While there are plenty of extra-large villains for Mattel to choose from as Build-a-Figures, there are far fewer super-sized heroes. One of those few, though, is Atom Smasher. Created in 1983 by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway, Atom Smasher gained popularity as a founding member of DC’s current version of the Justice Society of America [...]
There’s little question Godzilla vs. Megalon is one of the worst Godzilla films Toho Studios ever made. And yet, due to its constant airings on television syndication in the late 1970s and early 1980s–to say nothing of its appearance on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000–it’s one of the most popular films among American [...]
Hasbro has announced that both the original Transformers and G.I. Joe animated series are going to be on DVD again, brought to us via Shout! Factory and should be available later this year. This is extremely welcome news to me, because both series have been out of print on DVD for years. As a Joe [...]
It’s the triumphant return of Odds ‘n Ends! At least for this week. I downloaded Pearl Jam’s Ten: Legacy Edition off Itunes. It features the original album as well as a new mix by frequent PJ collaborator Brendan O’Brien. I have to say, the O’Brien mixes, while subtle, really give the songs a fresh sound. [...]
(Welcome to a new feature on PGPoA–It Figures. They’re basically one-shot figuretoons, and will be replacing the Pic of the Day–at least for now.)
I’ll always fondly remember Terminator 2: Judgment Day as the first rated-R film I saw in the theater. At the time, I went through a whole Terminator obsession, which was very much enabled by Kenner’s Terminator action figure line. In the 1980s and ’90s, Kenner was the only game in town for action figures based [...]
I’ll be receiving the mid-April round of Q&A soon and submitting the questions for the May 1 round. Any questions? Before you ask, don’t bother with any Gleek questions. I’ve got that covered already and I’m sure plenty of other sites will be asking the same questions.
Here’s an ad that I meant to post on the “other” toy blog a while back, but then I forgot about it. After seeing a commercial for the new Star Trek flick I remembered how awesome it was and decided I had to share it again if you hadn’t seen it already: Despite the questionable [...]
So far, I’ve had a lot of luck with Mattel producing the characters I’ve most wanted in DCUC: Robin in his current costume, Deathstroke, Despero, Deadshot, the Joker. I think the only one they haven’t announced so far is the black-and-gray, black bat symbol, pouch belt Batman. So given my luck in this area, I [...]