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March 2008
This is a list of archived entries published in March 2008.
JAKKS scores American Gladiators license
The wish is granted…long live Jambi.
It appears the loudly expressed wishes of collectors such as myself did not fall on deaf ears: JAKKS Pacific, maker of the popular WWE and Rocky action figure lines, has obtained the master license to the new American Gladiators.
MALIBU, Calif., Mar 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) [...]
Star Wars and G.I. Joe News Round Up
Hello all, Paul here again with another Hasbro update. There’s been yet another week of almost no new G.I. Joe or Star Wars news of any import. Still, I’ve gathered what I could for fans of Mr. Poe’s site and here we go:
Review > Iron Man movie figures
Poe: Howdy, Poe here, and with me is my good friend and PGPoA Power Pal Pete of Fanwank.net.
Pete: Hello!
Poe: Today we’re going to do a review of a few of Hasbro’s new action figures based on the upcoming film Iron Man, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow. The figures hit stores last Saturday, and [...]
Odds ‘n Ends > Horatio Caine edition
ODD: That’s right, Poe’s guiltiest pleasure of all, CSI Miami, is back, baby! Since I watched pretty much every episode on A&E last summer, I’ve only had new episodes to slake my thirst, and what with the writer’s strike I’ve been deprived of the pithy statements of Horatio Caine for months. But as we all [...]
Comic > “Super Smash Troubles”
(Yes, I know Super Smash Bros. Brawl is rated T for Teen, but that’s not as funny.)
T-U-R-T-L-E Power
On the half-shell, they’re the heroes four
In this day and age, who could ask for more?
NECA sends along this great hi-res photo of their new TMNT figures in action…man, I can’t wait for these.
NECA will also be selling a special boxed set (limited to 500) of the figures at the New York Comic Con next [...]
Iron Merchandising
Hasbrotoyshop.com has posted images of a second Iron Monger figure in the the movie line–one that features an unmasked Obadiah Stane. The figure will be part of a sort of ‘Wave 1.5′–it’s expected to release later in the summer, well after the movie, in fact.
Witness:
Pete says: Rock on! More un-masked versions of characters, please! It’s [...]
Poe’s Point > Here come the price hikes
Earlier this year many manufacturers announced there would be price hikes on their 2008 products. Due to a combination of rising gas prices (most plastics are made from petroleum), Chinese and American governmental policies, the current toy safety crisis, and the weakness of the American dollar, price hikes on action figures were inevitable:
Mattel Inc (MAT.N: [...]
