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Reviews of collectible action figures inspired by comic books, TV shows and movies from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

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Holographic Cobra Commander

July 30, 2013

Cobra Commander v23

Ever since picking up a translucent vintage TRON Warrior action figure earlier this year I've been keeping my eyes peeled for more figures from the series whenever I rummage through bargain bins of loose figures at flea markets. When I spotted this 3 ¾ inch fella cast in blue translucent plastic, for a joyous split second I thought I'd found a TRON Flynn figure, only to quickly realise my mistake once I held the figure in my hands. No matter - it was clear that what I'd found instead was a cool … [Read more...]

Filed Under: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Tagged With: G.I. Joe, Hasbro

Storm Shadow…Train hard, fight easy!

June 15, 2012

Storm Shadow

Hands down one of the best things about the immensely popular 3 ¾ inch G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line has to be that Hasbro invented a satisfying back story which included a fantastic range of villainous bad guys for the G.I. Joe Team to fight in the shape of the Cobra Command. Storm Shadow aka Thomas S. Arashikage here, however, is one of only a few characters whose allegiance has shifted back and forth over the years and who has been issued as both a member of team Cobra and a member … [Read more...]

Filed Under: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Tagged With: G.I. Joe, Hasbro

He IS the Law! G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

April 14, 2012

Law aka Christopher M. Lavigne

After unleashing Dreadnok uber-villain Zanzibar from Hasbro's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line a couple of weeks ago, let's redress the balance by taking a look at one of the G.I. Joe Team good guys - the Military Policeman known as “Law”. First released as part of the sixth series in 1987 Law was one half of the team “Law & Order”, with his sidekick being a mean-looking Alsatian K-9 police dog – code name “Order”. As his original G.I. Joe filecard warns: You don't want to mess with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Tagged With: G.I. Joe, Hasbro

Zanzibar the Pirate… so nasty the other Dreadnoks hate his guts!

March 14, 2012

Zanzibar the Pirate

Every toyline of action figure heroes needs bad guys to fight against and the G.I. Joe Team had the Cobra Command. A dastardly bunch, they hired the even meaner Dreadnoks as mercenaries to do their dirty work, and as action figure villains go, they just don't get nastier than Dreadnok member Zanzibar. First released as part of the sixth series of Hasbro's hugely popular G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline in 1987, he was packaged exclusively as the pilot of the Dreadnok Air Skiff toy and was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Tagged With: Dreadnoks, G.I. Joe, Hasbro

You better watch out…Darth Vader is coming to town!

December 21, 2011

Holiday Edition Darth Vader

'Tis the season to be jolly, so here's a look back at Hasbro's Holiday Edition Darth Vader action figure that was a StarWarsShop.com exclusive back in 2005. Essentially the same figure with eight points of articulation which had been issued as part of the Original Trilogy Collection in 2004 and earlier still as part of the Toys 'R' Us Star Wars Saga multipacks in 2003, this Darth Vader had one major difference which you may just have spotted – a head-to-toe Santa-style coat of red paint! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest News, Vintage Star Wars (1977–1989) Tagged With: Christmas, Darth Vader, Hasbro, Vintage Star Wars (1977–1989)

Deluxe Darth Maul by Hasbro

November 6, 2011

Deluxe Darth Maul by Hasbro

When Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the first film in a series of patchy prequels to the original Star Wars trilogy, hit movie theatres in 1999, a global wave of disappointment was felt resulting in a huge backlash against director George Lucas amongst die-hard fans. One character, however, seems to be standing the test of time and in spite of his precious few minutes of screen time, has acquired a cult, uber-villain status – Darth Maul. Certainly, the climatic fight scene which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Star Wars Prequels (1999–present) Tagged With: Darth Maul, Hasbro, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Give me the truth before I take it from you! Barricade from Transformers

June 17, 2011

Barricade from the Transformers movie

The countdown to the release of the third Transformers live action movie - Transformers: Dark of the Moon, or more simply Transformers 3 as it's being trailed here in Italy – is well underway! Megan Fox may have jumped the franchise (or, if you believe the gossip columns, been pushed out by director Michael Bay), but Shia LaBeouf is still hanging on in there, looking all grown up in this movie and ready to be dragged back into the Transformers' war...again! These CGI epics may have their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vintage Blog Tagged With: Hasbro, Transformers

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