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Steven Elias Marx|W|P|I had an Atomic Man with kung fu grip, yet. He and about forty pounds of other GI Joe (not the real American hero) stuff are out in my storage locker waiting to be organized and either sold or displayed. I'm afraid it's probably going to be the former... Cullen Bunn|W|P|You decide to part with that stuff, you let me know, man. Steven Elias Marx|W|P|I've got the classic Jeep, the space capsule that came out in the 60s, a *huge* truck-like thing which the name escapes me on, but it was an adventure team thing. Mobile Support Vehicle? Something like that. The Mummy's Tomb adventure. My parents went nuts with the stuff when I was little. Wow.I'll sure keep you in mind, man. I think I'm going to have to sell.
A new Broken Frontier column has been posted, this one about the rip-roaring 35th issue of Micronauts!|W|P|114553486181794860|W|P|The Coolest Comic With a Pink Cover ... Ever!|W|P| Cindy B|W|P|I don't recall telling you that it meant you're an old man. Just a lame man. ;) Just kidding. I love you!
As a kid, I loved little plastic soldiers, cowboys, safari animals, and dinosaurs. You could buy them by the pound in sealed plastic bags, haul them out to the backyard and set up sprawling adventures. The sandbox became a desert battleground. The base of the old oak tree, a prehistoric cave system. The patio, an airfield under assualt by a fiendish coalition of Nazis, thunderlizards, and lions. If I needed a swamp setting, I just ran the water hose in the grass for a few minutes--and later endured punishment for muddying up the lawn. There are probably thousands of tiny green infantrymen buried in the back yard of my childhood home. Eventually, many of my crack squadron fell beneath an insidious device created by a mad scientist--a giant magnifying glass that focused the sun into a beam of plastic-melting energy.|W|P|114519195592812596|W|P|Soldiers vs. Dinosaurs!|W|P| Steven Elias Marx|W|P|Not to mention freak explsions and mysterious rocks falling from the sky! One of my son's friends had the big bag of toy soldiers with the five or six characters: the kneeling bazooka guy, the rifleman, the mortar guy, the crawling on his tummy guy, and the shaking rifle furiously guy. MAJOR memory rush. Wow. I had the set in green and the set in silver-grey. Steven Elias Marx|W|P|Oh, and we had further settings also: Huge fortresses built from encyclopedia sets as well as the desk-and-bed terrain warfare
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|W|P|I bought that set of soldiers. I remember getting it and being pissed off. The soldiers were 2 dimensional. That was why they all fit in the little foot locker. Didn't stop me from buying more of the "crap" from the back pages of comics. I wonder how many big ticket comics I destroyed by ordering toy soldiers when I was 8?
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Rom the Spaceknight was a pretty cool toy, and the ad features my all time favorite superhero catch phrase.
"Rom has come ... evil is on the run!"
I must have drawn pictures of a thousand heroes of my own creation, all with the "evil is on the run" tagline.
I never had a Rom action figure (although I liked the comic) but my little brother received one under the tree one Christmas. I'm convinced I was supposed to get the toy, but there was a mix-up on Santa's part. After all, I was the older brother. Surely I should have been the one entrusted with such a high-tech piece of equipment.
Rom had a flashing chest plate and eyes, and he made different noises for each of his weapons. He also made cool breathing and jet propulsion sounds. But most amazingly, Rom could answer simple yes or no questions! One bong means no, two means yes!
"Rom, should I have a peanut butter sandwich for lunch?"
Bong! Bong!
"Hot diggity! Thanks for helping me choose a delicious meal, my armor-plated buddy."
"Rom, should I swipe my little brother's allowance money so I can buy a Slurpee?"
Bong!
"That was a close one, Rom! Thanks for being my moral compass!"|W|P|114487204110235346|W|P|The Robotic Magic 8-Ball|W|P| Jarret L Green|W|P|I looked at The Damned site some and now I'm even more interested in the book. I love the idea of the different families. Kinda like Vampire: The Masquerade, which is an awesome concept even though I'm not into rpg's. Anyway, it was great to meet you guys at the show and thanks again for looking at my idea.
I made a post about it: http://stoplightsleep.blogspot.com/2006/04/comics-spektor.html#links
Cullen Bunn|W|P|Thanks, man! It was great meeting you. Finish that comic proposal up and get it out there! |W|P|This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Cullen Bunn|W|P|This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
I think I had one Big Jim action figure--Dr. Steel with that karate chopping metal hand. But who needed the actual toys? I taped a cardboard wrist band covered in magic marker buttons to my arm and commanded my forces, just like Big Jim himself. Or I used my bow and suction cup arrows and pretended to be Warpath. Few people know this, but my little brother is named Jim because of Big Jim. In fact, when my parents asked for my input on my little brother's name, I suggested Tonto Jim Bunn, because I thought the Lone Ranger was pretty cool, too, and having a brother named after the Ranger's sidekick would make the pretend western adventures all the more entertaining.
I found conflicting information on the artwork for the ad. It certainly looks like Jack Kirby, and some sources say he drew the ad. I've seen some other reference, though, that says it was illustrated by someone copying the King's style.
Either way ... here's to Big Jim--the coolest action figure I never had!
|W|P|114476545052837465|W|P|And Now ... A Word From Our Sponsors|W|P| vacuumboy9|W|P|I still have no clue what the heck that is.However, I did want to tell you that I couldn't get your idea for Thinktank out of my head all day Monday and the more I thought of it, the more I dug it.
Cullen Bunn|W|P|Thinktank is one of those ideas there just HAS to be a market for ... only that market's so ashamed of itself that it's very hard to find. :) Maybe I can convince Chris to let me post the drawing he did of Thinktank and Freakhunter! Monkey|W|P|No COOL HAND LUKE!??! Cullen Bunn|W|P|Holy crud! That is hard to believe. That movie made me wanna eat 100 eggs! Steven Elias Marx|W|P|They could have pulled Midnight Cowboy, Schindler's list, and Thelma and Louise to make room. These are three of the most overrated screenplays and productions in American filmmaking history.Nice to see they got Casablanca and Princess Bride (my two faves) on the list, though.
"My name is Iñigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die..."
Steve
This week's column has been posted at Broken Frontier, beginning a multi-part retrospective of the greatest comic series of all time--The Micronauts!|W|P|114433460162299900|W|P|They Came From Inner Space!|W|P|