What happens when you cross Little Big Planet with Wall-E? Well, ‘9’, apparently. I admit I knew nothing of this film until NECA started dropping images of the toys associated with it. Ostensibly, a bunch of sacks have to clean up a planet that we’ve, once again, seriously messed up with our McDonalds and SUVs and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 13, 2009
True story : I recently lost a friend because I expressed disdain for Christian Bale’s wacky rantings – but when you lose a friend over Christian Bale, is it really that much of a loss, honestly? If you’re interested in having a 1/6th action figure of Bale that’s so accurate that it’ll beat up your female [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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There was a time when I unabashedly loved the writing of Neil Gaiman. I was a Sandman devotee (mostly Kindly Ones era) and clung to every word he wrote – and then I found Harlan Ellison, stopped wearing black and all-day sunglasses, and became a balanced, healthy human being. Nevertheless, my defection from the Cult [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I spent most of my formative creative years inspecting every corner of Brian Froud’s ‘The World of the Dark Crystal’ and subsequently twisting my brains around the film, so it has a unique place carved out in my psyche – right alongside Galaxy High and Pee Wee’s Playhouse. This month, NECA will launch their [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 25, 2008
You know what would be funny? If you met someone on Craigslist or some dating site and everything was going really well, such that you actually made it into her/his bedroom and then you look over at the nightstand and BAM, they’ve got Regan from the Exorcist spiderwalking by the bedside. It wouldn’t be “funny [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Before Schwarzenegger was the Governator, Commando, or even The Terminator, he was Conan the Barbarian. NECA has gone and paid tribute to the Austrian bodybuilder with two figures for Conan Series 1. First up is War Paint Conan who looks like he’s ready to eat the heart of anyone who stands in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 15, 2008
It’s time once again for San Diego Comic Con, and everyone’s getting ready for all the limited release toys that’ll show up. NECA is gearing up (pun intended) for Comic Con with weekly announcements for convention only toys. First up is Gears of War’s Anthony Carmine packaged with his Lancer and a Gnasher Shotgun. [...]
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Monday, April 27, 2009
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