Man, where to start? Lots of interesting news coming out of Toy Fair this year. (more…)
A few thoughts on comics
Toy Fair is in full swing. So while you feast on all the toy info pouring out of New York, I’m going to take a brief break from toys to talk about another geeky topic: comics. (more…)
Caption the Pic! > Knit Pic
Today’s Caption the Pic features my Valentine’s Day present from Mrs. Ghostal-to-Be: an unbelievably awesome knitted Batman. She knitted everything on it (except for the bat symbol, which is made of felt). That’s right, my knitted Batman’s got belt pouches, bitches.
So go ahead and write up a caption for this pic in the comments below. (Praise for my fiancee’s mad knitting skillz won’t help you win, but it’s appreciated.) Deadline is next Friday. I’ll pick the one personally find the funniest, and announce it with the release of the next photo.
This week’s winner will receive: a carded Savage Dragon figure (shirtless) from Marvel Toys’ Legendary Comic Book Heroes line.
5 Question With > Mattel’s Toy Guru, 2/15/08
Mattel’s marketing extraordinaire, “Toy Guru,” has graciously agreed to answer a few questions regarding their DC Universe Classics line.
PG: Does Mattel view DC Universe Classics as a collector-oriented line that can appeal to kids, a child-oriented line that can appeal to collectors, or a mix of both? (more…)
Poe’s Point > MST OK, where are my action figures?
When I was about twelve, in 1990, there was nothing I wanted more than figures from the movies Aliens and Predator. After all, I had Robocop toys, so it wasn’t as if there were no precedent for action figures based on rated-R flicks. Alas, the first toys from Kenner would not arrive for a few more years, by which time I had moved on to other fads. (more…)
Mattel gets WWE license
Though the first products won’t hit shelves until 2010, it seems Mattel will take over the WWE license, currently held by JAKKS Pacific. (more…)
Odds ‘n Ends > Lifeforce Edition
ODD: I’m trying to streamline PGPoA a bit; from now on, you’ll get Odds ‘n Ends on Tuesdays, Poe’s Points on Thursdays, and a Friday Photo. News, reviews, interviews and commentary will fill the remaining days. Speaking of which, I’ve already got two cool interviews lined up for the coming weeks, so make sure you’ve got our RSS feed bookmarked. (more…)
Giants of Justice
Despite having just been mentioned by Mattel’s ToyGuru last week, it seems the 12″ Giants of Justice line has already started hitting eBay. (Doesn’t “Giants of Justice” sound like a rock album by members of the Supreme Court? Anyway…) The first three in the line are Superman, Batman and Killer Croc. (more…)
Friday Photo > Batarang in Flight
I got the idea for this image from two sources–a shot from the opening sequence of Batman: The Animated Series and a panel from “Wanted: Santa Claus–Dead or Alive!” (drawn by Frank Miller) from DC Special Series #21 (Holiday Special); Spring, 1980.
Composition was pretty simple–took the shot of Batman in my light tent, then took a super-macro close-up of the batarang on the floor of the tent. In Photoshop, I cut out the batarang, flipped the image vertically and pasted it into the first photo. Careful use of the Smudge function added the motion blurs. Then the usual retouching and that was that.
I wish I had a nicer background, but the white still gives it a certain comics feel.
Poe’s Point > Fiddlers and Moncs
Here it comes…the obligatory Convention Exclusives Editorial.TM (more…)