It's Thursday again, which means it's time for another trip to the Black Lagoon! Today's review is the original 2010 release of the Creature from the Black Lagoon from Diamond Select's Universal Monsters Select line. There were two versions of the Gill-Man available in the first series of releases: A Toy 'R Us exclusive version with just a display base and this standard version which includes a different base and a figure of Kay Lawrence. I got this set for Christmas of 2010 along with the Mummy and while there isn't much articulation here, the figure certainly displays well. Let's dive in for another look at the Gill-Man after the break...
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
31 Days of Toy Terror Takes the Universe: The Creature from the Black Lagoon from Universal Monsters Select by Diamond Select
It's Thursday again, which means it's time for another trip to the Black Lagoon! Today's review is the original 2010 release of the Creature from the Black Lagoon from Diamond Select's Universal Monsters Select line. There were two versions of the Gill-Man available in the first series of releases: A Toy 'R Us exclusive version with just a display base and this standard version which includes a different base and a figure of Kay Lawrence. I got this set for Christmas of 2010 along with the Mummy and while there isn't much articulation here, the figure certainly displays well. Let's dive in for another look at the Gill-Man after the break...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
31 Days of Toy Terror Takes the Universe: The Wolf Man from Universal Studios Little Monsters by Fetch for Pets
Our dog, Zoey, did a special review for last year's 31 Days of Toy Terror and it was pretty popular. Zoey absolutely loves stuffed toys and carries them all around the house. She carries them, licks them, chews them a bit (though she is rather gentle), throws them around, and uses them like pillows. I tempted her into writing another review this year by buying her another Wolf Man toy. Ready to read a (dog) toy review written by Zoey, our 6-year old Kelpie/ terrier rescue dog? Then read on!
[Editor's Note: Zoey is a very, very good dog, but she's still not the best speller. She also doesn't always use the correct words. We've been working with her on this, though progress is slow going.]
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Action Figure Review: Tatsu from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by NECA
Getting an action figure of Tatsu from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films was a huge surprise. Even when I was a kid I was always hoping that we would get a Tatsu figure at some point, but he never materialized. With NECA going deep into the TMNT 1990s films over the past five years or so it seemed like it would be inevitable but for years it seemed that there was an issue with getting actor Toshishiro Obata to allow his likeness to be used. There weren't any concrete details I could find; there was some speculation it might have had to do with a religious or cultural belief or even that NECA couldn't get in touch with him, though apparently Mr. Obata still responds to fan mail. Whatever the case, a few months back Tatsu began appearing at Walmart stores in the US with no warning. What? That's crazy, right? Tatsu is an incredible figure and a standout in a year that's been full of standout toys. Coming up with top ten lists for this year is going to be insane! Let's check out this very cool take on Master Tatsu after the break...
31 Days of Toy Terror Takes the Universe: The Phantom of the Opera (The Silver Screen Edition) from Universal Studios Monsters by Sideshow Toys
I've done a couple silly or cutesy reviews over the past couple days, so let's get back to something really scary with a look at the Silver Scream Edition of the Phantom of the Opera from Sideshow Toys' Universal Studios Monsters toyline. I've looked at one figure from this line already this year (Frankenstein from series 1), so let's jump in and take a look at a series 2 figure. Lon Chaney's Phantom was part of the regular series 2 alongside of the Bride of Frankenstein and the Creature, but was also part of a Toys 'R Us exclusive "The Silver Screen Edition" series which offered the figures in a black & white greyscale color scheme. Sideshow has been one of the most prolific companies to release Universal Monsters merchandise (they still do today), and they included far more characters than most other companies, going back to the silent era films and including more sci-fi characters like the Metaluna Mutant and the Mole People. The Phantom was one of the few characters to get a true non-color scheme variant in the line with a Mask of the Red Death variant in series five. This is the basic Phantom, though, and sculpt and paint-wise, I think it's held up pretty well. Let's check out the Phantom of the Opera after the break...
Monday, October 21, 2024
31 Days of Toy Terror Takes the Universe: Frosty Bite from Frosty Frights by Wendy's
Today I'm being a bit silly again as we're taking a look at Count Dracula as.... a Frosty? Yup. Starting during the first week of September, if you got a kids' meal at Wendy's you could get a little minifigure of the Wendy's Frosty dressed up like a classic monster. Have you always wanted a Frosty dressed up like Dracula? Then Frosty Bite is for you! These should definitely appeal to fans of Halloween goodies like the classic McNugget Buddies. There are six different sculpts, five of which have two different color schemes, so you've got 11 different figures overall. Let's take a look at this chilly child of the night after the break...
Sunday, October 20, 2024
31 Days of Toy Terror Takes the Universe: Bedtime Bear as the Mummy #1628 from POP! Movies: Care Bears X Universal Monsters by Funko
Today's a Sunday so it's time for another review of the Mummy and this time we've got something really scary! It's.... a Care Bear? Yup. A Care Bear. One of the most unusual mashups of 2024 surely has to be Care Bears X Universal Monsters, a mixture of cute and creepy that I don't anyone saw coming. Why? I don't know but I'll be honest; I was kind of intrigued when I first hears about these and I picked up the Funko POP! vinyls as soon as I saw them at a local GameStop. Well, a couple of them. Bedtime Bear was the only Care Bear I had as a kid, so I'm sort of partial to the sleepy little guy. Well, sleepy during the day. You see, Bedtime Bear stays up all night to serve as the night watchmen for Care-a-lot, so no wonder he's drowsy during the day. Of course now he's awoken from his thousands of years of slumber and he's roaming the pyramids looking to restore his original power. Or he's just Bedtime Bear cosplaying. Let's check out Bedtime Bear as the Mummy after the break...
Saturday, October 19, 2024
31 Days of Toy Terror Takes the Universe: Invisible Man from Monster in My Pocket by Matchbox
The Invisible Man is back! This time we're checking out Griffin, the Invisible Man himself, from Matchbox's 1990 Monster in My Pocket minifigure line. I love these rubbery little guys! I had a few as a kid but over the years I've amassed more of them. They're always fun to look back at, especially as part of 31 Days of Toy Terror. I'm a huge fan of the Invisible Man, both the original H.G. Wells novel and the Universal Studios films. If you've never seen any of the sequels, they're worth checking out. Vincent Price is the invisible star of The Invisible Man Returns and plays Sir Geoffrey Radcliffe, a friend of Dr. Frank Griffin, the brother of the original Invisible Man. Radcliffe is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and Griffin secretly gives him the serum to turn invisible until his innocence can be proved. It's quite good! The Invisible Woman is also legitimately funny, though a straight up comedy that's not really related to the others. The lovable Virginia Bruce plays Kitty Carroll, a struggling model who volunteers for an experiment but uses her invisibility to get back at her boss, improve working conditions for her coworkers, romance a rich guy, and stop some gangsters (one of whom is played by Shemp Howard). Anyways, we're looking at the original Griffin today, so let's check out this minifigure after the break...
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