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Poe Ghostal received his first toy, a Mighty Mouse figure, at age three. Thus began a lifelong interest (some might say obsession) with toys. A child of the 1980s, he grew up on Star Wars, He-Man & Transformers toys, as well as more obscure lines such as Power Lords, Robo Force, and Manglors.
Poe has written about toys for IGN.com and ToyFare magazine. He was a founder of OAFE.net and has been a guest reviewer for Michael Crawford’s popular review site.
ODD: In what is only the latest of what can only be termed an episodic farce, Red Kryptonite’s laptop was stolen last week. This is the third time this has happened to her, I believe. While insurance will cover the replacement, it will be some time before The Toybox can resume its regular schedule. I [...]
Phew! Lots of Mattel-related news and information this past week.
The big news, of course, is Mattel is finally opening a collector-friendly website (like HasbroToyShop.com). This website will be the exclusive home of the Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC) line, with a new figure being available every month. SOTA had plans to attempt something similar [...]
Check out the latest Fanwank strip at the link below and please tell me…what is that figure of the main sea creature (the one who gets stabbed by Namor)? It looks really familiar, but I can’t remember what it is or what line it’s from. It’s driving me nuts.
FANWANK FILLER FOURTH OF JULY SPECTACULAR!
UPDATE: yo [...]
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws [...]
Hey toy fans of all ages,
Well it is that time again. Mattel is gearing up for our really big show down in San Diego at the annual Comic Con July 23-27th 2008.
We’ll be there in full force with the largest booth presence we’ve ever had to meet and greet toy fans of all [...]
ODD: Saw Pearl Jam in Boston last night (OK, the Comcast Center in Worcester, but that won’t mean much to most of you) and am still recovering from three hours of standing and woo-ing. I thought Eddie was trashed by the end of the show, but hey, it only added to the fun. I got [...]
OAFE has just posted my review of the Dark Knight Movie Masters Batman.
Dark Knight: Movie Masters Batman review
Where is everyone? Two new posts since Friday and not a word of comment. I suppose I can’t really complain, since I’ve been sort of in toy hibernation myself, anxiously awaiting the arrival of wave three of DC Universe Classics. The waiting has already driven more than one collector over at Fwoosh and RTM insane.
Much [...]
More double-dipping into my old Biggerboat entries for last-minute filler. Enjoy!
Geneva, SWITZERLAND—A group of international economic researchers released the findings of a three-year study this week, claiming that the traditional–but technically illegal–use of the “Free Parking prize” in Parker Brothers’ “Monopoly” board game hopelessly destabilizes the game, allowing players to win by chance rather than [...]
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