Top Hat Sasquatch

Time for a new series here on the ‘squatch, This Just In. Inspired by Cool and Collected’s ‘It Came in the Mail’ posts, and by the fact that geeks love finding random junk, I decided it was time to start posting photos when I snag weird retro stuff. I troll eBay for the weirdest stuff, but when I was putting together the ‘Friends of Top Hat Sasquatch’ t-shirt presale, I realized I wanted some cool goodies to throw in to thank everyone for supporting the site, and I was lucky enough to score a huge lot of cards for a pretty good price.

There are 50 odd packs in total, but I love the art and wanted to show off some of my favorites. I’ll admit, I’m going to keep a few of these for myself, but if you have favorites, let me know when you order a shirt and I’ll try to accomodate everyone.

Just please, don’t eat the gum.

After many years removed, I am finally journeying back into the world of comic books. I’m just now discovering the amazing talents of artist Skottie Young. He has to be one of the best fantasy illustrators working today. His work on the Oz series is nothing short of spectacular.

Of course I follow this talented guy on Instagram (username skottie) where I hope to get glimpses of his new work. That wasn’t exactly what I discovered on the photo-sharing app today but what I did see had me even more enthralled. Young had posted a very interesting series of snapshots. He chronicled the opening of a special shipment he had received from LAIKA, the animators behind the upcoming film ParaNorman.

Just as he has a talent for telling a story through his drawings, Skottie had created an excellent narrative by slowly unveiling the package’s contents through photographs.
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If I had to list my favorite action figure lines as a kid, Playmates’ Dick Tracy series would be up there, hanging out with the likes of TMNT, Bucky O’Hare, and all the other embarrassing toys I used to play with. I’ve written about the Dick Tracy toys before, but never about the toy line’s vehicles.

Playmates released two vehicles in their line of action figures based on the (bad) movie, and even though they’re almost identical, I love them. Today I wanted to take a look at Dick Tracy’s Police Squad Car. Growing up, I was always a fan of normal-looking action figure vehicles. I was all about roleplay when I played with my toys, and having cars for my characters that didn’t look like giant mosquitos or crazy tanks was always a plus.
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I really hope so. The world needs an Edgar Wright super hero movie. Badly.

LEGO® CUUSOO | Exo Suit
Check out this badass LEGO Exo Suit that's up for voting on CUUSOO. I remember seeing this a while back and wishing I had the instructions to make one.

Marvel Phase Two: Where Does Hawkeye Fit In?
Where indeed. I hope he pops up in Captain America 2, and I'd love to see him and Black Widow get their own S.H.I.E.L.D. movie.

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I thought about this right after seeing TDKR. Where was the Joker during all the mayhem?

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Ever since I first saw the Top Hat Sasquatch mascot that Alex Deligiannis designed for us, I’ve wanted it on a shirt. His illustration is amazing, and perfectly captures the silly, but pretending to take ourselves seriously attitude I wanted on this site.

Well, I finally stopped procrastinating and I’ve put together a limited edition, ‘Friends of Top Hat Sasquatch’ presale. The shirts are only going to be available for two weeks at first, and include a sweet 3×3″ sticker and a couple buttons. They’ll ship out in 2-3 weeks, and I’m only planning on ordering 40 or 50 shirts, so this a really-for-real limited edition.

You can check out the shirts page for all the details, but they’re comfy American Apparel shirts and are being printed by the fine folks at Clockwise Tees.

For a shirt, a couple buttons, some random retro trading cards, and a sticker, it’s $20, plus $2 shipping to the continental United States, as well as my eternal gratitude, and the knowledge that you’re one of handful of people on this planet sporting a shirt with a sasquatch wearing a top hat. That’s priceless.