Category Archives: Mezco

Do 7-Year-Olds Want to be a Geriatric College Professor?

Posted on February 25, 2008 by OAFE

This is a guest article submitted by a reader named John Charles. We've never run guest pieces before, but this seems like an interesting and unique perspective. I attended Toy Fair last week in NY. That's where all the toy … Continue reading →

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Horror Month toy giveaway - the answers

Posted on November 2, 2007 by OAFE

Well, Horror Month is over, and that means our Mezco Cinema of Fear contest is finished, as well. So now it's time to reveal the correct answers (and laugh at the wrong ones).

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Horror Month toy giveaway

Posted on October 20, 2007 by OAFE

Hey everybody, check this out: Mezco Toyz is looking to drum up interest in their new 7" horror-movie line, Cinema of Fear, and they provided us with prizes for a contest! You want to win some exclusive variant toys? Then … Continue reading →

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yo - Non-Petroleum Plastics

Posted on November 18, 2006 by yo go re

In his new review of Roger the Homunculus from Mezco's Hellboy Series 2, Poe bemoaned the rising cost of toys, and how it's related to the rising cost of oil. He also mentioned that there are lots of alternatives to … 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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One last "After Life"/"Attack of the Living Dead" post

Posted on October 22, 2006 by yo go re

In our review of the great little Mez-Itz Monsters Series 2, we mentioned that one of the character, Dr. Mezitstein, was mentioned in the backstory of the After Life/Attack of the Living Dead line. Since Poe didn't actually provide this … 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." And now, … Continue reading →

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Living Dead

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

In 1968, a relatively unknown filmmaker named George Romero made a little film called Night of the Living Dead. Though relatively low-budget, it became one of the earliest cult films and spawned an entire sub-genre of horror movies that continue … Continue reading →

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Ahoy! Stand fast and prepare to be boarded!

Posted on September 19, 2006 by OAFE

Weigh anchor, ye land lubbers, for today be Talk Like A Pirate Day, and OAFE be ready to do just that. We're sailing right past Transformers Tuesday this week to, instead, talk like pirates. We actually got a jump on … 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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