{"id":2872,"date":"2010-02-23T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=2872"},"modified":"2010-05-30T20:24:46","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T00:24:46","slug":"new-blue-devil-action-figure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/23\/new-blue-devil-action-figure\/","title":{"rendered":"New Blue Devil Action Figure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mattel&#8217;s <em>DC Universe Classics<\/em> line has a new Blue Devil action figure coming our way this spring!\u00a0 Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Blue Devil DC Universe Classics figure\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/blue_devil_fig_dcuc.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Devil DC Universe Classics figure\" width=\"504\" height=\"758\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This figure is part of <em>DC Universe Classics<\/em> wave 13 and will be available this spring or summer at Wal-Mart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re a long time reader of ONCE UPON A GEEK, then you know I&#8217;m a big <a title=\"Blue Devil at ONCE UPON A GEEK\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/tag\/blue-devil\/\">Blue Devil<\/a> fan.\u00a0 Part of me is really excited about this figure, part of me is disappointed.\u00a0 I&#8217;m excited because Blue Devil deserves the recognition and anything that puts him in the limelight helps to speed his return to monthly comics.\u00a0 I&#8217;m disappointed because this figure just doesn&#8217;t look quite right to me.\u00a0 It seems that toy manufactures have a hard time capturing Paris Cullins&#8217; Blue Devil likeness.\u00a0 <a title=\"Blue Devil action figures\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2009\/06\/03\/blue-devil-week-non-comic-appearances\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see previous Blue Devil action figures<\/a>.\u00a0 Below you&#8217;ll find Paris Cullins&#8217; Blue Devil.\u00a0 Maybe it&#8217;s just me, but new figure&#8217;s face, horns, and muscle bulk doesn&#8217;t seem to match.\u00a0 What do you think?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Blue Devil by Paris Cullins\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/blue_devil_ww85.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Devil by Paris Cullins\" width=\"510\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pic and release information from <a title=\"Comic Book Resources\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/?page=article&amp;id=24860\">Comic Book Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2872\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/23\/new-blue-devil-action-figure\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2872\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/23\/new-blue-devil-action-figure\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/23\/new-blue-devil-action-figure\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/23\/new-blue-devil-action-figure\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-2872\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/23\/new-blue-devil-action-figure\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mattel&#8217;s DC Universe Classics line has a new Blue Devil action figure coming our way this spring!\u00a0 Check it out below. 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right, because I demanded it!\u00a0 Yup, just me.\u00a0 I can't imagine anyone else besides me has been clamoring for this.\u00a0 Blue Devil just so happens to be one of my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blue Devil&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Blue Devil action figure","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/blue_devil_fig.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1587,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/19\/blue-devil-dc-direct-action-figure\/","url_meta":{"origin":2872,"position":2},"title":"Blue Devil DC Direct action figure","date":"August 19, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I got my Blue Devil DC Direct action figure a couple weeks ago, but this is the first chance I've had to write about it.\u00a0 The figure looks great!\u00a0 Below you've got a picture of the Blue Devil packaging.\u00a0 This figure is part of the History of the DC Universe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blue 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Today we'll be spotlighting places Blue Devil has turned up outside of comic books. Don't forget, on Friday we'll feature an exclusive ONCE UPON A GEEK interview with the creators of Blue Devil! Animation Blue Devil made a few cameos\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/blue_devil_jlu_fig.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":2872,"position":4},"title":"Blue Devil in Warner Bros. Consumer Products Promo","date":"June 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Blue Devil ... on a Warner Bros. Consumer Products promotional poster?\u00a0 Seriously? Really?\u00a0 How friggin' cool!\u00a0 The image below comes from License! Global which is gearing up for their big licensing show in Las Vegas next week.\u00a0 It was released along with some promo art for the upcoming Green Lantern\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blue Devil&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Warner Bros. Consumer Products promo piece with Firestorm","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firestormfan.com\/images\/wb_consumer.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1133,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/05\/exclusive-interview-with-creators-of-blue-devil-amethyst-dan-mishkin-gary-cohn\/","url_meta":{"origin":2872,"position":5},"title":"Exclusive Interview with Creators of Blue Devil &#038; Amethyst &#8211; Dan Mishkin &#038; Gary Cohn","date":"June 5, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"BLUE DEVIL WEEK concludes here at ONCE UPON A GEEK... 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