I’m not sure if the whole itchy Swarovski fad will ever reach a higher point of ironic awesomeness than the ‘human skull in the garbage outside of the Hirst exhibit’ stunt, but I don’t think that’ll stop anyone from gluing the l’il bastards onto every possible solid object. However, you start messing with my Mighty [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Oh, Hasbro. You’ve done it again. You’ve broken into my sleeping quarters late at night, whispered seductive things into my ear, and somehow, stolen my heart with your bastardized version of the designer toy. I don’t really need to betray my secret geek, because I’ve basically stained all of my clothes with it and it’s [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 1, 2009
Hasbro might have let their once-glorious Marvel Legends line collapse into hellish oblivion before I ever got my Dormammu or Inhumans action figures, but they’re still pounding on the door of the designer toy market with their sixth set of Marvel Mighty Muggs, which includes Logan, Sabretooth, a vintage-era Cyclops, and a seriously deranged Phoenix [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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I can’t say that I ever followed GI Joe, but regardless of my ignorance, I find myself attracted to the uber-masculine, rough ‘n’ tough wacky aesthetic of it all. I mean, bondage guy who claims dominion over crocodiles? How is that not deeply surreal? Mix that in with Hasbro’s adorable Mighty Muggs and you create [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Hasbro’s interesting foray into the ‘designer toy’ world has now absorbed an array of Autobots and Decepticons. Defying and redefining the very core values of what is appealing about robots, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave and Bumblebee are getting the chunky, chubby Mighty Muggs treatment. No, they don’t transform, and no, they’re not all sexy and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 27, 2008
After the weekend, I’m still on an Indiana Jones kick. Hasbro has new Mighty Muggs figures for fans of Dr. Jones. They won’t be ready to ship until mid-July, but you can order them now. You can buy the Indiana Jones Mighty Muggs which comes with a whip. If you like villains, check out Mola [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 15, 2008
Showing the cooler side of Hasbro are the new series of Star Wars Mighty Muggs. This run is having a go at the Clone Wars Animated characters. The Count Dooku and Asajj Ventress figures look awesome and Dooku even comes with electric Sith doom hand powers. Awesome. Anakin looks pretty [...]
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Monday, March 9, 2009
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