New Article: I won't be satisfied until we've looked at every last one of He-Man's friends and foes, so today's article is all about Sy-Klone, the only Masters of the Universe character who can turn into a tornado. Tons of bonuses in this one - aside from the standard review, you can download the original commercial and read his old mini-comic, page by page.

Here's something I wanted to have up on the site, but knew I'd never actually write a full article about. I've written about tigers and mysterious pink boxes, but I doubt I could get too far in a speech about Return of the Jedi erasers...

For your viewing pleasure: an almost-complete picture gallery of all the school supplies and kiddie baubles from Return of the Jedi. I've had most of these. The Yoda figural eraser was actually the first Star Wars item I've ever owned, having been given to me by my brother who felt the eraser smelled just a little bit too much like candy. Indeed, it smelled so much like candy that I couldn't help biting Yoda's ears off and eating them. I don't think they were toxic, but I still throw up whenever I see erasers sheerly by association. Thanks, Yoda. I know you can barely tell what these items are from their linking pics, so just consider each one a special new surprise. Click on the pictures to see the full-sized versions...

There's your little dog and pony show. Tomorrow's article should be good - it's about the most famous cereal premium of all time, a small-but-spirited item that had the kind of fad power to take in nearly 80 million dollars from the U.S. alone. I've been keeping up a pretty decent schedule with the article frequency, no? Just goes to show you how far fifteen cups of coffee at 7 AM can actually take you. I've got a huge lot of stuff to review coming on in - not movies this time, but actual stuff. These are the kind of things that really can't be reviewed unless I've got them in my hands to fondle and take pictures of, so figure on a heavy dose of firsthand item examinations real soon. What the fuck am I talking about? Guess I need a sixteenth cup.

By the way, enter your name in that Sony Watchman contest if you haven't already. I'm serious when I say that it's in no way a come-on - I personally know the people responsible for both putting the contest together and sending out the prizes, and they're basically just trying to clear out old warehouse stock. Again, if you're one of the winners, make sure you e-mail me to let me know.

Posted by Matt on 02/12/2003. E-mail me!