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Guest Post > Interview with Spy Monkey Creations
I recently had the pleasure of talking first hand with the three-headed weapon-making machine known as Spy Monkey Creations, Inc. Team members Jeremy Sung, Brian Stevenson and Bill Murphy are the minds behind some of the coolest custom-produced weapons and accessory packs for action figure collectors today. And as a fellow collector it’s always a [...]
Pic of the Day > Muckman by Deimos-remus
Odds ‘n Ends > Wondercon/Joecon Edition
My friend Popeonabomb was at Wondercon yesterday, and he took some pics for me – primarily of MOTUC and the Golden Age Batman & Joker. You can check ‘em out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/poeghostal/sets/72157626418374964/ I’ve been reading the G.I. Joe: Special Missions trade paperbacks from IDW. The concept, as described, really appealed to me–Joes performing “realistic” military missions. [...]
Trailer for Nickelodeon’s TMNT, coming in 2012
Here’s the trailer for Nick’s upcoming 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show. I’m getting a cel-shaded CGI vibe, which…may…or may not work for me. Really not much to go on here, though. Plus, the show is at least a year away, so this is very much a “teaser,” in pretty much every sense of the [...]
Doc Thomas Probes > Action Features (Part II)
In Part I of our feature, Doc Thomas examined “Simulated Attack” action features. And now…the exciting conclusion! Type 2: Pure Deco The next most prominent type of action feature is that which focuses on the look of the toy, and attempts to add more life-like or just more interesting dynamic look via an internal mechanism. [...]
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T.M.N.T. by The Guide
Doc Thomas Probes > Action Features, Part I
Last week I poured my heart and soul into a well-received little shindig on Holy Grails. (Thanks for all the excellent comments! I hope you all can one day find the Holy Grails you seek, as well as a good wife! Not like mine, of course, who’s dead!) This week I’m continuing my insane ramblings [...]
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Evil is my Enemy by dedbeats
Show and Tell > Tokka and Rahzar
While I loved it as a kid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is not a good movie. It’s easily the weakest of the three live-action Turtles films,* and it’s incredibly dated by the presence of Vanilla Ice, who was already a living joke when the film came out. However, the [...]