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Alligaticon Transformers (Super7) - Ultimate Rated 4.00 stars by RMaster007 With the vast amount of characters in the Transformers universe, there's plenty to choose from when it comes to toys. Hasbro's ongoing Legacy line takes cues from nearly every adaptation of the franchise, but with Super7, they've stuck to just G1. They've done a few deep-cut characters, but the most noteworthy one is Alligaticon.
For those unfamiliar with Alligaticon, he comes from the 1980s series' "City of Steel" episode, in which the Decepticons plot to take over New York. Optimus Prime tries to infiltrate their base, but is captured and subsequently disassembled, and most of his parts are reconstructed into a robot alligator. Hey, it was an 80s cartoon, they were allowed to get silly and weird. Despite being the first robot alligator in the franchise, Skullcruncher was the first who...[See More]
Popeye One:12 Collective (Mezco) - Popeye Rated 4.70 stars by RMaster007 What started out as a comic strip character meant to be a one-timer became a pop culture phenomenon, as Popeye, the sailor man with superhuman strength, has been in just about every form of media. That includes action figures, as the franchise was one of the first licenses Mezco picked up, resulting in a line with great sculpts and fun accessories. Mez returned to the sailor in the late 2010's with a rendition of him in their One:12 line, and earlier this year they announced a reissue of him, which I believe isn't common for One:12. I got him not too long ago, and I'm happy to finally have him.
One:12 boxes are usually simplistic in style, and Popeye's has the sailor's traditional look on the front and top, and anchors on the sides. It's nothing too exciting, but it works. One thing I...[See More]
Kamado Tanjirou Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Bandai) - S.H. Figuarts Rated 5.00 stars by RMaster007 There's been a lot of Demon Slayer merchandise since it made the leap to anime, and given its massive popularity, it's not hard to see why. In the toy realm, there's been statues, plushies, action figures, and even Tamagotchis. Good Smile and Aniplex have been putting out some good figures in their respective Figma and BUZZmod lines, and while the latter's been too much for me, I've gotten a couple of the former, but they are held back a bit by finicky quality and joints. Now Bandai's given it the S.H. Figuarts treatment, and I've been wanting to cover the first and most crucial figure, Tanjiro, for a good bit now.
I've gone over a few SHF figures now, and packaging-wise, Tanjiro isn't any different. It's not big at all, but it's peppered with shots of the figure, and the green motif...[See More]
Quicksilver SilverHawks (Super7) - Ultimate Rated 4.20 stars by RMaster007 I haven't been getting Super7's Silverhawks figures a lot, but it's actually good that I've held off a bit on them, since I've been able to get all but one of the ones I have for great discounts. Recently, I managed to score the last figure of wave one for cheap at $30, and it's the one I needed most: Quicksilver, the leader of the good guys.
Like the rest of his team, Quicksilver is almost completely covered in metal, save for his right forearm and face. The helmet looks a bit like a faux hairdo, slicked up in the back. His actual hair, which I'm unsure if it was shaved off or not when he became a cyborg, was more patted down, as opposed to the anime hero-like metal "hair". The likenesses are one of the strongest attributes of the line, and Quicksilver looks dead-on to the show. He...[See More]
Radioactive Man Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates Rated 3.40 stars by RMaster007 It's already been a couple months since Jakks Pacific acquired the Simpsons license, and they've been nailing it, with plenty of well-made figures and various other products. Granted, it wasn't hard to impress fans following the end of Super7's run with the license. Producing fully-articulated, 7" scale figures of the show's cast of characters was a great idea, but odd character selection, high prices, and long waits for products to ship out hurt it, and Disney eventually pulled the license, which likely led to how bad the fourth and final wave turned out. Said wave had Radioactive Man, who has done later by Jakks, and I mentioned he was bad, but just how bad did he turn out? Time to find out.
Super7's take on Radioactive Man is quite unique, rather than doing his in-universe comic...[See More]
Treehouse of Horror 3 (Ironic Punishment) Simpsons (Playmates) - Toys R Us Exclusives Rated 3.60 stars by RMaster007 Halloween may have just been yesterday, but I'm still in a bit of a spooky mood. The World of Springfield Cemetery set by Playmates is my favorite release they've done as it pertains to Simpsons. It must have done very well back in 2000, as it got followed by three more Toys "R" Us-exclusive Treehouse of Horror sets. We would've gotten a fifth, but its cancellation wasn't due to the end of the line, but rather because Fox wanted an "Island of Dr. Hibbert" set when Playmates and everyone else wanted the Bad Dream House, and PM decided to do neither (I'd be happy with either, though). The third THOH set is similar to the first with four characters from different episodes on one location, but now a more specific one in the "Ironic Punishment Division."
Coming from THOH IV's "The Devil and...[See More]
Don as Dracula Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Playmates) - Universal Studios Monsters Rated 3.90 stars by RMaster007 The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been crossing over with other properties for years, even before the toyline began, crossing paths with fellow indie comic heroes Miyamoto Usagi and Cerebus the Aardvark. Come 1993, Playmates was able to get hooked up with Universal to turn their half-shell heroes into horror icons. They did two small waves of them, and they tend to go for high prices, especially the later ones, but I was able to get my hands on their Dracula Donatello. Because both their names start with "D," I guess.
Playmates sure knew how to do some attractive packaging back in the day, and the Monster Turtles are just some of that fine work. The front of the card has art of the four turtles, and while looking different from their figures, are nicely drawn and painted. The back is...[See More]
Furious Homer Simpsons (Jakks Pacific) - Premium Rated 4.45 stars by RMaster007 If there's one thing Jakks Pacific can be praised for with their Simpsons line, it's prioritizing major characters in standard outfits over variants. Super7 went too heavy with variants for the Simpson family, not doing any in their standard clothes, not even in ReAction form, and lost the license before they could. In contrast, Jakks only put out three character variants: Bartman, coming shortly after the regular Bart, Vampire Burns, with the confirmation via Amazon that a regular version is in the works, and "Furious" Homer, coming from Season 13's "I Am Furious (Yellow)."
As the name of the figure suggests, Homer's pent-up rage has been unleashed, screaming his head off. The head here is much more expressive than the blank stare the regular version had, with lowered brow, slight...[See More]
Bane (Exclusive) Batman (Mondo) - Animated Series Rated 4.65 stars by RMaster007 I'm not much of a sixth-scale guy, mainly because they're so expensive, but Mondo is one of the best companies in that department. Reason being that they're the only ones really willing to make animated characters in this scale, with properties such as Batman, X-Men, Masters of the Universe, and a good deal more. I haven't gotten too much of their stuff, since I only have so much space and money, their Batman line is great, and their latest release is here in the form of Bane. He didn't have much of a presence in BTAS, but I was looking forward to getting him once he was revealed.
Bane, as is usually the case for sixth-scale figures, comes in a huge box. It doesn't seem to be as long across as others in this line, but man, is it deep. The box is simple in design, being a solid blue...[See More]
Treehouse of Horror 1 (Springfield Cemetery) Simpsons (Playmates) - Toys R Us Exclusives Rated 3.85 stars by RMaster007 While I have a big collection of Playmates' Simpsons products, I've actually talked very little about them. Granted, I don't plan on going over every single thing I have in my collection (I'll probably cover the first wave, depending on if I can find all the accessories to them), but there are a couple I'm willing to go in-depth into. With Halloween coming up, I feel it's a good time to go over my favorite release from the line in the Treehouse of Horror Springfield Cemetery.
The playset isn't located inside the cemetery, but rather right outside it. The backdrop is a thick piece of cardboard that fits into the back of the base, as opposed to being sculpted like usual, probably because Playmates wanted to save money on tooling. The backdrop has all sorts of fittingly spooky imagery, with...[See More]