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Comic-Con 2008: Soft Porn, Hard Plastic

Kevin Buist
By Kevin Buist posted 1 year ago
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don't look at this too long, please

When I found this manga-style Playboy bunny figure on the convention floor at Comic-Con, I had to ask myself, who would actually buy it? Then I realized the answer is someone not all that different than the type of person who would take a picture of it, i.e., me.

I’m not a toy collector, or at least I haven’t been for the past 15 years. So while I have no interest in spending inordinate amounts of money on toys you’re not supposed to play with, there is still something very intriguing about them. I think it might have something to do with the glass case. It’s like those plastic sleeves old comics come in, but times ten. And they’re always really well lit. And, I’ll admit, they’re just sexy.

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