Lisa
Simpsons (Jakks Pacific) - Basic Series
Rated 4.45 stars by RMaster007
Jakks Pacific's Simpsons line only hit stores back in the summer, and already we have plenty of figures and products. The second wave of 5" figures came out last month or so, and they've been slowly but surely hitting major retailers. One of the figures in the wave, Homer, is just a restock from the previous wave, but the other three are new: Lisa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, and Moe Szyslak. First up is Lisa, another instance of a character nearly getting a Super7 figure only for it to be cancelled and Jakks do them instead. She also already received a smaller-scale figure before this larger counterpart, but the 5" scale version looks a little off. The face appears a little wider than it should be, and like Homer, it was a pretty rough transition. I assume most fans won't have as much of...[See More]

He-Man (Holiday)
Masters of the Universe (Super7) - Club Grayskull
Rated 4.45 stars by RMaster007
Christmas is drawing very near, and action figures and other toys are hot commodities right now. Often around this time, companies will put out special holiday-themed products, such as Super7. When they got the MOTU license, that included Mattel passing the Classics line over to them, and with it, the "Club Grayskull" sub-line of cartoon-accurate characters. Everyone knows about the He-Man/She-Ra crossover Christmas special, so it gave S7 the chance to do a festive version of Eternia's hero. Unlike the cardbacks Classics got, the Club Grayskull figures came in window boxes, and for this version of He-Man, it was more unique. There's all over the ground and on the castle, and one spine of the box has an Orko snowman. The back doesn't have much more than a unique illustration, and it looks...[See More]

Cryin' Houn' (Stump Wrestling)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Neca) - Adventures
Rated 4.45 stars by RMaster007
"Mah name… mah name is Cryin' Houn'! Mah first name, being the name before mah last name, is Cryin'! Mah name, taken together… mah name is Cryin' Houn'! Mah name is Cry-" Shut up already. When NECA revealed their Stump Wrestling Turtles, it was clear to fans that we'd get some complementary characters. They put out Leatherhead, but he fought Ace Duck, not the turtles. Rather, they fought the strong, four-armed (and annoying) Cryin' Houn'. Unlike the other recent Adventures figures, Houn' was first to market at Walmart rather than Target, but he's showing up at the latter now, and you should be able to find the other wrestling figures with no issue. Cryin' Houn' resembles a big, ugly dog, hence his name. While his debut issue was drawn by Jim Lawson, Houn's sculpt, done by Tony Cipriano,...[See More]

Throttle
Biker Mice From Mars (Nacelle Company) - Basic Series
Rated 4.80 stars by RMaster007
The 80s and 90s were a time for many a unique property in both toys and television, with everyone striving to be the next He-Man or TMNT. One of those concepts was Biker Mice from Mars, and clearly, they were doing something right, as it proved enough of a cult classic to be brought back in the 2000s. The Nacelle Company, who now owns the property, is seeking to bring back the show yet again, but first, they put out a new line of figures. They've been out for a while now, mainly through comic and collectible retailers, but Walmart has them in as well for a little cheaper. The packaging is very uniform on these, being window boxes with a primarily orange motif, though each character has a unique bio on the back. They're based of the Galoob line, and while simple, they do the job well....[See More]

Alligaticon
Transformers (Super7) - Ultimate
Rated 4.00 stars by RMaster007
With the vast amount of characters in the Transformers universe, there's plenty to choose from when it comes to toys. Hasbro's ongoing Legacy line takes cues from nearly every adaptation of the franchise, but with Super7, they've stuck to just G1. They've done a few deep-cut characters, but the most noteworthy one is Alligaticon. For those unfamiliar with Alligaticon, he comes from the 1980s series' "City of Steel" episode, in which the Decepticons plot to take over New York. Optimus Prime tries to infiltrate their base, but is captured and subsequently disassembled, and most of his parts are reconstructed into a robot alligator. Hey, it was an 80s cartoon, they were allowed to get silly and weird. Despite being the first robot alligator in the franchise, Skullcruncher was the first who...[See More]

Popeye
One:12 Collective (Mezco) - Popeye
Rated 4.70 stars by RMaster007
What started out as a comic strip character meant to be a one-timer became a pop culture phenomenon, as Popeye, the sailor man with superhuman strength, has been in just about every form of media. That includes action figures, as the franchise was one of the first licenses Mezco picked up, resulting in a line with great sculpts and fun accessories. Mez returned to the sailor in the late 2010's with a rendition of him in their One:12 line, and earlier this year they announced a reissue of him, which I believe isn't common for One:12. I got him not too long ago, and I'm happy to finally have him. One:12 boxes are usually simplistic in style, and Popeye's has the sailor's traditional look on the front and top, and anchors on the sides. It's nothing too exciting, but it works. One thing I...[See More]

Kamado Tanjirou
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Bandai) - S.H. Figuarts
Rated 5.00 stars by RMaster007
There's been a lot of Demon Slayer merchandise since it made the leap to anime, and given its massive popularity, it's not hard to see why. In the toy realm, there's been statues, plushies, action figures, and even Tamagotchis. Good Smile and Aniplex have been putting out some good figures in their respective Figma and BUZZmod lines, and while the latter's been too much for me, I've gotten a couple of the former, but they are held back a bit by finicky quality and joints. Now Bandai's given it the S.H. Figuarts treatment, and I've been wanting to cover the first and most crucial figure, Tanjiro, for a good bit now. I've gone over a few SHF figures now, and packaging-wise, Tanjiro isn't any different. It's not big at all, but it's peppered with shots of the figure, and the green motif...[See More]

Quicksilver
SilverHawks (Super7) - Ultimate
Rated 4.20 stars by RMaster007
I haven't been getting Super7's Silverhawks figures a lot, but it's actually good that I've held off a bit on them, since I've been able to get all but one of the ones I have for great discounts. Recently, I managed to score the last figure of wave one for cheap at $30, and it's the one I needed most: Quicksilver, the leader of the good guys. Like the rest of his team, Quicksilver is almost completely covered in metal, save for his right forearm and face. The helmet looks a bit like a faux hairdo, slicked up in the back. His actual hair, which I'm unsure if it was shaved off or not when he became a cyborg, was more patted down, as opposed to the anime hero-like metal "hair". The likenesses are one of the strongest attributes of the line, and Quicksilver looks dead-on to the show. He...[See More]

Radioactive Man
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 3.40 stars by RMaster007
It's already been a couple months since Jakks Pacific acquired the Simpsons license, and they've been nailing it, with plenty of well-made figures and various other products. Granted, it wasn't hard to impress fans following the end of Super7's run with the license. Producing fully-articulated, 7" scale figures of the show's cast of characters was a great idea, but odd character selection, high prices, and long waits for products to ship out hurt it, and Disney eventually pulled the license, which likely led to how bad the fourth and final wave turned out. Said wave had Radioactive Man, who has done later by Jakks, and I mentioned he was bad, but just how bad did he turn out? Time to find out. Super7's take on Radioactive Man is quite unique, rather than doing his in-universe comic...[See More]

Treehouse of Horror 3 (Ironic Punishment)
Simpsons (Playmates) - Exclusives
Rated 3.60 stars by RMaster007
Halloween may have just been yesterday, but I'm still in a bit of a spooky mood. The World of Springfield Cemetery set by Playmates is my favorite release they've done as it pertains to Simpsons. It must have done very well back in 2000, as it got followed by three more Toys "R" Us-exclusive Treehouse of Horror sets. We would've gotten a fifth, but its cancellation wasn't due to the end of the line, but rather because Fox wanted an "Island of Dr. Hibbert" set when Playmates and everyone else wanted the Bad Dream House, and PM decided to do neither (I'd be happy with either, though). The third THOH set is similar to the first with four characters from different episodes on one location, but now a more specific one in the "Ironic Punishment Division." Coming from THOH IV's "The Devil and...[See More]