Top ten Figures of the season
This year I saw lots of toys. Most of which had their debut in the International Toy Fair February in New York City simply to premiere to the public at the North park Comic Con July. Probably the toughest thing this Toy Maniac had to do was take a look at them and not be able to buy them they don sell toys at the display. Ive done my better to get the word out to any or all fjallraven down jacket Toy Maniacs who simply should have fjallraven down jacket tiny plastic action figure collectibles. Heres my list of the top 10 Action Figures which i saw this season. To be fair the following list is in no particular order.
Jason Voorhees is set to make a huge comeback in February of 2009. Mezcotoyz continues to be making variations of him from his different films for years. Undoubtedly their best, this season, was their 12 inch deluxe Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th Part 7 The brand new Blood. With more than seven points of articulation and details from the stuntmen and actors which have portrayed him Jason is an action figure worth visiting the ends of the world for see header picture.
DC Direct had two exclusives in the North park Comic Con this season. One was a Batman and also the other would be a Joker both were to commemorate DC Direct 10th Anniversary. Complete with straight jacket and maniacal grin, the Joker out of stock on the first day. For some reason the white feet do it for me. The truth that he really has no arms makes leaving him within the package even easier. Thus, he will forever retain his value.
Quentin Tarantino Death Proof wasnt this area office block buster the studios hoped it might it be. It is a shame because both Death Proof and Planet Terror were great films and perfect homages to the genre these were imitating. When movies such as this don achieve this well their figures and collectibles disappear off the radar. NECA toys produced an incredible likeness of Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike also it easily makes the list. If I were ranking them on the scale from One to ten I would have placed Stuntman Mike at number one. Thats, if only he came with his car.
The Mighty Muggs line has boomed during the last year, encompassing characters from the Marvel, Star Wars and Indiana Jones universes. Undoubtedly my personal favorite in the entire run is the Mola Ram Mighty Mugg from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Not really a fan favorite villain as villains go but this action figure has a maniacal smile along with a burning heart! I had been searching with this bad boy for a while. He now sits proudly on the toy shelf.
Now we all know the Watchmen figures aren out yet but the Rorschach action figure needs to make the list. Never have I needed to smash a display case many create a run for it then Used to do when I saw this toy. The great thing about Rorschach figure happens when it will hit the toy stores and specialty shops he will be in overabundance. He is the fan favorite so fjallraven down jacket will see tons of them packed within the boxes. He won be the variant or even the short ordered figure. If the Watchmen does perform a huge belly flop this March a good thing to leave it will be the action figures. Joe: Rise of Cobra will hit the large screen in August of 2009. With Brendan Fraser as Gung Ho and Stephen Sommers directing its outcome does not look great. Joe figures to stir up the hype for the film. With a George Lucas mentality Hasbro is making every character and every likeness in the comic and TV show. The best Cobra Commander to date the Mighty Mugg came pretty close may be the SDCC exclusive hooded Cobra Commander in the black suit. It reminds us all of how sinister and diabolical Cobra Commander was in the comic and erases the memory of the bungling fool in the cartoon. Cobra!
He big, bad, beautiful and stands 18 inches tall. The original Alien was given another sculpt by NECA toys and also the facts are unbelievable. You are able to probably order him in one of many toy sites online but look for him to become sitting somewhere at Spencer Gift or Hot Topic. It is the translucent skull that does it for me personally. Perhaps he and Jason will go toe foot within their next film meeting? Well, at least they will on my toy shelf.
His cost maybe a bit steep $100 but when fjallraven down jacket rationalize it that fjallraven down jackete getting four figures plus they don take up any extra space then fjallraven down jacket 1:6 scale Hal Jordan Green Lantern with three more interchangeable heads is completely worth it. Now fjallraven down jacket can be Tomar Re, Abin Sur or NautKeLoi if Hal Jordan gets to be a small bore. For me the Abin Sur head may be the clincher and makes the figure.
Sure Superman Returns didn really return Superman to his former movie glory. It did however remind us all how great Christopher Reeve was because the man of steel. DC Direct will release a Superman Christopher Reeve Statue Special edition next year. Having seen it up close I must say it the very best likeness of Reeve as Superman. An ideal tribute towards the man and also the character he delivered to life.
Hellboy returned to the giant screen this year within an original tale by Guillermo del Toro. Mezcotoyz created an 18 inch deluxe Hellboy action figure thats at Sideshow Collectible standards but a cost money can buy. His details are unbelievable and with his 12 points of articulation and Big Baby Gun shotgun he easily belongs on the top ten list.
RETRO Toy Commercial of the week:
There have been so many Toy Commercials in the Eighties that lots of of them blur together. There is one that always tied to me and due to YouTube I personally thought it was. Now its bad but the sound is superb. In this short commercial/ adventure a Star Wars Snowtrooper gets wounded and the rebels medical droid heals him! Sure they were the great guys however, fjallraven down jacket can bet the Imperials never did that. Don believe me? There was never an Imperial medical droid action figure, was there?
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