Odd: Pictures of Hasbro’s new Marvel Universe 3 3/4″ line are up at Action-Figure.com. While I doubt I’ll be collecting the line personally, having exactly zero figures in that scale, I’m pretty impressed by the quality. That they stand head and shoulders above Mattel’s Infinite Heroes in sculpt and articulation is obvious, but from the looks of it, they might even be better than the Toybiz Marvel Toys Superhero Showdown line.

End: As of two days ago, a Mr. Poe Ghostal is married. And to a doctor! I always knew that boy had a good head on his shoulders. That completes the Power Pal Marriage Extravaganza of 2008, folks–Paul, then myself, and now Poe. Congrats!

Odd: My SDCC contact was able to score me a Lobo and a King Grayskull–but then he had to ship out to Virginia for job training for a couple of weeks. Turns out it’s a good thing though, since I wound up needing the cash for car repairs. Hooray for…new fuel pump?

End: It has been a VERY slow week for toy news, so there’s frankly not much to share here. Anyone have any tips for your fellow collectors? Share ’em in the comments!