Matty updates
Nothing particularly new here, but Mattel has posted an update on Facebook. Click through for the text.
April 2009
This is a list of posts published in April 2009.
It Figures #6
Batman, Jim Lee-style
Got the day off today, so I was just messing around with my camera (and Photoshop, of course) and put this together.
Transformers: Complete First Season on DVD
Press Release OPTIMUS PRIME. MEGATRON. BUMBLEBEE. STARSCREAM. For 25 years an epic battle has raged between the heroic AUTOBOTS and the villainous DECEPTICONS. The ROBOTS IN DISGUISE have captivated children and adults alike, launching countless collectible toys, comic books, animated series and feature films beloved by legions of fans. Now you can return to where [...]
Toy review roundup (via Fanmode)
Michael Crawford reviews the Playmates Toys Star Trek Command Collection Spock and Kirk 12-inch figures. Excerpt: “If I were going to limit myself to only one line of figures to collect from the new film, it would be these.” Michael Crawford reviews the Playmates Toys Terminator Salvation Deluxe T-600, T-700 and T-R.I.P. Resistance Infiltrator Prototype [...]
DCUC Power Girl revealed
Pretty much every other DCUC-related blog and website has already reported this, so I’m way behind the curve, but I know some of you like to discuss this stuff here on PGPoA, so here we go. AFI has posted exclusive photos of DCUC Power Girl. She appears to be made mostly from the same basic [...]
It Figures #5
Review > T-1 (Terminator Salvation)
I’ll freely admit Playmates’ T-R.I.P. from their Terminator Salvation line is lackluster, particularly when compared to superb specialty market versions such as NECA’s. And yet…I can’t explain it, but there’s just something appealing about some of these. Not the human/cyborg figures–they’re inexcusably bad. But I’ve become fond of the T-R.I.P., and pretty soon I realized [...]
MOTUC updates
He-Man.org has posted their latest Q&A with Mattel. There are a few interesting tidbits regarding Battle Cat and production issues, but it also features the longest answer I’ve ever seen from Mattel.
There’s Another Transformers Exclusive…
In addition to the Soundwave Hasbro is offering at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, they announced that there will be another Transformer available in the form of a Mighty Mugg. It’s Optimus Prime sporting a new metallic finish. Yeah, I’m not really that big into Mighty Muggs, so this doesn’t even blip on my [...]