Saturday, June 29, 2013

U.S.AGENT "MARVEL LEGENDS ROCKET RACOON (BAF) SERIES WAVE 2 REPORT!!!"

AGENT'S & BANSHEE'S...
ISSUE #80, SATURDAY JUNE 29 2013

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BY:USAGENT2009, "OUR SCREAMING REVIEW COLUMNIST!"
 2013 Seems to be a big year once again for Marvel Legends. With the running change hook still showing up in the newly set wave. As always "we hope this wont be an entire year of waiting on variants." . The Wrecking Crew continues to get completed with the Wrecker and Bulldozer. Hawkeye  makes his appearance with both classic and modern looks filling the line as well. Jean Grey will get not two, but three variants if you believe what the word so far is. White Phoenix and the Jim Lee versions made their place in the showroom table as well. Hasbro was full of teases as the hint leans towards an Age of Apocalypse Jean Grey making number three in the versions of  variants. This Will look awesome next to our AOA Wolverine from the Toy Biz Giant Man wave.
Black Panther and a “Scarlet Spider-Man” – the new Kaine Spidey – round out the the rest of the wave, with the BAF of Rocket Racoon.

 Screaming banshee Toyz keeps you informed once again and will continue to keep the facts of all marvel legends news as we get it!

































































Tuesday, June 25, 2013

MARVEL LEGENDS IRON MAN SERIES ACTION FIGURE REVIEW

AGENT'S & BANSHEE'S...
ISSUE #79, TUESDAY JUNE 25 2013

 Iron Man Armory by ~Derrick fish on deviant ART

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BY:USAGENT2009, "OUR SCREAMING REVIEW COLUMNIST!"


 (Letter From The Banshee)
 This week we introduce & take a look at Marvel Legends new Iron Man series 1 and 2 line. Finally Marvel legends starts off the armory the way it should be done. With a look that not only covers movie armor but also the classic comic book line as well. So, whatever fits your fancy hopefully waves 1 & 2 wont be the last. The line features two very cool "Iron Patriot likenesses of the movies version as well as the classic comic book look worn by Norman Osborn. This line also includes a very cool Iron Monger (BAF) action figure which is more to correct size when matched up against your Iron Man action figures in display mode. We also are more than happy to finally announce a seriously pleased thank you to the creative crew for giving us an Ultron that is much more in tune with the classic look rather than the one given in the original Legends line up. This line also features some very nice packaging as well. Now if we can just get someone over there to put their collective heads together and push out the variants to the last two regular Marvel Legends series. Were hopeful this will not be a 2 series line and might give us a real chance to see some very cool rogues gallery of iron Man villains. "Cross your repulsor blasts!"









Wednesday, June 19, 2013

IRON MAN 3 MOVIE (MARVEL COMICS) "REVIEW" COMING SOON!

Click the link above for the latest usagent2009 review "iron Man 3"

THOR 2 "MOVIE REVIEW" (MARVEL COMICS) COMING SOON!

AGENT'S & BANSHEE'S...
ISSUE #78, WEDNESDAY JUNE 19 2013
INTRODUCING THE NEW REVIEW SPOT...
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BY:USAGENT2009, "OUR SCREAMING REVIEW COLUMNIST!"
(USAGENT2009: "I TRULY CANNOT WAIT TO REVIEW THIS FILM. THOR MAY BE OUR ONE LAST HOPE TO KILL IT AND SAVE THE WORLD FROM MARVEL MOVIE DESTRUCTION!")




Action Figure Storage & Protection Methods

Agent's & Banshee's...


(ISSUE #77, WEDNESDAY JUNE 19 2013)

 Action Figure Storage & Protection Methods
 
 
 
 
 
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While taking a break from my review duties with the upcomig Iron Man 3 review, I decided to talk action figures for a moment. (Editor's Note: usagent2009 promises a very tough talk review for Iron Man 3 as he said instead of going to Iron Man 3 he should have stayed at the office and played with his toy collection.) I used to collect action figures back in the mid 80's throughout the famous Toybiz years and it was not uncommon at the time to keep your figures in package and mint on card. We could only hope storing these little devils would one day make us rich and popular with the Cosplay chicks lol! But as with any hobby we never expected storage would drive us out of room and drive our girlfriends and wives nuts.
 
Anyone who has tried to find the right way to protect action figures has probably been met with many typical problems stemming from damaged blister bubbles, bent backer cards and everything in between. Really there is no right or wrong answer. If your in it for the long haul or for life you'll have to try new options and see what works with the space you have. This may include parting with old sets that just look cheap and like garbadge next to constant updated characters as the years progress.
 
individual plastic bubble cases can be one option. I think for the best results a 30 gallon plastic sterilite tub might be your best way of protecting large series of action figures if collecting the entire run from the first figure to the very last to be produced is your goal. Plastic sterilite containers generally run 16$ and up for something like a large 30 gal. unit with a snap on lid.
 
 Make sure you get a lid or this will be a total waste of time and wont keep out dust, lite and moisture. Card board backer boards that make up most action figure packaging tends to bend and worp very easy over a few years time. Moisture is your action figures enemy! I cannot stress how important it is to not leave tubs with figures in a damp basement area. Routine opening of tubs every 6-12 months should be on your list of duties to reposition and alternate the placement and direction of these carded figures.
 
Gravity will also make board and even some plastic curve and bend over time. So flip these packages from once being in a face down position to laying on there backs. interlink two figures at an opposite direction. One card over the others clear blister bubble the keep things flat. Bubble wrap can go over the last row but make sure things are not too tight! If there is not a gap above the top row and the lid the next tub you stack on top will crush your figures. Never over stack. If you stack 4-5 tubs keep rotating these often.
 
 Loose action figures are a bit more fun and require a different method. I find that use of ziplock bags is a common option most collectors use to protect against scratch and weapon loss. You can black magic marker ziplock bags too for keeping your memory intact years down the road when even you can't remember each figures character name when you own two thousand or more toys. But dont stop there, place these guys in a plastic sterilite shelve unit like the one featured in our picture above. You can separate teams and comic book companies this way. Or keep rogues villains to your spider-man and x-men displays at a drawers reach. Each collector from a mint of card finatic to a loose articulated display geek needs to find what works for them...
 
I just thought as we at S.B.T. try to discuss new topics to post that this was porbably going to help get you off and running without making some common mistakes. Be particular about what you collect. Decide if packaging is going to last the test of time before you buy. What kind of room you have and how much money your willing to dump to do things right. This is not a cheap hobby, it requires many hours or arranging, protecting and displaying along with storage. Storage can be pricey. And you could be looking at 20 to 30 or more tubs that require their own room.
 
Detolf caes are another way to go with loose action figure dispalying. Again a big production if your going to have more than one or two cases. These range from 35-45$ dollars and you'll need to build them.
One last option is wall displaying for carded action figures which a few Pegboards and store hooks will usually do the trick and make any room look like you take great pride in dispalying your entire collection.

Until next time, keep on collecting & keep your cape at your back!!!
USAGENT2009
 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

DOCTOR STRANGE "REVIEW" COMING SOON! BY: USAGENT2009

Agent's & Banshee's...

(ISSUE #76, WEDNESDAY JUNE 19 2013)





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Dr. Stephen Strange is one of the most gifted surgeons in medicine, however, he is also highly arrogant and dismissive of his colleagues. While driving home from the hospital one night, he notices Baron Mordo and his allies slaying a monster – notable because they are hidden from view by one of Wong's spells. An unbelieving Strange dismisses it as stress-related hallucination. The next day, he is visited by the hospital's administrator Oliver who states that Dr. Gina Atwater has problems with him. He then speaks with Dr. Atwater and discusses her case of a child – one of many – who is suffering from dangerous nightmares. Seeing the children causes Stephen to flash back to when his sister April had a headache similar to the ones the children have been having. The conversation also reveals that the two doctors have had a romantic relationship in the past. When touching one child, he sees an image of a demonic skull-face laughing while engulfed in flames and promptly leaves, telling Gina that there is nothing he can do for the children.
While driving home, Stephen again sees the vision of flames with a burning face in them and swerves his car to avoid ghostly children in the road, careening off the cliffside. As a result of the crash, his hands are left shattered and useless. Spending all of his fortune and life savings in pursuit of a way to fix his fractured hands, the dejected doctor believes all is lost until his suicide attempt is thwarted by Wong, who recommends the Ancient One to offer him hope and healing in Tibet.

After begging Gina to help him get to Tibet and then undertaking a grueling hike up into the Himalayas, Stephen begins his training at a hidden monastery under the tutelage of the Ancient One — a diminutive old man. Soon after Strange arrives, the other students leave to combat a pack of wolf-like creatures in Central Park. Not long after, the Ancient One is told by Wong and Baron Mordo that some of the students died during the conflict. The conversation indicates that the number of assaults by mystical creatures has been growing recently. After several days of scrubbing floors and performing manual labor, Stephen is considering giving up and departs the monastery. As he walks through the snow, however, he flashbacks to a previous failure — becoming his sister's doctor and attempting to remove the brain tumor causing her headaches (in reality, doctors are not permitted to treat family members, as they are too emotionally attached). During the procedure, April died and Strange has always blamed himself. The Ancient One appears in Stephen's mind and convinces him to let go of this past guilt and return to his training.

The next day the Ancient One detects two Chinous (reptilian monsters the size of a small house) approaching the Sanctuary and orders Baron Mordo to kill them one at a time. However, the arrogant Mordo disobeys and leads two separate teams to take them on. As a result, several of the weaker students are killed before the beasts are defeated. Later as the Ancient One mourns the loss of his disciples, he scolds Baron Mordo for his disobedience and tells him that he will never inherit the title of Sorcerer Supreme from the old master, but instead must train Doctor Strange — the true heir to the position. An angered Mordo later spars with Stephen, escalating the mock-fight into a deadly contest of skills. During the fight, Stephen instinctually absorbs Mordo's spell and deflects the energy back towards him. An enraged Mordo lunges to kill him, but Wong intervenes and tells Stephen that he will be taking over the training. A dejected Mordo leaves, now with true hatred in his eyes for Strange.

Later Stephen follows the Ancient One, Wong, Baron Mordo, and the few other remaining students to the Sanctum Sanctorum - a nexus between realities and dimensions that appears from the outside as a townhouse in New York City. The Ancient One then tells them about Dormammu, an ancient being that wishes to rule all worlds — especially Earth. Thousands of years ago after his previous bid at conquest, the Ancient One trapped him in a dimension of limbo. Upon seeing the visage of Dormammu, Stephen recognizes it as the burning face and realizes that the demon is using children's dreams to enter Earth. Doctor Strange returns to the hospital and puts Gina to sleep. He then searches her computer to find out how widespread the children's comas are and to attempt to wake them. He awakens patient after patient to prevent Dormammu from entering Earth. Mordo also enters a child's dream and makes a deal with Dormammu, pledging to serve him in exchange for dominion as the Sorcerer Supreme. Dormammu takes over the minds of the remaining children as Mordo attacks Doctor Strange in the physical realm. Wong appears, however, and manages to save him.

As this is going on at the hospital, the Ancient One and his three remaining students attempt to ward off a swarm of Wing Marks — vicious flying mouths capable of stripping a person to the bone in seconds. All of the followers are killed and the Ancient One is left greatly weakened due to both exertion and age. The traitorous Mordo then arrives to attack the Ancient One. Doctor Strange and Wong arrive at the Sanctum to find the Ancient One dead. Wong gives Doctor Strange the Eye of Agamotto — a powerful symbol of the office of Sorcerer Supreme — and states that it is Doctor Strange's destiny. Strange and Wong then confront Baron Mordo. As Wong fights Mordo, he is wounded in battle, but Mordo is repelled by Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange then fights him as Dormammu begins his emergence.

Dormammu immediately devours Mordo and steals the Eye of Agamotto as he makes his way to the Sanctum Sanctorum. Doctor Strange confronts Dormammu who begins to overwhelm the new sorcerer as he unleashes his monsters around the world. The wounded Wong, watching from nearby, reminds Stephen of his experience sparing with Mordo and the Doctor then absorbs the pure magic the demon is blasting him with. Since the demon himself is made of pure magic, he soon vanishes into nothing after pouring his power into Strange. An astonished Wong states that he didn't expect the Doctor to actually absorb Dormammu but it will work.

Later, as they return to the Sanctum, Wong tells Doctor Strange that Stephen's primary purpose as the Sorcerer Supreme is to protect the realm of Earth from mystical attacks such as the one they just experienced. Stephen later appears in Gina's dream, surprising her with his humbling change in attitude and reassures her that all will be well with the children. Now dressed in the robes of his office, Doctor Strange visits his sister's grave to say goodbye and is told by Wong that they have new potential students for Strange to train. One of those who shows real potential is a girl named "Clea", as they close the door while entering the Sanctum.

Monday, June 17, 2013

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN "REVIEW" COMING SOON!

Agent's & Banshee's...(ISSUE #75, MONDAY JUNE 17 2013)


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At an excavation of an ancient Chinese architecture in China, a worker hears a statue of the Mandarin whispering. When the statue's eyes start glowing, the worker falls off his platform and runs away screaming about the Mandarin.James Rhodes watches the excavation from afar before talking with his project manager, Mr. Ling. The manager warns Rhodes that if the rivers continue to swell, the ruins could collapse. Rhodes says that they are behind schedule because of the Jade Dragon's "commando raids".
With the arrival of another shipment of steel, Rhodes tells Mr. Ling that they have enough to start pumping it under the excavation to raise the ancient city above the ground. Another Jade Dragon raid attacks the campsite, and Rhodes calls playboy Tony Stark, interrupting his romantic desert with an attractive woman. Rhodes questions Star on why he sent them a shipment of weapons, but Stark denies sending any such shipment and promises to fly right over to see it for himself.
However, Stark instead chooses to stay and visit with his Board of Directors. Boyer question their decision to give him his own advanced technology division. First Boyer brings up their massive spending on the excavation in China, but Tony replies that the Chinese government is willing to pay twenty times more than what they are currently spending. Boyer then questions Tony on the half a billion dollars spent on his secret project, but Tony says that this project is Stark Enterprises' future. Not content with these answers, Boyer asks the rest of the board that they shut down Tony's division. Tony pleads with his father, Howard Stark, but he sides with the board of directors.
Later that evening, Rhodes raises the ancient city of the Mandarin to ground level. by expanding liquid steel underneath the city's ruins. Outside, the Jade Dragons plan on another attack. Master Wong-Chu threatens Li Meito make her take part in the raid. While Mr. Ling explains that some people fear that by raising the Mandarin's temple, it is inviting the history of the Mandarin's tyrannical rule to repeat itself.
During the Jade Dragon raid, Rhodey encounters Li Mei and knocks her down before she can shoot. However, another Jade Dragon kidnaps Rhodey, and Pepper Potts delivers the news to Tony. Tony flies to China immediately and travels to the excavation site in an armored tank. They encounter an obstruction in the road and drive into the Jade Dragons' trap. Tony Stark gets injured severely and the Jade Dragons kidnap him.
Tony wakes up and finds he has suffered great heart damage. Wong Chu explains that they need Tony alive to lower the city. While Rhodey fashion an iron lung for Tony, Li Mei shows some concern for Tony and Wong Chu threatens to kill her. However, Li Mei's defiance at the face of death keeps her alive and Wong Chu reminds her of her responsibility as a Jade Dragon.
Outside the Mandarin's temple, four of the Five Elementals awaken and a Jade Dragon warns Wong Chu. At Stark Enterprises, a lawyer tells Howard Stark that the Chinese government is wondering how the Jade Dragons acquired technology from Stark Enterprises. The lawyer suggests blaming the mishap on Tony Stark.
Tony Stark wakes up in his new iron lung, and thanks Rhodey and Ho Yin for saving his life. Tony meets Li Mei, who leaves as soon as he asks her why they are both prisoners. Outside, Li Mei remembers inheriting her bracelet from her dying father. Her father expresses his anger for not facing the Mandarin when she failed to get the other rings.
The Four Elementals attack Trafalgar Square and steal a ring from a monk buried beneath the city. In China, Ho Yin explains the prophecy of the Mandarin's return to Tony as the Demon Elementals recover the four Bands of the Underworld stolen by four monks upon the Mandarin's death. Ho Yin gives Tony the location of the bands, and urges Tony to stop the Elementals. Wong Chu forces Tony to come up with the technology needed to reverse what he has done to the Mandarin's ancient city. For added incentive, Wong Chu kills Ho Yin and threatens Rhodey.
However, during the following week, Tony and Rhodey instead work on armor for Tony to wear during their escape. When Wong Chu asks them to demonstrate their "device" Rhodey starts adjusting its settings while Tony slips away. Chu soon discovers their deception and prepares to kill Rhodey. However, Li Mei kills Wong Chu with two bullets to the back. Wong Chu's guards appear and prepare to attack Rhodey. However, Tony Stark, wearing the full-body armor, appears and they start attacking him. Tony Stark's armor deflects most of their bullets and defeats them. Before escaping with Rhodey, Iron Man tries to convince Li Mei to join them, but she refuses.
Back at the Jade Dragon headquarters, Li Mei views the prophecy the prophecy stating the Iron Knight will battle risen the Mandarin, and that one of the two will die. Tony and Rhodey fly back home on a jet, but S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Drake puts them under arrest for dealing arms to the Jade Dragons. He claims they have received documents linking Tony Stark to the sale. After seeing Howard Stark, Tony and Rhodey evade arrest by driving off in a bullet-proof car.
A group of the Jade Dragons led by Li Mei go on a mission to destroy the Mandarin's temple. Although some of her members worry about the fifth elemental, Li Mei reassure them that the fifth elemental will fall once they destroy the temple. The fifth elemental, Fing Fang Foom, quickly disposes of Li Mei's Jade Dragons. Li Mei, however, bows down to the dragon and pleas for forgiveness.
As fugitives, Tony decides to go after the third ring. He and Rhodey get into Stark Tower with the help of Pepper Potts. Tony opens the entrance to a secret room and shows Rhodey his "secret project", a series of interactive exo-suits. Tony takes his aquatic model for the next ring. Rhodey is frustrated that Tony did not trust him enough to involve him in this project.
The four Elementals uncover the third ring at an undersea monastery in the Atlantic. Iron Man dives in and the Earth Elemental pushes him back. When the Fire Elemental attacks, Iron Man fights back and destroys her. The Air Elemental pushes Iron Man into the monastery and the Earth Elemental caves it in. Although Iron Man does not get crushed during the cave in, the room floods and his armor supports starts to fail. Iron Man uses his rocket jets to escape the watery grave.
Tony returns to the hall of armors and realizes that this is all his fault for raising the city. Tony starts to take his frustration out on his father for the phony arms deal. Howard denies the arms deal, but says that Rhodey needed arms to protect his crew from the Jade Dragon attacks. Agent Drake trails Tony on his way back to the hall of armors, but Tony evades him with the help of Pepper. Agent Drake takes Pepper into custody.
To get the fourth ring, Rhodey lures the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents away while Tony flies to Central America. Using a heat resistant armor, Iron Man flies to the center of an active volcano and finds the three remaining Elementals. Iron Man witnesses the Earth Elemental putting the ring into his belt. The Elementals attack Iron Man, sending him on a rock drifting over the lava. The Air Elemental materializes behind Iron Man and grabs him. However, Iron Man resists his grip long enough to evade the Water Elemental's attack, which instead destroys the Air Elemental. Iron grabs onto the Air Elemental and sends him into the lava. Iron Man attacks the Earth Elemental, managing to destroy its head and take the ring from its belt. However, the Earth Elemental just rebuilds its head and continues attacking Iron Man until he manages to fly away.
Tony goes back to Stark Tower, only to find he is still wanted. Li Mei approaches him and urges him to give her the ring because it is her responsibility. Tony calls his father asks if he can find a way to get him in. Howard secretly warns Tony to go away. Instead, Li Mei and Tony steal a jet and Tony dons his old Iron Man armor.
At the Mandarin's monastery, the Earth Elemental uncovers the Mandarin's carved army. Iron Man attacks the Elemental from the sky, but he just gets up out of the crater and picks Iron man up. Iron Man flies up into the sky and the Earth Elemental holds onto him. Iron Man starts falling out of the sky and the Earth Elemental prepares to crush him. However, Iron Man starts flying up straight toward the Earth Elemental and fires his energy blasters. The four rings fall to the ground and Iron Man offers them to Li Mei, preparing to recover the fifth ring. However, Li Mei informs Tony that her bracelet is fifth band. She reveals that she gave the government the documents so that they would arrest him.
Li Mei goes into the monastery to resurrect the Mandarin, leaving Iron Man to fight the army of statues and Fin Fang Foom. Iron Man freezes the dragon with the sonar beams used to raise the city from beneath ground. The Mandarin possesses Li Mei's body and tells her to finish off Iron Man. Tony urges her to fight the Mandarin's control, reminding her that she is Li Mei. Resisting the Mandarin's control, Li Mei takes off the rings and the Mandarin disintegrates.
At the next board of directors meeting, Boyer says that he is happy that the Chinese government has cleared him of all charges. Boyer says that, over the last week, someone has been buying so much stock from Stark Enterprises that they no longer have controlling interest. Stark admits that he is that stockholder and gives two orders of interests: promoting Rhodey to chief engineer of advanced technologies and handing control of the company to Howard. As his first order of business, Howard fires the entire board of directors.
REVIEW BY: USAGENT2009 COMING SOON!
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Friday, June 14, 2013

"CALL MY AGENT!" A MONTHLY RANT OF WHY ACTION FIGURES, COMIC'S & MAKING ALLIES WITH FRIENDS BLOW CHUNCKS ACROSS THE STREETS OF ANY CRIME FILLED ALLEY...



"CALL MY AGENT!" A MONTHLY RANT OF WHY ACTION FIGURES, COMIC'S & MAKING ALLIES WITH FRIENDS BLOW CHUNCKS ACROSS THE STREETS OF ANY CRIME FILLED ALLEY...
MONTH'S TITLE: An Interview with a Disgusted Agent!

BANSHEE: We sit down with the infamous USAGENT2009 to talk about what's on his mind this month.

USAGENT2009: Hi...

BANSHEE: So, how's thing's and where are we taking it this month? Besides needing to ask you about the most controversal topic this time around..."what is the new parting of way's" about? It is about you and shall "we say" the ending of a almost 9 yr relationship with S.S. & more important A(*)P.

USAGENT2009: Yeah, I actually gave "you" a real existance by asking you to be a real person for this and many more interviews to come...I didnt want to talk to myself like i actually could have if I wanted to just bitch....

BANSHEE: So you are then through with the so called friendship thing?

USAGENT2009: Well, I first off didnt end anything...this was if I'm to understand through the bitching's of "A" that it was more his decision. I think the entire thing is dumb...but I've come to realize I cant continue to have people in my corner who look down on things I believe in. (UPDATE:"I tried addressing the issues once again in late April which was a series of texts and calls that by my own better judgement got roughly 2 months of peace talks.) Beyond that there was more accusations and random tiffs which placed more team related projects between the two companies on the proverbial back burner once again.) 

BANSEE: So what is the real reason behind this?

USAGENT2009: To be frank...it comes down to things I see as lies...I basically had a series of clashes with "A" over what I call a test of who is going to play follower. (UPDATE:) His balls always in yer face type of tests) I feel that the relationship is strained by what I'm supposed to take as truth and what I know in my heart is total bullshit.

BANSHEE: About what?

USAGENT2009: One was about the thing all friends and mutual collectors do...tell each other they found a new fig. In our case I dont really hide anything..if I see it i grab it for me first obviously...If I can I grab, hold or call a friend to make them aware I am holding a new find...(UPDATE We here at S.B.T. tried on more than one occasion to resolve indifferent opinions about such projects as the "Radio Comic Book Show") Metal meets Comics. Basically nothing ever was put into action. Not to say Screaming Banshee Toyz didnt try like hell. We were met with stall tactics and lack of motivational skills by the "Boys" at "SS". In short.

BANSHEE: So what ocurred?

USAGENT2009: I think it was him contacting me to tell me he had found some things, I basically realized due to his in ability to get to this location that is sounded to be a normal "if I had answered my phone in the first place, we wouldnt be having this bitch-out" Look I'm a busy person...I make time for my friends...but I also work, and help run S.B.T. as well as do reviews on Youtube which will be picking up very shortly. I couldnt answer the phone and this started this argument. (UPDATE: )And now my firm hold on the goings on here at "Agent's & Banshee's Monthly Publication...And I also am part of the Purchasing division at S.B.T. Lmtd. 

BANHEE: So this ended it ? Over a toy?Or S.B.T./ SS rivalry ? Or was it the unfair tactics or sharing projects by the two factions?

USAGENT2009: No, but it was the spark...We have to do this as far back as I can remember over 9 yrs, at least 1-2 times a yr. I wasn't in the mood. I called his bluff. (on the figs on a more personal collecting issue) And also stated that (Madman) couldn't have done shit to find,purchase and hand these over to "A." So fuck me for knowing Madman's Schedule and knowing he wasn't coming over for two more day's....(UPDATE:) We also at S.B.T. had our own war of issues with SS because on a business note things we wanted to incorporate into a shared project were dragging on. It wasn't like this was a contract...it began as a series of idea (I) and S.B.T. (talked) through with A(*)P and wanted to see them working with us on. (Radio Cmic Show) And most recently in June after resolving our differences. (A Comic Book Movie Gathering Night) to be held once every few months to do a non profit thing with both companies organizing people to come out and share in the love for comics. 

BANSHEE; So like that he called it quits?

USAGENT2009: No we argued as we do...thats fine I'm all for a good argument...it's just when someone shows you Marvel Legend's in a cell pic that is a series we have'nt saw on the shelves since 2008 I begin to wonder if this is a typical ploy to grab my attention...cause it was not on his frantic call at that moment. (UPDATE: And now with the turn of events this past week I decided to finally release this interview.

BANSHEE: WTF would spark this?

USAGENT2009: (Update:) I tried to bury the hatchet by clearing the air 2 months ago....things were still rocky..I said we should put the  radio show back up and make it a mutual project involving all three members of both companies. At the time "They sounded on track. It came up once in text and never again. I left the door open for S.B.T. to meet with SS and discuss doing mutual reviews on each of "our " mutual sites for both companies. It came up as it always does in phone or text and then it sounds like we agree and all things are positive and then they never want to make things happen? I went as far as to have their team of columnists write for us and we do the same and when its brought up by me weeks later, A(*)P responds with having no time. No desire to pester his crew. I made attempts at A(*)P's request for both teams to do a movie night so that both factions could get the water back under the bridge so to speak. "We negotiated a friendly gathering for "Man Of Steel." This Became a flip Flop on Their part over the date, Time and who was flipping the bill. "In any good business venture everything comes down to friendship." We or I cant even resolve minor issues to make a thing like a review or mutual business project happen. Clearly it's not uncommon to see this retarded behavior from "A" in the past...In the context of the collecting issue in Oct I simply was not able to take his call and he flipped...I called b.s. and got a retaliation of text pic's trying to defend his story...(along with the usual name calling and bitching). I wasn't really amused. Look if a friendship ends over toys and who's nuts are bigger then I'll be the first to admit I'll take it to heart. We both have a stubborn side.

BANSHEE: So then is this the way you've chosen to go...with this interview? Other topic maybe?

USAGENT2009: Yeah, and we will talk toys in online pub's 2 to infinity rest assured..I needed this though...it's been a bitch of a week. I guess this is not the entire story I mean this is not the final straw...(Update: The argument over something like all of us getting together for Man Of Steel was probably the last straw! If that was to have happened and things went well we or even i would have opened all doors for some kind of mutual company project. I was totally open to sharing ideas and doing the community Movie vote to get others in just our town interested in gathering for a night out for comic book movie sharing. This was something S.B.T. wanted to happen to get out the message that we at S.B.T. want fans and local friends in and around the community to talk comics. But SS and A(*)P shot down the idea and didn't want anyone putting on the project (outside movie house) to profit. "Oh and by the way, I'm still waiting on my promised Iron Man 3 review by (SS & A(*)P) which was most likely going to be a trade for trade company review. It would have once again been nice to see both companies names on projects on each others mutual forums.

BANSHEE: So it got worse?

USAGENT2009: well of course it did...(lol) you cant end 9 years without some real mud in the water...I guess there was a peace treaty and then a few weeks later more dirt in the wounds...I dont trust...trust is a big issue...ask anyone who has endured my wrath...many of losses and betrayal's later and you realize when the phone stops ringing that you have to not only play with yer toys alone...but be a man about who your going to lower the defenses to again...(Update:And this last time we got blind sided by a Change in dates for the Man Of Steel Premier) Sound Stupid/ It is! But I see it as just more tactics By A(*)P to keep the bickering alive. It is just a gathering of his side and ours for a god damn movie, but also comes down to personal integrity when you cant trust friends on either side of the table or business world. He never looks at the betterment of both factions delivering ideas as a team. and The what could have been focus......A Movie get together turns into good relations, turns into friends turns into working on things as company based co-projects which produces things for our customers and fans of our sites and stores.

BANSHEE: So what was the deciding factor or factors to a means to an end? If that's what we are calling it...or is it just on hold ?

USAGENT2009: As you know and soon many readers will...I started with Screaming Banshee Toyz in 2005 or just before...we did some sales with that looser company/auction site that begins with an (E). No advertising for them here "Bitch!" I had just met "A" a short time before that and he did some work with initial design concepts we were introducing. And around that time S.B.T. was just coming together (Est.2006) Fast foreword to a few weeks ago (Oct 2012)...I've also wrote a review and planned more with "A" at S.S. that's what friends do...I had placed him on a list for a side job I applied for...That turned into the debacle you see now. That in turn led to a series of major business let downs such as the radio show which was to be a sort of "Agent's & Banshee's" using the (now) name or SS online name along with a certain Madman. Which was to open up a vote for the contest opener "who'ed win in a fight between all Three fictitious characters. Leading to more promotions and prize give away's "Sound Great?" Yeah....well thank Failure on a certain companies lack of caring to help Screaming Banshee Toyz Fulfill that desire for fans!. Not our fans, the fans of comics.....(Sorry we Tried).

BANSHEE: So he was a reference?

USAGENT2009: Yeah, (Update: a reference for conflict (13). And a few others i entrusted...I had the project in the pocket...I missed a typical weekly call from "A"..I listened to the message and called him back...I was running late, had a ton of things to do and just needed the short ass version of his speech. I got the long one...I didn't have time for the version he wanted to tell... (Update: But Now after smoothing over the rough patches Jun/11/13. You can once again blame ego for dissolving any future plans to work together. 

BANSHEE: So he got angery huh?

USAGENT2009: The usual...I typically get this test of loyalty tossed in my lap at least 10 times a yr as well...Look no one loves or did love "A" more than me...but I too have  things i do...I ship orders, run products and now do a review column as well as a soon to be video review...I purchase product for S.B.T. and have been doing basic set up with our new hub linking all our online stores and forums..I make time each week to sit down with the boys of S.S. to hang and b.s. I also have a regular job...I got frustraited with having to hear a long story which didnt need to be told to my client for the side project. I totally get he was helping and buffering my situation by adding positive renforcement to the person who he spoke with...I just didnt have 45 fckin mins to listen to a very long winded tale that never actually took place involving me.

BANSHEE: SO let me get this straight...it came off (to put lightly) as a lie based around a positive reference?

USAGENT2009: Yes assuming I needed this big production to cover my ass? Any simple fcking yes he will do good work on your team or project work would have been fine in my eyes. If they didnt like his answer or me afterwords..then him telling them to fuck off for both of us would have been fine with me. We both are not new to the b.s. of the world and we think alike or at least I thought we did. So he got pissed ranted and called me selfish, spoiled and not a real friend in a very basic overview of this argument. Then proceeded to not only hang up, but say how I was not loyal or thankful for any favors he did me? WOW!

BANSHEE: So was that it? did you say anything, cause we know you dont hold back if you have to defend yourself.

USAGENT2009: Well if 9 yrs of shaking my head when "A" was ever over the top with me or "his so called best friend....who I can't hold a candle to even though he bitches about him and say's I'm the only one who understands is not loyal or a friend then I'm an idiot for calling him a best friend I guess as well. So basically I got thrown under a bus like some ex bitch would do to me or some other guy she was through with...but nothing compares to being a reason for his anger which, if I'm not mistaken "friend" you had long before I ever broke bread with you!

BANSHEE: So typically we can add that when and if he reads this he will blame you more and hold his higher than rightious head high as the victor?

USAGENT2009: Like I said, I didnt end it, he did, or what ever he is calling it this week...do I miss him...sure...but I'm not a fucking tampon. And if I was supposed to come along with a purse for this friendship then he should take it out of his best friends hand and give it to me. I got the classic phone blocked routine from him a gf would use on her man she is using when she wants to be a in charge and run the relationship or end it on her terms....to me that says alot about 9 yrs and many laughs....it also says that when I thought we would grow old bitching and loosing our minds together over assholes around us, that in the race he came in way ahead of me on loosing his mind!

BANSHEE: So any parting words and is it over in your eyes? I feel like this is like the battle going on at Marvel/Dc? 

USAGENT: In the big picture who knows...I think he blew up way too much...I'm not some ignorant clown who he can expect to not have my own voice. (The way I see it it is like that of the two major comic book companies. Always great on their own, and could be so much greater together as a team on future works...but the world may never share that vision due to politics and bs. We were friends and comic book geeks together because we both shared the same opinions, visions and issues on life, loves and comics...I am mad as hell. But I'm more upset that a person I believed was there to the end through blood , sweat and tears. Through anger and aggression has reduced a friendship to his own needing to be right.  That people on both sides of the business cant make things happen together. And that it appears he feels justified to always having me need to always run around showing gratitude. Or that he needs to feel he needs to throw over inflated examples in my face to feel superior. "It's a friendship not a god damn debate!" I cant be the one crawling back every time. And telling me selling toys and collecting was all his idea is him just wanting to hurt me and our friendship and once again make himself the sole brains of this dumb outfit...My colors stand true...I'm not the one who needs to look at this from my side anymore. Let it be his fcking decision to correct the problem or sit in his house or office and hate my ass!

BANSHEE: Wow strong words...so would you return to this and doing reviews at S.S. if he asked and the friendship ever? And Whats on the herizon for you and S.B.T.?

USAGENT2009: Well he needs to look me up..(Update: Looking me and S.B.T. up is clearly a waste of time and energy. I addressed the issues on a friendship basis and as a consultant for S.B.T. to get both companies to the table. And its clear that "they" like their stance and the way things currently are. I'm no longer a punching bag on any issue, business or any there of. I'd do reviews...but it's a friend thing first. I don't think I'd ever expected what I call a total walking out on a friendship from him...he puts equal stress on his other relationships and being told it's a "me, me, me " thing from him is nothing more than saying there's something else there going on to spit in my face about who and what I am and have been...I am a strong opinionated person...if that's selfish than he needs to look at himself...cause he has always attempted last say with anyone...that makes it all about him. The further I look into the reference thing it tells me there's more than one liar involved there too...and it's not me. As for new, well your looking at it...the "new monthly publication here....I'll be adding new review vid's to Youtube and it will always appear here in the monthly issue...as well as linked to our hub web page.. And the entire issue by issue publication will be formatted to a thread in our forums...so go check it out...I promise every interview with an Agent moving foreword to be totally about a rant and bitch about comics, action figures and anything related.

BANSHEE: Any last words for anyone who catches on to this new form of review and checks back each month for all the news and reviews on our page?

USAGENT2009: Yes, check out our page at the hub: 



 
and also on youtube, search usagent2009. Or at our forums page: http://screamingbansheetoyz.freeforums.net/index.cgi?ac

USAGENT2009:Oh, and in the word's of my grandfather who said this to me at least once a week since the age of 16: "Your friend's....Are not your friend's!"



USAGENT2009: But if That Doesn't Work, Well Then "Remember, It's Not About If You Win Or Loose The Battle...It's How Many Fingers Your Holding Up At The End!"