Some of the TRU-exclusive two-packs, including the Orion/Lightray pack, are available on their website. They’ve also got Batman Beyond in stock. If you want ’em, better hurry, because these will go out of stock real quick.
News round-up, Black Friday edition
- Sideshow Toys’ Toht 12″ figure, complete with Ark of the Covenant (Toynewsi)
- Pics of Hots Toys’ incredible Hellboy and Abe Sapien 12″ figures (Toynewsi)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dr. Mrs. Ghostal and I are heading down to Mama and Papa Poe’s for the day. Enjoy your turkey or turducken or tofurkey or whatever your hilarious-sounding poultry alternative of choice is. And remember to, y’know, give thanks, too.
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News round-up, Thanksgiving Eve edition
- Cracked.com has a list of The 20 Stupidest G.I. Joe Vehicles Ever. As a kid, I was a loyal Cracked reader over Mad, back in the day when Cracked boasted Don Martin and John Severin, who drew the best movie parodies. Also, I need a personal, life-size Cobra Pogo Ballistic Battle Ball. (Thanks to MisterBigBo for the link)
- Enormous Frazetta-based Conan statue on its way from C.S. Moore. (Toynewsi)
- Extensive photo review of MOTUC He-Man (Figures.com)
- China’s toy makers face bleak Christmas as factories shut down (Telegraph.co.uk)
- Hasbro Marvel Q&A What’s up with that Punisher hint at the end? (Cool Toy Review)
- Want the heads-up on all the big Black Friday deals? Check out blackfriday.info
- G.I. Joe wave 13 released So are these based on the comic, the show, or what? (Hisstank.com)
- Mighty Avengers trailer (YouTube)
DCUC5 has been found!
Call off the dogs!
yo go re of OAFE has found me a set of DCUC5. It’s probably not possible for me to thank him enough, so instead, I urge you all to go to OAFE and click on all the sponsor links.
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50mm Prime by Steve Kay
Poe’s note: “It was midnight. Drizzling. I was chasing down a lead in some filthy back alley of Iacon City. The ‘Con wasn’t talking, so I struck up a conversation with my fists.” –The Continental Optimus
Odds ‘n Ends
ODD: Not too much to discuss today…just trying to survive until the four-day weekend. Come this time next week, PGPoA–and the Poe household–will be in full holiday mode.
END: The DCUC Toys ‘R Us two-packs have started to show up, which is just a bit earlier than I predicted (early December). The only set I’m praying I ever see in person is the Orion/Lightray one, but there’s also a Batgirl/Azrael set (both of whom were previously released) and one with Hal Jordan (in his first appearance duds) and Abin Sur. (more…)
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Mandarin Spawn 5 by Hsin Ho
News round-up, 11/24/08
- Diamond Comics will be offering pre-orders for sets of DCUC action figures, much like online retailers have been doing for months now. (Toynewsi)
- Better photos of Revenge of the Fallen Soundwave figure. I love how nerds are avoiding this “spoiler” like the plague. Look, it’s just a toy–it’s not going to give away the plot at all. And it’s a a toy of a robot from a sequel to a movie based on toy robots. Did you really enjoy Transformers enough that you can’t bear the thought of knowing what happens in the sequel? Here’s a hint: there are robots who turn into things, they fight, and stuff blows up. (Tformers.com)
- G.I. Joe Hard Master review and modern Blowtorch revealed (Hisstank.com)
- Hot Toys announces license for movie Hellboy 12″ figures, rendering all previous 12″ Hellboy figures worthless (Figures.com)
- Spock is dead on. Kirk looks like the dad from Flight of the Navigator. William Shatner and Bruce Campbell–two men whose faces are just impossible to capture in plastic, for some reason.
- MOTUC He-Man and Beast Man go on sale one week from today…