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Back to the Future: Super7 Resurrects Kenner’s Lost Alien Action Figures
Well over thirty years ago a small company in Cincinnati hatched a plan to sell a line of 4″ action figures based on characters made popular by a horror film. Sadly, the plan was abandoned well before the product was brought to market. Sadly I say, because the parties involved were (and still are) two […]
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Designer Con 2012: Pasadena’s Dirty Little Secret Busts Loose
Navigating from the west side of Los Angeles to Pasadena in 17 minutes flat was the first sign of a great day in the making. OK, so it was painfully early on a Saturday morning, but its still such a rare occurrence that it was hard not to feel as though good things would follow. […]
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The Incredible Toy Shops: Star Case of Tokyo
I’m not sure it can come off as anything other than bragging, but here it is: this week I’ll return home from my fifth trip to Japan in as many years. And this trip offered a long-awaited opportunity while passing through Tokyo to drop in on a small toy shop that’s been on my radar […]
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Two Years and Counting: Gentle Giant Jumbo Star Wars Action Figures Keep On Rolling
At the 2010 San Diego Comic Con I came across something remarkably familiar. It was a Stormtrooper action figure sure enough. Four primitive points of articulation… hmm, how retro… a lot like my old Star Wars guy! Hey wait, it was my old Star Wars Stormtrooper, only something had changed. Indeed it had. This was […]