Category Archives: Retro POA

Action figure dogma

Posted on November 19, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

In this month's ToyFare (#65), film maker and comic shop mogul Kevin Smith announced his plans to create a line of "inaction figures" based on the characters in his View Askew films (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and … Continue reading →

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McFarlane bids adieu to Toy Fair

Posted on November 18, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

Once again, McFarlane Toys has bucked the industry trend. As announced in a news article on their site last Friday, McFarlane will not be attending Toy Fair 2003. They give two reasons: first, that Toy Fair has become "a public … Continue reading →

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The secret of the sword

Posted on November 16, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

It occurred to me that ToyFare's Faker may have the wrong sword. If I recall correctly, the original Faker had Skeletor's sword. As any diehard He-Fan can tell you, the original Skeletor and He-Man figures each came with a sort … Continue reading →

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Blue with evil

Posted on November 15, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

I ordered the ToyFare exclusive Faker yesterday. For those of you who don't recall, Faker is He-Man's "evil twin." Mattel has thrown collectors complaining about the lack of villains a bone with this exclusive, which is essentially a repaint (except … Continue reading →

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Runed

Posted on November 12, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

Jeff Saylor of Figures.com has written in to clarify that the release date for the new Rune figures will be spring/summer 2003, not "early" 2003 as previously reported. He writes, "[because] their whole company is so new, the dock strikes, … Continue reading →

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Mattel REALLY comes through

Posted on November 11, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

Trap Jaw and Tri-Klops are officially out. Looks like Mattel's trying to make up for the limited figures fiasco of last summer. Here's hoping we can find these figures in reasonable numbers. And now, some more OAFEry:Good news, Keldor fans! … Continue reading →

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Grab your most loyal carles and let's head to the skalli!

Posted on November 11, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

Viking action figures (such as the recent Spawn: the Viking Age line) have always had a special place in my heart. In school I was more or less a medievalist, and wrote my thesis on Beowulf. So I've been looking … Continue reading →

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Mattel comes through

Posted on November 10, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

It was just last week that I discussed how Mattel's distribution of the new Masters of the Universe line was plagued by delays and rampant shortpacking of secondary characters. Well, while the shortpacking may still be a problem, it looks … Continue reading →

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Tellin' it like it is.

Posted on November 10, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

Figures.com has finally released the second portion of their interview with Mike Markowitz of Mezco Toys. Markowitz gives some insights on the long-awaited Cryptozoology line - it will be out in 2003. But that's the good news - the bad … Continue reading →

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Spiffy

Posted on November 10, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

Action-Figure has done a little retooling to their website. Gone is the somewhat garish bright-yellow headline blocks and the large logo. Yes, the black background is still there and the site is still rather slow to load, but Adrian, A-F's … Continue reading →

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