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May 2009
This is a list of archived entries published in May 2009.
It Figures #25
Poe’s note: Sorry this one’s late, but it took forever to do. Some seriously heavy photoshopping here. Hope you enjoy the results.
MOTUC Man-at-Arms’ secret accessory revealed
Mattycollector has revealed Duncan’s secret accessory: the 2002 Power Sword! Pretty cool. More pictures at the link.
He-Ro pops up on eBay
Those fiendish Hong Kong sellers have struck again…this time giving us a preview of He-Ro. I won’t link to the auction (I don’t want to encourage them), but it’s not hard to find.
A couple things of note:
The gem is red, not green, although we knew this was coming.
There’s a heavily stylized Grayskull emblem on the [...]
Paul’s Peg > The G.I. Joe, Star Wars, and Marvel Universe News Brief
Paul here with more Star Wars and G.I. Joe news. This time I threw in a Marvel Universe tidbit, to make it a kind of Hasbro themed…. in a way.
Sideshow’s Exclusive Crimson Cobra Commander – If you go to San Diego Comic Con this year and want to buy Poe nice gifts, be sure to [...]
Dedicated DCUC reviews page
Since I easily have more DCUC figure reviews than any other type, I’ve created a more easily-navigable reviews page just for DCUC, sortable by name, team, or wave.
Check it out!
Pic of the Day
Grimlock vs. Munkzilla by Fanboy30
DCUC8 reviews roundup
Here’s a roundup of all my DCUC Wave 8 reviews in one convenient place:
Dr. Fate
Hawkgirl
Gentleman Ghost
Mr. Terrific
Parademon (red)
Parademon (green)
Commander Steel
Vigilante
Giganta
Review > Giganta (DC Universe Classics)
How do you solve a problem like Giganta? For Mattel, the answer was to split her into a number of smaller parts and package her with the rest of DCUC Wave 8.
Giganta is this wave’s Build-a-Figure, or as Mattel calls it, “Collect and Connect” figure. However you want to phrase it, it means she’s a [...]
5 Questions With > MisterBigBo
Welcome to the first of what I hope will be many interviews with fellow collectors!
MisterBigBo, who comments here occasionally, is a real-life friend of mine who I’ve actually spent time with in person. He’s taken time out of his busy schedule as a brand-new dad to answer a few questions about his toy collecting.
Codename: MisterBigBo
Base [...]
Poe’s Point > Nightwing R.I.P.
The “Battle of the Cowl” is over, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, Dick Grayson has won the twin thankless tasks of being Batman until Bruce Wayne inevitably returns and being partnered with the awful Damian Wayne as the new Robin.
