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Batman ’66 on the Big Screen
This past Monday evening I, along with my wife and daughter, had the opportunity to see the 1966 Batman movie on the big screen. We often visit the Kiggins Theatre, which lies across the Columbia River...
View ArticleGiddier Than I’ve Been in a Long Time
Fans of the original Alien, 3-3/4″ action figures in general and vintage toys specifically already know about Super 7 bringing out the never released action figures planned by Kenner back in 1979....
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Just Like Old Times
I’ve been writing about toys online for a long time now. Some of you may recall I started out writing for Raving Toy Maniac back when it was still under the auspices of Eric G. Myers and AFi’s own...
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Reacting to ReAction: 10 Questions with Brian Mariotti of Funko
Super 7 blew collectors minds last year when they revealed they would manufacture the never-produced Kenner line based on the 1979 Alien movie. Then, it got even better when it was announced that...
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Zica Toys Gets Small With Captain Action
Zica Toys announced today that they’ve reached an agreement with Captain Action Enterprises, LLC to produce Captain Action figures in the 3-3/4″ scale. “I’ve been given the green light to officially...
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New Dungeons & Dragons On The Way
A new edition of the 40 year-old role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons is on the way this summer. Now, this isn’t news to anyone following the world of gaming for the past few years. Wizards of...
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Help Save the Six Million Dollar Man Wave 2!
Towards the end of 2013 Zica Toys released the first figures in their 3-3/4″ retro Six Million Dollar Man line. The response was very positive and Zica went to work on a second assortment of figures...
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Funko’s Rocketeer Appears!
As many of you loyal readers know, I have been eagerly anticipating Funko’s expansion of Super 7’s retro ReAction line of 3-3/4″ action figures. One of the figures I was most looking forward to was The...
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Boss Fight Studio’s Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. Funds on Kickstarter
Unless you’ve been living off planet for the past half a year or so, you’ve likely heard of the talented folks at Boss Fight Studio. Boss Fight Studio is a design team comprised of Erik Arana, Catrina...
View ArticleThe Mystery of Skeleton Warriors
October Toys’ Kickstarter campaign to bring back the fan favorite toyline Skeleton Warriors has, as of this writing, 4 short days to go. They are at 70% of thier $45,000 funding goal to get Baron Dark...
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Amazing Heroes: The AFi Interview
These days, thanks largely to the current movie landscape, when one thinks of superheroes it is the characters from Marvel and DC Comics that immediately spring to mind. However, comic books and it’s...
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My Last MOTUC Figure? Maybe.
A year ago, I wrote a column entitled My One Last MOTUC Figure In that column, I put forth if I could only get one more figure out of the Masters of the Universe Classics line it would be Skeletor from...
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Chatting With Bif Bang Pow! About Flash Gordon and KISS
Back in mid-July Bif Bang Pow! announced they had aquired the license for the rock band KISS (who just wrapped up thier 40th Anniversary Tour), and about a week later announced they’d re-aquired...
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Mars Attacks: The Miniature Game Review
Those pesky Martians have been busy. They have been attacking the earth since 1962! The invasion began through the original set of trading cards published by the Topps Company, and has continued...
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Amazing Heroes Wave 1.5 Interview
This past summer Bill Murphy of Fresh Monkey Fiction launched a Kickstarter to bring his Amazing Heroes action figure line to plastic life. Amazing Heroes is focused on the somewhat forgotten heroes of...
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The Valley of Collecting Disappointment
Hi there. I’m Jeff. Remember me? It’s been awhile since I’ve written one of these here blogs. Like nine months or so. There’s been a lot of reasons for my absence. Much of the first half of 2015 was...
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A New Age Begins
Warhammer Fantasy Battles, the tabletop miniatures game produced by Games Workshop, has been a staple of the gaming industry for over 30 years. The first edition of the game debuted back in 1983. I...
View ArticlePower Lords Returns…Returns!
By now, most of you know the tale of Power Lords. It started as a before-it’s-time action figure line from model maker Revell in the 1980s. It didn’t connect with kids at the time and disappeared from...
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Wizkids and the Greatest D&D Miniatures Ever
(Disclaimer: The title of this blog post is solely the opinion of the author…but, dang it, it’s still true!) I love Dungeons & Dragons. Love it. I first was introduced to the game in 1979 as a...
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Amazing Heroes Are Reborn!
You may be familiar with Fresh Monkey Fiction’s retro styled toyline from a few years back called Amazing Heroes. It was brought to plastic life via Kickstarter and featured primarily public domain...
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