A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

I am thoroughly enjoying the renaissance of new 3-3/4" action figures from Super 7's ReAction line, along with some great ones from Bif Bang Pow (Twilight Zone and Big Bang Theory). In keeping with the retro line, thought I'd have them hang out at the vintage cantina.

Hallmark Alien Ornament

Because nothing celebrates the holiday spirit (joy, love, peace) like a representation of the ultimate killing machine in the universe.

McFarlane Walking Dead Building Sets - Daryl With Chopper

In recent years, LEGO has become the #1 toy company in the world. With licenses that include Star Wars, The Hobbit, and others, toy companies such as MegaBloks, KNex, and Hasbro's KREO have jumped into the fray.

And now, McFarlane Toys enters the building block aisle, with sets based on the immensely popular AMC Walking Dead line up.

Four sets were released this past October. Daryl with Chopper, The Governor's Room with his room full of fish-tank heads, the Prison Tower and Gate set and a 5 pack of characters. Blind bags of other characters are also available.

So far, I only purchased Daryl and the Character 5-pack. My New Year's resolution is to actually build them, and see if I will jump into this line. The prison wall set looks pretty cool. We shall see.

These Ain't the Mother Effin Droids Your Looking For

A little fun with the ReAction Pulp Fiction figures, along with some vintage Kenner Star Wars.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

I have a lot to publish in the upcoming days...I've been busy lately, so might as well start fresh with the new year tomorrow.

In the meantime, if you are out partying tonight....don't go to Tech Noir on Peco St. in LA.

League Assignment: The Art of Scott C. - It's soooooooooooo good.

This week’s League of Extraordinary Bloggers Assignment: It’s soooooooooooooo good.

I try and focus on toys for obvious reasons, but today I will go off into another realm, which is the art of Scott C., also known as the Great Showdowns (http://greatshowdowns.com/).

If I am not mistaken, I first saw the Great Showdowns in an article in the premiere issue of Brian’s Cool and Collected. The Great Showdowns are a collection of watercolor paintings by Scott C. that showcases conflicts between people or entities in our favorite movies. So there is a great pop culture reference their which drives a lot of our toys. 

The paintings are simple and very….friendly. Each antagonist or protagonist always has a smiley face, no matter how villainous or diabolical they are.

I purchased his first book months ago after reading the C&C article but never had time to peruse it. 

Those of you with 3^rd graders will understand. I finally through it in my bag and looked at it at lunch yesterday at work. They were soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.

I immediately ordered Return of the Great Showdowns and also found the website.

I’ll be honest, there are a few movies I can’t place and Scott won’t reveal them on the website. I can sometimes catch the movie title from the  Tumblr comments which are difficult to read. That’s what makes it so much fun,…seeing which movies you know, and which are a little harder to determine.

Here are some of my favorites. As you can see, the conflict is not always man against man – it is definitely man against nature at times.

SDCC 2013 Star Wars Black Series Boba Fett Exclusive with Han Solo in Carbonite

The Star Wars toy manufacturers tends to launch a new series of product each year at San Diego Comic Con. Much like the Gentle Giant Jumbo Kenner Boba Fett unveiled a few years back, Hasbro used SDCC to unveil the new 6 inch Black Series figures.

This exclusive came with Boba Fett, a ton of his gear and an exclusive Han Solo in Carbonite. The packaging was phenomenal...simple, and sleek. The black box also had a slip cover. While the exclusive sold for $100 at the convention, and peaked around $200 at the secondary market, many online retailers like Big Bad Toy Store have it on sale for around $80. Not sure if it is missing any SDCC identifiers on it, but who cares. It is a great piece and worth the price.