The Pete Gazette: Figure

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From the wires — the critic descends upon the next desk shortly. The toys have been warned.

Lead Review · From: Rolling Art

Weapons Vanish Nightly in a Campaign of Attrition

Pete declines a crude swat in favor of a methodical long-term disarmament project, stealing one accessory per night until the red plastic man is a defenceless monument to his superior strategic patience.

By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

My human seems to have acquired another piece of plastic nonsense, this time from a brand called "Rolling Art," which sounds like something one says after falling down the stairs. It’s a small, garish red humanoid figure with an alarming number of joints. The marketing drivel suggests it's for "desktop decoration" or as a gift for other, larger humans. For …

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Image of Rolling Art Action Figure Set, Model 13 Action Figure Multi-Jointed Movable,Gift Box Packaging, a Great for Loved Ones and Friends. (red)

Fig. 1 — the subject

Pete's Verdict

★★★☆☆

Not a toy. An excellent long-term project.

From The Desk

MerryXD

Six Plastic Fates Rearranged by a Fickle Gray God

My human, in their infinite and often misguided quest to please me, has presented a new offering. It appears to be a small platoon of plastic automatons, what the bipeds call "act…

★★★★☆ — Kinetic performances worthy of a delayed nap.