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Legion of Super Heroes Exclusive Action Figures Available May 15th

Augiewan — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:48:12 +0000

From what I’ve been able to tell from listening to the “comic geeks” at the local comic shop, you either really like the Legion of Super Heroes, or you couldn’t care less. Crazy super-powered kids from the future saving the galaxy and messing with Superman’s time line. My 13 year old daughter happens to be in the “really likes” category, in fact she’s obsessed with them. She’s been gobbling up every back-issue she can get her mitts on and can talk Legion history with the older guys (the majority of Legion fans would be men in the 40′s and 50′s).

She’s known about the 4 exclusive JLU-style Legion figures (Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Brainiac 5) coming out on MattyCollector.com for some time now and has been reminding me often that I’ll need to be online on May 15th to order them as soon as they go on sale.

What cracked me up this morning (May 15th) is that I woke up to a house filled with reminder notes that she has placed about before heading off to school. On my night stand, on the refrigerator, by the coffee pot, on my computer desk… Pretty much anywhere she knew I’d be today.

So yeah, like a good geek dad I’ll be waiting for the figures to go on sale today so I can order them for her. For those interested, here’s the description given…

“From the far reaches of the 31st century come four brand-new JLU action figures to complete your collection! We welcome the arrival of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Braniac 5 by offering them as four individually carded figures shipped together in one slip case—the first time you can get ‘em this way at MattyCollector.com!”

Not sure how fast they’ll go, so if you want them, better go get them!

U.B.Funkeys Image Gallery Added

Augiewan — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:33:09 +0000

We just added a gallery of U.B.Funkeys from Radica/Mattel. You can also see some custom Funkeys here in Augiewan’s Customs Gallery.

If you are a fan of the U.B.Funkeys figures and/or game, you can find a whole section devoted to Funkeys here. You’ll find a Funkeys discussion forum as well…

My Toys Cost How Much???

Augiewan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:37:32 +0000

Looks like toys will be getting more expensive this year just like gas, food, and everything else we use on a daily basis. Not that I hadn’t already noticed some toys getting jacked up at the major retailers recently, but here’s a nice financial article about Mattel (holders of the DC license, makers of U.B.Funkeys, and long-time makers of Barbie and Hot Wheels…

Mattel not playing – toy prices will be hiked – CNNMoney.com

Now if I can just choose… Well, I need the gas to get to the store to get the toys, so I guess food loses. But I could also start buying solely through the Internet, so gas can go and I can eat. Oh wait, I need gas to get to work or everything goes including the house… hmmm… Tough decisions…