Category Archives: McFarlane

News Item: Fire and Wax Don't Mix

Posted on January 16, 2007 by OAFE

From gossipy Hollywood source WENN: Jack Bauer Doll Delayed: Sutherland Set Fire To '24' Doll Kiefer Sutherland only has himself to blame for the delay of his 24 action figure - he set fire to the prototype during a drunken … Continue reading →

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Spawn...for kidz!

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Michael Crawford's recently reviewed the new "animated" Spawn line. While I guess you could call Michael Crawford "competition", I don't really have a problem with him and I enjoy his reviews. However, I have to point out how ridiculous the … Continue reading →

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A horror-related question

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

I just have to say - do Jason, Freddy and Leatherface really sell as well as they seem to, judging from the way toy companies go after the license? They've had toys from McFarlane and NECA, and even had several … Continue reading →

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Have you got the guts?

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Shocka

A small footnote: in his Attack of the Living Dead: Earl review, Poe said, "Yes, in what may be an action figure first, Earl has removable intestines. They're rubbery and disgusting in the great tradition of gross toys." <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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What if another company made LotR figures?

Posted on August 23, 2006 by OAFE

In honor of the long-awaited release of NECA's Balrog, we reviewed ToyBiz's Balrog Battle Gandalf, and now we're having a bit of fun. See, I maintain that the LotR line is the best movie-based toy series since Star Wars, and … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - The Final Product

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Sometimes I have to wonder... do toy companies actually care about their final product? It seems like more and more companies are focusing on how nice their prototypes look. Do these people actually see their final product? DCD to me … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - Toys for the NOW

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Poe's earlier blog about his top ten toys of all time got me thinkin', and I realized that if I were to compile a list of my top ten toys, most of them would probably only be a few years … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - Gosh Darn Exclusives!

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Exclusives. Yeesh. In the past, I had always said to hell with exclusives, they were just too hard to deal with. I remember as a child, my brother and I collected Dick Tracy figures from the movie, and we never … Continue reading →

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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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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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