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Category Archives: Retro POA
Good-bye, Halloween
My Halloween has passed with relatively little fanfare, as predicted. Next year I'm going whole hog: Saran-wrapped axe-wielding berserker is what it's all about! With the end of Halloween comes the end of Halloween decorations. The Great Pumpkin figures and … Continue reading
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Monev the Gale addendum
Today yo reviewed Kaiyodo/Xebec's Stealth Monev, and reproduced a portion of the text on the cardback. Here's the whole thing: He is a gale; his barrage of bullets tears into the heart of enemy territory, mowing down everything without mercy. … Continue reading
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Mattel's distribution woes
It seems that the new Mekaneck figure from Mattel's revamped Masters of the Universe line is finally hitting stores, nearly two months after it was due out. Theoretically he was supposed to have joined Ram Man, who was out in … Continue reading
Caring is sharing, sharing is caring
So the Care Bears Movie has arrived from Netflix. Why, you ask, has a 23-year-old man ordered the Care Bears Movie? Not for his own edification, I assure you. It's for yours. It seems that the Care Bears, like 70% … Continue reading
Happy Halloween! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
Ah, Halloween... All Hallow's Eve... the Feast of Samhain. A night when gouls and goblins unleash themselves upon an unsuspecting peasant populace. Or, at the very least, a night when thousands of gay men and women unleash themselves upon anyone … Continue reading
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Megatron attack!
Matt over at X-E has an article up reviewing the Megatron toy from the short-lived Transformers: Generation 2 toyline. He notes that Megatron the tank was a much more useful transformation than Megatron the gun, and I have to agree … Continue reading
It figures.
Last night, in my continued search for someone who will compensate me monetarily for my services, I attended an "audition" to teach for Kaplan, a test-prep firm that helps people prepare for the SATs, GMATs, LSATs and so forth. The … Continue reading
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It comes in pints?
It's well-known that a fansite will generally provide more news and information about a given product than an official site. There are numerous examples of this, but in the toy collecting world one of the most salient is Mattel's official … Continue reading
Kingdom Heat
Mirage Toys (formerly N2 Toys) continues to annoy collectors by releasing the Kingdom Hearts figures in two-packs of Disney and non-Disney characters. The toyline, based on the upcoming videogame, features original characters alongside a huge variety of classic Disney ones, … Continue reading
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Dem bones, dem dry bones
I suffered some extreme toy-related disappointment over the weekend. After having a resurgent interest in more colorful, cartoony figures (a la MOTU), I became interested in the Skeleton Warriors, a forgotten Playmates Toys line from 1994. This was between Playmates' … Continue reading