Paul’s Peg > Toy Hunt: Two Ladies and a Hawk
What? Toy Hunt on Poe Ghostal’s blog? How is that possible!? Well, after the bastards killed my blog I took all my awesome with me, so here’s the first Toy Hunt on Poe Ghostal. If you’re not familar with Toy Hunt, it’s basically me talking about what toys I bought. Why should you care? I don’t know, you just should. So let’s kick this off:
After moving to a new city I hadn’t stopped at any Wal-Marts yet. Actually that’s a lie, I stopped at one when I was looking for apartments and was really unimpressed. Today though, I stopped at a new one that I found and I scored big (at least for me). Most Wal-Marts around me tend to suck. Hell, I stopped going to one because they don’t even carry G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra or any DC figures. So imagine my surprise when I realized that this one had the potential to be a magic Wal-Mart.
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra hits theaters
Use this post’s comment to discuss anything about the movie that doesn’t involve spoilers. If you want to discuss spoilers, please use this thread on the PGPoA forum.
Pic of the Day > Captain Bucky O’Hare
Odds ‘n’ Ends > Pre-SDCC Edition
- The Fwoosh has a first look review of Egon. The glasses don’t look as bad as they did in the packaging shots. Looks like he is indeed in the same scale as Movie Masters, so you can have Egon duke it out with the Joker. I will say that while the new Slimer is nice, I’m glad I have the NECA one.
- Early images of the Hasbro SDCC booth, including some Marvel Universe figures. (Apparently you have to register to see the bigger pics.)
- Too soon? But I kid the toy industry. Frankly, it’s MJ’s own fault for making such a famous zombie video. And I think he’d be amused by the whole thing, honestly.
- Dr. Mrs. Ghostal and I watched the pilot and first two eps of Warehouse 13 last night. It’s not as quirky as Eureka and the two main characters aren’t (yet) as appealing as Scully and Mulder, but I like Saul Rubinek’s nutty professor, and the “haunted objects” are an interesting hook–sort of like a reverse Reaper. They need to drop the whole Secret Service angle, though–it’s just too hard to explain what the hell they’re doing at crime scenes. In any event, I’m willing to give it a try–so many of my favorite shows (like X-Files and Star Trek: The Next Generation) started with fairly weak first seasons, particularly when viewed in retrospect.
OK, this seems like…maybe not a good idea. (Marvel Legends Nemesis)
Just received the oddest press release I think I’ve ever gotten…this seems downright dangerous to me.
Hasbro’s Marvel brand team is very excited to let you in on some breaking news regarding its Marvel Legends line: The long-anticipated Marvel Legends Nemesis wave is finally hitting the U.S.!
We have learned that eight (8) San Diego area Wal-Mart stores will be stocking the Marvel Legends Nemesis wave, beginning this Wednesday, July 22 – in limited quantities, so act fast! The lineup for this wave, in case you’ve forgotten, is as follows: Punisher, Daredevil, Black Bolt, Nova, Beast and Tigra. There are also two variants in the wave – Punisher in camouflage and Yellow Daredevil. That’s a total of 8 new figures! Buy six (6) figures to complete a new Build-A-Figure: Nemesis!
The Marvel Legends Nemesis wave will be stocked at the following San Diego area Wal-Mart stores (while supplies last!):
- 1360 EASTLAKE PARKWAY, CHULA VISTA, CA
- 1150 BROADWAY, CHULA VISTA, CA
- 75 N BROADWAY, CHULA VISTA, CA
- 1200 HIGHLAND AVENUE, NATIONAL CITY, CA
- 710 DENNERY ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA
- 3382 MURPHY CANYON ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA
- 3412 COLLEGE AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA
- 4840 SHAWLINE STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA
I can’t help but feel a little pity for those hapless Wal-Mart employees who haven’t the slightest idea what is about to descend upon them down there in San Diego…
SDCC Exclusive Reviews Roundup
Some early reviews of SDCC exclusive toys are starting to pop up. Here are the ones I’ve come across:
- Wonder Twins & Gleek at Fwoosh
- Destro Set at Hisstank
- 12″ Baroness (Kastor’s Korner) (Articulated Discussion) (Hisstank)
- 12″ Baroness, 3 3/4″ Movie Destro 2-Pack, Marvel Universe Invaders 4-Pack, My Little Pony, Optimus Prime Mighty Mugg, Soundwave, Star Wars 3 3/4″ Luke and Stormtrooper at Topless Robot
- 3 3/4″ Buzz Lightyear at Fwoosh
- DC Infinite Heroes Anti-Monitor at Fwoosh
- JLU Green Lantern 3-pack (Fwoosh) (AFI)
- Non-SDCC bonus: Tri-Klops preview at Fwoosh
I’ll update the list as I come across new reviews (or as you point them out in your comments).
No sign of the review I want to see–Egon Spengler.
Paul’s Peg > Hasbro’s San Diego Comic Con 2009 Exclusives
It’s getting to be that time of the year again, that special time where those who aren’t going to the San Diego Comic Con wonder just how in the hell they are going to get the exclusives that the want. Hasbro’s finally got pictures of all their stuff, so let’s just take a look at their offerings. (more…)
Hasbro schools Mattel on how to do a toy book
Remember how Mattel is teasing us all with the SDCC-only, limited-to-1,000 MOTU art book? Hasbro’s doing something similar, only they’re letting anyone who wants one get one. Oh, and the profits go to charity. (more…)
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The Hellboys I got from Entertainment Earth, I bought Prince Nuada at a Newbury Comics, and the rest were trades. The first one is Magnokor from the Inhumanoids, then the two Hellboy figures, then Mr. Wink, Nuada, and Lucifer from Dark Alliance (Lucifer’s standing on the Moore Collectibles action figure display base, which was produced way back in 1999 and seems to be extremely hard to find these days).
The Hellboys are interesting. They’re not as nicely produced as the 2004 movie line, despite using almost all the same molds. The trenchcoats are very rubbery this time, and the paint is sloppy in places. But the Big Baby gun is awesome, and I really like finally having a shirtless Hellboy with a plastic coat.