Toy review roundup (via Fanmode)

May 28, 2009 | Poe

fanmode-copy NewtonGimmick reviews the Diamond Select Toys Battlestar Galactica Battle Damaged Cylon Pilot Toys R’ Us exclusive figure. Excerpt: “This is the Cylon toy I’ve wanted since I was 8 and it feels great to get him.”

Artemis reviews the DC Direct JLA Classified Classic Wonder Woman figure. Excerpt: “… not what you’d call a definitive Wonder Woman (I’d still give the Dodson-styled one that title) …”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro The Incredible Hulk Ironclad figure. Excerpt: “… as a villain we’ve never had before (and are unlikely to ever see again), Ironclad is worth picking up on the cheap.” (more…)

Toy review roundup (via Fanmode)

May 22, 2009 | Poe

fanmode-copy Michael Crawford reviews the Sideshow Collectibles Star Wars Militaries of Star Wars Republic Clone Trooper (212th Attack Battalion: Utapau version) Sideshow exclusive 1/6-scale figure. Excerpt: “… this is easily the lamest exclusive ever produced by Sideshow.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Battle-Damaged Darth Vader figure from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Excerpt: “The attachable armor isn’t the greatest example ever, but the toy is still fun, and there’s never been a Vader like it before.” (See also.)

Corey Tincher reviews the Mattel DC Universe Classics Parademon (green and yellow version) figure. Excerpt: “… a surprisingly great figure …” (more…)

New MOTUC Webstor pics

May 21, 2009 | Poe

Mattel has sent along some new pics of Webstor, along with a quick update regarding the subscription service. (more…)

MOTUC Tri-Klops surfaces on eBay

May 20, 2009 | Poe

The He-Fandom community was abuzz yesterday with the word that Tri-Klops had popped up on eBay. Since these aren’t official pics from Mattel, I’m not going to post them, but you can check out the auction here.

One sharp-eyed PGPoA reader noticed the 2002 Doomseeker stand behind Tri-Klops’s legs.

Poe in Pictures > March 1985

May 19, 2009 | Poe

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Mumma Ghostal (or it may have been Sister Ghostal) came across this photo recently, revealing a young Poe surrounded by a cornucopia of plastic playthings (and proudly showing off his Rancor, whose battered, one-legged carcass still resides in my parents’ attic). Once I saw it, I had to inventory all the toys shown in the photo.

Can you find them all?

Masters of the Universe toys:

  • Castle Grayskull
  • He-Man
  • Prince Adam
  • Zoar
  • Faker
  • Beast Man
  • Battle Cat
  • Mer-Man
  • Wind Raider
  • Attak Trak

Star Wars toys:

  • Luke Skywalker in Jedi Knight Outfit
  • Nien Nunb
  • C-3P0
  • Gamorrean Guard
  • Klaatu
  • Weequay
  • Biker Scout
  • Speeder Bike
  • Rancor
  • Princess Leia in Boushh Disguise
  • Chewbacca
  • Han Solo
  • 8D8
  • Squid Head
  • Warok Teebo
  • Logray

There are a few things I’m not sure about: who did the little spear in the lower right corner (next to Weequay) belong to? And is that an Intellivision in the upper right corner, or something else? As for the coloring book, I have no idea what it is, but it looks MOTU-esque to me.

MOTUC Subscription Service on sale today (UPDATED)

May 18, 2009 | Poe

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Don’t forget, the MOTUC subscription service goes on sale today. Here’s the link to the order page on Mattycollector.

UPDATE: Just received this from Mattel:

To let everyone know, today’s subscription for the Sept through Dec MOTUC figures will likely start at 12 Pacific, 3 pm Eastern while we work the final bugs out. Messaging will be up on MattyCollector.com ASAP.

Also, for fans who still want Zodac the Cosmic Enforcer, we are very close to selling out, so if you want to add him to your collection, now is the time!

Happy Zodac Day!

May 15, 2009 | Poe

Zodac goes on sale today at 12pm EDT. I think we’ll all be interested to see just how quickly he sells out.

Good luck to all those ordering!

ToyFare #143

May 13, 2009 | Poe

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If you happen to pick up a copy of ToyFare #143, in comic shops today, you shall find therein an article written by yours truly. It’s an interview with the Hasbro Transformers design team, including Aaron Archer, about the new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen toys. (more…)

MOTUC Webstor coming in September

May 13, 2009 | Poe

According to ToyFare #143, available in comic shops today, the September Masters of the Universe Classics figure will be Webstor. (That’s the original 1980s version above–thanks to TCM Hitchhiker for the pic.)

I’m going to forego the almost-mandatory Emmanuel Lewis joke and just say that I’ve seen the ToyFare photos and he looks good. He has the backpack, complete with the grappling hook and line (and it looks like the action feature might even function). More importantly, he also has four spider-like legs that attached to the backpack a la the staction version. They appear to be ball jointed at the point where they join the backpack, but that’s all. There’s no word yet on whether they’re removable, but they’re evident in only one of the three ToyFare photos, so I’m guessing they are removable.

I’ll post photos once I receive them from Mattel’s PR department or they’re posted on Facebook or Mattycollector. Until then, ToyFare has the exclusive rights, so if you want to see ol’ Webby, nab a copy of ToyFare #143–particularly since there’s an article by yours truly in there!