Milking the Star Wars line...a little bit TOO far!

Rip-off by Hasbro! That Han Solo figure is over 12 years old!!!

Here's one of the latest (Jan 2012) Star Wars Battle Pack i.e. Rebel Heroes figure set. That Han Solo is a 'slight' repaint of the 1999 Cantina Comm Tech figure! Talk about milking the line....minor repaint of a 13-year old figure is just an insult to us collector!!! Should have included the 2011 VOTC Yavin Ceremony Han Solo instead..... 

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Random action-figure shots from The Rebel!

"Curse you He-Man......errr, I mean...Captain America!!!"

Man, have I been bogged down by work or what?! I've got a number of 'un-reviewed' (not photographed or blabbed about) action figures and (man-ly) toys just sitting idly in my storage area. For those of you who's been regular visitors to my flickr page, you've probably seen these before, but anyway I thought of posting them here again for the benefit of those who haven't...at least this'll quench the thirst of you who were wondering just when the heck are the reviews and rants on this feeble blog are gonna appear again. Truth is, like I've mentioned before, I still haven't got around to really look into those acquisitions of mine....been a bit busy (and lazy) lately...hahah. In the meantime, here are some shots of my recently acquired 3.75" Marvel Universe figures (trust me, there's more but I haven't tinkered with those yet!).

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Avengers Assemble latest & FINAL trailer! MUST WATCH!!!

Action-packed......full of quirky dialogues......Loki & the alien race are the bad guys.....some mechanical 'dragon' at the end of the trailer....the Hulk saving Stark's a**......= AWESOME!

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2012 TMNT Classics figures by Playmates.....

Another toy company made their leap into the "classics" treatment (think MOTUC!).....Playmates recently announced during the recently ended NY Toyfair that they'll be giving their 80's TMNT action figures a re-hash and release them in their updated forms. Boy oh boy.....first Masters of The Universe and Thundercats and now this? What a great time to be a collector!

Yeah I know......this was first announced way back in early Feb but I couldn't help to post these pictures here on me humble blog. Plus, I just heard somebody inexplicably humming the cartoon intro theme song on my way up to my office this morning.....geeks rule! I hope Playmates show us their proto of Shredder and Krang soon!

For the record I only want to collect the 'classic' figures. There will also be action figures to coincide with the all-new/upcoming TMNT 2012 cartoon series....which I'm not to keen on getting.

Can't wait for the classic figures to hit retail! Thank God Playmates didn't decide to go the 'matty' way and shunned the 'on-line exclusives' road!

Click here to see Mikey and Donatello!

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Quinlan Vos in The Phantom Menace.....he's OFFICIALLY an on-screen character!

I know some of you casual fans have absolutely no clue who Quinlan Vos is. Yea, I'm talking to you OTC purists! LOL. Chances are, if you didn't read the Expanded Universe (EU) comics and the subsequent novels, you won't be familiar with the character either. I kinda grew on the character. First of all, Vos was on Kashyyyk, together with Yoda when the dreadful Order 66 was executed. Yoda went on to decapitate Commander Gree and a couple of Kashyyyk Scout Troopers while Vos was lucky enough to escape an attempted assassination on himself somewhere in the nearby jungle.....well, not for long anyway. Many fans were also quick to diss Quinlan Vos as a mere 'imagination' created for the EU. Well, here's an interesting fact for all of you (if you haven't came across this one already that is!).

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Transformers Prime: Optimus Prime vs Megatron figure set....

Rejoice dear Transformers enthusiasts, for Hasbro has come up with a brand new animated series in the wake of the end of the TF: Animated series......Transformers: Prime! Ok, I gotta admit, it's not THAT brand new since it's first two pilot episodes were first aired in Nov '10! But alas, we Malaysians (being the late recipients of cool toys as usual) only received the action figures just recently in the last couple of months. Truthfully, I never really enjoyed Transformers: Animated series too much anyway, and I wasn't too crazy on TF: Prime either. Well, I've seen a couple of episodes including the pilot, but it just didn't do much for me. I'm a hardcore G1/Geewun/Generation One fan through and through. But my sources said that BOTH series were worthwhile to watch, so I'm gonna trust my hombres and take their word for it. In fact, to know more about Transformers: Prime, best if you could just check the wiki page for more info on the series. 

 

 

Nevertheless, what's stopping me from enjoying their action-figures! What I got here today is the excellent Optimus Prime vs Megatron figure set, which honestly speaking, was actually bought for my 3-year old son who was sporting enough to let his daddy have his turn with the figures first!

 

 

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The Avengers Super Bowl XLVI Extended Commercial....MUST WATCH!

Goodness....Marvel Studios is really building up the anticipation! This trailer totally rocks. My favourite bit? Gotta be when Hulk flies up through the air and smashes an aircraft to smithereens!

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Recent geeky acquisitions....

Behold (picture above)...my 2012 'maiden' geeky haul! To be honest, I only really bought that Webstor (MOTU Classics) figure. The rest were birthday prezzies from my dear wife and a couple of my buddies! As if those were not enough, my wife further surprised me with a handful of comics (picture below) when I least expected it.

Man, I'm one lucky geek!

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MOTU Classics' Wind Raider!

This next review is especially for you Masters of The Universe (MOTU) Classics fans! The rest of you casual toy fans are welcome to join in the fun too.....well, if the subject of review does indeed makes sense at all to you! I've got the first ever vehicle released by Matty Collector for its flagship MOTU Classics line....the Wind Raider! Honestly, I would've preferred if Matty had given us the Attak Trak or that sky sled thingy first but what the hey....at least the Wind Raider's a good sign that we'd get vehicles lined up for the line.....and that's good news indeed!

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Hot Toys Batman Returns teaser...me likey!!!

Holy s**t!!! I knew there was a reason to wait and not grab the 1989 Bats figure! I'm pretty sure THIS Batman figure is gonna come with Michael Keaton's headsculpt! Please HT, give us a Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeifer) headsculpt too!!! Looks like I'm gonna have to skip lunch for the next 7-8 months to get all 3 of these 1/6th figures! HT's gonna do the 1/4th scale figures too....but *meh*...I'll pass!

From Hot Toys:

Batman Returns, another great superhero movie directed by Tim Burton! We are here proud to present this movie license to our fans!

The 1/6th and 1/4th scale Collectible Figures will be launched in late 2012. Please stay tuned!

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Hot Toys' Keaton Bats preview pics!

Lookit' what them nice folks at HT has decided to give to youse collectors! A PVC transparency....thing.... for us to project the Bat-signal on our walls.....of course you gotta have a flashlight handy on your hands first! Not really necessary but a nice touch nevertheless. On the other hand, I can see why a number of fanboys are grumbling over this latest pic of the Bat...his belt is all wrong, it's not freakin' fluorescent yellow fer God's sake! The preview pictures released by HT back in Aug '11 had the right colour scheme......the belt is supposed to be 'gold' in colour! Come on Hot Toys.....are you purposely doing this? Do you even read what the fans are saying/commenting?

I was on the fence with this one (am gonna get the Jack Nicholson Joker for sure!!!).....but this latest 'error' is further swaying me away from bursting my wallet for it!

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Hot Toys Mark I ver. 2.0....GET!!!

Now this is a no-brainer for most of us who'd missed the 1st release of the Mark I all those years ago. I purposely skipped that one because basically I wasn't too happy with the final Tony Stark headsculpt. It was pretty disappointing to say the least when I found out that they weren't gonna stick with the proto headsculpt. But this ver 2.0 is something else! Not only the armour looks a tad better.....Robert Downey Jr's likeness is well spot-on!

The Rebel's verdict: GET!!!!

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Burgers from a galaxy far, far away....

Fancy a "Dark Vador" burger? How about a "Jedi" burger? Belgian fast-food chain "Quick" will be debuting these Sith/Jedi influenced burgers throughout France at the end of Jan '12, in conjunction with the release of The Phantom Menace 3D set to be premiered early Feb '12. I know....I know.....Dark Vador is CLEARLY a mis-spell from Darth Vader....but hey, maybe that's how they spell/pronounce it over at Belgium?

What's up with the 'charcoal-coloured' buns you may ask? They're most probably food colouring....according to reports. So, to those who're lucky enough to stumble across these, may the Force be with you....and do pray tell how those dark-coloured buns taste like!!!

Read the full news as it appeared in yahoo news.....

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Marvel Universe Comic Pack WITHOUT the comic! WTF?!

I was strolling along a TRU near our IKEA (*hint...hint*) the other day with my wife and son when we stumbled across this comic pack. I was excited to finally see the X-Men First Class comic pack arriving at retail shelves here in Malaysia. As I was 'marveling' the figures (pardon the pun) of Marvel Girl & Cyclops, my wife immediately pointed out the glaring anomaly on the comic pack itself (which I had completely failed to instantly recognised in the first place!). She went..."Where's the COMIC in this COMIC-PACK?". At first I though it was only a serious isolated error but upon checking the rest of the Marvel Girl/Cyclops comic pack (there were 5 in total over on the same peg), every single one had NO COMIC in it although the wording "Includes X-Men First Class #1" is apparently VERY evident at the top right corner of the card back.

Way to go Hasbro Malaysia......

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More money for Hot Toys later this year......*dammit!*

These have been circulating in the 'net days ago. I'm sure many would have read that HT's gonna 're-do' their 1/6th Robocop figure and probably do Cain (the villain from the 2nd movie) too. All I can say is.....thank you Hot Toys! You guys are gonna be expecting my hard-earn money real soon!

On another note, I think the Red Skull figure's pretty wicked too. The thing is, if I ever decide to get this, I'm gonna be tempted to get Cap too....(ahh the agony!). Man, 2012 has proven to be a great year thus far in terms of 1/6th offering.....too many good ones already to choose from!

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