It was 4 years ago today that a lot of planning, scrambling, and dreaming finally launched.   I always wanted my little corner of the web, and thanks some unfortunate circumstances and the generosity of my good friend Jason Geyer ActionFigureInsider.com was born.   We launched back on April 18th 2006 but it feels like I’ve been doing it forever.   I love the site we’ve built here.  I love the community that has gathered. I love the trust and belief the manufactures have in us.  I love the friends I’ve made, the trips I’ve taken, the readers I have met both virtually and face to face. 

I have to say the biggest "THANK YOUs" to Jason Geyer and Peter Go.  I post a lot of stuff, but without them AFI simply wouldn’t exist.  They MADE this place.  Jason did the design and Peter puts it all together and keeps it running.   I can’t say thank you to them enough. 

Thanks to Ryan, Eric, Dan, Jim and Jeff. Your contribution is so important.  I can’t be everywhere at all times so I appreciate your diligence and contributions.

Thank you to  the Men of Action.   I love reading the thoughts and stories of fellow collectors.   You guys are such an interesting  and diverse group.   I look forward to reading each one of your blogs.

Thank you to Randy and NECA, Jason at BifBangPow! and Scott at Mattel for their participation in out 4th Anniversary Extravaganza.

Thank you to my girlfriend Abby and my daughter Paige for letting me sneak away and have my "nerd time." Thank you for your love and your support of the site and my passions.

Finally, THANK YOU to the readers.  There’s not a lot of point to us doing this if you’re not reading it.   Thanks for your support, your suggestions, your opinions, your time.   Whether you post on the boards or are just a lurker, we’re glad you are here.  If you’re a lurker we’d love to have you sign up for the boards and join all the discussions.  If you see any of us out in the world say "hi" we’d love to meet you,  If there are other things you like to see us cover let us know.  2008 was a GREAT year for the site and 2009 is shaping up to be even better!

And now it’s time for the big reveal.   A BIG thank you to ToyGuru and the Mattel crew for allowing us to debut a new DC Universe Classics figure.  This is VERY generous of them to let us do this.  

So here you go….

She’s from a YET UNANNOUNCED wave of DCUC from Mattel!   Here she is…. Ms. AFI 2009…..

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS POWER GIRL