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NASA Have Revealed New Badge Featuring Rocket Racoon And Groot For ISS National Lab
Now this is a cool little story. Marvel Custom, NASA and Casis (The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space) have announced that Groot and Rocket Racoon will be on an official badge given to staff of the International Space Stations' National Laboratory in 2016. I mean, sure, it's a little weird to have selected two guys[...]
Sideshow Teases New Guardians Of The Galaxy Premium Format Figures
Sideshow Collectibles is teasing a set of Premium Format Figures of Rocket and Groot This is part of their Guardians of the Galaxy line which has already had Gamora debut I expect the figures to be unveiled in time for SDCC later this month These figures appear to be based on the comic versions of[...]
What Happens When You Ask Frank Cho For A Sexy Swamp Thing
I decided to think outside the box and drew Groot looking at a nude spread of Swamp Thing The audience loved all the drawings You'll probably see some of the drawings posted online soon. And… I just heard, we're doing the sketch-off in Perth, too Again, no pressure. I love how not only did he get the[...]
Darryl DMC McDaniels On Bringing Ben Grimm And Groot Together
How did Ben Grimm and Groot end up on the same team? Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels (Founding member of RUN-DMC) and Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (Editor-in-Chief, Darryl Makes Comics) talk about writing for Marvel's Guardians of Infinity #3, as well as the process behind directing the variant cover. [youtube]https://youtu.be/JnCQhFZc4D8[/youtube] How did Ben Grimm and Groot end up on the same[...]
A Drunken Drax Explains His Tattoos In Deleted Guardians Scene
Marvel has released a deleted scene from the film where Drax explains to Rocket and Groot that his tattoos are the story of his life… and the story of his family The scene ended up not being needed to bring across his pain… but Dave Bautista does a good job bring it across in this[...]
And Finally… Groot Dances In The Sun
Rich Johnston brought a present from the UK to give me for my birthday last week at New York Comic Con, a little dancing Groot powered by the sun. Today, after sleeping off the con a bit, I freed Groot from his heavily sealed plastic container and gave him a dose of sunlight Here are the[...]
A Clip From Tomorrow Night's Guardians Of The Galaxy Animated Series Premiere
We've seen the set up for how the team came together with origin stories focusing on Star-Lord, Groot, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon and Gamora individually Now in this clip we get to see the team in action together… with Yondu. [youtube]https://youtu.be/_BkJvPsYYXw[/youtube] The Guardian of the Galaxy animated series has a special premiere tomorrow night (9/5)[...]
What Happened To Planet X? Groot's Origin From Guardians Of The Galaxy
In this case we see a young Groot and just what happened to his home, Planet X. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy animated series debuts September 26th on Disney XD. [youtube]https://youtu.be/N6W38U8M1hU[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/BnKEdMO5zFY[/youtube] In Marvel's upcoming animated series Guardians of the Galaxy, it looks like we're going to be seeing more of how the characters came to be and[...]
First Promo For Guardians Of The Galaxy Animated Series
The cast includes Will Friedle as Star-Lord, Trevor Devall as Rocket, Vanessa Marshall as Gamora, David Sobolov as Drax, Kevin Michael Richardson as Groot and James Arnold Taylor as both Yondu and Cosmo. Guardians of the Galaxy premieres Sept 26th. Here we have the first promo for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy animated series that will[...]
Exclusive Renew Your Vows And Groot RRP Variants For SDCC
Always a convivial arena, as retailers from across the country – across the world even – can convene, network, find common cause and pick up tips. And also pick up some special variant covers specific to the meeting, often dubbed "RRP Variants". And this year they will include variant covers to Groot #2 and Renew Your Vows[...]
Pretty Good For A New Book About A Sentient Plant
By Jason Karlson For a brand new book featuring a sentient plant as it's protagonist I was bracing myself for something else, something stranger? With all the weirdness surrounding Marvel's multiverse-smooshing Secret Wars I had half expected a book with our hero traversing the galaxy using only the limited lexicon of his three favourite words? Cosmic[...]
A Comic Show – DC You & Secret Wars Too!
Yesterday we celebrated my daughter's preschool graduation. This video has every New DC You book, Secret Wars #3 and several new tie-ins, Groot #1, all three Star Wars, Airboy and Nonplayer #2 (I loved Airboy! James Robinson is back!) Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom, it's another crazy fun week Sorry,[...]
Cover Story: Star Wars, Secret Wars, Tank Girl, Ant-Man, Groot And Carpe Noctem
The first by series artist Ramón Rosanas… And the second by Bob Layton. Both guests at the show, both limited to 500 copies. Newbury Comics has a small batch of Marvel retailer exclusive titles, for the getting-hotter-by-the-second peon to married life, Secret Wars: Renew Your Vows, Giant Size Little Marvel AVX and Groot #1s… While J Scott[...]
Swag! ACBC Edition: Marvel, Groot, And Lantern City
One thing others haven't mentioned about the Marvel shirts at ACBC is that they do say ACBC on the back, so even if these shirts end up being similar to SDCC shirts, they've been differentiated. To zoom in a little on some of these items: This is a large, plush, handmade Groot I repeat this is a[...]
Groot #1 Variant Only For 'Convention Kick-Off' Stores
Put it in your 2016 calendars now… Also, stores that participated last time can also order a special Groot #1 variant cover, in colour and sketch version And on the back a reminder of next's years date and time. I expect next year's store sign up has just begun… Bleeding Cool looks forward to covering it as[...]
Starbucks Gets Into The Emerald City Mood With A Groot
It seems that even a corporate giant like Starbucks knows the value of getting into the hip scene as you can get yourself a Groot this weekend… which is a white mocha with a shot of espresso, a vanilla matcha whip and a caramel flan drizzle So now if you can't make it to ECCC,[...]
Vin Diesel Dances Around Black Bolt And Guardians Of The Galaxy Questions
Diesel played with the question for a moment before hinting that there may be more room for him in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than just as Groot. Furious 7 opens in theaters April 3rd. [Source: MTV.com] [youtube]https://youtu.be/HWOAozN5SwA[/youtube] Vin Diesel is on the press tour for Furious 7 and was being interviewed by MTV News about the film when[...]
Marvel Announces Groot #1 – To Replace Rocket Raccoon For Secret Wars
During Secret Wars, Rocket Raccoon is cancelled and replaced by Groot… launching in June And announced during the In Store Comic Convention Kickoff! From Jeff Loveness and Brian Kesinger….  Jeff has also been busy with Amazing Spider-Man Special, the first of a trilogy of specials, with Spider-Man interacting with the Inhumans[...]
Toy Fair 2015: Funko Takes Over The World!
Harry Potter and his friends from Hogwarts will also be released in 2015. The Fabrikations sub brand is being expanded with Groot, Darth Vader, Baymax, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America New materials are being utilized to allow for my characters to be made in this line. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border:[...]
Marvel Will Publish Rocket And Groot Novel In Paperback After All
A couple of weeks ago, Marvel and Diamond told comic book stores that they were cancelling the paperback version of Dan Abnett's prose novel from the world of Guardians Of The Galaxy, Rocket Raccoon And Groot Steal The Galaxy Well, someone seems to have had a word. Not retailers have been told that Marvel will be publishing[...]
Dan Abnett's Rocket And Groot Novel Cancelled In Paperback?
Last summer saw the release of the first Guardians Of The Galaxy prose novel, Rocket Raccoon And Groot Steal The Galaxy by Dan Abnett, the writer who helped popularise the comic series in readiness for its movie adaptation. But for those waiting for the paperback, bad news Yesterday, retailers were informed that it had been cancelled and would[...]
Building A Groot Swing Set
You've probably seen the image on line of the fan made Groot swing set It was posted by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, so it got a little bit of attention I was impressed when I saw it. Well, now the real story behind the swing has come to life It was build by[...]
Andy Lanning Undercuts eBay Sketch Flippers For Hero Initiative
He tweeted. OK, here's a dilemma: what would you do if you find out someone is selling a convention sketch you did for free on Ebay for $129? — Andy Lanning (@AndyLanning) November 27, 2014 But then he had a fun solution. @AndyLanning If you want a Groot sketch, I'll do one for $40 Profits to go to the[...]
More Fun With The Guardians Of The Galaxy (Updated)
Looks like the Accuser has some moves. And then Marvel has released a video highlighting Groot and translating his one line "I Am Groot" into 15 different languages. Update – Guardians of the Galaxy is now available on Digital HD in both the Disney Movies Anywhere app and also Vudu. [youtube]http://youtu.be/sqWX0EkdOYo[/youtube] [youtube]http://youtu.be/xliy6ZZd1Ik[/youtube] [...]
James Gunn Tells Us How Dancing Baby Groot Was Made And Why No Toy Yet
In this quick featurette, director James Gunn explains just how they made Dancing Baby Groot at the end of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. In an interview with Vulture, Gunn explained why there wasn't a Baby Groot toy available when the film came out… and it all came down to secrets. "While we were still shooting[...]