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One of the coolest moments in WandaVision for Marvel Comics fans came during the Halloween episodes. In those chapters, Wanda Maximoff and Vision wore homemade versions of what fans know to be their superhero outfits from the comics. Longtime Avengers fans squealed with glee seeing Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in their classic costumes at last. Even if those costumes were a little more DIY than we imagined them.

Now, fans can immortalize this classic WandaVision moment with a pair of high end 1/10 statues from Iron Studios. You can check out images of these detailed collectibles right here:

Iron Studios 

The Scarlet Witch 1/1o scale statue features Wanda dressed in her comic book Scarlet Witch look, wearing a leotard and boots with red gloves and a cape. The statue captures the moment we see Wanda walking down the stairs of her home in suburban Westview. Ready to celebrate, she describes her costume to her family as a “Sokovian Fortune Teller.” You can pre-order the Wanda Halloween Version statue for $139.00 by clicking here. It ships between July and September 2022.

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Just like Wanda, Westview’s resident synthezoid/dad is wearing a costume similar to his comics incarnation. Only described by Iron Studios as follows: “with most characteristics of cosplay, in a more laid-back way, with sports shorts, sneakers, and yellow socks.” At one point, Vision even compares the ensemble to that of a Mexican wrestler. And we really can’t disagree. The Halloween Vision 1/1o scale statue is also up for pre-order. He’ll set you back $139.00 and has the same shipping window as the Scarlet Witch figure.

Iron Studios 

No word yet on if Pietro/Quicksilver (“Fietro”), Billy, and Tommy will get the statue treatment. But we’d love to see the entire WandaVision Halloween versions come out in statue format. To check out more Marvel statues, head on over to the Iron Studios website.

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Do you ever think about how William Shatner made a career while being a captain of the USS Enterprise but had never been to space? Well, that’s about to change! That’s right, Captain Kirk is going to space. Why? Because rich people have nothing better to do with their time than waste money on things like this when everyone else just watches it happen while struggling to survive.

Joining the vice president of mission & flight operations of Blue Origin, Audrey Powers, Shatner will be launched into space on October 12, and honestly, this just feels like a mistake, but if Captain Kirk wants to see space, go ahead and spend the money, I guess.

Two incredible and inspirational people will join the #NS18 crew. Actor @WilliamShatner and Blue Origin’s Vice President of Mission & Flight Operations Audrey Powers @AudreyKPowers. pic.twitter.com/xqI9nw1KX8

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 4, 2021

“I’ve heard about space for a long time now. I’m taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle,” Shatner said in a press release. I suppose he’s referring to his long-running stint as Captain Kirk through three seasons of Star Trek and into the subsequent film franchise.

Twitter is … well, they’re making fun of this.

The fact that SNL aired a Star Trek parody with Blue Origin the day before William Shatner was announced to be flying on Blue Origin is proof that the universe is beyond parody at this point

— June 🏳️‍🌈 (@June_space_) October 4, 2021

OFFICIAL: Carrie Fisher was not in the wrong when she bullied Bill Shatner

— 💀 SKELETRINA 💀 (@ohcatrina) October 4, 2021

Looks like @JeffBezos is sending Capital Kirk to the space. This is what happens when a nerd ends up with a bucketload of money https://t.co/UjQC4XdAww

— Harshvardhan Takawale (@HarshTakawale) October 4, 2021

Please tell me his first broadcast starts with, “Captain’s log: Stardate 111221.” #StarTrek https://t.co/1sFbk5D8hx

— Eric Schwartzberg (@eschwartzberg) October 4, 2021

As one tweet says, this is what happens when nerds have too much money. I can just imagine Bezos sitting there and thinking, “Huh, it’d be so funny if Captain Kirk came to space on Blue Origin” and then contacted William Shatner. I just fear that Bezos attempted to contact Harrison Ford only to be met with an angry Ford on the other line screaming at him about his nonsense. Honestly, that’d I’d rather see that than Shatner going to space for 5 seconds and selling it as a Star Trek miracle for the next twenty years.

Anyway, sorry to my brother, who will probably read this because he loves William Shatner a lot, but there’s a reason I like Chris Pine as James T. Kirk more than Shatner …

(image: CBS)

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When people think of bugs they generally think of gross pests that need to be kept at a distance. The farther away, the better. But insects, especially flying ones, have a strange, gross beauty to them upon close inspection. Dr. Adrian Smith, the Head of the Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab at North Carolina’s Museum of Natural Sciences, shows us that unique aesthetic in a new slow-mo video of flying insects.

Laughing Squid picked up on Smith’s video, which is one of many on the YouTube channel, Ant Lab. Smith hosts the videos on the channel, and his soothing voice matches the featured insects flying in slow motion perfectly. (Really, though, have you ever felt more soothed after watching a bunch of bugs fly around?)

Ant Lab

In this new video Smith shows off 15 different types of flying insect species. The insects include everything from the Carolina Mantis to the ambrosia beetle, and they’re each mesmerizing to watch in their own right. Especially at 6,000 frames per second; a speed that perfectly reveals how their tissue paper wings grab hold of the air to carry them away.

It’s hard to pick which flying insect takes the trophy for cleanest takeoff, but each one has its own slightly ridiculous method. Smith notes, for example, that many weevils use a “tripod” method for takeoff. Using this style, the bugs ready themselves with their middle legs up, their back legs down, and one front leg raised. They then proceed to leap into the air like the Karate Kid walloping somebody with a Crane kick.

Ant Lab

Unfortunately, even fascinating, beautiful grossness is… still pretty gross. About half way through the video Smith shows how mites like to attach themselves to flying insects in order to travel from place to place. A phenomenon that’s very intriguing but also makes us want to wash our eyes out with hand sanitizer.

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Don't worry citizens, The Grindhouse returns today and it's going to be alright!   Welcome to the umpteenth edition of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse, airing this Sunday at 6 p.m. eastern on the BTalk 100 internet broadcasting platform.  Listen to your highly-favored AFROnerdist hosts unpack their thoughts concerning the following topics:  the return of Milestone Media forges ahead with the latest issue of Reginal Hudlin's Icon & Rocket: Season One.  And this issue answers the question, what would happen if a Black ubermensch decided to eradicate crime on a global scale?  The crew shares their thoughts...; Sony's Venom 2 debuted this weekend and it appears that it's off to a great start considering the purported 90M post-pandemic box office takedown;  the fan-favorite defunct Marvel Netflix series, Daredevil, appears to be gearing up for a revival with much of the same cast still at play but will the gritty show be a correct fit for the family-friendly Disney+ streaming channel?: we finally get a chance to discuss some the upcoming video games featuring prominent black male and female protagonists/antagonists like Vampire: The Masquerade and Deathloop:

Because it is news...let's banter about The R. Kelly tragedy...briefly (it is what it is); and then there's sports news. instead of adults, now we have children spewing racist taunts at Black soccer players; and what about that recent Brandon Brown NASCAR win that turned into an anti-President Joe Biden event?  I thought politics wasn't supposed to be a part of sports?  Black Panther returns with a new #1 issue and scribe, noted screenwriter, John Ridley:

And as excited as Dburt is to see someone of Ridley's status writing this new iteration of Panther, he does beg to ask, when will marvel employ an African (distinct from FBA) writer to craft a Wakandan tale?  And lastly, Dburt tripped over Ms. Bohemian Soul's "HGTV" style YouTube tiny home channel and, he "begs to ask AGAIN"...shouldn't we have our own Black culture home living universe and/or presence?

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