onell design is an independent toy company and artist collective .

they produce the glyos system series featuring the characters pheyden , exellis , crayboth , argen , gobon , armodoc , armorvor , noboto , buildman , skeleden , and various others .

the toys are made of interchangeable parts , and hearken back to the durable , small-scale action figures of the 1980s , such as adventure people .

the figures can be described as a cross between an action figure and lego .

onell design toy figures are primarily sold directly by the manufacturer , although on occasion a release may be made available where a specially decorated figure is available elsewhere .

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they ' ve teamed up with onell design to produce a prototype of their rocket figure .
you can find out more about glyos figures , their universe and onell design , plus view galleries , read their blog and order your own toys on the official onell design website .
this figure has a modular design that can be reconfigured into many different forms , and all the jointwork is compatible with the onell design figures .
although you may find it difficult to find them now , onell design has released numerous colour - variants of each figure .
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1000toys and onell design teamed up for a nu : synth figure glyosynth to be displayed at dcon ( designer con ) 2017 .
great article . congrats on all the success with onell…could not have happened to a nicer guy .
onell design has been producing and selling glyos figures from their official site since 2007 and over the last three years the line has grown to include new characters , limited - run custom variants and , most recently , vehicles .
when josh first mentioned matt and jesse of onell design ( blog ) to me regarding this year ' s summit , he never mentioned their glyos system figs , microshow , or any of their other microman - esque toy designs .
it ' s also worth noting the personal - level of service from onell design : as well as shipping with a bonus gift , my order receipts were hand - signed with a little ' ' thank you ' ' from the onell crew . it ' s only a small touch but it adds a level of appreciation you don ' t receive from bigger companies .
real name : matt doughty specialty : toymaker base of operations : onell design history : onell design is a small , family run toy company that strives to create an environment filled with creative potential . building out just a little bit every year , each person involved in the day to day operations does their work with a passion matched by a desire to connect with those that enjoy what onell has to offer , however tiny it may be ! matt doughty , michelle doughty and marc beaudette love running onell , and it continues to grow only because of the incredible people out there who support all the crazy projects they get into ! so get ready for more interchangeable figures , 8 - bit games , special collaborations and sporadic blog posts as 2010 rolls on…and remember to stay creative !
glyos figures are an oddity : in a world of extreme poseability and one - off designer vinyls , onell design has bucked both trends to create a range of affordable , durable and fun retro figures that seem part monster in my pocket , part microman , part lego .
( clear blue / clear ) . the trio is currently available now through the onell shop . don ' t wait on these .
my fav purchases from ny comicon 2012 ! among the awesomeness , there ' s the real uamou in the center which is this incredible medicom collaboration piece from realxhead & uamou . and also the black & glow - green armodoc from onell design on the lower left ! so cool ~
ooh . i ' d love to see matt take another crack at that early human soldier figure . i dig the design . great interview , poe !
a few weeks ago , i had the pleasure of interviewing matt doughty , founder of onell design and collaborator with the four horsemen on the upcoming outer space men , in person at his home . with his wife michelle and the help of a few other colleagues , matt runs onell and its line of increasingly popular glyos action figures . in addition , matt serves as a consultant to beantown toys and has done freelance work for hasbro and other companies .
the glyos system series is a series of toys produced by matt doughty and michelle doughty of onell design and sold exclusively on their website [ 1 ] . these three inch tall figures feature a simple peg and socket joint system known as the
fit function
that makes them completely interchangeable with one another , allowing for limitless build options .
the joints are a simple pop - in / out peg system , allowing rotation on a single plane . initially this may seem restrictive , but onell design has worked within these limitations to compensate for this . the legs , for example , are cast with a bent knee , meaning rotating the joint doesn ' t simply twist the lower leg around the vertical - it affects the stance of the figure . play with them for a few minutes and you ' ll see that although you ' ll never reach microman - style level of posesability it ' s possible to convey action and emotion within the limits of their movement . ( it should be noted that onell design recently revealed a new set of rotator joints that will be going into production soon . )
although the figures don ' t come with any spare parts or extras , what is worth noting is the generosity of onell design . i ' ve placed two orders now and both have come with bonus figures i didn ' t order . don ' t bank on it or expect anything beyond your order , but don ' t be surprised if you do find an extra little bonus in there .
taken from urltoken ' s show
that new toy smell
episode 43 , this video shows the complete review of the glyos system toy line from onell designs . to watch the full episode visit us at urltoken
this illustrates one of the other things i like about the philosophy behind glyos toys : the fact that both the packaging and onell design ' s passcode section of their site flesh - out the story with enough tantalising details regarding each figure ' s background without simply telling a linear narrative or defining every detail of the characters . again , this is reminiscent of older toy lines that weren ' t supported by their own saturday morning cartoon show or movie .
the first wave of glyos is known as the founders , a nice nod to the microman series of figures . it ' s obvious that takara ' s classic toy line is an influence on onell design ' s sensibilities , for as well as sharing their name the founders also come in their own windowed - box resembling the spy magician packaging and inside each box is a 2 - page ' ' catarog ' ' - style preview sheet of the range .
as onell design are an online - only company , i ' m including a quick comment on their service . due to being a smaller company , you may have to wait a little longer for your order - both my orders took around 10 days to pack and process . my first package arrived four days after processing . my second arrived the day after i received my shipping confirmation . my advice is to be patient - they are worth the wait !
onell designs ' glyos system series is still one of our favorite lines . . . several years after being introduced to them . they continue to release new and exciting colorways as well as adding new head sculpts to the lineup .
sometimes when you see a figure you just sit waiting for a specific recolor . skeleden keldorac is that figure . at about 2 3 / 4 - inches tall , the onell design crew took a standard pheyden figure body and plussed it up with new upper arms , lower legs , a new head , and some armor for the chest and shins . the end result is a figure that ' s basically brand new , with an added axe and new paint job to keep things interesting .
onell design has hit onto something amazing with their glyos series of customizable figures . this year , onell released a new component to the line with the addition of the rig . it’s very much in the vein of popular designer - vinyl toys , yet is so much more . with the simple positioning of the arms , you can change the rig from a mech - like fighting machine into a space - worthy dogfighter . the imagination - inducing factor is what really helps set the rig apart from other toys on the market , and what helps push it onto this list . the first release of the rig sold out ridiculously fast ; but be on the lookout for more of these wonderfully toys to be released in various colors and paint schemes in the future .
onell design sold out of this one somewhat quickly , so ebay and forum trading are pretty much your only avenues for obtaining one at this point . i like it , so i ' d say it ' s worth it - all the skeleden figures are functionally similar with varying wonderful paint jobs . this is my new favorite of them , but i ' m a huge sucker for skeletor . it won ' t change the world , but it ' s fun enough to futz with while you ' re watching tv or on a phone call at work .
though the heavy armored rig – relgost wing divison is actually a fairly simple vinyl toy , with only 4 points of articulation , as you can see form the photos below , the design of it lends itself to a quick transformation of the look of the vehicle entirely with just a few quick rotations .
much of the indie toy scene revolves around collectible vinyl statues and art toys . these tend to be more eye candy than action figures , and can get very expensive . so while i appreciate the visual artistry of vinyls , i’ve always been more attracted to toys that do stuff . i’d rather spend some time with a $ 10 box of legos than dusting off $ 200 worth of vinyl zombie cyber - bunnies . so when i found onell designs’ glyos system figures , i flipped . onell has managed to create an exclusive line of affordable figures and accessories that are just as much fun to play with as they are to collect .
smart , smart , smart . the glyos system is like a lego set for building custom figures , and it works brilliantly . you can actually design your own unique figures from the ground up that look like they were factory - made , as opposed to a disparate collection of parts . as mentioned above , the basic figures are made up of over a dozen parts , which gives you a head , chest , waist , upper arms , hands , upper legs , lower legs , and feet to work with . and , there’s nothing to stop you from swapping in more parts , parts from other characters new and old , and upgraded joints and hubs available through the onell store .
articulation varies from figure to figure and build to build , but generally , the arms and legs swing , while the head , torso , ankles and knees twist . the lack of knee and elbow joints puts a damper on posability , but there’s a solution for that , too . onell sells “axis” ball joints that add flexibility wherever you use them .
new figures and accessories are released in limited numbers through the onell designs store page , and when they’re gone , they’re gone . that’s where the collectible nature of these toys becomes apparent . browsing the glyos forums , you will find a community of people buying / selling / trading figures and parts , such as limited edition heads , or sought - after color variants .
the fun factor is off the chart with onell’s glyos system figures . they’re fun to customize , fun to collect , and fun to obsess over in the forums while waiting for the next figures to drop . what you get for your money is more than toys ; you become part of an enthusiastic online community , all participating in the unique greatness of the glyos system .
dark washes are used to add accents to the various grooves and channels on each figure ' s parts and in the case of my ' ' standard ' ' pheyden and ' ' aves ' ' exellis , the eyes are also painted . the chunkiness of the physical design is translated to the colour - schemes , with the founders using a two - colour motif . grab a few for yourself and you can start creating your own colour combos , too .
so that’s sort of my abbreviated time in the industry . i’ve always been on the outskirts . we created onell because we wanted to create toys without vetting anything out . we’ve had two offers for the company . as you go you learn that a lot of the things that people say and do are bullshit , because they just want your ip . you have to try to become familiar with the legalese of things .
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my specific thing is i do character design and sculpt final work . ron can make you a perfectly symmetrical body to carve into . and he’s a master mold maker , he’ll create a silicon mold , take a master and make a mold , and i’ll go in and i’ll run urethane parts . anything i’ve ever done he’s helped me with or had a hand in , and i wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without him . he’s a family member to me . so i was sort of taught by one of the old masters .
the glyos universe is set on various alien worlds and populated by robots , aliens , and humanoid characters with names like pheyden , buildman , phaseon , gobon , and crayboth . more of the backstory can be uncovered on the onell designs’ website in the form of some impressive comics and a series of games that reveal ongoing story details . the basic figures are around 2 3 / 4″ tall , and are made up of a dozen or more interchangeable parts , allowing for extreme customization .
we ' re wrapping up glyos 101 with another look at onell ' s massive toy selection , this time focusing on the robotic , from the buildman to syclodoc , and finishing up with the mighty rig . get your own toys at urltoken for everything i do , including exclusive videos , podcasts , and reviews : check the website : urltoken like the facebook fanpage : urltoken follow me on twitter : urltoken theme : takeover of the 8 - bit synths background : revival songs performed by kevin macleod , licensed under creative commons 3 . 0 urltoken
speaking of upcoming releases , our next one ( late may ) focuses on a pretty specific and somewhat obscure homage that some of you may be familiar with from when you were kids . it ' s a little outside the more popular 80 ' s toylines , but does have some significant meaning behind the scenes over here , particularly in regard to the dsg design . i consider this coming wave a temporally displaced birthday gift to my much younger and less gray counterpart , playing under the bed somewhere in a permanent 1984 . be prepared for extra weirdness with this one , and of course , expect a couple surprises .
i ended up leaving college , farting around painting houses for a year , making money to buy toys–not books , just toys–and then i ended up taking a job in california at an upstart animation company called metropolis digital . i went out there and started doing design work for them , sleeping on a couch at a buddy’s place–no money , living out of my car . this was in 1997 / 1998 . then i found out [ metropolis ] had this thirteen - story building that had a floor they had shut down . it had all this crazy wax masters and clay stuff that they were doing points on , to do digital work . there was all this sculpting equipment , too .
i started onell with michelle–the name is derived from a nickname for her . we wanted to do comics together . she drew as a kid , and she started drawing again and came up with this character named sidrick , and this concept called monsters vs . robots ( when monsters vs . aliens came out her jaw hit the floor , it bummed her out ) . but monsters vs . robots was a story that sidrick read in his comic–so , a comic within a comic–that took place within glyos . when we decided to make a toy , we didn’t have a whole hell of a lot of money , but we had enough saved , and then eventually did some small urethane figures . i would go to the conventions and sell them . this was in 2003 - 2004 . i started doing these little books and sold them as well as the urethane figures at the conventions , and it just slowly gained momentum .
what ' s the difference between a regular toy line and a mini line ? well , other than the obvious answer - the height - you can buy a whole bunch of these for the price of one regular vinyl figure . so , here are our top five picks for the best mini line featuring figures under 4
in height .
out of all of the cosbaby series that were released this past year , the avp was our favorite . the predator figures include a number of accessories , which doesn ' t happen often in mini lines .
the 3rd series of gus fink ' s boogily heads brought their strongest assortment of characters to date . a pumpkin head and a robot ? gotta love ' em !
this line of 9 figures with various sculpts was one of the under the radar releases on the past year . it ' s a strong lineup of fun , different characters .
the original treeson was one of the most popular - and raved about - vinyl figures of 2006 . this past year saw crazy label release 4 new mini characters in 4 different colors . one of the cutest lines of ' 08 .
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i ' ve only met the guys from rocket north a few times , but they are really great guys . boris and fridge put out some great work that can be seen at the home of their comic , banimon .
i can ' t wait until these see production . keep an eye on the progress at urltoken
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2010 has been a banner year for toys . thanks to games , movies , comics , and all - around nostalgia ; toy companies have given their all to release fantastic pieces of plastic greatness . we , here at mtv geek , have compiled a list of 10 toys that truly outshone their competition this year .
mattel’s dc universe classics line of figures is known for a number of reasons . one of those is the collect & connect figures . these are split up throughout a wave , so if you were to buy them all then it’s like you get another over - sized figure for free ! this year saw the release of possibly the most important c & c figure to date : darkseid . the ruler of apokolips , and would - be destroyer of the universe , has been sculpted by the famous four horsemen in a classic look straight out of jack kirby’s new gods comics . having darkseid be a larger c & c figure made sense , but also forced people to buy the entire wave of figures to complete the important dc comics villain . thankfully , he was definitely worth it .
square enix is known for their figures based on their own videogame properties . their final fantasy and kingdom hearts figures are all beautifully done and highly articulated . however , it took them stepping outside their own sandbox to make it on this year’s list . snake , a . k . a . big boss , a . k . a . naked snake ( filthiest codename ever ) is the star of konami’s metal gear franchise… in a roundabout way . while most fans think of solid snake ; big boss is the original covert badass from which solid , liquid , solidus , and all the other oddly named soldiers were cloned . this play arts figure is sculpted , painted , and articulated in such a way that you can pose him to look exactly as he does in the games . this figure comes from metal gear solid : peacewalker on the psp and is packaged with extra hands , guns , and a sweet riot shield . hell , the only thing missing is his cigar ; but , this is america and we frown on our toys smoking . well , the organization in charge of such things frowns upon it anyway .
when merchandizing began for the iron man ii film , hasbro flooded the shelves with their line of 3 3 / 4” action figures . 3 series of figures were introduced : the movie , concept , and comic series ; and , out of literally dozens of iron man figures , the comic series war wachine set the standard . he’s extremely comic - accurate while still fitting in with the rest of the line’s figures . his shoulder - mounted armament is able to pivot on his back from “stored” to “ready” positions , and even come with detachable blast effects ! rhodes may play second fiddle to tony when it comes to getting the women and being an avenger ; but , this figure is anything but second best ! well , technically its 7th best in this instance , but nevermind all that .
“a toy story figure ? ! ” yeah , we know that’s what you’re exclaiming loudly , while reading this at your cubicle . well , get the hell over it already ! this toy is pants - wettingly exciting , and it’s based on a disney property ! insanity rules this day ! . . . and the number 6 spot on our list . woody is notable for a number of reasons . first , his sculpting is spot - on with the pixar / disney toy story movies . next , his articulation is not only plentiful , but is also made up of the revoltech joint . lastly , his accessories . he comes with tons of stuff , including the binoculars . it’s like getting another action figure as a bonus ! the big thing that sets woody up on this list is his face . actually , make that faces . yep , our pal woody comes with two faces and what makes them so damn great is the moveable eyeballs . you read that right , moveable eyes ! he is the first figure of his size to allow for such a wide range of expressions thanks to those rotating peepers . don’t believe us ? just google image search the toy in order to see all kinds of ghastly horrors ! we warn you : you won’t be able to un - see it .
updates of classic properties are all the rage right now ; and while g . i . joe never really goes out of style , there are still plenty of new versions of old favorites . geez , how many snake - eyes figures have there been in the last 25 years ? ! everybody loves that silent killing machine ! however , we’re not here to talk about him or any of his joe compatriots . nope , we’re at the number 5 spot and it has been conquered by the evil forces of cobra ! the h . i . s . s . ( high speed sentry ) tank is probably the single best known vehicle of cobra . week in and week out , cobra commander would end up trolling around in one of these , although ; usually while fleeing from battle like a friggin’ coward . this new version makes the list not only because it conjures images of our beloved h . i . s . s . of old ; but , because it also has all the modern and realistic styling you expect from today’s toys . we imagine something like this is in development right now by some government contractor looking to add a little badassery to the battlefield . if we were on the joe team , we’d be confiscating these things left and right !
trap - jaw makes his name as one of the best toys of 2010 , by leaving all of his masters of the universe classics in the dust . while mattel’s online - exclusive line is always a fan favorite , none of the other insanely - muscled barbarians and evil sorcerers can hold a candle to this piecemeal monstrocity ! trap - jaw is a mercenary / barbarian / space - pirate that tried to revolt against skeletor cause he wanted to be the # 1 ass - kicker in eternia ; but , was literally torn apart by ol’ boneface’s fury . thanks to the fine sculpting skills of the four horsemen , trap - jaw’s figure can be set up to look as he did pre or post beating . that’s right , you get enough parts in the package to create 2 different versions of the character ! kronis has the snarling visage and regular arm , while trap - jaw bulbous eyes and raggedy face match his cybernetic arm . tons of attachments for that arm are included as well and can be stored handily on his belt when not being used to filet he - man . the sculpting , paint , articulation , and accessories all add up to one of the best action figures we’ve ever had the pleasure of owning .
the devourer of worlds ! yes , galactus has once again made his way into the toy aisles , and this time there’s no denying him one of the highest places on our countdown . in 2005 , toy biz released their 16 inch galactus as a build - a - figure in their marvel legends line . until now , the toy biz galactus was definitely the best ( out of very few ) rendition of galactus to ever be released . what were the odds that only 5 years later we would be able to purchase an even larger version of the ancient s . o . b . ? this new galactus comes to us from hasbro’s marvel universe line of 3 3 / 4” figures , and is far more intimidating than any previous incarnation . he towers over the other m . u . figures at a whopping 19” and features lights and sound . he’s fully articulated for hero - stomping action and is packaged with his chrome - colored herald , the silver surfer . first released at the 2010 sdcc in a giant blister pack with art by joe quesada ; galactus can now be found on the shelf in a window box , sporting an illustration by mike deodato jr .
there were a lot of high - end toys that could have made the list ; but , the general high prices , plus limited availability left them off . honorable mentions go to pretty much everything hot toys or 3a toys have / are / will produce , seeing as how they are all amazing . if you have the cash to blow , and are a serious collector , you can’t go wrong with their collectibles .
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head over to the blog for the most up to date happenings in the world of glyos .
browse the store to find the newest items , and the buildstation for past releases .
submit your own photos , artwork , and glyos related content to the glyoverse .
each figure is made of super durable , full color injection molded pvc plastic . parts are completely interchangeable with all glyos system series figures .
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but before that , make sure to check out the toyfinity store later tonight at 7pm edt , as john will publicly debut an all new toyfinity character with some very interesting connections to what we have cooking for wave 74 . . .
grab all 10 characters from the safari and marine sets in one limited edition 10 - pack .
thank you for a surprisingly strong turnout for a really weird release ! we weren ' t sure what to expect with this wave , as the subject matter was so specific and connected directly to a very obscure property . thanks to you , though , things turned out pretty good , and apparently , you guys really like phanost in green ( ha ! ) . it was a true dream to work on this tribute , and i ' m extra thankful that you allowed it to meet with some success .
speaking of this wave , one of the major elements that kept rolling around in my head from the beginning was the desire to see an
updated
catalog - type set of illustrations that pulled right from the original source material . of course ,
was the artist that could make that wish come true . the above illustrations bring it all together , and ralph ' s hyper mutant abilities ( mutorius ? ) once again delivered the goods above and beyond , right down to the classic font style ! ralph , you 1000 % nailed it ! thank you for pushing the concept to where it needed to go !
on another note , we were super psyched to be able to release the all new kots crossover rift killer in this assortment . rising from a truly collaborative effort between
and myself , the rift killer , like so many secret projects , had been in the works for a spell . finally seeing this crazy figure go into full production has been a blast . the rk truly has some wild dna !
crew for their dedication and inspiration . we ' ll get a little more into the rift killer in an upcoming post .
all orders placed since the release last week have been processed and shipped , save for the ones that came in earlier today . as always , the mega team of michelle and
never missed a beat and made quick time moving through the orders . we went into the archive for packing tunes and pulled out some taking back sunday and saosin for the barn soundtrack . pj and i both practically lost our voices singing ( screaming ) along .
our next release is set for early july , and will stand as our 11th year anniversary and wave 74 . some fun plans have come together for this one , and we ' ll be revisiting a few old friends and meeting a new one as well . hopefully it will hit the right notes . we ' ll also be wrapping up the ap mystery series soon , although there are a couple
honorary
space vintage ap figure selections that we ' ve debated continuing the sub - set with . it will be hard to say goodbye to those homages !
i think i ' ve kept it relatively short this time ( right ) , in comparison to the usual scroll - a - thon that escapes my swiss cheese brain . thanks again for all the continued interest in not just what we do over here , but also in what the super talented glyos makers do across the spectrum . it ' s the variety of projects that keeps things exciting , and being able to see new figures come to life never gets old . this only works because we ' re all in it together .
open a dimension gate to the past , next tuesday , may 29th at 9 : 30pm edt .
thank you for exploring the
slightly pink
villser ullmoriun biovessel with us over the last week ! we really appreciate all the steady communication that has been popping up in those comments as well . it always feels good to talk with you guys , and even after all these years we ' re still gaining new insight into our community on a regular basis . marking our 72nd wave is only possible because of your true interest in this stuff , and we ' ll keep on creating within this world as long as we have the ability to do so .
beyond the return of the buildstation , this recent wave wraps up our small trio of
real type
releases as we head towards the warmer months . it ' s a blast endlessly exploring the oddball hues of real type color theory , so revisiting the genre later this year is a definite . in the meantime , we ' ll continue to nose around the biovessel with some special posts popping up over the next week .
almost every order placed up until late last night has headed to the post . as usual , michelle and
were the dual forces responsible for keeping things on track . little dragon and a dash of fleetwood mac scored the barn mayhem for the week . quick note for those of you that may have received two different tracking numbers ; please disregard the first one you received and just follow the second one that was issued . we had an old school paypal hiccup and had to re - enter the shipping on a few orders .
i said i ' d keep it short and i almost got there ! thanks once again for being part of glyos and for all the awesome creative inspiration that you continue to share not only with us , but most importantly , with each other .
. we will lift all limits after the first hour . thanks for your cooperation . have fun !
long thought lost on a now forgotten mission , the enigmatic commander mraedis and his mraedis agents unexpectedly emerge from the zorennor rift , possessing critical intelligence regarding the new villser threat .
know friend from foe this sunday , april 15th at 9 : 30pm edt .
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during the interview , matt showed me his extensive collection of vintage toys as well as giving me a sneak preview of an upcoming vinyl piece , as well as a mold master of an outer space man . on a more personal note , mr . doughty is a very friendly , laid - back host who absolutely loves toys–playing with them , talking about them , and most of all , making them .
note : matt asked me to explain that the grizzly adams beard seen in the photos is due to intense preparation for the latest glyos release . –pg
my favorite lines were the fisher price adventure people , star wars…micronauts was an obvious one . and then in the 1980s i loved g . i . joe , all the major lines that we all loved . they’re part of me as an artist : masters of the universe , star wars , joe , transformers . strangely , i wasn’t huge into transformers until the 1990s . i had been exposed to the japanese stuff when i was very young , so i actually thought it was a ripoff when i first saw it . i remember seeing a seaspray when i was a kid and being mad , because it seemed like they had lost the soul . in retrospect it’s ridiculous .
i had a japanese neighbor growing up , so they would go to japan three times a year and come back with stuff , and my mother would let us go down there and play . i was exposed to [ super ] sentai in 1980 , i was playing with the power rangers [ in the 1980s ] before the power rangers were here . so i had a weird pedigree in exposure to foreign toys , as well as domestic , from a really young age .
i always liked making stuff since i was little . i graduated from college with an illustration degree . i had about two years off when i didn’t really collect much , and then i got insanely into collecting–joes at the time , and some old vintage stuff . i happened to have a roommate who was an avid collector , which was kind of rare at the time–this was in ’92–and i just started collecting stuff and going to toys r us . i had always played with toys , even carried them through high school , always had some in my pocket , even during that time when you tend to hide it from your peers .
and that was when i really discovered plumber’s compound . which sounds completely boring , but as a child i was searching for something i could sculpt onto wire armatures that would dry instantly and not crumble to pieces . i never found a clay that could do it , so i always used medical tape , tinfoil , q - tips , whatever . when i discovered the plumber’s compound , a whole new world opened up , because i could sculpt quick and fast–i’m a reductive sculptor , i’d make a shape and then cut all the way into it , versus sort of layering and straight - up sculpting with a hot blade . so while i was in california , i started sculpting a ton .
and then i decided to come home for christmas and i hooked up with michelle . we had known each other growing up . and then i got offered a promotion at digital , but i turned it down and went to washington , d . c . with michelle . we both lived there for a bit . at the time [ 1999 ] , everyone thought the world was going to end . her family had run a business selling generators , and their business quadrupled . so we said we’d come back and help out a little bit .
but the entire time i still drew , i still sculpted at night , and i came to the realization that i wanted to make a toy . i was already sculpting little guys . one thing led to another and i ended up meeting this ex - prototyper for hasbro named ron daley . i had come in with this small figure–smaller than what we do now–and i showed it to him . we had a connection , and he helped me figure out how to do stuff . he showed me mold - making . he was my yoda . he was like a master who took in a bonehead who had a little bit of ability .
and on a side note , pheyden was our first toy . that was made for michelle for christmas , and it was based on one of her characters , a mechanical ghost of her character noboto from monsters vs . robots . but it was also a character i’d made up when i was nine…i’ve had this long - running story since i was a kid . i tried to blend them .
so i made it for her and she liked it , and then i brought it to a convention and the reaction , strangely , was very strong for that particular aesthetic . i had other figures , but he was the one that resonated . so we made urethanes of them , sold them out pretty quick at a show–there was no online sales at the time . we decided we were going to make pheyden the first toy .
at the time i had also started to work with ron on prototypes . he would get a lot of jobs and i would work with him on stuff , for mattel or hasbro–it was never figures , it was always like accessories stuff or playset parts , nothing like the horsemen get to do . but it was fun , because i was working on an optimus prime mask , or an avatar arm gauntlet or these weird chess pieces . i r0lled the dice and went full - time working with ron . as i was sourcing that pheyden figure i met the beantown guys , and ron and i ended up sculpting all their figures .
it’s just a few of us here–it’s me , it’s marc beaudette , and jesse [ moore , of urltoken ] , he’s a brother to me , and so is marc . and there’s ron , who i do all the prototyping with . and then michelle–when she’s not raising our two children , she does all bookkeeping and the billing and everything .
wow , no mention of shockinis and how we spoke at the shows when you started matt = / . still great interview though and great stuff . i am looking forward to the 4h line that you teamed up on .
man… great interview , poe ! you gotta love matt and all he does . he ' s one of the most humble guys i have ever dealt with , and he ' s as generous as he is kind . you can tell everything he does is about love : love for his wife , his family , his friends , his customers , and his toys . he ' s classy beyond words– a lot of toy makers could learn a lesson from him .
matt is one of those guys , i ' m just thrilled to know . i can email matt and know i ' m going to get a response and best wishes . he loves the people who show interest in his stuff , even if some of us haven ' t bought in years .
good stuff . very interesting path , & so far , very informative . can ' t wait for part two .
i had no idea , prior to the outer spacemen announcement , what the glyos system was , but i ' ll definitely be on the supportive side now . plus , dude has a photon figure on his shelf… you just have to appreciate that .
matt , your passion and perseverence in this industry are commendable . more than anything , i ' m just glad to see someone doing their own original thing , as opposed to just releasing essentially the same toys over and over .
but beyond that…holy crap , that collection of yours is amazing . i can ' t make out everything , but kudos to you for owning vintage examples of twincast and soundblaster as well as a few laser beasts !
great part 1 . ghost target over at points of articulation ( scroll down for a picture ) has been into these for a while . very cool stuff ! i am looking forward to tomorrow ' s part 2 .
man… he is easily one of the most awesome people i ' ve ever met . just watching him at a show , handing his toys , for free , to little kids who showed interest… its amazing .
that was a great interview , and i can ' t wait to read part 2 . if you get a chance to do another interview with matt , can you see if he ' d give more info on the human soldier ?
matt is a gent and an amazing human being i ' m so glad i took the plunge and ordered my glyos just over a year ago it opened me up to not only great figures but a great community of people and all because of matt ' s great generosity and the fantastic example he sets . i salute you sir !
poe ghostal received his first toy , a mighty mouse figure , at age three . thus began a lifelong interest ( some might say obsession ) with toys . a child of the 1980s , he grew up on star wars , he - man & transformers toys , as well as more obscure lines such as power lords , robo force , and manglors .
poe has written about toys for urltoken and toyfare magazine . he was a founder of urltoken and has been a guest reviewer for michael crawford ’s popular review site .
the glyos system is a range of 2 . 75 inch figures available exclusively online from their designers / creators / producers ,
today i ' m going to be looking at the reissued figures from that first wave of toys , the founder series .
at just under 3 ' ' tall , each figure comes in 13 pieces with 12 points of articulation ( neck , 2 x shoulders , 2 x wrists , waist , 2 x hips , 2 x knees and 2 x feet ) and is built on the glyos joint system , a standard of pop - in / pop - out pieces that allows parts to be interchanged with other glyos , plus other figures including the beantown beanbots and the outer space men from four horsemen . the idea is to combine these parts to create new figures , and even vehicles .
it ' s an intriguing system and one that ' s certainly a lot of fun to play with . yes , that ' s right - i said ' ' play with . ' ' unlike most other collectable figures , glyos toys are pleasingly chunky and robust , being more than capable of withstanding a good solid play session and more .
and although it may seem a minor point , it ' s nice to have a box that can simply be opened and resealed without damaging it .
' ' hailing from the fabled edge of space in the mysterious glyos system , space traveler pheyden journeys through endless dimensions securing the order of the infinite universe and patching holes in the fabric of time . ' '
despite his skull - like face , pheyden is the ' ' core hero ' ' of the glyos range and - to me - seems to be a nod / analog to the micronauts ' time traveler .
' ' rebelling against his tyrannical creators in the glyos system , prototype sincroid exellis battles for the freedom of his mechanical brethren as leader of the lost sincroid revolution .
the sincroids are - from what i can gather - a range of cyborgs / androids of which exellis is one such being . exellis models ( given all the colour variants , i assume it ' s a line of sincroids rather than an individual ) appear to have some form of programming defect that has led them to rebel against their creators . that ' s my take on it , anyway !


the louisiana state university press ( lsu press ) is a university press that was founded in 1935 .

it publishes works of scholarship as well as general interest books .

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lsu press publishes approximately 70 new books each year and has a backlist of over 2000 titles .

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germano , william . from dissertation to book . chicago : university of chicago press , 2005 .
derricourt , robin . an author’s guide to scholarly publishing . princeton : princeton university press , 1996 .
luey , beth . handbook for academic authors , 4th ed . new york : cambridge university press , 2002 .
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abouharb , m . rodwan . 2008 . review of state repression and the domestic democratic peace . by christian davenport” ( cambridge university press , 2007 . ) journal of politics 70 : 563 - 565 .
lsu press is one of the oldest and most prestigious academic publishers in the south . in addition to scholarly monographs , we also publish general interest books about louisiana and the south .
c . c . lockwood was born in kansas city , missouri , in the late 1940’s and grew up in fort smith , arkansas , where he graduated from southside high school . he moved to louisiana in 1967 to attend louisiana state university , where he received his b . s . in finance in 1971 . during his early years in louisiana , he fell in love with the state’s swampy backcountry , and he abandoned plans for a career in business as soon as he graduated . he taught himself photography and headed for wild places , determined to make a living capturing images of nature . much of this time has been on a houseboat .
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the university of illinois press was formally established in 1918 , although prior to that time several monographs bore the imprint university studies . the first of these appeared in 1900 ; written by daniel kilham dodge , it was titled abraham lincoln : the evolution of his literary style .
the press ' s initial publications in 1918 were a history of the first half - century of the university ( founded in 1867 ) and another study of lincoln . the first director of the press was harrison e . cunningham , who also served as secretary of the university ' s board of trustees during his thirty - year tenure . most of the books published under his direction were monographs by faculty members and recent doctoral students , issued as university studies in social science , language and literature , biological science , and medical science . the functions of the press also included the operation of the university ' s printing division and mailing center , both of which remained under the press ' s jurisdiction until the early 1970s .
the university press of kentucky has a dual mission—the publication of academic books of high scholarly merit in a variety of fields and the publication of significant books about the history and culture of kentucky , the ohio valley region , the upper south , and appalachia . the press is the statewide nonprofit scholarly publisher for the commonwealth of kentucky , operating under the university of kentucky libraries and serving all kentucky state - sponsored institutions of higher learning as well as five private colleges and kentucky ' s two major historical societies .
harman , eleanor , et al . , eds . the thesis and the book : a guide for first - time academic authors , 2nd ed . toronto : university of toronto press , 2003 .
established at louisiana state university , the southern review immediately became a literary tastemaker . the launch of the southern review came about
on a bright sunday afternoon in late february , 1935 ,
when louisiana state university’s president drove his black cadillac to robert penn warren’s house in baton rouge to invite him , his wife , and their friend albert erskine on a drive to discuss creating a magazine of
distinctive character and quality .
cleanth brooks and charles w . pipkin were consulted ; both joined the editorial staff . the southern review ’s first series ran 1935 to 1942 before closing due to the war . in 1965 , the journal was revived under the editorship of lewis p . simpson and donald e . stanford , who launched the second series to great acclaim . lsu press became the southern review ’s publisher in 2011 , allowing the journal to undertake new initiatives , such as reaching readers through a digital version in addition to the print quarterly .
abouharb , m . rodwan and david cingranelli . 2007 . human rights and structural adjustment . cambridge : cambridge university press . choice outstanding academic title 2009 - winner . replication dataset & do file ( zip ) .
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in 1979 richard l . wentworth was promoted to director ; he had previously directed the louisiana state university press and had served as associate director and editor - in - chief at illinois since 1970 . during his tenure the press became a leading publisher in american social history , with strong series in african american history , women ' s history , immigration history , sports history , and particularly labor and working - class history . the most successful book in the series blacks in the new world is black leaders of the twentieth century ( 1982 ) , edited by john hope franklin and series editor august meier . charles joyner ' s down by the riverside : a south carolina slave community ( 1984 ) has sold more than 40 , 000 copies—an astonishing quantity for a scholarly monograph .
abouharb , m . rodwan . 2007 . review of democracy and war : institutions , norms , and the evolution of international conflict . by david , l . rousseau . ” ( stanford university press , 2005 ) . journal of conflict studies xxvii : 1 .
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a serendipitous university of illinois connection brought the press its greatest income - producing book . thunder below ! the uss barb revolutionizes submarine warfare ( 1992 ) , by admiral eugene b . fluckey , was completely subsidized by an officer on this submarine who was a graduate of the u of i . the press also licensed film rights to this exciting world war ii saga , and it has become a bestselling ebook .
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the latest in a series of occasional profiles of poetry publishers . these questions were answered by marykatherine callaway , the director of lsu press .
with the arrival of willis g . regier as director in 1999 and joan catapano as associate director and editor - in - chief in 2000 , the press broadened its list while continuing to build upon prior strengths . vibrant lists and series in communications and media studies , film studies , african american studies , and women ' s studies , as well as multivolume documentary series focusing on the lives and works of margaret sanger and jane addams , indicate the press ' s long - standing devotion to social history and women ' s studies . from spring 2000 to winter 2010 the press led the history cooperative , initially developed in partnership with the american historical association , the organization of american historians , and the national academies press , to feature easily searchable electronic content from more than twenty notable history journals , hosted by the u of i press under the supervision of electronic publisher paul arroyo and his colleagues .
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wildlife photographer c . c . lockwood has lived and worked in fragile ecosystems whose preservation shapes his artistry . through words and images , he has captured the unique sense of space in wild places as diverse as louisiana swampland and the rugged back country of the american west . his work has earned him international acclaim as an environmental artist , including the sierra club’s ansel adams award for conservation photography . lockwood’s work continues to reflect changes and perils in the natural world . his eleventh book , marsh mission , is part of a years - long effort by lockwood to bring attention to the crisis of vanishing gulf coast wetlands . his newest book , louisiana wild , the lands protected and restored by the nature conservancy , portrays the good work this organization is doing on over 280 , 000 acres of land in our state . c . c . said , “i felt like a kid in a candy store , when i started this project , for i got to visit swamps , lakes , marshes , prairies and oyster reefs form the arkansas border to the grand isle wetlands . ”
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abouharb , m . rodwan , and david cingranelli . 2005 . “when the world bank says yes : determinants of structural adjustment lending , ” in gustav ranis , james raymond vreeland , and stephen kosack ( eds . ) globalization and the nation state : the impact of the imf and the world bank . routledge . pp 204 - 230 .
a major step in the development of the press occurred with the 1949 appointment of wilbur schramm as director . a prominent scholar in mass communications , schramm founded the institute for communications research and served as dean of the college of communications . schramm developed a strong list in communications , highlighted by the mathematical theory of communication , by claude e . shannon and warren weaver , and four theories of the press , by fred s . siebert , theodore peterson , and schramm . both volumes have gone back to press more than twenty times , attesting to their status as enduring backlist classics . the mars project , in which scientist wernher von braun laid out the potential for space travel , was published in 1953 , several years before sputnik .
lsu press does not consider unrevised ph . d . dissertations . considerable differences exist between a dissertation and a book , and even the best dissertation will need to be revised before being accepted for publication . most commonly , scholars seeking to publish their revised dissertations will need to do the following :
the press ' s long - standing interests in anthropology , folklore , african american studies , and women ' s studies were united in 1977 with the publication of robert hemenway ' s biography of zora neale hurston . because hurston was not widely known in those days , the press acquired paperback rights to her novel their eyes were watching god in order to provide readers with access to a literary work along with the new biography . during the ensuing decade more than 356 , 000 copies of their eyes were sold—more than 75 , 000 in the final year—before a commercial publisher reclaimed the paperback rights .
to date , the press ' s most important book on a topic in american history probably has been the plains across : the overland emigrants and the trans - mississippi west , 1840 - 60 , by john d . unruh jr . this magisterial 1979 study won seven awards , including the major awards of the american historical association and the organization of american historians , and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize . the publication of nauvoo : kingdom on the mississippi ( 1965 ) , by robert bruce flanders , was initially viewed as a study in illinois history ; in retrospect , it helped pave the way for the press ' s development of a notable series of books in mormon history , with liz dulany acting as the long - time acquiring editor .
from 1975 until the 1990s , the series illinois short fiction typically offered four new collections annually , each by a single author . twice nominated by publishers weekly for the carey - thomas award for creative publishing , the series was long administered at the press by ann lowry , who also served as editor of the anthology prime number : 17 stories from illinois short fiction ( 1988 ) .
the press ' s commitment to poetry endured for even longer . the first of several volumes by michael s . harper , published in 1971 , was followed by more than a hundred fine volumes by a wide array of poets . my alexandria by mark doty , arguably the most successful collection , won the national book critics circle award and the t . s . eliot prize , among other accolades .
three illinois books have received the bancroft award from columbia university , considered by many to be the most prestigious award for a book in american history : eugene v . debs : citizen and socialist ( 1982 ) , by nick salvatore ; dark journey : black mississippians in the age of jim crow ( 1989 ) , by neil r . mcmillen ; and local people : the struggle for civil rights in mississippi ( 1994 ) , by john dittmer . salvatore ' s study of debs also received the dunning prize of the american historical association for the best first book over a two - year period .
in the 1960s the press was a partner in two exceptional undertakings . the first , uicsm high school mathematics ( 1959 ) by max beberman , was a pilot project for what became known as
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don jackson also developed a strong list in western u . s . history , to which he himself contributed significantly . he edited and wrote the introduction to the perennial bestseller black hawk : an autobiography ( 1955 ) and edited multivolume documentary works , notably the letters of the lewis and clark expedition ( 2nd ed . , 1978 ; still in print ) and the papers of john charles fremont , before leaving illinois for virginia , where he became the founding editor for the papers of george washington project . science in the british colonies of america ( 1970 ) , by raymond phineas stearns , is the press ' s only volume to win a national book award .
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no surprise for the writer , no surprise for the reader . ” while reading lisel mueller’s collection , the need to hold still , i found myself mulling over robert frost’s well - known dictum . while writers may struggle to explain precisely how they arrive at such surprise , as readers we recognize it on a visceral level . as emily dickinson explains in another famous quote , this sense of discovery can make a reader feel “as if the top of [ one’s ] head were taken off . ”
we experience that discovery in a few startling poems by mueller , particularly two that take on the rich material of myth and allegory . in “testimony , ” for example , mueller retells the story of the birth of venus from the goddess’ perspective , rewriting a seaside fantasy into a cold , brutal reality . in mueller’s version of the tale , an accusatory venus reproaches a collective “you , ” the painters and other artists who have historically depicted venus’ birth as an eroticized event , or as one of singular beauty : “telling the story , you omit / that in the beginning my hair was green / seaweed , before it turned / into the yellow silk you admire . ” the charges continue : “you paint me floating ashore / with rose - tipped breasts , ” and “you say i stepped into heated shoes / of glittering white sand . ” here , the goddess sets the record straight .
mueller’s use of persona allows her to recast—and to criticize from the female speaker’s point of view—the fantasy of a sensual , stranded beauty . the final declaration arrives with a sense of both inevitability and surprise , and mueller establishes the persona’s authority through the accusatory tone , the series of brief declarations , and the specificity of images that counter the other , more pleasant version of the story : “starved dog , ” “scraggly leaves , ” and “rocks and shells” that “cut . ”
mueller’s skill at composing dense , compressed poems of human tragedy is perhaps best glimpsed in “the story , ” in which a storyteller depicts , in parable form , an incompatible couple seemingly fated for disaster .
here , a familiar narrative—a love story , a fable— becomes wonderfully strange . as explained in stephen dobyns’ best words , best order , mueller’s chosen metaphors—the female figure as water , and the male as fire— can be comprehended but are not easily encompassed . as a result , we are compelled to return to the poem again and again to more fully understand how one human might “burn” a beloved while trying to “be one , ” or how even love can lead to conditions under which we “cannot breathe . ”
in “the story , ” mueller depicts intimacy and conflict by recasting humans as elements of nature , a strategy that animates the poem’s intensity and desperation , the characters’ passion and antagonism . adding to the surprise in this poem is mueller’s resistance to resolution , as her speaker exhorts the listening children to “make up [ their ] own / ending , ” and then claims , “…they will , they will . ”
in other poems in the need to hold still , mueller adopts the perspective of figures from myth and folktale to shed light on a character’s motivations , or to reveal the misgivings of characters we typically encounter from a distance . framed by an epigraph from william stafford—“so , the world happens twice— / once what we see it as ; / second it legends itself / deep , the way it is”—mueller’s collection draws on allegory to encourage us to more fully inhabit human experience . in particular , narrators in the book’s third section , a linked sequence called “voices from the forest , ” invite us to reenter familiar folktales and myths to confront human qualities that may prove to be our weaknesses : curiosity , trust , and innocence . in this sequence , superficiality , fickleness , lust , and envy also take center stage .
in the sequence’s first poem , “the voice of the traveler who escaped , ” for example , we hear from a character who failed to heed the warnings that the original tales were meant to provide , one who knows the terror of what happens when “…the witch / locks the door from the outside / and throws away the key” and now admonishes us to learn from his or her mistakes . the cautionary tone continues in the sequence’s second poem , “warning to virgins , ” which alerts young women to the “unspecified beast” who may come to court them , a shape - shifting figure who sometimes appears as a “bear / who lumbers to the door / of two young beauties , to be brushed / and petted , and to eat / out of their hands . ” in “a voice from out of the night , ” mueller’s speaker questions her attempt to inform and instruct , as the narrator seems to surrender to the idea that her words of warning are useless among the young and naive .
the eight poems in “voices from the forest” use folktale figures and extended metaphor to reveal our human weaknesses . “the story” and “testimony , ” however , possess an urgency in the telling that is rarely duplicated in the other poems . and while mueller’s “voices from the forest” sequence could have reinvented the form and content of classic material in ways that might startle the reader toward new insights , in some cases , what seem to be missing are the wonder and strangeness that compel us to return , again and again , to poems like “testimony” and “the story . ”
( graywolf , 2011 ) , won the 2010 bakeless prize for poetry . ahmed’s writing has appeared in
. she holds an mfa from warren wilson college and lives near philadelphia . for more information , visit her website at
poetry judges that year : turner cassidy , john ciardi , inge judd , betty e . munger , john frederick nims , robert phillips , louise solano , paul zimmer
the morning of the poem by james schuyler won the pulitzer prize for poetry .
mueller immigrated to the united states from hamburg , germany at the age of 15 .
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