Super Powers Mantis

I know I blogged about my Super Powers Mantis years ago when I found him at the flea market, but he was in that random box I mentioned where I unearthed my Rumble Ready Riddler, so I figured he deserved another shot at stardom here on Toyriffic!

I didn't follow the Super Powers line back in the eighties, but it has been fun gathering together the odd figure now and then in my adulthood. I now own Aquaman, Steppenwolf, Joker, Robin, Darkseid, Parademon, Brainiac and Mantis. And the Batmobile! Still no Batman though. Sure, I could jump on eBay and pay inflated prices for one, but the fun of not technically collecting a line is that I only pick them up on the super cheap when they pop up randomly. Sure they may not be complete or mint but did I mention I like them cheap? I like my action figures like I like my women: incomplete, play worn and cheap.  JUST KIDDING!

Anyways Mantis is a great looking robotic Fourth Worlder. He was completely redesigned for the Super Powers line and looks like he may have been inspired by Star Wars. His 'action feature' is ridiculous but also invisible and doesn't require any special knobs or buttons: squeeze his legs together and his arms sway back and forth. FUN!

Random Christmas Pic (and overdue review!) :: Santa Kalibaklaus

"Merry Christmas, filthy Earth worms!"

One of the few DCUC 'Collect and Connect' figures I was actually able to complete is the second favorite son of Darkseid Kalibak the Cruel! I have been reading Kirby's New Gods lately and my love of all things Kirby has been re-ignited, so I dug out my Kalibak and realized that I have yet to review him on Toyriffic! Crazy but true!

I'm so far away from DC Universe Classics now that I honestly can't remember which wave Kalibak appeared in as the 'Collect and Connect' figure...checking Google...ahh, it appears he was part of wave 6 which included black suit and mullet Superman, Mister Miracle, Hawkman, Killer Moth, and Captain Marvel. That was a nice wave, and explains why I wanted them all to complete Kalibak. But truth be told, I would have completed a whole lot of waves had Mattel had any inkling on how to distribute these things...but I digress. The only other DCUC Collect and Connect figures I was able to complete are Metamorpho and Gorilla Grodd, so owning Kalibak is somewhat of an accomplishment. 

Kalibak is a massive figure and a great likeness of Orion's half-brother. When I dug him out of the box he was stored in I forgot to grab his Beta Club, so I'll have to go back for that soon. In the meantime Kalibak is going to serve as a Santa stand-in at home because he's awesome, as are pretty much all things Kirby.