Marvel Avengers and Other Heroes #2 Magazine

I picked up this Marvel Avengers and Other Heroes #2 magazine at the local Dollar Tree this morning. The cover features Iron Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel and Count Dracula. Most of it is dedicated to the Marvel Avengers Secret Wars story titled "Wings in the Night!" The Avengers (Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Iron Man and Vision) battles Count Dracula as Chthon possesses his body. There are activities like mazes, match games, puzzles and how to draw. Members of the Guardians of the Galaxy only appear once on a match game page. Spider-Man and his friends also appear only once with a two-page crossword puzzle (this should have been devoted to the Avengers). Overall, the magazine is not bad for the price, but I have the feeling that I have read this story before.

Cover of Marvel Avengers and Other Heroes #2 Magazine

Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 17: Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 and #2

Somehow I missed Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 that came out last month. The cover features zombified Black Widow, Iron Man and Captain America attacking Groot. I should have known that something was up when I saw the words "All Ages" in the lower right corner. The blood was toned way down for a Marvel Zombies title. Rocket Racoon and Groot are guests at the Raft island prison when the Avengers show up with General Ross to spring them. Groot is sniffling and Rocket thinks he has a cold. Groot sneezes on Captain America and a big blob on snot lands on his face. Yep, you guessed it for he is the first to turn into a zombie and he attacks his fellow Avengers. Captain America bites Black Widow, who in turn bites Iron Man.

Thor starts throwing his hammer around inside the quinjet making matters worse. Rocket Raccoon gets sucked out of a hole punctured by Thor's hammer and Groot fails to save him. Groot then has to save Bruce Banner from the zombified Avengers before they both go out the hole. They find themselves facing civilians that has also turned into zombies. Bruce hits himself with a brick to change himself into the Hulk.

Cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1

The cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #2 features Thor reaching for his hammer while zombies are advancing on him from behind. The issue starts with Groot and Hulk talking. That ends with the Hulk wanting to find Space Skunk (Rocket Raccoon). Zombies try to bite Hulk then he's attacked by Thor, who is trying to fight the mutated zombie virus. Hulk and Thor battle while Groot tries to keep them from killing each other. He finally knocks out the Hulk by choking him. Hulk turns back into Bruce. Groot picks him up and they head down into the subway, where he hears cries for help.

Cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #2

Overall, the first two issues of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay makes for interesting reads. The artwork is actually pretty good for an All Ages title. It's interesting to see flowers coming out of the zombies instead of blood and dangling eyeballs.

Avengers: Infinity War DVD

Avengers: Infinity War is another Marvel movie that I have yet to watch all the way through in one setting. I usually miss the beginning so I was glad to find this DVD at the local Dollar General. The price was only $4.95 and now I can finally watch it all the way through. There are so many superheroes from Doctor Strange to Spider-Man on the front cover that I couldn't tag all of them.

Avengers: Infinity War DVD

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Star-Lord

This Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Star-Lord is another one that I picked up last week at the local Walmart's. He has his helmet on and holding his two blasters up. To be honest, he's my least favorite Guardians of the Galaxy miniature figurine from this set.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Star-Lord

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Uniform Rocket Raccoon

This Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Uniform Rocket Raccoon is another one that I picked up last week. He is wearing his new uniform as seen in the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 movie, which I have yet to see (yes, I'm way behind with the Marvel movies). The miniature figurine is holding a weapon pointing up and he has a really angry look.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Uniform Rocket Raccoon

 

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Potted Groot

I found this Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Potted Groot last week at the local Walmart's for a dollar. Pretty cool for a miniature figurine.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Potted Groot

 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Adam Warlock Happy Meal Toy

I picked up another Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal a few days ago. I managed to get Adam Warlock, which is the third action figure in the set. He has a big head and a lever in his back which makes his right arm rotate. Adam Warlock's lever gets stuck in the down position a lot. He has curved base so he rocks from side to side. You can also attach other action figures on each side of the base. Will Poulter plays Adam Warlock in the movie and you might remember him from We're The Millers and The Maze Runner. I'm not very familair with the character and only read a few Marvel comics that featured him.

Front of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Adam Warlock Happy Meal Toy

Back of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Adam Warlock Happy Meal Toy

Yes, I did get a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal box but I will save [posting that for another day.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Star-Lord Happy Meal Toy

I picked up a Happy Meal from the local McDonald's a few days ago since they are promoting Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie. I received Star-Lord, which is the first action figure in the series of eight. To me, he doesn't look very much like Chris Pratt but he does have a big head. There is a button on a back that you can push to make his arms go up and down. He has a blaster in his right hand and his left index finger is extended up. The base is not flat so he rocks from side to side. The base has a hook on the right side of the base and a slot on the left side so that other action figures can be hooked up to him. I'm really hoping to get Rocket Racoon or Cosmos the Spacedog the next time. Unfortunately, I did not received the correct box so either they were out of them already or they haven't received them. Hopefully, I will get the correct box the next time.

Front View of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Star-Lord Happy Meal Toy

Angle View of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Star-Lord Happy Meal Toy

Back View of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Star-Lord Happy Meal Toy

Women Wednesday: Mantis on Honey Nut Cheerios Mega Box

The new General Mills cereals promoting Marvel's The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie is starting to trickle into the local stores. I picked up the Honey Nut Cheerios Mega box with Mantis on it at the local Walmart's about a week ago. This is a pretty big box and pretty expensive too but they didn't have any of the smaller boxes with her on it. The picture below is swiped from online since I couldn't get a good picture of the box yet. The back of the box has a group shot. I don't plan on collecting the entire set since there are way too many boxes and I don't eat as much cereal as I did when I was a kid.

Thor: Love and Thunder Happy Meal Box

Hey, we made it to another Thorsday and the first day of Autumn. I'm finally presenting the Thor: Love and Thunder Happy Meal box. The left side of part one shows Thor and Mighty Thor aka Lady Thor aka Jane Foster. The right side shows all the ten toys in the set plus the "Try Me" code.

The left side of part two shows the smiling mouth, which is always creepy if you ask me. The right side shows a larger image of the ten toys in the set plus a more detailed instruction on how to play the Thor Music Experience.

The toy set includes Rocket, Mantis, Thor, Mighty Thor, Star-Lord, Groot, Valkyrie, Korg, Thoothgnasher and Toothgrinder, and Golden Armor Thor. I was surprised that I actually got five of the ten.

Invasion of the Foamies Day5: Rocket Raccoon

Rocket Raccoon is not only a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy but he is also a member of the foamies that I picked up at the local Dollar Tree:

Front of Rocket Raccoon Foamie

Back of Rocket Raccoon Foamie

Countdown to Valentine's Day 2020 Day 2: Marvel Avengers Endgame 32 Valentines

The Marvel Avengers Endgame 32 Valentines was another item that I picked up last week at the local Dollar Tree. Not only does the front of the box feature the usual members of the Avengers but also characters from Guardians of the Galaxy including Rocket Racoon.

Front of the Marvel Avengers Endgame 32 Valentines box

The back of the box displays the eight different Valentine cards plus a sample back:

Back of the Marvel Avengers Endgame 32 Valentines box

The first four Marvel Avengers Endgame Valentines features Steve Rogers without his Captain America mask, the redheaded Black Widow (she was blonde in the Infinity War Valentines that I covered yesterday), Iron Man and the Hulk in a jumpsuit:

Front of the first four Marvel Avengers Endgame Valetines

The backs of the first four cards:

Back of the first four Marvel Avengers Endgame Valentines

The last four Marvel Avengers Endgame Valentines features Rocket Racoon, Thor, Hawkeye and the basic members of the Avengers on an extra wide card:

Front of the last four Marvel Avengers Endgame Valentines

The back of the extra wide card features the hooded Hawkeye and Thanos:

Back of the last four Marvel Avengers Endgame Valentines

I really like the look and sayings of these Valentine Day cards. I was surprised that Thanos didn't get his own card like he did with the Avengers Infinity War set. This box also includes a sheet of red hart-shaped stickers.

Cool Marvel MasterCard

Check out the new Marvel MasterCards. My favorite is the one featuring the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Countdown to Halloween 2014 Day 30: Gaia Online Shopkeepers In Costumes

Every year Gaia Online throws a big online Halloween party. This year's theme is Demon vs Angel but the fun part is that the shopkeepers dress in costumes and hand out candy. Players collect twenty-two pieces of candy that can be traded in to collect Halloween collectibles. There are some costumes that are anime-inspired and I have no clue as to who they are supposed to be while others are from comic books, tv and movies. I've collected some of the more fun shopkeepers in costume.

First off is Bildeau, a robot, dressed up as Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

Next, Ribateau, another robot, is wearing a Michelangelo mask and eating pizza from TMNT:

Nicolae is wearing a Captain Kirk from Star Trek uniform:

Cresento is dressed up as Mr. Spock:

One of my favorites is Moira dressed up as Death from Vertigo/DC Comics:

Josie is wearing a Gamora from Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy:

Finally, another favorite of mine is Vanessa wearing a Disney's Maleficent costume:

Guardians of the Galaxy Backpacks At Subway

Guardians of the Galaxy backpacks are now available free with each kids meal at Subway. You can view a larger picture of each backpack at Subway Kids.

They look more like large drawstring bags to me.

Second Full Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

You can watch the Full New Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer here (it looks awesome by the way).

Rocket Raccoon Gets A Voice

Bradley Cooper has been announced as the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Marvel's upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie.