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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alex Ross (with a twist)

30 Rock meets the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alex Ross. Via these fine sites.

*At Toycutter: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen custom action figures.

New Marvel Universe action figures

Big gallery of photos of the upcoming Marvel universe figures, including Mr. Sinister, Gambit, Psylocke, and Beast.

*Buy Marvel Universe figures at eBay.

Link roundup

1. I finally saw Deathly Hallows part 2. All in all I thought it was great, with the talk with the Ravenclaw ghost being especially cool. The special effects were terrific, aside from the horrendous broomstick escape from the flames. And the scene with Dumbledore in limbo flickered so badly (in 2D) that I had to look away.

2. Grant Morrison doesn't like superfans (to say the least). The excerpt mentions Morrison's take on Mark Millar's Wanted. A few years ago, I'd heard so much about Wanted that I picked up an issue and was absolutely horrified by what I was reading.

3. Is this from The Onion? Google is offering a credit card "with what it calls a competitive interest rate, an ample credit line and no annual fee. The catch: it can only be used to buy search advertising on the world's No.1 Internet search engine." Via.

Andrew Garfield Spider-Man action figure

Marvel Universe Andrew Garfield Spider-Man. Via.

And in other Marvel toy news, there will be new Marvel Legends figures. "Wave 1 will be: Klaw (classic look), Hope Summers, Constrictor, Steve Rogers as the Super Soldier, Iron Man (one of his classic armors), what looks to be the new movie version of Ghost Rider, the Comic Con Thor and the Build-a-figure is Terrax." (That is a remarkably undesirable lineup.)

*Buy build-a-figures at eBay.

Lego Hit Girl and Kick-Ass

Lego Hit Girl and Kick-Ass by Iain Heath.

*Buy Kick-Ass posters at eBay.

Link roundup

1. 9% of those special flashlights for the Warren Ellis/Berg SVK comic were broken on arrival.

2. FYI, if you plan on visiting Los Angles, do not stay in a hotel downtown.

3. Book giveaway.

Best Covers: DC Comics solicitations for October 2011

My favorite covers from the DC Comics solicitations for October 2011:

Men of War #2 cover by Viktor Kalvachev.

Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #2 cover by J.G. Jones.

Green Lantern Corps #2 cover by Alex Garner.

Link roundup

1. Art box giveaway.

2. Really interesting article about the economy.

3. The new Captain America: Super Solider video game is apparently barely worth a day rental: "The game (which runs to a stingy six hours at best) is sparsely populated by instantly-forgettable enemies."

4. io9 reviews the Warren Ellis/Berg comic SVK ($32 for 40 lackluster pages).

My favorite: someone fighting with Bobby Hull, then hearing the crowd hush like something awful just happened … and realizing that he accidentally pulled Hull's toupee off. This definitely would have led SportsCenter if it existed in the late 1970's.

3. DC's comic book cover artists have a sick sense of humor.