My good friend Paul (Vincent), previously of the Toy Bender blog and currently of The Robot’s Pajamas, invited me to spend some time yakking about toys on his podcast, the Robot’s Pajama Party. You can check it out on Itunes or simply by clicking the link above.
Toy Aisle Trolls > Sand Pooper
Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com.
Unfortunately, the holiday season seems to bring the worst out in the world’s Toy Aisle Trolls, as I’m being inundated with TAT entries (I need to start putting together some sort of award for these, like Marvel’s No-Prizes). President Juggernaut sends in this latest, which he found right in my own backyard (figuratively speaking).
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an action figure a day 1/365 by lamont_cranston
Review > Eternian Palace Guards (Masters of the Universe Classics)
So, I came home last week to discover a rather large box from Mattel on my doorstep. And what was inside? Toys, of course! Wonderful, wonderful toys! Including the 12″ Christopher Reeves Superman, the Gentleman Ghost/Hawkgirl and Superman/Parasite 2-packs, several of the Retro Action DC and Ghostbusters figures, and perhaps best of all, the Eternian Palace Guards!
Which means that, for the first time ever, you get an official PGPoA review of a MOTUC product before you can actually buy it. I have no idea whether this is a one-time deal or will become an ongoing thing. In any event, I’ll be reviewing everything over the next few weeks, starting with the Guards today.
“Army builder” action figures are figures of generic characters, often in uniform, who can be bought in bulk without making it look like you have a dozen of the same exact person. The classic example is the Star Wars Stormtrooper, and good lord there are collectors out there with a lot of Stormtroopers. In the vintage Masters of the Universe line, the only real army builder figure was the Horde Trooper. But after a big year of firsts for MOTUC–Battle Cat, Tytus, and 200X-created characters like Chief Carnivus, Mattel wraps it up with their first Army Builder 2-Pack. The set was scheduled to go on sale in December, but it’s been delayed to January. It will sell for $40. (more…)
Free shipping on orders of $49 or more at TRU today
Just a heads-up, TRU is having a special deal on its website–free shipping on all orders over $49. That means if you order $49 or more worth of stuff today, it’s like you just walked into the store and bought it. You don’t even pay for the gas to drive to the store.
If you decide to order something, I wouldn’t be upset if you clicked the link above or at the left.
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SANTA CLAUS MCFARLANE’S TWISTED CHRISTMAS by scareface68
Ask Mattel > Answers for Mid-December
1.) Now that double jointed elbows and knees are starting to appear in DCUC, there’s one character who greatly deserves them: Batman. Is there any chance we could see a new version of Batman with these joints?
Right now we don’t have plans to go back to older figures and upgrade them with new articulation, but it is always possible down the road!
2.) barbecue17 asks: Is is possible that we could see a Teela figure in pink armor that would benefit charity breast cancer research? (more…)
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Master of the christmas tree by Robert DeNitro
Happy Buzz-Off Day!
I have to admit that Buzz-Off has been flying completely under my radar. I’ve barely thought about him what with everything else that’s been going on lately. Still, he looks pretty neat, and goofy name aside, he was always one of my favorite MOTU figures. This is definitely a case where the 200X figure is superior (cue lamenting DMW comment), but I’m still looking forward to the MOTUC version. (more…)
Mattel needs a new editor, I think
Kudos to Infinite Hollywood for pointing out Mattel’s bizarre mistakes on their newsletter email that went out yesterday.
First off, that’s the wrong JLU Darkseid–it’s an old one, not the one actually on sale today.
Second, that’s the DCUC BAF Kalibak, not the JLU one.
But the real travesty is the Superman. That isn’t the 12″ Christopher Reeves Superman–it’s the 4″ Infinite Heroes Superman!
What a comedy of errors. How could this even happen? Pics of all these toys are on Mattycollector.com!
Anyone with even a passing familiarity with these brands would have gotten this right, so I really have to wonder who was assigned to create this thing.