In recent years some of the very best action figure likenesses have been of martial arts icon Bruce Lee, with particular praise inevitably going to Japanese toy makers Enterbay who have seriously raised the stakes, turning their action figures into real works of art. Following in the footsteps of their Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Game of Death figures, they've now issued another startlingly good Bruce Lee 1/6 scale action figure, this time in the role of Kato … [Read more...]
Beetlejuice Red Wedding Tuxedo 7 inch action figure
When the comedy horror fantasy film Beetlejuice was first released in 1988, it was immediately clear that the relatively new director Tim Burton was a man to watch. In fact, he has since become one of the most exciting figures working in cinema today, and that early movie Beetlejuice, is now considered a cult classic. Like many a hit movie, it also spawned an animated television series called Beetlejuice, which aired on ABC, as well as a series of Kenner Beetlejuice dolls. Over twenty years … [Read more...]
Viva Diabolik!
I’ve lived in Italy since 1994 so thought it was time to feature an Italian vintage action figure - Diabolik! First created by the Giussani sisters Angela and Luciana and published by Astorina in 1962, with drawings by Gino Marchesi, the master thief and Jaguar E-Type driving anti-hero Diabolik still appears in annual black and white comic booklets to this day. A criminal genius with a weakness for jewels, Diabolik targets the underworld in a daring life of crime, with his lover Eva Kant at … [Read more...]
Countdown to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!
With the latest Harry Potter movie set to hit cinemas this summer, action figures based on the film modelled closely on the cast are already selling like the proverbial hotcakes! Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - based on the eponymous book by JK Rowling which charts the young wizard's 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - stars series regulars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as Harry's best friends Hermione Granger and Ron … [Read more...]
Justice Society of America designed by Alex Ross
The Justice Society of America, or JSA, the superhero group created by All-American Comics ( later DC Comics) has the distinction of being the very first team of superheroes in comic book history. Emerging during what is now thought of as the Golden Age of comic books, the group first appeared in issue 3 of All Star Comics (Winter 1940) and featured lesser known characters - in fact, it was designed rather as a springboard to launch the heroes who would later go on to have their own comic … [Read more...]
Marvel Universe The Thing Action Figure
It's clobberin' time! Nobody could deny that Ben Grimm didn't get a tough deal in life. Sure, he gets to be a superhero called The Thing, who together with Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman and the Human Torch, is one of the founding members of the Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics Universe but his monstrous form is far from glamorous... and he's stuck that way! The Thing, however, remains one of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's enduringly popular creations. In the recent Hollywood version of … [Read more...]
The Umbrella Academy 6 Piece PVC Figure Set
This set of six Umbrella Academy figures evokes the characters exactly as they appear in the award winning limited comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. The likenesses are uncanny and based on the drawings by comic book artist Gabriel Bá, with bold shadowing and strange angles, right down to the fur on Space Boy's over-sized arms. Fans of the comic book series are simply going to love this set and also the quite unique packaging. The 6 action figures (which range in size from 2 to … [Read more...]