Ash Mahtani

Ash has been a copywriter for Loot Crate since February 2015. He enjoys his dog, comic books, marinating various meats, and drunkenly rewatching Beast Wars, among other things. He has already heard your Pokémon joke and thought you were better than this.

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Features

February 27th, 2017 I know what you’re thinking: “Animal Man… isn’t that the lame fish guy?” Nope, that’s Aquaman and he’s awesome. “Oh, so it’s that green dude from Teen Titans?” Sorry, you’re thinking of Beast Boy. But that’s okay, you’ve come to the right place, because today I’m going to tell you all about one of DC Comics’...
Friday Five

February 24th, 2017 For some reason, humanity has long been obsessed with apes. They’ve invaded pop culture over the years to the point where actually putting together the nominees for this list took longer than writing it. But here they are: the top five fictional apes!   King Kong Of course we start with the king. The eighth wonder of...
Lists & Things

February 16th, 2017 Dogs are awesome. Robots are awesome. Throughout history — or at least since the 60s — man has tried to combine the two. Mostly, these attempts have been unsuccessful (lookin’ at you, Everything From The Sharper Image) but, in fiction, there have been a few success stories. Here, in no particular order, are the greatest dogs ever...
Features

February 13th, 2017 So, you think you’re pretty good with LEGO. But are you good enough to go pro? It may surprise you to learn that there’s more than one way to become a professional LEGO builder. #1: MASTER BUILDER No, this isn’t just something made up for The LEGO Movie, you really can become a Master Builder. LEGO actually does hire people...
Features

February 2nd, 2017 Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You’ve eaten Gotham’s wealth, its spirit. But now it’s Batman’s turn. So what’s the Caped Crusader chowing down on? Sometimes, nothing. A common trope in Batman comics is ever-faithful butler Alfred trying to get Bruce to eat. Food often sits cold and uneaten next to the Bat-Computer,...
Exclusives

January 25th, 2017 The world of Firefly has a distinct visual style and a big part of that is the costumes. Each character has a unique look that beautifully reflects their personality. The person responsible? Costume Designer Shawna Trpcic, who took some time to answer a few of our questions! Q: Welcome aboard, Shawna! First and foremost, I gotta...
Behind the Crate

January 17th, 2017 One of the most exciting thing about our partner crates is the opportunity to create Loot that is specially curated just for these assortments. We got a chance to talk to Ray Makowski, the product designer behind the Halo Icons figure line which debuted only in the Halo Legendary Crate! Q: Have you always been a big Halo...
Features

January 12th, 2017 Chances are, you’ve heard someone say (or made the argument yourself) “Superman is too powerful.” You’ve also probably heard some jokes about him not understanding the fundamental concept of underwear, but we’re just going to focus on that first issue today. Superman’s powers have actually fluctuated wildly over the years....
Features

January 9th, 2017 (This article was co-written along with Shawn Aldridge.) The story starts in the 1960s. Kind of. The age of computers, at least as we know them, is in its infancy. Over at MIT, “hacks” are actually a good thing. They’re just shortcuts that programmers use. It isn’t really until 1971 that things take a turn. A man named John...
Firefly Cargo Crate

January 4th, 2017 In Joss Whedon's future 'Verse of Firefly and Serenity, Western and Eastern influences are equal at the root of culture. Everyone grows up speaking Mandarin as well as English; here are some guides to some of the dialogue heard in the Firefly series!:   Use these charts to practice your Mandarin, and stock up on your...
Lists & Things

January 3rd, 2017 Every month, we send out surveys to Looters asking them to tell us what they think about our crates and all the cool stuff in ‘em. According to YOUR ratings, these 20 were the best of the best in 2016!:   X-Files T-Shirt - January "Invasion" (Loot Crate) Deadpool Q-Fig - February "Dead" (Loot...
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