Mego – Poe Ghostal's Points of Articulation

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

On May 22, 2012

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.

Pic of the Day > Dracula vs Conan by Reis O’Brien

By Poe

On March 28, 2012

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Bat-Week | Pic of the Day > Mego Batman by Plaidstallions

By Poe

On September 2, 2011

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Pic of the Day > Palisades Micronauts – Acroyear [Gold Variant] by Ed Speir IV

By Poe

On August 23, 2011

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Pic of the Day > Spock, is that Vulcan porn?!?!? by gibbspaulus

By Poe

On April 5, 2011

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Spock, is that Vulcan porn?!?!? by gibbspaulus

Odds ‘n Ends > February 1, 2011 (Updated)

By Poe

On February 1, 2011

In Odds 'n Ends

I finally remembered to pick a winner in the Parasite/Hawkgirl contest–it was Reverend Ender. Congrats, RE!
The blog Collider has hi-res pics of some of the Bandai Thundercats toys. No pics of the 8″ Classics line yet, though. You can also see the full product list here.
It looks like Bif Bang Pow‘s second series of Lost figures may not be produced due to low sales. No surprise there. Look, I don’t want to bag on BBP; they seem like decent guys who really love toys. But Mego-style Lost figures was a bad idea from the start. And now Lost itself is pretty passÃ©. To BBP: Please move on to 6″ non-Mego style Venture Bros. figures. (from Island of Lost Megos, via OAFE)
And also make a Prince Vultan for the Flash Gordon line–heck, make it Mego style if you have to, I don’t care. But I think we’ve all waited long enough for a winged action figure of Brian Blessed in kitten heels. (I’m deadly serious here.)
Mattel has asked a few websites, such as AFI, to put together a list of QC/engineering problems with the DCUC/MOTUC lines and present them, with pics, at NYTF. Since I’m going, I don’t mind spearheading an operation for this here on PGPoA, if people are interested. Let me know below, and if you are, I’ll put up a specific post and email address for submissions.
Update: NOW I remember what my last Odd/End was going to be: the Sword of Ages and the Dread Axe of Darkness will be returning this month!

Review > Winston Zeddemore (Retro Action Real Ghostbusters, Mattel)

By Poe

On January 25, 2011

In Reviews

We’re having an unofficial Review Week here at PGPoA (I don’t know why it has to be unofficial since it’s my own website…look, never mind), so let’s move on to the next one: Retro Action Real Ghostbusters (RARG) Winston Zeddemore!

I’m not going to go into my spiel about my general feelings on Mego-style figures–you can read that in my Flash/Captain Cold review from yesterday.

Instead, let’s talk about Mattel’s handling of the Ghostbusters line. Mattel recently stated they would not be making any 6″ Real Ghostbusters figures in their Ghostbusters Classics line, so for RGB fans, the Retro Action line is the only game in town (well, not really).

Review > Flash, Captain Cold (Retro Action DC Super Heroes, Mattel)

By Poe

On January 24, 2011

In Reviews

I’ve often mentioned I don’t like action figures with soft goods–fabric capes, clothes, anything. Such figures could never be my “definitive” figure of a character. However, there’s something to be said for what you could call simply “fun” figures–odd, unusual, or just plain goofy figures who have a certain charm, despite not being at all what one would consider a “definitive” version of a character.

Take Mego-style figures. While Mego arguably represented the most state-of-the-art versions of characters as action figures in the 1970s, they’ve been long surpassed by the works of Kenner, Mattel, Hasbro, and DC Direct. But while your “definitive” Batman action figure might be DC Direct’s Hush version or Mattel’s Crime Stopper Batman, there’s something to be said for the appeal of more cartoonish lines like Mattel’s Retro Action DC Super Heroes–or, for that matter, Funko’s POP Heroes, any of the myriad Hasbro Heroes-style lines. I view these nuveau-Mego figures (Megeau?) more like stylized collectibles than action figures.

Review > Mad Monsters 8″ Figures (Classic TV Toys)

By Poe

On November 9, 2010

In Reviews

I’d intended to post this review in October to go with the Halloween theme, but I never got around to it. Not going to make excuses–I just didn’t.

I’ve never been a fan of Mego figures. They were passÃ© by the time I got into action figures as a kid, having been supplanted by the 3 3/4″ revolution of Kenner’s Star Wars line. When I did encounter Mego figures at yard sales and so forth, they seemed a lot more like my sister’s Barbie dolls than my Luke or He-Man figures, so I was never even interested in them. That lack of nostalgia, coupled with a general dislike of soft goods on action figures, is why I have little to no interest in the current Mego revival.

Pic of the Day

By Poe

On September 30, 2010

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Spooky Devil by ShawArt.com

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