tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886831696918308911.post-19824637659503904722008-05-06T19:25:00.000-07:002008-05-08T08:24:11.315-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_HMkN0O3o1Lk/SCEXtNeAghI/AAAAAAAAABE/GdgDV9pSdEs/s1600-h/iron-man-punch-ground.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_HMkN0O3o1Lk/SCEXtNeAghI/AAAAAAAAABE/GdgDV9pSdEs/s320/iron-man-punch-ground.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197461510439338514" border="0" /></a><br />At least once a week I'm reminded of how cool my job is.<br /><br />As the entertainment writer, I get all kinds of promotional stuff in the mail for movies, books and anything else people produce.<br /><br />I've gotten whips (Indiana Jones movies), honey (Bee Movie) and a sex book written by a sexologist.<br /><br />Every week is like Christmas.<br /><br />Now, I might have a particularly lucrative promotional gift.<br /><br />As you might know, Iron Man is the No. 1 movie in American right now by a long shot. (This weekend it brought in over $6.9 million with second place going to Made of Honor at $868,397)<br /><br />Weeks before the movie hit I received an Iron Man figurine about a foot tall with three plastic projectiles that can shoot out of his hand.<br /><br />So far he has sat on my desk and served as comic relief when I'm tired or busy. You can't help but chill a little after hitting his chest and hearing "I am Iron Man ... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">repulsor</span> blast!"<br /><br />After seeing the movie last night, and realizing how great it really is, I realized my desk ornament could become a windfall.<br /><br />There is definitely going to be sequels to the original and as the movie's reputation grows so should the asking price for its main character's figurine in pristine condition, still in the package.<br /><br />Aside from baseball cards ,I've never collected anything. So this concept feels a little new to me. But if I hold onto it and don't wear out his little plastic circular computer heart, this could be a real collector's item some day.<br /><br />I'll let you know about the next cool mailbox item when it comes around.Adam Shullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991676851076754731noreply@blogger.com