Game of Thrones: You Win or Die - A 22 minute Featurette

In just about 1 week, Season 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones will premiere. I suppose you could call me a fan. I've covered the subject a time or two. Yeah... Anyways, HBO has just recently released this awesomely thorough 22 minute featurette, the perfect video to help you recap Season 1, as well as take a peek at Season 2.  The creators and a few select cast members also discuss the story, as well as the individual, complex characters. On April 1st, I know where I'll be.

Wondercon Toy Highlights

We were unaware that Wondercon was kicking off this weekend, but thanks to a reminder from a friend we headed over there in a hurry to see what the fuss was about this year.  We wandered the massive showfloor and aside from some Green Lantern/Thor announcements, there was nothing terribly earth shattering to report about. We put together a small video showcasing the toys that stood out from the crowd to see what you missed.

We encountered a bunch of cool artists, bought a few comics and gawked at the massive range of merchandise that exhibitors had on display.  One of the coolest booths was a retro fueled adventure called MattyCollector.com, which came off as a really cool initiative by Mattel to appeal to people who grew up in the eighties/early nineties with an extensive line of upscale figurines based off loved franchises from back in the day.

Their Ghostbuster and Masters Of The Universe lines brought back a ton of memories, with the quality of the new figurines blowing me away. The giant display for Green Lantern merchandise was also pretty impressive, showcasing a huge variety of figurines for the movie and from the past. On the Japanese end, the coolest things we saw was a Megaman figurine and a line of possible Revoltech knockoffs by Bandai for their Evangelion series. It was a fun, but overly crowded day over at Wondercon.