Bits and Bobs 20110212

This is a new column for me just to mention unrelated facts and to mention other news from here and there.

#407 of Year 2 X-Men Wolverine

It's still X-men week of Figures February, and after 4 days of Wolverine and the X-Men, I'm finally opening a Wolverine, except that it's not from the same line.  Instead, today's Wolverine is from Toy Biz.  That's kinda ironic in a sense.  I did say I don't really like Wolverine, but I picked these up years ago in a huge mixed lot which is why I have everyone's favourite bad boy Canuck.

#406 of Year 2 Wolverine & the X-Men Iceman

This is the last of my Wolverine & the X-men figures, and yes, there's no Wolverine.  I didn't bother buying a Wolverine, because at the time these figures were out, right after the movie, I was Wolverine out.  Besides, I'm not a huge Marvel or X-men fan, so I wasn't looking to complete the line or anything.  Cherry-picking dos have its fun, and it's a lot more gentle on the wallet and on my peace of mind.

#405 of Year 2 Wolverine & the X-Men Avalanche

It's day four of the X-men week here on Toy a Day.  Now X-men week forms part of Figures February and it's the first sub-themed week of the first themed month of this year.  Despite the fact that it's day 4, this is only the third X-men figure of the week.  Confused?  Well, read back over the last three days and things will hopefully be clearer.

#404 of Year 2 Wolverine & the X-Men Colossus

It's day 3 of X-Men week, part of Figures February 2011, and today I'm opening Colossus.  This Russian mutant has the power to convert his body to steel (or iron?) and thus gains superstrength and limited invulnerability.  I must confess that Colossus is one of my favs in the X-men series, so it's a no brainer to get him.

#403 of Year 2 Wolverine & the X-Men Magneto

It's X-Men week of Figures February 2011 here on Toy a Day and finally, I've got an X-Men figure to open.  Magneto is the main baddie of the series, but is he really a villian?  Who knows?  Anyways, magnetic powers are always difficult to protray seriously and kudos to the X-Men writers in the past for writing him so well.

#402 of Year 2 Secret Wars #11 Thor / Enchantress

It's another Monday, and this is Figures February.  Since I've started a themed month, I thought I'd do a sub-theme week along with it, and this week it's X-Men week.  And X-Men week starts with... Thor and Enchantress???

The Contest for Ages

The Dread Axe and the Sword of the Ages will return to the Poe Ghostal store (or Poe Ghostal Point of Acquisition, to name it in full), on the 9th of February at 1pm Eastern US Time (and not Extra Terrestrial as Poe would have us believe - hah!).  To celebrate the return, I'm having my first contest of the year - yes, you read that correctly, the first contest, meaning that there will hopefully be more contest this year.  Read more to find out who can entre and what are the rules!

#401 of Year 2 Spiderman 3 Missile Attack New Goblin

It's Figures February 2011, where I'm opening action figures for the whole month.  When I said there was a better New Goblin out there yesterday, I knew I had another New Goblin in hand.  Will this live up to be the better New Goblin, or will it be another disappointment?  Read on to find out.

#400 of Year 2 Spiderman 3 Sky Stick New Goblin

400 new toys!  I've opened 400 new toys in just over a year, and have reviewed more than that, together with accessories and what hot.  And today, I continue with the Spiderman 3 theme with the New Goblin.