By the (Awesome, Expensive) Power of (Castle) Grayskull
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I may bitch about Mattel’s Masters of the Universe line — and when I say “may” I mean “constantly and unceasingly” — but I have to give them full credit for debuting a huge, awesome, tremendous Castle Grayskull playset for the MotUC line. Only drawing are available right now, but the thing is gorgeous — it’s got three floors, two secret doors, the drawbridge, a throne, an elevator, a handle, a place for the Wind Raider, and more, all of it scaled to the larger, 6-inch MotUC figures. The only downside is that it’s going to cost a massive $250 to pre-order — and you have to pre-order — but I fully undestand why, since it’s such a massive, totally new item. He-Man.org has more pics and details, if you’re so inclined. If you need me, I’ll be prostituing myself on the streets to earn a little scratch before the pre-orders for this thing starts.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.