Marvel Comics – Poe Ghostal's Points of Articulation

Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation or PoeGhostal.com? (Also: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. thoughts)

On September 25, 2013

So, a question for you all, faithful readers. There’s yet another redesign coming (I don’t want to say it’s “major,” but you’ll certainly notice it), and I’m debating whether to keep the name “Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation” or just go to plain old “PoeGhostal.com”.

I’ve always been fond of the “Points of Articulation” pun, but “Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation” is kind of a mouthful for a name (though an easily-identifiable acronym, PGPoA). I’m leaning toward just going with “PoeGhostal.com,” but I can be easily swayed. Thoughts?

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So,Â Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered last night. (Spoilers ahead, I guess.)

It Came From the Attic > Cable PVC figurine

By Poe

On September 5, 2013

In It Came From The Attic

Despite being old enough to own my own house, I still have a ton of junk in my parentsâ€™ attic. Iâ€™m slowly moving all of that stuff to my home. Occasionally I come across something fun, weird or amusing from my past. It Came From the Attic is a series of posts about these odds and ends.

I should probably be more ashamed to admit I was totally in to Rob Liefeld and Cable in the early 1990s. We all were – it was one of those collective psychoses that happen from time to time, like the swing revival of the late ’90s or accepting Paul Hogan as a movie star. I loved Cable.Â Loved him. I owned a copy of New Mutants #87. I bought an extra polybagged copy ofÂ X-ForceÂ #1. I had some sort of black-and-white art portfolio ofÂ Rob Liefeld‘s art. ROB. LIEFELD’S. ART.

Pic of the Day > Cosmic Hangover by andonator 2000

By Poe

On January 1, 2013

In Photos

Cosmic Hangover by andonator 2000

Submit your Flickr photos to Poe Ghostal’s Pic of the Day!

Pic of the Day > Hulk (Diamond Select Toys) by Jova Cheung

By Poe

On September 13, 2012

In Photos

Pic of the Day > Wolverine by Gonzalo 007

By Poe

On July 13, 2012

In Photos

Pic of the Day > The Amazing Spider-Man by advocatepinoy

By Poe

On July 10, 2012

In Photos

Pic of the Day > The Amazing Spider-Man by DEADPOOLISTHEMAN316

By Poe

On July 2, 2012

In Photos

Pic of the Day > Galactus by ElDave

By Poe

On June 14, 2012

In Photos

Enter for a Chance to Win Diamond Select’s Spider-Man & Lizard, Courtesy of FigureoftheDay.com!

By Poe

On June 11, 2012

In Contests

In honor of the imminent release of Marvel’s new Amazing Spider-Man film, PGPoA and FigureoftheDay.com are offering a set of both Spider-Man and his latest cinematic nemesis, the Lizard. These fully-articulated figures were designed and produced by Diamond Select Toys!

Poe’s Point > Did Storage Wars Stage a Big Action Figure Find?

By Poe

On May 22, 2012

In Poe's Point

Dr. Mrs. Ghostal and I got intoÂ the A&E showÂ Storage WarsÂ a few weeks ago. I’ve never been one for these reality shows – I’ve never watchedÂ Antiques RoadshowÂ orÂ Pawn StarsÂ or American PickersÂ and hell, even that oneÂ Toy HuntersÂ episode has been sitting on my DVR, unwatched, since January or whenever it aired. But after a comment from Power Pal Ben Leach, I decided to watch a few eps of SW and got hooked.

Of course, like many such shows, you can find no shortage of Internet commentary claiming it’s entirely staged – particularly an episode in which some buyers, Jarrod and his wife Brandi, discover an extremely valuable cache of vintage Mego Super Heroes. There’s aÂ thread about it at the Mego MuseumÂ and the consensus is that it was entirely staged; one fellow claims to know the collector who “donated” the figures to the show.

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