Recent content by histrionics

Yes, KP is on it, but that's just one figure for now and who knows when it will be released? Remember Chronicle Collectibles stepped up to the game with a Conan pre-order, but they went under before they could deliver anything. For a classic fan-favourite genre film the 1982 Conan is a hugely...

Nice! We're getting there. I imagine they'll make a few other movie versions of Conan in different outfits. Mezco has been the only toy maker really committing to good high-end Conan figures lately (I know Super7 beat them to it and made many more Conan figures, but their stuff is cartoonish...

Nanjin is a self-admitted gambler who likes to play the game with all of its angles. A tariff is a death sentence to a niche company, which he is aware of, but I think he'll play this just like another risky business challenge and find the fringe route that delivers his product. Trek was always...

That's true, I had forgotten how their Nosferatu's side-eye was an off-putting misplay of design. Frankenstein's monster simply needs the classic dead-focus centre-stare eyes under the heavy half-shut eyelids. I don't like rolling eyes because it just adds more mechanical parts that could be...

The sculpt is overworked, with too much exaggeration and detail that goes beyond what we see in the real actor/character. Too much artistic interpretation and not enough attention to the source. You can see it in the exaggerated heaviness of the brow and the deeply textured acne-scarred skin...

I have to wonder if some of these characters are public domain, or nearly free licenses. Universal might not really care about each and every one of them as long as the toy maker bought some license to cover a wide lot of their characters and just produce a line over many years. This is very...

I think the concept works and they are unique and mostly satisfying to have in this way. This is like the kind of thing the big companies (Hot Toys) do with convention exclusives - limited edition figure releases of characters depicted in some cameo or alternate vignette scene. This may not be...

As much as I'd like to have some nice maximalist Gothic diorama pieces I never have the space to display them and the truth is I find them to feel a little cheap, hollow plastic molded flimsy items that look good from a distance but don't feel substantial in hand. More importantly KP's diorama...

Even small increases can have catastrophic ripple effects that adversely affect a small company. These are niche collectibles with a small market and little flexibility. There isn't a lot of money to be made in this industry and levying price increases on the end buyer isn't a solution - it...

That's one fugly looking figure. Wearing a slim fit coat shouldn't result in shoulder loss or prevent the arms from falling to the sides. The vest body looks a little better, but I want Van Helsing in his pimp coat! What's with those head sculpts? They look like the startled guy who gets...

Not just Sideshow, but everyone and anyone who does business across these borders. Canadian or other international resellers won't have an easy time trying to sell collectibles, especially when most of them have to buy their stock from Sideshow (and other U.S.-based wholesalers) anyway. There...

That's a fantastic looking figure, but his expression looks about as sad and tired as my sense of enthusiasm about it. I feel your pain, Blade. I remember when HT would release figures within the same promotional window of the film's release. This was over a decade ago and films like Terminator...

Well, I don't need a James Spader figure from Dream Lover, if that's what you mean.

I liked "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" much more than its predecessor. I know, I'm probably in the minority on that, but I thought it was a more accomplished piece of filmmaking, took more risks than the original, deepened its world-building, was a fuller and richer story and ultimately gave the...

If you're thirsty for scenes of Mädchen Amick that are anything but brief, I suggest you watch 'Dream Lover' from 1993 (easy enough to find stills from the film, if you know where to look). You will not be disappointed!