{"id":125,"date":"2008-08-06T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2008-11-06T23:33:13","modified_gmt":"2008-11-07T03:33:13","slug":"new-aquaman-figure-coming-from-mattel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/08\/06\/new-aquaman-figure-coming-from-mattel\/","title":{"rendered":"New Aquaman Figure Coming from Mattel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dude &#8230; Friggin&#8217; Sweet!\u00a0 Mattel keeps finding ways to get my money!\u00a0 They are planning to put out quite possibly the coolest Aquaman figure of all time!\u00a0 In 1986, there was a <a title=\"Aquaman mini-series\" href=\"http:\/\/aquamanshrine.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/aquaman%20vol.2\">fantastic Aquaman mini-series by Neal Pozner and Craig Hamilton<\/a>.\u00a0 In this series, they gave Aquaman a new costume (supposedly designed to be underwater camouflage).\u00a0 Regardless of the reasons for the new suit, the design was great.\u00a0 This was a costume that looked like it belonged on a water-based hero.\u00a0 <a title=\"Aquaman mini-series at The Aquaman Shrine\" href=\"http:\/\/aquamanshrine.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/aquaman%20vol.2\">While the mini-series is still fondly remembered by just about everyone,<\/a> the costume did not last.\u00a0 Tempest (formerly Aqualad) now wears a modified red version of this suit.\u00a0 Nice job, Mattel!\u00a0 As long as you keep making quality figures like these, I&#8217;ll keep buying them!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Aquaman figure from Mattel\" href=\"http:\/\/i.toynewsi.com\/g\/index.php?mode=view&amp;album=2008_SDCC%2FDay_2%2FMattel%2FDCUC&amp;pic=276.jpg&amp;dispsize=800&amp;start=0\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aqua_camo.jpg\" alt=\"Aquaman in Camo Suite\" width=\"500\" height=\"749\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Aquaman mini-series featured at The Aquaman Shrine\" href=\"http:\/\/aquamanshrine.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/aquaman%20vol.2\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aqua_1986.jpg\" alt=\"Aquaman 1986 mini-series\" width=\"400\" height=\"618\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My thanks to Rob over at <a title=\"The Aquaman Shrine\" href=\"http:\/\/aquamanshrine.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/breaking-news-sdcc.html\">The Aquaman Shrine<\/a> for the heads up on this new figure.\u00a0 Here is the <a title=\"Mattel DCUC Figures\" href=\"http:\/\/i.toynewsi.com\/g\/index.php?mode=album&amp;album=2008_SDCC%2FDay_2%2FMattel%2FDCUC\" class=\"broken_link\">whole group of Mattel DC Universe Classics figures<\/a> they showcased at San Diego Comic Con.\u00a0 The <a title=\"Blue Beetle Figure\" 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CURRENT STATUS Before we get into it, you should probably know that Aquaman is currently dead.\u00a0 Yup, he's sleeping with the fishes, literally and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Aquaman in camo","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aqua_camo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":209,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/25\/aquaman-week-addendum-action-figures\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":1},"title":"Aquaman Week Addendum &#8211; Action Figures","date":"November 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks to everyone that stopped by during AQUAMAN WEEK here at Once Upon a Geek.\u00a0 Based upon comments and number of hits, it seemed to be of interest to lots of folks.\u00a0 I'm glad to hear that. Today is an addendum to AQUAMAN WEEK.\u00a0 Below you will find a picture\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"My Aquaman Figure Collection","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aqua_figs.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":108,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/15\/action-figure-woes\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":2},"title":"Action Figure Woes","date":"July 15, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been trying to get my hands on two action figures lately.\u00a0They came out a few months ago from Mattel in their line of DC Universe Classics (Wave 2).\u00a0 This is the brand of figures that are now carried in stores like Target.\u00a0 The action figure scuplts\u00a0are surprisingly good for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;superheroes&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Firestorm DC Universe Classics figure","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/firestorm_newfig.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3613,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/06\/10\/wb-consumer-products\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":3},"title":"Blue Devil in Warner Bros. 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If nothing else, hang around so you can make pithy \"go talk to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Aquaman 1986 mini-series","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aqua_1986.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":688,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/24\/new-action-figures-and-t-shirt\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":5},"title":"New Action Figures and T-Shirt","date":"March 24, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I picked up some new action figures recently.\u00a0 From the DC Direct Justice League International line, I picked up Black Canary and Ice.\u00a0 I've got Fire on order, but she's not due for a while.\u00a0 This will help me fill out my DC Direct JLA collection of figures.\u00a0 I'm one\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;apparel&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/jli_figs1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}