December 2010
10 posts
Toy Review: Steamhammer and the Constructicons
Steamhammer with Constructicons You’d think that my review of Grimstone an the Dinobots would mean that I’d decided to drop the Power Core Combiners from my pull list of Transformer toys, but I’m you’d be wrong. Though I really was disappointed by that first wave 4 set, the second one was enough to keep me on the hook. Steamhammer and the Constructicons is the second...
Toy Review: Grimstone & the Dinobots
Grimstone and the Dinobots “Grimstone and the Dinobots”. It sounds like one of those cartoons from the 80’s they liked to show on Saturday mornings. Either that or a rock band. It’s neither, however. Grimstone and the Dinobots is a boxset of Transformers availble at toystores now. It’s part the new Transformer subline called the “Power Core...
Toy Review: Marvel Legends Deadpool & Warpath
Deadpool & Warpath Ah, Mr. Liefeld. Although he is generally the target of scorn because of his douche bag behavior and his blatant disregard for proportion and anatomy, you have to hand it to the man. Rob Liefeld took some third rate characters (the cast of The New Mutants) of the Marvel Universe turned their book into an undeniable success. He created many characters in that book that...
Toy Review: Marvel Heroes Self-Vending Buildable...
Marvel Heroes 2-Inch Self-Vending Buildable Figures Ah, to be a kid again. I remember weekends, going to the grocery store with my mom, waiting for her while she was at the check out counter, staring intently at the various vending machines by the door. These magic machinces, with their glorious treasures, dispensing all varieties of sinfully sweet temptation and disposable plastic frivolty,...
Toy Review: Black Widow & Winter Soldier
Marvel Legends TRU 2-pack Black Widow & Winter Soldier We’ve already gone over the first exclusive Toys ‘R’ Us 2010 2-pack, the Valkyrie & Hulk set, now we’ll take a look at the only figure I actually voted for during the 2009 Fan’s Choice Poll; Black Widow. Hasbro decided to pair Black Widow up with Winter Soldier in one of their ret-cons, which...
Marvel Legends Valkyrie & Hulk
Marvel Legends Valkyrie & Hulk I have to admit, the breadth of my comic knowledge is very narrow, mainly limited to the brief time that I collected them back in the 90’s. As such, I had no idea who Samantha Parrington is and how she was related to Bruce Banner until I put my considerable Google-Fu and Wiki-jutsu skills to the work. Apparently, Brunnhilde the Valkyrie had been...
Toy Review: Marvel Icons Daredevil
Marvel Icons Daredevil 12” figures are really the realm of display collectors, which is the biggest reason I don’t collect many of them. Most 1/6 scale figures are delicate pieces that aren’t meant to be posed a lot. Though the detail is normally excellent, you’re not going to risk putting one of these into a backflip. Back in the day, Toy Biz took a stab at the 1/6...