REVIEW: Captain Jack Sparrow – DX Series
Background Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was released in May 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The adventure fantasy film is the fourth installment in the Pirates of the … Read More
Category: Toy Reviews
REVIEW: Goofy Grin Monsters
Background The Goofy Grin Monsters is a new line of four plush characters who are…well…monsters with grins that could be considered goofy. Goofy Grin Village is a place where only … Read More
REVIEW: Close Up Fingerboard Gen4
Background For those of us who can’t skateboard, there’s always fingerboarding. Introduced back in the mid-1980’s, the fingerboard has gone from keychain to cheap plastic boards to the highly detailed … Read More
REVIEW: Gravescabs
Background The Gravescabs are a plush toy line (and podcast) from the mind of M. Amanuensis Sharkchild. The line consists of a base Skell character and several reversible plush covers … Read More
REVIEW: Stomper DIY
Background RocketDesign touts their Stomper vinyl as the first designer toy from Poland. This do-it-yourself platform toy has been released in a pair of DIY colorways (or lack-of-color-ways): White and … Read More
REVIEW: 481 Universe – Anomalies
Background There are a number of artists, customizers and sculptors who take Onell Design’s Glyos universe and expand upon it. Whether they create new Glyos-compatible parts/figures or complementary characters, it’s … Read More
REVIEW: 1000 Teddies
Background 1000 Teddies is an art installation from Philipp Jordan. The show consists of 1,000 canvases of various sizes…all featuring Teddies. Imagine a room with 2,000 teddy bear eyes staring … Read More
REVIEW: OMFG! Series 1
Background Obviously inspired by collectible mini figure lines such as M.U.S.C.L.E. and Monster In My Pocket, October Toys set out to produce a truly collaborative series of toys. With the … Read More
REVIEW: Butthole Bear
Background Once upon a time, in a far away forest land of Plush Animals, a new, different type of Teddy Bear was born. Different from all the Teddy Bears, he … Read More
REVIEW: Topozoo Owl
Background Topozoo is the first collection designed and produced by Geared For Imagination. The eco-friendly line of 3-D puzzles feature interlocking pieces of recycled wood and felt made from recycled … Read More
REVIEW: Kidrobot’s ‘Bots
Background Recently, Kidrobot released a blindbox series of 3-inch tall vinyl toys based on their namesake – the Kidrobot. Named ‘Bots, the series consists of eleven different figure designs in … Read More
REVIEW: G.I. Joe – General Hawk
Background Sideshow Collectibles has been working with Hasbro to produce a high-end 1/6th scale line since 2008. They are based on the 1980’s 3 3/4” action figures and not on … Read More
REVIEW: Uncharted Nathan Drake – OG Version
Background In 2009, ESC-Toy announced their collaboration with Sony PlayStation to create a vinyl figure based on Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves video game. Over two years later, they … Read More
REVIEW: Candy Cane Labbit
Background Kidrobot usually does a good job of releasing one or two Christmas themed toys right around the holidays. This year, they teamed up with frequent Kidrobot collaborator, Frank Kozik, … Read More
REVIEW: Stitch Santa and Gift Cosbaby
Background Hot Toys, which has worked with several Disney licenses in the past, has released two Christmas themed Cosbaby sets (actually, one set and one individual figure) featuring Stitch from … Read More