Tuesday 31 December 2013

SPOTLIGHT ON: RYAN HALL'S PAPER ART TOYS featuring his 3-D Paper versions of HORDAK, HE-MAN and WONDER WOMAN

These aren't your Grandpa Grayskull's Paper Art Toys.......

It is with great pleasure, and extreme excitement that I am back again to spotlight yet another fantastic Toy Artist who has found their way into my plastic, slime-filled heart. This is the second part of what was originally a trilogy, but has since become a quartet of super special Spotlight Features here on Hoard World. 

If you missed out and want to read the first spotlight in this series that started way back in September, and focused on the awesome Goodleg Toys, you can do so right HERE.


This installment, we focus on reknowned UK Paper Toy Artist Ryan Hall. He creates handmade 3-D Paper Toy Art. It's quite exceptional stuff. You can find out about some of his other work at his word press site and follow him on his Facey B to see what he's currently working on! You won't be disappointed.

Since I've known Ryan, he has had a variety of exhibitions of his work, both in the UK and internationally. Within the last six months, he even had a Linda Carter approved Wonder Woman piece displayed at the Art Boy Gallery in Melbourne.

Personally, I was incredibly grateful and honoured when these Hordak and He-man pieces arrived on Hoard World many, many moons ago. If I had any self-respect, I would have written this tribute quite a while back. Alas, time waits for no Hoardax.

Here's some words from the artist himself about his He-man and Hordak pieces as well as a bit about his own origin story and influences.

Monday 30 December 2013

HOARDAX DREAM CASTS THE NEW MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE LIVE ACTION MOVIE


Hoardax is such an egomaniac, he second-screens his own site when watching ANYTHING.

In 1987, one of Cannon Film's finest filmic moments was Masters Of The Universe starring Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella. I saw it at the cinema as a child-like Hoardax. It blew my eight year old mind right in half. Cleaved in two like the power swords of the original MOTU storyline.

However, I realised pretty early into the flick that it was different from the Filmation cartoon and I was fine with that. I remember realising years earlier that the Filmation cartoon was also very different from the mini-comics and toyline I had already grown used to.

It was all a great lesson while I was young and impressionable that if you're a big enough fan of something you will adapt to various interpretations and find something to like in all of them. Sure, you don't have to, but it's entirely possible.

The original Masters Of The Universe motion picture is not why we're here today.

We're here to talk about the inevitable new film.

The highly anticipated and possibly-never-actually-happening modern interpretation of the 30ish year old Mattel kids toy line. Hasbro have had massive amounts of success with their licenses regardless of quality. Sci-fi / Fantasy / Superhero movies are the toast of the town right now. 80s nostalgia is peaking. Verily, we are living in a golden age that can only truly peak with a Masters Of The Universe live action film.

Personally, I think it could work better as an ongoing, dark, tongue-in-cheek Fantasy/Sci-Fi show with a macabre sense of humour that doesn't shy away from the existence of characters like SNOUT SPOUT. Maybe even on a US cable network. But that'll probably never happen.

So instead, let's CAST the future blockbuster attempt to create a new film franchise based on literally one of the weirdest and oft-maligned concepts in toy (and probably sci-fi/fantasy history).

This is my casting for the Masters Of The Universe film. The first film. If the powers that be ever read this and heed my words, there will be sequels. Verily.


Saturday 28 December 2013

QUICK UPDATE: BATMAN VILLAINS - CASTLE GRAYSKULL - EBAY IS EXCELLENT

It was about time that they met themselves.
It never rains, it pours eh?

No Hoard World Blog entries for almost two months and then three within a week!!!???!? Hachi-machi!!

There was just some stuff that I had to tell you all about.

For starters, after all these years, the Batman Villains got to finally meet the actors who played them on Television! It was quite a wonderful day. The Joker still can't believe he has a painted-over mustache on television, though.

Meanwhile, as has been well-documented on The Hoardstagram in both videos and pictures, Castle Grayskull has become quite the Tourist Trap since it landed on Hoard World.

When Hoardax himself hasn't been demanding drinks from "Robot Waiters", he's been running quite a racket. From Grayskull After Dark Dance Parties and charging local tourists to have their photo taken, to using the castle's ample space as an illegal parking garage.


Hoardax has the POWER!!!.....to make five bucks per holiday snap.


The Sorceress was less than impressed with a Wind Raider parked in her loungeroom.


Meanwhile, somebody said THIS on a recent Hoardsmas eBay sale over at the Hoard Store:

"Faultless seller - efficient, great communication and prices. Will use again."

That's probably the best eBay feedback I ever read. Not that I'm playing favourites. I love all positive feedback comments.


So eBay is being pretty excellent to me right now. That's alls I'm sayin'. Compadre. Calm your farm. Ok?

This is literally the best thing that ever happened.

This is not hyperbole. I don't even own a bowl!

And that's it!!

yr pal,

HOARDAX.

Oooh! Behind The Scenes! Oooh! You've seen some of the magic!

Friday 27 December 2013

HOARDSMAS SEASONS GREETINGS 2013 aka THE HOARD IS FAMILY!

There hasn't been a family reunion like this since Darkseid moved to Apokolips, Hordak got stuck in Despondos and I moved to HOARD WORLD. First HOARDSMAS we've spent together in a long time albeit Hordak has turned up as GhostDak and projected himself here. You know, kinda like Skype. On a side note, Grizzlor loved the Predator Doll that Leech gave him for HOARDSMAS. And Zodac has fallen in love with his chocolate bar. 'nuff said.

Disclaimer: HOARD WORLD does not promote, condone or encourage any of the alcohol varieties that appear in the following photos. Please drink responsibly.

You should know that HOARDSMAS isn't Christmas.


Monday 23 December 2013

TOP 5 WAYS YOU CAN TELL IT'S THE HOLIDAYS aka IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE HOARDSMAS.......


You can tell it's getting to be some sort of Holiday Period when stuff like this awesome Kirby-inspired Art by Michael Cho starts turning up and getting re-posted all over the internets.
Picture Credit: Kirby Museum

It's been far too long since I've cracked open this blog and writ in it. It got quite dusty in the time I've been away. There was now a family of Spidermans (pronounced 'Spee-dur-man') living inside it, some of the plastic had begun to yellow, and the electricity had been disconnected.

Saturday 26 October 2013

FLASHBACK: HOARD WORLD GARDEN PARTY featuring PREDATOR, ZODAC, GREEN ARROW, CAMILLA THE CHICKEN(S), JUDGE DREDD, MAX LEGGE AND MORE!




Some time ago now (October 2012, to be precise), we had some very special guest Hoard Worlders in the sunny backyard of Hoard World's previous Earth Headquarters.



MAX LEGGE & KEIRA SWAIN.

Before we knew it, a Hoard World Garden Party had begun. These impromptu events are rarely planned ahead of time, and it's even rarer for them to be captured by those soul-stealing digital camera machines, so it's quite a coup that these pics even exist! And, since Hoard World HQ relocated, we no longer have a backyard, so this may never happen again! 

Here's what went down. 86% of these photos were taken by Max Legge. 100% of these photos were taken outside.

Monday 21 October 2013

QUICK UPDATE: GUEST SPOT AT POE GHOSTAL.COM - SPIRIT OF HORDAK REVIEW - HOARDSTAGRAM - VALE LOU SCHEIMER



It's been a pretty tumultuous time over here on Hoard World of late. The last six weeks or so have been spent attempting the biggest HQ move of your pal Hoardax's entire six millennium lifespan! Have you ever tried moving planets before? Intergalactic relocation is a real beast! I almost passed away on several occasions. I wish I was joking.

Let this be a lesson to all of you, but especially me: DON'T HOARD.

Meanwhile, I managed to pen a guest review, that was literally three of your human months in the making, over at PoeGhostal.com. It may have felt like a three month wait to Poe, but as we will endeavour to explain in a future blog entry, time works differently for Hoardax. In the time it takes most people to live their entire existences, I have only eaten a baloney sandwich, watched half an episode of Charles In Charge and had a nice lie down. More on that, another time.

If you missed this guest review, you should totally check it out.

And you can, right here at this LINK.

Whoever wins.....nobody cares.
It's just a blinking contest.
Stakes aren't very high at all.
Pretty sure the victor just gets bragging rights, a greater sense of self and $1.80.

Due to lack of a decent internet connection in the purgatory that was the last month or so, the majority of Hoard World's new content has been via The Hoardstagram. You should take a look at that as well.

You don't wanna miss out on the time my friend Batros-Batros Ghali was arrested by Eternian Palace Guards for impersonating Batman in an area where Cosplay is banned. 

This might look amusing to you, but you didn't have to bail him out at 3am on a school night.

Anyway, that's it from me, for now. I hope to return you to the regularly unscheduled Hoard World that you've come to know and love, sooner rather than never.

Hope you've all been keeping well.

YR PAL,

HOARDAX.

RIP LOU SCHEIMER 1928-2013

Sunday 22 September 2013

SPOTLIGHT ON: WOTU - WRESTLERS OF THE UNIVERSE: DEAD DIEBIA$E, MONEYBASH, MERMANIAC & THE 2-BADDERS: NUKE & CLUTCH by GOODLEG TOYS


What have we here? It looks like a Wrestlers Of The Universe Bootleg!

About 3 months ago, your old pal Hoardax initiated contact with some of his favourite Art Toy creators, Luke Toywalker, Ryan Hall and Eric Nilla. I asked them if they'd be interested in having their work "spotlighted" right here on Hoard World, and they were all nice enough to agree. They immediately sent me a bunch of info and were incredibly friendly and helpful. Brimming with earnest excitement and a sense of purpose, I took a stack of photos of their stuff and then.....ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED!

Like, for ages.

Until right now.

I'm not going to delve any further into my time management skills (should I ever get around to posting ROUND 2 of the perennial favourite that is the ASK HOARDAX segment, the definitive origin of that particular anomaly will rear its untimely head), but I would like to express my regrets at not getting this stuff out a lot sooner.

Let's begin with part one of the trilogy: WRESTLERS OF THE UNIVERSE!

The header card for WotU is by exceptionally talented artist Ralph Niese.

Thursday 5 September 2013

EXCLUSIVE REVEAL: GENERAL SKALE & DELGON FROM THE SLIMES WAVE 2 by RAMPAGEO INDUSTRIES!

General Skale from Slimes Wave 2
If you know Hoardax, then you'll know that he likes slime. He does have a plastic slime-filled heart after all.

So, it should be no surprise to you Hoard Worlders at home, that he is incredibly proud to share with you this exclusive reveal from our good friends over at Doom Kick!

The next release in The Exciting World of Jalldoon: Slimes from Rampageo Industries is right around the corner!

This release consists of four All New SLIMES, as well as an all new full size magnet articulated figure and a few surprises!

We previously covered the first series of Rampageo Industries' Slimes right HERE.

Following Preternia.com's earlier reveals of Princess Ikari and King Valdar, HOARD WORLD is exclusively previewing the next two evil characters from this brand new wave. The fearsome General Skale and the plague-bringing Delgon (brother of wave 1's Jelgon) are ready to bring ruin to the forces of good!

Get on it.

Thursday 29 August 2013

GUEST SPOTS AT THE EPIC REVIEW: RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD'S TARMAN, MARVEL ZOMBIES' COLONEL AMERICA & ZOMBIE SUPERMAN?


Late last month, your old pal Hoardax did a series of zombie-based guest spots for The Epic Review's Resident Evil Anniversary Week. For those of you who missed the constant plugs for these over at the Hoard World Facey B, here's a blog based summary. I love clip shows.


You can read the spotlight on the 2012 Amok Time Toys release of the Tarman figure from Return of the Living Dead right here.

Please note that for the duration of these guest "reviews" I thought it was hilarious to refer to eBay as "Michael eBay." Oh what fun!


Most of us are well aware that due to a series of convenient yet unfortunate circumstances, Cap is a Man Out Of Time. But what about a Captain America review that's also been chronologically displaced?

Travel all the way back to the year 2007 AD and pretend that Diamond Select's Marvel Zombies Colonel America only just came out RIGHT HERE.



Lastly, but certainly not leastly, I took a brief look at this eBay purchased Superman Figure anomaly and incongruously likened his existence to Clive Barker's Hellraiser.


You can read all about the mysterious "Zombie Superman" right HERE.

And that's it!

Please enjoy responsibly.

yr pal,

Hoardax.


Monday 5 August 2013

QUICK UPDATE: WHERE HAS ALL THE HOARD WORLD GONE?


Hi everybody!

A couple of weeks ago we upgraded the look of the Hoard World blog. Unfortunately, due to poor formatting practices of the past, this means that a massive chunk of Ye Olde Hoard World (predominantly almost everything from 2012 and one or two from 2013) now needs to be re-worked so you can even read it again properly. Given that a lot of it is older material (and some of it being not even very good), your pal Hoardax has been taking his sweet time and prioritising what goes back up first.

Rest assured, everything will be back up within the next little while. We say "little while" because it should be clear to regular readers by now that Hoardax has absolutely no concept of time. It's just safer to say a "little while." In Hoard World Time, this could mean a few days or a couple of months. We're hoping it's the former.

This new format shouldn't affect brand new posts but in terms of any currently live entries that link back to earlier entries (especially something like the recent 1st anniversary retrospective entry which is littered with links to previous articles etc), obviously those links will be redundant for now.

We apologise for any convenience. (If any)

Get On Board The Hoard!

A.
Hoardax's Human Assistant.

Friday 12 July 2013

Wednesday 10 July 2013

HOARD WORLD: YEAR ONE - A GLANCE BACK AT THE LAST 365ish DAYS OF LIFE WITH HOARDAX.

The Hoardy Bunch.

It's hard to believe that in your human time measurements, approximately 369 days have now passed since Hoard World was first revealed to the inhabitants of Planet Earth via social media and this ye olde blog.

But it has.

So believe it.

Yes, it was on July 6th 2012, that Hoard World appeared for the very first time with this here BLOG POST.


Thursday 13 June 2013

ASK HOARDAX - ROUND ONE

So many questions. So many answers. So little time. So much to say.

Regular readers of the Hoard World Facey B may remember a new segment instituted a few weeks ago entitled ASK HOARDAX.

For those who came in late, this was a new forum where you could ask ME anything you like about anything you like! Whether it be hoarding related, cooking tips or relationship advice - I'm ready to believe you!*

This was originally supposed to be a weekly occurrence on Facey B, but during early experiments I decided that, if anything, it should instead exist as ongoing semi-regular rounds, similar in format (if not in content) to something like ASK MATTY.

I open up the floor, you guys submit the questions and  then everything is collated into a lovely, more in-depth blog post right here on Hoard World for all to see!

And here we are. So, let's begin shall we? Round One of Ask Hoardax.............

Tuesday 14 May 2013

GUEST SPOTS AT DOOM KICK, POE GHOSTAL AND DINOSAUR DRACULA!

A still photo from the set of Kramer V. Kramer remake: Hordak Vs Hordak. Alternate European Title: My Two Dads.

Recently your pal Hoardax has been cheating on his own blog with other sites. A guest review here. Some strange content there. In case you've missed them, I thought it might be a good idea to hoard this recent batch of goodness in the one convenient spot. Kinda like a Clip Show. Ya dig?

Thursday 9 May 2013

THE SPIRIT OF HORDAK!




This is what "The Spirit Of Hordak" figure looked like when it was on sale at Mattycollector for about 40 minutes today.

Earlier today, a surprise, mystery figure went on sale at Mattycollector.com. It was something completely unexpected and most people were left blissfully unaware.

Until they weren't.

And then they were a mixture of  shocked and enraged.

I was alerted to all this by fellow Hoard Worlder Dan Maraldo (all the screen grabs you see in this post were originally taken by him except for one - no matter what sites you see it on) at about 4.30AM in the morning Hoard World Time (I'm sure it was NOT that time for a lot of you) and I couldn't believe my own eyes when I saw it.

Was this for real? Yes. Yes it was.

I uploaded this pic that Dan had shown me to the Hoard World Facey B with links to the sale page as fast as my little plastic legs could carry me but about two minutes after I posted it, THIS happened when you clicked on the link.


Sunday 28 April 2013

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE DAY!

This is how Trap Jaw and Fang Man celebrated MOTU Day this year.

I bet you've been crossing off dates on your wall calendar, counting down the sleeps and waiting feverishly in anticipation while looking at a clock. I bet you thought the day would never arrive. Well, it finally has and that time is NOW.

It's Masters Of The Universe Day!

I know there's three or four of you out there that are wondering what MOTU Day is? That's ok. Don't be alarmed, embarrassed or even ashamed of yourself. We're all friends here. Theoretically.

MOTU Day is April 28th or so it was decreed back in 1987 by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. He might not have meant for anybody to celebrate it in 1988 or ever again, but it's still an absolute fact. This actually happened. It doesn't matter that it was created for the sole purpose of promoting the POWER TOUR that was running through LA at the time - if it was good enough for Mayor Tom Bradley and the fine people of Los Angeles, it's good enough for you.  MOTU has an actual day. (See: Los Angeles Times Article April 23rd, 1987 to read it transcribed in print)

So it was declared, so it shall be done. Forever and ever.  He-men.

But what are you supposed to do on Masters Of The Universe Day?

I guess that's up to you.

Picture by DOOMKICK.

There were some people out there who did the only thing any right-minded MOTU FAN could summon up the energy to do. They BLOGGED. Oh, how they blogged. They blogged the Stinkor out of it.

History would forever remember them from that day forth as
The Magnificent Seven
...people what done blogs about MOTU on April 28th 2013 and stuff.

Each site has special MOTU surprises for all those playing along at home. It's a veritable treasure trove of content you will almost definitely enjoy:

ItsAllTrue.net talk about He-man. All of the He-man. It's quite good. You should read it after you read this. The fine folk at DoomKick (who had the bright idea of reviving MOTU Day for the people and spearheaded this cross-over) have done not ONE but three MOTUC reviews covering Skeletor, Battle Armor Skeletor and Snake Face (whom I still haven't received in the mail yet because I live off-planet). Preternia give Fang Man a going over with some fantastic pics. Battlegrip has more MOTU-related content than you can poke a Power Sword at and The Epic Review takes a walk down memory lane with their Top 5 MOTU-related memories! I also have it on good authority that the infamous Poe Ghostal is taking a long, hard look at Jitsu.

But what about lil' ol' me?

How did Hoard World spend MOTU Day? Great question. Glad you asked.

Friday 19 April 2013

HOARD WORLD GETS SLIMED! SPOTLIGHT ON: THE SLIMES FROM THE EXCITING WORLD OF JALLDOON BY RAMPAGEO INDUSTRIES

"Looks like the little bugger brought some friends with him this time, Hoardax."


This is a very special occasion. This is officially Hoard World's first spotlight on a designer toy line!

What are they? 

That's a great question and I'm glad you asked.

Sunday 31 March 2013

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN'S 70TH BIRTHDAY - CELEBRATED HOARD WORLD STYLE!



TODAY IS CHRIS WALKEN'S 70th BIRTHDAY!

You might not know this but Christopher Walken is Hoardax's favourite star of stage and screen. On planet Earth, at least. As such, this Walkentastic Milestone was celebrated in true Hoard World style.

Saturday 9 March 2013

HOARD WORLD HIT BY UNSEASONABLE BOUT OF PREDATOR WEATHER!



Hoard World Weekly Weather Forecast:

Clear. Mostly Sunny. Levels of humidity likely to cause an increase in violent crime.

Predicted cool change once the hunting season is over.

We suggest you take shelter, lose your weapons and slap on liberal amounts of sunscreen and mud until next Saturday.


Wednesday 6 March 2013

EXCLUSIVE: VINTAGE AUSTRALIAN TOY CATALOGUES FROM THE 80s AND 90s!

1985 Masters Of The Universe Competition found in an Australian Magazine
(not 100% sure which one, but it has been narrowed down to either TV WEEK, WOMAN'S WEEKLY or NEW IDEA)
I wonder who won the Masters Of The Universe SUPER 550 Competition? Was it YOU?


Greetings Hoard Worlders!

Earlier this week, one of your fellow Hoard Worlders (Mr. Brendan Ryan) approached me with some rare scans from his personal archives!

Many of them, I have never seen before (in real life or online) but a lot I do vaguely recall from my own childhood.

Nevertheless, I couldn't possibly keep them to myself and with Brendan's blessing they have been released back into the loving eyes of the viewing public.

This is all very exciting and a little bit of a Hoard World Exclusive since I have had difficulty locating ANY of these elsewhere.

Never-before-seen Toy Catalogues? Well, not quite. But it's been a long time since anyone's seen these.

Let's begin, shall we? I have such sights to show you.

Tuesday 5 March 2013

SPOTLIGHT ON: GARBAGE PAIL KIDS




The iconic Garbage Pail Kids (GPK) trading cards from the 80s have been invading our consciousness now for almost 30 years. They owe their existence to cartoonists Art Spiegelman & Mark Newgarden and the Topps series that came before (like Wacky Packages). Naturally the original GPK artist John Pound also played a huge part in their origin since he drew the entire first series. And of course, The Cabbage Patch Kids were instrumental to the GPK's creation since they were the very thing being parodied.
They were so successful they were released all over the world (usually under a different title i.e. in New Zealand and Australia they were known as "The Garbage Gang.") and even spawned a live action movie and an animated series.

Thursday 14 February 2013

TOP 5 VALENTINE'S DAY TIPS OF ALL TIME!

Hoardax's Online Dating Profile 

NAME: Harold H. Hoardax
OCCUPATION: Overlord/Part-time eBay seller
AGE: You don't wanna know.
SEX: See Above.
LOCATION: Hoard World.
LOOKING FOR: Love in all the wrong places. 

LIKES
Hoarding
Plastic Things
Hoarding Plastic Things

DISLIKES
My brother Hordak
Going outside
Dust.



Valentine's Day. 

Love it or hate it - you can't escape it. 

Sadly, even Hoard World isn't safe.

And as it turns out there's a whole 'nother side to Hoard World that you ain't seen before.

I may not be able to write a dating profile to save my plastic behind but I know what love is.

I present to you now:

HOARDAX'S BEST EVER VALENTINE'S DAY ADVICE.


Tuesday 1 January 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR HOARD WORLDERS!



Happy New Year for whenever it's happening to you!

As you can see, It's happening on Hoard World right now!



Thanks for Hoard Worlding with me in 2012.


All the best to everybody in 2013!

yr pal,

Hoardax.