Ethan Wilson

And call me old fashioned, but I'm honestly taken a bit aback by a Green Lantern project putting multiple f-bombs in the trailer (especially one that's not Guy-centric)

I'm not writing it off based on the trailer, but I'll admit I'm perplexed by launching a new DC live action universe with Superman, which is a great all-ages showing, and then having the immediate follow-ups all be edgy adult shows of an entirely different tone

#4014: Captain Nathan Hale Bridger CAPTAIN NATHAN HALE BRIDGER SEAQUEST DSV (PLAYMATES) “Name: Nathan Hale Bridger Rank: Captain Assignment: seaQuest DSV 4600 UEO Military ID#: AI147-5024-TS9 Security Access: Indefinite Date of Birth: November 10, 1963 Character Profile: Passionate, decisive leader. Extremely intelligent and inquisitive. Diplomatic and open minded. Dedicated to maintaining peace. Advanced degrees in geology and biology. Driven by great love for the sea and its exploration.

#4014: Captain Nathan Hale Bridger

CAPTAIN NATHAN HALE BRIDGER SEAQUEST DSV (PLAYMATES) “Name: Nathan Hale Bridger Rank: Captain Assignment: seaQuest DSV 4600 UEO Military ID#: AI147-5024-TS9 Security Access: Indefinite Date of Birth: November 10, 1963 Character Profile: Passionate, decisive…

If you pronounce it Shi-theed it has such a lovely ring to it

#4013: Metallo METALLO SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (KENNER) Early in the production of Batman: The Animated Series, the producers realized that, if they intended for the show to have a long run, they’d need to rely on a deeper stable of foes than just the heavy hitters from Batman’s rogues gallery.  To help with this, they put effort into rebuilding some of the more obscure characters into antagonists of depth equal to their more popular counterparts (with their revamp of Mr.

#4013: Metallo

METALLO SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (KENNER) Early in the production of Batman: The Animated Series, the producers realized that, if they intended for the show to have a long run, they’d need to rely on a deeper stable of foes than just the heavy hitters from Batman’s rogues…

#4012: Brimstone Love BRIMSTONE LOVE X-MEN 2099 (TOY BIZ) “The proprietor of the Theater of Pain, Brimstone Love is in the business of suffering! This shape-shifter takes personal interest in the souls he seeks to exploit, making sure to document and record every torturous moment, and ensuring a healthy profit on the blackest of markets. He has currently taken an interest in the lives of the X-Men, dispatching his seekers to hunt the mutants down and bring them into Brimstone Love's web of calculated cruelty.”

#4012: Brimstone Love

BRIMSTONE LOVE X-MEN 2099 (TOY BIZ) “The proprietor of the Theater of Pain, Brimstone Love is in the business of suffering! This shape-shifter takes personal interest in the souls he seeks to exploit, making sure to document and record every torturous moment, and ensuring a…

Flashback Friday Figure Addendum #0065: Luke Skywalker in Stormtrooper Disguise LUKE SKYWALKER in STORMTROOPER DISGUISE STAR WARS: POWER OF THE FORCE II (KENNER) Welcome to the end of another week!  Once more it’s Friday, which means it’s time for another Flashback Friday Figure Addendum!  Jumping back over to the Star Wars side of things, I’m revisiting Luke Skywalker, of the disguised as a Stormtrooper variety!  “Disguised as stormtroopers and fighting off a regiment of Imperial troops inside the Death Star, the escaping band of heroes finds refuge in a garbage receptacle.

Flashback Friday Figure Addendum #0065: Luke Skywalker in Stormtrooper Disguise

LUKE SKYWALKER in STORMTROOPER DISGUISE STAR WARS: POWER OF THE FORCE II (KENNER) Welcome to the end of another week!  Once more it’s Friday, which means it’s time for another Flashback Friday Figure Addendum!  Jumping…

#4011: Pote Snitkin POTE SNITKIN STAR WARS: POWER OF THE FORCE II (KENNER) “Pote Snitkin worked as a helmsman for Jabba the Hutt. The Skrilling piloted one of Jabba's desert skiffs before foolishly battling Jedi Luke Skywalker over the Great Pit of Carkoon.” There are a great many Star Wars characters with multiple action figures under their belt.  Even some of the more minor ones. 

#4011: Pote Snitkin

POTE SNITKIN STAR WARS: POWER OF THE FORCE II (KENNER) “Pote Snitkin worked as a helmsman for Jabba the Hutt. The Skrilling piloted one of Jabba's desert skiffs before foolishly battling Jedi Luke Skywalker over the Great Pit of Carkoon.” There are a great many Star Wars…

#4010: John Carter JOHN CARTER TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVENTURES (TRENDMASTERS) “The Warlord of Mars!  Faster, smarter and a better swordsman than any Martian warrior, John Carter has no equal!” Writer Edgar Rice Burroughs is perhaps best know for his creation Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, but Tarzan isn’t actually Burroughs’ first enduring pulp hero.  That would be the star of his “Barsoom” series, John Carter, Warlord of Mars. 

#4010: John Carter

JOHN CARTER TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVENTURES (TRENDMASTERS) “The Warlord of Mars!  Faster, smarter and a better swordsman than any Martian warrior, John Carter has no equal!” Writer Edgar Rice Burroughs is perhaps best know for his creation Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, but Tarzan…

#4009: Dr. Polaris DR. POLARIS DC SUPER HEROES (HASBRO) “Doctor Polaris’s electromagnetic powers were recently boosted by the mysterious entity known as Neron.  These powers, which are now part of Polaris’s body instead of being generated by weapons, provide the evildoer with forcefield protection as well as staggering strength.” Interspersed with their overabundance of Batman-centric lines in the ‘90s, Kenner did try a few not-Batman DC lines, to mixed results. 

#4009: Dr. Polaris

DR. POLARIS DC SUPER HEROES (HASBRO) “Doctor Polaris’s electromagnetic powers were recently boosted by the mysterious entity known as Neron.  These powers, which are now part of Polaris’s body instead of being generated by weapons, provide the evildoer with forcefield protection…

I'm rewatching Agents of SHIELD, and I'm at the mid-season 2 break, and I forgot how much I disliked this bit of it. I'm still especially mad about them wasting Trip for a stupid shock death.

#4008: Forearm FOREARM X-FORCE (TOY BIZ) “This Evil Mutant loves to fight! Forearm's favorite boast is that he's the best in hand-to-hand-to-hand-to-hand combat. It's not a hollow boast either-Forearm can clobber a dozen attackers in seconds. Locked doors can't keep him out for long, either. His rapid-fire piledriver punches can buckle steel! Though he can use guns if he has to, Forearm prefers to fight with his fists.

#4008: Forearm

FOREARM X-FORCE (TOY BIZ) “This Evil Mutant loves to fight! Forearm's favorite boast is that he's the best in hand-to-hand-to-hand-to-hand combat. It's not a hollow boast either-Forearm can clobber a dozen attackers in seconds. Locked doors can't keep him out for long, either. His…

I'm currently looking at sourcing parts for him. Really want to round out the crew!

Thanks! I love the line too! There was a Westphalen prototype, but she got cut for whatever reason. Extra odd, since the line had Zeller, and she's kind of central to his episode.

A custom figure based on John D’aquino as Lt Ben Krieg, made using a Bridger figure for the body, and the head of a Playmates Star Trek Lore that’s been modified and repainted.

Krieg standing with the rest of the Playmates SeaQuest crew. L to R: Crocker, O’Neill, Bridger, Ford, Hitchcock, Krieg, & Lucas.

I’ve always loved the first year of SeaQuest DSV. Playmates did a rather nice set of figures at the time, but the crew was 3 members short. Ben Krieg was always my favorite, but got no figure. I bought the parts to make one over a decade ago, but finally got around to finishing the project!

Yeah, we have plenty of home grown evil that would do the exact same thing given the opportunity

Flashback Friday Figure Addendum #0064: Avalanche AVALANCHE X-FORCE (TOY BIZ) The week, she is once more at an end.  Honestly, feels like it flew by, but maybe not in the best way.  But, the main point is, we made it to Friday!  Alright!  Go us!  Let’s have another Flashback Friday Figure Addendum, this time jumping back over to my little Toy Biz Marvel corner of the world with a return to Avalanche! 

Flashback Friday Figure Addendum #0064: Avalanche

AVALANCHE X-FORCE (TOY BIZ) The week, she is once more at an end.  Honestly, feels like it flew by, but maybe not in the best way.  But, the main point is, we made it to Friday!  Alright!  Go us!  Let’s have another Flashback Friday Figure…

#4007: Ree-Yees REE-YEES STAR WARS: POWER OF THE FORCE II (KENNER) “Even with a court full of conspirators, Jabba the Hutt never suspected Ree-Yees as a potential assassin. Ree-Yees cut a deal with the Empire to destroy Jabba, but fate would save that role for Princess Leia.” Missed it by *that* much.  Like, do you ever think that Ree-Yees tried to play it off to the Empire like he was actually somehow responsible for the deed? 

#4007: Ree-Yees

REE-YEES STAR WARS: POWER OF THE FORCE II (KENNER) “Even with a court full of conspirators, Jabba the Hutt never suspected Ree-Yees as a potential assassin. Ree-Yees cut a deal with the Empire to destroy Jabba, but fate would save that role for Princess Leia.” Missed it by *that*…

Picture of a Kenner Star Wars Power of the Force Pote Snitkin figure, still in package, held up by my hand, in front of my desk.

Not the last overall figure I need from the line, but Pote here is the final single carded figure I needed for my Power Of the Force II run, which feels pretty neat.

#4006: Casey Jones CASEY JONES TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ULTIMATES (SUPER 7) My first taste of Super 7’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates line, back in early 2022 (which was somehow *four* years ago), was Casey Jones, the Turtles second human ally, who was added to the line in its fourth assortment.  Today, in what I feel almost certain is going to be my *last* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates review, I’m taking a look at another Casey Jones. 

#4006: Casey Jones

CASEY JONES TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ULTIMATES (SUPER 7) My first taste of Super 7’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates line, back in early 2022 (which was somehow *four* years ago), was Casey Jones, the Turtles second human ally, who was added to the line in its fourth…

The difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant is the difference between a $20 bill and a napkin that a fascist wrote "twenty dollars" on.