What the .... A Snuggy for Geeks?

I never wanted one of these. I still don't think I want one.

BUT - you have to give them credit. How often do you see an item perfectly tailored for the geek. The individual most likely to spend half - if not all - of his day playing a video game, reading, watching a movie, or configuring his RPG character.

I wonder which ones they will release next. You have to wonder.

Robert: I may need to get the one on the right for my 3 year old and take lots of pictures for future blackmail material. I wonder if my mother-in-law lets my father-in-law wear the Snuggie we bought him last year?

What the .... Batman Funko Force ?!

Like the Blammoids weren't bad enough?  Now we have these 3.5" tall creatures from some "creative development team".

WHO, exactly, is their target audience?  Where and why did someone even create these things?

Apparently, I'm not the only one to spot these damn things, but I may be the only one who wonders what the frack is going on. 

• PopHate (which seems to be a tad bit harsh) seems to actually like them. 
• Entertainment Earth is actually trying to sell them for $7.99 a character. 
• While Comics Alliance is shilling them for Entertainment Earth. 

After actually seeing Boba Fett Computer Sitter Bobble Head at work, I shouldn't say a thing.

Vintage Marvel Lamps

Now this is the lamp that you should own! A vintage Spider-Man or Iron Man lamp! They even have a vintage look - except for maybe the stand.

Wait! Hold on!

$77.99! What the frack!!!!!

I think I could build my own 'vintage' lamps for a quarter of one of these. You're call though. Not sure which one I would choose though.

Hmmmm.

No Frackin Way! They did Iron Man too!

Robert's Two Cents: This is the best looking one actually so far. It may be a candidate for my 3 year old's room.

What the....Kiss Mr. Potato Heads?

Oh - My - GOD!

Really? Reeeeeeaaaaalllyyyyy?

If I hadn't seen someone's collection of Mr. Potato Heads, I would have doubted the sanity behind these, but people will collect anything. Sadly, you could order them individually, if you want; however, I don't see the purpose behind that.

I think I am going to simply shake my head and call it a day on this one.

Wait. Wait a moment.

Look what else is out there - Iron Man: Tony Starch!

I'm done.

What the frack! A Lamp! A Darth Vader Lamp!

Is this not the ugliest thing that you have seen? Why the frack would anyone want a lamp this ugly in their room?

Yes, yes.

It doubles as an alarm clock and speaker, but that does not justify the $41.99 someone would fork over for this thing.

What makes this story even worse, is the fact that you could even order (or choose) Boba Fett and/or a Stormtropper.

Egads!

Robert: If it weren't for the lampshades, maybe, just maybe, I'd consider the Boba Fett for my 3 year old. But the lampshade creates a block head effect that I'm not sure I'm buying into.

What the....Elvis Potato Head

I wasn't certain if I should be offended, amazed or just shocked, but after walking by an individual's office the other day and seeing his entire potato head collection. I couldn't wait to tell someone about this.

As crazy as it might seem, there are people out there that will actually buy this thing.

Available: September 19
Price: 19.99.
Entertainment Earth

Robert: Where's the fried peanut butter and banana sandwich? Does it come with a kung fu grip?

What the.... Blammoids Series 4!?!

Seriously? Do we need more? Seriously! While I have to admit that I did get a kick out of the Flashs' lightening bolts and Hawkman's wings, I can not justify these in any way and/or manner. DC Direct must be stopped!

The real question is the type of conversation that you are going to have 15 or 20 years from now at some undefined convention.

You: "Ummm. Excuse me. Ummmm....do you happen to know where I can find the Martian Manhunter Blammoid?"

Vendor: "From the 3rd Series?"

You: "YEAH!"

Vendor: "No."

Avoid these at all costs....or keep looking at them and enjoying them in some unknown Bizarro world.

What the.....Marvel Capsules

I'm exhausted. Sorry about the lack of posts, but I am exhausted. In order to buy my toys, I have to work. In order to post, I need the time. Sadly, the work sometimes interferes with the post, which interferes with the fun.

Despite the exhaustion, I (of course) had the time and energy to read comics, a graphic novel, and flip through Previews. It was in the last one that I spotted these:


Who the hell's collecting these? Seriously! I've spotted an Iron Man statue that I don't want to admit to desiring, and yes, I did purchase the Uni-Formz DC Characters. (And yes, I am going to post something on the statue.)

But these??????

Bayard or Robert will probably like them.

Oh.....almost forgot. I need to follow-up on my Uni-Formz Flash order.

Robert: Not me. Now if the heads popped off and you could use them as marbles maybe. Those things are beyond ugly.

What the .... Continued!

Since we have now discovered the dark sad side of Bayard, and we already knew of the dark sad side of Robert. (e.g. Mighty Muggs). I thought I would share another "they've gone too far" bobble-head with all of you.

And just as a reminder: NO!

Unless you are cheap. Then they may save you some money around the holidays.

Zimm's Two Cents
I'm not going to even justify one of these with a review. Bring on the statues!!! True art worthy of a my attention.

Hmmm, but this brings up a good point. I need to find a Mighty Mugg and get Bayard's opinion.

Bayard's Thoughts
Yikes. Now, this is creepy. It looks like something from a Puppetmaster movie.

As I feared, they--whoever the they is--stuck with Peter Jackson's vision. Again, I loved the movies, but their Middle Earth was a harsher, darker world than that of Tolkein's novels.

The bobble-head people (or wacky wobbler) would have been much better served--and perhaps even a bit more daring---if they had drawn on Bass and Rankin's Gollum from the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit.

Recommendation
Avoid. And if you are given it as a gift, don't open the box. If there ever was a justification for re-gifting, this is it.

What the ..... Sauron Bobble-Head?

Do they not respect anyone?!? Sauron! Really? Is this an April fools joke?

I am not sure if I have made it known, but I really do not get the whole 'bobble-head' mentality. For someone reason, people like them. In fact, I was forced to spend some time at Comicpalooza (a fun con) looking through an entire wall of bobble heads.

For me? NO!

Instead, it was the company that had opted to follow along. I was actually duped into having to look at a series that makes no logical sense to me.

Oh, by the way Robert, I saw a few Mighty Muggs. Which ones are you missing again?

Lord of the Rings: Sauron Bobble-Head. Wrong - in so many different way. Yours for only $11.99.

Preorder if you dare.

Bayard's Two Cents
I discovered an ugly side of myself last week. I think I like these things. As I mentioned elsewhere, I picked up Darth Maul--a happening guy if there ever was one. And now this floats my way.

Points in Favor
The base is terrifyingly simple--as it should be.
The scepter.
It's Sauron. (If they had gone with a hobbit or elf, that would have grotesque.)

Points against
I never liked gull wings on Mercedes or armor.

Recommendation
It is a wonderful counter to the films. Although I loved them, they failed to capture the bright warmth of Tolkein's world. (Perhaps if they had tossed in a few bobble-heads?)

Zimm was wrong about Geo and he is wrong about this one. Buy it.

Buy it before they come out with a hobbit and you have to explain yourself.

Bayard

What the.....16 Port Hub!!!!

But it makes perfect sense. You can never have enough toys plugged into one socket. It really doesn't look that cool, which is rather disappointing, but it hits the geek radar. Only problem is that it is $159.99, and I would rather buy something else. I can live with the wires and other hubs

What the......Inflatable D20 Die?

During my hardcore D&D days, I collected dice like a madman. I had dice for every special occasion. I had my lucky dice, and I had the dice that I would share with anyone who needed them. (e.g. Bad Luck). I think that the only time I would have wanted this dice is when I was playing with someone, they were frustrating me, and asked to borrow a dice.

Here! Take it! Borrow the damn die!

And then it would have bounced off everything, landed on the gaming table, and everyone would be pissed off at me.

Hrmmmmph.

Shouldn't have asked to borrow the die.

What the.....Blammoids Series 3

They just won't go away! No matter what you think - DC Direct keeps pushing these things out. I'm not exactly sure which one is really 'blammed out' this time. ('Blammed Out' - like it? I made it up.)

Anyway, this series consists of Two-Face, Cyborg, Wildcat, Robin, Catwoman, and Classic Batman. How Batman can be 'classic' as a Blammoid just does not make sense. I understand that it is his classic costume - but a Blammoid is just not classic.

What the....$200 Batman Cuff-links???

Now, I know that doesn't sound to astonishing, but when you see the $200.00 price tag associated with the cufflinks, then you are likely to say, "What the frack!"

I double checked, and since the rings are sterling silver, they are $200.00. I looked at them for a while and think that I would opt for the $50 to $65 pair of Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, Star Trek or even Mickey Mouse cuff-links.

What the..... A Superman Hoodie?!

You must have thought about it. I know that I did. We have the Batman Hoodie, Green Lantern Hoodie, and the Flash Hoodie. So where is the Superman Hoodie? Or Green Arrow? Or Aquaman? Or Martian Manhunter? Or.....I digress.

Here it is! A rather new edition to the hoodie collection, which I am not quite that certain who all is collecting these. However! Like the Batman Hoodie, this too has a cape! A CAPE, I Say! But if you look, this one does not have a mask!

I think that I prefer one with the mask. Now if I could only get permission to buy one.

Once again - What the....more Beanie Masks!?!

Now I realize that the Farmer's Almanac is predicting a frigid year this year, but I think that these pull over masks would be a little to much. Every time you put one on, someone is bound to think that you did something, are going to do something, or are just plain guilty of something.

I expect that you will see them in some movie sometime soon with a bunch of college guys tping a house, while wearing the masks.

However, when they released the Joker Beanie Mask, I ordered one for my nephew. He thought it was GREAT - which proved my point. What was he thinking of doing? Or (now that he has had it for a while) what has he done?

You can find them here....SuperheroStuff.com

What the.....How Dare Thee!

To reduce Thor to such a simple character.....and with a Unicorn. What the frack are they thinking!?! This is wrong in so many ways! OR.....has Disney already infiltrated Marvel and started to change the brand to be more enticing for girls.

And here I thought that some of the caps were bad enough.

Now the Wonder Woman t-shirt....that's more like it. Reminds me of Maxwell Lord's encounter with the Amazon. Good Story.

And, in case you were wondering what a Thor t-shirt should look like! Check out the one that I put at the bottom of the page.

Sorry for all of the geek gear, but I am constantly trying to figure out which t-shirts would and woudl NOT work for me. Thor and Unicorn - NOT.

What the.....Blammoids Series 2!

Okay, I admit it. I knew these were coming, but I still do not understand what they are for. The weird part of this set is that I actually like the characters in this set; however, some of the characters triangle underpants are really standing out. Anyway, Series 2.


Robert: Umm, no. I keep thinking I need to pick up one of these to be my urn one day.

The smile on the creeper reminds me from the plant from Little Shop of Horrors.

Plastic Man almost works.

Otherwise, I'm sticking with my first comment, umm, no.

What the......MURALS!!!!

I had not seen any of these, until I stumbled across the Start Trek version. (Shown below). And the best part about this, is that I could see a number of my friends putting this in their rooms. At first, I was aghast!
But then I stumbled across some others and found one that I liked.

So now - I have no comment.