Pic of the Day > BANE ! by Isaac Renteria
BANE ! by Isaac Renteria
April 2011
This is a list of posts published in April 2011.
Bastards of the Universe > “Sword pull…not an aphorism”
BBC America ran Excalibur quite a few times a couple months back, which led to me having to eBay this Merlin figure, from Lady Pendragon. I know there was a figure for her as well, based on the 90′s Rob Liefeld comic; but I couldn’t tell you if they were any good. (Yes, I can: [...]
Interview with customizer Masterenglish
Masterenglish is the customizer behind my April Fool’s joke this year, a figure of 339/1 in Masters of the Universe Classics style. To find out more about this customizer and his amazing work, I followed up the custom commission with a few questions. Masterenglish Real Name: Jon English Base of Operations: masterenglish.deviantart.com/ History: Born in [...]
Pic of the Day > Spock, is that Vulcan porn?!?!? by gibbspaulus
Spock, is that Vulcan porn?!?!? by gibbspaulus
Toy Aisle Trolls > Rodian Deadeye
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. Phil of Battlegrip found this [...]
New Thundercats Trailer
I actually just watched the original Thundercats cartoon for the first time yesterday, so it’s interesting seeing the twenty-five year difference with the new show. Aside from the obvious–much better animation, storytelling, character designs, etc.–the new show also has a stronger anime feel (though the original show did too–anime just wasn’t as stylized back then). [...]
Pic of the Day > Lord Covenant by Ximena Faunes
Lord Covenant by Ximena Faunes
Odds ‘n Ends > Wondercon/Joecon Edition
My friend Popeonabomb was at Wondercon yesterday, and he took some pics for me – primarily of MOTUC and the Golden Age Batman & Joker. You can check ‘em out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/poeghostal/sets/72157626418374964/ I’ve been reading the G.I. Joe: Special Missions trade paperbacks from IDW. The concept, as described, really appealed to me–Joes performing “realistic” military missions. [...]
The Real Story Behind 339/1
Obviously, yesterday’s 339/1 figure was a custom. It was created by customizer masterenglish as a commission for me. You can see a gallery of masterenglish’s amazing customs on his DeviantArt page. One of my favorites is “Swamp Chomp,” who would have fit right in to the vintage line. The above art, by the way, was [...]
New MOTUC Reveals at WonderCon > Leech & Hurricane Hordak
Posted by Mattycollector on their Facebook page. I’m psyched for Leech; he was one of my favorite Horde members, and the toothy head looks fantastic. But…Hurricane Hordak? Really? I can safely say I would have taken any He-Man or Skeletor variant before this figure…OK, maybe not Spin Blade He-Man. (Although even that would have had a [...]