Great Scott! A magnetic version of the hoverboard from the Back to the Future films, complete with Marty McFly-styled sneakers for your fingers.The Back to the Future: Magnetic Hoverboard kit includes a mini magnetic hoverboard inspired by the one featured in the films, along with a pair of Marty McFly-styled sneakers that magnetically attach and detach. Kit also includes a collectable magnet featuring movie art and a base to display the hover board.
Holy Monsters, Sacred Grotesques examines the intersection of religion and monstrosity in a variety of different time periods in the hopes of addressing two gaps in scholarship within the field of monster studies. The first part of the volume-running from the medieval to the Early Modern period-focuses upon the view of the monster through non-majority voices and accounts from those who were themselves branded as monsters. Overlapping partially with the Early Modern and proceeding to the present...
Harry Potter: Spell Deck and Interactive Book of Magic
by Donald Lemke
From Patronus-casting to the cursed Avada Kedavra, this giftable illustrated spell deck and book set is your guide to the magic of the world of Harry Potter. Set includes:40 full-color printed cards featuring the names of spells, charms, curses, and jinxes from the Wizarding World, with their descriptions, uses, and behind-the-scenes magical details outlined on the flipside. Cards are 3" x 5".88-page interactive book featuring spell-related activities, quotes, and full-color illustrations and p...
You don't have to be a Dark Wizard, Death Eater, or even a Slytherin to appreciate the Dark Arts!Spotlighting the magical darker side of the Wizarding World, this deluxe kit includes:Keepsake box with molded Death Eater mask embedded into the top, and closing latch. (Mask is not removable.)5-1/4 x 8", 176-page, flexibound replica of Tom Riddle's diary. It features Dark Arts quotes, descriptions of the 7 horcruxes, and photos and illustrations throughout, plus plenty of space for writing. Also in...
Dis-Orienting Planets
Isiah Lavender III's Dis-Orienting Planets amplifies critical issues surrounding the racial and ethnic dimensions of science fiction. This edited volume explores depictions of Asia and Asians in science fiction literature, film, and fandom with particular regard to China, Japan, India, and Korea. Dis-Orienting Planets highlights so-called yellow and brown peoples from the constellation of a historically white genre. The collection launches into political representations of Asian identity in sci...
This officially-licensed kit includes a mini replica of the Ghost Trap from the 1984 classic film, Ghostbusters!* SPECIFICATIONS: 4" mini ghost trap with doors that open and close with the press of a button* LIGHT AND SOUND FEATURES: Light and sound is activated when doors are opened and deactivated when shut* Outer housing emits 1 yellow LED + 1 flashing red LED in standby mode* Inside emits 1 orange LED + 2 flashing blue LEDs, enhanced with light deflector to produce a unique effect* BOOK INCL...
Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Ultimate Visual Guide is the 200-page definitive companion to Seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian, exploring the heroes, villains, creatures, aliens, droids, locations, and technology from the show. Packed with 500+ images, plus a new cross-section, and written by Star Wars scribe Pablo Hidalgo, it's a must-have for all fans who want to learn more.
Hard Science Fiction Films that Predict Future Technology "As the breakneck advance of technology takes us into a world that is both exciting and menacing, sci-fi films give us an inkling of what is to come, and what we should avoid." -Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute, and host of Big Picture Science #1 Best Seller in Nanotechnology, Computers & Technology, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mechanical Engineering, and Robotics & Automation Dr. Andrew Maynard, physicist and lead...
Isiah Lavender III's Dis-Orienting Planets amplifies critical issues surrounding the racial and ethnic dimensions of science fiction. This edited volume explores depictions of Asia and Asians in science fiction literature, film, and fandom with particular regard to China, Japan, India, and Korea. Dis-Orienting Planets highlights so-called yellow and brown peoples from the constellation of a historically white genre. The collection launches into political representations of Asian identityin scie...
Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies, #58)
by Derek J. Thiess
Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction examines fantastic representations of sport in science fiction, both cataloguing this almost entirely unexamined literary tradition and arguing that the reason for its neglect reflects a more widespread social suspicion of the athletic body as monstrous. Combining scholarship of monstrosity with a biopolitically focused philosophy of embodiment, this work plumbs the depths of our abjection of the athletic body and challenges us to reconsider sport as an i...
Journal, take notes, and get creative with this softcover notebook featuring gorgeous illustrations of creatures from Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal. Jim Henson's puppet masterpiece, The Dark Crystal, is a fantasy classic. Now, fans can enjoy this softcover notebook featuring delightful original art from the book The Dark Crystal Bestiary. This notebook features 240 ruled pages, a ribbon placeholder, and an elastic band.
"For more than 75 years, Catwoman has forged her own path in a clear-cut world of stalwart heroes, diabolical villains, and damsels in distress. Her relentless independence across comic books, television, and film set her apart from the rest of the superhero world. When female-led comics were few and far between, Catwoman headlined her own series for over 20 years. But her unique path had its downsides as well. Her existence on the periphery of the superhero world made her expendable, and she wa...
In 1968, when 2001: A Space Odyssey was released, the world was watching and waiting for man to take his first step on the moon. Stanley Kubrick’s seminal film, with its innovative special effects and haunting score, offered audiences what felt like a realistic glimpse of the future. It served, more importantly, as a humbling testament to the limitations of human capabilities in the face of other life forms. From the dawn of man to outer space to contact with mysterious alien forces, 2001 takes...
First advertised as a “mind-stretching experience,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory visuals and a haunting exploration of contemporary alienation, but also glam-rock legend David Bowie in his lead role debut as paranoid alien Newton. Based on Walter Tevis’s 1963 sci-fi fable of the same title, The Man Who Fell to Earth follows alien Newton from his arrival on earth in...
Kit includes:Mini 2" x 3" replica of the Slayer Handbook, Vampyr, as featured in the show's opening. With actual audio from the show, it says 10 different fan favorite quotes.48-page mini book on Buffy history and featuring quotes and full-color photographs from the show
Journey to amazing worlds as Star Wars: The Mandalorian, the critically acclaimed series that expands the Star Wars universe, continues to tell the acclaimed story of the mysterious Mandalorian warrior Dyn Jarren and The Child.
Whether the reader is new to the Supernatural family or has been with them since the beginning, they’re in for a wild and surprising ride with The Roads Not Taken. For the first time ever, you can make decisions alongside Sam and Dean Winchester in their quest to battle monsters, demons, and every Big Bad lurking in the darkest recesses of America’s small towns. Jump headfirst into your very own adventure and pick your cover story: will you be an FBI agent, reporter, or bikini inspector? Figure...