When a big Star Wars media release looms on the horizon like a lurching Imperial Walker, there's usually a set date that the associated merch will be released. According to a Target commercial I saw the other day Rogue One's is Friday, Sept. 30th. A "Force Friday," like the street date for The Force Awakens … Continue reading Wal-Mart Broke Street Date on Star Wars: Rogue One Toys
While we're on the subject of Star Trek collectible plates, enjoy this commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fInDEfvIocw Couldn't they have given Doohan a Scotty plate to promote? Is this better or worse then the Leonard Nimoy Magnavox short film that we watched a few weeks ago? Did you know that James Doohan was in the Royal Canadian Artillery … Continue reading Scotty Shills Plates
Disclaimer: The author once had to be talked out of buying a collectible Kenny Rogers plate at a flea market. I know, I know, making fun of collectible plates is reaching for low hanging fruit. Well I'm going for it, and it certainly won't be the last time. I've seen ads for this crap my … Continue reading Questionable Collectibles: Vidiian-centric Star Trek Voyager Collectible Plates
DISCLAIMER: Everyone has a right to own any ephemera from scifi/fantasy properties they enjoy. The author of this post is not trying to act like he's better than anyone, as he himself owns two representations of the Return of the Jedi background character Sy Snootles; one from Hasbro's 3.75" line from the 90s (when the … Continue reading Questionable Collectible: Gentle Giant Sy Snootles Bust
Recently my buddy Tom invited me to what he termed a "warehouse comic book sale" out in Brooklyn. Me: "You mean a bunch of vendors setting up in a warehouse somewhere, like a convention without celebrities or cosplayers?" Tom: "Not quite, it's just one guy." And then he sent me this link. We took the … Continue reading Wandering the Warehouse of Wonders
This video is accurate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16_BEVusSHU (Don't sue me SNL!) I cleaned up this Christmas (Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah, by the way!)! (!) My amazing girlfriend Courtney managed to get me some impossible to find (at least in Northern New Jersey) Star Wars Episode VII figures. She got me Finn from the basic 3.75" line … Continue reading Christmas Star Swag
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