Geek culture is a very real thing and it is now more widespread than ever. It seems comic book brands such as Marvel and DC are ever gaining popularity and retro gaming is increasingly popular with millennials as people dive back into long time favourites such as older Zelda and Super Mario video games. More…
Here at Paladone we love a bit of healthy competition and we love to hear what you think so we put the two together and set six of the best comic book heroes up against each other in a poll to see who was the fans favorite. We are glad to say you got behind…
With such a strong female character in Rey in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (played brilliantly by Daisy Ridley – set to return again in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi), and then Felicity Jones being equally fantastic as Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Carrie Fisher’s legacy as…
Monday 24th April marked the UK premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and we were lucky enough to be there! The first volume took the world by storm, a relatively unknown set of characters became the 3rd highest grossing film in the Marvel cinematic universe, only behind the Avengers and Iron Man 3;…
At Paladone we love delving into theories surrounding movies, comics and games. If you haven’t read our fan theories article part 1 yet, then what are you waiting for? Below we have outlined a few more interesting fan theories. DC Comics The Joker is not insane. This theory is already raising eyebrows but there is…
Festival season is almost upon us – the May Bank Holidays mark the kick-off of some of the UK’s finest music festivals. Whether you’re heading to a small local event like Truck Festival, or the mother of all festivals, Glastonbury Festival, you need to make sure you pack smart. A week away from home is…
While kids these days are all wrapped up in the augmented reality world of Pokémon Go, ask any gamer of a certain age about the handheld console that paved the way for such addictive and entertaining mobile gaming and they’ll give you one answer… the Nintendo Game Boy! Released in 1989 (1990 in Europe), the…
Fan theories are those little pockets of gold that try to add to a film, game, book etc. or attempt to answer questions left in the wake of a great story regardless of the medium it was told in. Finding previously unrecognised links and following a long web trailing to an often crazy conclusion, fan…
The sun is shining! And Easter has arrived! As a gift wholesaler, and an egg cup supplier, we think egg cups make for a great alternative Easter gift, and with such a large selection available we think we have one suitable for anyone out there that shares our whimsical love for egg and soldiers. When…
Marvel have become giants of the big screen in recent years with Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) bringing a lot of money through movies and subsequent apparel and other awesome Marvel merchandise. Whilst marvel have run rampage on our screens in movie form we have waited a long time to hear that we will finally…