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When the bat’s away… by jed fish
Guest Review > Little Shadow (Ashley Wood, threeA)
Say Ashley Wood and I suspect the first thing that may come to mind will be his World War Robot toys.
Giant, clanking war-bots with vinyl limbs, preposterously huge weapons, an unexpected amount of articulation and amazing paint jobs (or colourways’ as they are known in threeA land).
Quite aside from his comics, Wood (along with threeA co-founder Kim) has been causing quite the splash with his Bots. They seem to bridge the gap between action figure and art toy collector quite neatly. And while I’ve always been intrigued, it’s never been enough to actually buy one. There is something quite distinct about the design, an acquired taste I think, much like Wood’s art work itself and I’ve never been able to get myself quite past the water boiler’ aesthetic even if I can appreciate that the things look very World War 1 or even a little steampunk, something I usually go for. (more…)
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Bender by Plastic Hero, on Flickr
Bastards of the Universe > “Tryouts”
And, now that I think about it, I didn’t say how long we’d run the “Build Your Own Bastards” contest, so we’ll say one more week! Enter by 12 noon PST on November 11, and I’ll pull the winner’s name out of the proverbial hat to announce Friday November 12, so leave a comment on the Homeless Bastards strip now!
Odds ‘n Ends > November 2, 2010
Quote of the Day: “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it.” –Agent Kay, Men in Black
- In case you missed it, I was once again a guest on OrccaCast–this time for the whole three hours! Topics include The Worst Witch, the Rodian language, political ads and oh yeah, toys.
- Hoping to have the reveal of the PGPoA Spy Monkey Creations exclusive by the end of the week, and therefore I’m shortening the contest to end on Thursday at midnight, instead of Friday. So far only one person has guessed correctly. Remember, you can make as many guesses as you want.
- You know what I miss? The old Mez-Itz. Not the Munny-rip-off ones Mezco makes now, but the old ones that were more like block figures with great sculpting. Mezco should have revived that format as a Minimate competitor, rather than going the “hip” vinyl route. But it’s just one more in the long chain of poor Mezco toy-related decisions, starting back around the time they got the Heroes license. Seriously, what a run it’s been for them since then: Heroes becomes awful just as the figures come out, The Spirit bombs, The Wolf Man bombs, Kick-Ass has one good weekend, and Scott Pilgrim didn’t set the world on fire either (and even fans of the comic aren’t exactly excited). The filmmakers of The Green Hornet should be worried. Once upon a time, Mezco made some of my favorite toy lines ever–Silent Screamers, Mez-Itz, Hellboy (movie & comic), and the Goon. Now the only thing they can seem to get right is Living Dead Dolls.
- Anyone else doing National Novel Writing Month? I’m going to give it my perennial shot this year. I’ve only written one sentence so far. But it’s a doozy. Really.
- You may have noticed the new Amazon and TRU ads on the sidebar. PGPoA is now an affiliate of both. The holidays are coming. That is all.
- How awesome is it that we’ve got the Bastards of the Universe here now? I mean, seriously.
MOTUC Bio Discussion #31 > Chief Carnivus
Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion!
Pic of the Day
“Fortress Falcon: Galactic Command Center” – Palisades Micronauts Red Falcon Action Figures. Photo 2 of 2, by Argonaut X
Poe’s Point > Bleh! I don’t vant Dracula to suck
Halloween may be over, but there’s still plenty of horror to be had.
For instance, here’s some rather bumming news from Diamond Select: according to their latest edition of Ask DST, they haven’t secured the likeness rights to Bela Lugosi. However, they’re still going to do a Dracula figure…just without any specific actor’s likeness. (more…)
Ask Mattel > Answers for November 1
1.) You recently announced that the Winston w/ Slime Blower was delayed. Is there any chance the delay is because you’re adding the “football pads” part of his outfit?
He is delayed to make him more accurate to the film. He will have the full vest and pads when released. (more…)