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[Liz Sherman]

This was advertised in the latest Preiviews (the comic shop pre-order book).
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Looks like LRG might get another upswing in activity in feb

[Soupie]

The renaissance continues!

[jkaris]

Awesome!

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Oh Goody! I love it when muscles get a spotlight. And it looks like whoever wrote the article thinks they are cool. I may have to get that issue.

[DaHumorist]

shweet

it'll be my first MUSCLE interest resurgance since joining the community. :-D

[lhssenior]

It looks like the article will delve into Kinnikuman as well as it talks about the toys that never made it over here. I wonder who's writing the article/where they're getting their material from? Anyone from the board involved or been contacted?
-Barry

[ironmask]

I'll pick up the issue, but I wouldn't be suprised to see a paragraph long article, only gabbing minimally about nostalgia.
Unless somebody's bringing it back, which is unlikely....

[MUSCLETOYS]

Yes, it will be nice to read an article about M.U.S.C.L.E. that doesn't include insults and jabs about the toyline!

[Czarcher]

Yes, it will be nice to read an article about M.U.S.C.L.E. that doesn't include insults and jabs about the toyline!

Are you being sarcastic?
That's exactly what Toyfare does.
It's pretty annoying actually.

[ironmask]

Which I do not understand for the life of me!
Pick on a toyline, that doesn't have small parts, or lead paint on it?
Or how about picking on a toyline that doesn't break easily, or is fairly easy to mass produce?
Let's not get near the originality of the line, especially held against the licensing storm that is today's toy market... Geesh.

[mrjayberry]

Hopefully Matt from X-Entertainment is writing the article since I enjoyed his Battle Beast one.

Perhaps it is just because I'm more familiar with his humor so I know he kids because he loves.

[meatcutta78]

Thanks for posting this.
Been a while since i bought me a ToyFare mag,Guess that will change.

Will this be the 5th time ToyFare has m.u.s.c.l.e in their mag?

[TheOrgg]

Does X-E's Matt write for Toyfare nowdays? I was wondering why his site stagnated.

[mrjayberry]

A quick X-E search reveals Matt wrote articles at least for issues 94(family guy trivia), 100(something about G.I. Joe), 117(Battle Beasts), and 124(Gobots).
Theres a good chance he might have wrote more. I know the only issue I own of Toyfare was because I heard X-E and Battle Beasts in the same section.

Yeah, like you, from the sounds of your post, don't really check X-E like I used to when it seemed a new He-Man article could be just around the corner.

Edited by mrjayberry, 04 December 2007 - 02:35 PM.

[MUSCLETOYS]

Yes, it will be nice to read an article about M.U.S.C.L.E. that doesn't include insults and jabs about the toyline!

Are you being sarcastic?
That's exactly what Toyfare does.

Judging from the blurb mentioning how Awesome the toys were, I was assuming the article might be positive this time around. However, it wouldn't surprise me if they were to walk all over the hobby given their actions in the past. I guess it all comes down to who writes the article.

[KinnikuZach]

Sorry, but I just had to stop in and clear something up. The article will be entirely reverential, because I think MUSCLE kicks ass. Yes, our old letter-answerer Tom Root (now a Robot Chicken writer) hated MUSCLE, but I don't remember us ever criticizing MUSCLE aside from his occasional rants. (I may be wrong.) A man's entitled to his opinion, after all.

I myself have a big MUSCLE collection, plus a bunch of Romando Kinnikuman (and a ton of Battle Beasts, although that's beside the point). I have the Kinnikuman board game, a Kinnikuman poster and a Kinnikuman scarf made by my wife. I even read the Kinnikuman Nisei manga -- okay, looked at the pictures -- in Japanese, before the translations came over.

What I'm trying to say is, don't worry, the article will not make fun of MUSCLE. Matt Caracappa wrote it, and I was personally trying to get Yudetamago for an interview, but they've been hard to get a hold of.

- Zach Oat, ToyFare Editor

[Kevin Mayle]

Sorry, but I just had to stop in and clear something up. The article will be entirely reverential, because I think MUSCLE kicks ass. Yes, our old letter-answerer Tom Root (now a Robot Chicken writer) hated MUSCLE, but I don't remember us ever criticizing MUSCLE aside from his occasional rants. (I may be wrong.) A man's entitled to his opinion, after all.

I myself have a big MUSCLE collection, plus a bunch of Romando Kinnikuman (and a ton of Battle Beasts, although that's beside the point). I have the Kinnikuman board game, a Kinnikuman poster and a Kinnikuman scarf made by my wife. I even read the Kinnikuman Nisei manga -- okay, looked at the pictures -- in Japanese, before the translations came over.

What I'm trying to say is, don't worry, the article will not make fun of MUSCLE. Matt Caracappa wrote it, and I was personally trying to get Yudetamago for an interview, but they've been hard to get a hold of.

- Zach Oat, ToyFare Editor

Hey man, that's great to hear!! Thanks for stopping by.
By the way, I have every issue of Toyfare. No lie.

[Soupie]

Sorry, but I just had to stop in and clear something up. The article will be entirely reverential, because I think MUSCLE kicks ass.

Well, incidentally, the timing of your article couldn't have been better because Bandai and Yudetamago are preparing to celebrate Kinnikuman's 29th anniversary this February as well.

[KinnikuZach]

I had no idea! No wonder I can't get them on the phone! (Addendum: Never mind, I just found out that the PR guy who was helping me has left the company. THAT'S probably why.)

At the risk of sounding ignorant, what is the significance of 29? Is it from the mythos, or is it just a random number, because they wanted to re-issue it this year?

- Z

[Soupie]

At the risk of sounding ignorant, what is the significance of 29? Is it from the mythos, or is it just a random number, because they wanted to re-issue it this year?

Not an ignorant question at all. It had all of us baffled until a Japanese collector/fan filled us in:

Feb.29 2008 will be Kinnikuman day! Did you get it?

29th is going to be Friday. In Japanese language,

KIN = Friday

NI=2

KU=9

From now on, every Friday the 29th of any month will be an official KINNIKUMAN day.

Pretty clever.

[Kevin Mayle]

IAt the risk of sounding ignorant, what is the significance of 29? Is it from the mythos, or is it just a random number, because they wanted to re-issue it this year?
- Z

Japanese-----English
Kin--------------Friday
Ni---------------2
Ku--------------9
Kinniku = Friday 29

Edit: Oh man, Soups, you beat me. Haha!

Edited by Kevin Mayle, 11 December 2007 - 03:10 PM.

[KinnikuZach]

The Japanese language is a strange and fascinating thing.

- Z

[jkaris]

Sorry, but I just had to stop in and clear something up. The article will be entirely reverential, because I think MUSCLE kicks ass. Yes, our old letter-answerer Tom Root (now a Robot Chicken writer) hated MUSCLE, but I don't remember us ever criticizing MUSCLE aside from his occasional rants. (I may be wrong.) A man's entitled to his opinion, after all.

I myself have a big MUSCLE collection, plus a bunch of Romando Kinnikuman (and a ton of Battle Beasts, although that's beside the point). I have the Kinnikuman board game, a Kinnikuman poster and a Kinnikuman scarf made by my wife. I even read the Kinnikuman Nisei manga -- okay, looked at the pictures -- in Japanese, before the translations came over.

What I'm trying to say is, don't worry, the article will not make fun of MUSCLE. Matt Caracappa wrote it, and I was personally trying to get Yudetamago for an interview, but they've been hard to get a hold of.

- Zach Oat, ToyFare Editor

Thanks for the heads up Zach!


BTW, guys, the IP addy checks out. It's from Wizard/Toyfair

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Good to hear! I can't wait to pick me up a copy of this issue.

[Jamesullivan]

Great peice of information there! Rejuvenating!

With the Comic Con Fair
http://www.javitscen...asp?116c5f19f7e
& the toy fair(which I have a opportunity to see) my schedule being the only question
http://www.javitscen...asp?10db30bceb3
I first thought I picked the right year to go. Since it seemed it will not happen here in the U.S., my hopes of stumbling upon some ancient Japanese man with a set of disapproved "new" M.U.S.C.L.E. figures is now destroyed. Hopefully he will be so upset, he will just bring the set anyway and give me the set. Its wishful thinking, but at least you know I will be keeping another eye out there for M.U.S.C.L.E.s.