Oct 16, 2015 | Sideshow Toys, Toy Reviews |
I was only three years old, in 1981, when Escape From New York was released. While somewhat progressive, my parents apparently didn’t believe a child just out of diapers was ready to witness a future dystopian action film from the writer/director who gave the world...
Aug 24, 2015 | Plush!, Toy Reviews |
BackgroundIt was way back in 2011 when I featured Orion Spellman’s (or Orion Sperelman) Sperel plush in a toy review. At the time, they were touting the “Save The Sperels” campaign…which went something like – “adopt one of these endangered Sperels and give it a good...
Aug 16, 2015 | Toy Reviews |
As I’ve said before…the 1980’s were all about transformable robotic toys. Toys that transformed were to the 1980’s as boy bands were to the 1990’s. Unfortunately for the Convertors, they were the Color Me Badd of the transformable robot toy world. They played third...
Jul 13, 2015 | Toy Reviews |
If there’s one thing that 1980’s toy culture taught us, it’s that you can pretty much turn any object into a transformable toy. We know of the vehicles. The Transformers. The GoBots. We even looked at a transformable Pepsi can (thanks Computer Warriors!). Heck…even...
Jun 15, 2015 | Disney, Hot Toys, Sideshow Toys, Toy Reviews |
I’m of the persuasion that the superior Marvel Studios produced films are those distributed by Disney. Part of it is that more of the characters I like are in those films. There are also less reboots. And I feel they do a much better job holding their segment of the...
Jun 8, 2015 | Toy Reviews |
In an age where your biggest home entertainment question revolves around whether or not you “cut the cord”, Eye Think Inc. has introduced a product that beckons from well before the analog era. Essentially a 3D zoetrope with a mirror at the center, the BusyBody...
