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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.
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I thought it might be fun to toss out some predictions as to what new revelations we’ll see, toy-wise, at SDCC.
Here are a few of my predictions:
DC Universe Classics - I expect the wave six line-up rumored in my earlier post will prove accurate, with Kalibak as the BAF. For wave seven, I’m picking the [...]
In honor of the San Diego Comic Con’s most infamous trait, I offer this poem.
In sunny San Diego our story begins,
A starry-eyed lad’s first Comic Con.
He picks up his badge and posters and pins
And enters this geeky Avalon.
At first he is wowed by the sounds and signs
This celebration of pure fanboy bliss,
It’s only as the [...]
ODD: For years now, Red Kryptonite and I have been exchanging 100-email Gmail threads. Around the 100th email, Gmail forces you to split off into another thread, so at that point we just start a new “volume.” I think we’re on the seventeenth or eighteenth volume now. Anyway, at some point we got in the [...]
I’m still recovering from my bachelor party over the weekend. Between that and the fact that we got to the IMAX showing of Dark Knight a bit late and had to sit in the front row, I’m going to hold off on giving my thoughts on it. I want to see the movie again first.
I’ve [...]
Today’s my bachelor party, and we’re starting off with an Imax showing of The Dark Knight. After that, I have no idea what the plans are…but don’t expect any more updates this weekend.
Incidentally, Pete of Fanwank gets married this weekend, so let’s all wish him the best!
In the meantime, feel free to use the comments [...]
Another month, another round of Mattel Q&A! Just a few questions this week.
Our astute reader EL noticed, in the press photos for the Movie Masters Batman/Scarecrow two-pack, that the gauntlets on both the regular and demonic Batman appear to have been accidentally reversed (that is, the gauntlets have been placed on the wrong wrists). The [...]
ODD: CornerStoreComics gave an update yesterday on shipping for DC Universe Classics and Movie Masters; Mattel “should be shipping” DCUC3 “toward the end of this month.” In my grumpily pessimistic view, that means I’ll receive my figures sometime around August 15. Dwaltrip, it looks like you’re gonna win. I’d be very happy to be wrong, [...]
When trying to sell a product–like an action figure line–to a larger retailer like Toys R’ Us or Target, do you show them sales figures from specialty shops and online retailers as a way to persuade them to buy the line?
Feel free to email me or comment anonymously below.
One of the questions I brought up in my interview with Richard Gottlieb was whether it’s better for toy collectors to buy action figures at brick-and-mortar retail stores rather than, say, ordering them from online retailers. The idea is that this will encourage those stores (such as Target and Wal-Mart) to order more product, and [...]
In keeping with this week’s theme, please to enjoy these nuggets of vernacular wisdom from the demon defender of diabolical descent.
#5
Fox: You carry the Sword of Storms, and it has tasted the blood of demons. That is all you need to know. For now.
Hellboy: Sure…’Cause that’s just so much to absorb all at once.
–Hellboy: Sword [...]
