Monthly Archives: March 2005

AVP Series 2

McFarlane have shots of their Alien vs Predator Series 2 up and thus far, the reaction has been underwhelming. People are just as unimpressed as I am, from the ridiculous poses of the ridiculous scenes from the ridiculous movies, to … Continue reading

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Huge Goon news!

Action-Figure.com got the scoop of the week - photos and details about Mezco's upcoming toyline based on Eric Powell's comic The Goon.

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Comic Hellboy news!

It's nothing that new, but there were some interesting tidbits in this article from Figures.com: And now, some more OAFEry:ToyFare #99 Monkey Boy - Gosh Darn Exclusives! Legendary Heroes series 3 surprise yo - Non-Petroleum Plastics Hellboy Comic based line … Continue reading

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An update (or lack thereof)

No news from Mezco on the Comic Hellboy front, though Figures.com released this tidbit on Mezco's line based on Eric Powell's comic The Goon: "As previously announced, Mezco will be producing action figures based on Eric Powell's "The Goon." Jaw-dropping … Continue reading

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Who's seen Robot Chicken?

I finally caught a couple of episodes of Robot Chicken, the new Adult Swim show starring action figures. The show is a joint effort between Seth Green (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Austin Powers fame) and Tom Root, one … Continue reading

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Squashing the rumors about NECA's Balrog

Thousands of people are eagerly awaiting NECA's 1/6th scale Balrog - a massive action figure, possibly the biggest ever 1:12 action figure ever created, in scale with the other Lord of the Rings figures by ToyBiz. And now, some more … Continue reading

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New Reviews!! + thoughts on Marvel

Reading a couple of our Marvel Legends reviews got me to thinking... I'm generally a fan of comics (or "graphic novels"), with favourites including Sin City, Johnny the Homocidal Maniac/Squee, The Dark Knight Returns and anything else by Frank Miller.

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Movie Maniacs/Now Playing/Cult Classics

Here's a question for our readers: are McFarlane's Movie Maniacs, SOTA's Now Playing, and NECA's Cult Classics all in the same basic scale? If I recall correctly, even the various Movie Maniacs aren't necessarily in scale with one another, but … Continue reading

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