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Codename:Base of Operations:
Boston, MA, USA
Favorite Toy Ever:
Grimlock (G1)
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.
This is a list of archived entries published with the holiday toys tag.
Now that both Christmas and my birthday are over and done with, it’s time to catalog the loot.
(NOTE: All the product links below and elsewhere on the site are via my partnership with Amazon, so even if you don’t order the thing you click on, if you could click on one of my links first [...]
After filling this site’s stocking to the brim with posts over the last twenty-four days, I’m going to take a little break and just wish everyone a very merry Christmas and happy holidays.
PoA will be back tomorrow with more interviews, photos, and other fun stuff. Until then, enjoy the day!
Codename: Santa Claus
Specialty: Philanthropist
Base of Operations: The North Pole
History: The origins of the magical being known as Santa Claus are shrouded in mystery. Despite popular depictions in hundreds of books, television shows, and movies, the real Santa Claus remains as much an enigma as ever.
OK, I’m officially as giddy as a schoolboy. Today I [...]
Codename: Mumma Ghostal
Base of operations: The Great White North (Boston, MA)
History: A Navy brat and the second child in a family of seven kids, Mumma Ghostal grew up here, there and everywhere, causing havoc with her siblings and generally raising hell. Then one day she met my father, Popo Ghostal, and soon, instead of raising [...]
Codename: Popo Ghostal
Not to be confused with: Topo Gigio
History: Born and raised in New England, Popo Ghostal has pulled off some of the most amazing toy coups over the years, successfully tracking down rare imported Godzilla toys, the original Godzilla Nintendo game, and a Ninja Turtle figure named Ray Fillet.
PG: Did you own any action [...]
I had originally intended to ask Mrs. Ghostal-to-Be to wrap up the figures from my case of DC Universe Classics before I looked at them, so I could open them under the Christmas tree. But after realizing that this would be profoundly anticlimactic and possibly also overshadow the real gifts I receive Tuesday morning…I tossed [...]
I just wanted to point this out. A toy collector, who goes by “Man-Bat1″ on The Fwoosh forums, has had a very rough time of it this year, and he was disappointed to learn that he wouldn’t be receiving the first wave of DC Universe Classics by Christmas.
Well, another Fwoosher–from the military overseas, no less–gave [...]
OK–so this has nothing to do with toys. It’s just a little Christmas-themed story I wrote a couple of years ago. But I’ve always wanted to share it, and this seems like as good a place as any. Enjoy!
The old man sat in the reception room. He wore a red wool suit, trimmed with white.
The [...]
In addition to all these interviews and whatnot, I like to try to throw in a little casual commentary here and there.
On Friday, I hung out with Red Kryptonite and we watched some Rankin/Bass specials–specifically, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town and Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, which could only be withstood via the magic [...]
This is amazing. I’m green (and red) with envy.
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