Section: Toys

Times Past: Scalper Encounter
I stumbled across this amusing account of my encounter with the oft-reviled “scalper” collector from 2004.  This was posted to RTM and the AFi forums, before it was deleted during the Great Hack of the 2005.  Keep in mind, I have obviously added anecdotal aspects for the sake of entertainment, and reflects my feelings and [...]
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Its the Little Things
A few months ago I was out in NJ visiting my mom. By now, I’ve scoured every nook and cranny of the house I grew up in for remnants of toys from days gone by. My previous visit turned up a vintage MEGO Dukes of Hazzard General Lee (a week after I bought one on [...]
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Hasbro Announces Comic-Con Exclusive Masters of Evil Action Figure Box Set – ComicsAlliance
Hasbro Announces Comic-Con Exclusive Masters of Evil Action Figure Box SetComicsAllianceFeaturing 3.75" versions of Radioactive Man, Tiger Shark and team leader Baron Zemo, the action figure three-pack will be available for $29.99 at Booth #3329 d...
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Gillard calls snap meeting on childcare fee hikes – Yahoo!7 News
Yahoo!7 NewsGillard calls snap meeting on childcare fee hikesYahoo!7 NewsBy Samantha Hawley, ABC June 6, 2012, 4:51 pm Reports that childcare fees have risen by an average of 11 per cent in the past year seem to have sprung Prime Minister Julia Gillard...
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NECA SDCC 2012 Exclusive #3: Hero From The Sky Ash is Revealed! – Action Figure Insider
Action Figure InsiderNECA SDCC 2012 Exclusive #3: Hero From The Sky Ash is Revealed!Action Figure InsiderWe've done Ash before in a series of Evil Dead 2 7″ action figures, but Hero from the Sky Ash — aside from being SDCC exclusive — perfect...
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Hasbro’s SDCC 2012 Exclusive Marvel Universe “Masters of Evil” Set
Our old friend Dan Curto was kind enough to let us use his pictures of Hasbro’s 2012 Comic Con Exclusive Marvel Universe “Masters of Evil” boxed set.  This set features: Baron Zemo, Radioactive Man and Tiger Shark.
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NECA SDCC 2012 Exclusive #3: Hero From The Sky Ash is Revealed!
Don’t call him “Bruce.”   Hard to believe, but it’s been 25 years since director Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 was released. One of the best cult horror films of all time, it introduced us to the Deadites, the Necronomicon, and most of all, to Bruce Campbell’s character, Ash, the wise-crackin’ S-Mart employee who saws [...]
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Injustice: Gods Among Us Trailer and Screenshots
Tuesday Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed Injustice: Gods Among Us, an all-new fighting game in development by NetherRealm Studios, creators of last year’s smash hit Mortal Kombat. Today we come to you with the trailer and several new screenshots. Injustice: Gods Among Us debuts as a bold new fighting game franchise that introduces a deep, [...]
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Star Trek Cast Voice Overs Announced for the Video Game
PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCE ACTORS CHRIS PINE AND ZACHARY QUINTO TO REPRISE ICONIC FILM ROLES AS KIRK AND SPOCK FOR UPCOMING STAR TREK™ VIDEO GAME Pine and Quinto Lend Their Voice and Likeness to Highly Anticipated Video Game Releasing In 2013 LOS ANGELES, CA – (June 5, 2012) – Paramount Pictures and [...]
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The Glee Project — “Individuality” – A.V. Club DC
The Glee Project — “Individuality”A.V. Club DCThey were the television equivalent of those action figures with random adjectives attached to them: the flimsy gimmick might sound exciting for a few days, but then you remember you have core action ...
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