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Super Powers Collection – Superman by Aldenar
January 2009
This is a list of posts published in January 2009.
Odds ‘n Ends
While you can’t order MOTUC Beast Man or He-Man off Mattycollector.com anymore, on Mattel’s Facebook page they wrote, “with only a few hundred units left, we wanted to close down sales so we can have just handful for NYCC and SDCC to help spread the word on this amazing toy line at the summer conventions.” [...]
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Toy news roundup, 1/12/09
Mattel hints at new 6″ line, to be unveiled at New York Comic Con: “It is not Thundercats and it is not WWE (come on, how could WWE be a mystery announcement since it is public knowledge that we are doing WWE in 2010!) It is a new 6″ line and it is sculpted by [...]
New poll – MOTUC SDCC exclusive
I’ve got a new poll up on the sidebar, soliciting your opinion on what you think would make for a good Masters of the Universe Classics SDCC exclusive. It occurred to me that MOTU had some storied figures–such as He-Ro, Tytus & Megator, and Fearless Photog–who would make for amazing exclusives. In case you’re unfamiliar [...]
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DSC03684 by he9er2o9 Poe’s note: I’ve been slowly making my way through The Dark Knight on my Ipod Touch all week, in 15-minute intervals on my bus commute, so I’ve kind of got the Joker on the brain.
Toy review roundup (via Fanmode), 1/9/09
Tom Prankerd reviews the Bandai Soul of Chogokin (SOC) GX-44 Tetsujin 28 set. Excerpt: “This beauty does all you’d want from a Tetsujin 28 toy, and is a must for any fans of pretty diecast robots.” (See also.) Updatedude reviews the Bandai Motion Revive Series (MRS) Monster Hunter Kado Karyudo Kirin C trading figure. Excerpt: [...]
News roundup, 1/9/09
On the Matty Mattel Facebook page, they’ve just announced they’re almost sold out of MOTUC He-Man and Beast Man. If you’ve been holding off on ordering and don’t want to miss out, now’s the time. SOTA Toys rises from the (presumed) dead to produce Robot Chicken humping robot–with real humping action. (TNI) Ghostbusters videogame gets [...]
Warning: uterus could kill small children
OK, there are toy recalls, and then there are toy recalls. (via Toy Buzz) The other, non-deadly plush guts are pretty cute, though. I want a brain. And a heart. And da noive.
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In the Pale Moonlight by Boogeyman13