CRUSHIN'A GUY WRITES GUEST REVIEW ON CAPTAIN TOY

HOSE OF YOU WHO READ MY SWAG SECTION REGULARLY, KNOW HOW OFTEN I REFERENCE  MICHAEL CRAWFORD's EXCELLENT REVIEWS ON HIS CAPTAIN TOY WEBSITE.  RECENTLY HE WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO WRITE A REVIEW FOR DC DIRECT's BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE BASED ON THE ART OF MARSHALL ROGERS.  CLICK ON THE PHOTO AT LEFT TO READ THE REVIEW.

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD

'M REAL HAPPY FOR YA, AND I'MA LET YA FINISH BUT HERE'S THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE CRUSH.  THAT'S DIEDRICH BADER (LEFT), THE VOICE OF BATMAN IN HIS LATEST ANIMATED INCARNATION - BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD. IN HIS HAND IS A CUSTOMIZED VERSION OF A BATMAN BRAVE AND THE BOLD FIGURE.  LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THESE TWO MET UNDER THE NEW ARRIVALS SECTION.  PLUS THERE ARE NO LESS THAN 13 NEW SWAG ITEMS TO CHECK OUT. HOLLER BACK WHEN YOU CAN!

ET OST ! 

ANS OF THE SERIES LOST WILL ENJOY THIS SPOOF FEATURING ACTION FIGURES FROM THE SHOW AND A LOT MORE.  I WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE PRODUCERS OF THE WEBISODES SPONSORED BY JUST FOR LAUGHS.COM, THEY NEEDED TO ROUND OUT THEIR CAST WITH A BEN LINUS ACTION FIGURE PICTURED ON THE LEFT.  JUST CLICK ON THE PHOTO AND YOU CAN WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED AS HE DOESN'T PLAY UNTIL TOWARD THE END. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF BEN AND FIND OUT HOW HE WAS MADE UNDER THE NEW ARRIVALS SECTION OF THE CUSTOMS PAGE.   

DEXTER VICTIM MIGHTY MUGG CUSTOM

HE ONLY OTHER NEW ARRIVAL AT THIS TIME IS THIS DEXTER VICTIM MIGHTY MUGG. THAT'S RIGHT YOU READ IT CORRECTLY. ANOTHER COMMISSION, THIS GUY IS DYING (LITERALLY) FOR YOU TO SEE HIM.  SEE MORE AND READ MORE ABOUT HIM UNDER THE NEW ARRIVALS ON THE CUSTOM PAGE.  

NOTHER CUSTOM SHOWCASE AT AFI!!!

HOSE GENIUSES OVER  AT ACTION FIGURE INSIDER HAVE PRESENTED ANOTHER CUSTOM SHOWCASE.  THIS TIME PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED FIGURES ONLY WHILE CONSTRUCTING ONLY DC CHARACTERS. MODIFICATIONS WERE TO BE MINIMAL TO ACTUALLY GIVE MATTEL A GUIDELINE TO MANUFACTURE NEW CHARACTERS AT A LOW COST.  THERE ARE 3 DIFFERRENT ENTRIES BY CRUSHINAGUY AS WELL AS SOME VERY IMAGINATIVE ENTRIES BY SCOTT ROGERS, SPYMAGICIAN, AND OTHERS.  I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I ENJOY THIS IMAGINATIVE APPROACH TO FIGURE CUSTOMIZNG!  ONCE AGAIN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE CUSTOM ENTRY AND POST COMMENTS AS WELL.  JUST CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC TO YOUR LEFT AND YOU'RE THERE!

EWARE OF

RYPTONIAN

 ESCAPEES!!

ESIDES ZOD AND HIS POSSE GETTIN' ALL MAVERICKY, THERE IS A MIXED BAG OF NEW CUSTOMS IN STORE.  AS 2008 DRAWS TO A CLOSE, I'VE GATHERED UP ALL THE STUFF YET TO BE FEATURED HERE AND OFFERED THEM UP FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT.  IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY MY LAST UPDATE THIS YEAR  -  SO LIVE IT UP!!

APPY HOLIDAYS,RICKS AND REATS!!

HE HOLIDAY SEASON IS UPON US SO HAPPY THANKSGIVING, MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND A MUCH BELATED HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR THE TRUSTY PANTHER SUIT WAS CARTED OUT FOR  FUN AND TREATS.  THERE WERE PLENTY OTHER GOTHAMITES IN ATTENDANCE AT ONE PARITCULAR CAST PARTY - SUCH AS POISON IVY SEEN HERE (LEFT).  BUT FORTUNATELY YOURS TRULY WAS THE ONLY DARK KNIGHT IN ATTENDANCE.

 CUSTOM SHOWCASE IS ON!!!

T'S A WHOLE NEW SHOWCASE FOR CUSTOMIZERS OVER AT ACTION FIGURE INSIDER.  THE PRESTIGIOUS WEBSITE IS HOSTING  THEIR FIRST CUSTOM SHOWCASE EVER AND THE ENTRIES ARE GREAT!!  YOU'LL FIND SOME FIGURES BY CRUSHINAGUY THERE AS WELL!!  THIS IS A NOVEL CONCEPT IN THAT ALL ENTRIES USE FIGURES EITHER FROM MATTEL's DCUC OR DCSH LINE AS THEIR BASES.  ALL FIGURES HAD TO RETAIN AT LEAST 75% OF THEIR BASE.  PLUS YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAVE COMMENTS TOO!! JUST CLICK ON THE COOL GRAPHIC TO YOUR LEFT AND YOU'RE THERE!

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UT AIT, HERE'S ORE!

N ADDITION TO THE NEW FIGURES ON DISPLAY OVER AT THE ACTION FIGURE INSIDER, TWO NEW NEVER BEFORE SEEN FIGURES ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT IN THE NEW ARRIVALS CATEGORY ON THE CUSTOMS PAGE.  PLUS MORE CUSTOMS ARE ON THE WAY!!  ENJOY AND AS ALWAYS , YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME!!

HAT'S APPENING...

HAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND WHY DID THE FIRST UPDATE OF THE YEAR TAKE SO LONG?  YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.  ALL YOU  REALLY CARE ABOUT IS SEEING SOME NEW CUSTOM FIGURES - AM I RIGHT?  THERE'S AN ALEX ROSS BATGIRL (LEFT), AN X-TREME STORM, A PAIR OF SUPERMEN, AND FOR THE ALL THE McG FANS -  AN ED McGUINNESS BRUCE WAYNE.  NO UPDATE WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SOME SWAG AND IT HAS BEEN PILING UP.  SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  HEAD ON OVER TO THE CUSTOMS PAGE AND CHECK OUT THE NEW ARRIVALS.

THE PHANTOM - THE GHOST WHO WALKS!!

OT A WHOLE LOT ON THE CUSTOM FRONT AFTER A LONG SUMMER BREAK.  3 NEW FIGURES HAVE BEEN ADDED.  AND YES, THE McGUINNESS GROOVE IS STILL ON.   BE SURE TO CRUISE BY THE SWAG PAGE AS THERE'S A LOTTA NEW GUANO ON THE SHELVES AND YOU CAN CHECK IT ALL OUT HERE.  IT's ALWAYS,  GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL - SO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO!

WASS ESIGN GOES LIVE!

 ELLOW CUSTOMIZERS AND FANS OF CUSTOMIZING HAVE LONG KNOWN ABOUT THE FANTASTIC CREATIONS OF SWASS FROM HIS MANY CUSTOMCON ENTRIES.  NOW HIS WEBSITE IS UP AND ALL OF HIS WORK CAN BE VIEWED ON THIS VERY ENTERTAINING SITE.  SWASS WORKS EXCLUSIVELY IN THE ED McGUINNESS STYLE AND NOT ONLY ARE HIS HIGH RES IMAGES A MUST-SEE BUT HIS COMMENTARY IS FALL-OUT-OF-YOUR-CHAIR HILARIOUS!!  I STRONGLY RECOMMEND A VISIT BY CLICKING ON THE LOGO TO YOUR LEFT.  

AKE THE CUINNESS

 LUNGE 

HEN DC DIRECT FIRST RELEASED THEIR LINE OF FIGURES BASED ON THE ART OF ED McGUINNESS, LIKE SO MANY I THOUGHT THEY WERE A LITTLE WEIRD LOOKING.  NOW I'VE TOTALLY CAPITULATED FOR THESE GUYS AS THEY MAKE GREAT BASES FOR CUSTOM FIGURES.  THERE ARE OTHER CLASSIFCATIONS TO CHECK OUT THIS TIME - INCLUDING MY FIRST EVER WEDDING CAKE TOPPER!  HEAD ON OVER TO THE "NEW ARRIVALS"  TO SEE THESE ADDITIONS. 

ORE USTOMS !! 

DMITTINGLY, I HAD A REASON FOR WANTING TO DO ANOTHER STRAIGHTFORWARD BATMAN CUSTOM.  OFTEN SOMEONE ELSE BEATS ME TO THE PUNCH WHEN A NEW BASE FIGURE BECOMES AVAILABLE.  NOT THIS TIME!  YOU CAN CHECK OUT THIS GUY AND OTHERS UNDER THE "NEW ARRIVALS."  PLUS ANOTHER BATCH OF CUSTOM FIGURES IS ALREADY IN THE WORKS.  ENJOY AND DROP A LINE IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED.

IZARD ORLD COMES TO

R. AND MRS.  CRUSHINAGUY WERE IN ATTENDANCE ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR AS LOS ANGELES HOSTED ITS LARGEST ANNUAL COMIC BOOK CONVENTION.  THERE WEREN'T AS MANY HEAVY-HITTERS THIS YEAR AS THERE HAVE BEEN IN YEARS PAST.  BUT FUN WAS HAD BY ALL NONETHELESS.  JUST RAMPING UP FOR COMIC-CON IN JULY!!

RUSHIN'AGUY IS WO EARS    LD!!

EAH, YEAH, YEAH.  LET'S FORGO THE "IT'S BEEN AGES SINCE THE LAST UPDATE" CRAP AND GET TO BUSINESS.  CRUSHINAGUY.COM IS CELEBRATING THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF ITS LAUNCH!  THERE ARE SOME NEW ARRIVALS TO LOOK AT. SOME WERE QUICKIES AND OTHERS TOOK...WELL, LONGER.  ENJOY AND LET'S HEAR YOUR COMMENTS!

HE ATION OURNS A ALLEN ERO

RUSHINAGUY JOINS THE NATION AND THE WORLD IN MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF THE FINEST SUPERHEROES EVER TO DON TIGHTS.  CAPTAIN AMERCIA, AKA STEVE ROGERS, FELL VICTIM  RECENTLY TO A SNIPER's BULLET ON THE STEPS OF THE MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY (SEE ISSUE #25).  SINCE 1941 CAP FOUGHT TO KEEP THE WORLD SAFE FROM NAZIS, COMMIES, CRIMINALS, AND ALIENS.  NONE COULD EVER THROW A SHIELD LIKE OL' CAP AND WE DOUBT THAT NONE EVER WILL.