Swords and Spaceships

Damage control. It really doesn't matter. In my opinion, the GI Joe of the 1980s was too colorful of a concept for a live-action movie made in the 21st century, so it's going to be reviled no matter what. I mean, Serpentor? Destro? The only villain even remotely believable was Baroness, and she spent all her time in neck-to-toe black leather. Transformers was a little better off as a movie made now, but I'm sure Hasbro learned a thing or two from that and they're going to take a bigger role in the movies from now on. Witness the linked press release.

Clicky Yes, I am impressed. It managed to work in a lot of things about MOTU that I hope make it into a movie. However, I do hope to see more of these from a few other creators, just to see what else is out there. It's going to be a very long time before we see the MOTU movie actually make it into the wild, so bide your time with this wonderful gallery of cardback art from the vintage MOTU toys. If only they all had the English text on the back since that was a huge part of the experience, but since this is from a French fan site, I'll just take what I can get.

Believe it or not, yes it is. I wandered there this morning, and found the pegs absolutely stuffed with Star Wars figures I hadn't seen yet, wave 5 in particular. The newest Legends figures were there too, so I got my hands on a Biker Scout and a Darktrooper in addition to Hermi Odle, Concept Vader, and Roron Corobb. So, get there now before the intergeeks at large figure it out. And if you can hook me up with a Starkiller Hero, drop me a line.

I'm not doing to well on keeping up on the Star Wars toys. I found the 30th Ann. wave 6 this weekend, but I passed on them since the McQuarrie Snowtrooper was gone. Not getting the Concept figures usually ends up being a deal-breaker for me buying these at retail. I can't wait till this subset is finally done. The toys are great, but the easiest ones to get were the fucking con exclusives. That's pathetic. So let's look at something else that's really great in Star Wars collecting. If there's one thing I usually loathe, it's Target exclusives. Especially since the local outlet very rarely stocks enough of ANYTHING to satisfy demand, and when they do, it does poorly and goes to clearance. Odds are, these two pieces won't: Battle of Hoth Battle Pack Battle of Endor Battle Pack I have yet to own a modern AT-ST, so these are a real treat. Plus, the Endor set has Ewoks and fucking logs, man. LOGS! It's better than bad, it's good. They should be out at...

Yes, "Concept." If the next-gen Camaro was going to be available in the 2008 model year, people would be driving them around already. The real thing isn't even approved for production, so continue holding your breath. I finally got my hands on one of these last week. I might add I've been looking for it since July. I've never, NEVER had something take me so long to get my hands on. It reminded me of back in the G1 days when I was a wee lad, where my mom and I would scour stores looking for that damn minibot Bumblebee. Never did find him. So sad. Back to now- Hasbro finally caught up a bit with demand, allowing cases of Deluxe TFs to hit shelves nationwide last week. Bumblebee here was the only one I was seeking, since I'm quite unsure I want to own the non-movie figures in the line. I only bought toys of characters that were in the movie, and I'm not even done with those yet. (Just need the Best Buy versions of Ratchet and Megatron, and the Leader Class Br...

Well, waves 2 and 3 of the GI Joe 25th Anniversary line are out in the wild now. While I had quite an ordeal getting the first wave of single packs and the 5-packs, this is even harder, because now, all the non-interwebbing nerds are getting in on this line, making it that much harder. I do have Serpentor from wave 2, which Matt kindly thought to pick me up. He's so far my favorite of the entire line, but bear in mind I don't have Beach Head, and if Hasbro updates Wet-Suit v1, well, you best stay out of my way then. I do enjoy this new Serpentor. He's based on the Devil's Due comic, which tones down the ridiculous snake motif a little bit. You can tell without a doubt it's Serpentor when you look at it, and we finally get that modern Serpentor we've been wating for since he showed up in the first DD run. The only thing I don't like is the face sculpt. He has a grin that makes him look like he just farted in public. I wish Hasbro had gone all out and made a n...