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Odds ‘n Ends > Thor’s Day Edition
ODD: Well, Raving Toy Maniac has managed to get their RTM Spotlight of the DCUC wave one up, while I continue to dither on my own mega-review. I have a good reason for dithering, as I hope you’ll eventually get to see, but I’m still gonna be real late to the party.
In the meantime, Mattel has released some PR images of mock-ups of the second and third wave figures. You can see them all at the DCUC Info Archive. For fun, I edited together this image of the DCSH series eight Batman and the upcoming Robin, shown here next to their 1984 Kenner Super Powers counterparts (the latter taken from Jason Geyer’s Super Powers Archive).
Talk about coming a long way, baby. (On a side note…Batman went through three or four costume alterations from the 1940s through the 1980s, but DC Comics left Robin with that exact goofy uniform for fifty years. Why?)
END: In other news, Paul from Toy Bender has for some reason decided I would make for a gripping interview…but you can decide for yourself.
ODD: It seems I started a trend with my review of Cleatus the Fox Sports Robot; both Michael Crawford and OAFE have hopped on board the bandwagon.
END: I think I can declare PGPoA’s first contest a success–seventeen entries and counting! There are still plenty of days left in February and March, so if you haven’t entered yet, go for it.
ODD: You may have noticed this blog has its first ads. More are on the way. Have I sold out? Short answer yes, long answer…more or less, yeah. But I just can’t do this sort of thing for free anymore. If I can make back some of my expenses with a few relatively unobtrusive ads by retailers I approve of, then my conscience is clear.
END: I finally received my proper, horn-less Gentle Giant Hellboy. There are photos on my Flickr page, and I’ll try to get a quick review up soon.
Posted: January 17, 2008 in Blog
Tags: Batman, DC Universe Classics, Mattel, Toy Bender
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01.17.2008 16.02
Good interview! Just out of curiosity, what were your ideas about the directed you wanted OAFE to go in?
01.17.2008 16.42
Not anything too drastic–yo go re and I have had a number of minor disagreements about OAFE. We both wanted a little more control than I think either was willing to give up, so I decided to go my own way. He and I are still good friends (as far as I’m concerned, anyway…).
01.17.2008 20.28
How about another ODD for having added Gravatars?
01.17.2008 21.46
The Gravatars are pretty awesome…
01.17.2008 21.56
Oh, and now you’re just teasing me with that Batman.
01.17.2008 22.39
I enjoyed the interview over at Toy Bender! It’s always nice to have a little credit thrown your way ( and I’m talking about me!) I may just have to subscribe…he has an Ulta ad on his website!!
01.17.2008 22.40
Congrats on getting your movie Hellboy. I must ask though, he’s the only one you wanted out of the series? I got Abe and Animated Hellboy, and they rock. I’m hoping they make more, but it doesn’t look like there’s going to be another Animated movie.
01.18.2008 1.44
Thanks for linking to the interview. You rule (don’t let anyone know I said that).
Mumma Ghostal… I don’t even know what an Ulta is.
01.18.2008 2.13
Ads? What ads?
01.18.2008 8.09
@Paul - Ulta is MY version of a toy store!!
01.18.2008 8.12
@Pete–If I see another gray-and-black Batman at the magic TRU, he’s yours. In the meantime, I just have to spread his awesomeness…in photo form.
@OP–I’ve got them all–animated Hellboy from the Best Buy exclusive (which I wrote a review of here) and the animated Abe as well as the movie Hellboy. I’ve got pics of those on my Flickr page.
@Esbat–Right now, there are only the Google Ads at the bottom of each individual post and an Entertainment Earth ad below my “bio card” on the index page. There should be a new ad on the index page next week, too.
Of course, if you’re using a program like Adblock, you wouldn’t see them–but you’d never do that, right?
01.18.2008 11.43
No worries, Poe, I just found one online! I was just giving you a hard time anyway. I knew I’d track one down eventually.
01.18.2008 13.44
It’s definitely a great figure. I just put mine on display next to the 2003 Kenner Batmobile, which is a much cooler toy in person than I thought it was going to be (I got one off eBay last week). I’ll try to get a shot of it tonight for my Batshots.
Fun fact: according to an eBay auction I ran across, that Batmobile was designed by a model maker who worked on The Fifth Element. Unfortunately, other than that eBay auction’s description I can’t find any other corroborating evidence.
01.18.2008 13.57
I’d definitely be interested in seeing some pics…I could use a Batmobile.
Did you try messaging that seller and asking for more info on the designer? That would be some really cool information to get hold of.
01.18.2008 14.17
I was just curious thats all. I figured you guys still get along, cuz you poke your head around every once in a while.
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