Author Archives: Monkey Boy

GI Joe Pursuit of Cobra: Jungle-Viper addendum

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Monkey Boy

Today's Pursuit of Cobra Jungle-Viper review challenged you to find all the hidden JVs in the image on the back of the card. Have at it: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' Through Previews - June '11 GI Joe Movie Watch … Continue reading →

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Transformers Tuesday: Where's my Megatron?!

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Monkey Boy

A few months ago, it was revealed that Best Buy would have two exclusive Voyager Class movie toys to coincide with today's release of

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Let's get ready to rumble!

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Monkey Boy

If something looks a bit off about the "real" Civic Si picture in yo's review of the Alternators Rumble, it's because the photograph he used is actually my car...a 2006 Civic Si, to be sure, just like Rumble...but a Fiji … Continue reading →

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Is Mattel repeating its mistakes?

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy says: In a recent discussion on our message board, someone said that he hoped he'd find all the DCSH figures he wanted before the line went kaput. Like he said, "I think blue Supergirl just became the new … Continue reading →

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Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind?

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Monkey Boy

As anyone who could possibly be reading this is undoubtedly aware, there is no shortage of Iron Men (or variations on the theme) in the Marvel Legends line. For those not keeping score, here are the ones I came up … Continue reading →

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Spawn...for kidz!

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Michael Crawford's recently reviewed the new "animated" Spawn line. While I guess you could call Michael Crawford "competition", I don't really have a problem with him and I enjoy his reviews. However, I have to point out how ridiculous the … Continue reading →

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About toy store workers

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Monkey Boy

In the discussion for our upcoming "Worst of the Year" award, people nominated stores. Yes, "stores." For bad selection and unhelpful employees. I kind of agree about the workers. The employees are doing a job, and if I was a … Continue reading →

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How obscure is ML?

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Monkey Boy

There's been some talk, lately, of Marvel Legends being too obscure. Just because it's unbalanced for you doesn't mean it isn't a perfect blend for someone else. There are probably folks out there who like three or four figures in … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - The Final Product

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Sometimes I have to wonder... do toy companies actually care about their final product? It seems like more and more companies are focusing on how nice their prototypes look. Do these people actually see their final product? DCD to me … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - Toys for the NOW

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Poe's earlier blog about his top ten toys of all time got me thinkin', and I realized that if I were to compile a list of my top ten toys, most of them would probably only be a few years … Continue reading →

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