Pardon the late O ‘n E this morning, folks–had to take one of our guinea pigs, Tribble, to the vet. The good news is, he’s fine! While my CornerStoreComics order has yet to ship, I have got my hands on the Flash and Captain Cold, thanks to Power Pals Paul and Pete, respectively. Keep an [...]
NECA wasn’t in attendance at NYCC, so there are no updates on the status of their Ninja Turtles line. It’s not looking good though, folks. However, Playmates is going forward with their Mirage-based line. Here are some photos of the Turtles, Shredder, Splinter, and a Foot Soldier. The Turtles and Splinter look all right, but [...]
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra Super Bowl clip (TNI) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Super Bowl clip – I doubt I’ll see either of these films in theaters, unless you guys really want me to. I suppose a review or two might be fun, but be warned, I’m not particularly well-predisposed to these movies. (ENI) [...]
Skeletor is sold out. Damn, that was fast. Bodes well for MOTUC, though. (Mattycollector) Go Hero is making a Commando Cody 1:6 figure, which I find interesting mostly because CC was featured in a number of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. Incidentally, where the hell are my MST3K figures, world?! (Figures.com) More pics of Terminator: [...]
Don’t miss my review of MOTUC Skeletor. A quarter-scale Mutt Williams? I have to ask, why? (TNI) Toy Bender has a contest for some cool G.I. Joe figures. Well, I assume they’re cool, I don’t really know G.I. Joe. The wait is over! Hasbro reveals Wolverine movie action figure…scale. Well, that was rather anticlimactic, since [...]
OK, how terrifying are these? (CTR) Playmates’ full line of Star Trek movie toys. I was going to write something, but as the old wives say, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. (Trekmovie.com) Also, Star Trek Barbies. (TNI) Topless Robot hates DC’s Uni-Formz. (TR) It’s no secret I’m [...]
2009′s FANtastic Exclusive: Round 1 is up! PGPoA endorses the Gargoyle! First look at Playmates Star Trek figures based on the upcoming movie. WTF happened here? Kirk looks like Dwight from The Office playing dress-up. What’s even funnier is Art Asylum’s far, far superior figures based on the original show are now available at Toys [...]
Mattel hints at new 6″ line, to be unveiled at New York Comic Con: “It is not Thundercats and it is not WWE (come on, how could WWE be a mystery announcement since it is public knowledge that we are doing WWE in 2010!) It is a new 6″ line and it is sculpted by [...]
Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Blurr, Swindle and Blazing Lockdown figures. Excerpt: “(Re: Blurr) A very good updating of the original toy, and an amazingly solid toy in its own right.” yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Leader class Ultra Magnus figure. Excerpt: “Ultra Magnus is fun in [...]
Happy mid-December! Only ten days left ’til Christmas, so I sure hope Santa (or Amazon.com, at least) has your wishlist. Let’s see what’s in the news today…