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Luke Cage

Luke Cage

Luke Cage (a.k.a. Power Man) was released in 2010 as part of the second (H.A.M.M.E.R.) series of figures in the Hasbro’s Marvel Universe line. For this series, Hasbro upped the ante by offering a few new body types with unique sculpts.

December 10, 2010 | By | Reply More
Kitty Pryde

Kitty Pryde

Hasbro released Kitty Pryde as figure number 17 in their second series of Marvel Universe figures. At this point, it is no surprise that she uses the same female body we have seen before, and it is becoming increasingly evident that there is a need to add more variety into the line, at least as far as female characters are concerned.

December 8, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
Iron Man (Extremis Armor)

Iron Man (Extremis Armor)

The most recent Iron Man version in the Marvel Universe line is this Extremis Armor Iron Man. The basics behind the new suit is that Tony Stark got infected by a nano-virus that bestowed upon him the ability to interface directly with the hardware and …

December 5, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Tripwire (GI Joe)

Tripwire (GI Joe)

This is one of those figures that doesn’t seem to be getting much love. He’s still warming the pegs at local discount stores here for around $3. Tripwire is the mine sweeper of the GI Joe team. Armed with a metal detector, he’d go out and search for mines. Sad to say, but you don’t […]

November 28, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Kamakura (Rise of Cobra)

Kamakura (Rise of Cobra)

As part of the Not-Actually-Seen-In-The-Movie characters, Kamakura is constructed with a number of parts taken from the 25th Anniversary line as well as some of the newer molds used for the first batches of movie figures.

November 27, 2010 | By | Reply More
Retro Review – Daredevil (Marvel Superhero Showdown)

Retro Review – Daredevil (Marvel Superhero Showdown)

Although Hasbro seems to be doing rather well nowadays with their Marvel Universe figures, they were not the first ones to make 1:18 scale Marvel characters.

November 21, 2010 | By | Reply More
Classic Iron Monger

Classic Iron Monger

I fell for it. Normally, I can see repaints coming a mile off. In the case of the Classic Iron Monger, I missed it.

November 20, 2010 | By | 4 Replies More
Parker Selfridge

Parker Selfridge

It’s been almost a year since the 3.75 inch Avatar figures started showing up at stores, and now, even after the Extended Edition of the movie was released in theaters, I would say that James Cameron’s Avatar has pretty much run out of steam (at least until Avatar 2 premieres, if rumors have any shard of truth in them).

November 12, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
Thor

Thor

Hasbro released Thor (#12) in 2010 as part of the second (H.A.M.M.E.R.) series of figures in the Marvel Universe line. For this series, Hasbro upped the ante by relying slightly less in generic body sculpts and offering a very good number of new, unique sculpts.

November 7, 2010 | By | 4 Replies More
Ravage (Legends Class)

Ravage (Legends Class)

Let me start by saying that I am not a Transformers fan. I missed the old cartoon and it’s companion toy line by a couple of years and by the time I was eleven …

October 30, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
Storm & Nightcrawler (Secret Wars Comic Pack)

Storm & Nightcrawler (Secret Wars Comic Pack)

The figures I’m reviewing today come packaged together as part of the Secret Wars assortment of Marvel Universe Comic Packs by Hasbro.

October 24, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
The Mummy (Toys R Us Exclusive)

The Mummy (Toys R Us Exclusive)

I have a thing for Mummies. I don’t know why. I’ve never seen a famous one up close. I’m not from Egypt. That said, I think in my mind the “classic movie” Mummy is one of the most exotic monsters in terrestrial filmdom. I grew up in Northern Michigan with lots of snow, trees, and […]

October 9, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
Bust Some Punks – “The Good Guys” Review

Bust Some Punks – “The Good Guys” Review

Every week their are two shows that cause some controversy in the Nerd household. The first is on Tuesday and is Glee. Mrs. Nerd loves the show. The plethora of Eighties songs has helped fuel this I suspect. It’s not that I hate the show, but I put up a protest mainly to keep my […]

October 8, 2010 | By | 4 Replies More
Rosco P. Coltrane – Dukes of Hazzard (Mego)

Rosco P. Coltrane – Dukes of Hazzard (Mego)

I know Rosco seems like an odd figure to be the first of a line to review on TVFT. He’s not one of the heroes, and probably not the best in the line. Well, there’s no probably, he’s not the best in the line. For those that don’t know, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane was the […]

October 3, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
Snow Serpent (Cobra)

Snow Serpent (Cobra)

I’ve always loved cold weather action figures. It might have something to do with the fact that I grew up above the “Brigde” in Michigan. Living on Lake Superior, I saw my share of snow. That’s probably why I could relate to figure like the Hoth Han Solo and the original Snowjob. A setting of […]

September 26, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Who Are The People in The Neighborhood?

Who Are The People in The Neighborhood?

That question has been mulling around my head since I had the idea for this rant. Maybe Sesame Street put the thought there, maybe it’s age catching up with me, but I really do want to ask who are the people in the action figure neighborhood? The start of this musing came while I was perusing […]

September 17, 2010 | By | 6 Replies More
Hulkbuster Iron Man

Hulkbuster Iron Man

Much like Iron Monger, I was attracted to this figure because it’s a big robot looking dude. From an engineering side, this is much more what I’d expect an Iron Man suit to look like. To be honest, this version of the armor reminds me a bit of the the later issues of “Codename: Spitfire” […]

September 11, 2010 | By | Reply More
Norm Spellman RDA

Norm Spellman RDA

Norm Spellman is another of the figures released in Mattel’s line dedicated to the James Cameron’s Avatar movie. The figure depicts the character in his human body, freshly arrived on Pandora along with the twin brother of his late friend Tom Sully.

September 5, 2010 | By | Reply More
Blue Spirit

Blue Spirit

The Blue Spirit is another character from the Last Airbender movie, and probably one of the most versatile in the line, even though he is pretty much a monochrome character.

Read on to see if this action figure is worth your time…

August 27, 2010 | By | Reply More
Dr. Grace Augustine RDA

Dr. Grace Augustine RDA

Dr. Agustine in her original, human body. Although it is good to have a miniature Ripley to torment the other aliens in my collection, How does this figure from Mattel fare on it’s own?. Read on…

August 22, 2010 | By | Reply More