We've been knee-deep in -- not to mention running behind on -- Star Trek XI coverage (which we'll note will continue Wednesday and Thursday on your favorite comicsblog, natch!) but we didn't want you to think that Trek is the end-all of abbracadabbling.
Our kind of magic wouldn't be any fun at all if sometimes reality wasn't stranger than fiction. And believe us, today's been one of those times.
But don't take our word for it -- take Mattel's. Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken is the Barbie manufacturer's latest version to take their popular neutered male's namesake. From his green print jacket to his pink shirt and that white little dog he's got on the Day-Glo leash, Sugar Daddy Ken is sure to give Barbie a run for her money as the toy world's reigning fashonista.
We'll admit this Ken doll looks like a college kid's homemade protest, but Mattel's behind this one. The company told the New York Post Sugar Daddy Ken came into being in response to the numerous requests they've received from collectors of their "Adult Barbie Collector's Line." He may not be the kind of doll young girls -- or boys for that matter -- should expect under their Christmas trees, but a few guys and gals at the Springfield Home Office would like nothing better.
Oh, by the way -- Mattel says Ken's little yap dog's name is Sugar, making Ken Sugar's daddy. Sure thing, Mattel. You get props on the doll, but we're not buying your name's explanation one bit.
If you'd like to buy Ken this Christmas, he's part of Barbie's Gold Label Collection. That means he comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and a $70 price tag. Entertainment Earth [Link] has him, but we'll be shopping around before we bring him and his Sugar home for the Holidays.
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