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Slobots by Infinite Hollywood1
May 2010
This is a list of posts published in May 2010.
Toy Aisle Trolls > Robin Walmart
Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com. Also, please note: I’m deliberately [...]
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Arachnophobia by Xander Martin
Poe’s Point > Why Tytus?
Rob Bricken of Topless Robot, a Masters of the Universe fan who’s nonetheless on the record as being disappointed in the MOTUC style here and here, issued me a challenge this weekend. You have one week to try and convince me why I should pay $50 for a figure without a ball-jointed neck or shoulders. [...]
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The Warlord – Remco by cobra.creations
Saturday Sponsor Shill Session
I try to maintain a minimal number of ads on this site, but I still do have to pay the bills to keep it running–and maybe make a little money to keep buying the toys you enjoy reading about. I write this blog out of love, but the truth is writing for free sucks and [...]
It Figures > TYTUS
With apologies to Sir Hopkins. And the Bard. And everyone else, really.
Review > Cheetah (DC Universe Classics)
Since we first saw photos of Wave 13 back in October it gave rise to much discussion (as if any reveals don’t) to the characters selected for this wave. Many have said that it is one of the most obscure waves yet, and depending on your love of all things DC this can be either [...]
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Colorforms Outer Space Men by modern_fred
Review > Temple of the Serpent Conan (Conan the Barbarian, NECA)
Author Robert E. Howard’s character Conan, popularly referred to as Conan the Barbarian, has had more toys than you might realize. First there was his Mego figure in the 1970s, who was pretty cool except for his Mary Tyler Moore hair. Then there were the Masters of the Universe-inspired Remco figures in the 1980s. Both [...]