Well, this guy FINALLY arrived at my local Toys R Us. I’ve been hunting for one of these NECA Soldier Apes for months, and had almost given up hope of ever finding one, but last night, there were a half dozen of them on the shelf. I’ve never been big fan of the original Mego […]
A new year for collecting — and reconnecting!
Cough. Wow, it’s dusty in here. Excuse me a minute while I pull these sheets off the furniture and shake them out. I’ve neglected this site for far too long. It’s not as if I was in the hospital or laid off of work, I just got despondent and lazy. Over the last few months, […]
Like I’m not going to buy these — Neca Retro Planet of the Apes figures
Not only is Neca continuing to produce amazing Planet of the Apes 7″ action figures, now they have retro Mego-like figures for the great apes! Due out in march 2015, these guys will certainly be finding their way onto my shelves! Entertainment Earth has the Gorilla Soldier and George Taylor figures up for preorder now!
You’ve come a long way, Baby
This week’s assignment from the League of Extraordinary Bloggers is to compare and contrast something. Well, since I recently picked up the new NECA Planet of the Apes gorilla soldier action figure, I thought it would be fun to see it next to the Mego soldier ape from the 70’s. You’ve come a loooong way. […]
I shall speak softly and carry a big stick
The other day, I bought a stick on eBay. A really big stick. Actually, it’s 44″ long and made out of latex and a metal tube. This stick was “supposedly” used in the Tim Burton Planet of the Apes movie. It came from a prop warehouse and arrived with a beautiful, signed color photocopy of a […]
The best things to come out of SDCC 2014
Another San Diego Comic Con has come and gone, and once again, I watched the events unfold from the comfort of my air-conditioned cave several thousand miles away. I am always thankful for (and more than a little jealous of) those of you who do go to the show and share your bounty of photos with […]