Action Figure Theatre

"No Need For Violence" -- Dan/Rorschach

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:38:32 GMT

Title: "No Need For Violence"
Starring Dan and Rorschach. Also with Dr. Manhattan.
Rated PG-13 for any excuse to make out.
Summary: In an attempt to foil Veidt again, the boys discover some of the joys of weapons.

MEANWHILE...

"All I Need" -- Rorschach/Nite Owl

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:17:19 GMT

Title: "All I Need"
Starring plastic Rorschach and plastic Nite Owl
Rated PG-13 for Patrick Wilson parts
Summary: Holiday gift exchange, vigilante-style.
Happy holidays, rraaarrlship :)

"October Twelfth" - Nite Owl/Rorschach

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:53:41 GMT

Title: "October Twelfth"
Starring: Rorschach and Nite Owl, and ephemerally...the Comedian
Summary: Tribute to today's date, Oct. 12, when the action of the graphic novel begins. Nostalgic and short.

"Owl Watching" -- Rorschach/Nite Owl

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:43:33 GMT

Title: "Owl Watching"
Starring: action figures Rorschach and Nite Owl
Disclaimer: not my characters, just my dolls
Rated: a fluffy PG
Summary: See title.
Warnings: too fluffy. lots of photos.

"Rose-Colored Goggles" - Nite Owl/Rorschach

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:05:17 GMT

Title: "Rose-Colored Goggles"
Starring: Action figure Nite Owl and action figure Rorschach, with special guest Laurie. (and featuring watchmen: the high school years, laurie's nipples, and some lapel-adjusting)
Disclaimer: Not my characters, just my dolls.
Summary: The crazy ex shows up.
Warning: Lots of photos. And Laurie swears a lot.

...or are you just happy to see me?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:33:28 GMT

Dan has this whack little rubber band through his crotch and around his ass. It's there to help hold the moon on his belt (doesn't work), but I like to use it to strap things to him.

"Venus and Mars" - Nite Owl/Rorschach

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:16:00 GMT

Title: Venus and Mars
Starring: action figures Nite Owl and Rorschach, and featuring Dr. Manhattan (more or less)
Disclaimer: PG. Not my characters, just my toys.
Warning: Lots of photos
Summary: Dan takes a wrong turn at Albuquerque, Jon pulls a MacGyver, and Rorschach should have thought of that before they left New York.

Wow, Dan has several fetishes going on here. I just noticed.

The whole series can be found here:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Or, for these and others, at a_f_t.

Crafting an Action Figure

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:34:47 GMT

The Science of Movies - Crafting An Action Figure.

The link is to ninjavideo.net - one of my favorite websites, and my only "t.v. channel." Tons of shows to watch, and all posted in a very timely manner. They get some new release films too, but the image quality varies. (Like for movies people videotaped in the theatre, say.) But they have DVD rips too, which look great. For instance, they have the director's cut of Watchmen there already somehow, and I watched it there last week.

Follow the Ninjavideo Helper instructions written in red at the top of the page there :
Click where it says: "Click here to launch the ninjavideo helper" and then click "Yes" or "Run" or whatever it says in the dialog box that pops up. It's safe; I've used it for years.

Anyway, this program is a movie nerd's dream. So is having an action figure of oneself. I find it hugely impressive to learn how action figures are made, too. I never knew.

"Beer Session" - Nite Owl/Rorschach

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:23:06 GMT

Title: "Beer Session"
Starring: action figure Nite Owl, action figure Rorschach, with special guest - plastic Hollis Mason
Warning: lots of photos
Summary: Wherein Hollis suffers the impact of TMI.

"Vodka and Tachyons" - Nite Owl/Rorschach

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:07:53 GMT

Title: "Vodka and Tachyons"
Starring Nite Owl/Rorschach, the action figures
Rated adult
Warning: many photos
Summary: Can Rorschach’s iron control hold up when challenged by drunk-and-easy!Dan?

"First Kiss" - Rorschach/Nite Owl

Thu, 21 May 2009 02:42:33 GMT

A little greeting for my pal lilac28.

Title: First Kiss
Starring: Rorschach and Nite Owl
Summary: *see title

Oh yes, and thank you Noah Bennet action figure for the use of your glasses.

"American Love" - Rorschach/Nite Owl

Sat, 02 May 2009 21:24:30 GMT

Title: "American Love"
Rorschach/Nite Owl, the action figures
Rated G/PG. dunno.
Warning: lots of photos
Summary: Wherein Rorschach lives off of Dan while insulting him, and Dan doesn't complain because Rorschach is a lunatic...and because American love is in the air.

Haaaaahvaaaahd

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:17:34 GMT

A couple of months ago, I traveled to my mother’s place for a visit. It was only a few days before the opening of the Watchmen film, so I had my action figures with me. I’m just a dork that way. But -- best decision ever.

Her father built the dollhouse for her when she was a child. My brother and sister and I played in it as kids. Now Mom’s grandkids play in it. She was super-indulgent to let me in it again.

There I was, sitting on the floor on my thirty-something'th birthday, playing action figures in a doll house while my mother made me chicken soup. (I was dreadfully sick and had laryngitis...which came in useful as a perfect movie!Rorschach voice.) "Just when I was starting to feel old..." I remarked to Mom.

My favorite scene of domestic bliss -- The Odd Couple makes dinner.

That had better not be Blair Roche!!!

After dinner, Dan has a lie-down while Rorschach heads upstairs...to set fire to the second floor or something.

Dan's incredibly girly bedroom.

Rorschach will sleep on the sofa, thanks very much.

The reason we were in Cambridge was to see a show performed by Harvard students, as has become our annual tradition. No reason not to check out the Harvard merchandise.

I wanted a photo of the action figures with an “H” shirt, because of my LJ name being initial_aitch.

It was an appropriate pilgrimage for the boys, considering that Harvard is Dan’s alma mater. Here they are in front of a photo (because in reality it was February and snowing that day.)

In the theatre, all the armrests had quotes on them. Here was mine:

"...and I'll whisper 'no'."

Not since Willy Wonka and Charlie came with me and st_minority to Washington, D.C. (and found a gay pride festival) have my action figures had a nicer day out.

he lives my plastic dream

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:02:33 GMT

From a recent interview in Toy Fare Magazine with Jackie Earle Haley:

TF: How does it feel to be an action figure?

JEH: Awesome! I can't even describe it. My wife is absolutely giddy. When the pictures first came out, she put the image on her iPhone and was showing it to everybody. It's pretty exciting. I've never been an action figure before.

TF: They're making a bunch of statues and busts, too. Are you going to get a Rorschach head to put on your mantle?

JEH: I'm going to get one of each character and have my geeky little Watchmen shrine somewhere in the house.

TF: Besides commitment papers, what accessory do you think Rorschach has to have?

JEH: It would be cool if he had a little grappling gun to take out and start firing. Or how about one where you can take the mask off and see the little red head?

TF: There's a certain demographic out there that wouldn't mind having some Bad News Bears action figures, particularly your cigarette-chomping little punk Kelly Leak.

JEH: That would be cool! Who do we call?

The reading-between-the-lines part of me wonders who exactly this "certain demographic" is. Whatever it is they're insinuating, I'd be among them lining up to buy a Kelly Leak. Rorschach's apprentice.

"Investigate Further" - Rorschach/Nite Owl

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:09:10 GMT

Title: "Investigate Further"
Starring action figure Rorschach and action figure Nite Owl.
Rated PG
Summary: Adrian Veidt's "boys" folder holds many secrets.
Warning: Lots of photos.
4-21-09

(Sorta based on comments by loony_lucifer regarding that photo of JEH -- i.e., that boy!Jackie's pic would be in Veidt's folder. heh-heh-heh.)

"Creature Comforts" - Rorschach/Nite Owl

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:08:07 GMT

Title: Creature Comforts
Rorschach/Nite Owl -- the plastic versions
Rated...? PG? for suggestiveness
Summary: Dan's adding improvements to the owl ship, and Rorschach wants to try them out.
Warning: lots of photos
4-5-09

A short story acted out by my action figures...

"Retribution" - Rorschach/Nite Owl

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:06:52 GMT

Title: Retribution
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters. No money is made; no infrigement intended.
Rating: PG
Character(s)/Pairing: Nite Owl/Rorschach -- the plastic versions.
Warning: lots of photos
Summary: Dan's bad day turns into a good one for Rorschach
3-15-09

"Fireworks" - Joker/Batman

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:05:05 GMT

One day Batman and the Joker were on top of a building engaging in some action figure action...

[shot on top of the IMAX roof. fitting.]
9-3-08

"Extra Credit" - Snape/Harry

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:03:45 GMT

A quickie Action Figure Theatre because I needed something to do this evening.
And because I miss using the boys. It's been a long time.

Title: Extra Credit
Starring: action figure!Snape and action figure!Harry
Rated: suggestive for plastic action
8-21-08

Valentine's Day 2008

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:02:07 GMT

Willy is spreading the Valentine's love...
...in his well-intentioned yet misguided way.
2-14-08

Happy Valentine's Day! Willy and Charlie love you!

Blood was dripping down his sleeve, down his leg, all over the place.

"Yes, Mistress" - dominatrix!She-Spawn/Willy Wonka

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:00:58 GMT

Title: "Yes, Mistress"
Starring action figure Willy Wonka and She-Spawn
Rated R
S&M warning. Improper use of candy warning. Het warning. Lots of photos warning.
I apologize more than usual.
4-13-07

Oh, and this one comes with a soundtrack. If you'd like, download The Masochism Tango by Tom Lehrer (scroll down under Art/Humor -- this is where I stole it from) and play when instructed.

"Snow Day" - Wonka/Charlie

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:59:27 GMT

Title: Snow Day
Starring: action Willy and action Charlie
Rated: PG for fluffy slash
Summary: The boys enjoy some winter fun.

"Epic Willy"

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:43:55 GMT

Epic Willy placeholder

YouTube took my video down. Will upload someplace else and post here soon.

"Shipwrecked" - Wonka/Charlie, with Jack Sparrow and TMNT Raphael

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:42:44 GMT

Oh wow, please forgive the crap quality of some of these photos. My camera gets more pathetic all the time. It's no good for close-ups.

Title: Shipwrecked
Starring: Willy, Charlie, and Captain Jack
Rated: PG for slashy reference
2-1-07

ON THE WAY TO AN OTHERWISE ORDINARY TRIP TO VEGAS, THE GREAT GLASS BRITISH PHONE BOX GOES HURTLING OUT OF CONTROL...!!!

"Pole-Dancing Wonka" - Willy Wonka

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:41:40 GMT

Pole-Dancing Wonka