Major update on the Lincoln Monsters action figures! Our first wave is almost here, and this video showcases the final figures, reveals some bonus items and surprises, new merch and appearances and, of course, a little tease of what’s to come! Special thanks to Chris Franklin and Lisa Johnson for all their hard work. Contents: […]
This past weekend, I wrapped up my “Summer Tour” of conventions as a guest at Fan Expo Canada, where I hosted a panel called “Weird Superhero Merchandise” with my long-time friend Sam Noir (@heysamnoir). My prior cons (SDCC and MegoMeet/Zolocon) both had problematic beginnings (I have severe travel anxiety) and well, now I have […]
DORMEI IS THE BEST! (1983 Continuing exploring this 1983 Hong Kong Toy Trade publication, this week, we focus on the DorMei Factory, famous for making rubber dinosaurs, giant bugs, and Sharks that were often sold by marketed by American companies like Imperial Toys. I have to say that I had a lot of […]
The mystery of the Kung Fu Man has been solved! You probably have never heard of him, but “Action Jose: The Kung Fu Man” has been the subject of conjecture on action figure forums for decades. The discourse is due to the availability of outfits (comically labelled “Dresses”) for this happy Kung Fu Man but […]
Parker Brothers video games were tied with Activision for my favourite games in 1983. I had a lot of these and the ones I didn’t have? I wanted. My top five PB video games would be: 1) Tutankhamen (to be fair next to Shinobi, this may be my favourite game ever) 2) Amidar 3) […]
Capitano Patriato is a companion piece to the “Heroes Araignee” figure I featured a few months ago and one of my favourites. It’s a GI Joe Knock Off wearing an unused Mego 12″ Captain America outfit and a smattering of 12″ military bric-a-brac found in many of these types of things. Just like the Spider-Man […]
Vintage Mego is exciting and new. Climb aboard the Mego Love Boat Playset; we’re expecting you! Hear about the adventures I’ve had while bringing this episode to you. This special episode comes from a smoke-free home! Get Issue 12 of Toy-Ventures shipping this week! Click Here for past installments of 5 Awesome […]
I’m happy to be announcing the winners of our 18th Birthday contest, as chosen by a random number generator and not by your Favourite Love Boat guest because your favourite is the right answer. Before I start, I just want to say how normal I feel right now. I watch Love Boat all the time […]
Star Trek vs Star Wars. Tolkien vs Herbert. Coke vs Pepsi. And we add one more head-to-head battle into the Thunderdome: Microcops vs Space Police. Yes, we did the work, so you don’t have to. Two busted TV pilots, both in the law enforcement genre, only one will suck a little less than the other. […]
Toy-Ventures: Major Mego Score at Toy & Nostalgia Show! Toy-Ventures visits the Toronto Toy and Nostalgia Show and scores big time with Canadian Mego Black Hole and Buck Rogers action figures! If that wasn’t enough, we also hit an antique mall! https://youtu.be/v9YDCIV7GpI #toyventures #mego #buckrogers Lincoln Monsters Return from the Crypt in our latest Collaboration […]
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