Release the Joes to Me! by dudesnbots
Toy Aisle Trolls > Pilot Filch
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 AT poeghostal.com. Also, please note: I’m deliberately being over-the-top with my condemnation of these people–I don’t actually wish bodily harm upon them. Just severe mental anguish.
Wow, been a while since we had one of these.
Poester NS sends in this sample:
All of the figures in the Force Unleashed set have been swapped out. The two good pilots in the pilot set have been swapped, the lame clone pilot in the middle has been left alone.
Ah, Star Wars–probably the earliest and most frequent victim of these attacks. Force Unleashed? More like douche unleashed. Here’s hoping he contracts leprosy.
Poe’s Point > On the return of 6″ Marvel Legends
Marvel Legends close 1 by Carls Life
At their Marvel SDCC panel, Hasbro said that 6″ Marvel Legends would be returning “in full force” in 2012. I started to wonder why that would be, given how strongly they’ve been pushing Marvel Universe, and I’m wondering if it’s the success of DCUC that has them reconsidering. (more…)
SDCC > Rustin Parr’s Report, Day 3
Friday 7/23
What does one do on Day 2 when the vast majority of exclusive figures on their list were acquired on Day 1? Stroll and go to Panels! And pick up the voucher pre-sale stuff from Matty, of course (incredibly painless and easy – Hasbro, et al, should take note and do the same!). (more…)
SDCC > Rustin Parr’s Report, Day 2
Thursday – 7/22
The first full day of the con rolled out comfortably and stayed great all day long!
The one panel I was looking forward to most this year was the Tron: Legacy panel. However, it was the first panel of the day, of the Con, in Hall H which meant two things – one would have to get in line pretty early to ensure a seat and two it would steal the entire morning from Con/Exclusive purchasing. After long debating the last several days I erred on the side of Exclusives – the film will be out in a couple months anyway, but these toys will not. So rather than lust over film, I hauled ass to a booth I saw last night and bought me some MOTUC figures for just over retail, helping to fill in some major gaps. (more…)
SDCC News > Rustin Parr’s SDCC Report, Day 1
Wednesday – 7/21
Preview night is always the worst and best day of the con. The first hour is being reminded of why you hate this place and how much better it used to be. Every company has a massive line for figures, the crowds are bigger than the Saturday horde a decade ago and all you can do is fight to survive. But once you find that first purchase (Batman and Joker Nlammoids for $3 each, in my case) the whole thing starts turning around. You get into the fun of the hunt once perusing seller booths and by gum you’ll see some really cool reveals at big companies. (more…)
Growing buzz about a Sectaurs comeback
(Apologies for the title–couldn’t help myself.)
This could be old news. After reading a post that hinted that Sectaurs may be making a comeback, I decided to do a quick trademark check and lo and behold, Hasbro filed for the Sectaurs trademark in September. (Hard to keep big reveals like this a secret in this day and age.)
The trademark covers everything from toys and video games to cartoons and comics. Could they be looking to bring back Sectaurs as they are Micronauts? Could Hasbro finally be planning a toy line I’ll want to collect? If they are, I suspect SDCC will be the place to announce it. Keep your fingers crossed, obscure ’80s vintage toy line fans!
(On a related note, has anything actually happened with that Micronauts revamp yet? Or are they just trying to make a movie out of it?)
For more on Sectaurs, visit sectaurs.fansector.com.
Pic of the Day
Facepalm by GogDog
