Khabib Fights for the Belt this Saturday!

It's no secret we are big fans of the real life Zangief , Khabib Nurmagomedov, and can't wait to see him fight for the interim strap this Saturday at UFC 209. If you aren't familiar with his work check out his last win from this November at UFC 205 which gave him his 24th straight win. Who do you think will win this interim belt and be next up at a shot at McGregor?

                         Make sure you are ready by getting your Khabib tee from us here!!

Next 2 Louis CK Specials Coming To Netflix

Louis CK taped a special in Washington DC that will come out on Netflix worldwide on April 4th. The streaming king signed Louis or his next 2 specials, but that's just the icing on the cake for comedy fans. Netflix has been dropping crazy money on comedy specials lately, including two Chris Rock specials for a reported $40 million. They have also snatched Jerry Seinfield from Crackle, are about to release an Amy Schummer special, and have Dave Chapelle on board for THREE specials. And, all of this is on the heels of the release of Jim Gaffigan's new special just a few months ago. Netflix seems ready to drop the gloves with whoever wants to square off in the stand-up realm, and they're committed to bringing tons of great comedy to the service.

Why is finding chases in the wild nearly impossible?

If you've ever hunted for a chase (a rarer variant of a widely released Pop!) in the wild, then we're sure you've been disappointed. Lately Funko has been dropping tons of chases, which is awesome for collectors, but finding one at your local Hot Topic or Walmart is damn near impossible. At the time of this post there are  Stranger Things Demogorgon and Eleven chases that have been bringing down $40-$60 on eBay, because lots of collectors are willing to pay rather than trudge around the mall all day only to come back empty handed. The problem is that scalpers, usually with a connection at their local big box corporation, are hiding them and scooping them up to flip on eBay. So, when the shipment shows up, they have a slim chance of hitting the shelf. And If they do, the demand is so high, they'll be gone in no time. So how can you level the playing field?

Lots of local comic book shops & specialty shops take pride in giving their loyal customers a fair shake. So support your local pop shop and increase your chances of finding one! At Shirtnado, the very site you've stumbled upon, we take pride in shipping a chase for 1 out of every 6 we box up and send out the door, so even ordering online gives you a fair chance. Don't believe us? Follow us on instagram @shirtnado, and watch us box them up and put them on the store shelves regularly. Or even better, stop by the shop and see for yourself. Don't see what you're looking for in plain site? Don't be afraid to ask, we might have a few behind the counter waiting for someone on the hunt. Right now, there's a closed demogorgon variant, just chilling on the shelf with the rest of the demogorgons, waiting for the next lucky hunter to swing by. 

New Comic Day Pick - Feb 22

The Visitor will be telling one of Hellboy's longest ongoing mysteries. When Hellboy came in 1944 there was a visitor who was also there sent to kill Hellboy. Who he is and why he didn't complete his task has never been told until now. This is number 1 of a limited 5 issue series written by Mike Mignola himself with art by Paul Grist. 

Toy Fair NY 2017 Announcements

This weekend saw a ton of awesome new things announced in NY. I was looking around and didn't see any really good full coverage of the event so I went ahead and dug around to bring you some of my favorite things I saw.

Starting with Funko there were a few cool new sets they brought out and Westworld is one we are all stoked on.

 

These are still prototypes (that's why you see the wonky eyebrow colors) but they are looking just about ready to go and we will for sure have these up for sale as soon as they are released. Another one I'm sure we will have up is the Peter Parker wearing the Midtown shirt from the upcoming movie Spider-man: Homecoming.

Peter is rocking his Midtown look and so you are ready to do the same you can get your tee right here  . I am thinking this will be a good bundle idea like our Eleven Pop! and Beware the Demogorgon tee that we have up now at Shirtnado! so be on the look out for that this Spring! 

Now DC had a few things that I liked, the new Batman Black and White statues are up there, but the coolest figure I saw was the TV version of John Constantine (R.I.P.) If you were a fan of the show this guy belongs on your shelf. 

 

Marvel had a few figures I am stoked about but to keep it short I will just show 2. Honorary mention to the Nebula and Spider-Man Legends figures that looked amazing though. First up we have Moon Knight. If you aren't excited just based on that there isn't much I can do for you but this guy has needed a good 6 inch figure for a while and yea I would have loved the all white suit look in the current books but this will still do nicely.

 

The other I wanted to show is from the upcoming Netflix Legends line that will feature characters from all the Marvel Netflix shows. This Daredevil is one of the best sculpts I have seen in a long time and I can't wait to get online one night after a few beers and wake up the next day with a nice long set of pre orders. 

Before I leave Marvel I have to show this bad boy off. Last year Marvel put out a pretty fairly priced set of replica items. They started off with Cap's shield and Iron Man's helmet. These both MSRP at around $100 but I picked up my Cap shield for about $75 so some hunting as always can help you save a few bucks. This years set will be Thor's hammer Mjolnir which lights up, responds to your voice, and has a nice little base. The one I am pumped on is Star Lord's helmet though. This bad boy is made for adult size heads (bout time) and lights up as well but also has built in bluetooth headphones. So later this summer when you come by the Shirtnado! booth and see a guy wearing our Ravagers tee and a Star Lord mask dancing around to Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love" stop by and say Hi I might even let you try it on.

 

Lastly there were a lot of Lego sets I could talk about and don't be shocked if they pop up in a later post once I have built a few but I have to put up the Scarif Stormtrooper. I love the design of these guys and was hoping this would be a set so I can't wait to get this guy on the shelf soon. 

 

Alright that's a lot to digest and there is still a ton more. I'm going to link to some of the sites I was checking out to see what was announced so you can go down that rabbit hole yourself. Look for more coverage over at thefwoosh, gamespot,  toyark, and marveltoynews.

Funko Announces West World Pops!

West World was amazing, and so are Funko Pops! So it goes without saying we've all been hoping for this announcement, and today at Toy Fair NY Funko officially let the world know these Pops! are on the way. All we now as of now, is that they are coming soon. They'll  be at all your favorite retailers and we'll have them up for pre-order as soon as we have a solid release date. 

Stranger Things Giveaway Time!!

We're doing a giveaway this weekend where you can win yourself a "Beware the Demogorgon" tee and one of the brand new Eleven Funko Pops! The contest will be running this weekend with the winner being drawn randomly this Monday February 13th at 12 Noon Eastern. There's multiple ways to enter so you can have 3 entries if you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to win all this Stranger Things goodness. On Facebook just be sure to follow us and tag a friend in the contest post that you can find here  If you are on Twitter just follow us and retweet our contest post for a chance to win which you can find here and if you use Instagram make sure to follow us and just tag a friend or repost and that's right here . Everyone who enters will be put in the raffle which we will draw live on Monday at noon. Good Luck and check out all the different Stranger Things tee's we have online at Shirtnado!

New Comic Day Pick - Feb 8

Danny and Luke are having some problems after the events of Civil War 2. In Power Man and Iron Fist #13 Jessica left with Danielle and Luke isn't taking it too well. Danny wants to help but he is dealing with his own problems. Written by David Walker with art by Sanford Greene.

Iron Fist Trailer!!

Netflix put out the first trailer for Iron Fist today and it looks awesome! They have kept up the quality for the final Defender to make his debut and I can't wait. It is really rad to see the Crane Mother from the first season of Daredevil back after being teased so long ago. This will be like the other first seasons and be an origin tale but I am expecting it to lead into the Defenders by the end and maybe we will get a little Luke and Danny Heroes for Hire action. Check out the trailer below and check out the Rand Enterprises shirt just released here so you will be ready for the season to drop on March 17!

PS Plus and XBOX Games with Gold : February 2017

In February Playstation will be putting up the latest LittleBigPlanet game and a pixel shooter along with a few Vita cross buy games. The full lineup goes like this.

PS4

• LittleBigPlanet 3
• Ninja Senki DX
• Not a Hero
• Starwhal
• TorqueL

PS3

• Anna Extended Edition
• Starwhal

Vita

• Ninja Senki DX
• TorqueL     

On the XBOX side you will have the option for some racing, co-op, fighting and more. The complete list looks like this.  

Xbox One

• Killer Instinct Season 2 (January 16-February 15)
• Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (February 1-28)
• Project Cars (February 16-March 15)

Xbox 360

• Monkey Island 2: SE (February 1-15)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (February 16-28) 

New Comic Day Pick - Feb 1

This is it. The end of my favorite book is about to begin but first we have the conclusion of the Cory Walker drawn story line that has been going on the last few issues. If you haven't read Invincible just see the tag line on the top of the cover "The Best Comic in the Universe" and that isn't a joke it really is. This has been consistently one of the best books with a realistic spin on the superhero genre and all the tropes that come with it. I could talk about this book every day all day so I will just highly recommend it and say time to binge read and get ready for the "End of all Things". As always this is written by Robert Kirkman who you may know from the Walking Dead, This issue has the cover drawn by Ryan Ottley and interior art by Cory Walker and colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu.