Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Darth Maul (The Black Series). This is a pretty excellent figure - the facial expression is superb, the head spikes are spiky, the outfit is good, and the articulation is great. If you like this costume, this is a very good figure of it. Read the whole review.
Via CNBC: Hasbro warns of weak holiday quarter results, cuts 15% of its workforce. While the CEO Chris Cocks is still on board, President/COO Eric Nyman - a nice fellow who I may have traumatized so much upon meeting him over a decade ago that he still remembered me last year - was exiting the company according to Reuters. We will miss you Eric and also the 1,000 other people whose names we do not yet know.
Via AJJ on Bandcamp: Disposable Everything. The band formerly known as Andrew Jackson Jihad last LP was January 2020's eerily prescient "Good Luck, Everybody." This new one is due out May 26. Hopeless Records has a "Death Machine Variant" as I write this, and the chain Zia Records had an exclusive color last time. (The store and the band largely hail from Arizona.)
They have gone from cranky young folk duo to anxious middle-aged band. If you lived in the Valley of the Sun during this century and are younger than your early 40s, there's a chance you've seen these guys at Trunk Space or any of a number of venues over the years.
This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Capybara Madness, Arcade Archives TANK FORCE, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, and over a dozen more.
Review: Outer Space Men Galactic Holiday Cebbriac of the Voidrillion Command Orbitron Action Figure
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Newish! I got this Outer Space Men Galactic Holiday Cebbriac of the Voidrillion Command Orbitron Action Figure last month, and I love these things. The 3 3/4-inch scale figure towers over your Star Wars and other guys with a big brain and a little bit of paint. He's still available if you want one, and if you don't have any of these guys I'd elbow you to pick up one and try them out. If you're paying $20 for a nice new retro figure, $25 for an indie one isn't a terrible deal. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Migs Mayfeld (The Black Series). He's Bill Burr, but with lots of guns and a good recreation of his on-screen, The Mandalorian season one costume. I'd say buy it, and I'm cranky and old. Read the whole review.
Via the Glyos News Dump: The Quest for Lime Toy Pizza Drop Menu! Half of the figures sold out pretty much immediately - so get 'em if you can? I got the Frankenslice Crowkin.
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It's not as good as the last couple of Sludges! The Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Core Dinobot Sludge Action Figure isn't even the best combining Sludge - but it's new, it's cheap, and it fits in your pocket. Is that worth anything to you? It could benefit from a bit more gear, but it's a combiner, and you're not getting a lot from the lower torso of what will some day be a $72 mini Volcanicus. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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He's nice! This Hasbro Marvel Legends 375 Moon Knight Action Figure has a swell weird blank head under his hood, and is actually a bit of fun - although a cloth cape might be even more fun. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Star Wars Review: Grand Inquisitor (The Black Series)
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Grand Inquisitor (The Black Series). It's a pretty good figure of a twerp of an interpretation of the character! The head isn't too perfect, but he has a nice cape, decent armor, and good articulation. The make-up doesn't quite match the series, and that make-up doesn't quite replicate the look of the species as seen previously. But it's available, you can buy it. Read the whole review.
Via CNN and others and my friend Shaun: America's largest party supply store files for bankruptcy . In the 1990s these guys were year-round Halloween titans with a massive section of costumes whenever you may want them, in addition to the normal party wares with hats and cake molds and balloons. With upstarts like Dollar Tree and Spirit eating chunks of their business, well, there you have it.
CNN reports: "The largest party goods and Halloween specialty retail chain in the United States said in a regulatory filing that it reached an agreement with debtholders to cut its $1.7 billion debt load. The company said it secured $150 million in financing that will allow it to keep its stores open and operations running. As of October, the Company had 761 total Party City (PRTY) stores and 149 temporary Halloween City stores. In 2021, Party City (PRTY) had more than 16,000 employees."
The chain also briefly flirted with a "Toy City" format, but not near here, so I can't tell you how it was before it went away.
Review: Healey Made Trooper (Bulloch) Action Figure
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New, but looks old! I just got this Healey Made Trooper (Bulloch) Action Figure and it's great. The new head works with old figures too, and it seems like the kind of thing Kenner would make if Star Wars action figures continued without new movies in the 1980s. It sold out, and I suggest getting one (or a future repaint) if it is possible to do so. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
If you missed it, it was a very good show. It walked the line between caring about its audience and also not caring at all, which is right where you want your weird late-night television to sit. Thanks for the tip, Phil!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: B2EMO (Droid Factory / Disney). It's basically a very good accessory for the price of a complete figure, but it's a droid, and it's a neat one that sold out online while I was sleeping. So naturally, you want one, probably. Read the whole review.
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