Yummy Mummy and I'm more partial to the werewolf. I figured I could pick that one up when I finished eating the Frute Brute cereal. It took my two weeks to finish the cherry flavor frosted cereal with spooky-fun marshmallows. Yeah, they didn't taste anywhere as good as I remembered them being when I was a kid. The local Wal-Mart Super Center still had a full endcap of the monster cereals on October 17th so I didn't pick any up since I still had half a box of Frute Brute. Big mistake for they were all gone when I returned to the store on October 24 (they weren't kidding when they said that they were only available for a limited time). I ended up getting Cap'n Crunch Halloween cereal instead (I still have half a box of that to finish). Anyway, here are scans of the return of Frute Brute cereal box:

I love the "Strange Things Happen Once In A Fruity Moon" cartoon on the back of the box:

The left side of the box has five Mega Monster Trivia questions (yikes, I only knew one):

Nutrition facts are on the right side of the box:

You can eat about half the box to get your recommended daily dose of whole grain:

The Frute Brute 2013 box is made out of 100% recycled paperboard:

I always liked the fact that the cherry flavored cereal is paw shaped. I should have taken pictures of all the cereal shapes but this was the only one that I didn't wolf down:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 27: Fergie as Elvira and Josh Duhhamel as RiffRaff

Awesome picture of Fergie as Elvira and Josh Duhamel as Riff Raff:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 26: Halloween at Gaia Online

Gaia Online is celebrating Halloween in a big way with their Halloween 2k13: Vengeance battle. You can choose to side with Jack or the Easter Bunny (of course, I went with the former):

The shop owners are once again wearing cool costumes and handing out candy. If you collect twenty-two pieces of candy, then you can trade it for a prize (I'm was at twenty-one before the game crashed on me). Ruby is dressed up as the Black Widow from Marvel Comics but with blonde hair:

Vanessa is dressed up as the Huntress from DC Comics:

First Official Trailer For Captain America 2: Winter Soldier

The first official trailer for Captain America 2: Winter Soldier has been released and actually shows the Falcon in flight:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 24: Dead or Alive Gets Spooky

Dead or Alive is an online game at Facebook set in the Old West. I have been playing it on and off for a while now (I'm level 126) but only have two friends that are also actively playing it. Today they started their Halloween game and they are playing up the witch theme as you can tell by the cool artwork:

Here is what the introduction screen (as shown below) states:

Be brave and welcome The Necromancer by trying your luck with our Halloween game: every 6 hours you can light up a Jack-o'-lantern which will randomly grant you one of the 6 Magical Crafts collection items. Once you have one of each you can trade them for one Necromancer! If at the end you don't have a complete collection but you have gained at least 10 Magical Crafts of any kind you will be able to trade them all for one Necromancer. Read the complete rule-set on our forum: http://bit.ly/1a8iJR4

Here are the three pumpkins in the Dead or Alive Halloween game but you can only choose one (I chose the first one):

I won a broom on my first time playing:

I love when online games at Facebook do something special like this for Halloween and other holidays.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 23: Women Wednesday: Elvira's Two New Songs

Elvira's two new original songs are "2 Big Pumpkins" and "13 Nights of Halloween". The songs were written by Fred Schneider of the B-52s. They are now available on iTunes now and the 7" vinyl record (remember those?) will begin shipping this week.

You can find more information and listen to "2 Big Pumpkins" on SoundCloud here or you can purchase the vinyl record here.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 22: Dark Shadows #21

Francesco Francavilla is the cover artist for Dark Shadows #21 from Dynamite Entertainment:

While Nacho Tenorio did the great interior artwork including this possessed Barnabas Collins: