It’s hard to believe that BACK TO THE FUTURE turned 40 this year. In commemoration, let’s take a look at Playmobil’s DeLorean set that was released in 2020. It comes with so many great accessories. (Edit: the “Save the Clock Tower” pamphlet comes with the 1955 2-pack, not the DeLorean.) After a little assembly and … Continue reading BACK TO THE FUTURE Playmobil DeLorean and 1955 Edition 2-Pack
Here’s another G.I. Joe/Transformers collaboration set from Hasbro. Kup has been redesigned to transform into Sgt. Slaughter’s Triple T vehicle. The set comes with modified re-releases of the original 1986 figures of Leatherneck and Sgt. Slaughter. This a pretty great set of figures! For comparison, here’s my original Leatherneck, Sgt. Slaughter, and Triple T from … Continue reading Kup Triple T (2024)
Hasbro’s new Cobra C.L.A.W. for their Classified G.I. JOE line has arrived. It comes with a Cobra Pilot figure. The pilot figure is great, but for my outside photos I decided to go with Cobra Commander, himself. This is my favorite figure of the commander from the Classified line. The reflective mask is pretty great, … Continue reading Cobra C.L.A.W. (2025)
Ready for a trip to Tatooine? Let’s go! Land of the Jawas Action Play-Set comes with a desert landscape, escape pod, and a cardboard Sandcrawler backdrop. It makes for a fun environment for the figures that were sold separately. An action lever allows a Jawa to swivel and “shoot” R2-D2 over. The cardboard Sandcrawler has … Continue reading Land of the Jawas Action Play-Set (1979)
The Joe Satriani action figure is based on the comic book limited series CRYSTAL PLANET. Using Joe’s albums as a backdrop for the figure: Except for the explosion - that’s from the original STAR WARS storybook. The CRYSTAL PLANET comic series ran for five issues, June to October 2022. Here’s #1-3. For a sense of … Continue reading Joe Satriani Action Figure and CRYSTAL PLANET Comic Series (2022)
Let’s take a look at Neca’s 2025 M3GAN figure, based on the original 2023 film. The packaging is outstanding. A flap on the box opens to reveal a window that showcases the figure - perfect for collectors who would prefer to leave it in the package. As for me, I’m going to have to unbox … Continue reading M3GAN Action Figure
M3GAN was my favorite movie of 2023, and with the sequel currently playing in theaters, it seems like a good time for a post featuring this robot-gone-bad. One of the coolest M3GAN merch-items I’ve seen is this retro style lunchbox. As soon as I saw it, I knew I’d have to add it to my … Continue reading M3GAN Lunchbox
David Miles, cofounder of Bushel & Peck Books, released this gem in 2021. It begins with a history of the 13 colonies that leads up to when they decided to part ways with England. The bulk of the book is the original text of the Declaration of Independence with side by side modern day English … Continue reading The Side-By-Side Declaration of Independence by David Miles
In 2020, Hasbro began producing six-inch G.I.JOE figures called the Classified Series. Excellent sculpts of iconic characters, these look great on display and the packaging art is first rate. This is not a complete list - I'm just showing some of the ones I have so far. This Snake-Eyes is from the 2021 film SNAKE-EYES: … Continue reading G.I. JOE Classified Series (Six-Inch Figures)
In 2020, a G.I. Joe and Transformers lunchbox came out. It was a GameStop exclusive. It features art from the 1985 Joe AWE Striker packaging and the catalog that came with 1984 Transformer figures, as well as some other vintage art. Some came with exclusive Funko Pops of Duke and Megatron, and others came with … Continue reading G.I. Joe/Transformers Lunchbox (2020)
