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March 11th, 2010
I recently found and bought a new JLU figure at Target (Firestorm). I was thrilled. But at the same time, it was obvious I had missed the other new figure that was released with it (Deadshot). Over the past few days, its been nagging at me. All the other JLU I’ve barely – or never – seen and not had the opportunity to buy. It started with the pieces shown at SDCC n 2006. Yes, that long ago. Many of the 3 packs shown there only appeared at my local Target (Warwick, RI) once. Some not at all. If you follow the line, you know their names by heart. Volcana. Obsidian. Barda. Deadshot. and for me, Parasite. Stargirl. Then came round 2.
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March 2nd, 2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, the latest release direct to DVD from DC Comics and Warner Brothers came out last week. Interviews with the cast and creators have been featured at numerous web sites leading up to the release. Here are a few that covered the event: Newsarama ComicBookResources ComicsContinuum There was even a premiere which was attended by our own Cesar "Masked Avenger" Zamora. See his blog about the premiere here!. The story is basically the main JLA dealing with their evil counterparts. This story was first told in the Silver Age of Comics, in JLA issues 29 and 30, which introduced readers to Earth 3 and the Crime Syndicate. The story has been revised and updated a number of times, most recently in the Morrison/Quiety JLA:Earth 2 graphic novel. In that retelling, a good Lex travels to ‘our’ earth to find help fighting the Syndicate. Since he came from his earth to a second one, he calls ‘our’ earth, "Earth 2". For why JL/JLU fans should care, read on …
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February 23rd, 2010
The Marvel Universe deserves more support here at AFi. I’m part of the problem. I grew up on the Super-Friends. Spider-man and his Amazing Friends just did not have the same impact. But I always loved team books. Here is one area where Dan Didio and I agree. Buying a team book with a bunch of heroes in it instead of a solo title made us feel like you were getting a good deal. Many for the price of one. So at some point I decided it was foolish to limit myself to one comic company. I jumped into the Marvel Comic universe with Avengers 225. The Black Knight was either in that issue or appeared shortly thereafter. I read the Avengers for years after that. West Coast Avengers too. I love the characters and the crazy huge roster. pictures credit to: The Grand Comic Book Database – http://www.comics.org/
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February 20th, 2010
[quote="Leeway"] JLU: Do we support this line or not? [/quote] To me, this idea of "supporting a line" is just strange. I work too hard for my money to buy things I don’t like. Sure, I should have canceled my subscription to the Green Arrow/Black Canary comic 6 months ago because it was awful. But I like the characters and thought it would get better. For toys, its even clearer. If I do not like the character, why would I buy it and put it on my shelf, subjecting myself to looking at it every day and knowing I could have spent the money on something I would rather have?
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February 12th, 2010
Here we are, on the eve of Toy Fair. I know we’ve had topics similar to this, but they were pretty much limited to specific companies or lines. I’d like to put here, in a place you do not need to register to post, an opportunity. If you were at Toy Fair this week, in person, and got to talk directly to the marketing folks for any company, 1) which company would it be and 2) what would you want to say to them or ask them. I’ve been really thinking about my collection, what I feel is missing from it, and what I want to see added soon. With this is mind, here is mine.
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February 8th, 2010
Well, I’ve been hoping this would come. After the really cool trading card game they did with Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, I was hoping there would be one for the next movie. And WB/DC Animation did not disappoint. JL Crisis Facebook App
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February 8th, 2010
I wish people who wrote virus programs used their time more productively. I’ve been hit yet again on my older PC which is still running XP. MacAfee, provided by my cable company, failed to stop it. Last time, I went crazy, trying all kinds of things and ultimately reset it from the beginning. I never got around to putting all my backed up data back on the PC this time. Instead of the stress this time, I’d like to try to put a positive spin on this. I’d like to ask the community what their favorite anitvirus tools are and their favorite web sites for advice on problems like this are.
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February 3rd, 2010
HeroClix have been back for a while. And I feel remiss for not blogging their return. Then again, most stores in my area have not carried the product since the return and there are no nearby places to play anymore. So they only kind of came back. Brief history. HeroClix were created by WizKidsGames. The owner sold the line to Topps. Topps decided to stop producing. NECA is the new producer. The first set from NECA is Hammer of Thor, which came out in November of 2009. To be honest, unless you are a huge Thor or Norse god fan, the set is kind of limited in appeal. Added to the recent sets Avengers, XMen & Hulk, and Invasion it does a nice job of rounding out some aspects of the Marvel Universe.
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January 16th, 2010
From a recent Mattel Q & A: ======================= Will Mattel be producing action figures based on the new Justice League Crisis on Two Earths animated film? ============================================================ No. This DVD release was too soon after Public Enemies for us to make a move based on current DVD figure sales. ============================================================ Unfortunately, Mattel missed the obvious way to tie into Public Enemies AND Crisis. Just put the related characters into their existing lines.
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December 26th, 2009
I’ve been reading articles at Newsarama.com about how the Avengers has been turned into a franchise. It hit me this morning. As more of a DC fan than Marvel, why has DC not turned the Justice League into a franchise? Sure, there was JLA Classified, but that folded a few years back without even a whimper. The last time the Justice League can truly be said to be a franchise was back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. We had 3 monthly and 1 quarterly Justice League titles. In this day when Green Lantern supports two books, Flash has two books coming, and the Justice Society has two books, it is a shame that the Justice League only has one.
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December 8th, 2009
I was on my way to lunch and suddenly in front of me was huge poster of a toy I did not know was coming. There on the entrance to Burger King was a giant picture of Captain America from the Super Hero Squad. Apparently, this had completely slipped under my radar. The big deal about this is that not only do I collect super-hero toys of all types, but I also eat at Burger King about every other day. I ran in and looked at the Kids Meal display. They had Captain America and Silver Surfer on the shelf.
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December 3rd, 2009
Based upon the feedback from my prior blog, I’ve done some thinking. What I’ve realized is that once I got started writing, I tried to put too many ideas in the blog which were not necessarily a good fit together. Click here to visit the …
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November 21st, 2009
I’ve asked before if people think that DcDirect is in direct competition for our money with Mattel’s DCUC line. The replies have been mostly, "no". However, at least in my case, more often than not, they are. Case in point, this past week. My local comic shop, Time Capsule in Cranston, RI (free plug), was holding their anniversary sale. One of the cool things about this sale, is it includes a huge discount on everything except new comics and supplies like bags and boxes. So old comics, toys, video games, albums, T-shirts, trade paperbacks, etc are included. What did I get?
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November 15th, 2009
ToyGuru wrote: "The new 6 packs should be out in a few weeks too. Look for the Hawk and Eclipso packs only at Target! TG " This news is only partially great. Great that the Hawk set is shipping (3 new characters, 1 new cool variant costume). Disappointing that Mattel is still producing the Eclipso pack after all the negative fan reaction to that set’s pack-out.
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October 7th, 2009
I’ve always been a bit of a spend thrift. In this economy of I find it even harder to let go of my money. In the pursuit of our hobby along these lines, I find patience to be my best ally. This time, it guided me to an animation buy.
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