PGPoA’s Holiday Contest

I’d been thinking about doing this, and a few of the comments in my last Odds ‘n Ends have sealed the deal. The contest is easy, and I’m not even going to bother with a bunch of rules and so forth: the first person to email me with a complete list of every item in [...]

Pic of the day

Snowman by Ryan Brookhart Poe’s note: While I usually skip McFarlane toys these days due to their lack of articulation, I had to pick up the Snowman. He’s in the running with the Winter Warlock for my favorite holiday action figure. I don’t own any of the other Twisted Xmas figures, but this guy was [...]

Christmas & birthday haulage

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 [...]

Merry Christmas!

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!

5 Questions with: Santa Claus

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 [...]

5 Questions with: Mumma Ghostal

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 [...]

5 Questions with: Popo Ghostal

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 [...]