NERDSociety: Hello! I can’t thank you enough for agreeing to be interviewed for NERDSociety. Could you start off by giving us the name you go by?

Steampunk Cylon: Folks online may know me as Steampunk Cylon but my actual name is John D’Antonio.

NS: First off, you just got back from Katsucon. Share with us about what that event is and how was it? (Check out some photos of one of his recent costumes at the con: an Umbrella Agent) 

SC: Katsucon is an anime convention held in the D.C. area once a year and is usually the first anime convention …

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January is the month that Masters of the Universe Classics fans wait for in utter excitement. Technically there are a few months out of the year that MOTUC fans nerd out over (SDCC I’m looking at you) but January is always the start to a new subscription year; where all the figures we’ve seen images of from the year before finally start shipping out monthly. This month was double the trouble for He-Man and his friends. Two Bad finally saw his release as a subscription only figure for the MOTUC sub. Let’s look!

For a bulky figure, Mattel certainly found a …

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“It’s show time Synergy!” This was just a simple phrase uttered by a rock star that unleashed a world of music and magic in a cartoon known as Jem and the Holograms. There are many things that can define the 80’s, and to forget about the cultural impact of Jem and the Holograms s a crime against pop culture itself. Since this is a New Year and a new chance to look back monthly on some exciting vintage toys from yesteryear, what better way to start all the vintage toy goodness than by looking at the name that says it all: …

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A whole New Year is upon us and before the 2014 Masters of the Universe Classics subscription kicks in, I thought it would be fun to take a look at a 2013 release: Sea Hawk! This heroic Etherian Pirate has long been on many a fan’s wish lists, and in 2013 Mattel made those wishes come true. Released as the special subscriber only figure from the Filmation mini sub, Sea Hawk somehow made it over to my well manicured hands. (Thank you eBay.) Let’s look!

Before we get into the fun details of the figure, I thought it would be important …

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It has been awhile, hasn’t it? There have been a good number of Masters of the Universe Classics released in the last few months, but I have been unable to review them. There is a reason for that, one that I will get into soon. Before I do, I thought it would be nice to take a look at the October MOTUC release: Mantenna!

I want to start with showing what was printed on the white mailer box: instructions for creating Mantenna’s eye effect. The way in which the Four Horsemen designed Mantenna was pure genius.

I’ve always been a fan …

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Around the 15th of every month brings with it a new look at something old. Let us celebrate an all new Vintage Toy of the Month! Back in the 90’s, nothing could really hold a candle to the success of Toy Biz. They dominated toy shelves with their cool sculpts (for the times) of everyone’s favorite Marvel super heroes. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the figures they made of some of my favorite female super heroes from the X-Men. Now this will be a bare bones look at just the figures themselves, …

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Its Miss M here and I’m ready to talk about something old. Gaming in Retrograde is a chance to relive retro modes of gaming from board games to video games. Today we are going to look back at one of the fabled adventures of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. For decades now Link has been starring in a slew of adventures on various Nintendo platforms. For the most part each game has been beloved by fans, if not mostly ignored by me.

I wish I could say I have played every Legend of Zelda game, but the only experiences …

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Paladin here, taking over for Miss M for this months Vintage Toy—yeah I sold her out…just kidding…

Anyhow, with Sailor Moon making a revival; Usagi and friends need a little…oh…wait…Well, I guess Serena and friends…::sigh::…

All right, so in the U.S. about 20 years ago we were cheated—uh—treated—to the Magical Girl Anime, Sailor Moon which consisted of five teenage girls who were actually princesses of the planets and moon of the Earth. These girls had the job of protecting humanity all the while, going to school, hanging out and growing up.

Although Go Lion (Voltron) was probably one of the most …

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September seems to have come and went in terms of the Masters of the Universe Classics line sold on Mattycollector.com. There was no regular figure release for the main subscription, but the mini Filmation sub was in full effect with the release of Batros: Evil Master of Theft!

Now I know this will be a short look at Batros as I am not going to be opening him, but if you read through to the very end, there may just be some exciting extra little things to check out. Let’s take a look at Batros.

Batros comes on the same single …

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With an all new Vintage Toy of the Month upon us, let’s check in and see what the fabulous Miss M is thinking of looking at this month. What kinds of interesting toys will she want to talk about this time? Will it be your favorite? Read on and find out!

In the calm of a regular September night, Miss M finds herself restless unable to sleep.

Miss M: Crap. Double crap. Why can’t I sleep tonight? All I want is a good night sleep. That’s all.

Rolling over, Miss M notices that she is not the only one wide awake.…

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