Action figure reviews, quick pics, Wayback Wednesdays, and shots of our collections
As I mentioned last week in my mini-review of the Medicom Real Action Heroes Dragon Ball Z Son Gokou, I was able to pick up Piccolo and Goku for a relatively good price recently. Still, as someone used to paying around $10 for a super-articulated action figure, there was a bit of sticker shock. I was pretty impressed with Goku (Son Gokou in Japan), but to be honest it was Piccolo that was the bigger draw for me.
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I haven’t found Ms. Marvel yet, but here’s the rest of wave 3 of Marvel Universe. Loose and comparison pictures to come.
Although I lived in Japan for a couple of years, I wasn’t introduced to the Dragon Ball Z anime until I was living back in the States. Even then, a typical episode featured a lot of build-up, but little payoff. The show could drag a fight over six or more episodes – 20 minutes of intent stares, grunting, and posing, followed by a couple minutes of frenetic action, and then, BAM, to be continued.
I didn’t become a crazy fan until my wife picked me up a copy of the manga. I knew then that one day I’d be spending insane amounts of money on something like a 12-inch scaled Goku (Son Gokou, in Japan) from Medicom.
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Walmart has four exclusives for the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie:
When I got my set of DC Universe Classics wave 7 (carded | loose), it came with the Big Barda variant. I dig chicks in helmets who could break me in half, so I picked up the regular version. My DCUC7 set also included modern Booster Gold, who comes with a Skeet who flips open to reveal Mr. Mind. That prompted me to pick up a DCD Dr. Sivana, who also comes with Mr. Mind as an accessory.
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