Video: Make: Believe profiles the mega influential Scott Hensey, who has shaped childhoods (and adulthoods) with his work on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figure line, among many, many others. [Topless Robot]

Creators: Michel Fiffe has been chronicling his early experiences breaking in to comics over at his blog, as pointed out by Tom Spurgeon. It's full of good insights for those starting (or in the thick of) their own journeys. [The Comics Reporter]

Gaming: The official playable character list for Avengers: Battle for Earth is now online. There aren't any real surprises in the bunch, but it's nice to see that there's a full 20 options. [Joystiq]


Statues: Sideshow has released a teaser for its upcoming Deadpool premium format figure. [Sideshow Collectibles]



Cartoonists: The World profiles the South-African political cartoonist known Jeremy Nell a.k.a. JERM, who was recently fired from The New Age newspaper for... being too political. [TW]

Toys: The upcoming HeroClix "No Man's Land" line will include a substantial Batcave, among other pieces. [ICv2]


Video: The latest mildly NSFW episode of The Variants is all about adult beverages (and situations). [The Variants]