Attack of the Show – Mattel SDCC Exclusives, Part II
Attack of the Show's Blair Butler returned to Mattel Headquarters for the second half of SDCC reveals including exclusives for WWE, Real Ghostbusters, Toy Story 3, and Avatar.
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Attack of the Show – Mattel SDCC Exclusives, Part I
Attack of the Show's Blair Butler visited Mattel to find out what they have in store for Comic-Con 2010 and it's a doozy. Part I of that exclusive is available now...
Truetorial: Real Ghostbusters
can’t be Megos, can they?
In four months, I'm going to be 30 years old. I'm not really worried about it. Things don't feel much different from when I was a kid. The space shuttle is still the primary space vehicle, ketchup still isn't a vegetable, and Clash of the Titans & The Karate Kid are new in theaters. Not everything is the same, more people care about who Jacob is than who shot JR, and of course, there's Pluto (sorry, buddy). As a toy collector, things feel especially the same. I'm still hitting up stores looking for Black Spidey, Desaad, He-Man, and Wreck-Gar. Over the last few years, toy companies have, ingeniously, figured out that I'll buy all my old toys over again if they at least try to make them better. It's an 80s love fest out there. I've been enjoying every minute of it.
MOTU SDCC Figure to debut at Gallery 1988 (Update: Or Not)
Update: Matty has let us know via Facebook that the mystery SDCC figure will not be debuting tonight as originally planned:
Ghostbusters Classics (SDCC):
Slimed Egon Spengler Review
For awhile now, I've been buying DC "Super Powers" Classics, 25th Anniversary Joes, MOTU Classics, and others. It's like a second childhood. I loved the toys as a kid and I love them again now when they've been rebuilt for my "adult" sensibilities (and my "I have a job" wallet). But if you asked me what my favorite show/movie was as a kid, I would've answered Ghostbusters.
G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra
SDCC Destro 2pk
This Destro 2pk is sort of a double bonus for us. On the one hand, it's eighth in our ten part series featuring the 2009 SDCC exclusives. On the other, it's parts of JoeCon Weekend Coverage! You'll find links to both our prior SDCC Exclusive Week Coverage as well as our coverage of the 2009 GI Joe Convention at the end of this review.
When I was deciding where I wanted to set the bar for which ROC figures to get (Oh, ROC Para-Viper, where are you?), it turned out that the unmasked Destro was above it. I just like the look of the suited figure. Plus, it's Christopher Eccleston. Plus, we've got that running Couture gag going. In all, it seemed like I should pick up a set and since they were openly available on HTS, I went for it. For $25, it's a bit much for a Joe 2pk, but there are a lot of neat extras that make up for the cost, starting with the box...
It’sAllTrueReview: DC Classics Wonder Twins (SDCC Week!)
Seventh in our ten part series featuring the 2009 SDCC exclusives, this review covers the DC Classics Wonder Twins.
The Wonder Twins. The very name can strike fond memories or loathing in the heart of any DC fan. They're the product of the 1977 All-New Super Friends Hour, one of the many incarnations of the Super Friends cartoon. When I was a kid, Super Friends had moved on to become The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians and had gotten quite a bit better. That said, I have fond memories of the show that featured Firestorm and Cyborg as the teenage sidekicks. The Wonder Twins, despite being on what amounted to a completely different version seven years earlier, still get some love from me. At least enough that I was excited to buy this set when I first learned about it.
So the box set has arrived, albeit Gleek-less, and it's their turn under the ItsAllTrue spotlight...