What the Muck, Man?!?!

Like most original TMNT toys, Muckman is extremely ugly and plays well with slime. Unlike most other TMNT figures, or any other figure of the eighties and nineties, Muckman has an 'action feature' specifically designed with slime in mind...or should I say 'mouth."

Muckman has a removable plug in his head that allows kids to drop a small amount of slime into his garbagey cranium and watch in awe and wonder as Muckman slowly vomits slime.

Muckman is gross enough as it is, being a mutated pile of garbage. Add drooling slime and he reaches levels of grossness not usually seen (but highly desired) in action figure history!

Of course, why stop at the mouth? Muckman actually came with a garbage can that attached to his back which could also be filled with slime, which would then ooze from the front and back of his torso. Unfortunately my Muckman does not have his garbage can, but he's so cool I may have to one day track that can down to complete him.

Muckman has a ton of small details in his sculpt. You can stare at him up close for hours admiring the muck he's made up of. Everything from mushrooms to spiders to bottles - even a teddy bear is part of this slimer's make-up!

"Anyone got a tissue?"

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What the...?

This post is in no way an advertisement or paid post or anything like that - in fact I have blanked out the below ad's sponsor name and clicking it will not link to anything but the image embiggened to full size - this is merely a huge WTF moment that needed recording.

I spotted this ad in one of my email accounts and at first gave it no notice, as I tend to do with online ads. But this is one of those ads that incorporates an annoying animated motion to get you to notice it, much like a kid who wants a candybar or to show you a new trick - in this case the girl jumps up and down in a crappily animated marionette-ish fashion. Lame, and I almost ignored it completely, but then I got a glimpse of her gloves.

Yes gloves. Why would a college grad wear yellow gloves...with scallops?!?!

This ad clearly represents Barbara Gordon as Batgirl!

The tights, the boots, the gloves, the red hair and glasses, and yes, even the book (Babs is a librarian you know.)

So my first reaction was "How weird is that" and my second reaction was "Cool, Batgirl! Swoon!" And then "I think I should blog about this" and finally "I should go back to college, I wonder if there are any grants available and if so, where would I go to find out?"

Crazy place, that internet!

28 Day Challenge :: Missed it by That Much!

(Get it? Chunky Beef-it's-what's-for-dinner has a shoe phone - because I "missed it by that much"? Aw forget it!)

So here we are, the 25th of February, and I blew it.

I bought a real toy.

Not a Tygra that no sane adult would pass up at the low low price of twenty cents, not a handful of toys I can pretend truthfully proclaim I bought for my kid. And not something I bought months ago but backlogged the US Postal System so badly that my January purchases are still flooding in and it's almost March!

No kids, I bought myself a toy at pretty much full price on eBay. 

I am so ashamed.

Not really.

I have wanted it for a while, and an excellent complete specimen was available at a fair price. I had to do it. And in my defense I sold a lot of stuff on eBay (which was why I was kicking around with those drug dealing bastards in the first place!) and I sold a lot more than I bought, so that's progress, right?

I will post all about my new gem when I get it, but until then, here's a hint of the poison that sent me over the line:

And on that note a wafting serenade by Nat King Cole echoes through my brain as I bid a fond, albeit slightly premature adieu to the 28 Day Challenge.

Random Toy Pic: $#!+s about to get real, Supes!

5 Days to go!

Only five more days (counting today) to go in Chunky Beiber's 28 Day Challenge - no toy buying for the entire month of February!

I have made it this far having only purchased for myself a twenty cent Tygra, so while not being fully successful I still think I did pretty good - I did pass up a lot of toys at the swap meet that I would have otherwise bought but did not need to have throughout this month. So that is a success right there!

And yes, maybe I was a little harsh on Chunky B-all-you-can-B a couple times for creating this challenge in the first place, but I blame the withdrawals ;)

Of course had I seen things like the Imaginext Hawkman/Flash set before it was gifted to me I would have bought it on the spot, so I am not sure how much of my non toy buying can be attributed to self control and how much of it can be attributed to mediocre toy hunting sessions.

Aw hell, who am I kidding, It was mediocre toy hunting sessions that got me this far.

Oh well!

Harley Qwednesday :: Pick a Card

Harley Quinn by Polarity Plus

Boba First

First Boba Fett, meet first Boba Fett.

This is the original Boba Fett (marked 1979) action figure and the concept Boba Fett (marked 2006) action figure. Together again for the first time.

Concept Boba Fett is all white, like the original costume test shots, pre Empire Strikes Back.

Concept Boba Fett came with a flame projectile that attaches to his left wrist as well as a gun that fits into a holster on his right hip.

concept Boba Fett also comes with an extra head that represents one of the early helmet concept drawings, before they settled on the Boba Fett helmet we all know and love today. In addition, Boba Fett is sporting a hidden gun in a panel that flips down from his stomach, which I did not take a picture of because it is a pain to get it to flip down when you don't have long fingernails. My weekly mani-pedi once again gets in the way of my toy shots, but that's the price you pay for Metrosexual beauty. (That was all a joke, by the way.)

And what can be said about the original Boba Fett action figure that hasn't been said a million times? Everyone wanted him, his rocket didn't launch, he was awesome and mysterious yadda yadda.

"Daddy?"

"King Hiss? Yeah I know him. The guy's a pussy."

...at least compared to this snake guy:

This is Scale Tail; part of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toyline by Playmates and released in 1992. I found him at the swap meet a few months back and couldn't pass him up, he's just so ridiculous and over-the-top - even for a TMNT toy!

King Hiss' arms are only made up of one snake each, this guy has three for his right arm alone! Plus, they are tangled up - that's hardcore!

And his tongue is a double barreled gun, which has got to make dating difficult. No wonder he looks so angry. He also has a gun permanently attached to his tail and a couple extra snakes hanging out down there for good measure.

Scale Tail is a bounty hunter from Dimension X, which also explains the sword, gun and vial of poison hanging from his belt. Mine came to me sans accessories but an original Scale Tail had a handful of them, as was common with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures.

Being a bounty hunter makes Scale Tail a pretty cool character, because bounty hunters are always cool.

That is until we see the TMNT prequels and find out he's just an angry little snot nosed brat with clone-daddy issues. Oops, wrong bounty hunter.

Super Grover 2.0

Forget Spider-Man's new movie look or the Fantastic Four's new post-Johnny look, the REAL superhero news is Super Grover's new look!

What do y'all think? Personally, I prefer the original metal helmet. But I do like the new shoulder pads.

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The internet is a strange and mysterious place

Toyriffic has been getting tons of hits lately from folks searching for "Tube Top."

Seriously.

It seems an image of gal in a tube top, which I jokingly posted in a Snorks review I did about a year ago, is now the second result to pop up when you Google Image Search the words "Tube Top."

Seriously.

This one here:

Nice, I know, but how weird is that? I talk about toys here, people! And Smallville and comic books and cartoons and Batman and sometimes Harley Quinn.

I'm a nerd!

I am not a fashionista, but if you really want my advice I've got two words for you: Domino Mask.

'Nuff said.

So anyways, I figure I better give my new audience more of what they came here looking for, or else what kind of host would I be, right?

So without further ado...

Oh yeah, and in case you are wondering...this is a Snork:

Get it? They have tubes on their tops! Get it? Hahahahaa I am so punny!

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And while we're perusing the pre-school aisles...

I figured I should do a search to see if there were any Imaginext superhero reveals at Toy Fair 2011, and I found these pics at Action Figure Insider:

 There is an upcoming Clayface planned as well as...

ZOMG!! Catwoman! They FINALLY expand the line to include a female character! There is hope yet, society.

And that Catcycle is super bitchin! I'd drive one of those myself!

I am assuming that her face is incomplete and will have some more paint apps when this one hits store shelves (and I do hope and pray it makes it to store shelves!)

I need that Catwoman! I need many! I'll take nine, please.

Killer Cute

Now that I now have in my posesson the cutest darn Hawkman and Flash figures ever made, I may soon need to track down this new Imaginext Killer Croc.

I don't need this one nearly as badly as I needed Hawkman and Flash and will have to see him in person to make any final commitment or commentary. But he is a nice add to the Imaginext line-up!

I also love that they call him "K. Croc" on the Fisher-Price website. At least they kept the initial for "Killer" instead of just calling him "Croc." But what will kids (and non-fanboy parents) think the "K" stands for?

"Rawr, I'm Kevin Croc, and you're about to swallow your last gallon of swamp water Batman, I guarontee!"

Wonder Woman gets it's woman

The upcoming Wonder Woman tv show now has it's Princess Diana - Adrianne Palicki:

In other news, the campaign to give BubbaShelby the role of Steven Trevor begins NOW!

Harley Qwednesday :: Mini-Comi Harley

From DC Direct:

SCULPTED BY SAM GREENWELL

The Ame-Comi Heroine Mini-Figures are here! The girls of Gotham City – Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy – are the first in an all new, super-cute line of mini-figures, affectionately known as "mini-comis." Based on the larger Ame-Comi Heroine PVC Statue line, these miniature Ame-Comi PVC figures are all brand-new sculpts! Batgirl cuddles a squishable baby bat toy, as Harley Quinn wields a deadly pop-gun and Poison Ivy charms a serpentine vine.

The Harley Quinn mini-figure stands at 5" high and is packaged in a 4-color window box with J-hook, each non-articulated PVC mini figure is sold separately, and includes a display base.

For fans of the Anime inspired designs of the Ame-Comi line from DC Direct, these smaller (and less expensive) figures are a nice addition to your collection, or a nice smaller (and cheaper) alternative for budget and physical space limited fans.

Available now.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's hoping your Valentine's Day and your significant other is as awesome as mine - because mine gave me these guys!

I discovered the existence of (and immediately posted about) these new Fisher-Price Imaginext DC Super Friends Hawkman and Flash figures only ten days ago, and somehow my girlfriend was able to track them down and gave them to me yesterday - single-handedly enamoring me to her even more while also setting the bar rather high when it comes to my future toy needs ;)

I mean, I was actively looking for these guys and couldn't find them. ME! I'm the master! The guru! The pro! And I was TOTALLY out-toy-huntered on this one!

WOW, whatta woman!

I love Flash's smirk. Flash also has twisting wrists, which is a first for these Imaginext superheroes, at least on all the ones I have seen so far.

And Hawkman is looking as tough as ever. Tough AND cute! Hawkman also comes with a pretty brutal little medieval weapon. Keen.

Batman welcomes the Justice Little League's newest recruits!

Toyriffic wishes all you Toyruffians out there good luck in love, or at least good luck in finding the toys you need this Valentine's Day!

And if neither of those go your way just remember, there will be a TON of cheap chocolate on sale tomorrow.

Taken down by a twenty cent Tygra!

Alright, I'm an honest chap. So I have to admit I failed Meany B's stupid 28 Day Challenge yesterday.

I tried, I really really tried not to buy any toys for the whole month of February. But when I spotted this original Thundercat Tygra from 1985 at the swap meet, and the girl selling him said she'd take a quarter, I looked all around and couldn't see my girlfriend anywhere - you know, so she could buy him for me and I could stay true and honest to Chunky B's Challenge. Loophole? Maybe, but whatever.

I then dug in my pocket (an automatic reflex when at the swap meet) and dug out all my money - a dime and two nickels.

The chance to own a cheap Tygra AND haggle five cents off the asking price was just too much for my weak soul to bear. I asked if she'd take twenty cents for him and she said yes.

Totally worth it.

Tygra has a switch on his back that allows him to scratch the eyes out of his enemies. Or 'Seig Heil'. I'm not entirely sure of his political leanings, to be honest. He has a couple spots of paint wear but is otherwise in pretty good condition for a 25 year old Thundercat. And with an all new Thundercat cartoon and toyline coming soon, I'm glad to have one more original cat to add to my collection (the only other one I own being Panthro.)

Maybe I'll see if I can make it the rest of the month without buying another toy. I mean, I did only spend twenty cents - I should get some sort of pass or something! People lose more than twenty cents worth of change every time they sit on their couches, it's not like I bought a Shogun Warriors Stormtrooper or anything!

And besides, my most needed toy of the past couple weeks is already in my hands, but more on that tomorrow. Stay tuned, Toyruffians!