a moment of action figure nerdery

It has just been brought to my attention that Matt Tracker from M.A.S.K. is being re-released... as part of the G.I. Joe line. Isn't that weird? The M.A.S.K. figures were on a different scale. I guess they're fixing him, upping his articulation, and inviting him into the Pit.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS15872&mode=retail&picture=out

SDCC request post script

Recently I posted a request for a favor from anyone I know who might happen to be attending the San Diego Comic Con. A thread of what I was after can be read here. Anyway, earlier today I learned that as soon as SDCC opened its doors, http://whona.com was going to go live with some of these exclusives, and they had a counter on the website counting down to 6 pm Pacific time. I was in, so I kept an eye on it, and as soon as it counted down to 6, I tried reloading the page, and I guess every Doctor Who nerd in the world was doing the same thing I was doing because it kept crashing. I did manage to get what I wanted if my order doesn't get all screwed up as a result of all the craziness, so if anyone was trying to hook me up (I know one friend was trying to find someone on my behalf), I'm all set now, and thank you anyway.

On a side note, this must be the manliest action figure I've ever seen:

poor Aquaman

(a customer return)