I never got around to blogging about all the cool Super-Hero stuff I got last year for XMas, so while I’m getting snowed in by the Blizzard of 2010, I thought I’d take a moment and quickly do up this year.

Last year recap: JLU figures, HeroClix Thor Chariot, several hero T-shirts, Superman PJ’s, and Brave and Bold figures which launched me full into collecting that line which I had only been picking at up until that point.

This year

1) DC Direct Red Tornado from the Alex Ross Justice League line.

2) DC Direct Donna Troy – this hero needs a name – from the Infinite Crisis line.

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May all your presents be safe from evil this holiday season!

Wishing a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my toy collecting friends.  Take care and be safe!

Peace,

Chip

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DC Comics is currently publishing a comic book called Justice League of America, but to me it does not star the Justice League.  Why do I feel this way?  Because DC and the writer keep putting in stuff to tell me this is about the Justice League when the identity of the team should be obvious.

The latest issue, 51, opens up with a collection of heroes attacking a green dome.  A collection of heroes who could be – and many have been – the Justice League.  Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Red Tornado, Zatanna, Steel, Dr. Light, the Atom, Captain Atom, Firestorm, Zauriel, plus some Metal Men, JSAers, and Titans.  Then Superman tells us the team inside is the JLA.  Who’s left?  Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Plastic Man, Hawkman, John Stewart maybe?  That is the point, when you see the group, it should be obvious that they are the JLA.  This is not.

Instead we get Batman (Grayson), Donna Troy, Jade, Jesse Quick and Supergirl.  I think Cyborg is on the team too, but he was not in this issue.  The problem is this team is not iconic enough.  Wally West, Kyle Rayner, Conner Hawk, and Dick Grayson worked as members of the JLA when they were THE representation of DC icons Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Batman.  Now, no one would create a JLA not using Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen and Bruce Wayne in those roles.  Oh wait, they did.

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We’ve been discussing the Young Justice show for a while here at AFi.  Several threads.  Here is one dedicated to the show  Here is another dedicated to a recent magazine article.

What I find interesting is the preconceptions people have about what this show should be.  A number of them seemed to imply that the poster did not know the history behind Young Justice.  Sometimes I forget that not everyone has read the same comics I have.  This is especially true of a series my son has read, loved and discussed with me over and over.

So I decided to put together a bit of a history piece on the topic of Young Justice.  Sure, you could go look it up in Wikipedia, but what fun is that.

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I’m so excited, I just had to share this! The regular edition of the new Outer Space Men action figures from the Four Horsemen have arrived at their studio today! That means those suckers are gonna be shipping out very soon to folks who’ve pre-ordered them (like me!). I’ve been eagerly anticipating the regular edition figures, having passed over the various colored editions. Check this pic out and give it a click to head over to the Four Horsemen’s site for the whole story!

Also, be sure to check out the just announced Galactic Holiday edition OSM figures decked out in special holiday colors! ‘Tis the season, indeed!

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Last month I wrote about Jazwares announcing a new 3-3/4" line of Street Fighter action figures for 2011, and my general unbridled and unabashed excitement about it.

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   They tell me ‘tis the season of giving. I’ve never been able to prove this claim, but I can tell you, as someone who used to love the Christmas holiday, a much more honest phrase would be “’tis the season of getting awesome presents you already wanted or by some miracle are shocked someone knew to get you”. That’s a bit more wordy and selfish, so I can see why it doesn’t make it into the commercials. Now, that’s not to say I don’t like Christmas as an adult. It’s just that the thrill of it is gone. Especially since I found out a couple of years back that those letters I’d been sending to the North Pole were going unread. Seriously, I have to find this out NOW?  So I thought, what better time and what better place to jump in the Way-Back Machine and review the coolest pressies that ever made it into my household, than December on Action Figure Insider?

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