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Marvel Legends - Deadpool, Wolverine & Colossus

It’s been a while, but I’m adding some new Marvel Legends to my collection. Deadpool/Wolverine were ordered in the summer, Colossus was ordered in the early fall and I opted to get it all shipped in late October. The idea was to have the for Christmas (I had something for the boy on the order too), but I didn’t end up getting them until just before the Nee Year. They got caught in the abyss of the Canada Post strike and sat at the boarder for over a month. The Colossus was one of the premium, higher priced figures that Hasbro does. I get why, he’s a bit of a C list character and he is bigger.. but it’s a pretty bare bones figure. That’s not a negative review, just calling it how it is in terms of you pay a bit more and don’t get a ton. I actually love the figure, and the notebook is a nice, fun touch. The Wolverine is easily in my top ten figures of 2024. The detail on the unmasked heads scan, considering this is a lower price point retail figure, is insane. On top of that, the suit fr...
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Record Drop: Julez Santana - From Me To U (Radio Advance)

During a little bit of Black Friday shopping, I came across something I knew existed but a) I had never run into before and b) I didn’t know was something relatively cheap to collect. Radio advance copies of albums. I think these are neat, clean copies of albums for radio use that were never meant for retail sale. And they’re cheap! This one was five bucks! I get why they may not be desired, they’re not always in pristine condition and at the end of the day, especially with rap & hip-hop, people may want the “real” version of songs, not the cleaned up versions for TV & radio. It doesn’t bother me too much, and honestly? With these I don’t need to worry about what I put on when my kid is around, haha. Artist: Juelz Santana Album:  From Me To U Release Date:  2003 Spotify Link:  https://open.spotify.com/album/6pHsHaI4pDb995jzl1J5z1?si=R5YvAylcSZmxBOszaMKCaQ Review/Comments: 6.5/10 I’ll say this - I don’t *love* this album, and generally if it’s an old album my crite...
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LETHALgames - Madden 25: Connected Franchise - New York Jets (Off Season, Year 1 - 2024 to 2025)

Note: this is a follow up to the first season, which I’ve broken down in a post  here. Season 2 is coming, but first we needed to take care of the offseason. Between some big retirements on the defense, and a pivot to building for the future the team definitely took a step back. I think, however, I can still make it competitive. The weapons are still there. If all else fails, Henry will still run the ball on 50% or more of my plays until he can’t run anymore! So how did the offseason pan out!? Let’s look! Draft Picks: Shedeur Sanders (QB) Miles Frazier (LOLB) Lance Wheatley (DT) Keith Stewart (LE) *** Hicks (LT)    [the game is dumb and *’s out some names, I have no clue what this guys actual name is supposed to be haha] Silas Foster (WR) Kristian Gillespie (LOLB) Sammy Austen (C) Jeremy Oliver (RT) Obviously I did not have the first pick, and I needed to give up a bit to get it.. the trade: Travis Kelce (TE) 2025 Round 1 Pick (#22) 2025 Round 3 Pick (#79) 2026 Round 2 Pi...
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LETHALgames - Madden 25: Connected Franchise - New York Jets (Year 1 - 2024)

I’ve never been a big Madden guy.. I’d maybe pick it up once every 2 or 3 years on sale, getting the itch due to football season, then it dying quick. I also, admittedly, played the game like a moron to see some fun, big plays, constantly just firing bombs up field on easy difficulties. The itch hit again this year, only this time it hit the whole crew. The hype was high - we decided that we’d do a connected franchise and each take control of a random franchise and run a fantasy draft. In an effort to be competitive, this meant I had to actually learn to play the game: defense, running it, short passes, when to get rid of it.. more than the Hail Mary. Not likely to go well! We landed on Brock with the Commanders, Diggy with the Panthers, Big Cat with the Bengals and me? The New York Jets. My priority was obviously the offense, but I did what I could to make sure my defense wasn’t a complete liability. I also recapped the season in a twitter thread, if that’s more your speed! me and the...
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Record Drop: Logic - Vinyl Days

Artist: Logic Album: Vinyl Days Release Date:  2022 Spotify Link:  https://open.spotify.com/album/0RTHMVF27KRMHIGnF7iLru?si=6_dcGuOLQVeXbIS8bTNZDA Review/Comments: 8/10 I’m still listening to the final tracks of this as I type it out, and I must say I’m so happy I picked this up. I knew I liked Logic, I’ve heard a good amount of his stuff and I grabbed this on a whim a few months ago when i was out record shopping. Life’s been busy, so it literally took until today to throw it on. What a good album. As someone who grew up on early to mid 2000’s rap, this one hit. The best way I can think to describe it is having that old mixtape feel. 30 tracks, lots of quick hits.. not a lot of filler, just beats & bars.. and then having it hosted by Funk Master Flex!? Sheesh. There were a few stand out tracks for me, but for whatever reason the two highlights were: “Ten Years” (w/ Royce Da 5’9) - the beat on this one is very much my shit. I’ve always been a fan of Royce as wel...
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Comic Run! November 2024

Not much to these posts other than a “hey I got these today” but I’m going to start throwing it on here as I hit up the local comic shop here and there - usually once every 2-3 weeks! I do what I can to keep my comic purchases local, so all these purchase are through the shop in my area, Giant Robot Comics ( http://www.giantrobotcomics.com/ ) Today’s Pickups: Spider-man Black Suit & Blood #1 (Variant Cover) - I had issues 2/3, and wanted to grab 1 to read before 4 comes out later this month. By the time I wanted it, all the could quickly order in was the variant cover which is fine by me. Super cool design, to be honest. Venom War #3 Chasm: Curse of Kaine #2 - Chasm’s a cool looking character I don’t know a whole ton about but always thought it looked cool. I decided to grab this one to give it a go, and also had them order in issue #1. This one’s apparently a 4 issue run, so I’ll see the whole thing out! Venom War: Fantastic Four - this is apparently a one shot, but even if it s...
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Record Drop: Nas - God’s Son (2002)

Artist:  Nas Album:  God’s Son Release Date:  2002 Spotify Link:  https://open.spotify.com/album/3rV1aPkrWyMs6YTvTpSbIY?si=D_Lihz9hToOoQdjIXC5UFw Review/Comments: 8.75/10 This may be an unpopular take, but this here is my favourite Nas album. Growing up, for as long as I knew about rap & hip hop I knew about Nas and his style. For whatever reason though, it wasn’t until God’s Son hit that my love for Nas really clicked. The first two singles (“I Can” & “Made You Look”) had me hooked, and I borrowed the CD from my buddy cause I had to hear the rest.  Not everything on this album is a hit, but upon a re-listen in 2024 it’s a comfortable no skip for me. I remembered not being into a few songs (such as “Warrior Song”) when I was younger seem to connect for me now.  My favourite song on the album is even a surprise to me - “Thugz Mansion”. If you know me and my tastes, you know I’m not a fan of 2 Pac. I, especially, wasn’t a fan of that early 2000s era o...
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