Recent content by AgentHemlock

I believe Bandai is blocked from selling and advertising Star Wars figures (outside of Movie Realizations which is their own scale and interpretation of the IP) within the US, but they may be able to sell them in other countries, including English speaking ones. SHF never displays their SW...

I've been writing in their populist candidate since I was a kid, but alas, his pro-meatball agenda turns off too many of the bureaucrats.

The Acolyte, like a lot of these shows, was a mixed bag... but it wouldn't have taken much to clean it up into something more respectable and cleaner from every angle. Like a lot of shows these days, it just suffers from 1st draft syndrome. I'm surprised no one watched (or read) the power of...

I really wish they had just used the same material as Gambit's jacket, in a darker shade of brown. Or PVC with swappable arms.

I can't say for certain, but so far I have not had to pay any tariff fees on the backend for any of my incoming packages from China, which have arrived from many different sources. Aliexpress, however, has a small surcharge at checkout, like a buck or two, that didn't used to be there before...

Agreed, it is strange. I don't know if soft goods (especially with Rogue) is what causes the delay, or not. Or maybe if they miss a slot at the factory, they need to reschedule 6 months later. Part of frustration might be that each month it gets pushed forward a month, instead of them just...

At this point I'm fine with Rogue getting bumped since I may hold out on shipping until I know how much the tariff tax will be. I suppose, unfortunately, the de minimis exception will never be reinstated even if TACO, so every Japanese import will be quite a bit more, unless they find a...

That dwarf does look interesting. Anyone have any backstory for the company, or what they plan on doing with the line? He's $85 on Bumbusbee with free shipping.

Thanks SD, I'd probably be better suited for that than my Dark Knight Returns modern parody 😅 but ultimately it'd be an existential challenge, I'd never be able to out do Alan Moore's run. Swamp Thing is the coming attraction I'm most excited for, however. Hoping they knock it out of the park.

Maybe appropriate to have Superman age into someone who becomes more idealistic, more rose-eyed when viewing America, dismissive of negative critiques of the nation (and himself, like we saw in the movie), while Clark Kent and Lois Lane boomer out into a life of comfort. "I worked hard saving...

I could be wrong here, but I think part of the reason import Disney IP figures are expensive when sold domestically in the US is because of Hasbro's license. All other companies are blocked from distributing 1/12th scale in the US. I think BBTS gets around it by ordering the figures and either...

I was hoping that this line would blend in with my MAFEX and Marvel Legends setup, as I'm more of a one-definitive-version collector, as much as I can be. It still might in some instances, but they really are leaning into the Marvel vs Capcom aesthetics (unlike Legends who are just making...

Maybe. At that time, as a 2nd or 3rd grader I think I was largely aware of AIDs through pop culture and several likely problematic and possibly homophobic after school specials or health videos. From what I remember... X-Factor encountered the Legacy virus before it had a name, while they were...

I have a framed piece of 90's X-Factor page art hanging on my wall that I picked up at one of the first cons I attended, because I loved the X-Factor book so much as a child. That legacy virus storyline literally changed how I viewed comics, as a ~9 year old. I grabbed the entire...

Got a letter from Nin Nin today saying starting tomorrow they are suspending all shipments to the USA, and that the entire Japan Post might follow later in the week. No word on how long they'll cease shipping, it's TBD right now. Like other sites, they are offering unlimited hold time on Private...