Abstinence!

It is exactly one year ago when I last bought an action figure! A few
years back I had my action figure ravenous phase when I would become
agitated and froth in the mouth if a month passes by and I haven’t
bought a new toy. This one year abstinence is a result of a combined
better sense of the value of money and the actual paucity of new,
interesting toys to get. Marvel Legends has spiralled downhill, more so
with Hasbro taking over. Emma Frost looks like a porn star, but her
action figure looks like an ugly porn star. Psylocke looks fugly as
hell, and how many Wolverines and Iron men do we actually need? It
doesn’t help that I’ve lost interest in Marvel Comics altogether. DC
Direct is a different issue. Quality is still at its peak, I’m a DC
fanatic, but as of last year I already have all the characters that I
need. This one year abstinence is mind-blowing, considering the level
of addiction I used to have when Mar and Therese would have to drag me
away from my daily toy rounds and sedate me if necessary to prevent me
from buying Mystique, whose legs are now melting from the sheer heat in
my room.


April 22, 2007