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Once the Hobbit Sméagol, Gollum was corrupted and twisted by the One Ring, which he gained by killing his cousin. Exiled for the death, Sméagol was forced to live in the Misty Mountains, where his mind degraded and he fell deeper into insanity, day after day. During one of those days, Gollum was born.

The decay of Sméagol’s mind resulted in him straying further and further from a rational state of mind, becoming something more primal. His diet reflected this, with him being forced to feed on whatever he could get his hands on, especially fish.

In Lord of the Rings, this...

The Shark Submarine from Red Rackham’s Treasure is perhaps one of the most iconic images in the Tintin series. Standing alongside the red and white Spaceship from Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon, and the china vase from The Blue Lotus, it’s an image that any Tintin fan will recognize and appreciate.

The submarine makes two appearances in the Tintin series, with the first being in Red Rackham’s Treasure, and the second being Tintin and the Lake of Sharks, an animated film written not by Herge, but rather a close friend of his. For the sake of brevity, I’ll only talk on its first and...

For the Summer 2015 Moulinsart Tintin Collection, a series of eight model airplanes that appear in the Adventures of Tintin will be available. The plane is mounted on a stand, with the involved character on the base. Made of a combination of metal and plastic components, each model is packaged in a clear round display box. Overall height of the model is six inches.

In Tintin in Tibet, Tintin’s friend Chang, having been rescued by Tintin and Capt. Haddock, recounts the crash of the Air India flight he was on into a snowy Himalayan peak. Injured and the only survivor,...

We managed to get a group portrait of all the Funko Science Fiction Mystery Minis though we had to separate the feuding Bloody Predator and Metallic Alien Queen with Robby the Robot. Anyway, from the back, left to right, the figures, with their packaging ratios are; Alien Queen 1/24 , Clear Predator 1/36, Bloody Predator 1/24, Robby the Robot 1/12, Metallic Alien Queen 1/12, Robocop 1/12, Mars Attack Alien 1/72, Metaluna, 1/24, Predator 1/12, Jaynee Cobb 1/36, Rocketeer 1/72, Glow in the Dark Tron 1/12 , Tron 1/12, Spock Amok...

The King Kong Eraser Set is the King of desk swag, lording over all the other accoutrements inhabiting the work space. The King Kong eraser clings to antenna mast pencil at the top of the Empire State Building, which contains the sharpener. The unit stands 8 1/2" and is 2" around at the base.