A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal.
https://www.poeghostal.com/2024/02/such-heroic-nonsense.html
A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal.
A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal.
I've had a theory for a while that modern adult action figure collectors of a certain age (i.e., the ones currently driving the market, between the ages of 30-50 mostly) have gone through a numbe...
https://www.poeghostal.com/2020/08/poes-point-the-buzzlords.html
Since putting this website on hiatus six(!) years ago, the big thing I've gotten into with my toy collecting is making dioramas. This doesn't always mean a full-on structure like a castle or a bu...
https://www.poeghostal.com/2020/08/anatomy-of-a-toy-diorama-g-i-joe-classified-incoming.html
Toy companies seem to be shying away from real-life guns. Diamond Select’s Rocketeer andWestworld figures either didn’t have guns or they were glued into their holsters (despite coming with h...
https://www.poeghostal.com/2020/08/toys-and-real-life-guns.html
I came across this intriguing photo on a forum (it apparently originated at the Fwoosh, but since they recently some problems with their forums I’ve been unable locate the original post – so ...
https://www.poeghostal.com/2020/07/poes-point-guns-blasters-and-nerf.html
So, what to make of today's fiasco with this morning's Target exclusive G.I. Joe Classified preorders?
https://www.poeghostal.com/2020/07/poes-point-target-destroyed.html
Playing Around With Laser Blasts FX Star Wars Black Series; Line Shot #2 by chevy2who Submit your Flickr photos to Poe Ghostal’s Pic of the Day!
Phil Reed of Battlegrip has another post about how he’s seeing Leia and Greedo pegwarming – based on store visits – and therefore Hasbro needs to “save this line before the mass retailer...