The inspection
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Nocturne.
Toy review roundup
Shocka reviews the Jakks Pacific Rocky The Meat accessory pack. Excerpt: “That’s right, the beef that Rocky beats on to get stronger comes in its own package as its own character.”
yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Storm Shadow figure. Excerpt: “For a figure that’s only differentiated by a new head and about half an ounce of paint, the single-carded Storm Shadow is a very good toy.” (See also.)
Phillip Donnelly reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Wild Bill figure. Excerpt: “… it’s a great update to his original figure …” (See also.)
beef reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Snarl figure. Excerpt: “… I was disappointed with the figure at first.”
Michael Crawford reviews the Mattel The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker two-pack. Excerpt: “It’s nice to have a Batman to pose with other 4″ scale figures like Star Wars, but this Dark Knight is going to get his butt handed to him by even the Stormtroopers.”
Tom-Tom reviews the Mattel DC Superheroes Man-Bat (albino version) San Diego Comic Con exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… a bit disappointing for an exclusive.”
Michael Crawford reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E iDance WALL-E and InterAction WALL-E toys. Excerpt: “I like the deluxe action figure the best so far, but for parents looking for electronic toys for their kids, all three of these make a great gift idea.”
Sean Huxter reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E Cube ‘N Stack WALL-E, Search ‘N Protect EVE and U-Repair WALL-E toys. Excerpt: “For the money, and in comparison to the others in this line, (the U-Repair WALL-E) is the masterpiece.” (See also.)
Michael Crawford reviews the Four Horsemen FANtastic Exclusive Ssejjhhorr exclusive figure. Excerpt: “This is another winning release by the Four Horsemen.” (See also.)
Jason Devall reviews the DC Direct Deluxe Collector Figure The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker 13-inch figures. Excerpt: “… these are some of the finest DC Direct offerings in the 1:6th scale to date.” (See also.)
Josh Bernard reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech YF-21 (Guld version) from Macross Plus. Excerpt: “Despite being bested by the GNU series YF-21, it is still a worthy purchase and worth adding to your collection.” (See also.)
Sir Studs-a-lot
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by lindaaslund.
Toy links
Sonic Diver Rei-jin.
Scroll down for typically awesome digirama by Tamaki’s Little Treasure.
Fortress Maximus.
A terrific Transformers custom by Corvus.
Downtown Action Brown.
“… one baaaaaadass mammajamma!” (More.)
Strarf on graph.
A striking shot of a Busou Shinki Strarf figure by Don Solo.
Vroom vroom.
A nice photo by ANVRecife.
Iron Man Mark 1.
Oh wait, sorry … this is Iron Man Mark 1.
Tiger the Great.
A Microman custom figure of the villain from Tiger Mask.
Attack of the 50-foot Janitor.
A diorama by Leo Lau.
Political figures.
“Our competitor isn’t offering the fundamental change that purchasers of mass-produced, candidate-related toys are seeking in this presidential election.”
Pixar’s toy stories.
“Toy love–the child’s belief that a piece of cloth or a machine can have life, feelings, personality–is at the heart of many Pixar movies …”