Toy Aisle Trolls > Part Man, Part Machine, Anorexic

Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe@poeghostal.com. Submitted by: 3B “From my local TRU. [...]

Poe’s Point > Nightfighter Robocop

  Collectors appear to be excited about NECA’s new TRU-exclusive Nightfighter Robocop (Pixel Dan’s review here, AFP’s review here). It’s a homage to one of my favorite childhood action figures, Kenner’s Robocop Nightfighter (Pixel Dan’s review here). The vintage figure was initially a mail-away promotion, though later it was sold on card. I’m proud to say [...]

Odds ‘n Ends > Beast Saga Vid, NECA does Half-Life & Prometheus, Nerf Intimidation, Figma Link

Damn, I am way overdue for one of these. Right now my own toy collection is somewhat in chaos, as we’re packing for a move to our very first house. Still got some reviews coming, though. What’s going on with ThunderCats? Pixel Dan asks the question, and TNI (sort of) answers it. Bottom line: Bandai still [...]

Odds ‘n Ends > Steve Jobs, Four Horsemen, & Reviews

Random news bits: a $100 12″ Steve Jobs figure (kinda creepy, possibly unlicensed), new Hot Toys Robocop figs, late-to-the-party Samurai Pizza Cats figure. There was also a list of possible G.I. Joe: Retaliation assortments on the Web, but it seems to have gone missing. The Four Horsemen are going to have their second annual toy show at Toy [...]

Sponsor News > DCAS, ThunderCats, Robocop at BBTS

Just a few interesting items from BBTS’s latest newsletter. First up is their preorder for wave one of DC Universe All-Stars. This is a really odd line-up, isn’t it? Due out in May 2012. Next is this incredible badass 14″ Mumm-Ra from Mezco, a companion piece to their 14″ Lion-O. It’s up for preorder for [...]