Death Race to Oblivion

The next episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold is titled "Death Race to Oblivion." Apparently Mongul has teleported a ton of superheroes and villains to some planet for a race to the death. Check out the clips, courtesy of our pal Tommy of The Bat Blog:


(Yes, kids - that's Woozy Winks "driving" old Plas!)


And check out Guy's "Green Machine!"


This episode looks like a total blast!


You can see more publicity stills at The Batman: Brave and the Bold's Facebook Fan Page.


According to the Bat Blog, this episode is set to air on November 20th on Cartoon Network. Sometimes these things change, and sometimes they re-air episodes, so be sure to check your local listings.


Personally I think this episode should air on SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! (a little Monster Truck humor for you there ;) )

Shout, shout, let it all out!

Continuing with the birthday swag is Silver Banshee, from the Target exclusive Superman/Batman: Public Enemies 6" action figure line.

Silver Banshee comes with a base and a piece of the "collect and connect" figure Brimstone. Silver Banshee is the only figure from this line I wanted. I don't need any more Supermen or Batmen for the time being, and Icicle, Black Lightning and Major Force don't interest me. So I won't be building Brimstone - but the base is a very nice addition, because these thin limbed female DCUC figures really do need one.

Silver Banshee had a very small part in the Superman/Batman: Public Enemies cartoon, but she is a visually striking character and a nice addition to my DCUC villain ranks. She's basically the DC Universe Classics basic female body (also known as the "buck") with a unique headsculpt.

While I'm on the subject, the X-Man known as Banshee has always bothered me. A Banshee is supposed to be female. It would be like having a male superhero named "Mermaid." Or a female superhero named "Dude Man." It's stupid and Marvel should stop it this instant.

Fortunately DC Comics' Silver Banshee is female, and pretty creepy looking to boot. I have read a few comic stories with her in them (mostly Supergirl) but I don't know her origin, so allow me to quote Wikipedia for those of you equally in the dark:

Siobhan McDougal was the first-born child of Garrett McDougal, the patriarch of an old Gaelic clan that has occupied an island midway between Scotland and Ireland for a thousand generations. On that island is Castle Broen, where first-born McDougals undergo a ritual to prove themselves worthy to lead the clan. When Siobhan was young, she traveled the world, only returning to Castle Broen when she heard of her father's death. Her uncle Seamus determined that no woman would lead the clan and intended her brother Bevan to become the new patriarch. She went ahead with the family ritual by herself, which involved calling on supernatural forces for power. She was interrupted by Bevan, and the distraction proved disastrous as she was dragged away into an infernal netherworld. An entity called "the Crone" granted her powers and the ability to return to Earth as the Silver Banshee, but demanded payment in the form of an occult book that belonged to her father. She found that her father's book collection had been shipped off for sale in the United States. Her quest brought her to Metropolis. Killing anyone that stood in the way of her search attracted the attention of Superman. Unable to defeat Superman, she chose to retreat and continue her mission at a later date.

Silver Banshee returned to Metropolis twice more, but was halted both times by Superman. It was Batman who finally found the book amongst some stolen goods in Gotham City. Superman brought the book to Castle Broen where he was confronted by Silver Banshee. The Crone appeared at the castle, and after an enigmatic warning to Superman, she dragged the Banshee, Bevan, and Seamus off to her netherworld.

In Leesburg, Supergirl rescued Silver Banshee from Satanus' Netherworld when the chaos flow brought the river Styx to the town. Silver Banshee was left in a confused state, eventually going back to her psychotic persona and using Supergirl's friend Mattie as a host while rampaging on the streets. Mattie and Silver Banshee thus proceeded to nearby Schnaffenburg where Mattie tried to get revenge on Gerald McFee, who killed her brother during Final Night while in thrall to Gorilla Grodd. Supergirl calmed Silver Banshee, separating Mattie from her, which led to Silver Banshee temporarily vanishing.

Silver Banshee attempted to collect the billion dollar bounty President Luthor placed on Superman’s head in Superman/Batman #3, but failed.

Silver Banshee later joined the Secret Society headed by Alexander Luthor. She was one of the members who turned on Black Adam when Luthor needed him for his machine. She also took part in the Battle of Metropolis.

Silver Banshee battles Supergirl in Supergirl #34, and is expected to be a recurring nemesis for Supergirl, as well as Superman, as part of an attempt to tie Supergirl's book in with Superman's titles.

In Superman #682, Supergirl was used as a diversion as some members of Kandor captured Silver Banshee, placing her in the Phantom Zone. Later, Superman freed Silver Banshee to be taken to Belle Reve.

Silver Banshee has superhuman strength, agility, speed, endurance, a high degree of resistance to physical and energy attacks. Her wail can kill anyone within a certain range as long as she can see her victim and knows their true name. Victims are usually reduced to desiccated husks. Silver Banshee is able to use her sonic powers to teleport. In Justice League Unlimited and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, she is capable of flight under her own power.

So now you know, and knowing is half the battle ;)

Silver Banshee is a great figure, although she's not that easy to come by. The fact that she styalistically fits right into the DCUC line-up, that she's a cool looking female character, and that she's a Target exclusive do nothing to assure that fans will actually find her in the wild.

It's enough to make you wanna scream!

Sympathy for the Daredevil

First, I want to thank everyone here for the birthday wishes. It was a great day, I had so much fun.

But my day is over, so enough about me. How about seeing some swag!

First up on the birthday haul is Daredevil in his original costume!


Like with Captain America, I am very picky when it comes to Daredevil action figures. So much so that I did not have a Daredevil action figure before this one. You see, the thing is, I have nothing against his red costume; it's just that I always wanted his first costume FIRST. I'm weird like that.


I recall that Marvel Legends released a yellow version years ago as a "chase" or "variant" figure, and I really wanted it, but since I never saw it I never bothered with the red Daredevil released at the time. Nor did I ever bother with the movie version. The less said about that one the better.

I'm glad I waited, as this version (from Hasbro's Marvel Legends: Nemesis Walmart exclusive line) is far superior! It was well worth the wait to get Daredevil into my action figure roster.

His nunchucks fit nicely in his leg holster too, which is very cool.

Daredevil's head sculpt is excellent, his horns are nice and crisp and his face looks tough and heroic. The head sculpt even has wrinkles on the top and back, like a real cowl would. Nice attention to detail.

The costume isn't exactly like his first appearance, which had one large "D" instead of two small ones, but since this is just a repaint of the red version released in the same line, I can forgive that.

I just love gaudy superhero costumes, and Daredevil's original is one of the most gaudy. I'd say it looks like it was designed by a blind guy, but that'd be insensitive. Anyways, I love it and personally feel like I now own one of the best Daredevil action figures ever made.


"I don't get it."

Everybody Must Get Stonedar

The 80s apparent fascination with rock-based action figures was either a stroke of updated Pet Rock genius, or proof that toy designers were flat out of ideas by the ends of both the Masters of the Universe and GoBots toylines.

"Nuthin' here but us rocks. Move along."

While I admit I DID buy into the Rock Lords faction of the GoBots (and had quite a few of them I might add,) I had moved on from MOTU by the time Stonedar made his appearance. There was another character called Rokkon who was more boulder-ish, while Stonedar looks like a meteor or some type of space debris. Both transformed in the same fashion into mighty Masterrrrrrs of the Universe-erse-erse-erse!

Stonedar's "change" is actually quite inspired, and his joints all move nice and free in much the same way most MOTU figures did, so he could probably sit in some of the vehicles and certainly fit right in with the castle playsets. Unfortunately his hands can't really grip anything so they designed him to have a satellite dish type weapon that clicks into his belly (which I don't have.)

He has a rather odd space-man ish look to him, but he is still pretty neat and clever and if I were still into Masters of the Universe when he came out I would surely have wanted him. Thanks to the magic of the swap meet, I have him now. Yay swap meet!

Next up is another recent swap meet find, Magmar - Evil leader of the bad guy faction of the Rock Lords.

I didn't have Magmar as a kid, but I did have Sticks N' Stones who I previously blogged about, so now my sole Rock Lord has a leader!

"Rock on."

Okay it's your turn; commence with the cheesy rock-based comments like "this post rocked" or "Magmar rokksors my sokxsors!"