custom action figures

On a brisk afternoon in January, a collective of custom action figure creators banded together to present their works to a captive audience in a tiny gallery in Manhattan. An art show on a weekend is nothing new for the Meatpacking district, but it's rare for the likes of Aragorn, Wolverine, Mr…

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Over the past few years Funko's 3.75" tall Pop! Vinyl line has delivered tons of licensed characters, but fans who wanted to customize the figures had to fully paint over existing toys to achieve do-it-yourself effects. That changes March 28-30 at Emerald City Comicon 2014, with Seattle-based F…

Kidrobot can't seem to slow down on its superhero releases. Following a major DC reveal at Toy Fair 2013 and last week's release of a new wave of Marvel Labbits, KR's announced even more figures coming in the middle of March.

So, you know Toronto Mayor Rob Ford? He's been in the news lately as the central figure in a series of scandals including a conflict of interest trial and admission of using crack cocaine "in one of my drunken stupors." You've probably seen him on the news. And if you have, of course you'v…

Fresh from constructing Mega Man toys using Kenner's classic 3.75" tall Star Wars figures, action figure customizer Dan Polydoris is back on the scene with a line honoring the Activision games of the Atari Era using classic G.I. Joe figures. That's right, Polydoris has fashioned the protagonist…

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Anime: The English version of the new Iron Man: Rise of Technovore trailer is now online, in all its technovoring glory.

Upcoming: Oni Press has revealed a "Death by Cuteness" variant cover for Helheim #2 by Katie Cook and colorist Nick Filardi...

Customs: Dan Polydoris, the Chicago Toy Collector, shares his ridiculously awesome Mega Man action figures fashioned from vintage Star Wars toys.


Techy Toys: Mimoco is offering a new limited edition Riddler Mimobot designer flash drive...

TV: SHIELD TV series co-showrunner Maurissa Tancharoen hit Twitter yesterday to lay down some set rules.


Animation: The A.V. Club looks back at DuckTales... very thoroughly.




Movies: Here it is, for your fascination, B. Gupta's 1987 Superman film
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