A Brief Introduction to the Glyos Universe

Introduction The Glyos System is a series of toys produced by Matt Doughty and Michelle Doughty of Onell Design and sold exclusively on their website, www.onelldesign.com. These three-inch-tall figures feature a simple peg and socket joint system known as the “Fit Function” that makes them completely interchangeable with one another, allowing for limitless build options. [...]

Sightings > Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators Mel Birnkrant Edition of OSM Waves 3 and 4

  The Outer Space Men line continues to chug along. The latest offering is the “Cosmic Creators” set of OSM waves 3 and 4, which were designed by OSM creator Mel Birnkrant. Fully compatible with Onell Design’s Glyos system, this is a limited-edition set available only through the official OSM site, theouterspacemen.com. The set sells for [...]

Interview > DoctorKent of Toyfinity talks new Robo Force

DoctorKent Code Name: DoctorKent, Doc Kent, or the Doctor Real Name: John Kent Base of Operations: Planet Uzalek, home of the Mordles. Also Toyfinity.com. History: the journey to Toyfinity started for John Kent as it did for so many kids of the 70s – with Star Wars. Over the years, he collected the big lines [...]

Sightings > Interview with Wayne Barlowe

Powerlordsreturn.com has an interview up with Wayne Barlowe, the artist and creator of Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials who also helped Revell develop the Power Lords toyline in the 1980s. It’s a great article with an amazing artist, and well worth the read. PLR EXCLUSIVE: Wayne Barlowe Interviewed About His Art, Toys & Creating The Power [...]

Odds ‘n Ends > Caesar Ape Figure, Art Asylum News, ToyGuru on the Mighty Spector

Out of nowhere comes this super-articulated Caesar from Rise of the Planet of the Apes from Hiya Toys. It’s available for preorder at BBTS for $25. He’ll have alternate heads, hands, and other accessories. I was a bit disappointed in Art Asylum’s early Universal Monsters offerings due to their limited articulation, but it looks like [...]

5 Questions With > Phil Reed of Battlegrip.com

PHILIP REED Real Name: Philip Reed Base of Operations: Battlegrip.com History: Philip Reed has worked professionally in the game industry since 1995 and has been a geek ever since he first encountered comics and action figures in the late seventies. He can often be found walking on the abandoned roads of America, head staring down [...]