REVIEW: Mystical Warriors of the Ring – Leo Corazon
Background Inspired by the M.U.S.C.L.E. line of the 1980’s, The Mystical Warriors of the Ring is a line of resin (PVC is currently in production) figures meant to be showcased … Read More
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CONTEST: Win a DVD Copy of From Up On Poppy Hill
Thanks to GKIDS, we will be giving away one DVD copy of Studio Ghibli’s From Up On Poppy Hill. Written by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, the English version features an … Read More
REVIEW: Sideshow’s Sixth Scale Boba Fett
Background No name strikes more fear into the heart of a galactic fugitive than that of Boba Fett. The famed bounty hunter’s cool, helmeted visage is known to the denizens … Read More
REVIEW: Mathlete Babo and OX with Pizza
Background With GUND taking over the production of David + Sun-Min’s Uglydoll plush toys last year, we’ve seen a number of new collaborations (Hello Kitty and DC Comics) as well … Read More
REVIEW: The Elder Scrolls V and DOOM Symbiotes
Background While I’ve never played Elder Scrolls, I remember waiting hours (or maybe it just felt that way) to install the four 3.5” floppy disks it took to play DOOM … Read More
REVIEW: Tide Pool Stinky Ginger
Background Produced by the T+CP (Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus) partnership, Chris Ryniak’s Stinky Ginger sofubi vinyl joins Brandt Peters’ Stingy Jack and Kathie Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope as the initial trio … Read More
BOOK REVIEW: Goin’ Places!
Goin’ Places! is the first ever Uglydoll comic book (If you don’t count the Free Comic Book Day offering). Husband and wife team David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are joined … Read More
REVIEW: The Horndribbles
Background The Horndribbles are a series of four unique plush toys from artist Lucas Richards and Explorers Playground Inc. The Horndribbles are friendly, and fun-loving, monsters who live on–you guessed … Read More
REVIEW: Topobots
Background The Topobots are the latest series of wood toys from Geared For Imagination’s Topozoo line. While we’ve seen various animals and dinosaurs in the past, this series is made … Read More
REVIEW: Brobo
Background Brobo is a huggable night-light. In addition to plush toys, Brobo and friends can be seen in cartoons (they have their own YouTube channel) and storybooks. Canadian artists Kim … Read More
CONTEST: Win ‘The Sweeney’ on DVD
We’re teaming up with eOne to give away 3 DVD copies of The Sweeney. Directed by Nick Love and based on the popular 1970s U.K. television show of the same name, … Read More
2012 PAPAs: Plastic Toy Of The Year
Our final category for the 2012 Plastic and Plush Awards is the Plastic Toy Of The Year. Since resin has become just as popular as rotocast vinyl, they’re all included … Read More
2012 PAPAs: Plush Toy Of The Year
We resume our 2013 Plastic and Plush Awards with the last two categories. The Plush Toy of the Year category has been pared down to the top 5 releases of … Read More
2012 PAPAs: Best Functional Toy
This is a new category for us. What’s a functional toy? Well, pretty much everything that doesn’t fit in the other categories. It’s a toy that can often be passed … Read More
2012 PAPAs: Sixth Scale Toy of the Year
We’re back, taking a look at the final four categories in our 2012 Plastic and Plush Awards. Today, I’m taking a look at the best sixth scale (or highly articulated) … Read More