Monster Cereal Figurines Designed by KAWS

 

Hey! Everyone knows about these figures, right?

You can win a set of them by entering the contest on the back of the Monster Cereals box.

Well, guess what? I got the email below today. I won!!!

I only sent in one entry. Anyone else win?

How I Spent My Halloween

10 years after I first wore it, I broke out the Uncle Fester costume again. I shaved my head and chin and went to work for the annual Halloween costume contest.

There were a few other pretty cool costumes.

My favorite costumes (besides myself) was Flo from Progressive, pregnant cheerleader and Cleopatra.

But, in the end I was chosen as the winner! Yay! I got a $25 Visa gift card.

I couldn't actually work while wearing the costume and not wearing my glasses.

So, this is what I liked like while I worked.

Later, the wife and I went to Longhorn Steakhouse.

Nobody seemed to notice that I was in costume.

We ended the night with a beer at the bar my son works at.

He was dressed as Ezio from Assassin's Creed II.

All in all, it was a pretty good day (except the working part).

How was your Halloween?

2012 Exclusive Halloween Hot Wheels & Contest

The blog AEIOU...and Sometimes Why is having a contest.  Go here to enter.

Freddy In Space Halloween Costume Contest

Guess who was one of the winners! See the results here. If you're not reading Freddy In Space, why not!?! Go there now!

We Have A Winner!

Well, that didn't take as long as I thought it would.

Congratulations to faithful Wonderful Wonderblog reader Chris! Here's his answers --

OK I knew almost all of these immediately. How lame does that make me?
1. Devil Slayer
2. The Shroud
3. Blue Diamond
4. Paladin
5. Prowler
6. Bloodstone
7. Star Fox (Eros)
8. Omega The Unknown
9. Jack of Hearts (wife is going to make me a costume!!!)
10. Stiltman
11. Porcupine
12. Batroc Ze Leaper
13. Dragonman
14. Gargoyle
15. Wundarr (loved Project Pegasus)
Well, how sad is it I knew them all?

I don't think that you are sad or lame. I think you're awesome! :)

Have fun spending your $70 at CSN Stores.

$70 CSN Stores Contest!

Do you like to win stuff? Then this is the contest for you! The prize is a $70 gift code from CSN Stores (please note that this code will not cover international fees).

CSN Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find anything you need whether it be swing sets, fitness equipment, or even cute cookware! I did a product review for them a couple of months ago and ordered some comic book bags and boards and some 9 pocket trading card pages. The items arrived very quick and in excellent condition.

All you have to do to win is name the 15 obscure Marvel characters below. I have enabled comment moderation so that I am the only person who can see your answers. When someone guesses all of them correctly I will publish the comments and announce the winner. Good luck!

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The Winner Of The DVD Is...

Michael Jones from the blog My Two Yen Worth. It looks like this DVD is going to Japan. Congratulations Michael. It pays to openly follow blogs :)

Thanks to everyone who entered the give-away!

Note: I updated the previous post about my birthday. Now with pictures!

4th Anniversary and a Give-Away

July 18th marks the fourth anniversary of the Wonderful Wonderblog. Who knew that I would still be blogging all these years later and people would actually look at what I post. It amazes me. I would like to thank everyone that visits and especially the people that leave a comment. I really appreciate it. I'm working on putting together some posts that feature the "best of" the Wonderful Wonderblog. They should start showing up in a few days.

To celebrate, I'm having a give-away. All you have to do to win is be or become a follower of the Wonderful Wonderblog and leave a comment that says you would like to win. Make sure that you either leave an email address in your comment or it is listed in your profile so that I can contact the winner. That's it. What do you win? A sealed DVD of the documentary The Sci-Fi Boys. I will pick a winner on July 29 (my birthday). Here's a description of the movie from the back cover --

Peter Jackson, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, John Landis, Dennis Muren, Ray Bradbury, Rick Baker, Roger Corman, Ray Harryhausen and other legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special-effects films from the wild and funny days of B movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started out as kids making amateur movies inspired by Forrest J. Ackerman's Famous Monsters magazine and grew up to take Hollywood by storm, inventing the art and technology for filming anything the mind can dream.

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

The World's Greatest Monster Quiz Contest ***WINNER***

Congratulations Stephen! You are the big weiner WINNER! Your prizes are in the mail. Here are the answers --

1. Where do The Addams Family live?
A. 1313 Blueview Terrace
B. Cemetery Ridge
C. The House on Haunted Hill
D. Monster Meadows
E. 24 Dracula Drive

2. John Carradine played Dracula in LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE and HOUSE OF DRACULA. True or False? (he played the part only in HOUSE)

3. Which monster said this? "Even the moon is frightened of me, frightened to death." The Invisible Man

4. Which monster said this and to whom? "To die...to be really dead...that must be glorious!" Dracula to Mina Seward

5. Which of these heroes, if brought face-to-face with the Wolf Man, would have the best chance of bringing him down?
A. The Cisco Kid
B. Gene Autry
C. The Lone Ranger (because he uses silver bullets, which are lethal to werewolves)
D. Batman
E. Antonio "Argentina" Rocca

6. Riddle - Does Ghidrah have good vision? Good? Why, it's 20-20, 20-20, 20-20!

7. What song does the blind hermit play that attracts the Frankenstein monster to his cabin? Schubert's "Ave Maria"

8. What is Dr. Van Helsing's first name? Abraham (as in Abraham Stoker, better known as Bram)

9. What can kill the Blob? Cold (the cold, not a cold; a cold makes it sneeze a lot, though)

10. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is also known as:
A. The Gill Man
B. Mr. Lucky
C. Four Eyes
D. Ol' Fish 'n' Chips
E. Creech

11. Who plays the title roles in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (billed as "The Battle of the Giants")? Bela Lugosi (Frank) and Lon Chaney, Jr. (Wolf)

12. What was Boris Karloff's real name? William Henry Pratt

13. The showdown in THEM! takes place where? In the sewers of Los Angeles

The World's Greatest Monster Quiz Contest

Contest time. Answer the following 13 monster questions correctly and you will win these fabulous prizes -- A brand new Creature from the Black Lagoon jiggler from Walgreens, an unopened Burger King Frankenstein monster toy from 1997 and two packs of Marvel Superheroes Trading Card Treats from 1991 (some extra stuff in my collection that I'd like to see go to a good home).

All questions come from this book -- The World's Greatest Monster Quiz by Dan Carlinsky and Edwin Goodgold from 1975.

Send all answers to monsterama2000@aol.com with the subject line THE WORLD'S GREATEST MONSTER QUIZ CONTEST. DO NOT POST ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION!!! I will randomly select a winner from the entries with the most correct answers this coming Sunday (October 21). You do not need to include your address, I will contact the winner Sunday to get all of the necessary info.

1. Where do The Addams Family live?
A. 1313 Blueview Terrace
B. Cemetery Ridge
C. The House on Haunted Hill
D. Monster Meadows
E. 24 Dracula Drive

2. John Carradine played Dracula in LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE and HOUSE OF DRACULA. True or False?

3. Which monster said this? "Even the moon is frightened of me, frightened to death."

4. Which monster said this and to whom? "To die...to be really dead...that must be glorious!"

5. Which of these heroes, if brought face-to-face with the Wolf Man, would have the best chance of bringing him down?
A. The Cisco Kid
B. Gene Autry
C. The Lone Ranger
D. Batman
E. Antonio "Argentina" Rocca

6. Riddle - Does Ghidrah have good vision?

7. What song does the blind hermit play that attracts the Frankenstein monster to his cabin?

8. What is Dr. Van Helsing's first name?

9. What can kill the Blob?

10. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is also known as:
A. The Gill Man
B. Mr. Lucky
C. Four Eyes
D. Ol' Fish 'n' Chips
E. Creech

11. Who plays the title roles in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (billed as "The Battle of the Giants")?

12. What was Boris Karloff's real name?

13. The showdown in THEM! takes place where?