More Shirts, Figures & a Water Bottle

My collection of gaming shirts continues to grow. This week I picked up a t-shirt based off of a game pretty much everyone has heard of, Angry Birds. I actually haven't played this game yet, but I've caught wind of it in reviews and dorkly's awesome flash videos. It looks and sounds like a lot of fun. There were actually two Angry Birds shirts to choose from. Another one said "Wingmen" with a red bird being launched but the only sizes they had for that one was in medium and small (I buy all my t-shirts in large). There also weren't very many of them, and since Angry Birds is insanely popular, I figured I better pick up one of the shirt types while they were still there. The other shirt I picked up was a Green Lantern symbol. Yeah, I know it's not a game related shirt, but I figured I'd still mention it. Some people may think my decision to pick this up is because of the movie, but it isn't. I haven't even seen the GL lick and I'm not the biggest GL fan. However, I am a fan of Green Lantern John Stewart, who I was introduced to in Justice League and because of that series, he's my favorite Lantern. I didn't realize until after I bought it, but on the back of the shirt is the Green Lantern oath. Pretty sweet.

I happened to spot this Sonic water bottle and since it was so cheap, I gave it a good home. This particular picture of Sonic has long been a favorite of mine. I already have a hand me down water bottle from my dad that works pretty well, so I'm not sure I'll use the Sonic model just yet. It wouldn't be the first thing that just sits on a shelf if left unused.

Tomy Gacha recently released the Sonic the Hedgehog Buildable Figures toys. There are six of these total and like most Tomy toys, they come in capsules so you have a hard time seeing what you've got until you pop that sucker open. I bought three. I wanted to get a Super Sonic and despite being in a capsule, I was able to see some yellow in the tiny holes so I had a feeling one of the three had to be Sonic in his super form. Turns out I was right. Twice. I ended up with two Super Sonic figures and one Knuckles. I was hoping to get a Metal Sonic, or a standard Sonic, but maybe next time. Opening these up made me think back on all the times I got Happy Meals at McDonalds. I'd eagerly open the box to see what toy I got and it was nice to get that feeling again.

Jazeware's 10" Metal Sonic is something I've had my eye on for months. Out of all the robotic Sonics that Robotnik has built, Metal Sonic is by far my favorite. He just looks so evil and cool. The packaging says ages "4+" but after reading up on this figure, I'm not really sure this thing should be played with. That's just a heads-up for anyone planning on getting it for their child. In fact, I'll be keeping mine in the packaging because despite Jazeware's reputation for quality work, I hear this thing can come apart easily if you're not careful. Maybe I'll buy a second one some day and take him out of the box. For a much better look at this Metal Sonic figure, I recommend checking out this video.

Shirts, a Figure, and Some Bobble Heads

I planned to pick up some more Sonic-related figures of the 12" variety, but once again, unexpecting stuff turned up. The one Sonic figure I did end up buying was pretty special, though. It's a Jazeware's 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog figure. He's short, has the pot-belly and has no green eyes. He also comes with a Moto Bug, one of the mooks from the Green Hill Zone. Now if only he'd point his index finger upwards, we'd be in serious business. I haven't opened him yet but he doesn't seem to have much points of articulation at all, which doesn't really bother me. I also really like the packaging that he came in. Behind him is part of the background for the Green Hill Zone. I may end up getting another one just so I can keep this one in the packaging. I'm not one to buy figures and never open them, but I like this one a lot. I would have picked up a modern Sonic but upon looking him over, I could tell he was the exact same modern Sonic figure that I bought a while ago but in different packaging. If Jazewares would put out classic Robotnik and Tails, I would love them forever.

fye has a nice selection of t-shirts with a nice blend of comic and gaming related material. I went ahead and bought my second Mario-themed shirt, which has a lot going on against the blue background. Next up was my first Sonic-themed shirt with Sonic and the ultimate life form, Shadow, representing. fye had a buy one get one half off on the t-shirts for a few weeks but when I bought these, it was no longer going on, but since the sign that advertised the deal was still up, the lady at the register went ahead and sold me one of the shirts for half off anyway. Sweet!

A few weeks back I picked up the Wacky Wobbler Sonic bobble head in fye. It didn't take me long to find out that there were also bobble heads for Tails and Knuckles, but fye didn't have them in the store at the time. I planned to order them online but fye had a good supply of both Tails and Knuckles in stock and for pretty cheap as well. So I went ahead and picked up both. Interestingly, all of the Sonic bobbble heads were sold out. Not much of a surprise since all Sonic merchandise was 20% off when I bought mine weeks ago. By the way, Tails even has his full name written on his stand, Miles "Tails" Prower, very nich tough, I must say. Like the Sonic bobble head, I'll be keeping the boxes they came in.