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Treebeard by Fran Moff Tarkenton
August 2009
This is a list of posts published in August 2009.
Custom District 9 mech way cooler than Avatar statue
I just saw District 9 last night (I’ll try to get my review up on my other website, Biggerboat, sometime soon), and naturally I came away wondering about the toy potential of the movie. To my knowledge, no company’s announced having scored the license, which reminds me a bit of how toy companies missed the [...]
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StarCraft – Feuerfresser by Parathymie
5 Questions With > Dr. Mrs. Ghostal
Poe’s note: I’ve got a special treat for you all today: an interview with my one and only, Dr. Mrs. Ghostal. What can I say about my lovely, understanding wife that I haven’t said on this blog a dozen times already? Brilliant, beautiful, geeky, and more than I probably deserve. Code name: Dr. Mrs. Ghostal, [...]
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Wolverine vs. Sentinel (again!) by kenibatz
Interesting article about the action figure industry
There’s an interesting article up on Playthings.com, “Back in the Fight,” which provides a fairly in-depth look at the state of the action figure industry. I’ll write up something longer about it later, but for now, I highly recommend you check it out. Michael Crawford contributes some quotes to the piece. Here’s one eyebrow-raising tidbit [...]
Poe’s Point > Vintage toys, eBay, and trading
Recently I’ve been interested in tracking down the four original Ghostbusters from the 1980s Kenner Real Ghostbusters line. Of course, the first place I checked was eBay, the same place everyone else goes–including people of much greater means than I–thus ensuring that any and all auctions go for a price at the very high end [...]
Fwoosh DCUC10 preview
In more news from other people’s websites, Fwoosh has a review of DCUC10′s Joker, Batman, Man-Bat and Beast Boy. Not liking the glossy paint on Man-Bat, but I’m sure I’ll still get him if I ever actually see him at a store.
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Pallantides 2 by Wernest
Paul’s Peg > Skystriker? Pshaw! Now This is a Jet!
If you’re hoping that Hasbro will re-release the classic G.I. Joe Skystriker, I hope you’re not holding your breath. First of all, they are going in a more futuristic direction with the movie line. Secondly, the rumor is that Funskool ruined the molds when they had them. But even if they managed to make a [...]