Playmates’ run of Simpsons action figures back in the early years of the decade is the gold standard for toys of the show. They produced (almost) every major character from the show, and a whole heck of a lot of minor ones too. More recently, McFarlane Toys offered a different take on the license with [...]
gumby by Morgan Poe’s note: I’ve always loved Gumby. One of my favorite MST3K episodes features the guys mocking a Gumby short before the movie. “Thank goodness for the internal genitalia!” (On a side note, people who take photos of Gumby seem disproportionately protective of their images on Flickr. I had to go through almost [...]
A review of Kalibak from DC Universe Classics Wave 6.
Recently, I was taken to task in the comments section of one of my figure reviews. The commenter believed I am generally too lenient on the figures I review, and that my grading system did not reflect the actual quality of the figure. In my response, I explained I review figures based on the idea [...]
MOTUC Skeletor by Prfkttear
As of yesterday, my good friend (and PGPoA reader) MisterBigBo and his lovely wife have a brand-new baby boy. Please join me in welcoming Itty Bitty Bo (and hopefully, a new action figure fan) to the world!
Lots of news coming out of Toy Fair, especially from Hasbro. I’ve got someone working on a Hasbro update, but here’s some non-Mattel, non-Hasbro news I found interesting. According to NECA, series 2 of their Ninja Turtles line will be coming out later this year. Hallelujah! (Figures.com) NECA has also managed to hook me for [...]
Sanjeev reviews the Kridana Epic Ramayana Series Hanuman figure. Excerpt: “This particular toy holds a lot of meaning for me.” (See also.) Michael Crawford reviews the Hasbro Marvel Universe Iron Man, Punisher, Black Panther and Wolverine figures. Excerpt: “Iron Man is the outstanding figure …” Michael Crawford reviews the Hasbro Marvel Universe Silver Surfer, Human [...]
I’m not planning to do any more of the monthly Mattel Q&As for this site. There are enough out there, and too many repeated questions. I think it would make more sense for Mattel to sort through the questions from everyone and post one large round of answers on Mattycollector.com, but hey, that’s me. In [...]
evil dead by 1exile08