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Odds ‘n Ends > February 9, 2011

February 9, 2011 | Poe

Don’t forget, the Sword of Ages goes back on sale today at 1pm at Poe Ghostal’s Points of Acquisition. There is also a very, very small number of Dread Axes of Darkness.
Michael Crawford has released the results for the Poppies–here are the Judges’ Picks, and here are the People’s Picks.
NECA posted some very interesting pre-Toy Fair tidbits on their Twitter feed yesterday. The Predator 2 and Duke Nukem stuff sounds great.
It was just about ten years ago that I helped originate “Armchair Toy Fair Coverage” at OAFE. And now, finally, my coverage shall be armchair no longer. I’m looking into some simple-but-useful site updates to make sure you get your news ASAP.
Blogger The Fight Nerd sent along this review of the Superman vs. Muhammad Ali statue. It gives a great rundown of this particular moment in comic book history, and he even asked some UFC and Strikeforce fighters who they thought would win the match.
PGPoA was featured in a list of the “Best 30 Action Figure Blogs” alongside many other familiar sites.

Pic of the Day

February 9, 2011 | Poe

..attacked from behind! by magnushamar

Any questions for Mattel?

February 8, 2011 | Poe

Questions due by 11:59pm on February 13.

MOTUC Bio Discussion #36 > Vikor

February 8, 2011 | Poe

Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion!

Vikorâ„¢ Bio

Real Name: Vikorâ„¢

Shortly after King Grayskull’s death, Vikorâ„¢, a great warrior from the north was chosen by the Goddess to help protect the Sword of He while all of Eternia waited for a true heir to be born. Already a master of the battleaxe, Vikor’s legend soon spread across Eternia as he quested to vanquish evil – battling the remaining renegade Snake Menâ„¢ and defending the Valley of Gnarlâ„¢ from the Fighting Foe Menâ„¢. Although his time as a He-Man was relatively short, his contribution to the legend will never be forgotten in the great archives of Eternia.

Portrait art source: Early concept art by Mark Taylor

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Pic of the Day

February 8, 2011 | Poe

NECA Alien/Predator – Classic Alien/Predator Set [TRU Exclusive] by Ed Speir IV

Toy Aisle Trolls > Arkilljoy

February 7, 2011 | Poe

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.

Mr. G submits this for your disapproval: