Pic of the Day

September 23, 2010 | Poe

McFarlane Halo Reach - Spartan HAZOP Custom [Steel]

McFarlane Halo Reach – Spartan HAZOP Custom [Steel] by Ed Speir IV

Reminder > The Dread Axe of Darkness, almost sold out!

September 22, 2010 | Poe

I have just ten Dread Axes left in my store, and they need to move. You can order one here. I’m pushing these again for two reasons:

1.) Due to the slower selling of the second round, I won’t go into a third one unless I there’s demand (i.e., emails from people asking for them), which seems unlikely at this point, and

2.) Due to budgetary considerations, I can’t move forward with the brand-new Spy Monkey exclusive I’ve been talking about until I sell out of the Axes.

So if you’ve been considering an Axe but waffling, now’s the time to order.

Buzz-Off’s Bio Revealed

September 21, 2010 | Poe

No one seems to know where it came from–or they won’t say–but Buzz-Off’s bio, and a packaging pic, have surfaced. Here they are for your perusal. I’m not going to offer comments–I’ll get to that when I do the official bio discussion. I will say one thing–between this and Carnivus, I’m starting to think the BW is deliberately going for humor with these “real names.”

Reviews > Chief Carnivus (Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel)

September 20, 2010 | Poe

There have been few figures in MOTUC so far that have been as divisive as Chief Carnivus. When the figure was revealed at Wizard World Philadelphia in June, vintage fans groaned, 200X fans cheered, and casual fans said, “Who the hell is Chief Carnivus?”

MOTUC has reached the point where if you’re only into the line for the nostalgia of the figures you remember from the early-to-mid 1980s, you should probably skip the subscription. With Count Marzo in July, Carnivus in September and the Faceless One coming in May 2011, 200X characters are going to be a part of this line.

Anyway, to answer the casual fans’ question, Chief Carnivus was a minor character in the 200X Mike Young Productions He-Man cartoon. Part of Randor‘s Eternian Council of allies, Carnivus appeared in several episodes but never played a large role; something makes me think he might have in a future episode, though, given his increasing appearances as the show progressed. During the 200X era there were a good number of Carnivus customs, probably owing to his recurring role (however minor) and the fact that, as a feline humanoid, he represented an obvious but unrepresented type of design that–in my opinion, at least–fit in perfectly with MOTU. (more…)

Poe Goes Podcast, Again

September 18, 2010 | Poe

The excellent folks at Orccacast had me on again a couple weeks ago, and after some technical difficulties, the podcast has finally made it on the air. Topics include the Mego revival, Mezco’s rough run of luck with their licenses, and general toy geekery. You can check it out at the link below (or get it via Itunes).

Be warned, this one is a long one–I gab with the Orccacast guys for about two hours. And yet, in all that time, I never once remembered to ask them where the heck their show’s name comes from. I’m going to guess/hope it’s not because they’re diehard fans of the 1977 JAWS rip-off. Or maybe it is, and now I owe them an apology.