Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Review: Zica Toys Six Million Dollar Man Colonel Steve Austin (Red)


Zica Toys Six Million Dollar Man Colonel Steve Austin (Red) Action FigureThe Colonel Steve Austin (Red) is a really nice figure. Zica Toys attempted to out-Kenner Kenner (and Funko) and basically pulled it off - this feels like it would be on the shelf next to Adventure People and Walrus Man, and the head sculpt is right on the money. Just popping it out of the amazing packaging with the 1978-style price tag box is quite the experience, although it does seem to do slightly better than Kenner's own product from the day.
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Review: Super7 x Funko Alien ReAction Ash


Super7 x Funko Alien ReAction Ash Action FigureWhile not tops on my list of preferred characters, Ash makes for a pretty good figure. As a driving force for the movie's malevolent feel, Ian Holm's character is the perfect fodder for term papers everywhere. Not only does the character place duty above safety, but he works as a metaphor for the film's criticizing of itself - at one point he attacks Ripley with a rolled-up pornographic magazine, literally trying to cram the role of a subjugated woman down the throat of a major step forward for the roles of women in film, particularly genre stuff. Few movies to grace the pages of Starlog have a star without a Y chromosome, so someone smarter and better than I am at this no doubt has crafted some wonderful piece on Alien as a change to a brighter future for women in sci-fi, although, arguably, this brighter future never actually arrived. (See: Slave Leia, Carol Marcus, Megan Fox in Transformers movies. And arguably the shots at the end of Alien too.) But I digress, and I am not an expert in the area of gender roles in film in the slightest plus I could probably go on about this for pages.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Entertainment Earth Reveals More ReAction Figures!

Sponsor/employer Entertainment Earth has posted... well, damn near everything.  Check out Back to the Future, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Pulp Fiction, Universal Monsters, Goonies, Horror, and more Funko x Super7 ReAction figure pictures now.  And order a few.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Back to the Future Marty McFly ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Back to the Future Doc Brown ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Halloween Michael Myers ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure Back to the Future Biff Tannen ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy Krueger ReAction Figure Firefly Malcolm Reynolds ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Back to the Future George McFly ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure The Crow ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Buffy the Vampire Slayer Spike ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Buffy the Vampire Slayer Willow ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Buffy the Vampire Slayer Oz ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Buffy Vampire Slayer Gentleman ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Goonies Sloth ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Hellraiser Pinhead ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Firefly Jayne Cobb ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Firefly Kaylee Frye ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Firefly Zoe Washburne ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Goonies Chunk ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Goonies Mikey ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Goonies Data ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Firefly Hoban Washburne ReAction 3 3/4-inch Action Figure Goonies Mouth ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Scream Ghostface ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Pulp Fiction Butch Coolidge ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure Universal Monsters Creature ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Pulp Fiction Mia Wallace ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure Universal Monsters Frankenstein ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Universal Monsters Wolfman ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Pulp Fiction Marsellus Wallace ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Universal Monsters Dracula ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Pulp Fiction The Wolf ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure Pulp Fiction The Gimp ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure Trick 'R Treat Sam ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Nightmare Before Christmas Barrel ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Universal Monsters Mummy ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Pulp Fiction Jimmie Dimmick ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure Universal Monsters Phantom ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Universal Monsters Invisible Man ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Universal Monsters Bride Frankenstein ReAction Action Figure

Friday, February 14, 2014

Review: Super7 x Funko Alien ReAction Kane in Nostromo Space Suit


Super7 x Funko Alien ReAction Kane in Nostromo Space Suit Action FigureWhen I first saw it in Action Figure Digest, Kane in Nostromo Space Suit stood out as being overly memorable. If memory serves the identity of the character was called into question (i.e., who was in the suit?) but I do distinctly remember their writing that it looked more interesting from the back than from the front. This isn't a stretch. The Alien space suits are wonderfully distinctive works of art, looking like an old diving bell while retaining some rather fanciful armor-like elements and various protrusions.
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Friday, February 7, 2014

Entertainment Earth Reveals Funko's 2014 ReAction Slate

Entertainment Earth has posted Over 60 New ReAction Kenner-Style Figures from Funko right now! You should order them all, or at least take a look at them. Universal Monsters, Pulp Fiction, The Rocketeer, Terminator, Escape from New York, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Goonies, Predator, and more are on deck - and are set to start shipping as soon as March!

Terminator Sarah Connor ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Terminator Kyle Reese ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Terminator Terminator One Tech Noir ReAction Action Figure Terminator T-800 Leather Jacket ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Terminator T-800 Endoskeleton ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Terminator Chrome T-800 ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Nightmare Before Christmas Jack ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Nightmare Before Christmas Sally ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Nightmare Before Christmas Behemoth ReAction Retro Figure Nightmare Before Christmas The Devil ReAction Retro Figure Nightmare Before Christmas Mayor ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Escape from New York Snake ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Escape from New York Snake with Jacket ReAction Figure The Rocketeer ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure Predator Open Mouth Predator ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Predator Closed Mouth Predator ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure Predator Masked Predator ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Predator Clear Masked Predator ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure

Also, these listings do not yet have pictures.
Universal Monsters Creature ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Universal Monsters Invisible Man ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Universal Monsters Phantom ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Universal Monsters Dracula ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Universal Monsters Frankenstein ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Universal Monsters Wolfman ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Universal Monsters Bride Frankenstein ReAction Action Figure
Universal Monsters Mummy ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Firefly Malcolm Reynolds ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Firefly Zoe Washburne ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Firefly Jayne Cobb ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Firefly Hoban Washburne ReAction 3 3/4-inch Action Figure
Firefly Kaylee Frye ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Nightmare Before Christmas Barrel ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Back to the Future Marty McFly ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Back to the Future Doc Brown ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Back to the Future George McFly ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Back to the Future Biff Tannen ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Oz ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Spike ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Willow ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Buffy Vampire Slayer Gentleman ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Goonies Sloth ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Goonies Mikey ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Goonies Mouth ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Goonies Chunk ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Goonies Data ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Pulp Fiction Marsellus Wallace ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Pulp Fiction The Wolf ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure
Pulp Fiction Butch Coolidge ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure
Pulp Fiction The Gimp ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure
Pulp Fiction Mia Wallace ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure
Pulp Fiction Jimmie Dimmick ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure
Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy Krueger ReAction Figure
Scream Ghostface ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Friday the 13th Jason Voorhees ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Figure
Halloween Michael Myers ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Figure
Hellraiser Pinhead ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
The Crow ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure
Trick 'R Treat Sam ReAction 3 3/4-Inch Retro Action Figure

Finally, these ones are in stock at press time - so if you can't wait, snag these guys.

Six Million Dollar Man Steve Austin & Bigfoot Figure 3-Pack Six Million Dollar Man Series 1 Retro Action Figure Set Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Bigfoot Retro Action Figure Six Million Dollar Man Col. Steve Austin Retro Action Figure Alien ReAction Retro Action Figure Alien 3 3/4-Inch ReAction Figures Set