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Spy Monkey Creations Reveal the Weaponeers of Monkaa

The build-up to Spy Monkey Creation’s announcement of the Weaponeers of Monkaa has wrapped up and at PowerCon they unveiled the action figure line. Ever since talking to Brian Stevenson at SDCC I’ve been looking forward to seeing the figures. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it down south, but I’m glad Spy Monkey posted pics on their websites. Action figures, weapons packs, and alternate heads – with Glyos compatibility, this should be a fun line for both Glyos builders and fans of the Weaponeers story line.

The Weaponeers go on sale October 1st at the Spy Monkey Creations website.

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Poll: Mattel has Announced the Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull – Will You Buy It?

Mattel has announced Castle Grayskull for Masters of the Universe Classics! It will be offered as a “thermometer” pre-order on MattyCollector.com this fall, and if it hits the minimum threshold it will ship next fall. I groan every time I think of the awful thermometer graphics, but for a $200 item I can’t fault Mattel for this approach. They’ve said Castle Grayskull will be based on the Mark Taylor prototypes. If you’re not a He-Man historian, that just means it will be based on the designs that were used for the playset that came in the original Masters of the Universe line.

The big question is this – since this is a big ticket item at $200, will you buy it?

Photos: Grayskull Museum and Vaults of Grayskull

Mattel to Reveal Masters of the Universe Classics Snake Face, Karatti, and Octavia at PowerCon

Mattel is looking out for Masters fans who couldn’t make it to Los Angeles for PowerCon, with a sneak peek at three figures they’re revealing at the show – Snake Face, Karatti, and Octavia – the Club Eternia line-up for April through June next year. We’ve got some vintage toy line / mini-comic love with Snake Face, New Adventures with Karatti, and She-Ra / Horde with Octavia. Impressed?

Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin – BillsComics.com

Celebrating 50 years of Spider-Man, Bill has shared his latest comic, “Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin” – it’s got the Goblin and many of Spidey’s greatest foes. It’s definitely a classic! You can see more of his comics at Bill’s Comics.

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Quick Pic – Hulk – the Wal-Mart Face-Off

Here’s a quick pic I took of the two best Hulks I have in my collection – the Wal-Mart exclusive Avengers Hulk and the Marvel Legends Face-Off Hulk. I wanted to frame their silhouettes with light, so I positioned my two LED book lights off to the back and sides of them, so that each light was lighting the back of one figure and the front of the other. I also wanted a little color on both figures instead of completely dark silhouettes, so I used my cheap DIY reflector to bounce just a little light onto them from in front and above them.

I think the Wal-Mart Hulk has got the most effective articulation of any of the Hulks I’ve gotten so far, but I still love the sculpt and texture of the Face-Off Hulk, and I don’t think there will ever be a Hulk that tops the Face-Off Hulk’s head sculpt. Which of these two is your favorite? And if there’s another Hulk that tops your list, who is it?