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Alex Robinson’s Book Is Too Cool To Be Forgotten

There are many parts of our teenage years we’d like to put behind us: acne, braces, and “the first time,” just to name a few. But the story of Andy Wicks in the new graphic novel Too Cool To Be Forgotten, created by Alex Robinson, might open a few wounds.

In the book, which drops in July, Robinson explores what happens to a 40-year-old cigarette addict who gets transported back to high school as soon as he puts on a nicotine patch. Coming up as a pupil of the late, great Will Eisner, Robinson’s earned fanfare for his emotive tales like Box Office Poison. After the jump, check out a few preview pages from Too Cool to get the gist.

Batman And Joker Get The Be@rbrick Treatment

Next month, Japanese designer toymakers Medicom will be releasing these brand spankin’ new Batman and Joker Be@rbricks. Although The Dark Knight is about to hit theaters on July 18th, these new figures are actually a throwback to the 1960s blue-suitted Bat from the light-hearted Adam West TV show. After the jump, see the backs of the new toys, and watch the trailer for the upcoming Lego Batman video game, which is also based off the old school ’60s TV show.

Watchmen’s Toy Story Continues

Now that the The Watchmen film is knee-deep in production, the rest of the franchise is finally getting its just due. Today, EW premiered the first pictures of the new action figures for Night Owl and Rorschach, which are just part of the set that’s being debuted at this weekend’s New York Comic Con. Nerds might remember back in 2001, when an original line of Watchmen toys were abandoned after creators Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons had a dispute with DC. After the jump, see pictures of these never-released figures.