I am so frazzled I'm not

even sure what to write at the moment.

I'm getting over Con

Crud, which I think delayed my, “Holy shit that was a busy and

productive Dragon Con and how did I get so much done and

FUUUUUUUU...” reaction. I was diagnosed with Acute Pharyngitis

(which translates to “sore throat and tons o snot”, which is a

palindrome) and basically spent all of last week laying around

watching Sons

of Anarchy

and not thinking very much.

Now I am thinking again.

I am planning panels for next year. I am planning panels for other

conventions. I am thinking about how flat-ass broke I am and being

thankful that there was this crazy glut of toys right before Con

(this always happens for the back-to-school season) so I have enough

toys to review to keep me going through November. I am also thinking

about 31 Days of Halloween, which starts very soon and which I have

no posts banked for. Argh. But I have already made arrangements for

some Guest Posts and of course we'll have a new, spookily appropriate

Best Cartoon Ever (of the month) from Kalan.

For now, I'm just going

to focus on Kung-Fu Grip: Action Figures of the 70s – 90s and

Beyond! panel that I put on at Dragon Con (it's kind of hard to not

hashtag that).

I

was joined by Gary Mitchel and Geena Phillips to discuss the modern

history of action figures. In and hour. As Zach Oat told me, “it

seems daunting.” Yes, it was. But I went in armed with visual aids

from Diamond Select Toys and a ton of vintage stuff from Billy's

Toys & Comics and that helped a lot. The room was packed and the

audience was fun; ready for a panel about toys. I think ready for a

lot

of panels about toys. We gave them as much as we could in the time

that we had. I hope you enjoy hearing it now!

“Procrastibate” by

LeSexoflex.com

“Batman: Brave and the

Bold Theme” by Andy Sturmer