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Empire Batman Cycle

The free mask is problematic, people are just going to call you “Robin” and you’ll spend your crime-fighting time correcting them.   Limited Edition Gift Sets Available Now! Rather than crowd fund the next issue of the magazine, I thought I’d whip up these gift sets full of merch we’ve created in the past. Just […]

Toy-Ventures: Monster Mystery Box!

Aw yeah, back with a new Toy-Ventures and I’ve got an update and some packages to open. Check out my latest box from the UK filled with knock-off monster toys and warning, this episode ain’t for the kids. Join our FB group Mego Knock Off HQ https://www.facebook.com/groups/Megoknockoff/ Order Toy-Ventures issue 1 here: http://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/

Colouring Book Theatre: The Sword and the Sorcerer

The Sword and the Sorcerer Coloring and activity book (1982) by Modern Promotions is one of the more curious colouring books I’ve reviewed on here mainly because I think it’s the first one I’ve encountered based on an R rated movie. This movie got a series of Rack Toys as well,  Albert Pyun movies usually […]

Toy-Ventures Issue 2 will feature the Colorforms Outer Space Men

  Steve Fink returns to Toy-Ventures with another tale of chasing a grail, this time six of them as he recaps his hunt for the never-produced Series 2 Colorforms Outer Space Men figures.   For more Updates on Issue 2, follow our shiny new Toy-Ventures Facebook page!  https://www.facebook.com/toyventuresmag   You Can Purchase Toy-Ventures issue one […]

Hideaway Telephone Gossip Set

As much as I don’t condone gossip, Helen Park PUTS RAISINS IN HER POTATO SALAD! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!   Limited Edition Gift Sets Available Now! Rather than crowd fund the next issue of the magazine, I thought I’d whip up these gift sets full of merch we’ve created in the past. Just that […]

ENTEX MESSAGE FROM SPACE MODEL KITS

Message from Space is Japan’s answer to Star Wars and boy is it weird but in a good way, I saw it as a kid and it left a mark. Not a lot of Message from Space merchandise hit our shores (the film kind of bombed here) but Entex imported some model kits from Japan […]

The Amazing Stretch Monster Mural

I was forward these amazing shots from the offices of Bang Zoom Design who have employed toy artist extraordinary Johnathan Queen to create another fantastic Kenner toy tribute mural (Johnathan painted this one from downtown Cincinnati). Their choice of classic toy tribute, none other than my white whale, Kenner Stretch Monster! Mark my words, when […]

Pod Stallions 84: TV Movie Terrors

Happy belated Halloween everyone, we taped this one on the 31st and due to a myriad of technical issues didn’t get it out at the witching hour but as a wise person said to us, most “Treehouse of Terror” episodes land in November, and nobody cares. This episode revolves around 70s TV movies and what […]

Toy-Ventures: Remco Universal Monsters

    Toy-Ventures concludes “Monster Month” with a look at one of the coolest Monster toy lines of the 1980s, the Remco Monsters! We talk about its origins, both waves and it’s foreign releasing. Check out the Monsterizer Commericial here: Join our Facebook Group “Mego KOHQ” here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Megoknockoff Get issue 1 of Toy-Ventures Magazine here: […]