Tag: Hasbro

Drax the Destroyer (Marvel Legends)

Drax the Destroyer (Marvel Legends)

Drax the Destroyer may still not be a household name, even after the success of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, but at the very least his action figure turned out to be quite great.

June 1, 2015 | By | Reply More
Chewbacca (Clone Wars)

Chewbacca (Clone Wars)

One interesting aspect of watching the animated Clone Wars TV series was that sometimes an Original Trilogy character would make a cameo on one episode.

May 30, 2015 | By | Reply More
The AFB Podcast Episode 167: Titan Heroes Hulkbuster / Lego Double Decker Couch / Vixen Cover Girls Statue

The AFB Podcast Episode 167: Titan Heroes Hulkbuster / Lego Double Decker Couch / Vixen Cover Girls Statue


Episode 167 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct downloadDownload and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 


This week, join Ben, Justin, John and Scott for a mega show with all of the latest news and reviews!

This week, our Toys of the Week are:


  • The Titan Heroes Hulkbuster
  • The Lego Movie Double Decker Couch
  • The DC Collectibles Vixen Cover Girls Statue
If you don’t use iTunes, you can download Episode 167 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here – but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!

Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com – we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

Happy listening!




News Covered in this Episode



  1. Preorder for Fighting Gear Gatchaman G1 (Battle of the Planets)


May 10, 2015 | By More
Marvel Now! Hulk

Marvel Now! Hulk

One of the figures I was keenly interested from the new 3.75-inch scale Marvel Infinite Series was this latest iteration of Hulk.

April 20, 2015 | By | Reply More
Grim Reaper

Grim Reaper

It is no secret that a good number of my action figure purchases are directly inspired by the video games I indulge upon.

April 13, 2015 | By | Reply More
Mara Jade

Mara Jade

Even though Black Series Mara Jade is still a pretty decent action figure, it is also the first Star Wars figure I have ever bought, whose purchase owes more to external reasons than to the actual merits of the figure.

April 11, 2015 | By | Reply More
Hyperion (Infinite Series)

Hyperion (Infinite Series)

I am not a fan of the Hyperion character. I’ve already bought the 6-inch Marvel Legends figure that came out with the Hit Monkey wave mostly because of the Build-A Figure parts, but I was certainly was not expecting to see a 4-inch version of that character anytime soon.

April 6, 2015 | By | Reply More
Sabretooth (Marvel Legends)

Sabretooth (Marvel Legends)

This version of X-Men baddie Sabretooth is another of those based off the Hyperion body mold, which is suitably bulky and tall. Sabretooth is massively muscular, and this particular version of his costume lacks any of the furry bits usually associated with the character.

March 30, 2015 | By | 1 Reply More
Astonishing Wolverine (Marvel Legends)

Astonishing Wolverine (Marvel Legends)

Some time ago, I reviewed the Wolverine action figure released in the Hit Monkey wave of figures from Hasbro’s Marvel Legends line.

March 9, 2015 | By | Reply More
Astonishing Cyclops (Marvel Legends)

Astonishing Cyclops (Marvel Legends)

The more recent Astonishing Cyclops uses the same basic body mold developed for Archangel and a variety of characters with similar physiques.

February 23, 2015 | By | 1 Reply More
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Black Series)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Black Series)

This version of Obi-Wan Kenobi was released by Hasbro as part of the third wave of figures in their Star Wars Black Series line.

February 14, 2015 | By | Reply More
Beetle

Beetle

Beetle would probably be one of the most striking characters included in the Marvel Legends Infinite Series by Hasbro.

February 2, 2015 | By | Reply More
Boba Fett (Black Series)

Boba Fett (Black Series)

The 6-inch version of Boba Fett released in the second wave of figures from Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Series was surprisingly hard to find for me.

January 31, 2015 | By | Reply More
Captain America (World War 2 Uniform)

Captain America (World War 2 Uniform)

I remember that when I saw the first wave of figures in the Marvel Legends Infinite Series for the Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie, I thought that Hasbro had made a mistake including the version of Captain America in his WWII uniform.

January 26, 2015 | By | Reply More
Hulk & Thor (Playskool Heroes)

Hulk & Thor (Playskool Heroes)

As I have repeated several times, some character designs work well within the Playskool format, while others don’t really lend themselves to the conversion, and in this set we get to see an example of each.

January 19, 2015 | By | Reply More
Stormtrooper (Black Series)

Stormtrooper (Black Series)

It would be hard to argue that the most sought after figure in Hasbro’s third wave of figures from the 6-inch Star Wars Black Series is the Stormtrooper

January 17, 2015 | By | Reply More
A.I.M. Scientist

A.I.M. Scientist

Of course, you can tell this AIM Scientist does not appear in the film just by looking at the decidedly comic book-inspired design.

January 12, 2015 | By | Reply More
Ultimate Goblin

Ultimate Goblin

Well, after getting all of the figures in the Spider-Man Marvel Legends Infinite Series, I ended up with more than enough pieces to build the Build-A-Figure, which is none other than the Ultimate’s version of the Green Goblin.

January 5, 2015 | By | Reply More
Slave Leia (Black Series)

Slave Leia (Black Series)

I never quite got the reason Hasbro decided to make this the first version of Princess Leia to appear as part of their Star Wars Black Series 6-inch figure line.

January 3, 2015 | By | Reply More
Toxin

Toxin

Toxin is another of those characters I knew almost nothing about prior to buying the figure. In fact, just by the look of him, I had assumed he was yet another Spider-Man foe, but as it turns out, he is actually one of the good guys despite his rather monstrous visage.

December 29, 2014 | By | Reply More