April 2011
4 posts
Toy Review: Generations Warpath
Transformers: Generations Warpath “BOOM! KA-POW!” No, that’s not me looking for a new expletive to replace “awesome”. That was two of the catch phrases that the Generation One Transformers character, Warpath used during the cartoon’s initial run. It was his trademark. Like Seaspray’s gurgle, or Sky Lynx’s pompuous English accent, or...
Blog Post: There is ALWAYS Someone Geekier than...
Ozine Fest: Day 1 and 2 So I’ve spent two days at this year’s Ozine Fest and I’m happy I took the time to visit another convention. I may not be the ideal demographic for this particular event, but from what I could see, the crowd was having a good time. The lines alone this morning was enough to tell me how popular Ozine Fest is. I was there around 6PM Yesterday, in...
Toy Review: Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar
Transformers: Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar One of the images from the 1986 animated film Transformers: The Movie that really stuck in my head was the face of the Junkion (a native of the Planet of Junk, duh) leader, Wreck-Gar, with starlight glinting in his eye after he says “You check in, but they don’t check out.” It was during the “Junkions Attack” scene and...
Toy Review: McDonalds' Rio Happy Meal Toys
McDonald’s Happy Meal Rio Toys Whee! I’ll admit to being bummed out when I first found out that McDonalds and Disney had dissolved their decade-long partnership in 2006. That meant those great Happy Meal toys from 101 Dalmations, Tarzan, Atlantis and all the other great giveaways. But if that never happened, we never would have gotten the Spectacular Spider-Man set, or those...