Review: Outer Space Men Bluestar Maximilian Gravity Action Figure

 Having launched at a surprisingly fair (if not cheap) $15, Bluestar Maximilian Gravity is kind of a fascinating figure. (The Cosmic Radiation Zero Gravity [FOTD #2,310] was $25!) As of my writing this there have been four versions of this mold - or rather, this head - and three of them glow in the dark. It's a little silly, but I'll allow it. The first ones were called "Zero Gravity" and now they're being sold as Maximilian Gravity.

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Review: Outer Space Men Bluestar Colossus Rex Action Figure

I swore off completism until a 40% off sale hit the same week I got a little something extra in a paycheck. I'm not made of stone. The Bluestar Colossus Rex normally goes for $30, which was too much for me to pounce on in early 2022. But $18? With the rest of the line, also mostly 40% off? I can do that. At this point I recognize that what I'm paying for is a big wall of glowing blue plastic more than an action figure I'm going to cherish in and of itself, but I was surprised to see that this guy delivered more than Cosmic Radiation Colossus Rex [FOTD #1,546] in new colors.

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The Outer Space Men Maximilian Gravity and Jack Asteroid Bluestar Figures On Sale at $15

 The Outer Space Men pulled another rabbit out of their hat with Jack Asteroid and Maximilian Gravity (Zero Gravity) Bluestar blue glow-in-the-dark action figures at $15 each. There are, of course many others.

I've dropped off buying the Bluestars at $25-$30 but I'd buy everything I'd missed so far at $15 a pop.   The four I do have glow for hours when charged by the sun, to the point where it's almost ridiculous.   If you don't have any blue glow figures I almost insist you buy at least one or two.

2010-2012 The Outer Space Men Shine With Cheap Black Light Strips

Your local Walmart is loaded with dirt-cheap USB LED light strips.  On Saturday, I picked up the LEDeez Black Light LED Light Strip for under $6.  I hooked it up to a power bank and waltzed around with it to see how it did - it's good! It's not as bright as a good UV Light Flashlight, but it certainly gets the job done.

Here it is near some 2010-2012 The Outer Space Men Alpha, Beta, and Holiday Phase figures as well as some of the Onell Design crossovers.  (Remember those? Man Onell Design did some gorgeous colorways and I hope we see a few more.)  Way in front are some of the Sucklord's glow-in-the-dark S.U.C.K.L.E. figures and October Toys' O.T.M.F.G. figures.

The bright orange Xodiac that looks like he's glowing is just the SDCC Alpha Phase edition, which, to this day, is still an absolutely beautiful action figure. (And it was $10! That was even a pretty cheap price back then.)

On this shelf, you can see Cosmic Radiation (glow green) figures, White Star figures, and the only four Bluestar figures I have so far.  The blue glow Bluestar figures don't react well to this particular black light strip, and while they do OK with a UV flashlight, they really do best after being exposed to sunlight. And by "do best" I mean "can glow for over 8 hours after a good Sun charge."  The Whitestar figures do shine quite nicely under the light too.

Despite some work being done on the line, there hasn't been much news - most if not all of the Bluestar figures have come out (and some have sold out once or twice), and we've seen no news on the new giant vinyl Astro-Nautilus in some time.  New painted colorways were mentioned/teased/winked about for the line's 50th anniversary, but that has come and gone.  I don't know if The Outer Space Men have much of a future beyond customs and the recent NFT releases, but I'm crossing my fingers for at least a few more painted editions - or unpainted solid color editions - before the molds are retired. (Can I just buy a run? Can I afford it?  You know where to reach me, Gary and Mel and/or Matt.)