TR Contest: Most Disappointing Action Figure Ever
Such was my thrill it being back last week that I utterly forgot about the Topless Robot t-shirt contest. You have my utmost apologies, Topless Roboteers. Obviously, the only way I can make it up to you is by giving away two shirts this weekend to the two best entries that tell me the Most Disappointing Action Figure ever. Actually, this open to any vehicle or playset too, so go for the gusto. Hell, as long as it’s a toy and shafted you (so to speak) it’s fair game.
As always, here are the rules; if you have any questions, I’ll be checked the thread periodically to answer ’em. Oh, and I’ll be giving bonus points for how emotionally crushed you were. So if the fact that Mer-Man didn’t look anything like he did on the back of the package made you cut yourself and write emo music, you may be a winner. Because god knows you need some help.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.