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Pic of the Day > Palisades Micronauts – Acroyear [Gold Variant] by Ed Speir IV
Pic of the Day > Spock, is that Vulcan porn?!?!? by gibbspaulus
Spock, is that Vulcan porn?!?!? by gibbspaulus
Odds ‘n Ends > February 1, 2011 (Updated)
I finally remembered to pick a winner in the Parasite/Hawkgirl contest–it was Reverend Ender. Congrats, RE! The blog Collider has hi-res pics of some of the Bandai Thundercats toys. No pics of the 8″ Classics line yet, though. You can also see the full product list here. It looks like Bif Bang Pow‘s second series [...]
Review > Winston Zeddemore (Retro Action Real Ghostbusters, Mattel)
We’re having an unofficial Review Week here at PGPoA (I don’t know why it has to be unofficial since it’s my own website…look, never mind), so let’s move on to the next one: Retro Action Real Ghostbusters (RARG) Winston Zeddemore! I’m not going to go into my spiel about my general feelings on Mego-style figures–you [...]
Review > Flash, Captain Cold (Retro Action DC Super Heroes, Mattel)
I’ve often mentioned I don’t like action figures with soft goods–fabric capes, clothes, anything. Such figures could never be my “definitive” figure of a character. However, there’s something to be said for what you could call simply “fun” figures–odd, unusual, or just plain goofy figures who have a certain charm, despite not being at all [...]
Review > Mad Monsters 8″ Figures (Classic TV Toys)
I’d intended to post this review in October to go with the Halloween theme, but I never got around to it. Not going to make excuses–I just didn’t. I’ve never been a fan of Mego figures. They were passé by the time I got into action figures as a kid, having been supplanted by the [...]
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Spooky Devil by ShawArt.com
Guest Review > Jacob & The Man in Black Exclusives (Lost, Bif Bang Pow)
Earlier this year, Poe tapped me – an action figure neophyte but the closest thing he has to a Lost historian – looking to see if I could add some color commentary to the then recently announced series of action figures based on this instant cult classic TV show (Part I, Part II). Back then, [...]
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Twiki Owns the Robot World by mluschek