If you've got your heart set on intergalactic domination, everyone knows you need a totally badass spaceship to act as your base, right?Well you don't get more badass than the Star Wars Death Star and now you can take the helm of Vader's planet-sized hideout yourself. Well, in LEGO form, anyway.Available from today, September 30, the LEGO Death Star will give you total control of the galaxy, but only if you're quick. This epic toy-turned-collectors item is only available on a limited run until October 31.Letting you live out your dream Star Wars battles, whichever side of the Rebel Alliance vs The Empire battle your allegiances fall, the supersized LEGO set is anything but understated.When completed, it will line up at a massive 41cm tall and 42cm wide. Piecing it together will take a fair chunk of time too, with a huge 4,016 individual building bricks and pieces needing to be slotted into the right place.Not only do you get to build your own Death Star, and use it to fire working weapons (awesome), but with 23 LEGO minifigures coming bundled with the kit, you can fill it with your favourite Star Wars characters, too.
From Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine to Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, via Princess Leia, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and the rest of the gang, they've all been given the LEGO figure treatment.Sadly, controlling the galaxy doesn't come cheap. The LEGO Star Wars Death Star will set you back a lofty £399.99.Throw in the Death Star Final Duel set to let you create that scene to form the Death Star Ultimate Kit and the whole bundle will hit you for £439.99.Want a more affordable LEGO Star Wars fix? Then you need to check out the LEGO Star Wars advent calendar, the perfect way to start your December mornings.Watch THE BIG BANG THEORY Weeknights at 6 & 7 p.m. Saturday at 6 & 10 p.m on CW50. Sunday at 7 & 10 p.m on CW50. ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Apartment Tops Survey Of Favorite TV Homes The floorplan, decor and setting of Sheldon, Leonard and Penny’s apartments from Big Bang landed the top spot among favorite TV homes. Kaley Cuoco Doesn’t Thank Her Husband At The People’s Choice Awards, Johnny Galecki Does It For Her
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Fandom week in review Here's a look back at some of the stories that had superfans in the geek world buzzing this week: The "X-Men: First Class" sequel ("Second Class?") is moving forward. A "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" sequel is also moving forward, with Andy Serkis on board. And yes, Virginia, there are two "Independence Day" sequels in the works. Peter Jackson's latest video blog about "The Hobbit" makes us even more excited to revisit Middle Earth. Fans' voices can now be a part of "The Dark Knight Rises," says composer Hans Zimmer. U.S. fans of "The IT Crowd" won't be able to catch the planned final episode on IFC, according to the network. Sheldon's Lego Death Star on "The Big Bang Theory" blew us away. (No wonder, because it was a lot of work.) The man who reinvented Superman Grant Morrison is a Scottish-born comic book writer that has written for titles including "Animal Man," "Doom Patrol," "JLA," "The Invisibles," "New X-Men," "Fantastic Four," "Batman and Robin" and, most famously, the classic Batman story "Arkham Asylum," and the Eisner award-winning "All Star Superman."
His unique take on superheroes, as explored in his book "Supergods," has made him one of the most talked about writers in comics today (in 2006 and 2010, he was voted second only to "Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta" writer Alan Moore by the readers of Comic Book Resources). Hey, they even made a movie about him. And I got to speak to him about his contribution to the "Action Comics" line for DC Comics (DC like CNN are both part of the Time Warner family). After I got used to his fascinating Scottish accent and started to understand what he was actually saying, things got really geeky. We discussed his thoughts on the differences between Batman and Superman and which is the best comic in DC's "New 52" (not to mention his most unusual, favorite location for reading comics). How A Virtual Popstar Won Japan's Hearts: The Story of Hatsune Miku The scene seems to be a familiar one: a slender, pretty girl with a distinctly anime look stands on stage, grasping a microphone and playfully chatting with the crowd before she sings another infectious tune.
She wears a short skirt and a sleeveless button-up blouse, thigh-high stockings, and long ornamental sleeves, but her most memorable feature is easily her pigtails, which are a brilliant shade of blue and brush her ankles. The crowd is wild for her, cheering her on as she performs one energetic pop song after another, which they sing along to. They've memorized every word. To them, she is an idol, and they cover their walls at home with posters of her smiling face. Her name is Hatsune Miku, and she is a star. But she is not a real person. Miku, as she is more commonly called by her fans, is not a girl at all. In fact, she's actually a piece of software. Made by the Japanese media company Crypton Future Media as part of a series of synthesizer voice software releases called Vocaloid, the program uses voice actress Saki Fujita's voice in order to create a composite of a female voice that could be used to write music. The original release of the software featured art by illustrator Kei Garō on its cover of a lovely girl with long blue pigtails, and Crypton's vision of Miku's character was of "an android diva in a near-future world where songs are lost."