Oh, Mega Man. If I purchased every cool Japanese Blue Bomber toy, I would be superbroke and my office would be even more dorky than it currently is. Fer instance, in the Land of the Rising Sun and Awesome Toy this month, Mega Fans will be able to purchase Mega Man Be@rbricks. I don't even understand why I'm so drawn to little toys like this, but since I'm pretty much completely controlled by my id, I don't fight it or try to understand. Instead, I just roll with my initial instincts, which sound like: DO WANT!! See more images of the minifigs on Collect3D.

Comedy is dangerous business, as evidenced by the translated Mega Man EXE comic above, which comes from the Japanese site. I don't really get it, but then again, I'm not very smart. Fortunately, Heat Man from the Mega Man Network seems to have a better grasp of what's going on. Read his explanation of the hilarity on the MMN.

Why, yes, I do slap up a lot of music-themed posts, thanks for noticing. But when Joystiq points out that a white Swedish rapper is dropping jams about the Stockholm area code with an acompanying 8-bit video that casts said hippity-hopper as Mega Man? I'll be posting that with great alacrity, even withstanding the sudden influx of 8-bit and Mega Man-themed music as of late. Plus, I like it when Swedish musicians sing in English, as they are technically and grammatically perfect, but there's always something just a bit off with delivery. Word up to your mother, friend!

I'll be honest: I'm not really a reggae guy. I looooove ska, which is ironic, but I find most reggae to be superrepetitive. Dub, however, can be pretty cool, which explains my enjoyment of both The Clash and Gorillaz.

Today, I received this email:

Greetings Kramez!

I stumbled across your post about the Mega Man drumset and I figured you would like to check this out: My band, Destroy Babylon, just released a new single called "Mega Dub Inna Orbit City." The track features Scott Flynn on trombone from reggae greats John Brown's Body.

The chorus' melody is loosey based on Quickman's theme. We would be honored if you would post the track for the CapcomUnity! Please let me know if you would like any additional information on the band/track/etc. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!

Marc

No problem, Marc! Check out Destroy Babylon's jam right here.

How crazy is this? Drummer Shane Wise of the Nashville-by-way-of-Vegas band Enjoy The Zoo clearly is a gigantic Mega Man nerd, as evidenced by his custom drumkit. I like the combo of classic 8-bit Mega Man stylings with oft-overlooked 16-bit Mega Man X on the kick. That's some serious Blue Bomber love, my friend.

Here's Shane pounding out the theme for Hard Man from Mega Man 3