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Somebody’s Gonna Get an Axe to the Knee
Somebody’s Gonna Get an Axe to the Knee
I totally forgot Dark Horse was going to make Game of Thrones statues! First up is badass Tyrion from the battle of Blackwater, shortly after he talks the semi-brave men of King’s Landing into killing all Stannis’ brave men knocking on their door. I think I’d have preferred Tyrion in a more natural pose — probably holding a glass of wine and looking sardonically at something — but this is pretty good too. The 10-inch statue will be on sale in February for $200. Pricy, but the Lannisters didn’t get rich by offering their services cheaply. (Via ToyNewsI)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.