Twiddle Rompus

Apparently for a year a statue of Spider-Man that proved he is a MAN loomed over a playground at the Lotte Shopping Center in Busan, South Korea. Since I can't post the pictures directly...

For those longing for the days of Barbie's crapping toy dog Tanner, we have very good news: there is a new generation of toy animals that take little toy dumps on command. Although this being 2014, the girls who own the pets are fashionable "Moxie Girls" and the lovable pets with "the silly poo" are a bunny a koala and a unicorn. It turns out unicorn poo looks a lot like a colorful plastic ball, which is a huge relief for all. Turns out the main varieties of toy turds are glitter, rainbows and jewels.

With comics sales stalling out after a sustained period of growth, many comics publishers are looking to get out while the getting is good. it's no secret that many companies have been in it...

I know you are all sick of LaBeouf-gate, but while we in the comics trenches have been laughing at Labeouf's twitter and skywriting antics over the last few weeks—and such entertainment figures as Patton...

Well just a few hours ago we were speculating that serial plagiarist Shia LaBeouf wouldn't be speaking out until the round of press for his next movie, band while his lawyers probably wish he...

This is a thing that actually happened. When I first saw it popping up on my feeds I thought it was some kind of photo shop jobbie, but no. Shia LaBeouf, the embattled plagiarist/actor, hired a plane to skywrite "I am sorry Daniel Clowes" over the pellucid skies of Los Angeles.

Inspired by the backlash against MAN OF STEEL's property destruction, Kyle Baker has ceated a flash game called MASS MURDERER OF STEEL that allows you to enjoy it endlessly. The game play is actually...

Okay I guess you have to live in or around Brooklyn, land of entitled single child families and artisinal everything—to get Park Slope Family Circus...but maybe not. Park Slope is a region of Brooklyn...

The rumor's provenance was impeccable: director Bryan Singer.

And speaking of the Center for cartoon studies, perusing their front page there's some unbelievably exciting news on a variety of fronts, including news that Jon Chad has been accepted into the US astronaut program, and news of the CCS kickboxing team triumphing over Dartmouth. What caught our eye was the news that after vewing the CCs movie, a producer thinks White River Junction would be a great setting for a reality tv series. The 'Junc?

A long lost comics company? Or is it just April 1st?

While nerdlebrities are a big draw at comic-cons these days, as we've noted in the past, trying to throw a celebrity-only show can be a dismal affair. But with the rise of nerd culture, autograph shows seem to be picking up, even on the local level. For example: while going through our mail, we found a press release for a show called The American Music & Pop Culture Expo.