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Category Archives: Playmates
Soon Forget: Playmates Mirage TMNT
This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figures today are Playmates Toys' comic-style Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The boys were first previewed last year in a sidebar to … Continue reading
Soon Forget: Global Mutant Missions
This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates Toys' TMNT "Global Mutant Missions" subline. Remember when we told you about the cancellation of Jagwar? Well, … Continue reading
Spoilers on toys
Action figure manufacturers are often less than diligent when it comes to restraining themselves from giving away movie plot points with their toys. Whether it's in the bio text on the back or just the existence of a particular toy, … Continue reading
Posted in Art Asylum, DC Direct, Disney, Funko, Hasbro, Kenner, Lego, lists, Mattel, McFarlane, NECA, Playmates
Tagged Avengers, Batman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, dragons, Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Potter, Iron Man, Matrix, MotU, Shazam, Sin City, Skeletor, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Thor, Toy Story
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Soon Forget: TMNT Jagwar
This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates Toys' TMNT Jagwar. A popular character from the Archie comics, Jagwar was being pitched for the toyline … Continue reading
Soon Forget: Playmates Queen Slug-For-A-Butt
We conclude our Horror Month tour through the cancelled Earthworm Jim Series 2 figures from Playmates with the villain to have, Queen Slug-For-A-Butt! No idea how they were planning to get that big ol' butt ["hell yeah!" --ed.] into a … Continue reading
Soon Forget: Playmates Clutch
Week 4 of our look at the remaining unreleased Earthworm Jim toys. Our subject today is Clutch. Clutch is technically not an Earthworm Jim character. He was created by Playmates specifically for the toyline - he never appeared in the … Continue reading
Soon Forget: Playmates Doc Duodenum
Week 3 of our look at the remaining unreleased Earthworm Jim toys. Our subject today is Doc Duodenum. Your duodenum is the first part of your intestine right after your stomach. Doc Duodenum was the boss in the original EWJ … Continue reading
Soon Forget: Playmates Professor Monkey-For-A-Head
Week 2 of our look at the remaining unreleased Earthworm Jim toys. Our subject today is the memorable "Professor Monkey-For-A-Head". One of the major recurring villains in the cartoon, Playmates probably thought holding Professor Monkey-For-A-Head back for Series 2 would … Continue reading
Soon Forget: Playmates Chuck & Fifi
Since October is Horror Month, let's get gross and look at all the remaining Earthworm Jim figures from the unreleased Series 2. Check back every week all month to see another! Chuck, proprietor of the New Junk City scrapyard, and … Continue reading
What if another company made LotR figures?
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 →