Monthly Archives: March 2005

AVP Series 2

Posted on March 19, 2005 by Shocka

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!

Posted on March 15, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

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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Soon Forget: Samurai Earthworm Jim

Posted on March 10, 2005 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Playmates' Earthworm Jim "Samurai Jim". Part of the planned Series 2 (shown off at Toy Fair 1996), this … Continue reading →

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Comic Hellboy news!

Posted on March 9, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

It's nothing that new, but there were some interesting tidbits in this article from Figures.com: And now, some more OAFEry:Legendary Heroes series 3 surprise Flippin' Through Previews - May '07 ToyFare #99 yo - Non-Petroleum Plastics Flippin' through Previews - … Continue reading →

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An update (or lack thereof)

Posted on March 9, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

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?

Posted on March 8, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

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

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Shocka

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

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Shocka

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

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

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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