Toy Bender

A little while ago I posted an auction that had rather embarrassing images put into it, due to the seller hotlinking the images from a site that didn’t appreciate it. Well, it happened again! Here’s the top of the auction for some X-Men Mini-mates:

And here are the images are mostly text, but they certainly are an enjoyable read. Oh yeah, and the Mini-mates engaging in sexual relations are back!

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I can’t think of anything more pointless than owning a Guitar Hero action figure, but then again I’m more of a Rock Band kind of guy. Still, I’d never want an action figure derived from Rock band either. One really cool thing to come out of the Guitar Hero action figures from McFarlane Toys though, is the guitar accessories that you will be able to buy for them.

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A recent forum posting has created a bit of a stir lately that I thought I’d share. On Hisstank.com, a prominent G.I. Joe toy message board, someone posted strong evidence that they bought three of the new big Hasbro Millennium Falcons on clearance for 32 dollars a piece.

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I’ve got a couple of cool G.I. Joe items that I’d like to bring to your attention, albeit they aren’t toy related directly. The first is the full preview of the upcoming G.I. Joe animated series that was only seen at this summers conventions (If you haven’t seen it yet), G.I. Joe Resolute. Kapow!

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Check out these photos of Batman and his Batmobile (a.k.a. Tumbler) from the films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight for a minute:

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I’m going to switch to something that I don’t normally cover on Toy Bender, Marvel superhero figures. Why go down that road now you aren’t asking yourself? For one reason and one reason only: The new Marvel Universe figures are a kick in the balls of awesome.

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The black suited version (blue suit was already gone at the con) of Cobra Commander with podium is now available to purchase at HasbroToyShop.com… but it’s probably gone by the time you read this. Good luck!

The other exclusives are also available as well if you’re interested:

Combat Heroes Snake Eyes & Timber

Savage Land Box Set

My Little Pony (For the ladies or gay fellas)

Darth Vader with Holographic Emperor

Titanium Skywarp

Nemesis Prime

There’s also some Mighty Muggs, but I don’t condone that sort of purchase so you’ll have to find them yourself. Plus, Hasbro Toy Shop is running slower than molasses with everyone rushing to purchase their toys.

UPDATE: Cobra Commander is now gone and it looks like they did have the blue one briefly. Crap!

Update 2: Cobra Commander went up again for a few minutes, but I think he’s gone now. Some other items became available again as well. Where are these figures coming from? Some are guessing canceled orders.

MattyCollector.com opened at 11:00 a.m. PST and quickly crashed while I tried to submit my order. If there’s anything that you’d like to get as far as SDCC exclusive figures go, then good luck to you. You’re going to need it if you want to try to get the likes of King Greyskull and Lobo.

Here’s another round of quick news items that have come out of the San Diego Comic Con. If you require more of my patented in depth opinions, don’t worry. I’ve got picture posts on the way that are loaded with all kinds of sweetness for your reading pleasure. Until then, enjoy these links!

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Because it’s a Sunday and I’m super lazy, I decided that I might be able to get away doing a classic post that takes a look back on classic posts from Toy Bender’s storied past. And since I know a lot of you might be new here and don’t want to dig through a years worth of posts that this might not be such a bad idea. So here we are with a link to a Toy Ads that Time Forgot post that dealt with the robotic toy and comic book hero, Rom The Spaceknight.

Not only is there some highlight Rom and all his awesomeness, but it also has one of my favorite “funny” picture captions that I’ve ever made. So what are you waiting for? Click on the damn link already and get reading!

Some lawsuits are just plain weird. While catching up on comic book related things, I ran across this bizarre story about how Marvel requested that a court rule that the X-Men weren’t human.

The reasoning for this is because there is a higher tarrif on dolls than there are for toys (why that is, is anyone’s guess). If a toy is a small representation of a human then in the eyes of the law it qualifies as a doll. In the 80s Hasbro’s G.I. Joe figures fit under the doll category. They tried to fight it, but lost. ToyBiz, who was making X-Men figures at the time, was paying this extra tarrif, so Marvel had a court declare that the X-Men weren’t human. How bizarre, considering that the X-Men themselves have been fighting for years in the comics to be considered human. The court agreed and ToyBiz managed to recoup the extra cash.

Now if you think about it, there’s a few non-human looking X-Men, but it with the way G.I. Joe had a lot of sci-fi elments (B.A.T. troopers for instance) you’d think that Hasbro could have gotten away with the same thing. Who knows? Maybe the court was made up of people who thought of G.I. Joe in the old 12″ more doll like sense and didn’t think of the smaller line as an almost entirely different product.

While looking for a fodder for a post that allowed me to do the least amount of work possible, I ran into a toy ad on YouTube. It’s an un-aired toy ad for an Ozymandias action figure toy that was never produced… or is it?

Ozymandias is a character from the seminal Watchmen comic, arguably one of the best graphic novels ever produced. The ad was made by this fellow for a Watchman contest that had users making ads for products by Veidt Enterprises, the company owned by the fellow who is Ozymandias. While this ad is clearly not real, it’s still pretty sweet. Gotta love the use of the big Ken doll for Ozymandias. It kind of fits the character to a T. I also love his tiger thing. I don’t remember it from the comics but it’s been awhile.

Anyway, anyone else looking forward to the movie? I know there will be millions of fanboys that will hate it because it won’t be close enough to the comic, but I’m hopeful that it will turn out well.

One of my strange obsessions in life is with the character of Supergirl. I’m not really sure why I think she’s awesome, but I think part of it has to do with the fact is that she’s just like Superman… but a hot chick. I’d take being rescued by a hot blonde over a big muscled up freak any day of the week. One new Supergirl figure that has grabbed my attention is a 1:6th scale (13″) Supergirl:

While not as smoking hot as the Tonner version, she’s pretty fly. Supergirl comes with some accessories, but the best one of all is Streaky the Super Cat. I like to call this Silver Age awesomeness. I think the only thing I don’t like about this figure are the legs. They kind of look like like they are covered in nylon or something.

And yes boys and girls, this is a doll and not an action figure. There’s a clear cut difference between the two and it would be impossible for any guy (i.e. me) to purchase something like this without feeling girly.

I’m full on board supporting DC Universe Classics and as soon as they make a figure that I really want, I’m buying one. I love the variety of figures Mattel is making and I also enjoy the fine sculpts from the Four Horsemen, so I was looking forward to seeing what the San Diego Comic Con exclusive was. Well it’s DC’s resident bad boy, Lobo (You can find a full pic of Lobo here):

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The winner of the ToyFare Marvel Legends Fan’s Choice Poll, Sunfire from the Age of Apocalypse, is available now for pre-order from Hasbro Toy Shop.com.

I’m considering picking this guy up as I’m a huge fan of Age of Apocalypse. If you’re not familar with it, the quick and dirty version is that Professor X is murdered and history is radically altered. Apocalypse has taken over much of the world, the X-Men are led by Magneto, and there aren’t any regular Marvel superheroes. And that’s just the tip of the iceburg. I just finished reading volume three of the trade collection so I’m still riding high on the AoA loving. The only thing that would stop me is that I haven’t bought a Marvel Legends figure in I don’t know how long. I just fell out of love with them. Does anyone else still care about Marvel Legends?