Yes! I’ve still got much more news to report, but it’s late and I’ve got a headache so I’ll knock this one off relatively quickly. First, the filler content: A Crayon Haiku #84 and A Crayon Haiku #85! Why two in one update, you ask? Well, among other things, I’m hoping to finally reach A Crayon Haiku #100 before 2008 is out — so that means you may see as many as two or three haiku per update if push comes to shove. Hell, if we get to December 31 and I’m still only up to A Crayon Haiku #89, I’ll write and post the remaining 11 that very day. Don’t hold me to that, but don’t be surprised if it comes to pass, either.
I really, really hate getting defective action figures — every time something like this happens, the child inside me dies a little more. And I’m betting Target will be sold out of Wolverines by the time I get back there to return this one, which means I’ll once again be without a superarticulated Wolverine. Oh, sad is the world.
But speaking of superarticulated figures, we’ve also got more substantial content for you: a review of the RevolTech Gurren Lagann by guest writer Sixshot! I’ve known this guy for ages — at least since the late 90s, if I recall correctly — so it’s really cool to have as a Scary-Crayon contributor. Granted, I personally think that Revoltech (Sixxy is pretty adamant about capitalizing that “T”; me, not so much 😉 ) figures are overrated — they’re tiny (between 4.5″ and 4.75″ tall), expensive ($20 to $25 a pop), and, while highly articulated, not overwhelmingly so — but then the only two Revoltech figures I own are Optimus Prime and Megatron (as seen here). Considering that they’re dwarfed by and only slightly more articulated than the Classics deluxes and they lack the ability to transform, you can understand my position.
Anyway, that’s all for now! Many thanks to Sixshot for contributing — make sure y’all voice your appreciation as well in the comments. And do be careful when buying action figures, and try not to get bitten by giant spiders. Unless you think you’ve got experimental hybrid spiders lurking in your basement, in which case you get yourself bitten as soon as possible. Just remember: with great power comes great responsibility.
See you next time.
Great update, great haikus, great guest article Wes. Like always.
But, holy shit, that spider… what kind of spider is that? The biggest spider we have here in Alberta, Canada is the Crystal Spider, which is quite doclie and was the basis of Charolette from Charolette’s Web.
On an unrelated note, have you gotten any of Warner DVD sets of Pinky And The Brain or Animaniacs? I have sets one and two of Animaniacs, and they are of good quality. Perfect if you were a fan of the series. It might give me an idea for submitting a guest in-depth on one of the sets… I’ll e-mail you about it first though.
See you next update.