Totally Miscellaneous News Dump
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?? I-Mockery’s amazing game Abobo’s Big Adventure comes out on January 11th. Mark your calendars. Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
? QMx found the giant Serenity model from the Serenity movie. Is it me, or did the Serenity always look that penis-y? (Via io9)
? The purple-hooded girl who’s been showing up in various places of the DCnU has a name, and it’s Pandora. I’m told “Pandora” narrowly beat out “Trouble” and “Uh-oh.” (Via Comics Alliance)
? Marvel says mutants aren’t human… for tax purposes. Apparently toys of humans get taxed more than toys of non-humans, and thus Marvel screwed over the X-Men and the rest of mutant-kind of save a few bucks. I mention this mostly to point out the toy industry is fucking bizarre. (Via /Film)
? If you’re looking to do your first food deed of 2012, you might consider donating to this Kickstarter campaign — Donovan is a young, Star Wars-loving lad who’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Asperger’s and ADD. He wants to write a Star Wars book titled Donovan and the Dark Side to help teach other kids and parents about dealing with his ailments. He doesn’t need much — only a little over $1400 at the moment.
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