Sommaire pour August 2018 de Mania

TITANS TOPPING WE ALL KNOW THAT THE TITANS LOVE A HOT SLICE OF ‘ZZA, BUT WHAT’RE THEIR FAVE TOPPINGS? BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW… On Starfi re’s home planet, Tamaran, a handshake is a violent declaration of war! According to supervillain Jinx, Robin smells like celery! Not sure how to spell Raven’s magical chant? It’s “ Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!” Beast Boy will occasionally paint a random animal green to take his place in fights. That’s EPIC laziness! According to Cyborg, he’s half-robot because his father is a toaster! THINGS CYBORG CAN TURN INTO His head can become: • A bowling ball. • An escape rocket • A train • A shopping trolley • A snow sled HIPP ART! TTG’s art director (he’s the guy who decides what the cartoon looks like), Dan…

HANK PYM FIRST APPEARANCE: Tales to Astonish #27 (1962) MOVIES: A former agent of SHIELD, the original Ant-Man and the discoverer of the Pym Particles that allow him to shrink and grow. COMICS: In the comics, Hank Pym was a founding member of the Avengers! Not only that, but he was responsible for making Ultron, not Tony Stark! He’s also considerably younger than his big-screen counterpart! Hank Pym is a man of many names! Here’s a list of his superhero aliases: • Ant-Man • Goliath • Giant-Man • Yellowjacket • Wasp SCOTT LANG FIRST APPEARANCE: The Avengers #181 (1979) MOVIES: A former criminal who stole the Ant-Man suit. He’s now the new Ant-Man and fought alongside Captain America during the Civil War clash! COMICS: More or less the same, but…

Knock, knock! Who’s there? Who. Who who? Is there an owl in here? Knock, knock! Who’s there? Justin. Justin who? Justin the neighbourhood and thought I’d come over. Knock, knock! Who’s there? Ice cream. Ice cream who? Ice cream if you don’t let me in! Knock, knock! Who’s there? Doughnut. Doughnut who? Doughnut ask, it’s a secret! Knock, knock! Who’s there? Lettuce. Lettuce who? Lettuce in, we’re freezing! Knock, knock! Who’s there? Nana. Nana who? Nana your business who’s there. Knock, knock! Who’s there? Luke. Luke who? Luke through the keyhole and you can see! RAD READER JOKE! Q: Why do ducks have feathers? A: To cover up their butt-quacks!…

Q: Why was the belt sent to gaol? A: For holding up a pair of pants! Q: Where do birds go to drink coffee? A: To the Nest-café! Q: When do you go at red and stop at green? A: When you’re eating a watermelon! Q: Want to hear a joke about paper? A: Nevermind, it’s tearable! Q: What do you call someone who can’t stick to a diet? A: A deserter! Q: What does lactose free milk like to sing at Christmas time? A: Soy to the world! Q: Why shouldn’t you give Elsa a balloon? A: Because she’ll let it go! Q: What did the alien say to the cat? A: Take me to your litter! Q: How do pickles celebrate their birthdays? A: They relish the moment!…

POKÉMON ULTRA SUN / ULTRA MOON UNLOCK DIFFERENT BATTLE STYLES Did you know that you can use different battle poses when starting a Pokémon battle in Ultra Sun and Moon? Go north of Malie City and talk to the old man in the Outer Cape and you’ll be able to change your style, depending on what you’ve unlocked! Elegant Style: Unlocked when you speak to the old man. Girlish Style: Defeat Lana in Konikoni City. Idol Style: Reach Master Rank in the Battle Royal. Left-Handed Style: Defeat Ilima in Hau’oli City. Nihilist Style: Defeat Giovanni. Passionate Style: Get 50 or more consecutive wins in the Battle Tree. Reverent Style: Ultra Sun: defeat Kiawe near the Thrifty Megamart in Paniola Town. Ultra Moon: defeat Mallow in Lush Jungle. Smug Style: Defeat…

SPIDER-MAN NEW EPS PREMIERE FRIDAY, 17TH AUGUST @ 6PM ON DISNEY XD. Spidey is back for a brand new season of wall-crawling and butt-kicking action! Can Peter Parker balance working at the Daily Bugle, maintain his social life AND survive Doc Ock’s sinister plans? HARVEY STREET KIDS SEASON ONE IS NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX! Welcome to Harvey Street, where everyday feels like it’s Saturday! Join Audrey , Lotta, and Dot as they build epic treehouses, visit ice-cream trucks with infinite flavours, and play never-ending games of kickball! The adventures never end on Harvey Street!…

SPECIAL DELIVERY While waiting at the airport to board their flight, a woman and her daughter got quite a surprise! One of their service dogs, a Labrador named Ellie, gave birth to eight cute puppies! We wonder if they had to buy extra plane tickets? DOUBLE DOGS! So this guy took his Maltese dog, Nieves, to the groomers for the day. No big deal, right? Except the Maltese dog he brought back from the groomers wasn’t Nieves, but an entirely different dog! Don’t worry, he took the new dog back and made sure he got the right one this time! THE GREAT ESCAPE! One Morning, a couple woke up to discover their front door was wide open! Thinking they’d been robbed, they soon realised the door was opened by their…

MOST CAR CRASHES BY AN INDIVIDUAL – MORE THAN 1000 HELD BY William Russell “Rusty” Haight, USA . FACT Rusty is a crash investigator, meaning he deliberately smashes cars as part of his job. STRANGEST DIET HELD BY Michel Lotito (Monsieur Mangetout), France. FACT Between 1966 and 2007 he ate 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts a television and a whole Cessna 150 light aeroplane. LONGEST TONGUE HELD BY Nick Stoeberl, USA. FACT Nick’s tongue measures 10.1cm. from the tip to the top closed lip when he pokes it out. The average person can only stick their tongue out a few centimetres. TALLEST LIVING PERSON HELD BY Sultan Kosen, Turkey. FACT Sultan is 251cm tall. His huge height is caused by an over-active pituitary gland. THE TALLEST PERSON EVER HELD BY…

CRASH BANDICOOT WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Wanna know what happened to all of the bosses after you defeated them? Break EVERY box in EVERY level, and then jump along the path of floating gemstones in the Great Hall! CRASH BANDICOOT 2: CORTEX STRIKES BACK SECRET ENDING! You can unlock a bonus ending cut -scene by 100% completing the game! 1-UP BEAR! Want 10 extra lives? Find the small polar bear in the Warp Room and jump on its head to make it cough up all those lives! SECRET ST AGE: AIR CRASH At the very end of Bear Down, just after the bear kicks you off , turn around and jump back across the platforms. When you reach the large ice platform, you’ll be transported to a secret area in…

THE REAL MR. BEAN! Do you like baked beans? Something tells us you don’t like them as much as this guy! Barry Kirk (AKA Captain Beany) is the founder of the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence, which is the world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans! This tiny museum is full of baked bean related items, and Captain Beany even has baked beans tattooed on his head! A WHOLE LOTTA NOODLES! If you love a hot bowl of two-minute noodles, you’re going to love Japan’s Instant Ramen Museum. Celebrating the famous cup noodles, it details the dish’s sixty-year history and has every single different CUPNOODLE package on display! There’s even a section where you can make your own instant ramen! SPAM-A-LOT! The next time you’re in Austin, Minnesota, be sure…

STATS Born: 16/11/2006 From: Illinois, USA Genre: Country BIRTH OF A VIRAL STAR! Mason Ramsey was first discovered when a Y outube video of him singing Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” in a Walmart store went viral! BIG STAGE DEBUT! During the 2018 Coachella Music Festival, Ramsey was brought on stage to perform during DJ Whethan’s set! PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! He’s been singing since he was three-years-old and started to learn how to play the guitar when he was six! MASON’S INFLUENCES INCLUDE • Hank Williams Sr. • Elvis Presley • Buddy Holly • Blake Shelton • Keith Urban • Ed Sheeran U KNOW YODELING? • Yodelling was invented in 1545 by Swiss herders who’d use it to call other herders or their livestock! • Riley Puckett is believed to be…

STATS FROM: TRUCK: ACHIEVEMENTS: Kentucky, USA Megalodon 2018 Arena Save of the Year, two-time Triple Threat Series Champion. MANIA: IS IT HARD TO DRIVE SUCH A BIG VEHICLE? JUSTN: “Yes and no. It’s not that tough to do normal driving tasks like starting, stopping, and turning, but it’s tough to pull off the tricks we do. It takes a lot of precision and skill.” MANIA: HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR COOL WHEN YOU CRASH? JUSTN: “I stay calm knowing how safe we actually are. Our trucks are engineered to keep the drivers, fans, and everyone involved safe.” MANIA: WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE THE FIRST TIME YOU GOT HUGE AIR IN YOUR TRUCK? JUSTN: “It’s unexplainable, really. I’ve been jumping dirtbikes my entire life but doing it with a 5,500kg…

BUILD-A-BOT PRICE: $24.99 AVAILABLE FROM:MR. TOYS, TOYWORLD, BIG W, TOYS R US, CASEY’S TOYS, OFFICEWORKS (CURRENTLY ONLINE ONLY) AND KIDSTUFF. Learn about simple robotics by building your own robot beetle! Turn it on and then watch it skitter about! OUR THOUGHTS PROS ✔ It’s a quick and easy build. ✔ It comes with a bunch of stickers, so you can customise how it looks ✔ Putting it together is a lot of fun! CONS ✘ After you build it there’s not much you can do with it. RATING: 3/5…

Win Ant-Man and the Wasp prizes! As Scott Lang balances being both Ant-Man and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission! Witness Ant-Man fi ghting alongside the Wasp as they uncover secrets from the past – and celebrate the latest Marvel movie with some AWSM prizes! 10 lucky MANIACs will score a super-sized prize pack containing: • A watch • Spinning keychain • Phone stand • Notebook • Phone microscope • Foldable duffel bag • USB drive For your chance to win an Ant-Man and the Wasp prize pack jump online to WWW.MANIAMAG.COM.AU and fill out the prize form! Don’t forget the unique entry code on pg.50!…

BENDY BRICKS! Flexo Ocean Life Friends range Stockists: Available at all good independent toy retailers COLLECT THEM ALL! PANINI Prizm World Cup Soccer Fat Pack 2018 Stockists: Kmart, EB Games, all good hobby stores and newsagents. CLASSIC RIDES! Hot Wheels Limited-Edition Throwback Collection Stockists: Big W (until stocks last). USE THE FORCE! Star Wars Force Link 2.0 Figures Stockists: Target, Big W, Toys R Us, Myer, Selected Woolworths and Coles, selected independent toy stores. FUZZY DINOS! Dinosaur Grass Hair Kits Stockists: Available at garden retailers nationwide and www.mrfothergills.com.au CONSTRUCT YOUR OWN ROBOT! Build-A-Botr Stockists: Mr. Toys, Toyworld, Big W, Toys R Us, Casey’s Toys, Officeworks (currently online only) and Kidstuff. GO VIRAL! Tube Star Stockists: Big W, Kmart and all Good Toy Stores. PUZZLE SOLVER! Rubik’s 3x3 Stockists: Stockists: All…

Tiny Bubbles This bubble-matching puzzle game is pretty cool! You need to change the colours of bubbles so that they match up and pop, but whenever bubbles pop the remaining ones will stick together, filling the space left behind. It really feels like you’re popping actual bubbles on your phone! iOS/Android, Casual puzzler, $4.99 SCORE 8/10 Comic Boy This comic-inspired platformer is simple to control and has a neat art style! You run through different comic panels, collecting as many items as you can and making sure to avoid hazards by swiping the screen. There’s lots to do for a free app, but some of the level designs are annoying! iOS/Android,Action/platformer, free-to-play SCORE 6/10 Oddmar This amazing platformer is everything we want out of a mobile game! It has amazing…

Kitty, VIC Word Cookies (iPad) “The aim is to join up letters to make words. It’s really fun!” Finn, NSW Knack 2 (PS4) “It's a really fun and cool game. There are puzzles you can solve. I can't stop playing it!” Samantha, VIC Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (PS4) “This game is awesome because you fight through zombified cityscapes!” YOU COULD WIN! Send us a bite-sized review of your fave game (and which platform you play it on), along with your photo, name, age and address! This month’s winners score a copy of The World's Worst Children 3! Send your entries to: DON’T FORGET TO SEND US YOUR PHOTOS, YAKS! Or enter online at: www.maniamag.com.au/be-in-mania/ GAMING FACTOID  Mario Bros. was so popular that there was a huge…

HOW TO NINJA: DIARY OF A 6TH GRADE NINJA ACTIVITY BOOK BY MARCUS EMERSON Ninja in training, this is the book for you! Prepare to be trained in essential ninja skills like how to crack codes, how to get mega stealthy, and how to find clues and do battle with rival ninja clans. In case you need to know the credentials of the ninja giving advice, rest assured that the expert tips found in this book are from none other than the highly esteemed 6th grade ninja himself, Chase Cooper. THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS BY ANDY SHEPHERD ILLUSTRATED BY SARA OGILVIE Tomas grows dragons and they’re a lot more trouble than growing your normal garden-variety cucumbers. How did he ever find himself growing dragons, you ask? Well, he happened…