Any questions for Mattel? (6/1/09)
The next round of Ask Mattel is due soon, and I’m happy to take a few of your questions to submit. As always, I’m more likely to choose politely-expressed questions that haven’t been asked a thousand times before.
May 2009
This is a list of posts published in May 2009.
Paul’s Peg > Finally, a Cap I Can Stand Behind
Marvelous News has got some images of the Marvel Universe Secret Wars comic two packs that will hit shelves later this summer. They simply look fantastic and if you’re a MOC collector you shouldn’t be disappointed. I’m just happy that I will be able to get the chance to get my hands on a Captain [...]
It Figures #23
Poe’s note: Seriously, aside from its generally being a bad movie, Signs bugged the crap out of me. Someone in the alien invasion force did not do the due diligence in researching Earth’s environment.
Review > Parademon (Green) (DC Universe Classics)
I did the rundown on the history of parademons in my review of the Red Parademon, so I hope you’ll pardon me if I refer you to that article if you haven’t read it already. I could copy and paste the same information, but then I’d just look even lazier. The Green Parademon variant is [...]
Toy review roundup (via Fanmode)
Artemis reviews the DC Direct Justice League International Ice figure. Excerpt: “… a dull, regrettable action figure.” Poe Ghostal reviews the Mattel DC Universe Classics Hawkgirl figure. Excerpt: “It really bugs me when a flying character’s figure can’t look up …” Poe Ghostal reviews the Mattel DC Universe Classics Parademon (red version) figure. Excerpt: “… [...]
Lost parody starring action figures
Now that we’ve hashed out the whole “flaws” thing, let’s finish the weekend on a lighter note with this Lost parody starring McFarlane’s hilariously under-articulated action figures.
Stop worrying and love the flaws
Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer has a great editorial over on his blog about accepting the little flaws in our action figures. His experience is very similar to my own–little paint imperfections and loose joints used to bug me a lot, but I’ve come to accept them as a part of being an action figure collector. I [...]
It Figures #22
Review > Parademon (Red) (DC Universe Classics)
Every dark lord needs his cannon fodder–someone to throw into the gaping jaws of death in order to fatigue, delay, or otherwise annoy his foes. Sauron has his orcs, Darth Vader has his stormtroopers, Ozzy Osbourne has his immediate family. Darkseid, Jack Kirby’s amalgam of Richard Nixon and Jack Palance who now serves as the [...]
Toy review roundup (via Fanmode)
Michael Crawford reviews the Sideshow Collectibles Star Wars Militaries of Star Wars Republic Clone Trooper (212th Attack Battalion: Utapau version) Sideshow exclusive 1/6-scale figure. Excerpt: “… this is easily the lamest exclusive ever produced by Sideshow.” yo go re reviews the Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Battle-Damaged Darth Vader figure from Star Wars: The [...]