Figure Spotlight #13 – Gorilla
Part of the Lego Mini-fig collection series 3, the Gorilla is one of my favorite figures yet. More accurately the figure is of a man in a Gorilla suit, not…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #12 – Dark Phoenix
After Jean Grey experiences the limitless power available via the Phoenix force, she manifests herself into the ‘Dark Phoenix’ and devours a sun. With the aid of this Marvel Universe…
Read more »Mego-styled Doctor Who figures coming from Bif Bang Pow!
Exciting news today from Bif Bang Pow! (via Toyfare) that they will be releasing retro-styled Classic Doctor Who figures. First up is the 4th Doctor, which will launch at SDCC…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #11 – Jazz
Part of the ‘Reveal the Shield’ assortments, this latest update of Generation 1 Jazz was released in the latter part of 2010. He features a rubsign on his roof which,…
Read more »Masters of the Universe schedule through June
In addition to making my day and annoucing a Catra figure, MattyCollector also posted their schedule for Masters of the Universe releases through June. See the schedule below – chock…
Read more »MattyCollector makes my day
MattyCollector today proved, to me at least, why I put up with the frustrating purchasing process. Today they teased Catra, one of the member’s of Hordak’s evil Horde. Catra will…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #10 – King Greyskull
King Greyskull is ancestor to both Prince Adam and Princess Adora, his last act before passing was to preserve his power inside his sword. It is this power that allows…
Read more »MattyCollector site improvements
MattyCollector today announced some site improvements which may bring some relief to the frustrating experience of MattyCollector shopping. They are implementing a Captcha system, which will weed out automated bots;…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #9 – Lego Indian Chief
The Lego mini-figure Indian Chief is part of the 3rd series of Lego’s crazy popular mini-figure assortment. The third series started hitting stores in December of 2010; with arrival at…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #8 – Buffy (lead miniature)
Ok, I’ll admit that I’m cheating today by calling this a figure spotlight. Even the most creative use of the “figure” definition would be stretched to include this Buffy statue. …
Read more »Transformers Generations rumor mill
Based on some listings in the Wal-Mart computer system, potential news of 2 classic G1 characters making an appearance in the Generations line appeared this weekend. The listings are for…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #7 – Spider-Woman
Spider-Woman falls into the category of Marvel heroes that I don’t know much about. But I am very satisfied with her Marvel Universe figure, which is part of the 1st…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #6 – Lego Fisherman
I spent about 30 minutes of my day today at the Lego store feeling mini-figs in an attempt to complete my series 3 collection. I’ve now moved to using a…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #5 – Marvel Universe Spider-Man 2099
Let’s be honest here; the events in the Spider-Man 2099 comic book were not significant enough for me to remember anything about them almost 18 years later. So then, why…
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