January 26, 2009 on 3:17 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

I’d like to draw your attention now to two elections, one passed, one ongoing that needs your attention!
First the one that needs your attention: The Four Horsemen, fantastic sculptors of such lines as DC Universe Classics and Masters of the Universe Classics, are currently running the 2009 edition of their yearly poll, FANtastic Exclusive, which allows fans to choose which exclusive toy (from their own proprietary lines) the Horsemen will be manufacturing this year.
This year’s contest is running a little differently from years past, in that the first round allows fans to vote directly on characters (like that neat looking fella at the top of this post) instead of on a line first. Check it out and vote now!
As for the election that already happened, noted toy reviewer Michael Crawford held his second annual Poppies Awards, honoring the best toys of the year based on a polling of many notable industry figures, a pretty prestigious gathering of which I was happy to be a part. I can’t say the final results overlapped with my own choices in all the categories (nope, I’m not tellin’), but it’s interesting to see what the collective wisdom came up with.