If you’re a frequent reader of ToyBender (and why wouldn’t you be?) then you might know the commenter that goes by the name of Poe Ghostal. Poe is a writer on OAFE.net and he’s also had several articles published in everyone’s favorite toy magazine, ToyFare, including three in the latest issue. God I’m so jealous I could poop.
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Some of you have my Lootist badge on the side of the page. Most you haven’t. Well, in case you wondered what that it is, then let me be your guide for something completely awesome. If you’re a reader of this site you’ll no doubt be familiar by the witty commentary provided by Great White Snark. GWS (as his mother calls him) came up with Lootist.com.
Lootist is at it’s simplest description is a wish list. There’s more too it than that, but that’s one of the main features that I enjoy. I’m a big fan of Amazon.com’s wishlist, but of course their wish list is limited to what’s for sale on Amazon.com. Lootist works by letting you add stuff as you cruise around the internets. It’s not limited to any specific category, but I choose to stick mainly to toy purchases. What’s cool about it is it has a bit of a social networking aspect that lets you see other people’s lists and you can search for things you might like based
For this edition of web spotlight, the extremely infrequent look at toy websites on the internets, I’d like to point out a particularly interesting site that caught my attention the other day. The site is The Definitive Figure Project and the idea behind it is very simple. They take G.I. Joe figures and try to determine which figure out of all the variations made is the best to represent the essence of the character. I think this is a pretty good idea and would even better if it was expanded to the toy universe as a whole.
If you’re a G.I. Joe fan I’d recommend checking it out. So far they’ve done ten figures and it will take you less time to go there and look at them all than it did to read this post.
toy, toy collecting, G.I. Joe, Action figure
I originally found Game Career Guide from a link in the magazine of the same name, an industry review released annually. I had picked up the 2006 edition at a bookstore in Ocala, and I remember wanting to check out the online content. I’m glad I did, as it led me to what I consider the single most useful resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the game industry, including how to get a job there. If you’ve ever visited Gamasutra, the format of Game Career Guide will look rather familiar. As a sister site of Gamasutra, Game Career Guide has many similarities, including the quality of content. But despite these commonalities, there’s one key difference between the two. Whereas Gamasutra is mostly targeted to game industry professionals, Game Career Guide is specifically for those who have not yet broken into the industry, with a nod to students in particular. What will you find at Game Career Guide? As a very general outline: game education news, feature article
I recently ran across a blog this last weekend that, besides having one of the coolest names ever, is a great spot on the internet for toy collectors that you should go to. Right now.
The Fortress of Testicular Fortitude contains a ton of pictures of toys that blog owner Shaun Wong has collected. Yeah, there are a lot of people that post pictures of their stuff online, but Shaun’s got some really great, dare I say, mouth watering pictures of TONS of great figures. Checking out his blog is like taking a trip to the musuem, the Fuggen Awesome Museum.
If you dig around the archieves you’ll find lots of nifty thoughts on different figures and what not. I can tell you that after visiting I got a much better apprieciation of Superman action figures. Why do I waste all my toy collecting dollars on clone figures? Just kidding, clone figures rule.
I must also add that if you quote the Immigrant Song complete with a picture of Thor above it, you’re automatically cool in my bo
While wading through the internet looking for toy info and news, I found a great blog that I’d like to highlight. It is Bat -Blog, a Batman Toys and collectables blog. While I’m not the world’s number one Batman fan, I was completly and utterly obsessed with Tim Burton’s first Batman film as a kid, so old Bats has a special place in my heart. Bat - Blog is great, because it features some of the best, most interesting, and some times craziest Batman related items and happenings I’ve ever seen.
I don’t cover superhero toys as much as I’d like to and this blog covers Batman more than I’d ever hope to. If you’re a Batman fan head on over to Bat - Blog to catch up on tons of great Batman stuff.
Take for instance:
This nifty Batman serial poster with a rather inneudo filled line about Robin.
Or these guys:
European Club DJs that dress up like Batman and Robin.
Simply Bat-tastic.
