I now have the Marvel Universe Secret Wars comic pack that includes Ultron. And, more importantly to you guys, I’ve completed all of the photos and should have a review posted later this week.

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While you wait for me to finish my review you can leap across the web to Infinite Hollywood for a look at Newt’s review of this two-pack.

My short review? Mr. Fantastic blows. Ultron is awesome.

So far I’ve read the first two issues of Blacklist Studios’ Robot 13 comic book (reading post here), and I’m really looking forward to the third issue. The artwork looks great, the story was really starting to build in the second issue, and we’ve got just one more month until we get the conclusion to this first story.

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The team at Blacklist Studios was kind enough to send me a few shots from issue three and the artwork looks like it’s maintaining the high quality — and excellent coloring — of the first two issues.

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For more on Robot 13 and Blacklist Studios don’t miss my interview with Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford (interview here) and then make sure to grab the first two issues of Robot 13 so that you’re ready as soon as the third issue hits stores on March 10.

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Oh wow. Take a look at this incredible vinyl toy design over at Nerd One’s Flickr page. This toy looks like a lot of fun; I wonder how tough it would be to get one of these. And what’s the price?

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Click to visit Flickr.

There are more photos at various stages over at Flickr so make sure to take a few minutes to jump over there and look at this vinyl monster toy.

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Source: Kaiju Chronicle.

Sideshow Collectibles’ free mug promotion* is in effect, with all orders of qualified items including one of these custom mugs. I’m not sure if a mug is enough of an incentive to get me to order a $40+ item, but I know that some of the coffee drinkers in the world may be looking for a subtle way to show off their love of Sideshow’s work.

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“Sideshow Collectibles is proud to have you as a customer and collector. To show our appreciation, we are giving you the opportunity to receive a FREE Sideshow Collectibles Mug! The FREE Sideshow Collectibles Mug is available to collectors who place an order for an In-Stock item of US$40 or more from February 4th, 2010 through February 28th, 2010, or while supplies last. Gift Cards, Rewards, discounts, coupons and gift certificates may be redeemed, but the final item price, after all discounts are applied, must be US$40 or more (prior to shipping and tax).”

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Entertainment Earth sends over news and product info every day, but it’s unusual for them to tell me about old stuff. But that’s exactly what they did today when they sent over an e-mail about G.I. Joe Movie toys.* I wonder how many more years of use Hasbro’s going to get out of the older G.I. Joe vehicle molds.

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“G.I. Joe Movie Alpha Vehicles Wave 1 includes 4 great vehicles with action figures you will probably want to add to your G.I. Joe and Cobra team motor pools. There’s a high-tech underground drill, a spiffy ATV, a snow machine, and a tiny tank. How can you go wrong? Simple: You can’t. Grab this case today, and also be sure to check out the hard-to-find G.I. Joe Movie Alpha Vehicles Wave 2 for more great vehicles and figures.”

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I’ve mentioned the Toygraph Space Troopers before (first mention here) but I haven’t yet done any more than spend too many hours staring at photos of the toys. I’m sure that will change one of these days . . . especially if I look too long at this thread at skullbrain.org.

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As the line grows we see more Glyos (Onell Design) photos and reviews popping up online. Like these latest posts at N13 and Dork Dimension.

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Click to visit Dork Dimension.

• Nocturin (blog, Twitter) shows us TheGodBeast’s (website, Twitter) custom SD Glyos toys in action. Man, I wish I’d had the money to get a set of these when they were released because these are some really cute resin toys. Take a look at the toys here.

• Nate (website, Twitter) brings us a short photo review of two of the Founders, original run Glyos toys priced at $4 each at the Onell website. See the photo review here.

The Founders are cool, but even with the $4 price tag I don’t recommend starting a Glyos collection with these toys. The plastic is just a little too hard, which means that building designs out of the parts is really tough on the hands.

You know, maybe I should sit down and work out a blog post on how to get into the Glyos toy line. There’s a lot to know, and pieces like these Founders and the recent Custom Corps (mentioned here) are not the places to start with the series. Any interest in my own thoughts on where to start — and where to go — with a Glyos toy collection?

Produced by Knight Models, these upcoming Marvel model kits of Venom*, Gambit**, and Captain America*** are scary-expensive resin pieces. Each one is roughly 3-inches tall and priced at $70, placing these firmly in the “garage kit” class when it comes to pricing.

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Click to visit Sideshow Collectibles.

The photos make these models look great, but when I saw the price I was expecting these to be 12-inch scale model kits. I mean, $70 for a 3-inch resin kit is . . . I can’t even put my immediate thoughts into words. I know that some resin kit collectors read battlegrip.com so can any of you guys let me know just what kits of this size and price are like?

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So if you didn’t know that these were 3-inch resin model kits, but did understand that they were resin kits that require assembly and painting, would you order one of them? Do you think that the photos make these kits look cool enough that you thought about pre-ordering one before you noticed the size? Or am I the only person bothered by the size of these kits?

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**Affiliate link: Orders using this link earn battlegrip.com cash, which is applied to buying toys.
***Affiliate link: Orders using this link earn battlegrip.com cash, which is applied to buying toys.

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Priced at $125 each, these new Kat Brunnegraff (Twitter, website) paintings look like just the thing a dedicated fan of cute, spectacular artwork would want hanging on the walls.

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Click to visit Etsy.

Stickers? Why don’t we get stickers in cereal boxes today? Come on, suits, and get with the program! Give kids some goofy crap in their cereal boxes, give them a silly cartoon, and you’re guaranteed to sell more sugary cereals than you are with the current “you get squat” business plan.

At the very least you would sell me some cereal.