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Super 7 issue Alien “Reaction” Catalogs

The good folks at Super 7 shared with me this brilliant catalog they’re handing at next weekend’s WonderCon out in anticipation of their 3 3/4″ “ReAction” figures (great name!). This catalog is loaded with inside vintage toy references and of course, the cover pays tribute to the Kenner game box.  As a collector of both […]

The Top Ten cancelled toys of the 70s/80s

As much as I enjoyed my childhood, it sometimes pains me to think of the stuff we didn’t get, for whatever boring grown up decision. Sure, some of these licensed wouldn’t have sold and could have forced the companies into risky financial positions but baby Brian wants his toys dammit! Here are the top ten […]

Original Alien Artwork for sale

What an awesome treat I have today. I was alerted on Tuesday by a seller that they had some original Earl Norem Artwork produced for the HG Toys Alien series coming up for sale this weekend.  This is not only huge, it’s wonderfully timely considering we’re ten days into our Month of Halloween celebration and Promethius just arrived on DVD […]

Super 7 goes retro with Alien

I rarely post SDCC news here (mostly because it’s about stuff I don’t collect) but this announcement from Super 7 is so huge it can’t be ignored. Super 7 has the Alien license which is not really earth shattering in of itself but it’s the fact that they’re going retro with it that’s so exciting, what […]

Kenner Alien Catalog

It’s hard to imagine with all the decapitated looking McFarlane monstrosities currently at Toys R Us but it was downright crazy of Kenner to make toys based on the R Rated Ridely Scott film “Alien’. It’s obvious that Kenner, high off the fumes from the model glue that is the Star Wars franchise decided to […]

1979 HG Toys Catalog

It’s not a household name but chances are you had some HG Toys gorwing up, their lines were simple but popular items such as puzzles and gun sets all utilizing the hottest tv stars of the day. From Godzilla to Barbapapa, from Vega$ to Alien, HG Toys had a really interesting mix of cool and […]