REVIEWED: Doctor Strange Statue (Diamond Select Toys)

This week’s entry marks a landmark for Taint The Meat — it’s our 300th post. Over the last few weeks I’ve been considering the most appropriate subject to help celebrate such an anniversary. Something comic related? Obviously. Something eye-catching and impressive? No doubt. And something pretty awesome? Definitely. Then I saw this wonderfully dramatic Doctor Strange Statue from Diamond Select Toys — problem solved!

The Little Book of Fantastic Four (Taschen, 2017)

The Little Book of Fantastic Four is a small celebration of a very big  comic book.

DC Comics Super Heroes stamps (2006)

I’m in the mood to look at some more terrific USPS stamps.

Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition Trading Cards by The Hildebrandt Brothers, cards #121-140

Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition was a trading card collection by renowned fantasy artists The Hildebrandt Brothers and featured paintings of heroes and villains from the Marvel Comics universe. This batch concentrates on the last cards in the collection, #121-140.

Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition Trading Cards by The Hildebrandt Brothers, cards #101-120

Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition was a trading card collection by fantasy artists The Hildebrandt Brothers that featured paintings of characters from the Marvel Comics universe. This batch concentrates on cards #101-120.

Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition Trading Cards by The Hildebrandt Brothers, cards #76-100

Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition was a trading card collection by fantasy artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt that featured paintings of superheroes and villains from the Marvel Comics universe. This batch features cards #76-100.

Marvel Comics Memory Album Calendar 1977

Marvel Comics Memory Album Calendar 1977 was the third calendar published by the comics giant, and included artwork by some of their biggest stars, as well as staff birthdays, fun-facts and trivia questions.

2000AD/Robo-Hunter action figure by 3A

This year marks the 40th anniversary of 2000AD, the British weekly science-fiction anthology comic, and here at Taint the Meat we’re celebrating this milestone by taking a look at some cool 2000AD merchandise. This week it’s the turn of this Robo-Hunter action figure from 3A.

2000AD comic, Prog #204 (21st March 1981)

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of 2000AD, the weekly British science fiction anthology comic. For the last four decades 2000AD has been a mainstay of the British science fiction scene, and is responsible for introducing hundreds of characters to British comic book readers — including Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, ABC Warriors, Rogue Trooper — as well as launching the careers of some of the comic book industry’s biggest creative talents. To help celebrate this landmark anniversary, Taint the Meat will spend the next few weeks showcasing ‘The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic’, beginning with a closer look at this classic issue, Prog #204.

Marvel Comics Calendar 1980: The Occult World of Doctor Strange

Time for another trip down into the Taint The Meat vault of comic book nostalgia. This time it’s the turn of the Marvel Comics Calendar 1980: The Occult World of Doctor Strange. May the Eternal Vishanti be praised!