Okay, so chalk this one up to serendipity, but after this morning’s Fan Art Friday post about custom action figures based on retro video games I’ve learned that NECA is actually producing a NES-stylized Freddy Krueger figure! After their Jason figure it makes perfect sense, but I truly had no idea this was even a […]
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I’ve always had a special place in my toy collection for LEGO. Despite my inability to build much of anything in my adult life (furniture, shelving, lasting relationships), I can always count on LEGOs to make me feel like I’m a freaking Michaelangelo of architecture. Even still, it’s been a few years since I’ve actually […]
Tagged with: Back to the Future, Cuusoo, Delorean, LEGO, Marty McFly
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Psycho for Syclodoc! Onell Design ‘Syclodoc’ Action Figure Review
This is vinyl, the Glyos way. In case you missed it, Glyos is a line of action figures by indie toy maker Onell Designs with an emphasis on interchangeable parts and old school playability. Syclodoc’s place in the Glyos universe is explained thusly: “Specially developed for dark missions of questionable intent by Glyaxia Command, the […]
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Toychest Time Machine: Remembering Kenner’s ‘Snare Arm Swamp Thing’ (1990)
After two major films and a long-running comic book, 1990 saw DC Comic’s Swamp Thing branch out into not only a TV series (Swamp Thing: The Series) but an animated series (Swamp Thing: The Animated Series) for kids. While the TV took many of its queues from the films, the cartoon had only a passing […]
Tagged with: 90s, DC Comics, Kenner, Swamp Thing, Toychest Time Machine, toys
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Toy Fair 2013: Playmates Reveal New Bebop & Rocksteady Figures
Last month we mentioned that Playmates would be adding two new figures to their TMNT Classics toy line – based on the original TV series – and I’m excited to say that photos of the new figures have finally begun floating around the web thanks to Toy Fair 2013 news coverage. Fan reaction to the […]
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Toy Fair 2013: New Figures in PRESIDENTIAL MONSTERS Toy Line Announced
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As if politics weren’t already a major monster show, LA based company Heroes in Action Toys has announced that they will be unveiling a new wave of figures in their “wacky Presidential Monsters toy line during Toy Fair 2013 next week (BOOTH # 5032) in preparation of President’s Day. Featuring art by Jason Edminston, the […]
Tagged with: Dracula, Frankenstein, Heroes in Action Toys, indie, Jason Edmiston, monsters, politics
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Super7 Resurrects 30 Year Old Prototypes for New ‘ALIEN’ Action Figures
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With Toy Fair 2013 right around the corner there’s been plenty of toy-related news surfacing and re-surfacing lately, but the one bit that really caught my eye was an announcement first made California-based toy retailer Super7 at last year’s San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) event. Namely, the announcement revealed that Super7 was seeking “official authorization […]