My long search for the GL 5pk is finally over. After striking out at Wal-Marts in Oklahoma, Ohio, Arkansas, and Florida, (I promise I wasn't really looking as hard as that sounds) the rascally thing finally arrived at a Wal-Mart not twelve miles from my house. Toy collecting can be funny like that.
That’s right, another Galaxy Quest article. While at a comic book convention over the weekend, I stumbled across this great model of the NSEA Protector. I knew this scaled replica existed, but I’d not seen one in person until now. With the decent price tag it was sporting, I found it impossible not to pick up.
For years now, I've looked on as my peers have had this obscene fascination with monkeys. I've never understood it. I've watched them buy monkey figure after monkey figure - I've even bought a few myself. I wasn't usually impressed, but then again none of them were lemon-lime monkeys.
When Jean-Paul Valley was killed off back in 2003, I thought the mantle of Azrael had died with him. How little faith I had in the cyclical nature of comics. Not only was I wrong about there being a new Azrael, but I was equally surprised by the decision of DC Direct to cast his image in plastic.
After the SDCC Rainbow Hal horror stories, I'd resolved that I wasn't going to own this particular exclusive. I was okay with that because I only marginally wanted it. But early this month, I was pointed towards Graphitti Designs' website, where it was in stock. You know the rest - marginal interest became solidified want.
Earlier this year, Toy Guru said that he'd been waiting to get the September 2010 figure in the Classics line since day one. We guessed and guessed here at ItsAllTrue, but when the figure was revealed at WizardWorld Philly, none of us had chosen wisely. For September brought the lion man.
You don't see many JLU reviews here at It's All True. It's because I can never find them. Movie Batman. Superman & Starro. Firestorm. I don't buy every JLU figure, but I would've bought those if my Target bothered to comply. So you can imagine my surprise this week, when I ran across Superman Red & Blue.
