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. Power Pal Joe Amaro sends [...]
I missed the November 1 round due to NYCC and forgetfulness. These will be for November 15.
Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about some new arrivals and a big batch of exciting new preorders! ————- NEW PREORDERS ————- NEW THUNDERCATS LISTINGS Bandai America has announced many new items in the Thundercats line. We have two new case assortments of 12 4″ figures for Series 02, and they are priced at [...]
I’ve already given my rant about how the original Mez-Itz were great and the new ones, which are boring Mighty Mugg rip-offs, are yet another sad commentary on the decline of Mezco and the overall state of the toy industry. So instead I’ll just talk about these figures.
I’ve got a new list at Topless Robot: The Ten Most Significant, Lasting Changes on The Simpsons. That is all.
Today’s Odds ‘n Ends is sponsored by the letter Ω, who surprisingly had a PayPal account. The Spawn Message Board was taken down last Friday. Rustin Parr of OAFE has written an excellent obituary here. His comment that the Spawn Board was the birthplace of the online toy collecting community is only mildly hyperbolic–I certainly got [...]