Absorbing Man

  Well, to be honest, I kind of bought this guy by mistake. At some point, after getting the Wrecker figure, I kind of got the whim to hunt down and collect the rest of the Wrecking Crew and since Absorbing... 

Hypervelocity Armor Iron Man

Continuing the moratorium against the new Iron Man 3 figures, I decided to go back and pick up another of the action figures released under the Concept Series segment in the Iron Man 2 collection by Hasbro.   I... 

Zartan (Retaliation)

I have come to realize that the G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie was, at its heart, a project meant to boost toy sales instead of the opposite, where the toys are meant to promote theater attendance.   And... 

War Machine (Iron Man 3 Assemblers)

I’d been avoiding Iron Man 3 figures pretty much since they came out. Since they seemed to be lacking most of what I’d liked about the Iron Man 2 line, they were a pretty easy pass. I had... 

Joe Con 2013: Custom Figures

  I started with the dioramas because they are a personal favorite. However, there was just as much talent on display in the custom figure competition.   This was actually in the diorama category,... 

Heroic Age Iron Man (Marvel Legends)

While I usually shy away from collecting figures in scales other than 3.75-inch, I find it hard sometimes to resist buying characters or versions of characters when they made them in different scales.   One... 

Captain Rex (Phase II Armor)

  Clone Captain Rex is a character that has been made into action figures a few times now in the Clone Wars collection by Hasbro, starting with a really cool wave 1 release and sprinkled throughout subsequent... 

Joe Con 2013: Diorama Contest

I was completely blown away at the quality of dioramas on display at Joe Con 2013. You can tell the folks that put these together are passionate about their hobby for sure. I could have spent all day... 

Astonishing Beast

  It’s been quite a while since I picked up an X-Men comic book, so when images of the more recent Beast action figure started appearing online, I was rather puzzled by his appearance.   A... 

Firefly (Retaliation)

  Other than Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, I would say that Firefly is one of the more iconic characters in the vintage G.I. Joe line, as evidenced by the couple dozen versions released for the character... 

Ponda Baba

One of the more memorable aliens in the Cantina Scene from the original Star Wars movie is the Walrus Man, later named as Ponda Baba in West End Games’ Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, published in 1989.   Ponda... 

Blind Bag Star Wars Angry Birds

I’d never gave Angry Birds a second thought. I’d seen screen shots. I understood what it was. I just didn’t have interest. It didn’t help that it was way over merchandised. Including... 

Battle-Kata Roadblock (Retaliation)

As an adult collector, I find it difficult sometimes to go along with some of the design decisions Hasbro makes, one recent example being the portrayal of the Roadblock character in the action figure... 

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Light-Up Lightsaber)

  Continuing my look at the novelty figures released by Hasbro, as part of the 2012 Movie Heroes line today is the turn of the Light-up version of Obi –Wan Kenobi.   This Obi-Wan Kenobi (MH16)... 

Rock & Roll (GI Joe Kreo)

I know everybody wanted GI Joe Lego. A quick image search will yield a number of custom creations out there. However, Hasbro wouldn’t want to license somebody to do that when they have their own... 

Ultimate Armour Iron Man

  With the hype surrounding the upcoming third Iron Man movie, and the reports of stores finally getting some new product, I went to a store near my work to get a close look at these new-fangled... 

Red Ninja (Retaliation)

  One type of figure I always wanted from the ARAH G.I. Joe line was red ninjas. Even though Hasbro did produce some of them starting in 2004 or so in the Valor VS Venom line, the first few versions... 

Storm Shadow (Retaliation)

  Back in the 80’s I was not much into all the ninja stuff presented in the media. I am aware that there were several ninja movies and that some of the more popular videogames in the arcades had... 

Snake Eyes (Retaliation)

  Well, after admitting that I am pretty much a fan of the ninja mythos presented in the old G.I. Joe comic books, it would be not much of a stretch to assume that Snake Eyes is another of my favorite... 

G.I. Joe Trooper (Retaliation)

  Well, after last year’s delay of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie, it seems that Hasbro action figures are finally hitting the pegs where I live.   There are quite a few interesting... 

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