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By Ron, on April 5th, 2010 This is it! We’re down to Green Arrow and Kilowog. Now it’s up to you to determine which figure deserves the trophy. Vote now!
How appropriate that MARCH Madness would bring us two final combatants in green to duke it out in the center of the universe Oa – home of the Green Lantern Corps! You have voted, you have sent 126 figures packing and now, just one more to fall in defeat and one to rise in victory – the DCUC March Madness Finals are here!
Gone are the favorites, the upsetters, the expecteds, the surprises, the cinderellas, etc – we are down to the final two figures you feel most worthy of fighting for the title of best DC Universe figure. Not much more to say except – vote now as the final poll will close on April 6th and we will wrap up the whole tournament on April 7th.
View the updated bracket HERE
Without further ado, we head to Oa for these two gladiators of the action figure world to battle for your affections!
Finals
Green Arrow vs Kilowog
Green, green, green! Will fan favorite figure, Ollie Queen be able to withstand the favorite Collect and Connect with home court advantage? You decide!
via DCUC March Madness – Finals | TheFwoosh.com.
By Ron, on April 3rd, 2010 Argh! Blue Beetle took out Batman with a late afternoon surge. And now we’re down to the Final Four participants. Looking at the entire field, there’s a lot of other figures that I think were worthy of making it this far, but there’s the luck of the draw, and there’s no telling who people are actually going to vote for.
I’m pulling for Deathstroke and Kilowog this round. Go vote!
124 down, just three to go! We have reached the Tournament Semifinals (better known to most as the Final Four) and while we say “smell ya later” to Thanagar, Rann, Qward and Korugar the action is about to get even bigger. Good thing for us the next two stops for the tournament are Apokolips and New Genesis where EVERYTHING is bigger and we are set for two match-ups of Fourth World proportions! Before we go, let’s look at the wrap-up of the last round:
- On Thanagar, Green Arrow soundly dispatched Darkseid 65-35 promising the latter will only play host and not participant on his home planet in the next round.
- Qward hosted the biggest margin of victory of the round as Deathstroke barely broke a sweat againt Metamorpho 75-25. Rex had a great run, but 90% brain utilization just proved too much for him.
- Rann, on the other hand, was the scene of the closest match-up of the tournament thus far as the Blue Beetle took down Batman to the tune of 51-49: it was an actual margin of victory of near single digits. Finally, we can put it to rest once and for all: Blue Beetle > Batman!
- Not to be outdone, Korugar produced the SECOND closest round of the tournament as Kilowog barely held off a late-surging Joker 51-49. The big K’s victory gap was only two votes wider than Ted’s. Kilowog finally faced a challenge in the voting and he is now surely battle tested.
 
Now it is your responsibility to whittle the field down to the final two, so vote wisely. Who do you think are the best two figures of the DC Universe lines? Vote now, and remember: voting for this round ends on April 4th.
View the full Bracket HERE
The remaining schedule is as follows:
- Semifinals: April 3-4
- Finals: April 5-6
- Wrap up on April 7th
See you on Oa!
via DCUC March Madness – The Final Four | TheFwoosh.com.
By Ron, on April 1st, 2010 The exits of Aquaman and Black Adam last round were a little surprising to me, and seeing the last of Hawkman in an extremely closs to the Joker might be the biggest moment of the tournament so far. Each of the matchups this round is going to be awesome, but I’m most interested in Batman vs. Blue Beetle – just because I know VeeBee wants Blue Beetle to win it all, and this may be the first chance to knock him out of the tournament!
Now we have come to it – we have the winners of each of our original regions and they are set to go off-planet it battle it out in the Tournament Quarterfinals! That’s right, Earth is just not big enough to house this tournament any longer so Thanagar, Qward, Rann and Korugar now play hosts to the final eight competitors. There were some close calls and some upsets in the regional finals! Let’s take a look at the results:
- Green Arrow is now an official ghostbuster with a huge 67 to 33 win over Gentleman Ghost.
- Darkseid pulled off a very surprising, not to mention close, 52 to 48 win over Aquaman.
- Metamorpho just barely handled Black Adam with a 54 to 46 victory.
- Deathstroke showed Wonder Woman who wears the pants with a huge 61 to 39 win.
- Batman is still the boss, putting Robin in his place with a 66 to 34 victory.
- Blue Beetle bested the Spectre with a too close for comfort win of 58 to 42.
- The Joker just barely claims a victory over the mighty Hawkman with a score of 51 to 49. WOW!
- Kilowog made a poozer out of Kalibak with a huge win of 75 to 25.
   
It is a veritable pantheon of DC Universe action figure powerhouses! But now it is time for you make your tough choices, cut the field in half and send those that are destined to advance off to Apokolips and New Genesis!
Voting for this bracket ends on April 2nd, so make your picks now!
View the full Bracket HERE
via DCUC March Madness – Quarterfinals | TheFwoosh.com.
By Ron, on March 30th, 2010 It’s the Sweet Sixteen in the Fwoosh DCUC March Madness Tournament, and there’s some great matchups. Batman vs. Robin? Kalibak vs. Kilowog? Who will make it to the Elite Eight?
Well ladies and gentleman, we have whittled the DCUC field down to just 16 competitors. One of these 16 will be your favorite DCUC figure produced thus far – pretty exciting! We have reached the Regional Finals where we will see who is the favorite figure from each bracket town and who will get to go off-planet to compete in the tournament quarterfinals. Are you ready? Here we go!
       
Voting for this bracket ends on March 31st, so make your picks now!
View the full Bracket HERE
We are going to keep this at a good pace so please pay attention to the dates, once a round is closed, it is over and we will advance the winners until we get to the final two that will battle it out in the center of the universe on Oa!
via DCUC March Madness – Regional Finals | TheFwoosh.com.
By Ron, on March 28th, 2010 The tourney keeps rolling on, and there’s some more intriguing matchups this round. In Gotham, we have Green Arrow vs. Black Canary. And in Ivy Town, the two matchups look like they’re leading to a Batman vs. Robin matchup in the Regional Finals!
The biggest names in the DCU just keep on keeping on! After a second round filled with pummelings and very curious upsets, the favorites are starting to pull away and some favorite characters (rather than figures) have found their way into the round of 32. This is the lead-in to the matches that will decide the best from each region, so choose wisely.
       
The routine is the same as before, we will trudge on through the same regions and we have separate voting sites for each.
Follow the links below to vote in each region after you check out the current standing the entire bracket!
Full Tournament Bracket and Schedule
As you know, the 8 regions are:
Go make those tough choices in this third go around and remember, this round closes on Monday, March 29th!
via DCUC March Madness – Regional Semifinals | TheFwoosh.com.
By Ron, on March 24th, 2010 It’s Round 2! Vote for your favorite DC Universe Classics figures and help determine who comes out on top of the first Fwoosh DC Universe Classics March Madness tournament! The toughest choice for me was Hawkman vs. Deadshot, and I’m rooting for Wildcat over Wonder Woman.
The Madness continues after a first round filled with predictables, cinderellas, blow-outs close calls and everything in between. It is now time to to turn your attention to those that survived, and the match-ups are becoming more intense. 128 figures entered and we have cut the field in half, but there is still a long way to go until we crown the King (or Queen) of DCUC!
       
The routine is the same as before, we will trudge on through the same regions and we have separate voting sites for each. Follow the links below to vote in each region after you check out the current standing the entire bracket!
Full Tournament Bracket and Schedule
As you know, the 8 regions are:
Go make those tough choices in the second round and remember, this round closes on Friday, March 26th!
via DCUC March Madness – The Madness Continues in Round 2 | TheFwoosh.com.
By Ron, on March 20th, 2010 VeeBee and the DC faithful at the Fwoosh (including me) have put together a fun event for the DC Universe Classics fans. Vote for your favorite DC Universe Classics figures and help determine who comes out on top of the first Fwoosh DC Universe Classics March Madness tournament!
The Madness has begun and it is now time to cast your ballots in the tournament that will determine the best DC Universe figure to date as voted on by you – the fans! We have tried to make this as comprehensive as possible and we have 128 entrants that are vying for the top spot, but it isn’t going to be easy.
       
For the opening round match-ups and seedings the competitors were placed at at RANDOM in an attempt to have an even distribution. We have regular figures, exclusives, Collect and Connects, DC Superheroes, Public Enemies and monkeys – oh my! Plus we will travel to exciting locales around the DC Universe to hold all of the match-ups. Are you ready to see this gigantic bracket? Well check it out!
Full Tournament Bracket and Schedule
As you can see, the 8 regions are:
So go make your choices for the opening round!
via DCUC March Madness – The Madness Commences
By Ron, on March 9th, 2010 
We’ve had more in-depth reviews of Superman Batman Public Enemies (see the review from Buzzy Fret and a guest review from Studmuffin), but since I recently completed the Brimstone Build-A-Figure that was split over two waves of these figures, I wanted to take a few more pics. Overall, I think this series works well enough as a standalone line. If you’re a fan of animated-styled figures and the ongoing McGuinness lines from DC Direct, you may find these complementary.
There’s more… click to continue reading Superman Batman Public Enemies Quick Pics
By Buzzy Fret, on February 7th, 2010 … or more affectionately titled; the G.D. Batman.
First off I have to give Ron props. I loved his CustomCon 24 DC Universe Classics Earth 2 Customs and they (especially the Robin and Batman) were a big part of the inspiration for making this G.D. Batman. If you haven’t seen them, definitely check ‘em out.
  
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By Buzzy Fret, on February 1st, 2010 but a lot less Superman…
Hate to stick another thorn in Ron’s jealous hide but a week of daily visits to Target here in Gainesville, FL has paid off this morning! I passed on the metallic Superman redux as I had already gotten the Brimstone part that came with him from fellow NE FL Fwoosher Superdoug and I just don’t need another Superman…
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