Monster High, a doll collection from Mattel that has spawned such popularity that the novel roots of Lisi Harrison cannot hold it anymore. The Monster High line has become expanded into articles of clothing, carry bags, knick-knacks, doo-dads and specials on Nickelodeon, including very short videos on the Mattel website.

I have a very small collection of Monster High and I plan to keep it that way–I’m still fighting the urge to collect lunch boxes! I spent years as a Goth and came out with liking specific bands and having the enjoyment of remembering the good old days. As for old …

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Like totally! Polly is right, She-Ra’s sword is the coolest sword ever! Man…this is one girly set, but the detail is just too awesome not talk about.

Offered at the 2011 SDCC and then on Mattycollector.com, the She-Ra Polly Pocket mini action figures or dolls as the girls would call them, are well-articulated and well detailed for their size.

The sturdy outer box has some really exceptional comic style art of She-Ra and Frosta on the front…

…and Catra on the back.

Upon opening the box and removing whats inside, you are presented with one of the nicest packages for action …

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The 2011 SDCC offered the first ever Queen Marlena action figure from Masters of the Universe. Marlena came with a partially articulated Cringer–Prince Adams wimpy green tiger whom he used as a pillow while loafing away in the royal stables. Queen Marlena also came with a swappable outfit to go from Queen of Eternia to Space Adventurer.

After the convention a reverse version was offered on Mattycollector.com, this version of Queen Marlena had her outfitted as the space adventurer and renamed her package as Captain Glenn

I preferred this version of the Queen because I really like the futuristic aspect of …

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Here’s the latest action figure I got, Ame Comi Duela Dent.  Bought it for around $50.  DC Direct is a hit and miss when it comes to quality but they hit this one out of the ballpark.  Great sculpt, cool theme and awesome paintjob.

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She’s my favorite female villain and Kotobukiya is releasing this awesome figure in Feb 2012.  Retail is $65:…

Here’s my first Mighty Muggs in a year or so.  Heck, it’s even my first action figure in a while.  What makes this so special is his removable mask:…

Clawful is AWFUL!!! …but, He-Man will defeat him and his menacing grip of evil!!!

What a cool figure for this month. I remember having Clawful when I was young and he was one of the best new–at the time–characters that had come out. Half man, half crustacean, Clawful has a great classic sculpt to the point that he looks just like the original. Clawful’s head is simply one of the most detailed parts on his body but that’s not all, physically, he has full body detail with wavy ridges on his legs and scaly detail on his shoulders. The upper paint …

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Didn’t have the opportunity to get that cool Starscream & Cobra Commander at Comic-Con?  You might still have a chance of getting it for retail price tomorrow at hasbrotoyshop.com and not pay the eBay prices.  There’s no guarantee what will be available on the site but last year, all of the exclusives were sold online.  The issue was not all of them went up at the same time so you had to visit the site several times a day and check for availibility.

This year’s exclusives included Mighty Mugg, Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers and Indiana Jones figures.

Hasbro hasn’t announced …

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Lego has announced they have partnered up with the two biggest comic book companies in the world, DC and Marvel.  It’s a bit odd that two competing companies would agree to work with the same company but I guess Lego is a cash cow for them.  Lego used to do Batman but got discontinued and now they’re fetching for a pretty penny on the secondary market.  I can’t wait to see the new sets!

Lego also showed this Star Wars teaser airing on Cartoon network tonight at 7pm:

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Artist and toy customizer, Peter Clute likes to do mash ups.  He did one of Wall-E with gattling guns.  His latest project has Buzz and Woody combined with Terminator characters.  I like Buzz better with the T-800 skull.  It’s something Sid (Toy Story) would make.

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