A brief comparison of the original MOTUC He-Man vs. the reissue

November 27, 2009 | Poe

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While the first MOTUC He-Man took weeks to sell out, the second release–which had a much higher production run–sold out in less than a day. Evidently Masters of the Universe Classics has drawn in a significant collector following beyond the diehard MOTU fans whose enthusiasm drove the line’s creation. For all the complaints about the price, it’s clearly not that hard to swallow for many people.

The first He-Man re-release had a few problems: reversed shoulders (though I could hardly tell), a fairly glossy texture, and a reddish shading around the eyes that made it look like He-Man just watched the scene in Wrath of Khan where Spock dies. (more…)

Any letters for Santa–er, Matty?

November 27, 2009 | Poe

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I hear those sleigh bells ringin’ a jing-ting tingaling too…and I also hear more questions for Mattel. From you.

The next round of answers should be here on Tuesday, at which point I get to debut an awesome new piece of art by newly-appointed PGPoA art director MechaShiva.

Clash of the Titans remake gets figures from NECA

November 25, 2009 | Poe

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I have very mixed feelings about the Clash of the Titans remake, as I’m a huge fan of the original. Yet I didn’t think I was so out of the loop as to not know NECA was making figures.

Anyway, BigBadToyStore has the main character, Perseus (played by Terminator: Salvation star Sam Worthington) for pre-order. It’s a two-figure set that includes a battle-damaged Perseus and a nice clean one.

Anyone know if the Kraken will be in the movie? I’m wondering if that thunder got stolen by Pirates of the Caribbean.

Toy Aisle Trolls > Everybody Hates Skrull Giant Man

November 25, 2009 | 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.

Poester Mr. G submits to you another Skrull Giant-Man travesty. This time, the guy just flat-out stole the Captain America–he couldn’t even be bothered to muster the mild creativity or the $2 necessary to replace it with a CORPS figure.

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that Cap the non-exciting part of this two-pack? I know it’s supposed to be the new Bucky Cap (right?), but is he really that popular?

Once again, Walmart has re-shelved the item sans Cap. It makes me wonder how many vandalized packages aren’t re-shelved. If any. It also makes me wonder if there’s anything Hasbro can do to cut down in this crap–apart from not throwing in the smaller figure in the first place.

Y’know, when crap like this is going on, people who do this are even worse human beings than usual.

Anyway, here’s my curse for this perp: May he contract a rare form of leprosy that only affects the genitals just before he meets his soul mate, who looks exactly like Olivia Wilde.

DCUC’s pain in the neck

November 24, 2009 | Poe

NoisyDVL5 of ItsAllTrue.net has posted an interesting update to his DCUC ball-joint neck post, showing that the double barbell peg used for earlier waves has been replaced by a triple barbell peg that’s anchored in the chest. This appears to be the cause of the disappearing DCUC ball joint neck. I’m going to post about it here, but all credit goes to Noisy for chasing this story, and you should be sure to read his post.

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Pic of the Day

November 24, 2009 | Poe

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Poe’s note: These were McDonalds’ toys tied to one of the 1980s Bambi re-releases. They were vinyl and even had some limited articulation. I think my sister and I had all of them, including Bambi.

Joes For Tots > News Round Up

November 23, 2009 | Paul

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Hey y’all, I’ve got to hit you up with some quick news items related to the Joes For Tots contest. Let’s do this!

Item: Toy reviewer extraordinaire Michael Crawford of MCWtoys.com will be doing the honor of randomly picking the winners this year. Thanks, Mr. Crawford.

Item: Articulated Discussion has done an interview with me about the contest. Be sure to watch for it over there when it is up!

Item: If you’re entering the contest (and why wouldn’t you?) keep in mind that for every G.I. Joe toy sold, Hasbro is donating a toy to Toys For Tots. Sweet!

Item: Speaking of other cool charity events this year, the store G.I. Joe Heaven is going to be donating a percentage of their sales to Toys For Tots.

Item: I’d like to thank everyone who has covered the contest including, but we still need to raise awareness for this contest, so below are some new banners that we’ve worked up.

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Some Scareglow figures missing accessories?

November 23, 2009 | Poe

Mattycollector came so close to escaping this month’s sale without a major hitch.

Members of the He-Man.org boards are reporting receiving Scareglows missing either the little black key that goes inside the Grayskull reliquary, or the reliquary itself. It’s too early to tell whether this is an issue affecting a statistically significant number of Scareglows. I’ll let you know how mine turns out when I get it tomorrow.

In the meantime, that bastard Crawford beat me to the review punch. Great photos though.