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Masterpiece Theater - Sideswipe & Red Alert
Takara started off their Masterpiece Transformers Autobot Cars perfectly. You see, back in the 80s, independent of whether or not you...
SMR
Mar 30, 2016
Toy Review - Figma's Guyver
Continuing our trend in reviewing toys that actively want to hurt you, we move on from Ban Dai’s SH Figuarts Injustice figures to Figma’s...
SMR
Feb 5, 2016
Toy Review - Ban Dai SH Figuarts' Injustice Figures
Look…but don’t touch. Usually, that’s the warning that comes with any expensive collectible…but with SH Figuarts’ Injustice figures, it’s...
SMR
Feb 3, 2016
Toy Review - Transformers Combiner Wars: Devastator
As I may have touched on in my comparison review of FansProject’s and Hasbro’s Stunticons, the massive influx of third-party Transformers...
SMR
Jan 31, 2016
Toy Review - DC Icons: Wave 2
I have to admit, DC is shipping these Icons waves at a good clip, with wave 2 already here. [Actually, wave 2 is supposed to include the...
SMR
Dec 31, 2015
Toy Review - DC Collectibles Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 2-Pack
For someone that supposedly has Bat-Fatigue, you sure are buying a lot of Batman figures lately. QUIET YOU! Truth be told, I don’t hate...
SMR
Dec 27, 2015
Toy Review - DC Icons Wave 1
Having already reviewed the Batman figure from the DC Icons line, well, it just didn’t feel right to neglect the rest of the first wave...
SMR
Dec 25, 2015
Toy Review - NECA's 7-inch Christopher Reeve Superman
In a world with the internet…there aren’t too many surprises these days. And yeah, if I want to wax nostalgic, sure I’d say I miss it. ...
SMR
Dec 1, 2015
Toy Review - DC Collectibles Icons: Batman
YES! YES! YES! YES!!! DC Collectibles and its forebear DC Direct have been an emotional roller coaster for me. High quality sculpts have...
SMR
Nov 29, 2015
FansProject's Stunticons vs. Hasbro's Combiner Wars Stunticons
This is going to be like our Crime Syndicate review…only different. You see, back in the G1 days, when I was a wee lad, the Stunticons...
SMR
Apr 22, 2015
Toy Review - Masterpiece Ultra Magnus
Masterpiece. There, that was a quick review. But since we’re not into the whole brevity thing here, man…and, let’s face it, all I did...
SMR
Jan 21, 2015
Toy Review - Combiner Wars Optimus Prime
Welcome to Generation 2. Now, I don’t mean color schemes that would make even the blindest of men (or women) step back and say “Those...
SMR
Jan 21, 2015
Toy Review - DC Collectibles' Earth 2 Superman
Okay DC Collectibles, we need to talk. Remember when I reviewed your Crime Syndicate figures and I said if you kept this up for your main...
SMR
Jan 21, 2015
Reign of the Supermen part 3: Play Arts Kai DC Variant Superman
It’s not too often we get requests here at the site…so while I’d planned to go through my expensive Superman figures in chronological...
SMR
Dec 24, 2014
Toy Review - Transformers Generations Jetfire
Hey, remember when I used to do toy reviews on here? Well, if so, congrats. I finally got off my butt to do one…mainly inspired by the...
SMR
Oct 15, 2014
Toy Review - DC Collectibles' Crime Syndicate Action Figures
Ever since DC got into the action figure business...and I don't mean licensing their characters to Kenner/Hasbro or Mattel, I mean making...
SMR
Apr 20, 2014
Toy Review - Transformers: Age of Extinction Preview Edition Optimus Prime
You know, for as many as I have in my collection, I'm kind of amazed that I'm only just now posting my first Transformer photoshoot and...
SMR
Apr 5, 2014
Reign of the Supermen pt. 2: Franken-Routh
Check out the Toys section for the latest in a series of Superman figures I spent too much money on! This time around, we have Brandon...
SMR
Mar 22, 2014
Toy Gallery & Review: Figma's Samus Aran
The Toys section welcomes Figma's Samus Aran figure with a photo gallery. Go see what makes this toy the best Samus figure to date!...
SMR
Mar 8, 2014
Reign of the Supermen, pt 1: Hot Toys' Christopher Reeve
Our first Toy photo gallery is now up, featuring Hot Toys' insanely detailed sculpt of Christopher Reeve's 1978 Superman! Stop reading...
SMR
Feb 26, 2014
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