Review > Voltromas, the Thomas the Tank Engine Transformer

July 30, 2010 | Doc Thomas

This review is best read while listening to Crablouse by Lords of Acid.

When Doc Thomas isn’t cruising around town and givin’ bitches the old “what for,” he spends a lot of time online, and sometimes he comes across brilliant gems like this. Click on that link now. Seriously. Tell me that isn’t the greatest to you have ever seen, ever. Go check it out now, I’ll wait.

This thing haunted my dreams. The mere notion of two things so great combined into one amazing (though thoroughly illegal) thing made my head spin: I needed to own one. I searched high and low online, on import stores, on eBay, even asking friends in Hong Kong and Singapore to look out for me, but no luck. “Voltromas” yielded no results, nor did “Thomas the Tank Engine Voltron.” And then, I found it! Turns out “Thomas the Tank Engine Transformer” was the right combination, and then viola, purchased, and on his glorious way to me! (more…)

Mer-Man by Baena

July 30, 2010 | Poe

I don’t visit Baena’s blog nearly often enough, because I completely missed his beautiful update of the original Mer-Man card art. Imagine if art like this was on the back of all MOTUC packaging?

On a related note, you can buy a copy of this lovely Four Horsemen-themed poster, also by Baena, at Store Horsemen.

NA He-Man all but confirmed for MOTUC

July 29, 2010 | Poe

He-Man.org poster “Arkangel” pointed out something I’d completely missed. The new Bow MOTUC figure doesn’t have boots matching the vintage Bow.

Vintage Bow boots:

MOTUC Bow boots:

Vintage NA He-Man boots:

Anyone doubt we’re getting an NA He-Man as a bonus figure down the road now?

Pic of the Day

July 28, 2010 | Poe

Release the Joes to Me!

Release the Joes to Me! by dudesnbots

Toy Aisle Trolls > Pilot Filch

July 27, 2010 | Poe

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 being over-the-top with my condemnation of these people–I don’t actually wish bodily harm upon them. Just severe mental anguish.

Wow, been a while since we had one of these.

Poester NS sends in this sample:

All of the figures in the Force Unleashed set have been swapped out. The two good pilots in the pilot set have been swapped, the lame clone pilot in the middle has been left alone.

Ah, Star Wars–probably the earliest and most frequent victim of these attacks. Force Unleashed? More like douche unleashed. Here’s hoping he contracts leprosy.