I got on board Grant Morrison’s run on Batman just a month or two before the “Batman R.I.P.” storyline began. I was so fascinated (and sometimes frustrated) with what I read that I went back and bought every issue he’d written since #655. After a brief interval taken up by the bombastic and exceedingly anticlimactic [...]
Welcome to the first of what I hope will be many interviews with fellow collectors! MisterBigBo, who comments here occasionally, is a real-life friend of mine who I’ve actually spent time with in person. He’s taken time out of his busy schedule as a brand-new dad to answer a few questions about his toy collecting. [...]
The “Battle of the Cowl” is over, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, Dick Grayson has won the twin thankless tasks of being Batman until Bruce Wayne inevitably returns and being partnered with the awful Damian Wayne as the new Robin.
[Poe's note: This is a bit of an experiment. It's not exactly a toy-related post, and I do prefer to maintain my laser-like focus on toys, lest I water down the brand by making PGPoA yet another pop culture commentary/news site. So please, post a comment and let me know whether you find this interesting [...]
Friday was the debut of the G.I. Joe animated project entitled, “G.I. Joe Resolute”. The premier consisted of two short episodes on Adult Swim’s website and quite frankly, they seriously rocked socks. Before I get to my impressions, I need to go on a bit of a rant. The very idea behind Resolute is one [...]
DC has released their solicits for June, including a look at the new Batman and his “redesigned” outfit (from the cover of Batman #687). From what I can tell, the new touches are the bat-buckle and what look like scalloped work gloves instead of gauntlets, which seems like a step back to me. Of course, [...]
Starring Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm as Lex. “Lex Luthor Bailout” with Jon Hamm – watch more funny videos
I recently became interested in Hawkman due to his great-looking DCUC figure, much as I became interested in Deathstroke last year for the same reason. As a result, I’ve started looking into the character. And holy shit, is his continuity a mess. And I once thought Marvel had ruined Wolverine’s history. As much as I [...]
Wow. Mattel had no fewer than nine ten Q&As yesterday. Here’s a list for reference: Mine The Fwoosh Kastor’s Korner Action Figure Insider Raving Toy Maniac Pendragon’s Post Cool Toy Review DC Collector Hall of Justice Action Figure Times About 50% of the questions had something to do with quality control or distribution, but there [...]
While the line’s existence was announced months ago, DC Direct raised a few eyebrows this week when it released the first photos of its upcoming “History of the DC Universe” line. Inspired by the 1986 book by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, the figures are based on Perez’s art. The figures appear to share certain [...]