Tag archives for Action Figures

  1. All Hail Henry Bemis

    There are a lot of good Twilight Zone episodes, but as far as I’m concerned the hands down best episode of all time is the classic “Time Enough At Last,” based on Lynn Venable’s story of the same name. I’ve watched this episode 4 or 5 times a year since ever since I can remember…have…

  2. That Dexter Action Figure at Toys R Us

    This summer, there was a minor ruckus when someone complained about a Dexter action figure being sold at a Toys R Us. Toys R Us responded by pulling the toy from most of its stores. Bif Bang Pow had an interesting response to the claim that a serial killer action figure was inappropriate for the…

  3. Universal Monsters Kubricks

    One of the few things I collect beside superhero figures are Universal Monster stuff. These Universal Monster Kubricks look awesome. However, what I’d really like to see is a wave of figures from Freaks — I would totally buy the entire line just to sit around chanting “one of us” at them.

  4. Samurai Wars / Star Wars Action Figures

    George Lucas has long said that Akira Kurosawa “The Hidden Fortress” was one of his influences when filming Star Wars. Pseudonymous action figure customizer Sillof reimagines what Star Wars might have looked like if Kurosawa himself had directed the film, as in this amazing looking Daku Joute / Darth Vader figure. Hit the link to…

  5. Frustrations Over Collecting Mattel’s DCUC Line

    Phillip Reed recently vented his frustrations at attempting to collect Mattel’s DC Universe Classics line of action figures, I want to love the DC Universe Classics* series of toys, but too many times the frustration of finding a specific figure is just more than I’m willing to deal with so I basically just ignore the…