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I mentioned this previously in a post about my Geeky Shopping Spree but I thought I’d bring it up again unless it passed under most people’s radar.

Here’s the setup. Justice League: Cry for Justice is a game changer for quite of few of DC’s heroes, especially for their valiant archers. A particularly noteworthy bit is Green Arrow murdering Prometheus. Now, I’m not going to say he didn’t deserve it but as most people should know heroes don’t kill. At least that’s what we teach our children. But in the reality of comics (Ha!) Batman is one of the few heroes who holds himself to that code.

Okay, so a pretty dramatic, life-changing scene. Something that, even if fans didn’t like it, will be talked about and will have a huge impact on the future of Green Arrow.

Here’s what I bought over the weekend,

Yes, they’ve packaged them together in the Action League series of toys, toys I’m sure are targeted for kids even if big kids like me buy them too. Here’s what I wrote earlier,

Yes, this is a child’s toy. And yes it features Green Arrow and Prometheus. Why is this weird and funny? Well, if you’ve read Justice League: Cry for Justice you know Prometheus destroyed a sizeable chunk of Star City, which royally pissed off Green Arrow. So much so he hunted down the villain and murdered him. Yes, murdered him, tied him to a chair and shot him the head with an arrow. After which Green Arrow admits his crime is then imprisoned, ostracized by the entire hero community, his wife, Black Canary leaves him and he’s banished to live a stupid, magical forest. The back packaging puts it so elegantly:

A final showdown indeed. I read this and immediately had to buy it. Either someone marketing this toy isn’t up to date on the current DC comics or this is some sick joke. One I find hilarious, even if it might be a poor choice for a kid’s toy recommended ages three and up.

There must be others who find this is twisted and funny as me, right?

Earlier this week friends of mine and local nerds, @Lisapieces & @Ztrooper informed me local thrift stores we’re selling items from Think Geek. That’s right, the amazing crack Think Geek provides at super low prices. SCORE! They had the incredible luck of snagging two tauntaun sleeping bags for $13! Seriously, those things go for $100 online! Needless to say I’m a little jealous. Okay, I might be seething with it but I still was able to find some cool stuff for myself.

The thrift shop I visited mostly had t-shirts. But what t-shirts!

As you can see I got the Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock and Bazinga! tees from The Big Bang Theory plus a great Firefly shirt. Have to show off my Browncoat pride, you know. But each of these tees were only $4 a piece! Now it’s your turn to be jealous of me.

You might also notice some figures up there too. After the thrift shop I went to a local Target where another friend had informed me they were selling the DC series of POP! Heroes vinyl bobble heads. Well, I had to go and snag myself a Joker bobble head. I almost bought the Batman as well, because I mean, they do make such a pair. But I was responsible and held myself to one. These were also on sale, and oddly enough offered in the Easter section.

Finally, my last purchase had me do a double take and then bust out in incredulous laughter. When you see it up close you’ll understand why I needed to buy it.

Yes, this is a child’s toy. And yes it features Green Arrow and Prometheus. Why is this weird and funny? Well, if you’ve read Justice League: Cry for Justice you know Prometheus destroyed a sizeable chunk of Star City, which royally pissed off Green Arrow. So much so he hunted down the villain and murdered him. Yes, murdered him, tied him to a chair and shot him the head with an arrow. After which Green Arrow admits his crime is then imprisoned, ostracized by the entire hero community, his wife, Black Canary leaves him and he’s banished to live a stupid, magical forest. The back packaging puts it so elegantly:

A final showdown indeed. I read this and immediately had to buy it. Either someone marketing this toy isn’t up to date on the current DC comics or this is some sick joke. One I also find hilarious, even if it might be a poor choice for a kid’s toy recommended ages three and up.