Marvel Monday: Black Widow Gone Wild
Here, enjoy some stop-motion animation featuring Hot Toys' Iron Man 2 figures (among others): And now, some more OAFEry:Don't support bad toys! "Secret Wars" #1 variant Rustin's Spoils of the Week #114...
View ArticleFlippin' Through Previews - May '11
It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in July. DC Direct's Green Lantern Series 5 is listed on...
View ArticleFlippin' through Previews - July '11
It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in September. Really? DC Direct has NO toys this month?...
View ArticleT-1000 (Steel Mill) addendum
In today's review of the "Steel Mill" T-1000, yo proved that he didn't know how many different disguises the liquid metal Terminator took during the course of the movie, so let's set him straight:...
View ArticleMinimate Mini-Review #57 - T-800 & Endoskeleton
#57 - T-800/Endoskeleton When these sets were first announced, this figure was known as "Flashback T-800," not just plain "T-800." And that makes sense, since while this is a Terminator 2 line of toys,...
View ArticleMinimate Mini-Review #58 - Battle Damaged T-800 & T-1000
#58 - Battle Damaged T-800/T-1000 Due to the way Minimate packaging is designed, sometimes you'll be surprised by a figure when you open it. That was definitely the case with the Battle Damaged T-800....
View ArticleMinimate Mini-Review #59 - Assault Gear T-800 & SWAT Officer
#59 - Assault Gear T-800/SWAT Officer This is pretty much the most generic T-800 possible, and it's a TRU exclusive? What sense does that make? Everybody wants the plain version of the movie hero! In...
View ArticleMinimate Mini-Review #60 - Biker T-800 & Kyle Reese
#60 - Biker T-800/Kyle Reese So the first "plain" version of a T2 Terminator Minimate was a store exclusive, and the second was only available through Previews. What's going on, here? Anyway, this...
View ArticleMinimate Mini-Review #62 - Cyberdyne Assault
#62 - Cyberdyne Assault exclusive Here's a first: we've never done one of these quickie blog reviews on a con exclusive before. Planning a covert assault on an advanced multi-national corporation is...
View ArticleMinimate Mini-Review #69 - Motorcycle Cop T-1000 & Battle Damaged Sarah Connor
#69 - Motorcycle Cop T-1000/Battle Damaged Sarah Connor When Toys Я Us declined to carry the planned second series of Terminator 2 Minimates, it fell to Diamond to be the only source for the toys - but...
View ArticleFlippin' through Previews - October '12
It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in December. The third issue of DC's Ame-Comi Girls is...
View ArticleFlippin' through Previews - April '14
It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in June. Page 125 has Masters of the Universe issue 14....
View ArticleFlippin' through Previews - October '14
It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in December. He-Man: The Eternity War comic is listed on...
View ArticleRustin's Spoils of the Week #153
NECA is pretty much the most "exciting" company rolling out toys these days, at least for my general tastes in action figures. The figures aren't always (or rarely, even) perfect but the quality of...
View ArticleRustin's Spoils of the Week #163
Funko has spent many years cultivating a niche "novelty" avenue before stumbling upon the shocking goldmine that is the Pop! aestethic/line and then they took all that Pop! and suddenly went all-in for...
View ArticleRustin's Spoils of the Week #165
Oh man, I'm so behind on Spoils - some of these things were bought back in February! I've compressed several hauls worth of stuff here just in a vain attempt to catch back up to where I'm at now (and …...
View ArticleRustin's Spoils of the Week #169
Oh boy, we're pretty much caught up with my weekly buying! Huzzah! This batch is stuff I got back in June and then also the weeks before and after San Diego Comic-Con 2015. Funko - Star Trek ReAction:...
View ArticleFlippin' through Previews - February '16
It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in April. On page 150, DC Direct has Arkham Knight...
View ArticleFlippin' through Previews - April '16
It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in June. Because of DC' upcoming Rebirth event, they...
View ArticleToys vs. Toys in an epic stop-motion showdown
And now, some more OAFEry:Marvel Legends addendum: dat body! Rustin's Spoils of the Week #81 Boromir says... Rustin's Spoils of the Week #48 Cracked.com talks toys
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