News round-up, 12/23/08

December 23, 2008 | Poe

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve!

newspoeApologies for the lack of updates yesterday–had a busy day getting ready for our trip to Los Angeles and then actually getting to L.A. But we’re here now, I’ve got the wifi working on DMG’s laptop and it’s time for some toy news.

  • Beware knock-off Encore Metroplex Transformers (Loopy Details)
  • More Masterpiece Grimlock news and pics (TFormers)
  • G.I. Joe and Cobra 2009 5-pack images (Hisstank)
  • Hot Toys’ “Dutch” Schaefer figure from Predator confirmed (TNI) (Note to self: do NOT start collecting 12″ figures…do NOT start collecting 12″ figures…)
  • Maybe Billy too (Toy Haven)
  • Hellboy II Adventure Combat Galactic Robot Heroes BPRD Buddies (TNI)

News round-up, 11/24/08

November 24, 2008 | Poe
  • Diamond Comics will be offering pre-orders for sets of DCUC action figures, much like online retailers have been doing for months now. (Toynewsi)
  • Better photos of Revenge of the Fallen Soundwave figure. I love how nerds are avoiding this “spoiler” like the plague. Look, it’s just a toy–it’s not going to give away the plot at all. And it’s a a toy of a robot from a sequel to a movie based on toy robots. Did you really enjoy Transformers enough that you can’t bear the thought of knowing what happens in the sequel? Here’s a hint: there are robots who turn into things, they fight, and stuff blows up. (Tformers.com)
  • G.I. Joe Hard Master review and modern Blowtorch revealed (Hisstank.com)
  • Hot Toys announces license for movie Hellboy 12″ figures, rendering all previous 12″ Hellboy figures worthless (Figures.com)
  • Spock is dead on. Kirk looks like the dad from Flight of the Navigator. William Shatner and Bruce Campbell–two men whose faces are just impossible to capture in plastic, for some reason.
  • MOTUC He-Man and Beast Man go on sale one week from today…

Poe Gets Married

August 11, 2008 | Poe

I’m back!

Wow, so much has happened since my last post. I got Lobo, King Grayskull, DCUC Wave 3, a new computer, and oh, I got married, too. I’ll get to all that other stuff later in the week–today is the official post-wedding post. (more…)

Demons, turtles, and such forth

July 16, 2008 | Poe

I’ve got a backlog of posts to get to, including some new interviews, but today I thought I’d just pass on some of the news and pics that have been filling up my inbox. (more…)

Odds ‘n Ends > Per Edition

July 15, 2008 | Poe

ODD: CornerStoreComics gave an update yesterday on shipping for DC Universe Classics and Movie Masters; Mattel “should be shipping” DCUC3 “toward the end of this month.” In my grumpily pessimistic view, that means I’ll receive my figures sometime around August 15. Dwaltrip, it looks like you’re gonna win. I’d be very happy to be wrong, though!

END: Sadly, it seems Random Happenstance will be closing for the time being. Googum has some of the best figuretoons out there, and he will be missed. (more…)

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

July 14, 2008 | Poe

Back in April 2004, I walked into the theater to see Hellboy knowing next to nothing about the character . At that point, I had started seeing movies more and more rarely at the theater, so I’m not sure exactly why I saw Hellboy except I guess the marketing intrigued me–there were hints that the movie would have a Lovecraftian vibe. And from the moment I saw the pre-credit title card–a fictional quote from the equally fictional De Vermiis Mysteriis–I knew I’d found kindred spirits in Messrs Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy) and director Guillermo Del Toro. (more…)

Top Five Hellboy one-liners

July 10, 2008 | Poe

In keeping with this week’s theme, please to enjoy these nuggets of vernacular wisdom from the demon defender of diabolical descent.

#5

Fox: You carry the Sword of Storms, and it has tasted the blood of demons. That is all you need to know. For now.

Hellboy: Sure…’Cause that’s just so much to absorb all at once.

–Hellboy: Sword of Storms (click here to buy via Amazon)

#4

—Hellboy: The Island (click here to buy via Amazon)

#3

–Hellboy: Wake the Devil (click here to buy via Amazon)

#2

(To a monster) “Hey, Stinky! Kitchen’s closed. Whatcha having? Six library guards, raw, plus belts and boots. Man…you’re gonna need some heavy fiber to move that out. “

—Hellboy (click here to buy via Amazon)

#1

(To Hecate) “Lady, I was gonna cut you some slack, ’cause you’re a major mythological figure–but now you’ve just gone nuts!”

–Hellboy: Wake the Devil (click here to buy via Amazon)

Ten Things About Life I Learned from Hellboy

July 9, 2008 | Poe

In honor of the impending release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, I’ll be putting up a few HB-related posts this week. Enjoy!

Ten Things About Life I Learned from Hellboy

Don’t judge a demon by his bright red skin, tail, horns, or habit of occasionally almost bringing about the apocalypse.

If you slam a wooden pole into a vampire charging at you on his undead horse, he will explode.

If it has huge tentacles, breathes fire, or crawls into your world through an extradimensional gate, shoot it–preferably with the largest handgun ever made.

I’m fireproof. You’re not.

Recently-resurrected vampires spouting arch dialogue are difficult to take seriously when they’re not wearing pants.

If you find yourself getting down because your mom was a sixteenth-century witch and your dad is an archduke of Hell, just remember–every family has issues.

Never trust anyone whose head flies off in the middle of the night. It’s just common sense.

For absolute comfort, nothing beats the feel of a heavy trenchcoat over one’s bare chest.

Homunculi are people too. Well, sort of. I guess technically they’re homunculi, but…you know what I mean.

When all else fails, hit it with your rock-like fist again and again and again.

Poe’s Point > Top Five Most Anticipated Movie Toy Lines of 2008

March 13, 2008 | Poe

Yeah, I could write a list of my most anticipated movies this year–and there are quite a few–but to stay more on-topic, I decided to list what I think are the five most anticipated action figure lines based on movies this year among collectors. Note, these aren’t listed in the order I’m anticipating them, but on how much I think the collector community is. (more…)