Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Toy Review – Diamond Select Toys Battle Beasts Minimates – Strictus & Bliss Reynolds [VIDEO]

The review of our Diamond Select Toys haul continues! Just like yesterday’s Munsters Koach we reviewed, Diamond produces licensed toys for yet another great 80s property: Battle Beasts. [UPDATE: I talked with Diamond Select’s Marketing Supervisor after posting this review. He informed me that this is not a license from the 80s. DST created a new […]

5 Reasons You Should Be Watching Gravity Falls

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

I could probably intro this list with a bunch of references from the show, essentially inside jokes that only dedicated viewers would get, but that would be cray cray. The whole point of this is to get people who aren’t watching Disney’s Gravity Falls to tune in. If I could fashion a time machine out […]

Aquaman’s Day at the Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach

Sometimes I do really geeky and embarrassing stuff for the sake of this blog… ..and other times I get to do totally awesome stuff like take my son’s Imaginext Aquaman figure along with us to the Aquarium! It truly was an “Imaginext Christmas” for my 3 year old, as he hauled in quite the […]

Comic Book Review: What a non-Spidey Reader thinks of Amazing Spider-Man #700

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Before we get started, a couple of confessions: Confession #1 I’ve never reviewed a comic. I’ve reviewed a few toys now, but as much as I enjoy reading and collecting comic books, I’ve always been afraid that if I commit to reviewing them, reading them could start to feel like work. If you know […]

UnderScoopFire Best of 2012 List

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Another year has passed. Instead of moping about how we can’t follow Chris Brown on Twitter anymore, let’s have a good time re-living and recognizing some of the things that were great about 2012. AMC’s The Walking Dead (Reader’s Choice) This was a tight one. Out of 9 reader nominees, The Walking Dead […]

UnderScoopFire 2012 Christmas in Review

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

If you’re bored and reading blogs for the holidays, here- let us make it worse! Merry Christmas! I’ve collected all of the holiday-related hijinks from our site and put it in one handy place. Leave a comment in our stocking (that means ‘the comment section’) and let us know what your favorite USF holiday […]

Happy Holidays from UnderScoopFire!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Courtesy of artist Darren Alejos – Batman, Lion-O, Snake Eyes, He-Man & Deadpool are here on behalf of UnderScoopFire to wish you a happy holiday, and thank you for your continued support! Follow Darren on Twitter @violintide and get great art like this on his Etsy site! Som examples of Darren’s art, on sale now: […]

Toy Review – Sideshow Collectibles Sixth Scale Boba Fett

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Love at first sight. The Sideshow Collectibles Sixth Scale Boba Fett figure is as breathtaking as you’d imagine. Based on one of the most divisive characters in the Star Wars Universe, no one would argue that Sideshow’s 1/6 scale rendition of the famed bounty hunter isn’t one of their best. Admittedly, I’m a Sideshow […]

The 50 Greatest Cobras of All Time

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

We recently published a list of The 50 Greatest G.I. Joe Characters of All Time. Now, it’s time to celebrate the bad guy. In addition to the esteemed group of panelists whose individual ranks were tallied to form these composite rankings, for this list we’re honored to be joined by Fred Van Lente, writer of […]

UnderScoopFire Action Figure Nativity Scene

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

I have to thank ShezCrafti for posting about the Dork Horde’s Action Figure Nativity Contest yesterday. By the way, her Baby Jesus Kraang scene is excellent. Even though the deadline had passed, head Hordesman Reis O’Brien was gracious enough to let me submit a late entry. I raced home, created a manger with cardboard and […]

Sometimes it’s Embarrassing to Live in America

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Sometimes people do questionable things. Apply your term of choice- whether it’s ‘cringeworthy’, ‘douche chills’, or ‘just plain awkward’, when we see it or hear about it we usually wish we hadn’t. Sunday night was one of those moments. I went to a national chain sports bar/restaurant with a friend to watch a WWE Pay-Per-View event. […]

Celebrating 12/12/12 – with 12 Lists of 12!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Two things you must know about these 12 lists: 1. Each list will contain 12 items, in no particular order. 2. There will be limited links & images, because we got a late start on this (the 50 Greatest G.I. Joes was a huge undertaking, people!). Corey, Joe, Howie & Tank literally cranked these […]

G.I. Joe Caption Contest Winner

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Yo Joe! Last week, we offered a Zag Toys prize pack to the funniest and most original caption for this G.I. Joe image: Thank you to everyone who entered and shared the contest! The image obviously didn’t lend itself to “originality” as it seems almost all of us thought the same thing – […]

Sunday Cosplay – Candy Keane

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Welcome to the second edition of what will be a weekly look at some of the best cosplayers from around the world. Check out the premiere of Sunday Cosplay here, highlighting Lacy Von Voorhees, and our interview earlier this year with Maria Palafox. This week we had the chance to chat with “small biz owner by […]

Toy Review – Nog’nz

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Heads will roll! -that’s the tag line for the latest offering from Zag Toys, the same line that brings us Avengers & Marvel Grab Zags and Nitro Mites, Marvel Nog’nz are a GREAT stocking stuffer this Christmas! You can pick up Marvel Nog’nz in 2 pack blind bags. If you have a Marvel fan in your […]

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