Indeed! So this is probably the largest update we’ve had in quite a while, though two out of three of today’s features aren’t insanely substantial (though hopefully they are a tiny bit amusing). First up, Dusty Plastic HELL: Hot Flash #108 — which actually features three one-panel comics rather than the usual one. Does anybody remember the Wuzzles, or is it really just me? And thanks again to TAO of Articulated Discussion for the Captain Cold figure, which I won in his contest for April! w00t!
One of these days I’m gonna have a contest over here, though I doubt I’ll give away anything half as cool as a Legion of Doom member. As seen in today’s installment of A Crayon Haiku — which covers #132-135 — that brings me just two members away from completing the team! I’ll probably end up eBaying a DC Direct Cheetah, but I’m kinda torn about what to do for Giganta. I’m not really serious about keeping Ginormica on the team for the long haul… at least not without some customization. And speaking of customization, you can see my mostly complete Foot ninja custom in ACH #132! The base figure was obviously a Spectacular Spider-Man figure, but I also did some sculpting on him. I’ll give a full rundown of the process once I’ve truly finished him. Oh, and Shockwave. SHOCKWAVE. I initially disliked the toy, but now I kinda like him. Perhaps that $20 refund had something to do with it!
And then we’ve got our more substantial offering for today — a review of Playmates Toys’s Terminator Salvation T-600 figure! I actually kinda like the guy, but if I were giving out numerical scores I’d probably have to give him a 6/10 on the collector scale. If you’re at all interested in getting him, though, he’s probably worth picking up.
And now, other site plugs! First, in the process of grabbing tangential links to pepper the text, I came across Kristen Lawrence, a musician who does some really cool Halloween-themed songs. You can listen to some of her work on the YouTube link there, or you can visit her site to learn more about her and grab a free mp3 of her rendition of “The Ghost of John.” It’s really great.
Next, Paul’s Toy Bender is pretty cool — I won a contest over there and sent over a comic with my prize, so you can see and read about that… as well as enter his latest contest. I actually have that Snarf pencil topper, so I can attest that it’s pretty fun! You know, if you like Snarf. I think I found him annoying as hell.
Then there’s BattleGrip, which has a bunch of toy news, reviews, and so forth. I particularly like the designer toy reviews, since it gives me a good look at some pretty cool toys that I would never have seen otherwise since I’ll never be able to afford them. Alas!
Lots of cool reviews and discussion spanning toys and pop culture over at Infinite Hollywood, oodles of toy-related stuff over at Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation, and RawToys has fun toy reviews as well. And since there are plenty more fun toy links out there than I can hope to list, Fanmode has roundups all too frequently.
Can you tell that I’m really digging the toy scene lately? That said, next time will have no toy reviews — look for (hopefully) a movie review, the next installment of Mickey Glitter’s Sarah Jane Smith Fashionista Fever! series, and perhaps another piece as well. Until then!
Also? STOMPY.
Nice to see new haiku, articles & sundry, Wes! I’m interested to know your quibbles with Terminator Salvation. I had low expectations, especially considering how silly T3 was (portion I saw, anyway). I ended up really enjoying it.