Arkillo Collect and Connect (DC Universe Classics)

July 18, 2011 | Novelty

It’s DCUC month over at Toy a Day and I’ve opened up my second wave of figures.  Which means that there’s a new CnC figure to be put together and reviewed.  Since I did Kilowog here last week, and got a handful of positive comments (Thanks guys, much appreciated!) I thought it would be a treat for the Poesters to enjoy this next figure from the the first Wave of the Green Lantern DC Universe Classics, Arkillo.

Arkillo is a figure that was newly (and recently) created for the Sinestro Corps.  He was the first character (shown within the comic) to be recruited to the Sinestro Corps.  Supposedly, it’s his huge size that instills fear into those that crosses his path.

He hails from the same space sector that Kilowog is from, namely Space Sector 674.  However, he’s not from the same planet nor is he the same race as Kilowog.  Still there are similiarities with Kilowog.  They are both huge, they are both drill sergeants to their respective Corps.  Arkillo is also a slave-driver that drives the Qwardian weaponers to create more yellow rings for the Sinestro Corps.

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Guest Review > Kilowog Collect and Connect (DC Universe Classics)

July 12, 2011 | Novelty

Hey y’all, welcome to the new site layout!  It’s Novelty and I’m stoked that I get to do another guest review here.  To be honest though, I also come into this review with a lot of trepidation – Poesters are a scary lot and may eat me up alive if I don’t live up to their expectations and such, so please be gentle, ‘k?
Kilowog from movie poster
Kilowog in ComicsKilowog is the trainer of the Green Lantern Corps new recruits.  He’s from Bolovax Vik, located in Space Sector 674.  He roughly resembles an anthromophic upright-standing hippotamus, towering over everyone else and is always depicted to have vast strength thanks to his physique.  Of course, as a member of the Green Lantern Corps (GLC), he also has his ring which could manifest any construct he could imagine.

His name is interesting.  Kilo, of course, is greek and means a thousand.  It’s present in the English language as part of the metric system (e.g. kilogram, kilometer, etc.).  Wog, is also an English word, although it’s a colloquial British word which has derogatory connotations.  It means a poor non-white foreigner, and survives into the modern era in such words as polliwog and golliwog.  It’s not really politically correct and is rarely used these days.  So Kilowog then, means that he’s a thousand-fold alien, an apt name.  And there ends my English lesson! (more…)

Guest Review > The Wonder Twins SDCC Exclusive (DC Universe Classics)

June 20, 2010 | Novelty

The Wonder Twins should be no strangers to regular viewers of the Super Friends in the mid-to-late ’70s. They were the teenage alien replacement to Wendy and Marvin to the Saturday Morning Cartoon lineup. Unlike the two characters who they replaced, the twins had superpowers that were only activated when they touched each other and uttered the catch phrase “Wonder Twins Powers – Activate!” Zan could transform into any form of water in any of the three phases, while Jayna could morph into any living creature. (more…)