An epic battle between science and nature has begun! Massiverse, Inc., a new media development company that creates original and interactive transmedia properties, is announcing their exciting first property: Dragons Vs Robots. Sci-fi meets fantasy in this unique world designed for kids ages 9 to 14, where futuristic robots and mythical dragons battle for control over the planet Earth. Today Massiverse gives a first look at the vast Dragons Vs Robots universe, where a free battle game and manga series have been unveiled.

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As part of the 30th Anniversary of the Gundam series and arrival on the sci-fi anime scene, toymaker Bandai has constructed a full-scale reproduction in Tokyo’s Shiokaze Park, near the headquarters of Fuji TV, where it will be officially unveiled on July 11th. The statue itself stands about 59 feet (18 meters) tall and is said to be a 1:1 replicate of the Gundam from the show. Adding to it’s cool factor is that has moving parts with lights and such. What’s next, a 1:1 scale Godzilla?

Check out the cool videos on this life-size Gundam too.

My friend Paul over at Toy Bender has got a lot of his old toys and stuff for sale over on his Dinosaur Toy Vault. There you’ll find old Transformers, Star Wars, G. I. Joes and such, but what caught my eye was the Star Wars collector’s plates. I can just imagine Luke or Darth Vader sitting down for a big dinner before a lightsaber battle and only wanting to use their favorite Jedi themed plate. Perhaps the plates have midichlorians in them. So if you had the plate, you might become a powerful Jedi just like those other guys. I’d buy the plates myself, but I’ve already got some super powers and I don’t want to be greedy.

Or is it Mario Wars? Misha does some great artwork and her latest Star Wars/ Mario Bros. mash up series is no different. Two awesome favorites rolled into one great piece of art! May the plumber be with you.

I got this picture while at WonderCon last week and I really enjoy it. The way the Stormtrooper is looking down at the boy and the way the boy is holding his mom’s hand with slight apprehension, I find quite adorable. The little guy didn’t cry and handled the situation like a man. Oh Star Wars, is there anything you can’t teach us?

This was my first visit to WonderCon in San Francisco and I really enjoyed myself. WonderCon is known as the sister-show of San Diego Comic-Con. I’d say it’s a smaller sister, but even though it wasn’t as huge as SDCC, it has it’s benefits. Since it’s a smaller show, that means there’s less of a crowd and you could get more face time with the stars, which is nice. (Speaking of stars, I met and talked with Henry Winkler (Fonzie) and saw artist Jim Lee.) I also finally met Daniel M. Davis of Steam Crow Monster Commute and Michael Fleming of tweedlebop!

WonderCon features the best in a variety of specialty programming including the very best from, pop culture, Hollywood film and television, but comics are still king at this 23-year-old event. Watchmen was prevalent, but so was Star Trek, Star Wars, G.I. Joe and other comic heroes. This was a nice warm-up for me, as I await SDCC in July. Please enjoy my photos from the show with my slideshow or visit my WonderCon 2009 Flickr set. Perhaps you should consider going to WonderCon next year.

Take a gander at this sweet collection of vintage toys that TCM Hitchhiker (aka Jason Jerde) has up on flickr. He’s got a spectacular set of photos of vintage Mego toys (which includes Star Trek, Marvel, DC and even KISS), some Remco Universal Monster figures and even some the 12″ Joes, all from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s! It’s a classic toy overload!

I’m a big fan of vintage toy figures. If you like this post perhaps you’ll like Superhero Pajama Party!

Star Trek: In Theaters May 2009. It’s the eleventh Star Trek film and I’ve seen them all. It’s got Zachary Quinto as a young Spock and Leonard Nimoy reprises his role as the old Spock. Shatner wanted to be in the movie, but it’d be a bit tricky since his character died in a previous movie. He should have used his Negotiator powers.

From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek, featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before.

Anyone else getting pumped about this movie? I wonder what Wil Wheaton thinks about it?

Well, Hello Wall-E! If you enjoyed the funny romantic comedy Wall-E, you’ll be glad it’s now out on DVD! Wall-E is a great family film with it’s most impressive aspect being the depth of emotion conveyed by a simple robot. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. If you have seen it, I know you’ll want to watch it again. (I know I want to.) It’s “Buy n Large” the best animated film of the year. Pixar will keep you and the kids captivated with Wall-E.

It’s on my Xmas list, why not put it on yours? Go buy your copy today!

All I want for Christmas is Doctor Who… I saw this at the San Diego Comic-Con a few months ago, but it’s airing in England now. You can watch it on the BBC site if you’re in the UK, otherwise check it out on YouTube. It’s a one-minute long trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special and there are spoilers! Cybershade attack!

As you might have heard, David Tennant has announced that he will leave the award winning BBC drama Doctor Who when he has completed the filming of four special episodes which will be screened in 2009 and early in 2010. I for one will miss the Tenth Doctor’s quirky ways and messy coif.